Were able to stop him and the San Francisco bound plane diverted to portland and emerson was then taken into custody, according to some new court documents, emerson told the port of Portland Police following his arrest that he had been struggling with depression and then a friend had recently died and he had taken some psychedelic mushrooms about 48 hours before he attempted to cut the engines. He also says he did not sleep in more than 40 hours. Alaska airlines said today that emerson has been relieved of all of his duties and federal prosecutors. Meanwhile, have charged emerson with interfering with a flight crew which can carry up to 20 years in prison. Well get those details now from kron. 4 Charles Clifford. On tuesday, the fbi filed a criminal complaint against robert emerson. In that complaint, they detail the moments before and after he allegedly tried to turn off the engines of the plane in a federal criminal complaint filed against joseph emerson. The fbi says that the pilot
From cbs news bay area, this is the afternoon edition. Good afternoon. Im ryan yamamoto. We begin with breaking news over the battle of driverless cars. The dmv suspended cruise s permits for its vehicles. It appears this is connected to a deadly crash in San Francisco earlier this month. In that case, police say a different car with a human driver hit a pedestrian who then got trapped underneath a cruise car. Cruise says their vehicle did follow safety protocols. The human driver took off, still at large. In the meantime, you will not see any driverless cruise cars on the streets. But, the dmv says the decision does not impact cruise cars with the human safety driver. Court documents showing what happened when an east bay pilot tried to interfere with the flight to sfo. That pilot expected to appear in court for the first time this afternoon to face federal charges. The flight was on its way to San Francisco from outside seattle. Joseph emerson from Pleasant Hill was riding in the jum
X. And new reporting on the growing concern about us troops being targeted by iranian backed militant s. Our expert discusses a potential us response. The death toll rising after this massive highway pile up in louisiana. The socalled super fog thats to blame and the concern today. New details emerging about the off duty Airline Pilot accused of trying to crash a plane full of passengers by shutting off the engines midflight while sitting in the cockpit. What were learning about his past. Parents now suing a fast food chain claiming their daughter died after drinking lemonade with three times more caffeine than red bull. How panera bread is responding. More schools canceling halloween celebrations in class. Is the holiday getting too expensive . And later, the shoe store with a challenge to its customers try to steal a pair of shoes if you dare. From abc news in new york, this is america this morning. Good Tuesday Morning, everyone. Im andrew dymburt. Good morning to you. Im rhiannon a
Israel hitting more targets for hamas and hezbollah, as the u. S. Points to iran for attacks on u. S. Military in the region. Overnight two more hostages released by hamas, touching down in tel aviv. What one woman is saying about her kidnapping ordeal as more than 200 people are still being held, including an israeliamerican. His parents will join us live on gma. The off duty pilot accused of trying to crash a plane subdued by the flight crew and arrested, now set to face a judge. This morning were hearing from passengers who were on board. Speaker showdown. Eight candidates facing off in a secret ballot this morning with the potential Government Shutdown just over three weeks away. Super fog. A deadly pileup outside new orleans. Seven People Killed when visibility dropped near zero in some spots. This morning ginger is tracking the new super fog threat happening right now. Overnight Britney Spears in her own voice. Reliving everything that you are about to hear has been exciting, hea
Here. Plus, a major hurdle for those who take the ferry from alameda to the big closure thats now in place through the end of the year. And the alternative routes youll need to take. Live from Jack London Square this is mornington to the nine. Today is monday, october 23rd. Were looking live at the San Francisco bay. And then theres the estuary in the middle and at the very back is mount diablo. A little bit of fog sprinkled in. This is a very , very nice shot here of the bay area and the rain is done. Were going to talk to steve in just a little bit about what we can expect this week. If you want to raise a happy, successful child, experts say to wait as long as possible to give them a phone. Thats according to a yale psychology professor. According to a report from common sense media. Children ages 8 to 12 who have phones spend about five hours a day glued to them while teenagers are on them for about eight hours a day. Experts say this behavior is likely to encourage Poor Mental Hea