. >> trapped onboard a united express jet at the nation's fifth largest airport. >> i woke up.tic and said the last he was awake. shoe shut the door? >> he woke up to a pitch black cabin. he made a call to his girlfriend and she thought he was joking. they were stunned to find the lone passenger. >> he said don't put the blame on me. >> express jet issued this statement saying quote express jet is investigated to determine how this occurred. we apologize for the in conve convenience this caused for the passenger. >> let this be a lesson. >> he is a former fbi agent and counter terrorism expert. he said the incident is alarming. what about a backpack or piece of luggage that could pose a threat to the passenger on the next flight? >> south africans honored nelson mandela in a day of prayer today. many say it is a reminder of how he saved the country from oppression and revenge. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: 64-year-old josanna has been coming here to this church her entire life. >> today was a special mass for him. very very special he was a peace loving man. the time he came up from the isl

tom wagner was traveling onboard a united express jet.n he woke up from his nap, he discovered he was cold and all alone and locked inside the plane. somehow he had slept as other passengers got off the plane and the flight attendants missed him astacted the airline. >> i looked up and saw the lights were out. i looked down the aisle and nobody was home. >> "the today show" will have more on wagner's interview tomorrow morning. >> well, a stae of fans gathered in southern california today to remember paul walker. nbc's kate larson has more from southern california. >> reporter: a parade of 2,000 cars and 5,000 fans lined the streets leading up to the site where paul walker and his friend were killed last weekend. >> we found at least 13 different facebook pages alone announcing people's intentions to come from at least five different counties as well as arizona, texas, nevada. >> fans paying tribute to the "fst and furious" star. parking lots were overflowing. 60 l.a. county sheriff's deputies and dozens of santa cla rita personnel redire

he was traveling on a united express jet. he woke up to a pitch black cabin. he thought he was in a nightmare. later workers boarded the plane and they were stunned to find him there alone. he now describes what happened next. >> everyone falls asleep. who shut the door. and don't put the blame on me i didn't do nothing wrong. they said you know try to keep it quiet. >> and wagner said he didn't get a refund but the airline put him up at hotel. think twice about falling asleep,. >> and, we are waking up and showing clouds out there. another cold start to the day. it will be cold as we head into the afternoon around. another morning freeze sunny skies in the afternoon. and the air mass and ushering in the clouds they will pick up. and below freezing and 28 and in napa mid30s. noon and thans and the 40s. and mid40s for napa. and heading to the 9ers game. and it will be cold you are going to want to bring a jacket. it has and 10 p.m. getting the and inland that's been issued. and a warm up and but and the evening will take longer. and wednesday into thursday. it

tom wagner was on board a united express jet on friday and headed for houston and delay over there.ell asleep. when the plane landed, no one woke him up. none of the passengers or crew members. nobody said a thing. so when he finally did wake up, he realized the plane was dark and cold and the door was locked! he was inside alone! he had to call his girlfriend who got through to workers who got him out. the airline says it is investigating what happened. sounds like an amazing story and a whole lot of questions about how it all went down. the good thing is tom wagner will talk live exclusively with "new day" coming up in the 8:00 a.m. eastern hour. >>> "new day" in fact, begins right now. >>> oh, my god! >> happening now. that massive ice storm on the move now dumping a dangerous mix of snow, rain, and ice throughout the northeast. millions readying for a brutal commute. meanwhile, hundreds still stranded at the dallas airport. >>> the world remembers. we are live in south africa readying for a giant memorial, the size of which the world has rarely seen. four living u.s. presidents

company operating the united flight, express jet issued an apology and promised to look into the issue. >>> you may not think of the bay area as a hot bed for bobsl bobsledding but three of the 14 u.s. anyone on the national team live here. including chuck berkeley of walnut creek. he's been down this olympic road before, competing in vancouver back in 20 10. now berkeley is on track to compete in sochi, russia. doing it in an unconventional way. at first glance, the california health club in pleasant hill may not look like a place where olympic athletes train. it's no nonsense and far away from the high-tech olympic training centers, but chuck berkeley isn't your ordinary olympian. at 37, he's working harder than some of his younger competitors. and using his age as an advanta advantage. >> strength training, speed work and the things have developed over the last 20 years. >> i consider myself very fortunate to do this at this level, still be competitive, still beat up on some young guys that live there full time. >> reporter: named to the u.s. bobsled team in 2007, berkeley competed

he found himself locked on a cold empty plane on friday and the crew of united express express jet didriend she did not miss it. >> how do you miss a sleeping guy in a chair. >> meant to be there. i fell asleep. >> i'm left on a plane. >> that would induce panic. >> i wonder if anyone's going to lose their job. i don't know. >> no, i don't think so. >> or a girlfriend. >> better yet. that's right. >>> okay. speaking of one of our favorite royals, prince harry, your favorite charlie. >> he's my guy. >> his charity race to the south pole has been suspended. for the past week he walked with a team of wounded warriors. they were racing against two o'teams but organizers say harsh can'ts mean they will no longer compete. instead they'll travel together. they have about 70 miles to go before reaching the south pole. >>> president obama and mrs. obama left washington a short time ago. on "face the nation" yesterday bob schieffer focused mandela's life. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i loved the show how you started with maya angelou and ended with the poem she had written for him be

>> well, officially express jet, which is operating the flight for united airlines, says it is investigatingt happened. but my favorite part of the story is listening to the man who was locked on the plane explain what happened when he woke up. listen to this. >> i woke up and i was like, looked up at the ceiling and i saw the lights were out. looked down the aisle, and nobody was home. >> i love it. i love it. because we've all been in that position where you're kind of groggy, wake up and look around and go where am i exactly. when we do it there's always somebody sitting next to us and we figure out where we are. can you imagine what he was thinking? the bottom line is -- >> i can't. >> i don't know what happened but i think the crew that cleaned the cabin probably just one look and said everything looks fine back there and really didn't sweep the whole plane. >> that i think is pretty obvious because that was my question, is didn't the maintenance crew see him sitting there? but who knows. there's more to that story than mee meets the eye, phil. >> they're supposed to sweep every plane b