Im terry mcsweeney. A suspicious item inside some luggage ends up closing down terminal two for hours today. Tonight, the airport is working on getting things back to normal. Nbc bay areas Kristen Smith live at sfo. What shut down the terminal . It turns out theyre calling it a toy grenade. When it was found, they didnt know exactly what it was. I did take a look inside terminal two a short time ago. I have to tell you the good news is right now it looks like any other travel day. There are no long lines. There was a different story when the suspicious item was found earlier. A spokesperson for sfo confirmed that that was a toy grenade found in a piece of luggage. There was a heavy Police Presence by San Francisco police earlier today. As soon as security agents made the discovery. Travelers in the lobby of terminal two and at the checkpoint were cleared out and moved from terminal two to terminal one. There, travelers found long check point lines in frustration as they worried about c
Nbc bay area news. Thank you very much. Some frustrating moments and long lines for travelers at sfo. Terminal two was cleared out because of a suspicious item. That item now called a toy hand grenade. Spokesperson for sfo says it was discovered in a piece of luggage at a check point at terminal two earlier today. There was a Strong Police presence while investigators tried to figure out if this thing was real. The terminal lobby was cleared out and travelers went to terminal one where they were frustrated by long lines getting longer all the time and concerns about missing their flight. Originally, there wasnt a line. They had to shut down the terminal and told us to go to one. Before you knew it, that line was all the way in l. A. X. Here we are in San Francisco. Lines are back to normal now and its business as usual at both terminals. If youre going to sfo, help yourselves. No long lines anymore. Administration says they didnt have information on possible residual delays and advised
Hour ago. Had to be very emotional. For me being a mom, it was a very emotional day here. Even though maddie was just eight years old, she was full of life. That was very clear when we saw a video that she produced and starred in and when her mother read an entry from her daughters diary. More than 1,000 people came out to the arena in santa cruz to celebrate the life of madison middleton, the eightyearold g girl was killed in her apartment complex last month. Her 15yearold neighbor has been charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing her. Today many of her friends from the community where he lives sang songs in her honor. Her mother read from her diary and shared a video that maddy made herself. Im hoping that much like the way the lord is moving in her life, its all about compassion. Shes showed amazing strength and compassion. The lesson to walk away is not to demonize anybody. Were all grieving together. American idol finalist james durbin sang let it be and another fr
Marianne favro has more. Marianne . Reporter it was an emotional and meaningful tribute. One including a video made by maddy herself. The sound of bag pipes pierced the silence as Maddy Middletons mother joins 1400 others to celebrate her daughters life. Maddy was just eight years old when she was murdered last month. Just a few months from her home in santa cruz. Her 15yearold neighbor is charged with raping and killing her. The message is not to de demonize anybody. We are here together. Today many, including artists, turned to music to express the grief. An American Idol finalist james durbin sang for maddy. Everyone got to know the little girl a little better especially when her mother read from her diary. Dear diary, today was christmas at school. I went to all of the fun centers. It was amaze ppg. She even showed a video showing her creativity. She is wonderful, smart, had many friends. Even strangers say they have been touched by maddy. My family and i came out because we were t
Welcome the Morning Blend. Good morning, everybody. How was your labor day . It was great. No, it was. I appreciated the extra time. My dogs got haircuts. Thats good. That was the combination i accomplished. And i fixed a broken sprinkler with my husband. I cant plan anything to get to the pipes, and i have no ideas. I finished the nursery. Pictures my hand hurts from all of the you guys put together ikea furniture . Yeah, its great furniture, but man, after a while your hand starts to almost bleed. It gets raw. How many hours did it take . Enough. A crib, and the drawers, and you put the toys in, and you got the other thing with the thing. You put the books in. Too many. Its done. Getting ready. First up, sorry. Little bit of a rampage. States pageant is to provide a lifechanging experience for young women a crosscountry, gives them a voice to those, needing to be heard. And two local students were crowned winners. There they are. Yes, they are local las vegas, joining us to talk abou