airline's point of view is alexander. alexei is compliance for united airlin airlines.nd our next panelist representing the flight attendants, sarah is the international association of flight attendants. and steven, f.a.a. air carrier operations. panel irses, thank you for being here today. i'd like to remind our audience, this is informal panel discussion and we highly encourage your participation. at this point i'll turn the microphone over to our panelist, i'd ask you to briefly give your thoughts on any issues. chris, welcome, the floor is open. >> thank you very much. like to thank, randy, matt, jerry, and the apple team for the opportunity to participate. my time is chris bidwell, vice-president of security for airport council international north america, representing airports in the u.s. and canada. in preparation for this panel, i did a little research and one of the interesting things that i found that i think is pertinent is that in 2006, the national highway traffic safety administration funded research on state statutes and regulations pertaining to alcohol

like to thank you for not putting the united airlines on their recent [inaudible] good morning, everyone. i am a manager and corporate security at united airlines and for the past for years i've had direct oversight over our formalized programs created to address disrupt their passengers and unruly behavior. actually, 11 years ago in 2007 united corporate security, our legal division, asa joined together and discussed how can we support our employees when they are the dems of assault on board an aircraft or in the airport. ultimately, it was decided that one person should not be solely responsible for determining what if any action is taken against the customer and that a complete incident investigation should be completed for each and every allegation of assault did so with what we call the passenger incident review committee or perk, another acronym, we established a cross functional group comprised of direct or levels or above from legal corporate security, the affected employee division, whether the pilot group i'm a flight attendant for customer service group decided we needed to have an in-person meeting where we all gathered to hear the

thousand pounds of gear with them. ( james )( james ) airlines are cancelling flights because of hurricane lane. united airlines and alaska airlinest of the bay area and sacramento... that were supposed to land in maui and oahu hawaiian airlines is also canceling all flights today. ( darya ) i am here in the weather center with john shrable who is tracking the storm. ( darya ) ( darya ) we're also tracking hurricane lane on kron-4 dot com. you'll find an interactive map... and see the weather conditions in hawaii. it's all at kron-4 dot com. and always stay connected with push alerts from mobile app. ( darya ) a funeral for mollie tibbetts is set for this sunday. and now we're learning the iowa college student -- who grew up in the bay area -- was stabbed to death. tibbetts' body was found in a cornfield earlier this week. she had been missing since going on a jog back on july 18th. cristhian rivera led authorities to tibbetts' remains. he claims to remember getting angry at her and hiding her body... but not actually killing her. ( darya ) lawyers for the man acquitted in the 20-15 death of kate steinle want federal charges again

that is higher than american, united, and delta airlines. other airlines charge fees of $25 for the first bag, and $35 for the second. >>> let's get a check of the bay area forecast. >> you know i travel a lot. just take on carry on. big old backpack and a little purse. it's just fine. here's a look right now. homewood tahoe area. it's really pretty. that is where it's clear. blue skies over the beautiful blue lake. that is gorgeous. it would make for a nice little trip up there to tahoe. it feels pretty good up there. water, of course, always cold. taking you down to the beaches. this is the cliff house camera view. we have seen a few people in the water. 5-10 people. a few people walking around. a few people braving the waters. thanks to the ocean, you will stay cool even in inland communities today. here's the look at -- a couple hours ago all of this was gray. we had plenty of cloud coverage. but now it's starting to lift a little bit. same with it at the golden gate bridge. you see a few areas of little blue. it looks like a lot of the clouds will sti

example, again, of not really embracing where the stock is trading and that's united airlines do people really believe united airlines at $86 has recovered from what they witnessed in the last two years with the two incidents with the 69-year-old man and the dog being -- the 69-year-old man dragged off the plane? this is a stock to me that if you have continued strong business flyer, continued strong consumer, this is a stock that could go to $100 again no one has embraced that story yet. verizon is a stock that -- >> stock up 28% year to date. >> people don't believe it yeah, but people -- >> no one is talking about the guy and the dog. >> noone is talking about -- okay no one is talking about united airlines no one is talking about the airlines no one is coming on -- >> i just talked about the airlines. >> she talked about -- >> i talked about one that has lagged, down 7% on the year. >> have we spent time on the show talking about snirls few times. specific names it's been very -- it goes back to -- >> no one trusts it. >> it's not that no one trusts it do you have enough information, do you think you're getting i

united continental holdings the number three airline in the u.s. has reported continued profits despite those five few fuel cost the airline is adding more flights and connecting more cities than i guess they have i'm in denver chicago and houston how are they doing compared with the other airlines gary. well united's been adding more capacity than the other airlines but they had also cut a lot more over the last several years as their main hubs have become relatively uncompetitive compared to the other large airlines in the country and they've been adding mostly flights to small cities cities that don't have competition from low cost carriers so those that revenue even though it's connecting revenue that they're mostly picking up is going to be better than the nonstop revenue that they have been flying so it's generally good for them the markets haven't liked the rate at which they've grown as quickly because it means more growth in the airline industry writ large and therefore more competition and lower fares but for united that's actually been fairly good they've been reporting stronger stronger results than american airlines as and they've also

united continental holdings the number three airline in the u.s. has reported continued profits despite those five few fuel costs the airline is adding more flights and connecting more cities than i guess they have i'm in denver chicago and houston how are they doing compared with the other airlines gary. well united's been adding more capacity than the other airlines but they had also cut a lot more over the last several years as their main hubs have become relatively uncompetitive compared to the other large airlines in the country and they've been adding mostly flights to small cities cities that don't have competition from low cost carriers so those that revenue even though it's connecting revenue that they're mostly picking up is going to be better than the nonstop revenue that they have been flying so it's generally good for them the markets haven't liked the rate at which they've grown as quickly because it means more growth in the airline industry writ large and therefore more competition and lower fares but for united that's actually been fairly good they've been reporting stronger stronger results than american airlines as and they've also

united airlines on the recent incidents. [laughter] we appreciate that. good morning. it's a pleasure to be here. i'm the manager of corporate security at united airlines. for the past four years, i have had direct oversight over our formalized program created to address disruptive passengers and unruly behavior. 11 years ago, in 2007, united corporate security, our legal joinedn, a.s.a., together and discussed how to support our employees when they are the victims of assault on board an aircraft or in the airport. was decided one person should not be fully responsible for determining what, if any, action is taken against the customer, and that an incident investigation should be completed for each and every allegation of assault. with what we call the passenger incident review committee, for p.e.r.c., we established a cross functional use of director levels above from legal, corporate security, the affected employees division, whether that is the pilot group, flight attendant or customer service group. we decided we needed to have an in person meeting where we all gathered to hear the details of the investigation and discuss unanimously agree upon a dec

airlines. >> reporter: a retired united airlines pilot told cbs there was nothing stopping russell from getting to the e t taught start the engines but kind of pick it up a little bit, just how the buttons work. >> reporter: he added russell was one of the hardest working employee there. >> the plane did require buttons and switches to be hit in a certain order, something that will be examined later on. >>> in las vegas there was a free light show. lightning lit up the strip on saturday, toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands of people. it also caused blackouts and the storm brought 70-mile-an- hour winds. >> you forget las vegas has severe weather sometimes. >> they have that active weather. and monsoon season is through september. it's just a shift in wind directions from westerly nds. just incredible to see that. >>> for us we have cooler conditions to start the workweek. you can see the low clouds out there. temperatures are in the 50s and 60s, concord 61, oakland 58, mid-50s in san francisco and 59 in san josi, santa rosa 50 degrees right now. we'll talk about weather condition

airlines are canceling flights as hurricane lane approaches hawaii. united airlines is calling off its flights to and from maui on friday. the airlineional flights from honolulu to san francisco today to help get people off the islands. hawaiian airlines is also canceling all friday flights by its commuter carrier...ohana by hawaiian. (vicki) a reminder you can stay connected on breaking developments on hurricane lane with kron-4's mobile app. we are sending push alert updates on the storm. you can download it for free. (ken)in the east bay, city officials in el cerrito say they want to improve safety along a popular trail.(vicki) ahthe city wants to intall 10 new security cameras along the ohlone greenway, which runs from berkeley to richmond. kron 4's charles clifford was in el cerrito today and has details. well, the ohlone greenway is four and a half miles long. it's a popular trail for walking, running, and biking. it's also used by commuters going to and from work. but, the trail has seen some problems over the years include in a homicide this past april near masonic avenue in albany. now the city of el cerrito wants to give t

airlines concerned include united, and shanghai airlines. one airline has requested a delay.ur bloomberg business flash. nejra: thank you so much. apple is sticking with the design for future devices. bloomberg sources say the company is working on three new iphones that keep the edge to edge screen. them will be new designs with more significant changes planned for next year instead. nandini lalita ramakrishnan, global market strategist, jp morgan asset management is still with us to talk through the tech sector. now, nasdaq above 8000 for the first time, are you positive on tech? not to use the emerging-market framework, in tech there is dispersion in terms of valuation. propositionvalue and growth projection, it will be a case-by-case basis if we like certain tech buddies versus others. in terms of the broader thematic discussions, can specific tech companies capture broader audiences and revenue streams, getting into emerging markets, can they rights, access various parts of the market, not just the u.s. and europe and develop markets? and can products be lived up to in t

airlines. >> captain ross aimer is a united airline pilot. he said there was nothing stopping him from getting to the plane as an employee. >> i was quite surprised that a person that claims to have had only background in video games was able to start this airplane, taxi it out, and actually take off and do those maneuvers. >> i think i'm going to try to do a barrel roll. >> robert reeves trained with russell. >> you don't get taught about how do the engines but you pick it up like how the buttons in the cockpit work. >> he spoke with russell on a regular basis. he added he was one of the hardest working employees there. now, anne-marie, aviation experts are predicting this incident will lead to changes including tighter background checks for all airport workers. anne-marie? >> i bet. john schiumo here in new york. thanks a lot, john. >>> well, fired presidential adviser omarosa manigault-newman said she secretly recorded chief of staff john kelly firing her in the situation room. that would be a breach of security. part of that recording was

>> the analogy that the great dennis prager uses is imagine if united airlines, delta air lines, american airlinesther, they said anyone that reads "the wall street journal" is not allowed to fly on airline. if it's a private company they're allowed to say, you would argue that is political discrimination. here is the problem, those three companies, twitter, facebook, google, a vast majority of online political speech. i don't like government getting involved at all in almost anything, but the question is, this is something we have to start to wrestle, reconcile with where do you draw the line they become so powerful and olgopolic, monopoliestic behavior, engineer people's thoughts based on capacity to control conversation? we believe in free speech need to take a look at that. liz: you make an important point. you know how we do it we're a tech company, not media company. now they say they're a media company, social media company. how they're getting away with their branding. let's move on to the next case, terrorist compound in new mexico. a district judge there, dismissing all of the charges on

united airlines. the company will srt chargin passengers to reserve economy seats near the front. they are not the first airlinedo this. competitors like american and delta already have fees in place for front seats. united airlines believes travelers will be willing to pay for the b privilege ofng first off the plane. i just bought a ticket on uted sterday and i did not get a seat -- it was another $103 for the seat up front. >> wow. >>> no secret that back to school shopping for clothes can be tricky for parents. >> it sure can. it doesn't have to be stressful. we're getting you ready for school with a service thatrs deli clothes right to your door, just for kids. shopping for school clothes with your kids. >> it's not an enjoyable experience. they tend to run around andll of this interaction. >> let's face it, they'd rather be playing. parents like lisa and scottc rlane, they have things they'd rather do too. >> the capitalf tallahassee. >> they turn to a box to skip a trip to the>> store. hat idea is nice. >> lisa decided to try kid box, one of the services with personalized kids' outipts d to her door. she

airline stocks. interesting rotation taking place in the markets. rotations into the industrial sectors. transport stocks. in fact the dow jones transport sector, subsector hit a record today. airlines part of that. you have united. also american airlines and jetblue rallying in the session. guys, this is important. we have the transport sector, whether railroads, airlines and trucking gains, that is indicative of a robust economy. guys back to you. >> thank you, susan, good to see you. meantime word rate hikes will cool off the robust economy, president trump is reported to complain about the federal reserve recent move to raise interest rates. this was at fund-raising event out in the hams tons that "the wall street journal" and other publications reported on. adam lashinsky from fortune, a fox news contributor is here. lindsey bell, with us, cfra investment strategist. adam, your first take on this. federal reserve, we've known about it and talked about it for years at least independent entity. recent history presidents don't like to talk about what they see but rules different this time around. do you have an issue with it? >> i do. where to start. stick with the federal reserve and interest rates, shame on me, for not having known

hawaii and other airlines canceled flights to and from hawaii. >> united airlines won't be flying ini or honolulu today. united added two flights from honolulu to the san francisco airport yesterday to help people get out. all major carriers are waiving rebooking fees for hawaii flights. the storm is having an impact on ocean traffic to hawaii. one cargo ship left the port of oakland currently parked in the pacific waiting for the storm to pass. stay with us for updates as hurricane lane hits the islands and track the storm on our website, cbssf.com. >>> attorney general jeff sessions's time on the job could be limited if a recent interview by president trump is any indication. cbs news' laura podesta has the responses from sessions and republican lawmakers. >>> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions is firing back against the president saying in a statement, i took control of the department of justice the day i was sworn in. and, the doj will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. his words come in response to this interview on fox news. >> jeff sessions, never

airline concerns affect united and shanghai airlines.ner for air china is sitting in storage for unknown reasons. that is your bloomberg business flash. let's check out what is trending across the bloomberg universe. ta disinvesting another is0 million in uber, -- investing another $500 million autonomou catch up on s driving technology. manus: the french government is preparing contingency plans in case the european union and the u.k. fail to reach a brexit agreement. the risingies concern britain may crash out of the bloc. theresa may says it may not be such h -- a tragic event. to expand itsms influence, but a certain demographic critics -- stand in the way. fed officials question whether this time is different with the yield curve. and trump says a mexico trade deal is to replace nafta and calls on canada to join or risk being left out. find out more about all of those stories on the bloomberg. the foreign secretary of canada is heading to washington. we will continue to watch that. a new form of nafta? let's have a chat about the u.

airlines affected include united and shanghai airlines. the blog also says high non-airlines the dreamliner is sitting in storage for unknown reasons. revelations that a medical school in japan systematically excluded female students in favor of less qualified men came as a shock. the new was revealed with female participation in the workforce, a key part of abenomics. >> [translated] unless we transform how we work, we will be done for an japan will lose its vitality. we can't afford not to change. pretty soon it will be clear to everyone, the longer we dawdle, the further japan will decline while vibrant countries in the rest of asia league ahead of us. yvonne: let's get to bloomberg's asia government reporter, joining us from tokyo with the latest on this sexism scandal. was this incident just the tip of the iceberg? >> all the data we have so far indicates there was a lot more to it than just one medical school. the government runs a survey every year, which has shown for many years that women across the board are more likely to succeed at college application, but when it

. >> meanwhile, at the airports united airlines canceled all flights to and from the island today. hawaiian airlines canceled 8 flights to and from a wahoo. it is having an impact on ocean travel. at least one cargo ship that left oakland is parked in the pacific waiting for the storm to pass. stay with us as hurricane lane hits the island. you can track the storm on our website, kpix.com. >>> a bit of a scare four passengers on a united airlines plane that took off from sfo. the flight was cut short after a run-in with some birds. >> reporter: almost immediately upon takeoff this plane flew straight into a flock of birds. that caused damage to the plane and forcing it to turn around and head right back to sfo. a passenger took this photo of the nose of the united landed about 1:30 this morning. >> they are actually washing the blood off the windows. >> it was about an hour into the flight when the pilot made the announcement that they were not going to singapore. >> something was failing on the plane, so we had to go back. >> they mentioned that the engines could be involved. >> reporter: here's a

airline sets daily flights will be on the 30 seat planes. oakland is a frequently requested destination here in california. the airline began serving in april with nonstop service to crescent city. >>> united is expanding its service in sonoma county beginning next year. airline will offer daily flights to denver. denver placed number six on the list of the top 10 most requested destinations from santa rosa airport. the top destination was lax in los angeles. >>> damage done to a war memorial in the south bay. coming up, we are going to hear from the people who built that monument. >>> a feud that just won't go away. president trump finally weighing in on the death of senator john mccain. mccain himself though with a final message for trump. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. welcome back to mornings on 2. i am dave clark. >> i and pam cook. >> there is plenty of drizzle out there. it is more than we had yesterday. temperatures again are staying on the course i would the 60s and 70s. almost every location is running for to 10 degrees below seasonal averages. it does look like we will warm up on friday. long stretch there. high pressure has been gone for a while. it is back east. the morning fog looks a

alaska airlines is offering a travel voucher for people traveling to hawaii through the saturday. hawaiian airlines is offering guests a one-time reservation change. united airlines is also issuing a waiver because of the extreme waiver. the original travel dates must be from august 21-26. change fee and any difference in fare will be waived. >>> the travel situation today is fluid. -- >> reporter: the travel situation today is fluid. hawaii bound travelers should check with the airport for more information. >> we will continue to monitor the latest on hurricane lane, continued -- including the flight impact in the area. >>> new at noon, the alameda county district attorney has filed murder charges in the beating death of a vietnamese restaurant owner. the 61-year-old woman was attacked back in april. police arrested a 39-year-old man and another 39-year-old man. they are identified as the men seen in this surveillance video. they were beating the victim and a friend who survived. >>> one man was sent to the hospital after he stabbing outside the b.a.r.t. in warm springs. it happen early this morning in the parking lot. investigators have not released the identit

airlines concerned include united, dna, and shanghai airlines.amliner for air china is in storage for some unknown reason. that is your bloomberg is this flash. matt: thank you. let's get more on the story that toyota has confirmed it is investing half $1 billion in uber. this values them at $72 billion. joining us now from unique is -- munich now. what does the show about auto industry inat the general, the race for self driving technology? there is a race going on about partnering up with the right people or the right companies who have the best knowledge and the best engineers and the best technology to push this forward and as you can see from the toyota deal, there are huge sums of money involved. in terms of the timeline when the self driving cars might be coming, it is quite a lot like the toyota deal set to start using these cars in 2021, that is early. if you talk to conservative people in the industry they see self driving cars and of limit by 2025. this toyota admitting that it does not know what it is doing here, that in-house technol

airlines like united, delta, american and spirit airlines are cutting back on flights to tourist spots in mexico after reports of violence, rising homicide and travelers blacking out and even dying from drinking tainted alcohol. in a particularly bloodied stretch in april, 14 people reportedly killed in cancun in just 36 hours. later that month, five bodies were found stuffed in a car there. take a look at airliney all ended in the green. airline said tourist don't want to go to mexico. what's your reaction. >> i don't want to go there either. i was in south america this winter and talk to many people from venezuela because more than a million people have fled venezuela to other latin american countries. they are the happiest people in south america now because they are out of the country that is in total collapse. >> but mexico, what's going on in mexico is rising homicide rates, and some places reports indicate there on the level of what's going on in the middle east, and fred, with tainted alcohol, what they're talking about is methanol that in other words these tourist hotspots, the risk resorts that have infinity pools, people go up to buy a cocktail it has methanol in it and the body metabolizes it as formaldehyde and people are dying. we fail to recognize what a state of chaos mexico and parts of it can be. >> mexico is not where venezuela is and there's other countries that are in great

airlines andr united airlines to change the content to consumers regarding taiwan. in response the wides whitest ia statement think this is nonsense of part of a growing trend bya the chinese come is party to impose its political views ontez american citizens and private companies. senator rubio and i send atizent lettere to the ceo can write a letter expressing concern the tactics by china toward u.s. businesses. what are your thoughts on the administrations comments on this issue? senat >> thank you for the questionue. and this has been a major issue almost from the moment that a joint this office in january. ti as you point out the administration statement come out may 5.ame this is after the chinese had made the demands of all their dn international entered onds apr l april 27. the challenge that we had in the administration, not just us but the partners would work with in the state department as well asr within the white house such as the national security council is we opposed the action china took trying to force for political reasons private businesses in oe this case aviation businesses,ae airlines from complying with the political world as they want to see it. but from the cellist from our perspective is we don't want tot put an same trap in order u.s. businesses have should respond.d so instead we worked with those businesses, those airlines. we encourage them to work together so they could not get picked off one by one by the chinese government and they did so and they came up with a common response to the chinese government. >> if i could interrupt, i'm going to run out of time. i want to state this. i am concerned about china's bullying tactics. china will know they can vote other american companies and you and a compass going to do china agreeing censor sites which is being done. i've drafted an amendment in this case to offer to the faa reauthorization bill, an amendment that would are as conditional operator in use national airspace the carrier must refer to taipei taiwan. dr. droegemeier, u.s. has some of the strongest science research laboratories in the world of the d

airlines on this morning. we can see that an american, united, and delta all falling. -- it seemslines every time we get a new airlines, there is concern about what that means for airlines with passenger numbers, maybe not as many american tourists going to turkey anytime soon. while the airlines drop, take a look at oil. it is rising. tvshould have a gtb -- g coming up. the longest weekly moving streak. -- blaming trade again and intensifying trade tensions. new terms are set in the next few weeks. gam liquidating return funds, unconstrained absolute return funds. several suspended funds put in liquidation. shares have fallen as a result. it has been in the spotlight. it took the unusual step of freezing withdraws from bond funds in the portfolio. gamb suspended a prominent money manager for problems with risk management and record keeping. down by 7.3%. biggest drop since august 2. , have been declining since the beginning of this year and let's check out how much they have fallen in 2018. shares down by 44%. biggest since 2008. that is breaking news on gam. let's talk about turkey. joining us is john roe, investment head of multi-asset funds. are your clients asking

airlines are doing what they can by capping airfares. >> united airlines reduced fares from honolulu to san francisco but canceled all flights to and from maui scheduled for today. hawaiian airlinesmuter flights today. >> julia weiden is tracking the storm. >> kendis, stephanie, we are still watching hurricane lane. it is expected to weaken some today. and though it never quite makes landfall in hawaii, it is still going to bring some concerns with regards to flooding rains and rough surf. again, as it heads its way northwestward through the day, it will weaken slightly. we are still expecting to see up to one to three feet of rain in your high-elevation spots and the surf will be quite rough especially on the southeastern sides of the islands. >> we'll keep an eye on hawaii. >>> the state department in the meantime has issued a travel advisory for americans visiting parts of western mexico. it comes days after eight bodies were found inside the tourist resort of cancun. however, it does not include the cancun region itself.s eral jeff sessions. >> he's expressing disappointment in the justice department chief that he actually nominated. and now the attorney general is hitting ba

united airlines earlier this year? there's a video. you actually try to get the peacock on board. united airlines told her in january, no.aura, we have to have a quick moment of silence because dexter, we learned this week, has died. that is our moment of silence.e. i think what i need is an emotional support dog or cat catcher to spare my allergies so i feel safe and welcome. >> laura: so the peanut allergy people are protected but the -- the 30% of americans. >> 30% of americans that are pet allergy sufferers, they have to eat veggie chips and software. >> laura: the instagram post about dexter. >> no, no, don't worry about dexter. >> laura: the owner -- "he is survived by his sisters, ava, pictured here, and zaza, and by all humans who loved him. dexter, you will be missed and remembered with fondness and love." have you ever heard a peacock mate? the meeting sounds a peacock? -- m the mating sounds of peacocks? >> i don't want anything to do with peacocks. the best thing about dexter is now his feathers can be displayed in the foyer. go ahead. >> laura: you have an update on the straw crusade -- i hate plastic straws

american, delta and united airlines are alltrimming their routes.. although some budget airlines like spirit were actuallyadding some capacity. another problem people have not forgotten....this time last year - the state department was warning tourists about tainted alcohol... the problem apparently contributed to one death and many more robberies and assaults. grant and vicki? (grant) a big story tonight.. a muslim american civil rights group is suing the federal government over a t-s-a program known as "quiet skies". the program allows air marshals to track passengers on board planes, without their knowledge. mark meredith is in washington with a closer look. (pkg) nat: "i've been on the watch list for 8 years..."mohamad albadawi is one of 20 muslim americans suing the federal government.he says as a muslim, he's harassed and stalked every time he flies. "nat: "i know its going to be a strong case, we're going to fight for our rights" albadawi's lawsuit claims the government puts people like him on watch lists for no reason...and the boston globe recently revealed a t-s-a progr

airlines are canceling flights as conditions deteriorate. united won't be flying in or out of maui or honolulu today. other airlines are expected to do the same. united did add two flights from honolulu to san francisco yesterday to help people get out. all major carriers are also waiving rebooking fees for hawaii-bound flights. and the storm is also having an impact on ocean traffic to hawaii. at least one cargo ship that left the port of oakland is currently parked in the pacific waiting for the storm to pass. meanwhile, store shelves are emptying fast all over hawaii. you can stay with kpix 5 for updates as hurricane lane hits the island. you can also track the storm on our website, cbssf.com. >>> happening today, state lawmakers will be asking some tough questions to verizon about why it slowed down data speed for bay area firefighters during an emergency. santa clara county fire chief tony bowden says that his crews fighting the mendocino complex fire had their internet speeds throttled when the department alerted verizon about this the carrier suggesting it upgrade to a more expensive data plan. verizon calle

the parent of united airlines is seeing improved average airfares in the u.s.. it's not that fares have gone up so much, but it is few airlinessement prices. united is also being helped by stronger business demand. oncesmithkline potential bidders to make offers for its indian consumer health unit. the business on the popular brand and could fetch more than $4 billion. pepsico and others have expressed interest. that is the bloomberg business flash. francine: thank you so much. xiaomi has delivered a jump in quarterly profits as the chinese smartphone giant has made jumped over seats. -- strides overseas. tim culpin.ow is the ipo's overshadowed by disappointments, but to the results make up for that? tim: i don't think they do and there's a big growth revenue. this is a company growing quickly. if you look at the bottom line, net income was also awesome, but it was mostly for a one-time gain as they revalued the class b shares through the ipo. it's an accounting thing that gave them a strong number. turning to a loss again because of shared compensation costs, but if you look at growth margins, that is one area where you can

airlines may be cutting back as well. now, there are also stories of tourists being drugged and robbed. several airlines including united, american and delta are pointing to quarterly earning reports showing a major decrease in travel to mexico. >>> put your toothbrush down. you to watch this. this is starting as a police chase involving a stolen suv for infrared video. it is bay florida sheriffs helicopter. the herd of cows pick up and trying to corral that suspect who faces multiple felony charges. kari was wondering if that person was wearing red. >> his blood was flowing. >> yeah. >>> all right. we should honor those cows with some type of crime fighting. >> yeah. >> look, i'm hungry. >>> all right. so yeah. you get your breakfast in this morning we are going to start out with very cool temperatures but look at all of this smoke. it is hovering over the south bay. this is not clouds. this is what we could see throughout much of the morning. here is a look at the seven day forecast. it is coming up. spare the air alert has been issued. . we not only have the drifts of smoke but we have high levels of ozone. it happen

american, delta and united airlines are all trimming their routes. but some budget airlineslly adding some. ( james ) coming up next.... a mountain lion is spotted in a quiet neighborhood on the peninsula. ( will ) the 49ers are taking on the dallas cowboys tonight at levi's stadium. i'm live with the details. aggressive yellow. pretty great, huh? if you're a banana. i find it very...appealing. new kellogg's raisin bran with bananas. two scoops meet real banana slices. i've done a great job of raisin ya. ( james )( lydia ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... much like yesterday skies today will be dry and sunny but with smoky to hazy skies as more smoke sits over the bay area from nearby wildfires. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) a big story this morning... two teenagers are arrested... they're accused of attacking a 71- year-old sikh man in manteca. one of the suspects is the son of a bay area police chief. in this surveillance video -- you can s

airlines are canceling flights as conditions deteriorate. united won't be flying in or out of maui or honolulu today. other airlinesre expected to do the same. united did add two flights from honolulu to san francisco yesterday to help people get out. the united service organization is also helping those traveling. >> we provide a place with wi- fi, information how to get around the bay area, you know, local hotels, restaurants, um, and then also just kind of a place to -- to -- to rest for a little while and -- and recharge and before you go back out and start traveling again. >> all major carriers are also waiving rebooking fees for hawaii-bound flights. at least one cargo ship that left the port of oakland is parked in the pacific waiting for the storm to go by. meanwhile, store shelves are emptying fast all over hawaii. stay with kpix 5 for updates and hurricane lane hits the islands. you can track the storm on our website, cbssf.com. >>> happening today, state lawmakers will be asking some tough questions to verizon about why it slowed down data speed for bay area firefighters during an emergency. santa clara

airlines that fly to hawaii out of the bay area, united, hawaiian, and alaska say they will monitor the conditions in hawaii before deciding when to resume those flights . the airlines say anyone with a flight to hawaii today should already have been notified of that cancellation. >>> a flight from maui landed at the oakland airport last night for passengers said they were relieved they were able to get on a plane. larry rodriguez came back with 11 family members who were on vacation and he and some other tourist said many businesses were closed or short on supplies. >> close gas stations. we did have enough gas. you couldn't find anything. >> many airlines are waving rebooking fees for flights from hawaii including delta, american, and hawaiian airlines. there are an estimated 300,000 tourists still on the island right now. we will continue to track hurricane lane throughout the morning. you will also find updates throughout the day we will continue to track hurricane lane throughout the morning. you will also find updates throughout the day@ktvu.com and on her social media pages. >>> attorney general jeff sessions firing back at president trump and his criticisms. doug luzader is joining us live from washington with the very latest on this back-and-forth between the two men. >> reporter: this relationship between president trump and jeff sessions has been souring for a month or more. it may be at a breaking point >> reporter: there was a time when president trump had no more loyal supporter. now it is trump versus sessions expect i said what kind of a man is this? >> reporter: the president is seething. it has been almost a year and ha

airlines were growing capacity too rap lid united american and delta. energy price huss risen 50% from lows a year earlier. and investors were concerned that airlines wouldn't raise fares because of raising capacity too rapidly looking at what happened since then q 2 earning kim out and they beat expectations and oil prices reaching highs have come back down to about $67 a barrel. that's given relief to worries about higher oil prices at the same time airlines capacity, comment tear on q 2 earnings was that they are reducing the rate they are grow zploog which of the airlines do you like the most? and which do you like the least? >> yes we have a strong buy on delta airlines that's the topic. the airline has taken advantage of missteps by american and united and picked up some business capacity. business share and that's allowing this them to generality a unit revenue premium to peers we expect that to help them continue to generate strong cash flows which they use to buy back stock pay down debt and invest in the products. they are our favorite. we have buys and american and southwest. on the bottom end of the scale we are not as favorable on jet blue and united. united public relations disasters of course. and also we don't think they are going to continue to improve operations as they had previously. >> and what's the problem with jet blue. >> jet blue is not as well hedged for energy provides they're in the hedged at all going into the

earlier this year american airlines, delta, and united all tightened their requirements for bringing emotional support animals on a plane. >>> southwest is not the only airlineting restrictions on service animals. the cruise line that is no longer allowing emotional support animals on board. >>> close to $100 million to help victims from last year's northbay wildfires we will tell you the areas that will benefit from a federal grant that was just awarded. >>> two lanes of a busy peninsula freeway shut down as chp investigates a deadly collision. a pedestrian was struck and killed. what we know so far about what happened. >>> that is part of the new reality that are fire behavior is incredibly dangerous. >> wildfires continue to threaten communities across california. we will get an update as thousands of -- are working to get deadly wildfires under control. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning, august 15. i'm pam cook. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check your wednesday weather. steve paulson has all the information. >> a cool pattern yesterday carries over into today. water temperatures continue to be right where t

and airlines also taking to the skies flying high. american airlines united and southwest are leading. united hitting the all-time high where american has the best day since okay of 2017 that is leading the transport average i should say to outperform today. >> big moves there thank you very much morgan we are talking some markets because right now sitting on the longest bull run in history without at least a 20% drop. mike sandly and bob are at the nyse >> it hasn't been an uninterrupted climb since march of 2009. it looks like almost three separate discreet mini bill markets separated by a reset in between. from 2009 really into early 2011 the market doubled then you had a severe correction some call it the self-bear market it went side ways in 2012. then you have a lift off and reset correction in 2015 and 16. you had different dynamics fueling each one one a snapback petition beginning then the fed involved then correspondent proermts supported things as well as byebacks even though we talk about it being the longest bull pact market by the technical meas

however, the airline says it's still too early to talk about whether security procedures need to be beefed up. clayton sandell, abc news, seattle. >> united airlinesfaced delays for several hours today due to a problem with one of its computer systems. abc7 news was inside terminal 3 at san francisco international airport. that's where customers learned if their flights would be late and how united would help them. sfo happens to bepi alots begh . >> we have new details now following an accident that killed a construction worker in san francisco. crews will resume work to upgrade muni's twin peaks tunnel. abc7 news was at muni's westportal station after a steel beam fell on a worker inside the tunnel. officials immediately shutdown the job site. he was rushed to a trauma center. he worked for an oakland based company. both san francisco police and cal osha are investigating yesterday's tragedy. >> crews are making good progress in their battle against a wildfire in the fairfield area. crews have now stopped the fires forward progress. flames destroyed a home in paradise valley and 1,000 acres. all eye vak wags orders have been liftd. >>> the large

. ♪ scarlet:scarlet: after a tense year for united airlines, david rubenstein, but the ceo. let's listen in. >> can you agree on your airlineyou what you should do better, bother you? how does that work? >> it is not an easy tack. -- task. the further back you go, the less you are recognized. from the cabin, almost impossible. people want to chat and provide and that -- provide feedback on many things. i have had people -- i have have my headphones on him and they will reach over and take it out. it gets worse. i went to the earbud the hearing they can't reach an and get that. [laughter] oscar: this guy reached in and grabbed in. listen, all of us in this business do this a lot. it is important to hear from your customers. it is more positive. people in first class when they don't like something, they say, do you know who i am? wonderfulhave customers who have a very high degree -- [laughter] david: what percentage of luggage is lost? [laughter] david: i'm sure yours is better. it is like three per 1000 over the course of time. david: the best way to avoid losing your luggage is do what? -- carry it on? do notyour predicate

airlines want you to have a great experience especially the best airlines in the united states and we are always behind our consumers' back. if you've got an issue, call us directly. we'll work with the airline resolve whatever issue you have. >> if i don't use priceline, what am i using typically? who is your -- who do you worry about? who's trying to take your business >> a lot of consumers will go direct to the source themselves. if you're a frequent flyer you'll book directly with the airline or hotel itself. you never want to talk about your competitors, but expedia is one of the best in the country as well. they're a direct competitor of ours. we're always trying to find services and businesses that outflank them. >> when you talk about packaging these trips, is it traditionally hotels i wonder if there are preferences towards an airbnb type lodging sharing kind of arrangement? >> absolutely. we've seen consumers are very interested in booking what we call nontraditional hotel accommodations. so priceline and our sister company booking.com have been building and amassing a very lorj portfolio of condos, apartments b & bs and we've got millions of listings of actual room listings availa

airline companies because the u.s. is considering not allowing airflow of the united states -- russian funded company to land in the u.s. anymore longer. that could potentially hurt some business for u.s. airlinesr than that, there are very few things that the russians can do. has all the supposedly good that was done in the helsinki summit between trump and the vladimir putin, is that undone now? summit now more and more looks like an outlier. what we saw leading up to the summit in june was a u.s. policy that became harsher and harsher in terms of sanctions. u.s. and post the harshest sanctions on russian oligarchs in their holdings. we saw their stock prices drop. affair see this love between president trump and president putin and helsinki. it's almost as if it did not happen because now the u.s. is continuing to pursue the same sanctions policy of increasing policy on the kremlin as we saw previously. the biggest question is, what was the purpose of that summit in the first place? >> how are the sanctions hitting curtains approval ratings? ratings are at a 2014.nce he has stumbled at his approval to drops by more than 30 percentage points. that is huge for vladimir putin. now according to

a number of airlines say they are considering cutting back flights to mexican resort, due to weak demand in part because of reports of violence. american, delta, united and spirit airlinesestinations have been lacking. there has been a rise in murders in popular resort destinations, including cancun and cozumel. the state department issued a travel warning last month fortress to exercise caution in a number of tourist areas due to crime. >>> a famous hollywood actors and leader in the time's up movement was in sacramento to push for a bill that would push for victims of workplace harassment. actress jane fonda joined union leaders for a panel discussion. the group is pushing for a measure that would prohibit employers from requiring a job applicant or new employee to sign away their legal right to file harassment lawsuits or complaints. they say too many workers in the state are forced to silently endorse harassment and discrimination because they waived their rights as a condition for employment. >> having their stories heard is one thing. changing the institutions and the laws that allow abuse and discrimination to continue is what has to happen now. that's what time'

airlines will fly between san jose and carlsbad in san diego county. tickets start around $100 for the 1 hour, 15 minute flight. and next year, united airlines will begin flights between the charles schultz sonoma county airport in santa rosa and denver. round trip tickets cost a little over $300. >> but why go anywhere now? the air is better. the temperatures are moderate in the bay area. >> very mild. let's check in with sandhya patel. >> it has been a nice change of pace. behind you saw the bright blue skies. take a look at live doppler 7. not too long ago we were talking about smoky conditions. the marine layer that was so deep and widespread this morning has definitely burned off just about everywhere. it's going return, and tomorrow afternoon, it will keep news a cooler than average pattern as the marine layer will take its sweet time transitioning back to the coast. so mid 60s to low 80s. still mild, but get ready for a change in the pattern. warmer than average weather september 5th through the 11th. out west, cooler than average for the central part of the u.s. and on the east coast, it's going to be hotter than usual. that's the ou

airlines. it is the big winner. up nearly 5%. it is the top performer on the nasdaq along with united continental, delta, southwest, jetblue. can you man airlines are doing this well? they figured out how to run a business. look at tesla shares. we'll keep dipping back in and out of tesla's stock throughout this hour. right now it is down 1 1/3%. more importantly considerably lower than where it was before i went on vacation? remember that. it is $301.52. jpmorgan talking about the vehicle maker, the electric vehicle maker, lowering the price target to 195 from 308 over concerns it does not have the funding to go private as elon musk, always colorful ceo had mentioned in a tweet two weeks ago. charlie gasparino will be coming on late in this hour. he is is working the story very hard. tesla's downward move. more on elon musk's late-night tweets this weekend. more importantly we're a buck 79 a way at being $300 per share. we're watching this very closely. with days to go before a new federal reserve chair first trip to jackson hole, wyoming, the annual event for all central bankers president trump said during a fund-raiser on friday that he's re

airlines are starting to overlap a bit they may be a real competitive threat. >> reporter: for the larger airlines the ones to watch is united why are we looking at you fightremember united is in the beginning of its domestic service in the united states checking smaller markets with their hubs to drive revenue. so they may be one of the first major airlinesse wildcatter airlines more offer. it won't stop them take a look at allegiant and spirit and the comparison is over the place here. they have been outperforming the airline index. you will see the growth not only in smaller city, they're increasingly targeting mid-size markets where the big boys placement they're doing it for limited periods of time. they look at this economy and are saying, hey, there are people that have the money, hey, we want to go to vegas, that's where these airlines step in >> go to vegas, phil le beau, thank you, sir joining us is mark chandler at brown brother, harryman and gary ross chief investment officer at black gold investments all right. mark, in terms of the dollar and how it trades against the dollar, so take your pick, where you want to go i think we said turkey a couple times, not like last week. >> they had to stop the currency from falling generally speaking, the dollar had a good week. we finished with a pullback. it will continue ahead of powel

caused berkeshire to sell banking and airline industries while purchasing slasla shares of other companies in the same industry that explains why united and airlines while they added to delta and southwest. they see it rather as just a reflection of their portfolio management strategy, guys. >> leslie, thank you very much for that >>> coming up the british government forming its own trade policies up next a british trade official weighs in on how the government plans to handle president trump's war on trade >>> and it is the return of the new york city "power lunch." ureansomg the newly renovated fo sso cinup alerts -- wouldn't you like one from the market when it might be time to buy or sell? with fidelity's real-time analytics, you'll get clear, actionable alerts about potential investment opportunities in real time. fidelity. open an account today. >>> a recent poll of 507 business leaders by the trade group maritime u.k. show that more than half of those asked show the benefit for brexit would actually be for britain to strike its own fresh trade deals. but one trade expert was quoted as saying that the u.k. should hope for the best and plan f

airlines is offering a one time reservation change for people who bought tickets before august 21. those travelers can rebook for any of light that leaves before september 9. united airlines is also issuing a waiver because of the extreme weather the original travel dates must between august 21 to the 26th. the change fee and any difference in fare will be waived. one woman who lives in wahoo is worried about her home she remembers that hurricane that hit the islands back in 1992. >> i remember the waves and the wind. it caused a lot of damage. i remember the news and the reports after hawaii was destroyed. it was pretty severe. >> reporter: airports in hawaii are preparing for the hurricane. there are reports that travelers have been scrambling before -- scrabbling to leave before the worst of the storm hits. the airlinesan extremely high volume of calls. we already checked arrivals and departures and most flights are on time. that could change throughout the day depending on the path in the intensity of the hurricane. travelers are advised to check their flight status throughout the day. alive at sfo, ktvu fox2 news . -- live at sfo, ktvu fox2 news. >>> is about to drop to category three. it is weakening a little bit will be northwest at 7 - not miles an hour. the outer wins will stay well west of the big island. some of the outer bands are producing some very heavy rain. already 8 - inch amounts have been reported near hilo. flood warnings are out there. flood watches go out to maui. a wahoo maybe in the mainline for not so much windy damage, but rain because it's going to weaken to a category two. it will park just south and take the turn to the west and go south of hawaii. as it does 25 inch amounts in some of the mountain areas are possible for some isolated air. starting to weaken a little bit bu