guantanamo bay. after taking off he pledged to close the detention center within one year, calling system of military commissions slowen ineffective. cleaning up something that is quite simply a mess. reporter: two years later the prison at guantanamo bay is still open for business. leaving president obama open for criticism. mike and peggy? despite all of the criticism mr. obama says he wants another four years in the white house. he made the announcement official in an e-mail to millions of supporters. reporter: with the election about 20 months away no republicans have declared their intention to run against the president. southwest airlines hopes to fly a complete schedule today with no cancelations. the airline was already forced to cut almost 700 flights after the roof of one of its planes tore open last week. reporter: the government is ordering more inspections of older jets. abc s t.j. winick has the latest on the investigation.
ld news no, terror trial. boom administration ordered a trial by military commission. the president backtracking on campaign promise on very same day he s announced he s run for re-election. it s tuesday, april 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. and i m mike marusarz. i m beingy bunker. president obama is giving in, saying suspects will not be tried in a civilian court in new york after all. why the attorney general is blaming congress for forceing their end. . much of the east wake up to storms, stretching a cross nearly 1,000 miles of the nation. we ll have a look at the damage,
this morning on world news now, scare in the air. an emergency safety order has been issued after a plane s roof tears opened in midair. starting today, all boeing 737s will be checked, grounding planes around the world. it s tuesday, april 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m peggy bunker. and i m mike marusarz. the faa is ordering all airlines to inspect their older 737s for metal fatigue. meanwhile, another flight had to make an emergency landing after smoke was reported in the cockpit. incredibly scary for a lot of commuters on those planes every day. and a new ncaa men s national basketball champion. did the clock finally strike midnight on the cinderella butler bulldogs? highlights are coming up. a tale of two halves.
this morning on world news now terror in the sky. a jet comes apart at the seams at 36,000 feet, forcing it to make an emergency landing this weekend. how did inspectors miss the dangerous crack and could this happen again? it s monday, april 4th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. and good morning, everyone. i m mike marusarz. i m peggy bunker. passengers on a southwest airlines flight got quite the scare this weekend when the roof of their plane started to peel off. could it have been prevented? also, what about other planes? we re going to take a look. very crazy stuff there. also ahead, it s official, president obama will run for re-election in 2012. the only question now is how
this morning on world news now breaking news. the president authorizes the evacuation of family members of american personnel in japan. as the fukushima nuclear plant edges closer to a total meltdown. it s thursday, march 17th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m peggy bunker. i m mike marusarz in for rob nelson. just hours ago president obama told japan s prime minister that he is authorizing the evacuation of family members of u.s. government employees in japan. of course, this is an indication now of this growing threat. absolutely. military helicopters have been dropping water on the crippled nuclear plant to try to cool the overheated reactors. but is it too little too late? a lot of people asking that exact question.