conversation before there's a problem. >> reporter: well, that's not the way it worked on the united flights it does not allow the use of the knee defender and the water throwing forced the emergency landing in chicago on sunday. both passengers removed from the plane. the jet continuing. no word on how those two passengers got to denver. even though this was an emergency landing, it was considered a customer service issue, not a crime, so neither passenger faces any charges. george and lara >> that's kind of surprising. >> that is surprising after you divert an entire flight. you were saying you had be insane if -- >> if i was one of the other passengers. >> called a knee defender. >> you would think it's a broken seat. you would think i can't go back. >> so much coming up including look at this. do we have the picture? special guest coming and manicures that could save your life, so big, stay with us. ♪ >>> coming up "gma's" hottest back-to-school deals brought to you by target. chef boyardee! bacon mac n' cheese. done, done and done. ♪ ♪ now that was amazing. all in a days work! (laughs)

9 this morning to honolulu and united flights scheduled for 7:30 tonight to the big island. while passengers are deciding whether or not to catch a flight here, for those on the island, they're stocking up on supplies. basic necessities like bottled water and toilet paper are in high demand and in short supply. >> we have the containers of water today. we're bringing up more as it's available and getting out of the holding yard and we'll bring it up. as soon as they can release it, we get it up and up load it. >> reporter: airlines and hotels are waiving cancellation fees because of the storm. >> my aunt lives there, so she's giving us local updates like i am downgraded. okay, upgraded and okay, we're going to stock up on water. so, we're okay. >> reporter: we called oakland and san jose and all of their flights left toward hawaii. of course, they're keeping an eye on the storm. in the newsroom, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and let's go to mark tamayo in the can, it, vu weather center where he's tracking the two hurricanes. >> the last time we were talking about the

two passengers on a united flight got into it. they had to divert the plane. >> this is the economy plus section of the airline where you get an extra four to six inches of leg room that you pay for. it was all because of this little device that sits at the edge of your tray that prevents the person in front of you to recline your chair. are you allowed to recline without is asking the person behind you. the knee defender. united 1462 was forced to divert to o'hare because a woman tried to recline her seat. a man had that behind her. she stood up and threw water at him. so the flight attendants decided to divert the plane. neither were arrested. they didn't give names or anything else. it sparked a big battle and the website crashed today. >> the heated controversy going on there. i for one, before i lean back i kind of look. >> a courtesy glance which i think is okay. i don't think there is anything wrong if you see someone 6 foot plus you ask the question seems to be the general consensus. >> switching gears. there is a new serv

the united flight was in route from newark new jersey whenhe fight forced pilots to land when a man used a gadgetnown as knee defender. a flight attendant asked him to remove the device and he refused. that is when the woman stood up and threw a cup of water on him. both were sitting in economy plus section. neither facing charges tonight but the faa could fine them both. >>> so we wanted to know how much personal space means to you when you fly. >> we spent zachary kiesch down to reagan national airport where he discovered other unwritten rules of flying. >> don't kick the back of the seat. don't talk loud. and be courteous to the other passengers. >> seating space on airplanes is pretty tight. that can be frustrating to passengers. there are unspoken rules when it comes to flying. expensive tickets and packed flights might be contributing factors after 28 years and 16,000 flight hours one says etiquette is a problem. >> passengers sometimes don't get along. it is like any other part of life. as far as etiquette we don't have set rules or standards. it is something we would like to see.

that's united airlines flight 32 cash landing in iowa of of 296 on board, 184 survived. the airline industry learnt more about the did asker and the survival. the author of flight 232 joins us tonight to talk about the crash. and the stories of survival, and he's a commercial pilot himself. welcome. >> thank you. can you tell me why you decided to write this book. >> well, i've been writing about aviation all my life. i've been a pilot most of my life. my dad was a pilot. this was a unique opportunity. it was a fatal crash, many survived. no one touched the story. these people, after 20 years or more, they were ready to tell their stories. the pilots did an amazing job. how did they stay so calm? >> well, they are professionals. they are trained to do this. however, they are not so calm as they seem. if you examine the tapes carefully you can hear the extreme tension in their voices. they were saying they were too busy to be scared. they did what they did, because they were tremendously experienced. >> there were many remarkable things about the flight. most was 184 peop

. >>> united airlines flight forced to make a stop because of gadget called the knee bender. this is the willries report where consumers are our business starts right now. we begin with burger king, first the obama administration is driving businesses out of business, think about coal. now the white house is driving businesses out of the country. today it is burger king and the

speaking of seating, did you guys hear about the two passengers who fought on a united flight over theeekend? one will call them, the tall passenger, they used what is called a knee defender. we have picture of it. it is basically a plastic gadget you place near your tray table to prevent the seat in front of you from reclining. well the passenger who was prevented from reclining got so mad, they apparently threw water at the tall passenger and the fight had to make unscheduled landing. so the question is, who is to blame? the maker of the knee defender, a device on the market more than a decade or the airlines who keep making seats smaller, what do you think, heather? heather: always the airlines, blame it on them, they take all of our money. a lot of times they're not advice of it. >> in this case they were in economy comfort. paid more leg room. heather: passengers are at fault. lauren simonetti at fox business. thank you. you agree with that one? jon: not an airline fan right now. >>> we're learning more about the american journalist held captive by islamic extremists in syria almo

when an airport employee tried to talk with him he tried to board a united flight. he was later arrested and police did an extensive search of the ones, he was hiding. >> there is no possibility he could have hidden anything else. >> surveillance video shows how he wassable to be do that. but they say it is causing a problem. >>> coming up, the nail polish that can help tell if your drink will put you in danger. >>> napa quake has people around the bay area jumping into preparedness mode, the next one for the next big one. . >>> time is 454, they are urging homeowners to live in so called soft story buildings with those on an open garage space, and a new law passed requires owners to show they are either retrofitted to prepare their property. they were built before 1978 face a september 15th deadline to put tinto the city. and also getting prepared for the next big one in milpitas, managers have seen a 10 to 15% spike and we are told the top items they are looking for, furniture straps and water filters. they are getting dozens of calms and e-mails about how to get

this, just days after, a man on a united flight used these knee defenders to keep the seat in front of him from reclining. the woman in front was not happy, threw a cup in his face, leading to that flight being diverted too. a month ago, it was a toronto s.w.a.t. team bursting onto a jet to takeoff an unruly passenger. what's going on? >> travelers today are more stressed than they've ever been before. when you finally do get to your seat, there's just less room than we've had in the past. >> reporter: last night's case, somewhat unique, because air marshals jumped in. the expert marksmen and highly trained air marshals work undercover. as i learned at their training center, their job is to take out a terrorist threat. but when it comes to an unruly passenger rather than a terrorist, the marshals on board have to make the call. >> we are tasked with protecting the flight deck, the flight crew, the passengers and then ourselves. >> reporter: an increase in number of incidents involving unruly passengers and airlines have plans to pack even more of us into their jet liners. amy. >> all r

this just days after a man on united flight got into a fight after using knee defender to keep the seatont of him from reclining. >> everybody has to calm down in the air these days. >> relax a little bit. >> holiday forecast ahead. >> that's right. sandhya is here with that. >> hi amma and larry. behind you is a glimpse of what is to come. that water mark camera is showing the fog behind both of you guys and we have it tonight. as you look at live doppler 7hd also watching some high clouds that are drifting in our direction those clouds in association with tropical storm marie. look at the time lapse from the hills camera. cool view this evening of the fog rolling in and the high clouds starting to show up. here's view from the emeryville camera and definitely overcast lacking across the basement the temperatures in the low 60's san francisco oakland san jose 59 in half mp bay. today high pressure were up that the upper 90's inland so it got hot inland but mid 60's along the coast line. exploratorium camera the fog around coyote tower. watch in the morning it might be on the dicey side

this happened days after a man on a united flight got if a fight after using a "knee developer," keeping the seat in front from reclining. >> cholesterol causing trans fat could be in your feed without you knowing it. the centers for disease control have released a new study showing 9 percent of processed foods studied contained partly hydro natured oils and the vast majority of the labels claim to have zero trans fats. the claim is allowed if there is a small enough amendments of trans fat a serving. experts say people should be weary of all processed food. >>> a newborn gets a different kind of rattle. incredible birth caught on video during the napa evening. >> san jose police decide to demilitarize a piece of military equipment they decided they don't need. >>> golden gate bridge has the attenuateers. attenuateers. stay tuned. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good friday morning. it is 5:00 a.m. and i am katie marzullo. >>> purse, a check on the forecast.

we united flights canceled this morning and a flight from kona at 7:30 5s canceled. outgoing mights are on schedule. many people are willing to fly out but today we did not have the same experience. we did not fine anyone flying to hawaii although a flight is leaving at 6:00 am. a woman yesterday canceled the flight and other activities and came back early. >>> i am disappointed. very. >>> at sfo, all flights are back on schedule. if you plan to take a trip to hawaii self airlines including united and land can -- and hawaiian airlines are wearing -- waiving fees if you containing your flight. >>> and here is a picture as hurricane iselle approaches the island and now is making landfall according to meteorologist mike nicco. you can see the water was rough. you can follow the wave rider at abc7news.com. our coverage continues now on twitter. >>> this morning, iraqi kurdish officials welcome the decision to authorize airstrikes and air drops to counter the radical muslims. radical muslims. the terrorists are nearing the 10,000 people are surrounded by rebels and are tr

and, a mid-air melt down over leg room got two passengers thrown off a united flight. so, here's what happened. man was using a knee defender device, that prevents the passenger in front from reclining back, it is banned on most us airlines, now the woman in front asked him to remove t he refused. so she doused him with water. the plane diverted to chicago, both were escorted off. ukee, erika? >> wow. >> i may have said given a stern look on a plane, but dousing with water? that's a whole other level. >> yes, dirty looks can go far. >> yes, and refusing -- oops. what a story, thank you. >>> other news, this morning, us officials say president obama has authorized surveillance flights overseer ya as he considers future actions against isis. that's according to associated press sources. now the pentagon reportedly sending manned and un manned recognisance flights over the country. syria has said it is too long cooperate with the united states to put down the sunni muslim terrorist group. but it says the us needs its permission before launching any air strikes on its terr

and from hawaii through sfo are on time today and i saw one cancellation to honolulu and that is united flight supposed to lobby at 9:05. travelers are bracing for two hurricanes and the first hitting tonight. here video of what it looks like where hurricane iselle is expected to hit. julio is not far from hype. travelers treasuring from the tropical vacations say people were tying down boats, clearing the shelves and filling up with gas. >> lines of costco were horrible for three days. half an hour wait at least or 45 minutes for gas. >> the state is bracing for power outages and high wind and possible flooding. there are several flights in and out of sfo today but most are on kennel. travelers should check the flight status throughout the day. some airlines are waiving fees if you have to change or cancel flights because of the storms. that includes hawaiian airlines, that includes hawaiian airlines, alaska airlines and uniteed. different noise levels of the concert of beyonce and jay-z ♪ cruising down ♪ the west side >> beyonce and jay-z held the final concert at ballpark. folks would live

this just days after a man on united flight got into a fight after using knee defender to keep the seatn front of him from reclining. >> everybody has to calm down in the air these days. >> relax a little bit. >> holiday forecast ahead. >> that's right. sandhya is here with that. >> hi amma and larry. behind you is a glimpse of what is to come. that water mark camera is showing the fog behind both of you guys and we have it tonight. as you look at live doppler 7hd also watching some high clouds that are drifting in our direction those clouds in association with tropical storm marie. look at the time lapse from the hills camera. cool view this evening of the fog rolling in and the high clouds starting to show up. here's view from the emeryville camera and definitely overcast lacking across the basement the temperatures in the low 60's san francisco oakland san jose 59 in half mp bay. today high pressure were up that the upper 90's inland so it got hot inland but mid 60's along the coast line. exploratorium camera the fog around coyote tower. watch in the morning it might be on the dicey

. >> reporter: for two passengers on united flight 1462 from newark to denver, a spat over five inches of extra space was all it took to force an emergency landing in chicago. and it all began with a $22 gadget called the knee defender. >> it keeps people from reclining. >> specially designed for coach class flyers who need protection from reclining seats. officials say a man seated in economy plus was using the device, which attaches to the tray table, to stop the woman in front of him from reclining her seat, try as she might. >> the woman put her seat back into the guy and he shoved it forward and she threw her drink on him. >> reporter: halfway through the flight, the pilot landed the plane. the two unruly passengers escorted off by police. michael cody was a few rows in front of them. >> started acting like a child and throwing a temper tantrum is just inappropriate on all levels, on both of their accounts. >> reporter: if you've flown coach in the last couple decades, where personal space does come at a premium, i mean, you paid for this seat. which is hopefully in the air and no

. >> on sunday a united flight was forced to land in chicago when two passengers started a fight over leg room. >>> drivers with something to celebrate this weekend, price test gas pump appear to be taking a block. the average in philadelphia $3.47 down 15 cents from the holiday weekend last year. delaware the same gallon costs you $3.34. south jersey the lowest at $3.19. that is 24 cents lower than this time last year there. aaa says it is estimating 34.7 million folks will hit the road for some fun this holiday weekend. >> that's good news. >>> and matt pellman, hopefully -- he doesn't have good news. >> i am not sure the ride will be fun, at least it is getting better. it has been labor heading out on this labor day weekend and busy on the vine street expressway. westbound from 9th street through the point at the schuylkill expressway, i would not bail out for the ben franklin parkway, it is still shutdown likely until tuesday morning until after they finish the clean-up from the made in america festivities. the surrounding streets also closed. if you are coming out of the city thi

buyers are leaning towards cheaper, previously owned homes. >>> and two passengers got kicked off a united flighto newark on sunday. a man was using a device which prevents the passenger from reclining back. the woman asked him to remove it, he refused, so she doused him with water. the plane got diverted to chicago, both were escorted off. and anne-marie, they were sitting in economy which has more leg room. >> those seats are pretty tight. there are a couple people getting heated. one of the few times i'm happy i'm short. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. >>> straight ahead, causing a racket. two players at the u.s. open pause their match to do battle with bees. >>> and later comedian billy crystal honors long time friend robin williams at last night's emmys. me too... we're practically twins! you got a little something on the back of your shoe there. a price tag! danger! price tag alert! oh. hey, guys. price tag alert! is this normal? well, progressive is a price tag free zone. we let you tell us what you want to pay, and we help you find options to fit your budge

flight. we warned you it would be trouble. unitedlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in chicago after two passengers got into a full-on brawl over the knee defender. scott, you travel a lot, what do you say? >> these are nuts. a lot of the airlines outlaw these by the way, you are not supposed to use them. this instance occurred in economy plus where you are supposed to have more leg room than coach, and the two passengers got in a huge fight about it, the guy blocked her from reclining. what happened to courtesy, i'm between two guys. cheryl: they were angry. jack? >> neutralizes the knee defender, i'm putting the word out to entrepreneurs. cheryl: that's it for me. "countdown" starts right now. >> the s&p 500 hits new intraday record on signs of strength in the american economy. do the markets have room to run or stocks near a top? how can you protect your portfolio from the heat in the market. >>> forget cherry coke, billionaire warren buffett likes burger king as well. helping finance the takeover of tim hortons,

. >> reporter: but no one was grinning on a united flight from newark to denver that had to be divertedgo after a flight broke out. a 48-year-old male passenger employed the knee defender to stop the seat of the female passenger in front of him. when she couldn't recline, she flagged down a flight attendant. told the guy to remove the gadget. he refused and the female passenger threw water in his face. they were both kicked off the plane. oh, sure. when it happens to others it's funny. but as this reviewer of the knee defender joked -- >> the captain has turned off the seat belt sign please feel free to move about the cabin and punch in the head the guy with the knee defenders in seat 14-b. >> reporter: the device was invented by 6'3" ira goldman. >> i was tired of being bobbed in the knees by reclining seats. >> reporter: it looks like this and sells for $21.95 as devious as it is ingenious. and everyone we talked to agreed. >> i think they are kind of evil. it sounds terrible. >> reporter: why? >> to make someone else uncomfortable. everyone is crowded in there together. >> it causes

this just days after a man on united flight got into a fight after using knee defender to keep the seat in front of him from reclining. >> everybody has to calm down in the air these days. >> relax a little bit. >> holiday forecast ahead. >> that's right. sandhya is here with that. >> hi amma and larry. behind you is a glimpse of what is to come. that water mark camera is showing the fog behind both of you guys and we have it tonight. as you look at live doppler 7hd also watching some high clouds that are drifting in our direction those clouds in association with tropical storm marie. look at the time lapse from the hills camera. cool view this evening of the fog rolling in and the high clouds starting to show up. here's view from the emeryville camera and definitely overcast lacking across the basement the temperatures in the low 60's san francisco oakland san jose 59 in half mp bay. today high pressure were up that the upper 90's inland so it got hot inland but mid 60's along the coast line. exploratorium camera the fog around coyote tower. watch in the morning it might be on the dice

april 25th, a united flight cruising at 33,000 feet over the pacific gets too close to a u.s. ays plane. passengers say the aircraft plunged to avoid disaster. may 9th, in houston, two united airlines flights come less than a mile of each other, when a controller gives one pilot the wrong instructions. the mistake quickly corrected. >> united 601 stop your turn, stop your climb, top your turn. >> may 10th in new york, two jetblue planes come within a mile of each other as one takes off and the other prepares to land. all of those close calls. >> any time there is a loss of separation, we are concerned about it because it's not supposed to occur. >> the faa attributes the spike to its voluntary safety reporting system which allows employees to submit safety incidents confidentally. the faa says that's led to increased reporting so it's not known if the actual number of incidents have gone up. the agency tells cnn more than 99.99% of all air traffic operations occur with no loss of separation, which helps make the u.s. airspace the safest in the world. renee marsh, cnn, washingto

so you're looking at flights from acura, dhaka and laggos. >> and those fly to the united states but an fly to a hub, to europe. >> absolutely. let's take for example delta airlines. delta currently has a flight in dhaka and a flight from acra. it's a hopping flight that goes elsewhere. delta has put out a release on this health question. delta is basically warning and saying that it is aware of the health issue and that it is actually advising passengers to get to the airport because delta says they know that people are going to get greater checks when they get there. but so far delta in its statement says that there is no intention to stop the flights. >> of course there is this real fear because of this issue of incubation period of the virus and the fact that there is a test, that the test takes a while to get back. not that i can take your temperature and say, richard, you're a problem. >> no, this is why the jumping flight, the flight that goes from monrovia to lagos to elsewhere in the continent, brussels airline is a very good example. flies you up to brussels, then will eithe

a united flight from kona was supposed to be here at 7:00. this is right in the middle of the summer travel season forcing some people to cut their vacation short. >> we were supposed to come back friday but we would be flying between hurricanes and we didn't want to risk it. >> i checked hawaii flight ms. and out of san jose and oakland, oakland flights are on time but in san jose delays up to two hours and one captionlation -- cancellation is alaskan flight to hawaii. united and alaska and hawaiian airlines and delta are watching closely. >> we will continue to follow the situation in hawaii on air and online with coverage continuing on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >>>there was a fatal accident before 11 o'clock, a harley and a nissan were involved. a 29-year-old concord map riding the motorcycle died at the seen. he may been speeding when he entered the intersection. the driver of the car stopped and is cooperating. >>> big day at use 7. we are making the push to build dream play ground for children and families teaming up with disney and kabo

the pilot of united airlines flight 999 decided to land at the nearest airport.ere 233 people on board and everyone is okay. >> 4:54 now and the philadelphia teachers who spent last night rubbing elbows with a celebrity also helped raise maryland money. >> how superstar katy perry is helping those teachers and well, not that kind of fresh. on the freshness of our chicken. but i can guarantee the freshness of our chicken because we go beyond what the usda requires... with extra inspections in american family owned farms, refrigerated trucks that deliver daily and everywhere in between. that's what it takes to bring your family a fresh tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> katy perry performed her second concert in philadelphia last night and also helped raise money for education. >> two teachers and two students also got to meet the pop star before the show. kaitlyn was one of the lucky teachers. her students will benefit from the effort by perry and office supply chain staples to raise money for education. staples partnered with perry to cre

. >> reporter: for two passengers on united flight 1462 from newark to denver, a spat over five inchesextra space was all it took to force an emergency landing in chicago. and it all began with a $22 gadget called the knee defender. >> it keeps people from reclining. >> reporter: especially designed for coach class flyers who need protection from reclining seats. officials say a man seated in economy plus was using the device which attaches to the tray table to stop the woman in front of him from reclining her seat. try as she might. >> the woman put her seat back into the guy and he shoved it forward and then she threw her drink on him. >> reporter: halfway through the flight the pilot landed the plane. the two unruly passengers escorted off by police. but if you've flown coach in the past decade where personal space really does come at a premium, i mean you paid for the seat which is hopefully in the air and not on a new york city street corner but you paid for it and you should be able to recline as far back as you want. really? oh, come on. well the faa doesn't prohibit devices lik

the device called the knee defender led to a united flight being diverted to chicago on sunday. a passenger refused to remove those clips which prevent the reclining of the seat back and the woman in front of him threw a glass of water in his face. both were taken off the plane. united's policy does not allow for passengers to use those seat recliner blockers. >>> well, the question remains tonight, what is apple up to in cupertino? a mysterious white building popped up on the campus of de anza college. so much security around it, you might think the president is coming by. but apple did send out an invitation to an event on september 9 at the college. of course, it is cloaked in secrecy. the invitation-only says wish we could say more. this is the same location where the mac computer was unveiled 30 years ago. >>> all right. you may have the barbecue plans in mind, but meteorologist paul deanno live in san ramon for some football friday night lights. >> reporter: every parent out there, allen, is wondering where did summer go? it's time to head back to school and time for a ret

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on sunday a spat over it use resulted in a united flight being diverted from chicago on its way fromewark to dell versace. the one recliner and space defender were arrested. airline passengers offered their opinions. >> you cannot sleep unless do you that or relax so i would be annoyed. >> if your seat does president go back when you are flying your neck would be very uncomfortable. >> asked about those seat immobilizing clips as you see on the screen, faa says while the product does not violate any faa regulations it is up to the individual airlines to prohibit it. united, the flight that they were on, is among the airlines that forbids the use of the knee defender. >>> take a look at this amazing video from oak, in old man winter didn't make an early appearance at this army national guard base. all that white stuff on the screen there is foam. testing of the the base's alarm system somehow trigger the suppression foam equipment inside the hangers and spill outside burying those helicopters. they were moth seriously damaged and in one was hurt. >>> in this weeks story of brotherly l

. >> reporter: for two passengers on united flight 1462 from newark to denver, a spat over 5 inches of extra space was all it took to force an emergency landing in chicago, and it all began with a $22 gadget called the knee defender. >> keeps people from reclining -- >> reporter: specially designed for coach class fliers. officials say a man in economy plus was using the device, which attaches to the tray table, to stop the woman in front of him from reclining her seat, try as she might. >> as the woman put her seat back into the guy and he shoved it forward and she threw her drink on him. >> reporter: halfway through the flight, the pilot landed the plane, the two passengers escorted off by police. but if you've flown coach in the past decade, where personal space really does come at a premium -- i mean, you paid for the seat, which is, hopefully, in the air and not on a new york city street corner, but you paid for it! and you should be able to recline as far back as you want. really? oh, come on! while the faa doesn't prohibit devices like the knee defender, most airlines, including

. >> many passengers are arriving on united flight 72, grateful they've avoided the tropical storm >> weather is beautiful. you can see people were tensing up. >> they're supposed to come back saturday. many left store shelves bare. . >> i spent time doing hurricane preparations. >> heather mcknight attended outside lands festival and hopes she has a home to return to once the music ends. >> awaiting arrival this morning hawaii was hit by an earthquake centered around six miles off the northern tip of the big island. there is no tsunami warning issued. >> san francisco legal system being overwhelmed by the number of children crossing the border. abc7 news is live where there was a prayer session today one family made the long journey from central america. >> that is right. this is the first time we're able to talk to a child here about her ordeal and what she left behind. religious leaders held a vij wril to draw attention to the border crossing children like this 10-year-old. she and her mother spent 20 days walking from el salvador to the u.s. border. she told us it's very dangerous

. >> many passengers are arriving on united flight 72, grateful they've avoided the tropical storm >> weather is beautiful. you can see people were tensing up. >> supposed to come back saturday. many left store shelves bare. . >> i spent time doing hurricane preparations. >> heather mcknight attended outside lands festival and hopes she has a home to return to once the music ends. >> awaiting arrival this morning hawaii was hit by an earthquake centered around six miles off the northern tip of the big island. there is no tsunami warning issued. >> san francisco legal system being overwhelmed by the number of children crossing the border. abc7 news is live where there was a prayer session today one family made the long journey from central america. >> that is right. this is the first time we're able to talk to a child here about her ordeal and what she left behind. religious leaders held a vij wril to draw attention to the border crossing children like this 10-year-old. she and her mother spent 20 days walking from el salvador to the u.s. border. she told us it's very dangerous. her mo

days after a man on the united flight used knee defenders to keep the seat in front of him from reclininge flight being diverted. a month ago. a toronto s.w.a.t. team bursting onto a jet to take off an unruly passenger. >> what is going on? >> travelers today are more stressed than ever before. when you finally do get to your seat. there is less room than you have had in the past. >> reporter: last night's case somewhat unique because federal air marshals jumped in. expert marksmen work under cover as i learned at their training center, wearing protective gear for simulated take their job is to take out a terrorist threat. but when it comes to an unruly passenger rather than a terrorist, the marshals on board have to make the call. >> we are tasked with protecting the flight deck, flight crew, passengers an ourselves. >> reporter: as planes have become more packed, flight attendants have seen the number of incidents involving unruly passengers increase. and airlines have plans to pack even more of us into their jet liners. david kerley, abc news, reagan washington airport. >> that is a go

. >> no was grinning on a united flight from newark to denver that had to be diverted to chicago after flight brokfight broke out. when a female passenger could not recline she flagged down a flight attendant and asks the man to remove it. the female passenger flow water in his face. there were both kicked off the plane. >> what happens to others it is funny. as this reviewer of in the defender jokes ... >> please feel free to move about the cabin and punch in the had the man with the need defender. >> i was tired of being hit in the knees by reclining seats. >> this was one of the early version. now looks like this and sells for 219for $21.95. >> i'd think it is evil. >> it causes problems, people pay for their seats and want to push it back. that is their god-given right. >> the need offender comes with a courtesy card for you to hand the pastor of for that year, i have provided you with this car because i have long legs and if you're klein your seat will gain in to my knees. faa does not prohibit any defender so airlines casome airlines can and united does. >> the web site crashed d

this happened days after a man on a united flight got if a fight after using a device that kept the seatont him from reclining. >>> cholesterol causing trans fat could be in the food without you knowing it. the centers for disease control released a study that shows 9 percent of processed foods studied contained the oil and the vast majority pilots claimed to have zero grams of trans fat which is allowed if there is a small enough amount of trans fat but health experts say you could be ingesting more than you think and people should be wirery of all processed food. >> hillary clinton gets national attention for commends she made right here in san francisco. we will show you what she said. >>> later, start the car, that is what some are saying after the super bowl champion seahawks people. >>> that is us. pictures of traffic here in the bay area and we can see traffic in the bay bridge toll plaza and that is at interstate 80 and that is 101 if san all of that. and more. hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minu

this just days after monon united flight used these knee defender to keep the seat in front of him fromeclining. woman in front not happy. through a cup of water in his face with that flight diverted too. month ago top to s.w.a.t. team bursting on to let them off. >> travelers more stressed than they have everywhere you get there's less room than you have had in the past. >>reporter: unique last tonight case. federal air marshall jumped in. expert parks man about work undercove undercover. >> simulated attack the job is to take out a terrorist threat. but when it comes to unrulyy passenger rather than a terrorist, the marshall on board have to make the call. >> we are tasked with protecting the flight desk. flight crew. passengers and east. >> becomes seen the number of incidents involve unrulyy passengers increase. airlines have planned to pack even more of us into the jet liner. david abc news reagan washington airport. >> up next. michael with some new ideas on what to put in your disaster prepareness kit. it's not your father's hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (

. >> describe it to our viewers what happens when a united flight lands, what should occur? hat would be ideal, you should be able to book your travel wherever you want, whether you book it with concur, united, your travel agent. however you book it we want to make sure you get your corporate rate. wouldn't it be nice if that once you booked that travel it automatically flows right into trip-it or it flows into your expense product. so it would be fantastic if we can get rid of the expense part entirely. that's one part of the trip. we're finding that the customers are booking at more than traditional places for hotels. for example, we have a relationship with airbnb. this is a great company that is offering a product that's not available in any other way and what we're finding in our customer base is that we saw a 25 fold increase in the number of our business travelers that we serve then we use airbnb to book hotels, book lodging. and our customers say, hey, look, can you help us? and so we partnered with airbnb. now when you book at airbnb, you'll get your corporate rate b

so of the things we thought you should know today. >>> controversy in the skies after a united flightted because of two passengers arguing over a seat. the man prevented the woman from reclining her chair. the device is banned and the man working on his laptop refused to remove it. the woman threw a cup of water on the man. the airline decided to divert the flight and removed both of them. this is in the face of ever shrinking space to passengers. joining me now, gary, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, tamron. it's a pleasure to be here. >> this is day two of talking about this. i got a lot of tweets from people who said, listen, we should blame the airlines because they are crunching us in, taking our space and if we had more space, this would not have happened. that was the overwhelming response that i got. what do you think here? >> so there's no question that travel can be very difficult today. airplanes are certainly full. there's not a ton of space. but as you mentioned in the lead-in, these folks were sitting in the economy plus section. it was seats 11 b and 12 b of the

cheryl: it was united flight. >> are you kidding me?o basically we'll make your seat uncomfortable so it won't recline that is good customer service thing? that is about jamming as many people in. people go with the price discount carrier. they don't care about the comfort. get point a to point b at cheapest price. cheryl: fight on the flight. >> even the creation of knee defender, kind after sad commentary, isn't it? people won't turn around and i will recline the s now. i think we all need to get along, charlie when we're on a flight. >> as long as there is full disclosure, you know what you're paying for, you accept- cheryl: i will not get leg room. >> my ticket price reflects that. cheryl: correct. >> would like that to be part of the equation. cheryl: mark, thank you. >> how much can you pay for? cheryl: thank you for coming in by the way. love the travel stuff of course. coming up, well let's say this, hot digty dog. iphone 6 release a week from now. we'll have sneak-peek from the latest leak that looks like that. >>> new app gett

so many passengers arriving on united flight 72 from honolulu felt grateful they avoided the impending storm. >> beautiful all week but you can see people were starting to tense up. >> supposed to come back saturday, would require us to fly in between hurricanes. so we doesn't want to risk it. >> reporter: island residents aren't risking it either. many stocked up on food and water, leaving store shelves bare. >> i spent a lot of time last night doing hurricane preparation, i guess, the best i could. >> reporter: heather mcknight left honolulu to atend the concert this weekend. she hopes she has a home to return to once the music ends. at sfo, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >>> now, our other big story tonight, president obama says he has authorized targeting air strikes in iraq to protect americanthere. and the thousands of refugees fleeing the militant group isis. an air drop of food, water and medicine has already been completed. abc 7 news reporter karen travers has more. >> reporter: tonight president obama said that u.s. warplanes are ready to go if americans are threatened in iraq.

. >>> new this morning a united express flight from columbus, ohio, to chicago had to make an emergency landing in indianapolis. the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff. and decided not to continue the trip. everyone on board evacuated safely. the cause of the smoke is still under investigation. >>> also new this morning, two men now formally charged in this hostage standoff near chicago. those charges include attempted murder and sexual assault. both men were on parole when they allegedly took two women and six children hostage. one is a convicted murderer who was on electronic home monitoring as a condition of his parole. >>> well, some good news now, nearly two weeks of racial tension in ferguson, missouri, appear to be easing. >> 134 days after the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer, the violence and unrest in the streets appear to have subsided. abc's tahman bradley is in ferguson with the latest. >> reporter: with the national guard withdrawing and businesses re-opening ferguson appears to be returning to normal. but the nightly st

the great plane debate in the wake of that altercation on a united flight over a device called the anyder. >> carson sits down with jennifer aniston for a revealing conversation opening up about her new movie, evolution since "friends" and questions about marriage and motherhood when we see you on a wednesday morning here on "today." back to you. >> the knee offender. have to find out more about that. >> 22 bucks can start a fight every time. >> we need one of those under the anchor desk here sometimes. >> good luck with that. >> thanks. we'll see you soon. >>> we have sunshine this morning. it will be bright all day long. look at the view from center city. 67. nice and comfortable. humidity on the high side. that number drops during the day and fog in the pocono mountains will clear out. clouds may produce a late day shower. satellite clear for most of the area but these clouds north and west that could provide an isolated shower and this batch of clouds hurricane cristobal is churning up the seas. our rip current risk will stay with us through the holiday weekend for the delaware bea

. >>> united airlines flight forced to make a stop because of gadget called the knee bender. this is the willries report where consumers are our business starts right now. we begin with burger king, first the obama administration is driving businesses out of business, think about coal. now the white house is driving businesses out of the country. today it is burger king and the big surprise in all this, the burger king deal today, shifting its global headquarters to canada, made possible by warren buffett, a poster-child for the white house's so-called tax fairness campaign in america. for more on this steve moore, senior economist at the heritage foundation and fox news contributor. i got to tell you, steve, i have so much to get to in this segment. there are so many outrages here. i want to start with taxes because you maintain, even though the company says different, you maintain this is a tax issue. they are trying to avoid u.s. taxes. give us the details. >> well, of course the company would never say that. and just like when companies move from california to texas they