and cancellations. the challenge for the nation s airlines, navigating a summer of weather extremes, record heat, rain, tornadoes, lightning, and historic flooding. in st. pete clear water, four people were injured after an allegiant air flight hit turbulence. . we have several head injuries and one ankle. reporter: now micro forecasting to the zip code to help airlines predict delays, and could predict the severe injury-causing turbulence we have seen in recent years. 431 laguardia has been caught in a ground stop. reporter: the a.i. program is called gale. is my flight going to leave on time from laguardia airport this afternoon? reporter: the company is tomorrow io. overseeing the suspected weather forecast for the flight at that exact time over the course of the day. reporter: gale uses satellites and thousands of other data points, sensors on
reporter: the jet was full. nearly 300 onboard. at least 13 people were taken to hospitals after the plane landed, seven with serious injuries. while the seatbelt light was on, passengers say there was no warning from the crew. in fact, three flight attendants were hospitalized because they were walking around the cabin. fright data shows the weather was cleary rough as the plane approached honolulu, a forecast hawaiian airlines says it knew about. and modern passenger planes have technology to detect certain turbulent conditions. so tonight, the big question why did it happen? radars cannot see what s called clear air turbulence, and invisible kind of turbulence that tends to be up at very high altitudes where airliners are cruising. reporter: and the hawaiian flight was not the only midair scare overnight. two passengers and three crew members were treated in houston after their flight from rio hit turbulence over the cancun area. their injuries described as
entitled to put their people in place and i hope the democrats don t vote on ideological grounds and i know you ll see a split in the democrats. they will vote on ideological grounds but a lot of people will support the nominees because of tradition and because they are in tough races. i have to go. i m over time here. but do you have a pick for secretary of state? i do not. i think the three main names have hit turbulence and we re going to get somebody new and different. ari fleischer, thank you. appreciate it. up next, donald trump is well on his way to filling his cabinet but just how much diversity can we expect from his team? i love getting more for less. that s why this control enthusiast rents from national. where i can skip the counter. .and choose any car in the aisle. on average, four out of every five rentals at national is a free upgrade. getting a full-size and paying for a mid-size?
ideological grounds. and i guarantee you will see a split this the democratic senate. they will vote on ideological grounds but a lot of people will support the nominees because of tradition and because they are in tough races. i have to go. i m over time here. but do you have a pick for secretary of state? i do not. i think the three main names have hit turbulence and we re going to get somebody new and different. ari fleischer, thank you. appreciate it. up next, donald trump is well on his way to filling his cabinet but just how much diversity can we expect from his team? every day starts better with a healthy smile. start yours with philips sonicare, the no.1 choice of dentists. compared to oral-b 7000, philips sonicare flexcare platinum removes significantly more plaque. this is the sound of sonic technology cleaning deep between teeth. hear the difference? get healthier gums in just 2 weeks vs a manual toothbrush and experience an amazing feel of clean.
the mother of the so-called affluenza teen is on her way to the u.s. she s charged with apprehension of a juvenile. the chicago preliminary is getting a major overhaul in the wake of a number of deadly and controversial shootings. the city s mayor announced the police balanced budget getting 700 new tasers as well as training. right now, only 20% of the officers have access to nonlethal weapons. 21 passengers to china hit turbulence. they were forced to land in calgary because of the injuries. an emergency spokesperson said none of the injuries are life threatening. one of the biggest environmental disasters ever in u.s. history is happening right now. and chances are you probably have no idea what it is. about 25 miles northwest from where i am, an enormous amount of methane gas has been spewing from a natural gas storage facility for months.