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>> one of the maintenance workers flagged down a police car, and a chase ensues. >> you have citizens out on the road and then when you have people that drive crazy trying to get away from the police it just creates a dangerous situation. >> theyre putting innocent people in a lot of danger by the way theyre driving and especially the fact that theyve got a trailer with a very heavy piece of equipment on the back. >> the heavy trailer makes it difficult to maneuver through traffic, but somehow n...

Im lori wilson. heres whats happening. opposition leaders continue to protest decreases by the president. three maintenance workers were injured in washington. the fire was briefly evacuated. president obama took his daughters shopping in a book store in support of small business saturday picking up some christmas gifts. now back to "lockup." due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >> last call. come on. >> at the louisville metro department of corrections jail, lun...

An unusual and dangerous high-speed chase is the culmination of a day-long crime spree in north carolina. >> a utility truck of some kind. >> and the frightening ending is all caught in the eye of the sky of local nbc station wcnc-36. >> ooh. >> hit speeds upwards of 90 miles an hour with this truck and trailer and lawnmower. >> april 9th, 2008, a landscaping crew in huntersville, north carolina, is in a municipal pickup truck when suddenly a trio of armed criminals steal it. >> the suspect and ...

>> >> are airline seats a greater threat than terrorist? airlines grounded to be checked for loose seats. whole rows came loose. worries that airlines are cutting back on maintenance to save money. >> i unfortunately say it is so. safety trumps bargain prices and without safe planes you will not sell the tickets. american airlines should consider raising prices and bring the laid off maintenance workers. and the bankruptcy thing is causing. and i think there is room to do that. flier demand is r...

Situation could be related to the tensions between labor and management for the airline. the airline filing for bankruptcy and cutting labor costs and laying off maintenance workers. we have new information on last thursdays shooting in a minnesota sign shop, where five people died. the gunman was an employee. he worked his shift. he was told to meet with his boss. he was fired for poor performance and then opened fire after getting his last paycheck. he later took his own life. im aindz. back t...

Pilot has to say. f came loose out of the floor. you are coming up next on "fox passengers are unable to sit in and friends". ♪ that seat. ♪ born free. >> gretchen: yesterday another flight from new york to miami forced to turn around for the ♪ free, like a river raging same reason. the planes recently underwent maintenance during time when strong. ♪ is the wind we are facing seats were removed and reinstalled. eight american airlines planes . removed from service. the incidents could be...

You know, a big part of it for us is that report of seats coming loose. lets see what ron white has to there isnt anything on the schedule. say about all this. his latest comedy act is called a little unprofessional. and he joins us now. could it be, im just going to throw it out -- could it be theyve had all these labor talks with their maintenance workers and pilots, could it have something to do with that, like they go and do a little work with the screwdriver and accidentsally undo the seats...

Pretty quickly. >> reporter: a second american flight, from jfk this time to miami, turned back after takeoff because of loose seats, elevating americans struggles from inconvenience to safety concerns. >> i think it could be sabotage, or it could just be sloppiness, but either way, its kind of a disaster for the airlines. >> reporter: american is in the middle of a labor dispute with all of its unions including its maintenance workers, but insists despite earlier claims that the 97% increase in...

But being sloppy on the part of maintenance workers. and in an airline being sloppy is as dangerous as sabotage. this is a reputation killer. >>guest: of course. perception, as you say, is reality. what they are involved in here, and you mentioned it, is a serious game of chicken with the pilots. they have 10,000 pilots who have no contract. they want the airline to merge with u.s. air. american is the third largest carrier in the country. it has $4.5 billion in cash. it has revenues of $2 billi...

Especially when you factor in that there was a promise that there would be no taxes. >> brian: factor this in when it comes it how much youre paying, those kids who are still on your insurance and a breath of fresh air? the premiums are going up for everybody because they have to insure more people. so were all going to pay that. thats unquantifiable. >> steve: for a lot of kids past the 26 years of age threshold and theyre out of on their own, they figure, im healthy, i dont have to pay for it,...