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The federal regulations that might have protected them do not, because this was not a denied boarding. this was booting people and breaking a legal contract with a passenger to put on crew. so united doesnt have the federal law to fall back on. and now theyve moved to secure the evidence. uniteds in quite a pickle. and they should have reached out immediately to apologize. and to help. >> well, marvette, to that point, we heard a couple things about the apology. we heard a public apology that th...

>> reporter: yet, putin may not meet with secretary of state dex tillerson in moscow f morrow, even though putin once bestowed an order of friendship on the former exxon c.e.o. white house spokesman sean spicer said the face to face was not necessary. >> he can convey his sentiments and thoughts of the united states to the foreign minister. o reporter: would the history ri putin meeting with kerry and previous secretaries of state influence the presidents ,udgment on that? >> im not going to-- i...

Belligerent. in his first statement, he only apologized for having to re-accommodate customers. >> the ceos response was off mark. it was not in line with the alleged core values of united airlines. it was not sympathetic. it was not apologetic. and he really seemed to coddle the myth that all passengers are belligerent and/or disruptive, which was not the case in this instance. >> reporter: although its legal for airlines to deny boarding to passengers if its overbooked, lawmakers are also call...

Vouchers dont fly a lot. >> had very happy customers people like a gift card. not being locked in to a future flight on united. brian: stuart, people understand if its a natural cause, have you a huge storm, you cant get plaid at the airline. if you overbook a flight just so you dont lose money on that flight and then you have that attitude you are randomly off, thats the issue. >> i think all airlines overbook because people dont show up for flight and they dont want empty seat they dont want t...

>> > tonigh stories as we come on -- the hitler gaffe. the white house press secretary under scrutiny tonight after his comparison to the holocaust, saying even hitler didnt do what bashar al assad did. with chemical weapons. the global fallout. millions around the world, watching this moment. and now the backlash against the united airlines. tonight, what the ceo is now saying. the state of emergency now declared in florida. with so many families on spring break, were on the scene of the wi...

Learning the instructor will not face charges. and we have important news on men and prostate cancer. good evening and its great to have you with us on a tuesday night. we begin with that fire storm after comments made at the white house while being pressed on syria and the strategy moving guard the white house press secretary in talking about bashar al assad. more than a million died in hitlers gas chambers. spicer apologizing just moments ago. youre about to hear it. we begin with senior w...

And average 30 credits a year, maintain the gpa required to graduate and live and work in state after college the same number of years they received tuition assistance. free two-year college is offered in tennessee, oregon, minnesota and california. >> todays announcement in new york could really inspire other states to tackle the problem of college affordability. >> reporter: this fall she heads to the city university of new york to major in chemistry and become a doctor. >> i will be able, you...

Lester, back to you. caught on camera by several passengers that sparked a firestorm of outrage. it happened when police were called to forcibly remove a passenger, physically dragging him from the plane, when he refused to surrender his assigned seat so the airline could use his seat and three others to reposition some of its crew members. tonight, the department of transportation launched an investigation and we get the latest from nbcs tom costello. >> reporter: the video is startling. thre...

Areas housing squeeze. buried kpix 5 news at 6:00 begins with the deal that could be a game changer for the bay areas housing squeeze. buried inside the gas tax measure, a major boost to mass transit. good evening, i am virt aund cuvur aund cu-- vur aund cuvur aund cu. -- kpix 5s phil matier is live in dublin with the plans. >> reporter: the train that passed us could carry more if plans keep picking up steam. here is the story. critical vote was needed to pass the recent gas tax hike, a pro...

>> mack. boarding is 1300 in cash. they could have offered the maximum. the backlash prompted the airlines ceo to respond tweeting i apologize for having to recomidate these customers. our team is moving is moving to work with authorities. >> was the passenger wrong in anyway way for refusing to get off? >> i dont think he was wrong. i think my only way of saying he was wrong -- well, ive never seen this happen before. ive never seen a passenger roughed up and dragged off a plane to put an emplo...