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one of the biggest beneficiaries will be southwest airline. this airline will grow as fast as it wants to, as fast as it can get aircraft along with jetblue. i see this as a win-win for everyone. >> you've laid out a lot for us to think about and talk about, we'll talk about these testable propositions in a minute. we'll be back with our guests in (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capitol. (vo) we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. (vo) and follow it no matter where it leads, all the way to you. al jazeera america. take a new look at news. determining using some sort of subjective interpretation of their policy as to whether or not your particular report was actually abusive, because if it doesn't contain language that specifically threatens you

,,,,,,, animal to he res. >>> new at 5:00 a bay area woman and her service dog kicked off a southwest airlines flight. she used the animal to help prevent seizures. kpix 5's brian webb is live at the oakland airport with why the crusade no to the dog. brian. >> reporter: liz, service dogs are part of the americans with disabilities act. about all you need to do to qualify your dog is to get a note from your doctor. but the note doesn't mean you'll make your flight. to say schuyler and her dog are in separable is an under statement. she gives the dog treatments and she gets help from the dog after a violent assault. >> it's been so hard to just to try to come back from that. [ crying ] >> reporter: so last week, skyler hoped to hop a southwest airlines flight to visit family she hadn't seen in years and brought lux along as a service dog. they made it to their seat when the flight attendant said, they'd have to go. >> i was wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants and didn't like the dog and me and two minutes later we were removed. >> reporter: she had the doctor's note but it didn't matter. the ca

. >> reporter: southwest airlines sent me a statement today saying that safety and customer service areop priorities and that they offered skyler a refund and money for a future flight. live in oakland, brian webb, kpix 5. >>> skyler says she has no plans to fly southwest airlines anytime soon. >>> every school suffered budget cuts. but when one east bay high school lost its music program some say it lost its heart. kpix 5's john ramos has the story of a community working to give the high school experience back to its students. >> reporter: for a long time, john f. kennedy high school in richmond has been quiet, too quiet. but things are changing and here's where it starts. ♪[ music ] this is the first music class at the high school since the old teacher quit four years ago. and the entire program was dropped as a budget cut. school advocates knew that bringing music back would be a long shot bet. >> to consider having a full- time music program here that would be a complete fantasy. >> reporter: but when dolores began clearing out the old music room, now piled high with junk, she made

. >>> plus, southwest airlines is now text friendly.g up, we have a look at what's buzzing in the tech world. >>> temperatures on the rise. we were in the 60s in a lot of places for tomorrow. we have 70s in the forecast for monday. i'll have the forecast coming up. >>> soon, californians from sacramento to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> a christmas gift decades in the making thanks to technological advances. this holiday season a dad got to hear his daughter sing the first time. it happened at a christmas recital. ashley steel knew her dad was in the seat. he had been given a new type of hearing aid only on the market for 12 months. she wanted to surprise him with a solo, the first time he would ever hear her sing. ♪ snow coming down >> i'm very

this blogger says she was humiliated by a southwest airlines gate agent in 2011. >> the gate agent cameme, how much i weighed. he said that i was too fat to fly. that i would need an additional seat. >> sharon has also felt the pain of harsh stares and ridicule. she joined down size fitness last year. starting weight, 376. and still reeling from the sting with a bad experience of a personal trainer at a mainstream gym. >> i don't know if she was afraid of training a fat person. all i was able to do was sit in the corner and work on the treadmill. made me feel like a pariah, i didn't belong there. tie was allowed to join. >> reporter: in six months at down size fitness, sharon dropped 20 pounds. >> workouts are stressful. tiring. we ask people to come five times a week. we call people if they don't show up. >> reporter: they allow membership to those at least 50 pounds overweight. >> some argue you are segregating the obese people, why do they need to have their own gym? how do you respond to that? >> gyms are built for fit people to stay fit. i don't think they're built for fat people t

southwest airlines signaled recently they're inclined to keep the ban even if restrictions are eased. it's ultimately up to the airlines to offer the service and make their own decision. >>> it's been 20 years since the whack heard around the world. now the thug who orchestrated that attack on figure skater nancy kerrigan gives a rare interview. speaking with dead spin jeff ga lieuly claims tanya harding knew all about the attack on her rival nancy kerrigan. he said they decided to do something really stupid. any regrets here? he says he only regrets ruining harding's promising career not kerrigan's. he did change his last name to stone after being released from prison. for a look at the weather, bill karins, that story keeps going on, some years. >> five olympics ago. >> yes. >> that's a long time. >> i think we were both like 5 years old. >> i was -- >> maybe. something like that. >> little older. >> 10. >> yeah. we have a storm going through the west this morning. if you're going to be traveling in areas of nevada and also if you're going through salt lake city today, good luck. we

southwest airlines also signaled recently they're inclined to keep the ban especially if restrictions are eased. it's ultimately up to the airlines to offer the service. >>> well, the's been 20 years since the whack heard round the world and the thug who orchestrated the tack on nancy kerrigan is giving a rare interview. he claims ex-wife tonya harding knew all about the 1994 attack on nancy kerrigan and he says they decided to do something really stupid and he only regrets ruin renning harding's promising career, not kerry began's. >>> and speaking of sports, let's get to the latest with richard lui. >>> dramatic finishes in the nba. first off, the rivalry, indiana and miami. pacers up by 11, but lebron james gets nasty screaming at mario chaum echaumer chalmers. it worked. flaen chokes miami survives 97-94. >>> next knicks/bucks. overtime. bucks get the rebound. sending it to double overtime. carmelo anthony nailing a three-pointer earning his paycheck. knicks 107-101. >>> more overtime yet. charlotte at toronto, tied. kendall walker hitting it in the final second. charlotte in a sq

three. >> he said there's a kind of service that comes from your airline and that it comes from a culture. i mean help us understand if southwestt strength we've been talking fares and low costs, so it's somewhat, i guess, mysterious how we can also have the best customer service. and it is because of our people. >> because you would think with low cost you would have less service. >> exactly. but we have we believe the best people, that i ter most productive. they work the hardest and statistics show they provide the best service. what do customers want? >> they want friendliness, helpfulness, and somebody cares. >> i dare say you don't allow preboarding for families which cause as problem with my family with three young children because you don't have assigned seats. >> but we do have a designated time so we can accommodate the small children. they don't go on first because we have other customers who choose to pay for that. >> i don't care about the food. i need my wi-fi. and how you do make that better. >> we've got that for you. in fact, southwest has -- >> i've got about 15 seconds. >> southwest has the best wi-fi out the

a man managed to jump a fence, make it onto the runway and walk right up to a southwest airlines planelice quickly closed in. it's the second time somebody has breached security in phoenix since security upgrades were made there. but the airport does not have an electronic detection system along fencing. >>> i heard people screaming in the background don't let them burn. and i thought it was now an never. >> the daring christmas day rescue on a california freeway. >> and showing support for a bay area family. >>> five in a row, another spare the air day for tomorrow. but sunny and warm. again. will it last through the weekend? will it last into next year? your forecast which now stretches all the so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got it? yes. rates for us and them -- now that's progressive. call or click

a man managed to jump a fence, make it onto the runway and walk right up to a southwest airlines plane. police quickly closed in. it's the second time somebody has breached security in phoenix since security upgrades were made there. but the airport does not have an electronic detection system along fencing. >>> i heard people screaming in the background don't let them burn. and i thought it was now an never. >> the daring christmas day rescue on a california freeway. >> and showing support for a bay area family. >>> five in a row, another spare the air day for tomorrow. but sunny and warm. again. will it last through the weekend? will it last into next year? your forecast which now stretches all the way to 2014 is coming up next. ,,,,,,,, rescuing an elderly man froa burning car. >> an off duty police officer is now a christmas day hero after rescuing an elderly man from a burning car. jim axlerod shows us the fiery scene. >> is anybody else in the car? >> reporter: this was the scene on the 405 highway in los angeles just before 2:00 p.m. christmas afternoon. a mercedes station wagon

. >> southwest airlines flight from st. louis to kansas city had to declare an emergency and return to the gate. the flight 1091 struck a bird open take off from lambert st. louis airport and 102 passengers were put on another flight. >> parts of new england and missile are cored in ice making holiday travel treacherous, the storm is blamed for 11 deaths since saturday and the power is still out for more than 390,000 homes. at the peak, the outage left 500,000 homes and businesses in the dark and canceled or delays thousands of flights across the country. in college we had a similar situation with no power for six days. >> mike? >> i can see the national map it is not looking too good? >> it is clearing out with the big storm pulling off, but there is snow headed to denvers minneapolis and lake effect snow through the chicago area, but, so far, all of our national airports are running on time. we have our own issues back here related to winter. can you see from the east bay hills it is looking hazy this morning looking acro

surveillance video shows the man striking a southwest airlines plane before officers detained him.de in 2005 after a man drove on to the runway in a stolen pick up truck. >>> president obama signed in to law a defense bill that cracks down on sexual assault in the military. under the bill, commanders will no longer be permitted to overturn convictions for sexual assault. this change resulted from a year-long campaign by women in the senate to address an epidemic of sex assaults in the military. >>> all county clerks in utah issuing marriage licenses to utah same-sex couples. four counties holding out they say will comply with the ruling that struck down the state's ban on gay marriage. utah officials say they plan to ask the supreme court as soon as today to stop issuing licenses until an appeal can be heard. >>> another space walk is taking place outside of the international space station. three days after american astronauts replace a failed cooling pump. a russian team is venturing out. this time two cosmonauts are installing new cameras. the walk is expected to last six hours.

the surveillance video shows the man striking a southwest airlines plane before officers were able to detain him. it comes after the airport spent $10 million on a recent security upgrade, after a man drove on to the runway in a stolen truck. >> you are safe as a traveler here. a person who tries to do something like that is in grave danger. and he's very lucky to be alive today. >> the man has been booked on a misdemeanor charge of entering a restricted area. >>> the man accused of a shooting rampage inside l.a.x. that left a tsa screener dead and three others wounded has pleaded not guilty. paul ciancia was wounded before that arrest. he appeared less than three minutes before a judge. u.s. attorney general eric holder will have to ultimately decide if ciancia will face the death penalty if he is convicted. >>> and funeral services set today, for a mississippi police officer who was gunned down after a bank robbery. the fbi has joined the search for the suspect, seen in surveillance tape entering the bank with gun drawn. gale stauffer, a 38-year-old iraq war veteran, was killed. ano

cops say he climbed over a fence and started banging on the engine of a southwest airlines plane.d to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. maybe another $10 million will get them to where they need to be in security at the airport. ♪ are looking at ceos who were doing things differently. we will start with johnny cupcakes. it has everything to do with school. they are global and have a great story. >> johnny cupcakes came out of nowhere in 2001. shirt when it -- a was in a band and i wore it to work appear. all these customers started looking up and laughing and saying what is that, what is johnny cupcakes? that is a funny weird name. and theore shirts word-of-mouth cap spreading and before i knew it, i was selling out of the trunk of my car. popgan poking fun at culture, replacing icons with cupcakes on t-shirts. there would be a statue of liberty holding a cupcake instead of the torch. our famous logo is the cupcake and crossbones that pokes fun at the tough guys with this golden crossbones shirts. comingou have people into your stores thinking it is a bakery? >> every da

the southwest airlines plane just landed. the man got close to the jet and started hitting one of the engines. the pilot called for help. nobody was injured. the man appeared to be drunk or on drugs. >>> if you are interested in taking a tropical vacation, listen up to the travel trends for 2014. rio de janeiro tops the list for next year according to the vacation rental website, flip key. it's based on traveler demand. miami beach, orlando, naples and key west. brazil is hosting the 2014 world cup. that could be why rio got the top spot. >>> advertise on your vehicle. as lindsay czarniyninda reports too good to be true, it probably is. >> an offer to place an advert wrap on your personal vehicle, which i have seen. i have seen cars, you know, and this was monster energy drink. $300 a week. i'm figuring, well, that sounds good. i can do that. >> she collects disability so she looked forward to earning extra cash and replied to the e-mail. >> the next day i got a response saying great, you are interested. we need your name, ad

cameras caught a man running right up to a southwest airlines jet on the tarmac in phoenix. and in new jersey a man dressed in womens clothes breached a $360 million security system before being stopped. >> oscar hostel -- ellen will host the ceremony when the oscars are presented sunday march 2nd right here on your oscar station, abc 7. >> number six, you can see the high clouds, they'll shave a few degrees off our high temperatures. i still think we could have a record in oakland, but that would probably be it. get ready for 60-degree highs today. low to mid-60s at the coast, mid to upper 60s for the rest of us. this will last through the weekend. enjoy. >> number seven, holiday light, there's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where we have got great conditions. 11 minutes to get you away from emeryville into san francisco. we do have this accident though that we're tracking eastbound side of 580 just past 980 involving two vehicles. big-rig also stopped there to help out. one lane is currently blocked. not seeing any delays just yet. maybe a little bit of volume coming

the southwest airlines plane just abdomen landed. he got up close to the jet and started hitting one of the engines. the pilot called for help and no one was hurt, but the man appeared to be drunk or high. police in newark, new jersey are looking for the person who shot and killed two teenagers last night. one victim was a 13-year-old girl. the other was a 14-year-old boy. police told us a third was also shot and is in critical condition. this was a second shooting in the area. someone shot three men in a strip club nearby. check out this. this is the aftermath from the crash in washington state. this is not the right video, but i will tell you the story. there was a cop involve and a suspect behind the wheel. the deputy stepped away for a moment and he managed to climb into the front seat and take off in the vehicle. he didn't get far. police started chasing him a few miles down the road and he crashed into the tree and really left a mangled suv behind. the man charged with killing a tsa agent will be in court. paul ciancia will be

airways and i am curious what this means in southwest airlines and the right amendment expiring nextpy camper. i know southwest will be able to fly anywhere. anywhere in 48 states or anywhere in the 50 states if they want to. and go to san juan and destinations like that, they won't fly nonstop to mexico. southwest starts adding nonstop to l a and chicago and las vegas, orlando and new york, we will start seeing a good battle and sort of keep the air fares in leveling check between both of those airlines fighting for space in dallas-fort worth. cheryl: might be a good thing. before i let you go, next time you are on the show, kenya come back next time? >> if it is under 50 degrees in dallas-fort worth, let me tell you, this is a obama shirt. cheryl: i feel better, thanks. good to see you as always. have a good holiday. dennis: binge nation, new numbers from netflix show how addictive americans have become to watching tv shows when they want and all at once. half of viewers watching the 10 most popular shows on netflix via an entire season in just one week. that could be assad episode

southwest airlines is up over 30% since the month of june. the top four biggest airlines in the nation. we're going to ask our stock picker whattshe thinks of the latest mega airline to join the fight for customers and profits. >>> and the weather outside is frightful, does that mean that holiday shopping is less than delightful? we're going to ask our panel of experts how the wintry blast might hurt retailers' bottom lines. good question. ♪ ♪ every day we're working to be an even better coany - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. ♪ cheryl: i love of wheeling and dealing on this monday. nicole petallides at the new york stock the stands watching today's action. in this now from our senior editor kentucky about pointin

well, southwest airlines has a fun new promotion. [ laughter ] where they just send your luggage to the where's your -- go on an adventure. go bond with your family. it's a bonding experience for your family. speaking of christmas, i love working at rockefeller center this time of year. i just love it around here. all the tourists. you have the tree. you got the skating rink. did you guys see any of the ice skaters outside? [ cheers and applause ] it's so festive, and so fun. i love watching those guys skate. but what i really, really love is watching them wipe out. [ light laughter ] so actually, we've set up a camera outside. and filmed the rink earlier today. and we caught some great wipeouts. let's show some of the footage. here we go. everyone's skating, everyone's having a good time. check out this guy here. he tries a jump move. watch his jump move. look at that. [ laughter ] nope. no. try to jump, why would you -- there's a guy and his son. "hey, come on, son. take it steady, son. -- slow it down, slow it down. whoa!" and dad falls. this guy is the best. watch this guy. he almos

southwest airlines ceo says customers don't want phone calls during flights. if customers don't want it, they don't want it. the 40-year-old sports blackout rule may get sign lined for good. they fail to sell out stadium. last year only 6 percent of the games are blacked out in the season. teams used to make moneyi sellig tickets. they make most of the money from tv and merchandise. it helped fill nfl stadiums and prevent games from ruling primarily new television. new safety rules make it tougher for the vehicles. honda hybrid civic the accord and others made the list. i would like to see you heather in a corvette. >> red for sure. >> the time now is 13 after the top of the hour. coming up college basketball coach fed up with his own team. >> any time i coach somebody they put their head down. we are soft. >> is this what happens when everyone gets a trophy? we report, you decide. >> in the neighborhood all because of a p controversial ban because of the homeowner's the first time. with honest reviews on over 720 local services. keeping up with these two is m

he is accused of banging on the engine of a southwest airlines plane that just landed. pilot of another aircraft saw him and alerted the tower. >>> it is 6:41. costing you more to ride your bike. the new proposal across the country that could have people paying to register their bikes. >>> the big ice storm in the northeast leads to unusual criminal activity. the surprising item thieves are targeting. >>> a lot less accidents out on your roadway this morning. that is good news. this is a live look at 101. we'll have more traffic ahead. >>> sun is on the way and already seeing a beautiful red sky. high clouds in the forecast for the today and temperatures not as warm. i'll have a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood coming up. to those who've been denied ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. snow and ice likely to blame for that huge pileup in pennsylvania. it shut down a major highway there. about three

crews had to borrow the equipment from southwest airlines to help out. ts on delta, virgin, unite and possibly more airlines in terminal a. the some travelers tell us they were rerouted on flights to san francisco. some had to board shuttles to get there. it wasn't something the passengers were prepared for. >> we were supposed to leave at 6:15. my flight has not left. i'm now headed over to san francisco to hopefully catch another flight to massachusetts. >> you are saying because of weather. >> there's ice on the wings. too much ice. >> i've been checking the website flightaware.com. it's been reporting there's been more than 1300 canceled flights throughout the u.s. locally, one flight has been canceled out of san jose, more flights were sfo that were canceled. snow and ice on the eastern seaboard and in the midwest have been causing problems. airports reporting the most are newark, la guardia, dallas/fort worth. as far as ice on the wings, that's supposed to clear up in the next 15 minutes because the temperatures have risen. so with the sun coming ou

. >> corporations like southwest airlines and gmc hire the ballers to star in commercials. >> we startedo pitch dude perfect as a grand to viral companies. >> this is the airplane shot. >> now, now, now. >> little known fact, tyler made that on his second try. >> happy to share their secrets to success, dude perfect's cory cotton writes a self help big called "go big." >> it's about our super fun story to tie in simple steps to take what you love and actually be able to do it. >> the crew also puts out their very own smart phone game called, what else, dude perfect. >> it's basically angry birds with a basketball. >> i had my hand in the design process. i'm definitely the best looking avatar in the game. >> there it is! >> so with all of their accomplishments, what's next for the kings of trick shooting? >> if i was able to create my own dream shot, i would get shot out of a cannon while i'm on fire over a large body of water, over some helicopters, and slam just the world's largest dunk of all time. and then i would get some of my grandma's strawberry shortcake after. yes! >> coming up

a southwest airlines plane just landed and a man got up close to a jet and started hitting one of thengines. the pilot called for help. no one was hurt. the man appeared to be drunk or on drugs. >>> college football's military bowl takes place tomorrow afternoon in annapolis. >> not a long trip for them, right jason? >> it's right richard and pat. college football players are excited to play in bowl games because they get to go to fun, exotic locations. the maryland terps went to the military bowl. carol tells us, there's one terps player for whom it shows a special occasion. >> reporter: he is a 23-year-old for the maryland terrapins. it's not his age that makes him stand out. it's where he's been. after high school, miles joined the army, served four years, survived one year in afghanistan. >> it was rough. of course there's some, you know, down time and fun times. a lot of times, it is rough. know the schedule and everything, patrols and guard. you know, just different missions dwryou do every day. >> he says the experience changed him. ten soldiers from his unit did not make it ho

he made it on to a runway and walked up to a southwest airlines plane.idn't take long for police to close in on him. it's the second time someone's breached security at sky harbor since security upgrades were made. but the airport does not have an electronic detection system along the fencing. >>> we didn't have to go very far to cover this next story. in fact, it happened right out newsroom doors. some of our coworkers witnessed police chase down and tackle this bank robbery suspects. the man almost got away. he got tripped up in front of our building on battery street in san francisco. the security cameras around the building caught the whole thing. take another look. as the suspected bank robber with the gray shirt and backpack takes off running you may have seen the surprise phase of a couple of our camera guys standing next to the news van. no one was injured in the chase. >>> the latest public debate in berkeley is over a proposed high-rise in the downtown area. if approved, a 16-story hotel would be built on the corner of shattuck and center stree

airports up to two alarming christmas day incidents a map caught on camera running up to a southwest airlineshat just landed. while in new jersey a map dressed in women's clothing breached the security system at newark airport before being stopped. >>> oak, san francisco sal, san jose, you have the worst air quality right now at number 20 issued for the winter. i will have an update on the temperature reprieve from poor air quality possible this weekend and in the near record high temperatures that will be set in the seven-day forecast. >>> from san jose it is quiet out there, and look behind me this is the bay bridge where traffic is funneling in smoothly as you head from the maze and toward san francisco, just about 11 minutes. we have a couple of fender benders here, stalled cars but that is it. i will tell you where the hotspots are coming up. >>> john kerry is the newest member of the dog pound. this video shows the secretary of state with rapper snoop dogg at 36th annual kennedy honors celebration discussing jazz musician keyboardist honored along with other artists from stage, screen a

. >> reporter: southwest airlines gives the couple champagne and a travel voucher. just beginning their journey together. >> he's my other half of my heart. i never knew i had. >> we wish them a long and happy marriage. that was jessica flores reporting from our station in phoenix. >> absolutely. >>> still ahead, president obama going on his annual vacation trying to kick back in hawaii. but work is certainly intruding. doug mckelway is live in honolulu with a preview. >> that's right. no sooner had president obama landed in honolulu last night than a new international incident reared its head. four u.s. service members wounded in an evacuation attempt in south sudan. we'll have the latest. >> all right. thank you very much on a tough assignment in hawaii. >> yeah. wasn't that diamond head behind him? >> yeah, yeah. and the incredible ways that dogs touch our lives. we're talk being a new book showing how our four-legged friends mean so much to us. the author and some amazing canines, one of them right there, still to come. ♪ ♪ and ah, so you can see like right here

>> southwest airlines got an upgrade over at bank of america merrill lynch.ited continental, delta, plenty of them, jetblue had a great performance as well. oil of course pulled back a little i think. david: actually, a couple of pennies ahead. just a little bit. >> i will take that back. go ahead. lori: i think we have time to talk homebuilders. hovnanian particularly leading the industry higher after reporting earnings today, nicole. >> we've been watching homebuilders. the hope trade going into the spring season. hovanian came out with numbers. profit increased and delivery. [closing bell ringing] david: just in time for the closing bell. there we see it. it is not a pretty day on wall street although those dogs were pretty. we love the st. bernards. don't have the little kegs around the neck. lori: sure did? david: it did? good. lori saw it. have the eagle eyes. russell 2000. we had one gainer. all the others doing, not so bad. kind of an inverted pyramid. biggest loss at the top. at the end you end up with a gain in the russell 2000. dow jones taking it

and actually get a price and a quote on what it's going to cost and new sort of walmarts and southwest airlines of hospitals come in to deliver us better care at lower prices. >> and john, just on another point, they're knocking off doctors left and right. i don't know whether you followed it. united health care, which by the way i'm going to say is my insurer, they've taken 25%, 30% of the doctors right off the list. what about the people who use those doctors? but who can afford -- if you want more people insured, i would want more doctors, not fewer doctors. >> that's exactly what they should be doing, though. i mean, they should be narrowing these networks so they can have more control over the physician that's are providing care. >> you agree with that, john cochrane? i'll give you the last last word. >> i think my dollars and the doctor is what controls who gets care. go shop for who's going to give you the low price and the kind of service you want. >> free choice, free markets. i'm sorry, ken. dan, i tried, but buddy, i'm not for the big government top down. but you did a great job. we'

southwest airlines, anthony is a pop today. >> bank america recommended in the stock is up a little over stay away from this as the industry is consolidating, there will be more pricing uncertainty so i would be cautious here. >> steph, sienna. >> yes, down 8%. they missed by 8 cents. it was really actually a better revenue number that has us buying the stock. the reason they missed was margins came in below plan. it was tied to compensation costs being higher because orders were better than expected. >> vera bradley, murph, a pop? >> yep. so vera bradley came out with earnings and they actually had decent numbers, but they missed on their guidance was weaker than the street expected. it was an interesting setup. the stock sold off about 5% early morning and then rallied. it's now up 2% on the day. >> netflix stock with a pop. >> stock opened $3.63 or thereabouts and kept working its way higher throughout the day. it's almost of the highs of the day right here, up about 1.6%, fighting the tape real hard. >> was it coke or pepsi? we'll find out what you thought after this break and also g

. >>> southwest airlines will add flights to new york's laguardia airport.w-cost carriers are dividing rights to 34 slots after american and us air won the justice department's approval for their merger. >>> fast-food workers on strike in 100 cities across the country to push for higher play. workers are calling for the minimum wage to rise from 7.25 an hour to 15 bucks an hour. >>> gm is dropping its chevy brand in europe by the end of 2015. auto giant will focus its resources on reviving its opal brands in the region. >>> fox's super bowl advertising inventory is already sold out with 30 seconds of airtime securing average rate of $4 million. fox was allotted 65, 30-second slots. making a lot of money on that one. that is today's "speed read." liz? liz: sold out. david: that's good news. liz: ford's iconic mustang get as major makeover and just in the last hour right outside of our studios we spoke with ford ceo and president alan mulally. showed off the auto giant ace brand new mustang. you can have steering wheel on left or right side. we talked how it w

more than 10,000 people applied for 750 openings on southwest airlines and this, by the way, was in two of the number of applicants. the first time the airline had hired flight attendants outside of the company since 2011. i was curious to know, trish, you and i were talking about this earlier, $22 and 36 cents, that is how much flight attendants make portray. 72 trips a month. >> and on average it is a 55 minute trip. i am wondering if they are paid while they are waiting to get onto the flight or are in the airline. presumably not. about $19,300t to a year. wagememorial is -- minimum is seven dollars 20 five cents, about 15,000 dollars. we're talking about barely above the minimum wage. a lot of people want that job. >> $25 an hour is better than $7.25. >> that there is all that downtime. when you are waiting in the airport. your boarding people. >> being a flight attendant or aid pilots, you have an interesting schedule. you do not work regular hours. people like that. >> you get free tickets. >> southwest is supposed to be a good company. remember where there was an overwhelming num

. >> southwest airlines up 4%. f america upgrading it to buy from neutral with a price $23.t of american airlines down nearly planes.ng deals for new t will buy 90 new jets from bombardier. american is replacing smaller aircraft that are kreld for retirement. >> those are not the airplanes we are talking about. those are the big airplanes. the smaller ones, this is a big deal. said that he down tely would not shut american eagle the smaller regional carrier and they are ow buying the new planes says he is true to his word. they want to expand those hubs. nine new hubs. >> they will be bigger planes. >> slightly bigger but these airplanes.l they will be too small for me. >> you are a big guy. i'm a regular american. 6'4"?e you >> i'm 6'3". >> bottom line, they build the abnormally small people in aircrafts. i don't know why. torture.ost like julie hyman fits well in an airplane. home don't realize i may be 5'1". so tall.em >> good things come in small packages. >> liberty global trading flat controlled by john malone

police say 49-year-old robert bump, approached a southwest airlines plane that landed.ut the situation by security. he stopped engines. a passenger took the photo and cops took a booking photo of bump. he smacked the engine of the aircraft with his hand and he was arrested. >> one thing they noticed right away he was definitely under the influence of alcohol, which they could detect and even possibly drugs based on his bizarre behavior. >> reporter: that mug shot may have been somewhat comical but travelers did not find any of this to be humerous. when you consider how he got close to the plane. >> concerns me someone could jump over a fence and get close to a airplane without being arrested by police. >> federal regulations say six feet and we have nine so we far exceed federal regulations. >> reporter: bump was charged with trespassing. gregg: that was not only bizarre airport breach this week. talk to us about that. >> reporter: newark's liberty airport on christmas day, there was a 24-year-old man in women's clothing who was arrested after he was found on the tarmac

southwest airlines says it plans to bid aggressively for reagan airport. ve says the airline needs a meaningful number of slots to compete effectively adding we don't need 10, we need 50 or 60 or 70. barnes & noble chairman and biggest shareholder says he lost between 42-$52 million on the cell of 2 million shares. yesterday he said the move was strictly a tax efficient and just not intend to sell more shares. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. cheryl: we hear a lot about benefits of locally sourced foods. what about locally sourced executive talent? incoming gm started as an intern in the company. walmart new international ceo are both insiders. this suggests big companies may be increasingly looking from within for talent. is this, jeff, a trend that you think will pick up steam? >> you know, i don't necessarily think it is a trend we are seeing. we have had a couple of high-profile placements weekly that have been internal promotions but when we conduct ceo searches internal candidates are part of the evalu

southwest airlines continues to expand. ve competition remaining from some of the international carriers. so it's still a pretty competitive business. it now will be manageable for the airlines to get a good return on their capital. >> as far as alliances are concerned, ba and america, they've been looking whether they could get closer ties. is an international merger still some way off the charts? >> well, basically it's far off. i don't think you'll see any changes in foreign ownership for the foreseeable future. they'll work together with the partnerships where they get some of the benefits but i don't think you'll see any out and out ties. >> what about how they compete with international routes? >> they do have the partnerships where the u.s. carriers are hooked up with big international carriers in the pacific and the atlantic. the big competition for the partnerships going forward are the new rapidly growing airlines out of the middle east. they'll offer them a lot of competition. they have the capital to incompetent

>> 49-year-old robert edward seen on surveillance running on to the tarmac moments after a southwest airlinest barbed wire fence. after banging on the engine of the plane, he sprawled out his arms and wandered past the aircraft as police officers fulled up and surrounded him. >> he was immediately ap handed and taken into custody. officers determined immediately he appeared to be under the influence thea at least alcohol and possibly drugs. >> he was apprehended by police four minutes after he was spotted. officials don't know what motivated him, but at a press conference on thursday the focus was on how he was able to successfully reach a plane. after a similar incident in 2005 the airport spent $10 million to upgrade perimeter security. this is the second breech since then. on the same day at newark airport, a man managed to make his way across two runways and reach the terminal. what they call an unacceptably long time to track the suspect down. newark airport underwent a multimillion-dollar security revamp. >> we can spend $100 billion to make every airport 100% secure and it won't quite

southwest airlines said it ok to texting on airplanes. that is fine.watch a movie, fine with me. the bottom line is don't force your malaise on me. you have absolutely no right to include me in your conversation. one last point. i have personal experience with the downside of phone calls. last year right before takeoff a loud voice informed the rest of the cabin fox news is on board. that stuart varney. hostility was obvious. wouldn't you know it, a was heading for california. an interesting flight. it's not the "limit the cash i earnvery month" card. it's not the "i only earn decent rewards at the gas station" card. it's the no-games, no-signing up, everyday-rewarding, kung-fu-fighting, silver-lightning-in-a-bottle, bringing-home-the-bacon cash back card. this is the quicksilver card from capital one. unlimited 1.5% cash back on eve purchase, everywhere, every single day. so ask yourself, what's in your wallet? open to innovation. open to ambition. open to boldids. that's why n york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move

the affordability and convenience of airplane travel specifically with southwest airlines mean you cantively low cost. charles: get those trains to come to our front door as well. i am glad we caught up with you because we have forgotten about it but shouldn't because this could be a huge boondoggle that could be mimicked in other states. when california make these mistakes a lot of other states for some reason like to do them too. we will talk to you again real soon. the numbers don't lie or do they? right now they say the economy is picking up steam and the stock market is rallying but are we just cooking with gas? this is the quicksilver cash back card from capil one. it's not the "limit the cash i earnvery month" card. it's not the "i only ea decent rewards at the gas station" card. it's the no-games, no-signing up, everyday-rewarding, kung-fu-fighting, silver-lightning-in-a-bottle, bringing-home-the-bacon cash back card. this is the quicksilver card from capital one. unlimited 1.5% cash back on eve purchase, everywhere, every single day. so ask yourself, what's in your wallet? it'

another company we are waiting to hear from the southwest airlines, there's a three year comparison. in nicole petallides, looking at more good news on housing for an. you are doing this greta van susteren jerry howard and yesterday was also positivee nicole: what we are looking at with housing starts numbers is they are quite impressive at least in the latest month. the home builders at the same time all have up arrows. the data is housing starts hit the highest level in nearly six years. housing starts rose 22.7% month over month so obviously a big move. that coupled with some quarterly numbers from lennar which showed a profit on the rise, 13% jump in profit and lennar is over 3% and other names 1.8%. much like pulte group. winning group overall where a market on the unchanged line and home builders are moving up and away. cheryl: up 200%, it has been crazy. appreciate it. dennis: google introducing a new feature for the google glass allowing users to take photos by winking. the tech giant including linking was a faster and more seamless option than voice command or pressing a but

southwest airlines, a big -- banc of america, merrill lynch. 3d systems up 5%, what a winner these stocksis stock is 123%. apple getting the pot, a small one on a day you seeing selling as the iphone goes on sale and facebook going into the s&p 500 at the close of trading, a 4%. cheryl: thank you. dennis: this just in from the department of horrible ideas. you soon may be able to ask can you hear me now 30,000 feet in the repeat the the fcc taking on the issue of making cell calls in flight. rich edson is here from brigham national airport with more. rich: it is not a done deal. and an hour-and-a-half the fcc will vote whether to continue considering allowing you to use your cellphone on a flight. there are a number of folks in washington national airport we spoke to and past -- passengers are next. >> you are at a restaurant, wide open space, a little different, in a tin can. >> they can get over it. in other cases, people don't talk about them. rich: national polls on one side. 39% don't want you to be able to use your cellphone on of late. the fcc says it is making a decision based on

southwest airlines picked up a lot of those. key markets now? >> this is all about where we cannot compete against anyone. we welcome the competition. we are not concerned about it, our desire here is to be the best airline in the world. cheryl: next to one of the most fascinating things in dallas where you stand today and the new headquarters is it will expire. that is where flights were restricted and they could not go over to states. they are in celebratory mode. are you concerned about the dallas market which is now home to you and american? >> with that, allowing them more places. we need to be in a position we compete against them. this merger allows them to do just that, allows us to be an even stronger competitor, one we think can compete any airline in the world. cheryl: if you look at the landscape of the united states, you are all over that map as you are number one, are there markets where there is opportunity, the public is underserved? >> internationally mostly there may be some more growth opportunities. u.s. mark

southwest airlines and virgin america are looking at those spots that new york la guardia, as u.s. airlines have to sell off some of those spots. they can't -- you do have that part of the agreement as well. i-man and the agreement, the merger is due to take place and closed on monday, the ninth of december, u.s. airways and american. tracy: nicole will love this story. the extravagant to the stylishly luxurious i can deegan say it it is so high end. big gift destination for the rich and famous, joining us with the year's best sellers and the state of the consumer, the greatest job on the planet. how is the high end consumer, are they back in full force, on a technical? >> after the recession they pulled back in terms of spending, they are feeling much more comforttble about being in the store and being on line, shopping. a level of discrimination they want to make sure there is value in the things they are buying. it does matter whether it is a $4,000 chanel handbags, $25 cookies, there is great value. ashley: i want to talk about china but maybe there's time to get to that. some o

man, not only jumped the fence on to the tarmac, but you can see him running right up to a southwest airlineslane that had just landed on christmas day. in newark, christmas morning, police say a 24-year-old dressed in women's clothes, breached the pricey perimeter security and walked on to the tarmac, confronted by a united airlines worker. police conceding it took an unacceptably long time for officers to locate the man and arrest him. >> fortunately these were harmless. but they could have been perpetrated by terrorists. >> reporter: airport security mishaps are raising eyebrows all across the country. in may 2012, at san diego's lindbergh field, a stunning breach. a parolee, fresh out of jail, allegedly walked on the tarmac and on to a commuter jet. arrested right before takeoff. in march 2012, police say a 24-year-old drove his jeep grand cherokee on to a runway at philly international airport. and there's the man who beat the security at america's sixth-largest airport, jfk. telling abc news his jetski broke down nearby. and he was trying to be scene so he climbed the fence, looking for

. >> reporter: police say bump approached a southwest airlines plane and this photo was taken by a passengerat flight. police say bump showed signs of being impaired by drugs or alcohol. >> worries me that someone can jump a barb wire fence and go to an airplane without security catching him first. >> reporter: bump was charged with trespassing and sky harbor is reviewing its security now, leland. leland: you certainly think they will if a guy in that kind of shape, looked like that could get through their security. imagine who else could. that is not only place it happened last couple days, right, alicia? >> reporter: right. you mentioned also on christmas day a 24-year-old man wearing a dress was found at the airport on the tarmac, near the tarmac at newark liberty international airport. now port authority says that the suspect had to jump two fences and cross two runways to arrive at the location where he was finally arrested. what frightens travelers the security system detected breach on wednesday but it wasn't noticed until thursday. >> i'm always flying back and forth. i live in nashv

word is a threat has been made on a southwest airlines flight.ght from albuquerque to houston became verbally abusive toward a member of the flight crew. the captain declared a threat and asked for police to meet them at the gate in houston. the plane has landed safely without incident. the passenger apparently is allowed to continue traveling. >>> we have another story just coming in. one of the hundreds of guns that was sold to suspected smugglers in the u.s. government's fast and furious drug sting was apparently just used in a shootout. not that far from the u.s. border. we want to go to washington now and cnn's justice reporter evan perez. what can you tell us? >> a u.s. official tells me that there was this december 18th shootout in mexico. one gun that was recovered near the scene there has been traced back to fast and furious. fast and furious is the operation run by the atf back in 2010 that allowed about 2,000 firearms to be bought by suspected smugglers. most of those are believed to have ended up in mexico in the hands of cartels, mos

southwest airlines canceled flights and american and american eagle canceled 500 flights through thisning. >> that's a safety concern when you have buses on the road. and you are trying to get kids to school. >> power has been knocked out to nearly 175,000 homes and businesses with almost half in dallas. now, check frequently with ktvu.com for weather updates including alerts and warnings. there are forecasts for your neighborhood. we'll also post information on facebook and twitter. >>> 8:09. the chp is investigating a hit- and-run crash in the north bay that left a passenger trapped and injured. the accident happened on warm springs road near wolf run in santa rosa last night. the chp says the driver, 24- year-old john holly, was going too fast and couldn't make the turn. he crossed the other lanes of traffic, hit a tree and took off running. the chp says his girlfriend was left trapped in a car. she was taken to the hospital an treated for her -- and treated for her injuries. >>> an oakland man said he was the victim of a so-called knockout game where an attacker tries to knockout