story but there was so much more to him that needed to be put on film. >> mark and other people on united flighttheir flight wasn't intended to land. >> the movie traces mark bingham's life. a lot of the source material comes from him. the documentary follows his life story from living with his mother to finding rugby, a sport he loved. going to university of california at berkeley and his life as a gay man coming out to friends and family and breaking down stereotypes. we talked to mark bingham's mother. she said she knows he lived the final moments of his life as he lived most of his life fighting for what he believed in. >> spent his whole life preparing for this last day of his life and he was able to look around him and choose from a plane load of frightened passengers and pick out a few that would help. >> reporter: the director says mark bingham is on the mestival circ-- festival circuit. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at six p.m. troubling new details about a teacher accused of sexually abusing students. >> look at that. an embrace worth waiting for. the california nation

we've also seen what can happen when a plane has a design flaw, as in the case of united flight 811. e exception, not the rule. every day 3 million passengers do land safely. >> i'm asked often, what's the most dangerous part of thighing? and quite literally, it's the drive to the airport. >> but for those who survive airplane accidents or whose relatives didn't those statistics are of little comfort. they've seen and felt the consequences of structural failure firsthand. >> we have manufacturers that make incredible machines, cars, elevators, airplanes, trains. when you get on these elevators and these trains and these airplanes, you expect them to work. once that faith in machines is shaken, you have this cynical thought. you know, the question authority bumper sticker -- i suggest one, question technology. put it on your suitcase. >>> out of fuel and no runway in sight. this plane is going down in the water. >> i was definitely under water. and the aircraft was rolling to the left. >> there were bodies, there were people on the floor in the galley. >> a routine flight out of new yo

flight wasn't intended to land. >> mark bingham's life cut short by a terrorist on board from united flight93's now being told on the silver screen. scott broughton says he met a friend of bingham's about a year after 9/11. that started a 12 year journey to bring his life story to everyone. >> it's about a mother, a son and what it takes to be a hero. and i think what audiences are coming away with is being inspired by this beautiful mother and son story. >> the filmmakers say while the events surrounding his death are part of bingham's life story, it's a small part of the unique character. the film traces bingham story starting with his close relationship with his mother. alice hoagland has seen the film and says it is emotional for her every time. >> it is hard for me to watch some parts. i learned a lot about my son. i didn't know he smoked for example. >> rather than rather than focus on his death the filmmakers focused on his life growing up, attending uc berkeley, coming out as a gay man, playing rugby and combating stereotypes mac types about what it means to be gay. >> it seems that

the united flight 250-12 from charleston west virginia had just taken off, and there were were reports of smoke on the plane, and they headed back to dulles, and the passengers and the crew got out as soon as possible. and the initial reports say that the smoke came from the bathroom on the plane, and the latest report is that nobody was injured. at the live desk, scott macfarlane. >>> and a new twist in london's ongoing phone hacking scandal. >> a former tabloid journalist is saying that princess diana gave him information to get back at charles. >> and we have more outside of buckingham palace. >> it is a bombshell with a former editor testifying that princess princess diana was a mole inside of the buckingham palace. she leaked greenbooks in a secret bid to get revenge on prince charles. mr. gooden says that he sent information to the office and then followed up with a personal phone call to make sure that he had gotten it, and she was looking for an ally and befriended several journalists to get back at charles. >> if they are true, they are stunning, because they reveal a very man

this time, over new york city. 10:25 a.m., air traffic control alters the route of united flight 826,ving 11 miles off its path to new york's laguardia airport. 10:30 a.m., united is at 14,000 feet and cleared to descend to five. at the same moment, twa flight 266, a super-cony, like the one that crashed over the grand canyon, is headed to idlewild airport, known now as jfk. it's coming through 8,000 feet. united is told to head to a specific navigational fix or intersection, where it's to enter a holding pattern and await further instructions, but there are problems. the plane has two navigational instruments used at the time to determine position. one of them isn't working. and the plane is also traveling more than 500 miles per hour, a speed later determined to be excessive and the dc-8 flies past its clearance. >> i would equate it to driving down a street. if you know where you are and you know the second left turn is the turn you need to make, that's great. but if you didn't see the first road to the left, you would drive beyond it because you didn't recognize the first cue. >>

many of those flights, they did on united flight 93. how some of those passengers learn that the other flights had been hijacked and there were attacks. our guest has some answers. jeff wise is a familiar face. he is a pilot and author. you have written some articles about this. you have some theories about why cell phone calls were made. >> i think people get a false idea or misconception of what cell phones can do. in fact, if you are at altitude, you can't make a cell phone call. the signal is too weak. cell phone towers mostly aim their signal down, because that's where most cell phones are, on the ground. they don't want you to use them in airplanes. at 30,000 feet, you can't use a cell phone. now, what about you flighted 93? people don't remember that in those days, airplanes used to have these things called air phones. one seat in every row had a phone in the back. you could swipe a credit card. it costs like $7 a minute. they weren't very popular. they wound up being phased out. most of the calls made from 9/11 were from air pho

this is going to hit close to home that focuses on the south bay man who rushed the cockpit on united flight 93 on anyone/11. >> firefighters say they plan to cut down how much water they use. we'll explain that coming up. >> we saw a decent amount of rainfall that is moving out of the region so expect sunshine. we'll detail the thursday forecast coming up. >> overnight rains we have wet roads, a smooth drive across the bay. in the east bay we're following a commuter who is a stick in the mud. >> a live look outside, mike, it's thursday, march 6th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. straight up 5:00. i'm peggy bunker in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. we begin with the developing news out of ukraine. the united states has announced new regulations on russians, at the urging of president obama the state department putting into place restrictions on russians and crimeans who it says are threatening security. u.s. moving more fighter jets into the area to support nato if needed. six f-15s and refueling plane will be on hand. washington making it clear the goal to

. >> also, remembering a hero of the united flight 936789 a new film about mark bingham from his rugby days to his harrowing final moments. >> and we're going to take a look at the impact of social media on astronauts in space aboard international space station. that and more coming up at 6:00 >> did you know preschoolers are smarter than college kids? >> they're quick. a study found 4 and 5-year-olds can outsmart adults when it comes to how gadgets works. >> researchers say they think in more ab tract ways. >> the study they were less biassed when it came to figuring out cause and affect. >> adults tended to revert to preconceived notions researchers hope to use findings to teach machines to learn oochl they grow up instinctively. >> now for us it's world and new technology. >> years ago i had a flip phone. it was new. i was walking into church and thought i should put it on silent. two girls maybe ten walked by i said do you have an idea how to do it? they grabbed it, hit three buttons and handed it back to me. >> we want to show you bay bridge tonight and he remind you lights goring

he was part of united flight 93 on 9/11.s in and out the subject of a documentary film called "the rugby player." >> he sounded like an incredible guy. very charismatic and fun. >> mark was an amateur film maker himself. much of the footage you'll see in the movie was his. >> it's wonderful to see what he's filmed and see the family members in there, too. i didn't know that he smoked, and he did. >> reporter: the film traces mark's life, 9/11 and what he left behind. friends, family and the legacy of a man who fought back. >> myself and others are convinced that he helped to lead that charge. certainly. he didn't back down. he stood up for himself and he also stood up for those around him. >> i wonder he he would be if he hasn't caught that flight. >> reporter: the rugby player will screen tonight at 6:45 here at the camera 12. dozens of movies on the docket over the next two weeks. >>> helping someone out is the philosophy of a nonprofit trying to help children a half a world away. garvin tom misis here with her story. >> r

they died fighting back against the terrorist that took over united flight 93. >> i realize that there are things that i need to stand up and fight for because mark can no longer do it. i need to stand up against islamist terrorism and poor security. >> the director says the film makers are trying to secure a distribution deal so they can bring bingham's story to a wider audience. >>> the city of san francisco is getting ready to spend millions of dollars for those walk the city streets. that was made yesterday. san francisco's police chief says pedestrian safety must be a top priority this year. >> year to date, we've had more people killed on the street in san francisco than we have by homicide. it is a problem. >> so far this year five pedestrians have been killed in san francisco. safety plans call for $17 million to be spent to improve 170 locations around the city. police in berkeley are offering a $15,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest of the person who killed a man inside of his apartment last week. the man's body was found inside of his home on addiso

the "uss somerset" was named in honor of the 40 passengers and crew members who died when united flight 93 crashed in shanksville, somerset county, p pennsylvania. the "uss new york" and "uss arlington" were previously commissioned. >>> gathering in brownsville, texas, this weekend for a final salute to a trusted old friend. when she was launched six decades ago, the "uss forrestal" was the biggest and most expensive aircraft carrier in the fleet. she would see both triumph and tragedy, as we hear from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tony sandoval hadn't laid eyes on her in nearly half a century. >> i remember when she would knife her way across the open sea. >> reporter: launched in 1954 -- >> all engines ahead. >> reporter: -- the "uss forrestal" hailed as the biggest ship ever built, more than 1,000 feet long, as tall as a 25-story building. >> i try not to get emotional but, you know, you remember these things and you remember the men you served with. it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: burned into sandoval's memory is the fire on the flight deck near vietnam in 1967. a misfired mis

it talks about his life and he was one of the passengers who stormed the cockpit on the united flightseptember 11 september 11th during that tragic time. he during that time was known for standing up for his principles. >>> a deadly accident is disrupting train surs visit. these are -- for train service. we will bring you an alternate report for ways of getting you where you are going this morning. >>> we have one of the largest light sculptures and how it continues to shine and how it is made possible. >>> good morning, traffic is doing well unless you want to drive to the city, we will take you for one of our key players, we will have more coming up. ; . >>> 5:30 welcome back to ktvu channel 2 morning news, this is a look at the fremont bart station, and right now there is no service between fremont and union stations, we are looking at the problems this is causing for a lot of people this morning, stay tuned for that. wednesday morning, march 5th, i am dave clark. >> 5:31 is the time, steve, what is the weather like today? >> cloudy and to the north, a lot of cloud cover will sprea

the native was on flight united 93. the flight was headed for sfo but terrorists hijacked the plane. they stormed the cockpit and forced it to crash in a field. >> a man that took pictures under women's skirts has gone to court. it is called the peeping tom law. the law, the way it is written, the court says it did not expected people from being photographed in public places. they say they will quickly work to update the law. >> a southern california man is suing a casino after he gambled away a half million dollars. he says he lost $500,000 on table games on downtown grand super bowl weekend. he says he should not have to pay because he was super drunk. the man is suing the casey know for loaning him the money and giving him free drinks. there is eyewitness testimony and surveillance video to prove that his client was drunk. >> a new survey finds that high school seniors are skipping a chance to go to a dream university because they can't pay for it. 75% of freshman offered last fall were offered admission to their drea

. >> reporter: the 62-year-old retired legal secretary boarded a united flight to kona. >> sat down ona seat. it was a pretty full flight. as the person who really had a ticket for that seat came up and said, excuse me man you have my seat. >> reporter: authorities say it appears hartman used a method called piggy backing. >> while a couple of people are having their tickets checked. she would have as they started to go through, cling themselves behind them. that happened on february 15th. on february 18th she tried another time but only got to the security gate before she was stopped. again officers released her. and another time she was caught with a passenger's discarded pass. this time they arrested her. tsa made minor modifications to prevent another incident like this one. authorities say what happened with hartman is an aberration and that passengers should not be concerned about their safety. >> she told us that she has cancer and is dying and she just wanted to go to a warm place to finish life. >> reporter: the da tells us he's not sure if that's true. she was released from s

. >> reporter: the 62-year-old retired legal secretary boarded a united flight to kona. >> sat down on seat. it was a pretty full flight. as the person who really had a ticket for that seat came up and said, excuse me man you have my seat. >> reporter: authorities say it appears hartman used a method called piggy backing. >> while a couple of people are having their tickets checked. she would have as they started to go through, cling themselves behind them. that happened on february 15th. on february 18th she tried another time but only got to the security gate before she was stopped. again officers released her. and another time she was caught with a passenger's discarded pass. this time they arrested her. tsa made minor modifications to prevent another incident like this one. authorities say what happened with hartman is an aberration and that passengers should not be concerned about their safety. >> she told us that she has cancer and is dying and she just wanted to go to a warm place to finish life. >> reporter: the da tells us he's not sure if that's true. she was released from sa

something tells me, united flights you had the passengers decide they were going to go in the cockpit. >> sure. >> something like this would have happened would you know. >> you would think they know that. you would think they saw the disturbance unless there was no obvious disturbance. they didn't see it because the culprits are in the cockpit. maybe one is dead. maybe he's disabled. they didn't see that, and they weren't close enough to any kind of cell towers to communicate. at some point, they had to take the equipment away or disable it. or, unfortunately -- >> silence the people who might use it. >> the plane doesn't have to go to 40,000 feet to do that. they can depressurize the cabin and exclude the cockpit. >> right. jim, fbi, thank you for being with us. >>> coming up. everyone has a theory on what happened to the missing flight. up next the former crash investigator breaks down fact from fiction. [ music and whistling ] when you go the extra mile to help business owners save on commercial auto insurance, you tend to draw a following. [ brakes screech ] flo: unh... [ tires s

looks like the flight path for the last minutes of united flight 93 which crashed in pennsylvania on t rocking the plane back and forth. in the last minutes of this flight that disappeared there may well have been a fight for control it could be that also, idea this is an auto pilot would have remained level. but gyrations, if accurate. >> it would have stayed on path. >> that is what pilots are trained to do. you save fuel and time saying on this computerized course. there are a lot of gyrations is the strongest case for terrorism. some experts saying we've received no threats, no claims of credit. it's unusual to occur without claims of credit. in this case nobody is taking credit for it. that might be this is a test case if you look at the flight out of manila in 1994, ramsey yusef put a bomb on that flight, cutting in half a japanese engineer and putting a hole on the side of the plane. they landed the plane but never took credit for it. that was just a test run. so perhaps malaysian hijacking if it was a high zaking was a test run to see just what u.s. and other authorities could

something tells me, united flights you had the passengers decide they were going to go in the cockpit. >> sure. >> something like this would have happened would you know. >> you would think they know that. you would think they saw the disturbance unless there was no obvious disturbance. they didn't see it because the culprits are in the cockpit. maybe one is dead. maybe he's disabled. they didn't see that, and they weren't close enough to any kind of cell towers to communicate. at some point, they had to take the equipment away or disable it. or, unfortunately -- >> silence the people who might use it. >> the plane doesn't have to go to 40,000 feet to do that. they can depressurize the cabin and exclude the cockpit. >> right. jim, fbi, thank you for being with us. >>> coming up. everyone has a theory on what happened to the missing flight. up next the former crash investigator breaks down fact from fiction. so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 a month? yup. all 5 of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all

. >> a new documentary premiers on mark bingham one of the passengers on united flight 93 who foughtnst hijackers during the 9/11 attacks. christie smith joins us live by camera 12 in downtown san jose where the film is being held at the film festival. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you. mark bingham became a national hero on 9/11 but it discusses his bold and interesting life before that and how he had a history of standing up for himself and other people. >> he was gregarious and charming, i described him as a human labrador retriever bounding around wanting to be happy and have other people happy. >> reporter: friends recall the lighter side of mark with the footage that was actually his own. the same man who helped save countless lives in flight 93. the film pays tribute to the man as a fun loving fearless big man who always stood up to bullies. the president of his fraternity at cal who apparently came out as gay man at a graduation party. they are hoping that it shows how complex he was and that it may even shatter stereo tooips. his mom now a champion of equal rights says i

. >> reporter: mark, who grew up in the bay area and played rugby at cal was part of united flight 93n 9/11. he's now the subject of a documentary film called "the rugby player." >> and he just sounded like a really incredible guy. just very, you know, charismatic and fun. seemed like someone you would want to hang out with. >> reporter: mark was an amateur filmmaker himself. much of the footage you'll see in the movie was his. >> it's wonderful to see what he has filmed. it's wonderful to see some of family members in there, too. i learned things about my son i didn't know. for example, i didn't know that he smoked, and he did. >> reporter: the film traces mark's life. 9/11. and what he left behind. friends, family, and a legacy of a man who fought back. >> myself and other filmmakers were convinced that mark led that -- helped lead that charge. certainly. he was someone who didn't back down. stood up for himself but he also stood up for those around him. >> he was a terrific guy. i just wonder what he would be doing right now if -- if things were different and he hadn't caught that

full of smoke, captain and flight attendant can't say thank you enough for getting us on the ground safely. nobody was injured there. >>> also, severe turbulence on a united airlines flight bound for newark from west palm beach. a passenger says it was so bad that trays and drinks were flying all around. one flight attendant injured there. the plane landing safely late last night. >>> a u.s. army one star general facing a court-martial on sexual assault charges is expected to enter a plea this morning. jeffrey sinclair is accused of sexually assaulting a junior officer. he maintains his innocence on allegations he forced her to perform sex acts but his lawyer says he'll admit guilt on three lesser charges including having improper relationships with two other female officers. the married father of two is expected to enter his plea in court at ft. bragg before opening statements. sinclair is believed to be the most senior member of the u.s. military ever to face trial on sexual assault. he could face life in prison if convicted. >>> now we take you to the crisis in youukraine where the parliament in crimea voted to join moscow. it sets a referendum with te

. >> in so far as flights out of the united states and in so for flights 52 the united states is concerned, we check the interpoll database for stolen passports. >> what may be a significant development. malaysia authorities are asking u.s. counterparts to get more involved. thaw they are looking at the satellite and radar data. >> so where are we now? to tell us what happen ken christianson is here. tell us what was in the new york times earlier today. it was a preprogrammed flight plan, what does that tell you? >> the preprogrammed flight plan all pilots on all airlines put in the flight management system. and then that flight plan is filed with air traffic control facilities. when you input the data, it can be changed, out of flight traffic control when you are flying over land. they will give you rerouting and you have to modify that in flight. any aircraft can do that. >> you can change it in flight, too? it so manies to be a common thing among pilots. what about the report of will malaysia media they found short air strips on the pilot's simulator at home. the simoutor he built has b

flight 93. the plane crashed into a field in somerset county, pennsylvania and the navy ship was named after the county. >> i can play this whole thing. >> unitedne of the passengers on flight 93 was mark bingham from los gatos. a new documentary called the rugby player chronicles his life and it will be shown in san jose tomorrow and saturday as part of the film festival. that film festival kicked off last night at the california theater. 175 films representing 43 countries will be preened over -- screened over the next few weeks. >>> 8:27. in just a couple of hours from now, governor jerry brown will meet with israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the deal the two plan to sign and the reason some people are not too happy about it. >> reporter: there are residual delays on b.a.r.t. after a deadly crash late last night here in hayward where a man was struck and killed by a train. we'll tell you what b.a.r.t. is saying about the police investigation and the impact this will have on your commute. >>> silence can be golden sometimes but in the weather department, we need rain. it looks like rain, smems like rain. so where is the rain. here i

starts right now. >> next, breaking news in the investigation of missing it malaysian airlines flight 370. the unitedking the malaysian government for more transparency. we also have late details how the flight did go off course. plus, we'll talk to a retired pilot who flew the same triple 777 now missing for 12 days. he knows the pilots and the crew and thinks he knows who did i verted the plane. a new theory the plane was trying to land on a military base used by the united states. what the white house is saying about that tonight. about that tonight. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

united cancelled 25,000 flights last month due to winter storms. the number of people taking public transporation is at the highest level in decades. americans made 10 billion trips last year on buses, trains and subways. the american public transportation association suggests the trend will continue. people are shifting to options other than driving cars. some cities are expanding train and bus lines. and in some cases service has been restored since the financial crisis of 2008. a former lehman brothers investigator has been hired by general motors. jenner & block chairman anton valukas is leading a team of lawyers in a probe of the gm recall of 1.6 million vehicles gm is accused of knowing about the recall for 10 years before taking action. a faulty ignition switch is being blamed for 13 deaths. c-e-o marry barra is overseeing the process. the sec reportedly is investigating possible market manipulation by currency traders. bloomberg news says regulators want to know if currency traders at the world's biggest banks distorted prices for options a

russia understands if the united states doesn't have a red line when its president says so then the united flight he will want to look at it and i think there's some validity to that but i think the real issue is we're playing two different games with russia so putin is using force there is force there are troops in ukraine remember obama when three days after this happened what he said was well mr putin probably sat down with his lawyers and figured out some legal justification and that's not what our lawyers think but putin's not sitting down with lawyers and obama i think believes in a system that operates without that's most operate under international law and i don't think putin believes in that game and i don't think most international leaders do that is what he wanted to do well for one thing having sanctions home to seven russians is so ludicrous as has to be worked out in the doing something what do you want and what ok so what i want him to do well for one thing we will have we should have exercise naval and military exercises with the baltic states with ukraine if you crane would like

called the control display unit which is used to input flight plans into the flight management system. it's a sophisticated autopilot that flies the airplane. you have to go to a page and point which could be latitude or longitude in the airplane will fly from weigh p point and that's apparently what was done here. >> with all the details that have emerged over the last few which are you most disturbed by? i am disturbed by the whole thing. it's clear whoever changed the direction of the plane was someone familiar with the airplane and is familiar with the systems in the airplane. we are still carrying one hypothesis that there was some mechanical problem like a fire or something that cause the crew to want to diverse. -- divert. if you are going to an emergency diversion, programming the computer is not the fastest way to do it. it seems to point to some sort of intentional action which may not have been a diversion for emergency reasons. it could be a hijacking or something like that. >> thank you so much. this simply will not go away. australia is not just south by 1000 mile

inside or coming into the u.s. >> insofar as domestic flights are concerned, insofar as flights out of the united states, and insofar as flights into the united states are concerned, we routinely check the interpol data base for stolen passports. >> what's clear from our reporting today is that the u.s. is taking on a larger role when it comes to a second review, or scrubbing of the available data on flight 370's final hour. so we're talking about the signals data from the satellite. we're talking about the civilian and military radar. and what we learned in the last few minutes is they've got analysts looking at how far that jet could fly even without power as they try to narrow down the trajectory of that path, shep. >> catherine herridge in washington. let's turn to michael schmidt now. mikesale one of the "new york times" reporters who wrote today's story about the preprogrammed course change. he's live in the "new york times" d.c. newsroom. michael, good to see you. if you so much. >> thanks for having me, shep. >> you heard the folks in malaysia saying this stuff is speculation. it's not, i

flight 370. five jets, four from australia, one from the united states, scouring the surf zone in the indian ocean overnight, looking for two objects that could be connected to the missing jetliner. ships are in the area as well. visibility today described as excellent. that is a positive change, but the search so far has turned up nothing. listen to this update from the australian maritime boss, john young. >> although the search area is much smaller than we started with, it nonetheless is a big area when you're looking out the window and trying to see something by eye. so, we may have to do this a few times to be confident about the coverage of that search area. >> let's go live straight right now to our jim clancy. he is in kuala lumpur. you know, i was just listening to that update, jim, from the head of the australian maritime authority, and they said, thus far, radar has picked up nothing. so, this is really a visual search at this point in time. >> reporter: you know, stop and take a look at the overall map and that search area. this is huge! and you have the probability that the planes are

navy ship named in honor of the 40 passengers and crew members killed when their hijacked united airlines flight crashed in somerset, pennsylvania, when they fought with the terrorists on 9/11. >>> officials in montana helped three people buried by an avalanche. the victims found alive hours after the slide swept down a mountain and crushed a house. >> the united states calls upon russia to pull back the military forces that are being built up in the region to stand down and to allow the ukrainian people the opportunity to create their own destiny and to do so freely without intimidation or fear. >> the crisis in the ukraine, that was u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power calling on russia to back off. she also spoke before the emergency council meeting earlier today. ukraine is heading to a possible sh showdown with russia. its powerful neighborhood ordering russia to stay away. it's now early sunday morning in kiev where the people are bracing for military action. events are -- they are moving very quickly in the ukraine, which may be on the brink of all out war. joining me now,

if we think back to 9/11 it is astonishing the way those men charged down the aisle of the united airlines flight over pennsylvania. they knew from cell phone traffic would have happened in new york city when they did that and they were sort of minutemen for our day except the analogy fails from concorde and lexington commonalities because they didn't have muskets but they were willing to charge. we think that's pretty unusual and it is especially in the airplane situations for decades. the council from authorities was always the same, stay very calm, stay and involved, don't make eye contact, do what they tell you that these people knowing what they did on that day made a different decision and it was very heroic. it wasn't freakish in the sense that since then 2000 in 2009 we have had passengers subdue other terrorist richard reid and farouk abdulmutalab and both of them had been treated with explosive aerial if you are membrane hoped to blow up the planes. my favorite man on the spot was a woman and that is lilly derickson. this does go back a ways but you may remember her a little bit. she wa

the flight path was diverted using a computer, meaning it was likely program from someone familiar with the plane's system. the search now spans an area half the size of the united states. >> the search for flight 370 covers 2 million square nautical miles. specialators are giving focus to an area the size of texas in the south indian ocean. that is where satellite data suggest the plane could have gone down. you are on your way to antarctica at that point. >> we have the australians in charge of this investigation. hunters with powerful cameras are scanning the surface for floating specks of insulation, seat cushions, or clothing. if the plane was in trouble, he did not send a signal. >> there were a number of distress beacons on the aircraft. they have not been activated because we are the receiving authority for such alerts. outnvestigators cannot rule system failure, but all signs point to a deliberate act. call, the last radio someone used a cockpit computer to program a change in course. two malaysian tuna fishermen saw the plane after its left turn. a jumbo jetessed flying low above the water between malaysia and milan. they reported the sighting to polic

. >> in so far as domestic flights are concerned, in so far as flights out of the united states and in so far as flights into the united states are concerned, we routinely check the interpol database for stolen passports. >> the search area now extends to more than 2 million square miles and for contacts, that's an area the size of australia. one analyst said today it's like looking for a needle in 1,000 haystacks. >> as we learn more about the hunt for the missing airplane, people are starting to understand despite mass surveillance, officials can still lose something the size of a boeing 777. across the world, there are dead zones. basically black holes when it comes to radar and satellite. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with a look at the blind spots. >> even with the navy's most advanced search aircraft, the poseidon and a p-3 surveillance plane, 21 chinese satellites and every resource the malaysians can muster, there's no sign of flight 370. so how in this era of constant surveillance using satellites and civilian and military radar, can a pla

united states. can that happen? >> the flights that come into the united states, the d.h.s., t.s.a. same screening we do for flights leaving the united states internationally. >> so you are saying that could not happen. >> it's very unlikely. there is no such thing as a 100% guarantee anywhere. >> when we see whether happened in malaysia and the authorities are saying these men were seeking asylum in germany and not terrorists, but it does point to a hole in security worldwide. should there to make americans feel for comfortable and to make the rest of the world feel safer be prescreeners from the u.s. in all these airports around the world? >> the t.s.a. does have screeners or people contracted to the t.s.a. checked by inspectors on any flight that has contact with the united states. if you are an international flight coming from a country that doesn't have t.s.a. personnel, the personnel who screen you are following t.s.a. rules and t.s.a. inspectors do make frequent checks to make sure they are following those rules. >> people that travel a lot realize there are different ways th

a flight simulator in question that belong to flight 370's captain is being to the united states. er is going to the fbi's lab in virginia for analysis. sources say investigators are looking at trying to recover wiped files and analyze the context of the other traffic on the computer. we will bring you more details as they are released. cheryl: weakening existing home sales in today and the number fell in february hitting a new 19 month low. they point the finger at unusually cold and snowy weather. but the chief economist and president says a lot more than that is going on. you say it is a bigger story than just the number we got today. what is it? >> existing home sales declining for a while. this is not something just happened in january or february. there is more going on than the weather. january and february were brutally cold months. what you also see is this is a part of a broader trend. a couple of other things going on. not the least of which affordability is constrained. higher mortgage rates, prices substantially higher depending on which measure you look at. existing h

of course he was a pilot. >> he was the captain of united flight 175 that was struck on september 11.going on here? have we just gotten lax now because it's been so many years since this happened? we all seemed a little tart and the pilot comes out to go to the bathroom. you can hop over that in two seconds? >> it's a shame. congress mandated a fortified cockpit door so we were doing the right thing. the door has to be opened and during that time that it's opened we don't have a fortified door so the tsa said there has to be procedures but the airlines adopt the procedures that they want. the most robust form is putting a flight attendent in a cart is the best way. >> you want a second line? >> absolutely. the faa realizing that there was an issue when the door was opened commissioned a study. the rtca study was done but it involved all the stake holders, the cia, the fbi, security experts, airline companies, boeing, the flight attendants and pilots' union. now the results are out and nobody is moving on it. >> let's get this done. you want this second barrier. how much would it cost?

thank you. >> the united states front and center at this moment in the search for flight 370.ht now, one of the u.s.'s most sophisticated surveillance planes is in the air over the southern indian ocean. i want you to listen to cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto describe the role that the united states and other nations are playing right now in the hunt for flight 370. >> the u.s. has deployed its p-8 poseidon, most advanced surveillance aircraft. it can see very far and travel very far and stay on station for a very long time to search for this. it's also got a p-3 orion taking part as well. you know that the u.s. is looking at its satellites in this area, commercial and perhaps some military to see what they can add to these images that we've seen already. in addition to that, the u.s. and australia along with new zealand, the uk and canada are part of what's called the five is. this is really the u.s.'s closest allies in terms of sharing intelligence, and you can be sure they are able to share intelligence that we can't do even with allies in europe, ge

we think back to 9/11, it is astonishing the way those men charged down the aisle of the united airlines flight over pennsylvania. they knew from cell phone traffic what had happened in new york city when they did that, and they were sort of, you know, minute men more our day -- for our day, except the analogy fails really, momentum it, from -- doesn't it, from concord and lexington commonalities because they didn't have muskets, but they were willing to charge. and we think that that's pretty unusual, and it is especially in airplane situations. for decades the counsel from authorities was always the same, stay very calm, stay uninvolved, don't make eye contact can, do what they tell you. but these people, knowing what they did on that day, made a different decision, and it was very heroic. and it wasn't freakish in the sense that since then 2001 and 2009 we've had passengers subdue other terrorists, richard reed and fra rook alabama lab, and both of them had clothing treated with explosive material, you'll remember, and hoped to blow up the planes. now, my favorite, actually, man on spot is a

. >> she boarded an united flight. >> she sat down in a seat, it was pretty full flight and as the person who really had the ticket said come on ma'am you're in my seat. >> they removed her and called police who eventually let her go. it appears she used a method called piggybacking. >> while people are having tickets check, she would have, she rolled behind them screening herself behind them. >> reporter: that happened on february 15th. just three days later she tried a second time but only got to the security gate before she was stopped, again police released her. on february 20th, heart man was caught with another passenger's discarded boarding pass and this time she was arrested. >> tsa would only release a statement, tsa made minor modifications of the document checking area to prevent another incident like this one. authorities say what happened with hartman is an aberration and passengers should not be concerned about her safety. >> she told us she has cancer and is tying and she wanted to go to a warm place to finish life. >> the district attorney said that he doesn't know about r

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severe snow storms, especially in the chicago area where united is based resulted in more than 22,0000 flight cancellations this winter. analysts forecast united will have a larger than expected loss for this quarter. and that the weather effect was rougher on united than american and delta. united shares have risen approximately 23% from the start of the year. in our cover story---if you fly on large commercial airliners, you will likely see a big change in the cockpit over the next ten years----younger pilots taking over for thousands about to reach mandatory retirement age. but it's predicted to leave a lot of regional carriers stranded at the gate. regional carriers that fly to america's smaller communities could face a severe pilot shortage...as thousands of their pilots move up to bigger airlines to replace 18- thousande pilots about to retire. according to the government accounting office, there aren't enough pilots coming from the military or private flying schools to make up the difference, some blame a combination of low pay. regional carriers start at $22,400 a year--too low pilots

. >> next, breaking news in the investigation of missing it malaysian airlines flight 370. the united states asking the malaysian government for more transparency. we also have late details how the flight did go off course. plus, we'll talk to a retired pilot who flew the same triple 777 now missing for 12 days. he knows the pilots and the crew and thinks he knows who did i verted the plane. a new theory the plane was trying to land on a military base used by the united states. what the white house is saying about that tonight. about that tonight. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> and good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett". i want to begin with breaking news. the united states formally asking malaysia for more transparency in the missing flight 370. defense secretary chuck hagel called minister of defense and encouraged the government to share what they know as soon as they know it. so far, the investigation has been full of malaysian authorities withholding key information or denying it and causing more confusion. as for what we do know today, the whol

united states and around the world. the breaking news is the mystery on flight 370.ve just learned this new information that the plane was way off course when it went missing. this information is coming to us from a senior malaysian air force official. they have traced the last signs of the plane to a very small island in the straits of malaca. it means the plane was flying in the opposite direction from its scheduled direction. beijing to

united states. how did they get to this point? combination of flight path, assuming that plane continued that last track that we saw. as well as the amount of feel it had before it would have run out assuming it continued that path. plus, there's a factor here of current. and over time and the 12 days since the plane went down, presumably, that the wreckage would have moved in this direction and that's why they're beginning to focus here. still a very large area, but much smaller than what we were talking about just 24 hours ago. >> jim, what kind of assets are they using? what are they searching with? >> primarily with planes and they're using four p3 orions. as well as the new 98. it's new to. it can travel farther. still a heavy lift for them because those planes are coming from here, 1600 miles. as they get out here, they're about to the end of their range, so they can't stay on station long. they've got to turn around and come back after they got a piece of this area and return again, but these are powerful aircraft. still, authorities made an est

with the top stories including coverage of the breaking news. >> the satellite for airlines flight 370 a join unitedd australian of the underway with all the new overnight developments. >>> hundreds forces on to university avenue in the middle of the night and i will tell you what happened in a live report. >> live doppler 7 hd shows high clouds out there but nothing low to deal with today, the first day of spring is warm with a cooling trend on the way. the bay bridge toll plaza will take you 19 minutes from the maze to san francisco with a problem on 280 and i will tell you where coming up when abc >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> just a few hours away from the start of spring at 6:29 on thursday morning. a beautiful look from the exploritorium camera in san francisco with clear skies and the city lights. >>> we will have a can to embrace spring with open airs in a few hours. >> mike? >> u.v. index 5, moderate, and high clouds will dim the sunshine compared to yesterday. that is all we have right new on live doppler 7 hd. high clouds are overrunning our area of high

well it's i don't know we are going to be delayed on her plate were flying back to the united states and our flight is canceled. and at this point we don't know when we're going to be able to leave and go back. is it a kiss. well with jeremy's got going on think progress in oregon this was the second time within weeks the frankfurt had been hit by a strike security personnel walked off the job in february thursday's action was by ground staff some no one was there to blow in the plains and expensive day for the towns of. it could listen to these schools begin any estimated cost to the end of the day. then you can count on economy and flight schedules did not immediately returned to normal which experts only expecting them to be back on track by friday how the strike affected equities in frankfurt sliced into its cars on the trading floor investors certainly didn't like the strike lufthansa share was one of the day's worst losers the company will lose millions due to the strike exactly how much is uncertain that's certainly a reason for investors to back off. as is the fact that in contrast to many