-bound united flight have finally and we mean finally, arrived in california, after a 16-hour delay.> the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in texas after a passenger onboard went into a diabetic coma and almost died. once on the ground, though, there was nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat for hours. >> i stayed there for a week to save some guy's life. >> tired, traumatized. i feel like we've been treated disrespectfully by the airline. >> the airline did promise to refund the price of their ticket. >> as they should. >>> doctors gave her almost no chance of surviving. but a georgia graduate student has now left the hospital after a tough battle with a flesh-eating disease. despite losing not only her left leg but also her right foot and both hands, aimee copeland was all-smiles when she went to a rehab center. she will be there for two months. what a spirit she has. >>> a new jersey woman is 51-pounds lighter after undergoing surgery to remove a giant tumor from her abdomen. she went to the hospital complaining of stomach pain. that's when doctors found the 51-pound tu

say the strike came from the vicinity of palo alto and were pointed at virgin airline flight from chicago and unitedpress flight from calgary. nobody was hurt and fbi and faa looking into the incident. >>> midwest is getting slammed with oppressive heat and tonight word of 2 deaths in chicago where today it was the hottest july 5th on record. this heat has potential to turn into slow motion disaster in the nation heart land. here's alex. >>reporter: the blistering heat buckle the pavement causing the earth to crumble on the roadway and on the farm. where bone dry soil is creating major problems for farmer across the corn belt state. >> we are aat such a critical state in the corp's life it could be the beginning of the end. >>reporter: this farmer is a fourth generation corn farmer and praying for rain. some twrol feet shorter than they should be in this point in the season and next two week is critical. they begin pollinating and without the right moisture corn crop could be lost. >> if the heat and dry weather continue can't pull moisture out of the ground and the kernels will die. >>reporter: it

both a virgin american flight from chicago and a united skywest flight from calgary reported seeing the light. the fbi and local authorities have investigated and no one has been arrested. >> record-breaking heat smothers the heartland. >> and a small baby bikini. >> it is not a corporate for an 18 month old. >> it has some parents outraged. >> i don't think that we will see record-breaking heat but it see record-breaking heat but it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, discover british columbia. visit: >> 2 people died in at least eight more were heard when a violent thunderstorm slammed the great smoky mountains national park. hundreds were visiting when the storm tore across the tennessee north carolina border yesterday, downing trees and leaving more than 40 mi. of roads impassable. rangers are now scouring the park for hikers and campers that may be hurt or trapped. the punishing heat wave is still taking the nation's breadbasket. across the midwest record- breaking temperatures are in danger in crops and buckling some streets. the heat wave is now creeping into the east coast and for many there the

. >> united flight towns around not once but twice because of a strong smell. shortly after taking off from honolulu passengers detected what they describe as maybe electric electrical odor and the captain decided to fly back to hawaii. when the smell disappeared they took off again on the way to los angeles but an hour into the flight, the odor returned and they were forced to go back. united telling all passengers, sorry for the inconvenience. >> three muslim men from london are charged with traveling to pakistan to getterror training. the suspects intended to carry out acts of terror and they told others how to get training. two of the men live near the olympic sites but police say they have nothing to do with the arrest coming ahead of the games. police arresting two others for having copies of an al qaeda magazine. >> millions of dollars from the military will keep rolling in to sponsor nascar and bass fishing. the house of representatives voted to continue to spend $72.3 million on sports sponsorships to get recruits. critics say they were not effective b

say the strike came from the vicinity of palo alto and were pointed at virgin airline flight from chicago and united express flight from calgary. nobody was hurt and fbi and faa looking into the incident. >>> midwest is getting slammed with oppressive heat and tonight word of 2 deaths in chicago where today it was the hottest july 5th on record. this heat has potential to turn into slow motion disaster in the nation heart land. here's alex. >>reporter: the blistering heat buckle the pavement causing the earth to crumble on the roadway and on the farm. where bone dry soil is creating major problems for farmer across the corn belt state. >> we are aat such a critical state in the corp's life it could be the beginning of the end. >>reporter: this farmer is a fourth generation corn farmer and praying for rain. some twrol feet shorter than they should be in this point in the season and next two week is critical. they begin pollinating and without the right moisture corn crop could be lost. >> if the heat and dry weather continue can't pull moisture out of the ground and the kernels will die. >>reporter:

say the strike came from the vicinity of palo alto and were pointed at virgin airline flight from chicago and unitedand fbi and faa looking into the incident. >>> midwest is getting slammed with oppressive heat and tonight word of 2 deaths in chicago where today it was the hottest july 5th on record. this heat has potential to turn into slow motion disaster in the nation heart land. here's alex. >>reporter: the blistering heat buckle the pavement causing the earth to crumble on the roadway and on the farm. where bone dry soil is creating major problems for farmer across the corn belt state. >> we are aat such a critical state in the corp's life it could be the beginning of the end. >>reporter: this farmer is a fourth generation corn farmer and praying for rain. some twrol feet shorter than they should be in this point in the season and next two week is critical. they begin pollinating and without the right moisture corn crop could be lost. >> if the heat and dry weather continue can't pull moisture out of the ground and the kernels will die. >>reporter: it was to be the best corn harvest in decades

a unite flight traveling from orlando to l.a. made an emergency landing at midland international airport sunday due to a medical emergency. the unexpected touchdown caused a havered landing that damaged the plane. opinions say they weren't given any hotel vouchers and end up sleeping at the airport without any access to food or water for six hours. >>> developing in the colorado wildfires now, people in colorado springs are finally allowed back into their homes as firefighters gain some control of the waldo canyon fire. the most destructive fire in the state's history has now burned 350 homes and more than 17,000 acres just since june 23rd. >>> the fatal crash of a c-130 military cargo plane in south dakota is forcing the air force to ground seven other tankers. >>> some big problems for local 911 after the storm. the question is is service fully restored? we'll hear from a 911 fill on that. >>> we've got warm and humid conditions to start your day. it will be hot later today with the possibility of a few thunderstorms. we know t

i'm not just including this one because my united flight out of mexico on friday wasn't able to gaine and caused us to have an emergency landing in someplace called st. louis of the sea. go google that town the i'm including it because u.s. airways is a second quarter champ. a real high flier. having rallied 75%. how? why? how about plummeting fuel prices? if you think oil's coming down further because of the recession this might be the single best way to play the decline. how about u.s. airways taking advantage of disarray at amr caused by their bankruptcy filing. how about it actually might be able to buy amor out of bankruptcy. those are all solid reasons for you to vote for lcc. u.s. airways won't be getting my vote. but given that every plane i've ever flown in this era is always an extremely full flight, an oxymoron. have you ever heard -- oxymoron. what the heck would be a mildly full flight? i can see you might want to just pull the trigger on lcc! speaking of names we're just becoming familiar with, have you seen the run in melanox technologies? when i read it i thought it w

the passengers on a united airlines flights to newark were supposed to leave shanghai wednesday.echanic problems kept them on the ground until saturday with a lot of anger and frustration mounting. >> the passenger that actually organized the protest. he turned the lights off on the jetway. it was dark. he turned the lights off on the jetway, it went pitch black. people started to get crazy. it was surreal. like it can't be. >> for the third day. the are airline is promising the passengers will get more than a refund. how about more than that? double. >>> breaking news in missouri. the search for two missing young women is likely over. 19-year-old brittany and ashley have beens missing since fry dacht two female bodies have been found in the field. some reports claim those are the missing women. they were reported missing after coming home and they were gone. >>> and the frantic search for two missing cousins in iowa earned the fourth day today. police will drag a list lake in the town of evansville where the bod their bikes were found. they were last seen friday. police are inte

. >>> a united airlines flight took off and returned to honolulu not once, but twice. passengers and crew noticed an electrical odor. the pilot returned and had it checked out. it came back after the second takeoff. he went back to honolulu again. passengers had to catch other flights. they lost a little time they couldn't get back. >> not a good news week for the airline industry. >> not at all. >>> time for a look at the weather across the country. more severe storms with gusty winds and downpours from chicago, louisville, and pittsburgh. thunderstorms from the texas gulf coast to florida and up to philly. monsoon storms in the rockies. it will be heating up in the plains. >> 90s across the rockies, plains, and southeast. 106 in phoenix. and 78 in seattle. >>> and coming up next after the break, the snack food competition that could have you eating caviar. how to win a million bucks. >>> and the post office delivering a new batch of bad news on the brink of a new default. >>> hands off the hoff. the thieves who can't get enough of, believe it or not, david hasselhoff

. >>> a united airlines flight took off and returned to honolulu not once, but twice. the plane was heading to los angeles when passengers and crew noticed an electrical odor. the pilot then returns to hawaii and had the plane checked out. when he took off a second time, the odor came on back. he went back to honolulu again. passengers had to catch other flights to los angeles. i can imagine they lost a little bit of time there that they couldn't get back. thankfully, they were okay. >> not a good news week for the airline industry. >> not at all. >>> time for a look at the weather across the country. on this thursday morning. more severe storms with gusty winds and downpours from chicago to louisville, pittsburgh, and also charleston, west virginia. thunderstorms from the texas gulf coast to florida and up to philly. monsoon storms in the rockies. also some showers in northern california and oregon. it will be heating up in the plains. >> 90s across the rockies, plains, and southeast. 80s from the twin cities to new york. and 78 in seattle. >>> and coming up next afte

airline officials say the laser strikes came from palo alto and pointed at virgin airlines flight from chicago and a united airlines express flight from calgary. no arrests, no one was hurt and the fbi and the faa are looking into the incident. >>> today the state senate will decide whether to appropriate nearly five billion dollars in voter approved bonds for california's controversial high speed rail. yesterday the assembly approved legislation which would get the first segment started in the central valley and modernize existing systems. it is expected to be a more contentious vote in the senate some democrats are planning to vote no because other programs such as social services have been cut. >>> in an hour the labor department will release the june jobs report. economists predict employers added 90,000 jobs last month. they expect the unemployment rate to remain at 8.2%. the economy added only an average of 73,000 jobs in april and may. some analysts are optimistic after the labor department announced yesterday that weekly benefit applications dropped by if 14,000. california's rate is 10.9%. >>> law

. >>> a united airline flight based out of dulles had to turn back over the atlantic ocean after plummeting 20,000 feet. the flight was on its way from dulles to london sunday when passengers say the plane dipped suddenly. travelers say the cabin crew was running down the aisle and they could see a computerized maps that they had dropped from 40 to 20,000 feet. the plane turned around and flew to canada. united says there was a mechanical problem. all the passengers were put on another plane boupd for london. >>> just ten days now before the london olympics. an organizers are trying to beef up security. british media report agents from the transportation security administration here will help screeners at british airports during the summer games. the agents will arrive at london's heathrow airport next week. olympic organizers already asked the british military to provide 3500 extra security personnel. the private contractor coordinating security says it will not have enough trained personnel by the time the games begin. >>> the u.s. men's basketball team is proving it's going to be pretty

the laser strikes came from the vicinity of palo alto pointed at a virgin airlines flight from chicago and united flight from calgary. no arrests, no one was hurt. those lasers are dangerous if they are pointed into the eyes of the pilot it could blind him or her. the fbi and faa are investigating. >>> today the state senate will decide whether to appropriate nearly five million dollars -- five billion dollars in voter approved bonds for california's high speed rail. yesterday the state assembly approve the legislation which would get the first segment started and modernize existing systems the it expected to be a more contentious vote in the state senate some democrats are planning to vote no because other programs such as social services had been cut. >>> moments ago the labor department released june jobs report employers added 80,000 jobs last month, slightly below expectations. the unemployment rate remained at 8.2%. california's unemployment rate is 10.9%. we'll see how investor are reacting coming up in our 6:00 hour >> lawyers will begin pleading the city of stockton's bankruptcy case in

flights. the foreign minister will brief them about the situation if the united states carries out the flights. considering steps to ease local anxieties. >>> people in japan have been wary of nuclear power since the crisis at the fukushima plant last year. an nhk poll, indicates half want to reduce nuclear energy but not aban don't. more than 1,000 people took part in the survey last weekend. they were asked about, government proposals for the role of nuclear power in the year 2030. nuclear power accounted for about 26% of total power supplies before the march 11 disaster. officials have pro posed three scenarios. the first is that japan completely abandon nuclear power. the second, is that 15% of energy supplies come from nuclear plants. and the third is that nuclear power accounts for about a quarter of all energy supplies. about one third of respondents of the poll, favored getting rid of nuclear power entirely. 40%, support cutting the rates to 15%. and 12% wanted the rastio to be one quarter. the poll asked about decision to restart two reactors in central japan. 42% had a positive revie

clear whether any passengers were where the attack in berlin on the verge of america flight from chicago and the unitedkywest flight from calgary mobile please recalled to area between the dunbarton and san mateo bridge is that they could not defines the suspect. the driver and as you the is now under arrest after he slammed into a restaurant in san francisco this is the row house barbecue on the theory boulevard in the city's richmond district that the glass window was shattered police caught the driver and made the arrests nellie the restaurant was hurt. british authorities say seven men as been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offenses the arrest happened earlier this week in northern england after a routine search of a car turned up weapons today's announcement comes one day after officers detained several several other terror suspects but officials say there are no credible threats to target in the olympic games which start in just three weeks. it's 637 right now when we get a check on whether. for that we go to cargo of the magnificence. we're looking is in good weather. for the weekend high pr

of course, that's where united flight 93 crashed into a field killing all 44 people on board includinge got there just three hours after the crash and that's when she claims she saw shimmering lights and what she describes as angels appearing from the midst. and those are the headlines this morning. >> remarkable. >> a little bit earlier on the show, we had an interesting debate about this idea of medicaid expansion under the now supreme court upheld obamacare law and many republican state leaders considering opting out which was also that came out of this supreme court ruling that states would have the option basically of opting out of this medicaid expansion and here are just a list of the individual governors who have come forward and say they will do this. rick scott of florida, terry branstad of iowa. but the question is what does this do, then, to those who are on medicare and the expansion of it and the cost of others that are not on this? >> i'm not sure what it does but it's my understanding that the federal dollars would have come in for the first couple of years to take care

their fury caught on tape as they staged a protest on board their united flight to the u.s. let's say it got ugly. >> can't blame them for that. >>> also can't blame bruce springsteen and paul mccartney for being angry. they were on the stage for the first time ever. belting it out for a cheering crowd and guess what, someone pulled the club. we'll talk about that later. >>> and the midwest bracing for more scorching high temperatures after deadly thunderstorms tore through parts of the country this weekend. our extreme weather team, tracking it all. of course sam kicks off our coverage. good morning, sam. >> good morning. we're in the middle of starting the fourth heat wave so far. those numbers began in the midwest yesterday. numbers this morning are already in the 80s in places like minneapolis, chicago. that's the way it feels right now. by the time we get into the day. it will feel like 107. chicagoland you'll feel like you're about 101 degrees. the heat isn't the only thing going on. we've noticed in the last couple of heat waves, each time we get big numbers we get bi

. >>> a very different type of scare for passenger on a flight that had just left dulles amp. the united airlines flight was on it was i to london on sunday. it was over the atlantic when it suddenly dropped 20,000 feet. passengers say their computerized maps at their seats showed they went from 40 to 20,000 feet. the plane turned around and went to canada. >>> new allegations against the man charged. george zimmerman molested her when she was a little girl. that woman says the abuse began when she was 6. zimmerman was 8 at the time. she claims he continued to molest her for a decade. the unnamed woman contacted police shortly after trayvon mort tin was shot sand killed. she also says zimmerman and his family didn't like african-americans who don't act like white people. prosecutors haven't said if they will use the william's acuindications at the trial. >>> three new victims are accusing jry sandusky of child abuse dating back to the early 19 swepts. they are the first people to allege abuse before the 190s. in the early 1970s, the former penn state assistant football coach would have b

i'm your senior flight attendant and i am running for president of the united states. >> flight attendanteker is on a mission. >> welcome aboard, all passengers. >> in these days of painfully long lines and overcrowded flights, he's determined to lighten the mood. >> let me tell you, as president of the united states, if there is a decompression on this aircraft, every man, woman, and child on this aircraft will receive oxygen. when i hear a flight attendant or gate agent, you know, making announcements, you can tell they're just reading. >> place the mask over your nose and mouth, adjust the elastic band around your head -- >> it hurts my ears. i don't want -- you know, people don't want to feel like they're a herd of cattle. people want to be talked to. >> kurt delivers his announcements with a humorous twist meant to entertain passengers. >> oxygen will flow at a rate of $2 for the first minute and then 99 cents for each additional minute. if you're traveling with more than one child, now is a good time to pick your favorite. >> he is definitely trying to make you laugh, but this fligh

abc news reports it happened on united airlines flight from shanghai to newark, new jersey.t's what it should take. before those 225 passengers ever got off the ground, the airline canceled the flight over and over again. first because of problems with the planes they had to do some stuff to it then a boeing 777 like this one united canceled it again because the crew had worked too many hours. by day three fist fights broke out among the passengers. airline indicates it will offer them refunds and free future travel. that's what they get for going to new jersey. the department of homeland security announcing it will allow several states to access a federal immigration data base so those states can get ineligible voters off their rolls. this comes after a federal judge blocked a recent justice department effort to stop florida officials from removing non-u.s. citizens who were voting illegally. florida's republic governor rick scott has been battling the justice department on this issue. republics have claimed that they're just trying to prevent voter fraud. democrats have co

. >>> a very different type of scare for passengers on a flight that had just left dulles airport. the united airlines flight was over the atlantic on its way to on sunday when it suddenly dropped 20,000 feet. they went from 40,000 to 20,000 feet. the plane turned around and landed in canada. united says there was a mechanical problem. >>> well, if you hear some loud booms in frederick, maryland, this week, don't be alarmed. the city is just scaring off some birds. starting today, the city will use a bird gun to scare off birds in the area around split rail lane. the city has dealt with them starting around mid-summer. the bird gun is one way to scare off the birds and approved by the humane society and you'll hear the gun go off through this friday. >>> and let's check in with tom, again, now and see when we might see some relief to the heat. he's out on the news 4 storm patio with the latest on the forecast. any clouds out there, tom? >> yeah, a few breezes. now, normally, the breezes help to cool you down, but not today. the breezes are hot. it's like somebody has a giant hot air blower go

shuster: somerset is the county in pennsylvania in which united flight 93 went down. the 980-foot -- the 980-foot transport dock ship is used to transport and land u.s. marines and also support amphibious assaults by our special forces. located on the property near the crash site are two drag lines they use in coal stripping operations. a huge american flag was hoisted on top of the drag lines and it stands as a constant reminder of the heroes of flight 93. in honor of the passengers and crew of flight 93, the 22-ton bucket was cast into the ship's bow stern. in addition, the u.s.s. somerset's mass will also contain a time capsule. it is a bold representation of america's military strength and is a fitting tribute to the 40 ordinary americans who took a stand against the enemy and free society and represents the best aspects of the american spirit. their actions prevented further loss of life and destruction that -- of some of the most recognizable symbols of freedom and democracy in the world. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gen

the faa tells us someone pointed a laser light at a united express flight approaching sfo at 10:25 p.m and just four minutes later the same thing happened to a virgin american air flight arriving from chicago. mike mccarren tells us most laser incidents happen while a plane is landing or taking off. >> people probably see a plane easier and are an easier target. >> reporter: that's when air traffic is heaviest. the faa tells us in both of last night's incidents the laser strike came from an area near palo alto. >> keeping an outside visual reference. >> reporter: pilot calawati flies our news helicopter, he's been hit by a laser. >> we have instruments in there that we have to pay attention to. it's a safety factor of what the round is and what we high run into on the left, right side everybody in front of us. >> reporter: when someone points a laser at a chopper or plane it can light up the whole cockpit and this is what it looks like. and the consequences can be deadly when a pilot can't see. >> when we lose that visual field, it could turn into something very tragic. >> there's a lo

the faa tells us someone pointed a laser light at a united express flight approaching sfo at 10:25 p.m and just four minutes later the same thing happened to a virgin american air flight arriving from chicago. mike mccarren tells us most laser incidents happen while a plane is landing or taking off. >> people probably see a plane easier and are an easier target. >> reporter: that's when air traffic is heaviest. the faa tells us in both of last night's incidents the laser strike came from an area near palo alto. >> keeping an outside visual reference. >> reporter: pilot calawati flies our news helicopter, he's been hit by a laser. >> we have instruments in there that we have to pay attention to. it's a safety factor of what the round is and what we high run into on the left, right side everybody in front of us. >> reporter: when someone points a laser at a chopper or plane it can light up the whole cockpit and this is what it looks like. and the consequences can be deadly when a pilot can't see. >> when we lose that visual field, it could turn into something very tragic. >> there's a lo

have been very concerning to me. >> the sewing needles were also found on three domestic flights here in the united states. the senators were made in amsterdam. >> stock-market wavered after federal reserve chairman ben bernake gave the grand assessment of the economy sang the unemployment rate will be slow to drop and right now the dow is up actually 80 points. and the do-could have a more thin screen, a wall street journal reports the phone will have a screen that can sense touches without the need for a separate layer, that could mean the company will expand the battery on the phone making a lot people happy. they cite an unnamed sources. no comment from apple on the matter. the fund is expected out sometime this fall. >> i just can use to the old iphone. an amazing catch, not on a baseball field but in a new york neighborhood. the great bus driver that saves a young girl's life. >> even though the clouds are beginning to park along the coast, here over at ocean beach we're still expecting,,,,,,,,,,, >> a new york bus driver being called a hero after catching a young autistic girl. you can see,

. >>> a flight from dulles was forced to turn around over the atlantic after dropping some 20,000 feet. the unitedirlines flight was on its what i to london on sunday. passengers say the plane dipped sdly and the crew started running down the aisle. the computerized maps on the seats showed they dropped from 40 to 20,000 feet. the plane turned around and landed in can that danchts the faa and fbi are looking for a person who used a laser pointer who enter sfeerd with a jetblue plane over the weekend. it reflected over the plane while flying from syracuse to jfk on sunday. it landed safely ten minutes later. the pilot suffered a minor eye injury. it's a federal crime to point a laser at an aircraft. >>> a woman who grew up with george zimmerman is making new and serious allegations against the man charged with killing trayvon martin. the unnamed woman says zimmerman molested her over the course of a decade starting when she was 6 years old. he was just 8 at the time. she also told police zimmerman didn't like african-americans. prosecutors have not said if they will use the woman's accusations in t

the stranded passengers started on united flight from orlando, bound for l.a.x.e crew asked for medical personnel on board. >> what i was about to face, a man, diabetic patient, passenger, completely unresponsive, just in the back of the plane. >> reporter: a come of ski patrol officers then performed cpr they say for about 30 minutes. >> we were hoping for the best. just do what you are trained to do. >> reporter: the plane made an emergency landing in midland, texas, where the man was rushed to the hospital. >> the pilot said he was dead. then the next morning, they said that he was still alive and just in intensive care at the sses sensive care at the were told te weo ahotein t make do. >> no one panicked. we understood the urgency of what was going on. >> reporter: several hours into the wait, pizza arrived. >> pajama party and a pizza party. >> reporter: eventually this plane took off for los angeles. when passenger landed they were handed this apology letter. we sincerely apologize to our customers for the delay and are fully refunding their tickets. >> str

a bird collided with a pack the united airlines jet flying into denver and the bird punctured a hole in the front with a gaping hole in the nose. fortunately, the flight landed safely. but as clayton sandell reports, bird strikes are a growing threat. >> reporter: it could have been cat frofic. a feathery midair collision. this united 737, with 151 passengers, on approach to denver international airport today when it collided with what appears to be a large bird. the impact tore a giant diamond-shaped hole in the nose, even ripping off flight sensors. there were no injuries, but the pilots declared an emergency. in april, another bird strike was captured on camera, a passenger on a flight from new york to los angeles saw a flock of birds fly right into an engine. of course, who could forget when canada geese brought down sully sullenberger's u.s. air flight into the hudson river. >> it's always dangerous when an aircraft hits a bird. in this case it was something that the crews have been trained to handle, the aircraft has redundant systems that can take care of the problems caused by this bird strike. >> reporter: bird strikes cost the airline indust

. >>> united airlines is adding several international flights from san francisco. will operate more than 300 flights daily from san francisco. that is more than any other airline. >>> the colt i'll have another has been sold to a japanese farm for $10 million. the winner of the kentucky derby and the preakness was retired with a tendon injury just one day before it was set to run for the triple crown in last month's belmont stake. the highest u.s. bid was just under $5 million. >>> mark ibanez joins us now with sports the giants a big night on the national stage tonight. >> no doubt about that. and the all star game of course, after that brutal game, san francisco providing the game winning pitcher the mvp and to top it off, giant players directly responsible for five of the eight runs in the most lopsided national league history in all star history. george bret is there, willie mays and he throws out the first pitch to get the festivities started. national league breaking it open in the first. based loaded pablo sandoval pitched just off the wall and right missing

. >>> united airlines is adding several international flights from san francisco. r united will operate more than 300 flights daily from san francisco. that is more than any other airline. >>> sports director mark ibanez has tonight's all star game highlight. >> also a champion horse sold, the sale that set a new record. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile check deposit. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand back. seriously? [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. >>> the colt i'll have another has been sold to a japanese farm for $10 million. the winner of the kentucky derby and the preakness was retired with a tendon injury just one day before it was set to run for the triple crown in last month's belmont stake. the highest u.s. bid was just under $5 million. >>> mark ibanez joins u

. >> shepard: pilots on the united airlines flight declared an emergency after a bird punched a holeugh the plane. here is a photo showing exactly where it hit. wow. airline officials say the boeing 737 hit the bird as it was descending into denver international airport. the plane, not the bird. the plane was coming from dallas. the jet landed safely. we're told the bird strike did not affect the plane's electronics and passengers likely felt only a bump at most. as for that bird, experts in d.c. will analyze what is left of it to try to determine what kind of bird it was. the state department is now addressing concerns about al qaeda and other islamic extremist in syria. listen. >> we believe that the number of al qaeda fighters al qaeda related fighters who are in syria is relatively small. there is a larger group of foreign fighters many of whom are not directed with a.q. who are either in or headed to syria. clearly this is a matter of concern fear all greater violence in syria. >> analysts tell the british newspaper the guardian that auto divide and other extremists are taking a

seven is on your side tonight with how much more you can expect to pay for flights. united announced over the weekend it's raising its fares between $4.10 dollars for a round-trip ticket. that prompted delta, american, u.s. airways and others to halt match their fare increase. this is the fourth increase just this year. >> it and massive volunteer effort for kids and their families -- more than 150 volunteers came together to build a new playground at the national institute of health today. they did it in less than six hours. that's got to be some kind of a record. the playground is accessible to all children and their families. it includes plenty of places to sit and relax out or. >> that's some good teamwork. for some people, going shopping can be a real bear. but for some shoppers near pittsburgh, they actually saw a real bear. the couple got into the sears store and was spotted running through the automated doors. the mall was evacuate and the game commission had to come to the scene. the bear was tranquilized and we are told he is ok. he saw a good sale. [laughter] >>

he found a real deal on flights to hong kong and united's website let them book those sites for just ur and $33 in taxes. business class flight usually cost about $8,500 and united does not plan to charge people who have already charged but you will not have to pay that price. >>> as soon as you hear mona lisa you think of a smile but there is a new discovery just added to the legend. >>> and why the u.s. military is shocked one of their best did it. . >>> also a reminder, you can get ktvu channel 2 morning news to go. just download the app and click on that live icon and watch all of our newscasts live so you can be connected any time anywhere. púwnw . >>> good morning, fog near the coast is producing some drizzles, of 0s and -- 60s and 70s and low-to-mid 80s. >>> and he has been sentenced to several years in prison for conspiracy. he is a former member of the u.s. navy seal team 5. he was found guilty in october of federal conspiracy and gun tracking charges. he brought in weapons from iraq to sell in the u.s. >> in my 15 years as a federal agent i have never seen this many guns. >>

passengers found two in their turkey sandwiches on a flight from amsterdam to the united states. the crew was told to check other flights and two more needles were found. frightening there. >> switching gears, you hear the music. it's only 10 days until the opening ceremonies in london of the olympics. >> i'm so ready. >> about time. >> some members of team usa took the scenic route to the olympic village. >> right. the really, really scenic route. we have video of the athletes arriving at the airport yesterday, they later took a four-hour bus ride to the village on the other side of london. during that time the bus could have reached the olympics in greece. the wayward bus is raising questions about how easy it will be for athletes to try to get around the venues during the games. this is when you have an international event like this it jams up the city. i remember being in atlanta, it was rough. >> i bet. you'll get your best seat here. >> we've got it covered. 6:17. president barack obama and the first lady, they took in the u.s. men's basketball team's final tune-up before th

they were found in a half-dozen sandwiches on four flight from amsterdam to the united states. if they were made by catering company at amsterdam airport. the fbi is investigating this as a possible terrorist act. if >> you can not check givers and worse than those on board an airplane. this demonstrates to people who want to do bad things that this is a gaping hole. >> at least one person was injured after biting in. delta has taken action to ensure safety and food quality. the catering company is also launching a full investigation. >> steve rudin is back with us for the forecast. hot and humid. >> 100 degrees is the record at dulles airport this afternoon. we will come close to that. 102 at reagan national. it's coming to an end. >> triple digits. >> a lot of folks cooling down at rehoboth beach. a beautiful afternoon out there. lots of sunshine. there's no rain in our forecast not until tomorrow. 93 degrees at this hour and reagan national airport. a little breeze at 5 miles an hour. already showing 96 degrees in herndon. looking at a temperature of 94 at george washington

all of these incidents took place on flights inbound to the united states. i look forward to hearing her testimo testimony. it will offer the kind of insight that should be done when all other layers should be compromised. we should be efficient and effective. but i will be continuously committed to the sprur thtructu we put in place. let's look for solutions and answers. i yield back. >> i thank the gentle lady and the chair will recess the committee. we should be about 15 minutes. >> we turn now to our second witness. currently serve d as ceo and ha written hundreds of articles on transportation issues and currently writes a monthly column. i have been studying competitive contracting since i wrote the first book on the company. that eggsy is in charge of aviation. tsa regulates transit at arm's length. oh when screeners perform poorly, tsa defends itself and minimizes the problem. having tsa operate the screening conflicted with unified airport security. the u.s. model that combines regulation and screening is out of step with regulations. i did a report

thursday night, as a united express flight prepared to land at sfo.ing happened to a virgin america flight arriving from chicago. pilots say pointing a laser at the cockpit can have deadly consequences. >> we have instruments in there that we have to kind of pay attention to, and our main thing as a helicopter pilot, we're focused on outside reference to keep ours balanced and on a hover. when we lose that visual field, it could turn into something very tragic. >> both flights did land safely. the faa believes the laser strike may have originated near paoloal toa. >>> officials in santa cruz county are on the lookout for an escaped inmate. the sheriff's office says 28-year-old richard norman sass was cleaning the cafeteria of the roundtree jail thursday night near watsonville. officials say he blocked a door so it would not lock and then crawled through a foodservice opening. he was awaiting trial on robbery and car jacking charges. >>> accused serial killer joseph naso -- a criminalist testified dna testified on the panty hose likely came from naso.