us airline bosses are particularly unhappy about the expansion of emirates, etihad airways, and qatar airwaysus. last week they wrote to the government claiming gulf carriers have received $50 billion in handouts from their governments over the past decade, something the gulf airlines deny. the president of emirates has long argued that an attack on their business by washington would only damage the us economy. here's what he told us back in 2015. it is far too important for the us economy for multiple reasons — for the activities of the gulf carriers to be cut back, because once you do that and you close the open skies that and you close the open skies that you have today it has enormous ramifications. the us economy would be severely affected by a closure, a shutting down of the open skies arrangement, which has manifestly produced huge amounts of wealth for aerospace, boeing, general electric as well as everything else. you and i know him quite well, tim clark, he is a big figure in the industry. john strickland, director ofjls consulting, joins me now. thank you for coming in at this horr

we've just heard the news that qatar airways will be plallowin people on these flights. any other sense of what airlines are planning to do in the region? >> reporter: from here in baghdad, we don't know because there are no direct flights from iraq to the united states. i've been told that the situation at the airport here is normal. most people will transit through qatar, through turkey if they're flying to the united states. but it appears that even though the news is coming out about this federal judge's restraining order, it does appear there is confusion. i spoke to one iraqi this morning, he thought this was a decision by the u.s. justice department. i had to explain to the best of my abilities that it was actually a federal judge. one iraqi we spoke to this morning who had read the news said simply americans demonstrate, iraqis wait. most people realize that there is a very good chance perhaps that this decision could be overturned as a result of an appeal by the white house. keep in mind of course that it is very expensive to apply for a visa to the united state

qatar airways has announced they plan to board all passengers with valid visas to the u.s. on flights after this blocking of this travel ban. so that also is certainly an indication that things are moving at least in the opposite direction that they were moving yesterday. so keeping an eye on all things there in baghdad and across the region, ben wedeman, thank you so much. >>> well, the trump white house is also setting a new tone for both domestic and world affairs. we'll discuss all of that ahead. >>> plus what renewed fighting in ukraine means for mr. trump's ties with russia. we'll go live to moscow when we come back. ce back like... ...it used to? neutrogena® hydro boost water gel. instantly quenches skin to keep it... ...supple and hydrated... ...day... ...after day. with hydrating hyaluronic acid, which retains up to 1000 times its weight... ...in water. this refreshing water gel... plumps skin cells with intense hydration and locks it in. for supple, hydrated skin that bounces back. hydro boost... from neutrogena®. see what's possible. parts a and b and want more c

qatar airways, air france and lufthansa say they will begin boarding passengers immediately.s it will fight this court ruling. in a statement it said, "the department ofjustice intends to file an emergency stay of this outrageous and defend the executive order of the president". but then 15 minutes later toned that wording down removing "outrageous". the white house has said it will act to overturn this at the earliest possible time. but the confusion and protests seem set to continue. our correspondent richard lister has been following developments from washington and told us more about the federal judge's ruling. it has been clarified to an extent. i mean, what we were in last week was a situation whereby there were a number of court rulings which in their various ways toned down parts of this executive order and made it actually not apply at all, at logan airport in boston in the state of massachusetts. what this ruling seems to be saying is the entire executive order has to be suspended temporarily, and that applies to the entire country. so last night the department of c

the flight, which originated in delhomme, is operated by qatar airways. longerurn is expected to at 17.5 hours. take a listen to passengers at the end of one long journey. >> we are all the way from england. marvelous. >> it was very comfortable. we come out to new zealand twice a year. better than stopping often going on and off in australia. >> a nice carriers giving you food for 16 hours. >> and perhaps drink. the thank you very much and need. we are taking a short break, stay with us. qéaooo/ueeewep@1@1pxxx ♪ amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! the court concludes that the circumstances brought in here today such that we need to intervene the judiciary's constitutional role, therefore the court believes the above-described is necessary. the state is granted. amy:

qatar airways, air france and love fans are say they will begin boarding passengers immediately. —— lovethe white house says they will fight this court ruling. in a statement, they said: in later, they turned down that ruling. the white house has said they will act to overturn this at they will act to overturn this at the earliest possible time. the confusion of protests seems set to continue. labour has promised to place a cap on the prices charged by energy companies if it wins power. it follows criticism of npower, which has announced a 15% rise in the cost of electricity. here's our political correspondent matt cole. from the cost of cooking to the heating of houses, the prices of everyday things are not getting cheaper, but even with that in mind, yesterday's announcement by npower that it yesterday's announcement by npower thatitis yesterday's announcement by npower that it is putting up dual fuel prices by around 9% was seen as a step beyond. today, labour's shadow chancellor said enough is enough. i would legislate to control them now. we would have to, because we can't allow thi

. >>> and touchdown for qatar airways' maiden voyage of the longest scheduled commercial airline route. 16 hours, 20 minutes in the air and over 9,000 miles to aukland, new zealand. that's, by the way, the shorter flight. the return trip takes 17 hours 30 minutes because of headwinds. >>> up next, the bar that went from serving drinks to customers to serving knowledge to kids thanks to a mother's wish. the timeline and the areasfacin threats===jess/vo=== threatened. republicans at u-cg last week's cancelled visit by ===jess/next close=== next. sot the hillside k itas more of >>> our final story took me to philadelphia last week to a neighborhood that is in wont of a lot of things, saddled with high poverty and crime. one thing it didn't need was another bar. when it closed up, the man who inherited the space inspired by his late mother decided to reopen his doors and he hoped it would change young lives. it has and i caught up with him in the inspiring america report. >> you grew up in this neighborhood? >> yes. >> in philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighborhood, poverty and crime is

it's through qatar airways and it lands in auckland, new zealand. the journey is 9,000 miles long.took 17 hours 45 minutes. auckland is a destination they wanted to add for a while now. so for those who are able to make it through three-quarters of a day of plane time, that's for you. >> better have good movies on that one and snacks. 4:57 right now. pillows as well. lots of people sleeping in on this kind of a soggy monday morning. >> it's still definitely wet out there. storm ranger is tracking it all scanning around the bay area. still picking up on some of those showers. we'll take a closer look coming up. >>> looking out there, fremont 880 moves well damp roadways. we have some updates for the crash spinout over there in morgan hill. >>> plus, could it go all of the way to the supreme court? a federal judge puts president trump's travel ban on hold. the next step in the legal fight. did you know 90% of couples disagree on mattress firmness? fortunately there's a bed where you both get what you want every night. enter sleep number and the ultimate sleep number event, going on n

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us airline bosses are particularly unhappy about the expansion of emirates, etihad airways, and qatar airwayste to the government claiming gulf carriers have received $50 billion in handouts from their governments over the past decade, something the gulf airlines deny. so, will mr trump wade in to the battle? what he says today will be watched carefully by the whole industry. lots more on that in world business report in 20 minutes with an aviation expert. we are also looking at twitter. it reports results later today. its problems are well—known. it has been struggling to grow its user base and to make money from it. those are the main reasons why twitter shares are down by almost a third since it floated. but could the election of avid twitter user donald trump be giving it a new lease of life? analysts have been pointing out a rise in people downloading the app. we will find out more in 20 minutes. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. thank you. more than 7,000 people have already died in yemen's civil war. the united nations is now warning that the co

. >>> there is a new longest flight in the world, longest time anyway, and it belongs to qatar airways. ov over they weekend they launched their flight. at 9,032 miles it takes just over 16 hours to reach new zealand and 17 hours on the return. but air india's flight from del hi to san francisco is longest in terms of distance at 94,000 miles but that trip can be done in 14 and a half hours thanks to headwinds over the pacific. so a huge debate over what defies long, the time or the distance. >> can i have another packet of peanuts please? >>> well, there is no morning after for tom brady fans. >> next at 5:00, we >>> coming up new on abc 7 news at 6:00, we're live with a look at the millions of dollars in damage this year's stormy weather has done to the bay area, even as we're tracking more storms on the way. >>> and free college becomes a reality in san francisco. we'll explain who's picking up the tab for your kids' tuition. >>> plus, 7 on your side's michael finney explains what you get with trust fund cats. that's all coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. dan, kristen.

us airline bosses are particularly unhappy about the expansion of emirates, etihad airways, and qatar airwayseek they wrote to the government claiming gulf carriers have received $50 billion in handouts from their governments over the past decade — something the gulf airlines deny. the president of emirates has long argued that an attack on their business by washington would only damage the us economy. well, norman gage is an airline industry analyst at new generation consultancy. hejoins us live he joins us live down the line now. norman, this conversation happening between the airlines and president trump, what could be the potential impact of it on people like you and i. impact of it on people like you and i, passengers, and for the flights that we want to get and book? i'm not sure it will have too much effect on you and i because it is really affecting inbound flights to america from the home bases of these particular airlines. those airlines, through their home bases, act as a hub and therefore draw in people from the far east and from africa to tra nsfer from the far east and from afri

qatar airways, air france and lufthansa say they will begin boarding passengers immediately. says it will fight this court ruling. in a statement it said, "the department ofjustice intends to file an emergency stay of this outrageous and defend the executive order of the president". but then 15 minutes later toned that wording down removing "outrageous". the white house has said it will act to overturn this at the earliest possible time. but the confusion and protests seem set to continue. america's new defence secretary james mattis has told his japanese counterpart their alliance is the cornerstone of stability in east asia. general mattis made the remarks as he wrapped up his first foreign trip since taking office. the us defence secretary also heavily criticised china for building a series of artificial islands in the south china sea which he said had shredded the trust of other nations in the region. from tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes reports. only two weeks ago generaljames mattis was moving into his new office in the pent goon. gone, today he was being welcomed. japan i

and qatar airways will now allow people to travel to the united states. political fallout over the ban. he's also the founder of ea world view, a website on the middle east and world policy. i asked him what he thinks the trump administration will do next. >> let's be very clear here, the trump add min station would impose this ban to quickly and did so without consulting agencies, and that was a challenge to the system. it very much was a challenge to its own agencies and to jew d--h >> look, you put it mildly when you said it was a challenge to the system, but didn't trump's voters send him to washington to do exactly that, to challenge the system? >> with respect, you know, america is not founded just simply on voters determine what is legal. our founding fathers said you know, in the 18th century it is not tyranny in the majority. this has to be legally right in the defense of freedom and i think we're making the assumption that all of trump's voters would like to see him go this far but in the end you don't use polls to see what is right and what is

it is a way to win first class customers back from the gulf carriers, like emirates and qatar airwaysr has been above the trail blazers. it was among the first to offer fully flat beds in the 1990's. it was the only asian carrier to fly in the superjumbo. looks like it is set to lay the red carpet to attract market share and travelers with deep pockets, like the both of you. yousef: how critical is this order from singapore airlines to boeing? >> it is critical. singapore air's order, once finalized, is important. it may prompt other allies to do the same. boeing has said it is cutting output from its current models. the aircraft manufacturing space is getting increasingly hot and competitive. it is not just about boeing and airbus anymore, even the chinese are trying to get into the market. it is set to debut its made in china jets this year, and a narrow bodied eight years in the making scheduled to take the skies in 2015, but pushed back again and again. now it will finally make its debut. boeing is set to face even more competition. it is important that it gets a deal from singapo

possibly, a way to pull travelers away from emirates, qatar airways. similarybe hoping for test similar response here. the order may be made official this week. will have to keep an eye out for that. yvonne: it could be some welcome news after we did talk to this week about earnings that were falling 30%. talk about bowling now. how critical is this order. boeing has said it will cut output of its current model. if and when seeing air sealed the deal, it should give boeing the boost it needs. the aircraft manufacturing space is getting increasingly competitive. even the chinese are starting to get into the market. they will debut a new chinese made jet later this year. it was scheduled to take to the skies back in 2015 but was pushed back again and again. as you can imagine, boeing and airbus are set to they best face more competition as more manufacturers get into the game. yvonne: thank you. that report from singapore. shares are rallying 1.5% in tokyo. the japanese company posted a third-quarter profit of 814 million dollars. they are focused on jap

qatar airways put this on their website. nationals of the seven affected countries and all refugees seeking admission present valid unexpired u.s. visa or green card will be permitted to travel to the u.s. and will be processed accordingly upon arrival. lufthansa had this to say. all passengers with valid travel documents are currently eligible to board on flights to the u.s.. we'll fully comply with the applicable immigration regulations. here's one from british airways. we always meet our obligations under international immigration agreements. all customers with the correct documentation will be accepted for travel. american afrirlines by the way y they are following guidelines based onto latest information given to them by customs and border protection. that's some of the new details of. all of this unfolding overnight after a federal judge put a restraining order on president trump's executive order. the president's order had been in effect for a and in that time washington state and minnesota filed a joint lawsuit claim

we know that qatar airways is switching its 320 order to 321 orders due to problems at pratt and whitneyave any insight on how those talks are going or whether there is a specific engine maker in the lead at this time? >> problems on engines come a problem of aircraft, problem of decision strategy of the airline company is something that they are completely allowed and this is what they have to do. we are here to satisfy them, but if you take a globally what we are doing in the region and the major companies in the region, you will see this is not an issue. that was the newly appointed president of the middle east and africa for speakingouad attar yesterday. he also mentioned africa as a particular area of growth, specifically the potential for manufacturing airbus components. we will have to get him on set in dubai for a follow-up on that later on. shery: definitely. we will have to do that. thank you so much. right, a quick check of the business flash headlines. the says saudi aramco favors new york, london, or toronto for its planned ipo, while saudi officials have talked about change

the qatar airways flight made the trip from doa, qatar, in 17 hours and 45 minutes to greenland. >>> a meteor over lake michigan lit up the sky this morning across several states in the midwest. the meteor was accompanied by a sonic boom that shook houses in the region. it's unclear whether the object made landfall or when it was over lake michigan, whether it hit the water. that's the "news update" this hour. back downtown to "squawk alley." jon, back to you. >> all right, thank you, sue. might have just been the tom brady pass. he went to michigan. >>> back to one of our top stories today. nearly 100 companies, mostly in tech, including google, apple, facebook and uber, filing a brief in court, coming out strongly against president trump's actions on immigration. our josh lipton has more in san francisco. josh? >> reporter: that's right, jon. so, tech ceos in memos to their employees had already made it very clear they oppose president trump's executive order on immigration. now these executives have made it official. nearly 100 technology companies, including apple, alphabet's goo

the flight is through qatar airways. it takes off in doha qatar, lands in auckland, new zealand. long is that journey would you guess, peggy? >> 18 hours. >> it is 18 hours and 9,000 miles. it took a total of 17 hours and 45 minutes to do it. the airline's ceo says auckland is a destination they've wanted to add for a while now. >> you have to have the stamina for flights like that. >> it's like moving in with someone. >> that's a whole lifetime. >>> still to come, tracking a week's worth of storms. >> you're looking at live data from storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. we'll have a look at what you can expect for the day as head. >>> then an ambulance ride was only part of the injury. nbc bay area responding to people feeling the financial pain still years later. >>> and on this sunday night, we are under a microclimate weather alert. the first of three storms to hit this week now in the bay area already. >> live right now at the bay bridge and the golden gate bridge. you see wet decks. tuesday is a big day, is that right? >> that's the day we're going to see a storm we thin

egyptair, american, british airways, air france, etihad airlines, virgin atlanta and qatar airways. a short time ago qatar airlineways said nationals of the seven affected countries with a valid unexpired u.s. visa or green card will be permitted to travel to the united states and will be processed accordingly upon arrival. egypt is saying there is no stopping any passenger if they have a valid visa. the images are of protesters across the country and around the world protesting that suspension of travel that came from the president a week ago and also the talk about a, quote, muslim ban which the white house denies it has anything to do with religion and also the talk of building a wall on the southern u.s. border. so all of that has been fodder for protests over the last week. it's going to be more fodder for protests again today here in the united states we expect, starting in washington with as many as we're told 7,000 to 8,000 people, possibly taking to the streets here. the president, by the way, is not here at the white house, he's down in florida at what they're now calling

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this is qatar airways landing in new zealand after completing what the airlines says is the longest commercial the world. it's 9,000 miles. 17 hours and 45 minutes in ride time. if you're in coach and have long legs, that could be a little painful. >> don't have those. lots of ups and downs on the stock market. the dow had the best day of the year on friday. >> and worst day of the year earlier in the same week. go figure. goldman sachs released new research this morning that cast doubt on the economy ahead citing dissension in washington and growing realization that president trump really will go forward with new tariffs and taxes. nasdaq was up 30. more than 100 companies many from high tech filed a friend of the court briefing with the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco late last night. they supported a judge's decision to stop the trump travel restrictions against immigrants. google, apple, twitter, uber, yelp, square space, spotify, paypal, microsoft, netflix, you get the idea. three judges from the ninth circuit will look at the case today. if they agree with a lower court d

etihad, virgin atlanta and qatar airways saying if you have a valid visa and you are from one of those countries, you can board a flight to the united states. last night at jfk airport, we talked to an iraqi man who had just landed and he had arrived after last week being sent back to baghdad because he is from iraq, but he is a translator who helped the u.s. military and so he was then waived and allowed to come on back to the united states. he landed last night at jfk and he was very happy indeed. here's what he had to say. >> actually i'm feeling blessed to be in the united states really. there are other people who are waiting to come over here, but i'm feeling blessed really. just like i said, people were very nice to me. they gave the kids foods, nuts, biscuits and so it's nice. it's nice. it was really nice. >> reporter: so of course this all follows the protests we've seen over the last week after mr. trump issued that initial suspension saying that if you're from those seven countries, you can't travel to the united states. that cost, of course, mass protests across the united

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yesterday with we heard how qatar airways flew its long range jet. there that emirates held record. to outdo each other, so in short, it will be challenging with or without the fuel-efficient fleet . it will be survival of the fittest. rishaad: thank you very much indeed for that. that is haslinda amin joining us from singapore. singapore airlines, right, coming up next on bloomberg markets, iron ore on a tear. will rio tinto be able to reap the rewards? it is out with earnings this afternoon. we have a look at what to expect. you are watching bloomberg. ♪ >> it is 10:29 a.m. in hong kong. i am haidi lun with first word headlines. lawyers for the trump administration have told a san francisco appeals court that the travel ban was well within powers granted to him by constitution in congress. the doj is seeking to reverse a lower court ruling that put the order on hold. one judge called the argument about a terrorism risk for the "abstract." are promising a decision as soon as possible. honda planning a joint venture with hitachi to philip and produce motors for electric vehicles. wi

a qatar airways flight, doha to auckland in 17 hours 45 minutes.emirates direct flights dubai to auckland. singapore airlines soon regain the top spot when it resumes nonstop service to new york in 2018. that flight takes 19 hours. i took singapore off my list. >> singapore to new york you can kind of get but qatar to auckland is like an odd route. >> probably not all that popular. >> must be to bother but not quite sure what the trade is. >> i think what's happening is a lot of people in europe, it's connecting through. dubai is becoming, both those becoming hubs. >> too long. queen elizabeth marking another big smile stone. >> that news purchase dropped, i didn't get to read it, i was devastated. now i can read it. her majesty is the first british monarch to reach sapphire jubilee or 65 years on the throne. 1952 she became queen after her father passed away. no plans for major ceremonies to mark the occasion beyond royal gun salutes in london. >> why not? >> well, because there's been quite a lot of other milestones hit in recent years including

qatar airways with those longest commercial airline flight between doha, qatar and new zealand.rs 10 minutes. the return scheduled for 17 hours 30 minutes because of the headwind issue. qatar used in a spelling triple on that route. facebook and google are teaming up to fight fake news in france as a country gets ready for his presidential election. they join other news organizations to launch a fact checking tool to uncover fake news. facebook coordinate with a a french news organizations as love and rely on users to point out fake news and of course the partner organization will fact check all of those stories. we've seen this happen in the u.s. facebook also working against fake news in germany right now. and they are essential to our planet to build a massive indoor drive-in movie theater in nashville. it is going to have the largest non-imax screen in north america. also a lot of good food, burgers and milkshakes are. drive-in theaters popular in the 50s and 60s. maybe even 70s. quite a project. >> i like the idea. >> back to the 60s. sounds romantic. trade to google and ap

qatar airways, air france and lufthansa say they will begin boarding passengers immediately.s it will fight this court ruling. in a statement it said, "the department ofjustice intends to file an emergency stay of this outrageous and defend the executive order of the president". but then 15 minutes later toned that wording down removing "outrageous". the white house has said it will act to overturn this at the earliest possible time. but the confusion and protests seem set to continue.