The aircraft forced a flight to be delayed, a passenger to be removed from the plane and arrested for being drunk and disorderly in public. Tonight, the video that youll see only on abc 7 news. He said the plane is going to go down, this plane is going to be destroyed. Reporter thats what one passenger told us he overheard a man near him scream above jetblue flight 1136. He said it so loud in volume he got my attention. Reporter abc 7 news spoke with Patrick Alexander who caught parts of the moments on his smartphone. My hand was shaking and i wa nervous the entire time. Reporter the flight was en route to sfo from long beach. As soon as the flight crew was aware of the threat, the Airport Security met the plane when it landed. The officers board the plane and immediately identify and escort the man off the plane. And maybe the threat is still on the plane and they took him off the plane and the rest of the passengers had to stay on board. Reporter the flight was delayed 45 minutes. Of
Tons of salt on hand. Reporter according to the long island power authority, the storm has the potential to cause Power Outages for 100,000 customers on long island. And for the first time ever, lipa is deferring storm operations and response to its subcontractor, national grid. But in manhattan today, it was mostly business as usual, although many workers did try to leave early to beat the snow. And if the snowfall is anywhere close to the storm of 78, youll see the impact in Economic Data in the weeks ahead. Usually major storms cause increased volatility in Economic Data. So, that jobless claims jump significantly in the beginning as government offices close, because of the storm. And they surge back up after the offices reopened. Reporter if theres a Silver Lining in this storm, its the timing. The heaviest snowfall will happen over the weekend. And the cleanup is expected well before valentines day, which contributes 18 billion to the economy. Erika miller, n. B. R. , new york. Su
Some forecasters say this could be the blizzard of the century with record amounts of snow and extremely strong winds. In parts of the northeast, transportation was shut down. The governors of massachusetts and connecticut declared a state of emergency and banned car travel, Train Service and cancelled flights in and out of boston. While the worst of the storm has yet to hit, many businesses and cities were busy making preparations today. Erika miller reports. Reporter this monstrous storm is already being compared to the great blizzard of 78, when vast amounts of snow blanketed the ohio valley and the great lakes. That storm lasted 36 hours, leaving cars stranded. This storm could also be historic. Weather forecasters predict it will leave up to three feet of snow in a wide swath stretching from new york to boston. Preparations are well underway. Airlines cancelled nearly 4,500 flights, leaving many travelers stranded. Here at laguardia, as you can see, our Port Authority men and wome
Tons of salt on hand. Reporter according to the long island power authority, the storm has the potential to cause Power Outages for 100,000 customers on long island. And for the first time ever, lipa is deferring storm operations and response to its subcontractor, national grid. But in manhattan today, it was mostly business as usual, although many workers did try to leave early to beat the snow. And if the snowfall is anywhere close to the storm of 78, youll see the impact in Economic Data in the weeks ahead. Usually major storms cause increased volatility in Economic Data. So, that jobless claims jump significantly in the beginning as government offices close, because of the storm. And they surge back up after the offices reopened. Reporter if theres a Silver Lining in this storm, its the timing. The heaviest snowfall will happen over the weekend. And the cleanup is expected well before valentines day, which contributes 18 billion to the economy. Erika miller, n. B. R. , new york. Su
Snow storm that could cripple the east coast. Some forecasters say this could be the blizzard of the century with record amounts of snow and extremely strong winds. In parts of the northeast, transportation was shut down. The governors of massachusetts and connecticut declared a state of emergency and banned car travel, Train Service and cancelled flights in and out of boston. While the worst of the storm has yet to hit, many businesses and cities were busy making preparations today. Erika miller reports. Reporter this monstrous storm is already being compared to the great blizzard of 78, when vast amounts of snow blanketed the ohio valley and the great lakes. That storm lasted 36 hours, leaving cars stranded. This storm could also be historic. Weather forecasters predict it will leave up to three feet of snow in a wide swath stretching from new york to boston. Preparations are well underway. Airlines cancelled nearly 4,500 flights, leaving many travelers stranded. Here at laguardia, a