this is one of the safest airline to confide. reporter: the consumer expecexport i talked to said it don t be surprised to see a commercial coming up that hints at the recent troubles. reporting in san francisco, kron 4 news. pam: the southwest plane that made the emergency landing on friday was 15 years old and that has raised questions about the safety of aging aircraft. kate thompson is here and she spoke to aviation experts, are the older planes on safe. ? kate: it s not really the age of the plane but how much it s maintained. that s where you have to be careful. it and making sure how many times the plane takes off and lands. it s like an aluminum blum. we have a graphic illustration, you can see how the plane expands and contracts every time it takes off. that s what causes the plane to age. that can cause the cracks in the airplane. that s really what you have to focus on when it comes to the age of the airplane making sure it s safe and well maintained. pam: are
defense, resting their case without calling a single witness. believing the prosecution has simply not prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. right-handers and refusal to testify and cooperate with the government left a huge void in their case which is why the defense didn t calling witnesses and in put barry on the stand. greg anderson was the key to the prosecution case and his absence makes this case impossible for the government approved. dan: earlier in the day the judge dismissed one of the five counts against bonds at least for remaining. he s accused of lying to the grand jury when he said he never knowingly took steroids, when he said he never knowingly took human growth hormone and when he said greg anderson never injected him. he s also accused of obstruction of justice. closing arguments are expected to get under way thursday morning. the judge expects the case to go to the jury before the end of the day. at the federal courthouse in san francisco, dan cur
terisa: muni officials tell kron 4 news that a foot or fails to shut when the train is getting ready to leave the station, it is a clear indication that something is seriously wrong. that should trigger a series of steps to take. to see this can hear? johnny the muni director of operation it explains the pin is used to keep the door shut in cases like what happened during friday situation. you can take a series of actions such as at isolating the door and then securing it to close to what that cawith a pin. it insures the door will not move. we immediately to the train at of service. we inspected the fleet, during the course of the investigation it it appears that our procedures for isolating a door were not followed correctly. terisa: he said muni has launched an investigation and has placed the operator to 10 year veteran on non driving status. it separately they have a message to the public in case this ever happens again. i would underscore the fact that there s a s
no reported injuries. they evacuated via the chutes. j.r.stone: no reports of injuries, the good news. outside even see it s a very quiet day, were talking about 100 different passengers and crew members will likely be here within the next five minutes. it will get busy, you won t want to tune in at 6:00 to hear some of the stories about what it was like on board that flight earlier this morning that made that landing. reporting in san francisco, kron 4 news. catherine: safety concerns surrounding southwest airlines after a bay colt opened in the roof of one of the planes on friday. the cracks suspected of causing fuselage failure. investigators say the area that ripped open shows evidence of fatigue cracking and they say it was there before the incident friday. the crack a sparked a nationwide inspection of all boeing 737. kate thompson it is at oakland airport tonight and joins us live with a look at the investigation. kate: there s been a lot of of talk about how safe t
mine. now there is a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest. the police released the suspect sketches, the family of roy and spoke today. reggie johnson and now with that part of the story. reporter: this is the first time his family is speaking out about the attack. it appears he was cared for his lecture in the dodger game. the victim s cousin said his wife heard from brian minutes before he was beaten up. my wife received a text message from ryan during the game, where he basically said he was scared and side of the stadium. reporter: they re still looking for the suspects a hopefully the were seeing the tip to find the suspects. pam: surprisingly bryant s family said they did not blame dodger fans for the attack, both lines and our telephone system have been ringing constantly day and night people wanting to know what they can do always wanting to know how and is getting through all this. it i know brian is being helped by other groups that are colle