the faa is actually stepping up its efforts to report them. they hav a usda bioologist on staff here athe airport. right now she says tha birds e migrati for the winter. the airportad 46 bird strikes between january a july ofhis year a year ago she said they were approved to use lethalorce if necessary. >> we are hazing birds out there, taking them lethally when absolutelyecessary. our staff ang with the da bioologist are trained to use firearms to lethally take birds in the eve tt they are causing serious concern to aircraft operations. >> american okesman matt ller released a statement this morning that american airlines flight 1118 depart from san jose airport en route to dallas-fort worth abou9:30 eastern te when they experienced aird strike that csed them to make an emergency landing. the flight land safely 20 minutes lar. there were39 passengers and five crew meers on bod. no reports of engine failure, but the maintenance tm is evaluating the bir's impac on theplane. roon we're tol it is sitti at gate number ten. after rosemary is tellin

the faa is allowing passengers to use certain gadgets during takeoff and landing. on friday cbs news took a flight and we are shown what happens below 10,000 feet. >> you can use your electronic devices below 10,000 feet. >> reporter: inviting news to jetblue flight 2301 from buff throw new york's jfk airport. >> the hassle is over nobody's going to get yelled at anymore. >> reporter: it's all part of the federal aviation administration's move to ease restrictions on the use of personal electronic devices during takeoff and landing. >> i applaud the faa finally getting a good look at it saying this makes sense. >> reporter: according to the new regulations announced thursday passengers may use ereaders tablets and smartphones at all altitudes as long as they are in airplane mode or if they're accessing the plane's wifi connection. phone calls and text messages are still strictly prohibited. >> the rules have been in effect since the 1960s and a lot has changed since then both with personal electronic devices as well as airplane technology so it was time to review w

i reached out to the faa. so far i've not heard back. other findings from the 277- page report, i'm working on that for you and we'll have the details after 8:30. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> san francisco police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a bicyclist. this happened at 7:00 last night near the intersection of mission and 7th streets. police say they are looking for a white van. they say it look like has front- end damage and a shattered window. this morning, there's no update on the condition of the bicyclist. >>> school officials in vallejo may change the name of one of their high school mascots. vallejo high school has been called the apaches for years. on wednesday, the school board will discuss changing the name. some people say the mascot can be offensive to native- americans. others say it honors the apache tribe. school officials hope to keep the colors red and white. >>> well, tonight, the city of palo alto will debate expanding its out door smoking ban. right now, you c

. >>> the faa offers new rules to allow drones to fly safely in the u.s. we'll show you how the federal government is trying to balance business privacy and safety. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." [ telephone ringing ] [ sniffs ] girl scout: [ clears throat ] hi. i just finished an energy audit of this building and started my own dog walking business. what did you do to deserve that thin mints flavor coffee-mate? it's only one of the most delicious girl scout cookie flavors ever. i changed the printer ink. really? it's actually tricky. you're lucky i like your tie. [ male announcer ] your favorite girl scout cookie flavors out of the box and into your coffee-mate. nestle. good food, good life. ♪ ♪ [ man ] adventure, it means taking chances. it means trying something new. [ woman ] just, that uncertainty of what's to come. [ man ] just kidding. ♪ ♪ can you please stop doing that? ♪ ♪ [ woman ] you walk outside in brooklyn, and it's cement and broken glass. and this is just like... the opposite of that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announce

we heard the faa. there was a ground stop. but it looks like now that maybe they're taxiing, starting to line the planes up again. but i seriously will doubt any flights that were scheduled to take off you know this afternoon from terminal 3, passengers most likely not be able to get there. right now airport operations are trying to figure out exactly what they're going to do with all the flights scheduled out of terminal 3 because as long as that security checkpoint for 3 is shutdown, they're not going to be able to operate any flights out of that terminal. >> hold on a minute. casey wian is getting more information for us. what are you learning, casey? >> reporter: wolf, i don't know, are you hearing me all right? >> yeah, i hear you fine. you look good. go ahead. >> sorry about that. you can see some of the traffic that has backed up here approaching l.a.x. you can ethere are fire engines trying to get into the airport. they've got to have probably three-quarters of a mile or so to go before they reach that airport. they're

. >>> power on, the faa changes its mind about your electronic devices. plus. >>> that's about 45 pounds of fall shanook salmon. we'll look into why so many fish are coming home this fall. ♪ >>> and we begin with a cut in government benefits that will hurt millions of americans. starting tomorrow people who rely on food stamps will get less. congress is letting a temp ration increase in food stamp benefits expire, and that means one in seven americans tonight, 47 million people are worrying even more about putting food on their tables. a family of four receiving the maximum allotment will see a drop of about $36 a month. that's $420 a year for food that they won't have according to the u.s. department of agriculture. these cuts will also effect people not on food stamps. according to moody's analytics, every dollar spent on food stamps generates economic growth. >> since farmers receive $0.15 of every dollar that goes through a grocery store it is also about farm income and if people begin to understand who is benefitting from the program, they'll see i

details on new faa rules. >>> and hillary clinton, how close was she to replacing joe biden as vice president? perhaps close are than previously thought. this is "way too early". >>> good morning, everybody. brian shactman here. definitely feels like a friday at least around here. we actually had an nfl game last night and it ended without a tie, but without a field goal or a touchdown. i will explain what exactly happened later in sports. and in the cooler, wel willie g as you've never seen him before. and his hair did him serious justice. we'll explain. and also how a guy drove across the entire country in less than 30 hours. >>> but we begin with a one month birthday of healthcare.gov. now we're learning just how serious problems were at launch time. documents released by house republicans appear to show that just six people were able to especially roll for health insurance on the opening day. about a day later, 248. this is a country of over 314 million people. notes from internal meetings describe the widespread issues among them the high volume on the website, troubles with direct enrol

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they say they've done that and have asked the faa to say okay. as we said, the faa could give u.s. air, possibly delta, maybe jetblue, the okay. we'll see. and one thing, robin. don't forget. the website says, that only 5% of planes have electrical outlets. so, bring your own juice. >> good heads up, david. learn that. have a good weekend. >>> now, to the shocking discovery in california. federal authorities uncovering a massive and sophisticated drug tunnel near san diego running underground to tijuana. millions of dollars in drugs seized. three suspects now in custody. abc's pierre thomas in washington has more on that for us. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's an epic game of cat and mouse between the u.s. government and the mexican cartels. we're about to show folks at home something that will give them the scale and copy of drug running from the mexican border. it was the largest ever uncovered. it was designed to move illegal narcotics by the ton. it has electricity, a ventilation system, so smugglers can breathe underground, and an extraordinary ele

airlines are racing to meet the senten standards and the head of the faa is joining the rest of us. >> will you be looking at your iphone? >> probably an ipad. >> reporter: the faa received a couple requests today and says it will process them soon. does that mean you can use them starting tomorrow? we'll see. >> thanks. >>> now to boston where the party certainly isn't over. the red sox clinching their first world series title at fenway since 1918. big papi looking to the heavens. excited fans danced on top of a taxi cab around the corner from fenway. we love this, this moving moment, kissing at the finish line of the boston marathon, the scene of course of that horrible attack earlier this year. abc's rob nelson on the scene proving once again it is boston strong. >> it hasn't happened at fenway park for 95 years, the red sox are world champions! >> reporter: it was so much more than i game. in a city where the wounds are still fresh from april's devastating bombing, the red sox world series title is as much a victory as validation of a city spirit. >> the spirit of boston is in the

now the faa will be investigating this case. the airport will also be sending the dna of the birds to the smithsonian so they can test and find out what kind of bird was involved in this accident. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> and coming up, more on the adventures of bat kid in san francisco. stay with us. of using toothpaste to clean a denture. but dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why dentists recommend polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. >>> happening on capitol hill, it is the house's move now. before that, we want to show what's going with the bat kid. >> look at him go. there is the bat mobile live over san francisco where myl

. >>> the faa is waging a crackdown on obesity. it's targeting overweight pilots. abc's david kerley explains. >> reporter: overweight passengers have been kicked off planes. remember actor/director kevin smith, who says he's way fat, being asked to deplane. it's obese pilots who could be in jeopardy of losing their license to fly. not necessarily because of their weight. rather, their lack of sleep. >> the science is pretty clear. when a pilot does not get enough sleep, it really has the same physiological effects as drinking. >> reporter: and it's not just pilots. but air traffic controllers, too. altogether, that's nearly 160,000 people. it's estimated that 3% to 7%, may be obese and suffer apnea. that could be 5,000 pilots and controllers. this plan comes five years after a go! airlines flight from honolulu to hilo, hawaii. a short flight. but both pilots fell asleep and overshot the airport before waking up and landing safely. why? the captain's undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, according to the ntsb. a captain who was experiencing daytime sleepiness and wa

it's a new faa procedure that applies to sfo and a few other airports around the country. >> reporter: airports like boston and seattle. here's how cspr works. on bright sunny days planes can land at sfo side by side touching down on two different runways no problem. but when bad weather would strike, this kind of landing wasn't allowed. planes could only land in a single file line leading to long delays for passengers. cspr changes that allowing planes in bad weather to land staggered like this. a small plane paired up with a bigger plane a shorter 1 1/2 miles apart. the hope is cspr will allow the airport to land about five to ten more planes a day in bad weather. >> anything we can do to shorten the amount of delays we experience would be beneficial. >> reporter: no hard and fast numbers yet on how cspr is doing but passengers we found aren't delayed possibly a sign it's off to a good start. >> but so far, we not get any news of any message from the flight authority. >> anything to get us moving quicker would be great. >> reporter: sfo reassures me that using cspr is a safe landing

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>> the faa is a very conservative organization. safety always comes first. but now we are at the point the devices are safer, the technologies on the airplanes are safer and the way the airplanes are built makes it more possible. >> each airline must submit it's device plan for regulation. the rule may not be instantaneous. an estimated two-thirds of passengers carry mobile phones or smartphones on board and 40% have tablets. what the faa didn't make clear is whether video calls are whether video calls are used while on airplanes. >> most of the airplanes can't support video chat, whether it's facetime or other video services. so if you use that, you slow down the experience for everybody. and on some systems you may even be booted off. >> one passenger wonders if more devices will be carried on board? >> who knows what the next thing for kids will be. it could be noisier on the plane. >> laptops still need to be turned off before takeoff and landing and in low visibility landing the crew may ask for all devices to be shut off. in san jose, david loui, abc7

>> the faa is a very conservative organization. safety always comes first. but now we are at the point the devices are safer, the technologies on the airplanes are safer and the way the airplanes are built makes it more possible. >> each airline must submit it's device plan for regulation. the rule may not be instantaneous. an estimated two-thirds of passengers carry mobile phones or smartphones on board and 40% have tablets. what the faa didn't make clear is whether video calls using the internet can be used while on airplanes. >> most of the airplanes can't support video chat, whether it's facetime or other video services. so if you use that, you slow down the experience for everybody. and on some systems you may even be booted off. >> one passenger wonders if more devices will be carried on board? >> who knows what the next thing for kids will be. it could be noisier on the plane. >> there are two exceptions to the new rules. laptops still need to be turned off before takeoff and landing and in low visibility landing the crew may ask for all devices to be

this is something the faa is behind. the airlines want to do this to save fuel, which is one-third of their costs, so the question is if congress races as highly as the industry does -- rates this as highly as the industry does. host: the use of cell phones on an airplane -- received -- we saw a statement from commerce and lamar sanders, -- congressman lamar sanders. how likely is that. guest: i am marshals -- air marshals are armed, and they fly on some fractions of flight basically there to prevent hijackings, terrorism, so they are not supposed to step in for flights on planes, drunkenness, but occasionally they have stepped in when there is a scuffle with a flight attendant. in terms of cell phone calls, for two decades now, the federal communications commission has banned the use of cell phones for calls aboard planes because they do not want the phones trying to connect with towers all across the country and overwhelming each tower as they fly over head, dropping the call, and confusing ground systems. so, what is

the faa said airline passengers could start using electronic devices during takeoff and landings. only after airline companies submitted proposals and had their approved. delta and jetblue wasted to time. their proposals approved today. jetblue celebrated on twitter with crew members raising their smartphones and tablets. >>> not quite the old mall food court we're used to. they're stepping it up. new restaurants and free web browsing. this is valley fair mall's renovated food court. it re-opened today after four months of construction. the south bay mall now has 18 places to eat, a wine bar, and an outdoor patio with fire pits. >> we actually had a very successful food court here. like other things in silicon valley, we decided we could make it better so we shut the whole thing down, renovated it, and now have more of a restaurant type atmosphere than a food court. we're calling it a dining terrace. >> a dining terrace. not just a food court. also, by the way, has 18 new tablets, excuse me, tables with tablets built in so you can go online for free and surf and e-mail and hang. >

delta and jetblue are the first to have applied for and received faa approval effective immediately on both carriers. the photo was put out by jetblue with the message, attention crew members, this is what your flight should look like, personal electronic device policy in effect. >>> "saturday night live" was, as usual, only kidding. they were making a joke about the obama care website debacle. but it turns out they might have been just about right. it was in their opening sketch and parody of health secretary kathleen sebelius. she said the website was only designed to handle six users at a time and it got a laugh on saturday night. then figures came out released by republicans yesterday showing only six americans actually did sign up during the website's entire first day of operations. the obama administration fought back today. they said those figures are not official. they say the pace of enrollment will pick up and new numbers will be released later this month. >>> a story from medicine making news tonight. the march of dimes says premature births in the u.s. have fallen to a 15-y

the faa says each airline will determine how and when they will implement the changes >>> so what do you think of those changes? let me know by sending me a tweet. >>> that sriracha plant in southern california will stay open. the possible closure of the factory became a hot topic this week after neighbors complained about the smell of pepper, garlic. they said it was so strong, it was making them sick. today a judge denied their request to shut down the factory. >>> still ahead, unlocking the secrets printed right on the price tag. if you know what to look for, you could save a lot of money. coming up in consumerwatch we crack the code. >> and why we could face a shortage of olive oil. ,,,,,, i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! t

the faa plans to screen overweight pilots about the concern about sleep apnea. all pilots with a body maxin dex of 40 or more or a neck 17 inches or more around, will have to see a specialist and be clear -- trying to advise you'llize that neck size. sleep apnea has sleep implications and almost universal in these individuals. after all overweight pilots are screened, they plan to examine all other pilots and be extended to air traffic controllers. the l t what does your gut tell you? do you agree with the plan to screen for sleep apnea? go to newsnation.msnbc to cast the vote. yesterday we asked, do you agree with critics that say walmart should be paying employees more? overwhelming 93% said yes, 7% said no. you can always join us on twitter, facebook and instagram and a lot of kind tweets came in for arturo sandoval. and blue martin says, arturo sandoval, awesome, couple of others in here, another that caught my eye saying sandoval was quite a hit at the jazz fest. con grats. medal of freedom. we do read them and i do block them. keep that in mind. i blocked

. >> the consolation on tall >>> the faa offers new rules to allow drones to fly safely in the u.s. we'll show you how the federal government is trying to balance business, privacy and safety. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." [ telephone ringing ] [ sniffs ] girl scout: [ clears throat ] hi. i just finished an energy audit of this building and started my own dog walking business. what did you do to deserve that thin mints flavor coffee-mate? it's only one of the most delicious girl scout cookie flavors ever. i changed the printer ink. really? it's actually tricky. you're lucky i like your tie. [ male announcer ] your favorite girl scout cookie flavors, out of the box and into your coffee-mate. nestle. good food, good life. [ man ] adventure, it means taking chances. it means trying something new. [ woman ] just, that uncertainty of what's to come. [ man ] just kidding. ♪ can you please stop doing that? ♪ [ woman ] you walk outside in brooklyn, and it's cement and broken glass. and this is just like... the opposite of that. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] make your christmas bright

that's what the faa is trying to figure out. it is so clear that when they land they're not quite sure where they are. take a listen. >> do you know which airport you're at? >> well, we think we have a pretty good -- >> have you, roger. it appears that you are -- >> say again. >> giant 4241 heavy, it appear that is you are at jabara airport. >> it is apparently half the length of the destination airport's runway and runway length is critical because of the load that this sort of plane is capable of carrying, up to a million pounds on takeoff. to get the lift that you need on that kind of plane, you need ample space on the runway. we should note, we're not quite sure how much cargo was on board that plane. >> long division trying to figure out if the size of plane can make it for the short length of the airport. they'll do a try out later to y today. rene marsh, thanks. >>> this just in. senators have been asked to come to the senate floor at 10:30. they've been asked to come and be ready to debate a likely vote on the so-called

according to t faa,early 24,000 foreign pilots have gotten eithe a commercial or air transport licen over the last four year here in erica. yan d thoands of others who come here to train he to now joinhem. andalifornia is a major destination stat for these according to the faa, arizona, california anticipate florida have t mes flight schls in the country. 7 total. we visited and researcd half a dozen ofhese schools. in places like dding, around the bay area, bakersfield, a phoenix. all of the schools are either run by forei airlinesr train students already employed by those foreign alines. >> the goal of all o these is to become coercial pilots. >> ts is the head instructor of a flight training center in reading. >> you're going to carry thousands of peoplin your career thousands of people d you don't know are going torust yo so get them to their destination safely. he says all 140 stunts are from chin each are hired by ahinese airline then paid in full. each get their commercial pilot's license in about a yea >> backown to 70 knots. tehing foreign students h its unique challenges. >

the faa is now investigating what caused this cockpit confusion. a giant cargo plane stranded in wichita, kansas, this morning, after making a big mistake, landing at the wrong airport, ten miles away from where it was supposed to. >> giant 4241 heavy, do you know which airport you're at? >> well, we think we have a pretty good pulse. >> giant 4241 heavy, roger, you -- it appears you are at jabara. >> say again? >> giant 4241 heavy, we saw the plane on the radar and it appears you are at jabara airport. >> say again the name of it again? >> jabara. >> the jet was supposed to land at the mcconnell air force base late last night but somehow ended up at the jabara airport, making matters worse, jabara has no control tower and a runway that's only half the length of mcconnell's, so as it is now the 747 dream lifter cannot take off from there, the runway is too short. >> nine miles southeast. >> yes, sir, we just landed at the other airport. >> reporter: and it doesn't end there, a tug that was on its way to help move the dreamlifter broke down, accordi

> close but this southwest flight attendant is a little bit closer to what is actually required the faa. [music] flush >> a lot of instructions no doubt but some regarding your personal electronic devices are about to change according to the head of the faa. most can tolerate radio int p r interference from electronic portable devices. it is safe to read download materials like e books and calendars and also play games. >> i like the idea of being able to read my nook. >> you won't be allowed to connect to the internet until the plane reaches 10,000 feet. at no time will you be allowed to make phone calls. passengers have more freedom inside the cabin. most of the time the guy sitting next to me he will turn it off anyway. >> some passengers could start seeing the changes as early as today. each will term how and when it allows the broader use of tablets and e readers and smart phones. patti ann? >> good news for taxpayers. new rules to put an end to the use it or lose it health insurance policy. lauren simonetti has more on this and other top business news. >> they are called flex spen

. >> the faa says airline page ers will be able to use most electronic devices throughout their flights. those are the headlines "america tonight" is up next on al jazeera america. kicked off the state's prominent film commission less than 24 hours after our investigative report. >>> good evening, i'm joie chen. we begin with breaking news at that hour. there are major developments in our exclusive investigation into one of california's most powerful politicians. he has been officially removed from the film commission after al jazeera exposed how he was exposed in an elaborate undercover sting. josh a lot of developments coming very late in the day. >> the president says he is sick to his stomach, he spent the day reviews this criminal affidavit obtained exclusively. he accepted more than $60,000 in bribes. from undercover fbi agents posing as film executives. he was immediately removed from the film commission. and the fbi issued a statement saying they turned over the affidavit for analysis. >> for our viewers we heard so much from you yesterday, all of the background of how you came

faa spokesperson says under the protocol . planes still wo' land side-by-side but can t faa will allow stagger land on two runways. meaning an additional one to six planes can land. sfo airport offic say this won't be the end-a- be-all to weather delays, b will help get rid of some oe back up. and you on time tor destination i know a lot of a passengers are wondering - will openino runways in foggy or bad wea be safe? sfo officials say did several years of safety studies before giving this w protocol the green light. we know they implemented thw rule in late september. hast helped since? september. has it helped si yeah, it's still too soon f them to know how much it he because as you know we had weather throughout all of october. but sfo spokepersoy it could make a big differe because after all we know, delays are weather related. thank you cate cauguiran at s-f-o. time is 6-- let's get a look at weather and traffic. at weather and traffic. he's meteorologist lawrence karn. today is election day in california and in other sta

the faa is starting with pilots with a body mass index of 40. but plans to lower that to 30 soon. what does that mean? a six-foot man with a 40 bmi would wear nearly 300 pounds. and 30 bmi, that same man would weigh 220 pounds. >> i think pilots will embrace it. pilots don't want to make mistakes. >> reporter: this is not just pilots. it's also flight controllers who will be covered down the line on these new guidelines. and, george, this is a major change. and it is coming soon. >> seems like it. okay, david, thanks very much. >>> we're going to turn to the holiday bargains coming earlier than ever this year. walmart has announced they're going to match the best black friday prices starting this friday. rebecca jarvis has more. on this race by retailers to ring up end of the year sales. sales are going to go to halloween next. >> i asked them that exact same question at walmart yesterday. it feels like they're expanding the clock. they told me, this is the super bowl. they have a lot of plays to run. they're trying to run them with as much time as they have available. that's why

the faa administrator is announcing changes to this announced october 5th. he is announcing as we speak. the changes are five years in the making and they stem from hard lessons learned from several recent crashes most recent, the kogen air flight 3407 in 2009. that plane was descending into buffalo on autopilot in icing conditions, when the pilot who was young and inexperienced and fatigued from overwork and lack of rest, disengaged autopilot and took control himself. the stick shaker which warned impending stall but the pilot reacted pulling aircraft up, slowing sped instead of pushing down which he should have done. the plane winged over plummeted to the ground killing all aboard. there is growing concern increased automation may less on pilot effectiveness in rare emergency circumstances like that. new training for crosswind takeoffs and landings and better runway safety rules as well. the faa says that air carriers will have five years to comply with these new rules. that will allow time for software upgrades in flight simulation technology. it is expec

over night tonight relatively clear 32 >>> the faa offers new rules to allow drones to fly safely in the u.s. we'll show you how the federal government is trying to balance business privacy and safety. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." [ telephone ringing ] [ sniffs ] girl scout: [ clears throat ] hi. i just finished an energy audit of this building and started my own dog walking business. what did you do to deserve that thin mints flavor coffee-mate? it's only one of the most delicious girl scout cookie flavors ever. i changed the printer ink. really? it's actually tricky. you're lucky i like your tie. [ male announcer ] your favorite girl scout cookie flavors out of the box and into your coffee-mate. nestle. good food, good life. ♪ ♪ [ man ] adventure, it means taking chances. it means trying something new. [ woman ] just, that uncertainty of what's to come. [ man ] just kidding. ♪ ♪ can you please stop doing that? ♪ ♪ [ woman ] you walk outside in brooklyn, and it's cement and broken glass. and this is just like... the opposite of that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male

we have had changes in the faa rules that have been in place 25 years and couldn't change them. it is a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. >> reporter: this isn't the end of the road. the families group says it will continue to push for a pilots records database and safety management systems for all airlines all in the name of avoiding another tragedy like the one that took the lives of their loved ones. >>> all right. everyone knows tiger woods has a killer swing. the world's number one golfer took it to a new level. >> woods warmed up for a tournament in turkey by hitting balls from europe all the way in to asia. the bridge links the two continents so the swings weren't at impressive after all. but still impressive. >> still impressive. >> those who had to wait while the bridge was shut down were less impressed. >> isn't he shooting from the middle of the bridge. >> yeah, he has a stronger swing than that. >> i'd like to give it a go. >> yeah, i it this would bounce on the pavement and roll the rest of the way. sometimes you hit the car path and it goes another 50

the coast guard and faa have investigating. >> may day, may day, may day i have a door ajar. >> i have a door open. >> i have a door ajar and a passenger that fell down. >> the search for answers and the possible victim. >> so sorry. the president apologizing dozens of times in a speech about his health care plan them change he's making and its impact on you. >> too tired the lawsuit in ohio over a nurse that complained about her exhausting workload and the accident that killed her on her way home. >> they cannot expect these nurses to work under these conditions. >> reporter: the legal and personal battle over long work weeks and employee safety. it is friday, november 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> all right. good friday morning, everyone. a lot of stuff to get to. we had a busy week. >> always a busy week. we climbed the mountain. >> reached the summit and we are. >> at the top. >> any fun plans for the weekend? >> i have my brother coming in to manhattan, new york city tonight with my college buddy. it is guys night

>>> the faa gives a green light to new landing procedures at sfo that should ease chronic delays for travelers. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> a change of course at san francisco airport. the airport is replacing a long standing protocol with a new one, designed to land more planes during fog, or bad weather. ken wayne is live at sfo to tell us how the faa's relaxed actions may work. >> reporter: the busiest airport is also the worst for on time performance. and just in time for the busy holiday travel season. this new landing procedure is expected to cut down those delays, and keep the planes moving. regular travelers through sfo all have the same story. if you fly through her during bad weather, expect the possibility of being stuck. ically just expected there's a possibility of fog, and bad weather, and it might have a delay. >> reporter: the delays are caused by incoming flights forced to line up single file in bad weather. >> i'm always checking if it's going to be delayed, because it's like, you could come here and be delayed an hour or two. >> reporter: since sfo sits on t

the faa is investigating what went wrong. >> incredible new photos to show you. what appears to be a fireball shooting across the sty. it happened over portland, oregon last night. the question now, what is it? there are conflicting reports this morning. some experts say it was a fireball caused by a meteor. others believe that it was a jet contrail that reflected in the morning sunlight. last month in other fireball streaked through the sky in portland. thousands of meteors fly through the atmosphere each day but most of them are not visibile. >> the florida congressman tray radel holding a news conference saying he will not step down this after needing guilty of a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession. he was nabbed buying the drugs in a sting operation. he will take a leave of absence and seek treatment for alcoholism. >> i am being held accountable for the decisions i have made in my life, and i am -- i have found treatment and i am working on treatment. and like anything in life of courses i ha -- i have to rebui that trust. i fully understand that and i

it comes into getting any kind of transportation, extension, in place, especially given all of the faa stuff that has to be done. and so, i think that there is a lot of things to look at here and i will say too, that when it comes to and i have always thought that when it comes to phase two, i will almost completely defer to cal train, because that is really so, so, integral, to the other things that director lee talked about just going on with them. that i, you know that i am going to be passive in the whole thing because my gosh, you know, it is, it is your whole life and you know, phase one was mine. and so at this point, i mean, i am going to say okay, i am going to listen to other people that have as much interest in phase two and if i didn't phase one, and this is something and, phase two is very important, and this is the thing that makes the transit station work and no question. and with the high speed rail being a big question mark all the way around. and i think that there is just going to be a lot of thoughts that have to be given to all of this. thank you, director. >> i wi

. , they're talking to this faa command center in washington. conference calls keep controllers up-to-date with changing conditions. and a warning for travelers think before you book. >>: a storm as big as this one will be hard to avoid. >>darya: coming up on the kron4 morning news, waiting for president obama. he should be arriving within the hour at san francisco. we are a lot that we will have a team of coverage on his visits. and a violent trend sweeping across the nation has landed in the bay area. we'll tell you what to watch out for. >>george: welcome back to the kron4 morning news. an off ramp closure in fremont southbound 880 still backed up into new work. it is improving however. it will continue to see improving conditions on the bayshore. there is still a lot of slow traffic between san mateo and hillsdale and then from redwood city to mountain view the north bound ride into san francisco is still backed up from before the 280 interchange. over at the bay bridge the westbound back up i think is indicative of lighter traffic for this

the faa is finally relaxing the rules for using electronic devices. flyers will use smart phones tablets and ereaders. they must be in airplane mode or connected to the plane's wi-fi. the travel editor is in abu dhabi this morning. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. here's what happens. probably the worst kept secret because the last months has been clear, not if they would relax the rules, but when. the new rules mean airline passengers can have a gate to gate experience using personal devices. blackberries and kindles and ipads meaning they can use them on the ground as long as they are in airplane mode and the old rules kick in with wi-fi on the plane, they can use it. the real problem is when is it going to happen? airlines have to apply to the faa to say they are capable of doing this. two airlines have done that. jet blue and delta. they have to weigh in as to whether or not they are concerned. the problem is they have to be sky cops. people are using their blackberries right now on the plane. how are they going to know whether they are on

the faa relaxing rules about electronics during flights. you won't be able to make calls or send texts you have to ep coup the phone on airplane mode. you can play games, listen to music or work on the powerpoint presentation. delta and jetblue have applied to use the new rules. >>> police in san diego for a man caught on camera pepper spraying a bus driver. the man you see dressed in a jack-o'-lantern t-shirt apparently began harassing passengers. he was asked to get off the bus. he then walked to the front and sprayed the driver. >>> remember yesterday we told you about fashion designer karl lagerfeld's controversial comments about plus size models? these are available in sizes ranging from 6 to 20. according to huff post style, 57% of american women buy size 16 or higher. likely they will relate better to some of these-month-olds. a follow-up to yesterday's conversation. >> i like that. it was good to follow on it that way. >>> there's a book out, it has things that people in politics don't want us to know, at least that's what the autho

it was where the faa now stands at 600 independence avenue southwest. northrup wrote the voices of patriotic representatives boasting of freedom and equality and the rattling of the poor slaves' chains almost commingled. >> visitors would say they're on capitol hill and suddenly would hear the sounds and screaming of the slaves in the slave pen. >> reporter: that juxtaposition, the slave pen here, the u.s. capitol right over here, is no accident. slavery was far more central to america's founding than many of us care to remember. >> slaves built the capitol. they built the white house, so much of the streets that you walk on once built by enslaved labor. >> my name is solomon northrup. i'm a free man. >> reporter: from d.c. northrup's captors drug him south through alexandria. >> he came through this building, but i don't know if he was actually sold in this building. >> reporter: row after row of slave dealers once clustered on u street like used car dealers cluster together now says a georgetown professor and one of the largest slave markets still sta

>>> the faa gives a green light to new landing procedures at sfo that should ease chronic delays for travelers. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> a change of course at san francisco airport. the airport is replacing a long standing protocol with a new one, designed to land more planes during fog, or bad weather. ken wayne is live at sfo to tell us how the faa's relaxed actions may work. >> reporter: the busiest airport is also the worst for on time performance. and just in time for the busy holiday travel season. this new landing procedure is expected to cut down those delays, and keep the planes moving. regular travelers through sfo all have the same story. if you fly through her during bad weather, expect the possibility of being stuck. ically just expected there's a possibility of fog, and bad weather, and it might have a delay. >> reporter: the delays are caused by incoming flights forced to line up single file in bad weather. >> i'm always checking if it's going to be delayed, because it's like, you could come here and be delayed an hour or two. >> reporter: since sfo sits on t

the faa says you can now or soon will be able to use many of your electronic devices during takeoff and landing. the question this

cong up on "early today" -- a floridpilot tells the faa a passenger fe out of his plane and into the ocean. the search continues. >>> toronto mayor roford's moh and unsavory behavior coinue to shock the masses wait until you hear the late. >>> health care whiplash. the esident's latest plan to fix the system. >>> pl -- more aid aives in the typhoon-ravagephilippines. >>> also, florida's sihole oblem is getting dicier by the day. >>> and bett triple check the tunnel height next time. "early today" starts rht now. >>> good morning. happy friday. i'm betty nguyen. >>> a bizarre incident is brewing inhe waters off miami, florida, whe a man is lost at sea after reportedly plunging 2,000 feet from a private plane. the search is now underway for the man who ll from an open door with no parachute on thursday. e mayday call revealthe tense moments. >> mayday, mayday, maay. i have a door ajar, and i'm heading toward tamiami. a passenger fell dow >> you said you have a passenger that fell out of your plan >>hat's correct, sir. he opened e back door, and he just fall down the plane. >> isounds a

we have had changes in the faa rules that have been in place 25 years and couldn't change them. it is a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. >> reporter: this isn't the end of the road. the families' group says it will continue to push for a pilots records database and safety management systems for all airlines all in the name of avoiding another tragedy like the one that took the lives of their loved ones. >>> all right. everyone knows tiger woods has a killer swing. the world's number-one golfer took it to a new level. >> woods warmed up for a tournament in turkey by hitting balls from europe all the way in to asia. the bridge links the two continents so the swings weren't that impressive after all. but still impressive. >> pretty impressive. all right. drivers, though, those who had to wait while the bridge was shut down were less impressed. wait a minute. that's cheating. isn't he driving from the middle of the bridge? >> yeah, he has a stronger swing than that. he can get that into asia from here. >> using a driver there. i'd like to give it a go. >> do you think

." >> the faa announced people can use cell phones and ipads. in related news, everybody was already doing that. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" brought to you by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." good morning, norah. >> good morning to you, charlie. happy friday. >> one month ago the obama administration launched healthcare.gov. this morning we know exactly how few americans were able to sign up for coverage at the start. >> as cbs news' sharyl attkisson repo reports. jan crawford report reports. good morning. >> that number shot up to 248. again, that's across the country. now, this time last month i was in a clinic in maryland. they had 40 appointments scheduled on day one, all these people so excited to sign up. but at that clinic they weren't able to sign up a single person. a month ago the promise of obama care for many was about to be reality. >> this really means a lot to me to be able to actually sign up for health care. >> but the excitement quickly turned to frustration and it became clear the probl

we're going to tell you why the faa is singling them out and keeping them grounded, next. >> a stanford evening year's youtube goes viral. >> that's san jose highway 87. interstate 280 interchange out there. you can see the traffic. mike's got that. we're back in two minutes. if >>> right now, the day's top stories. an 85-year-old veteran reportedly detained in north korea. merrill neuman's son says his father was ready to head home from a 10-day visit to the country when he was pulled off the plane by a uniformed korean officer. >> b.a.r.t.'s board of directors will vote on a new labor contract. within that is a provision requiring b.a.r.t. to pay up to 6 weeks of family leave per employee per year. b.a.r.t. claims its negotiator signed the wrong tentative deal and that provision should not have been there. >> the faa now cracking down on overweight pilots and air traffic controllers. it says people who are overweight are more likely to suffer from sleep apnea. those with a body mass index higher than 40 have to pass special tests. >> these are announcements. silicon valley. >> scott,