but to stay competitive, bethune sold off continental express and began outsourcing more and more flyingto independent airlines. what was the whole thought process in putting this type of flying on to another company? >> it's a different kind of business. it's... regional jet flying in smaller airplanes aren't big airplanes and different employees, different labor standards, different wage rates, right? >> o'brien: still, airplanes, transportation, moving passengers safely. how is the distance traveled and the size of the airplane make it a different business in your perspective? >> they're all flying airplanes, but they're not flying the kind of airplanes you are with the same kind of standards that you're flying. and so you let that operate as it's an independent business because other people are in that business. but you can't afford to have a lot of excess cost and still win a contract. so it makes the management be cost effective. >> the major airlines created the regional industry as a way of lowering costs. they don't want to pay employees, and i don't care whether it's pilots, fl

investigators say just 16 seconds later, the same controller who was handling the cessna, cleared a continental united express regional jet to begin rolling on an intersecting diagonal runway. both planes climbed over the airfield on a collision course, getting closer and closer together before the faster commuter jet with 53 people aboard streaked in front of the slower, private plane. investigators say at their nearest point, the planes were at the exact same altitude and only 300 feet apart. according to the n.t.s.b. report, the captain of the continental jet remarked to his copilot, "wow, that was close." investigators say the controller told them he never really anticipated a problem because he thought the cessna would be long gone before the regional jet got airborne. the f.a.a. says that controller was suspended but later retrained and, scott, he's now back on the job. >> pelley: bob, thank you very much. for ten months now, thousands have fought and died in a war that has been hidden for the most part. syria's dictator, bashar al- assad, doesn't want the world to see his military attack the popular up

. >> we begin with breaking news, a continental express plane slams into ape house unupstate new yorking with the developing story from west virginia, a coal mine explosion has killed at least 25 workers. >> mine safety officials say it appears that methane gas caused the explosion just as in the disaster four years ago. >> breaking news, a violent earthquake off japan's northeast coast has rocked the nation and the region. >> a tsunami has flooded coastal areas of japan with warnings in hawaii and as far away as chile and peru. >> the mission to kill bin laden was carried out by navy seals in a city not far from pakistan. >> president obama broke the news late last night to the world. t.j. wing has the details. >> it is amazing the awesome responsibility that comes with sitting at this dex. we have fun. we have the world to cover. triumphs, tragedies. a small taste tough it. what a ride. we will lighten the news and laughs on "world news now" when we come right back. >>> south floridians can't get through the night without you. >> neither can we. we want to wish "world news now" a ha

>> over the last two years which included the continental shift, american express has picked up 200 basis points per year in market share for spending in the united states. now, i do agree, losing continental was not fun, but if you listen to jp morgan and you listen to american express, they did not see the amount of shift that they thought they would through that transaction. american express did implement things that offset it, for me, personally, things like if you book online with american express, you get an instant 20% rebate on points if you pay with points for travel. they instituted a $200 annual airline credit for the airline of your choice. so i can still benefit technically by flying continental, if i choose continental or united as my airline of choice every year and any incidentals ha s i have up $200 on the airline is refunded. don't get me wrong. i got myself a jp morgan continental card so i can benefit from lounge access and things like that. if you're asking me where market share gains are coming from, it's a stock you just mentioned which is bank of america. i haven't

express their grievances directly. the colonial legislatures sent protests and resolutions to parliament. this informal body that we know as the continental congress met together with representatives from most of the colonies. and they too hammered out resolutions. they too sent protest. but the members of parliament did not have to listen. they had no reason to listen. they were not responding to the grievances of their own constituents to the people who represented them. so what could the continental congress do to apply further pressure on britain to try and get hated acts of parliament repealed? well, they came up with an ingenious solution, a series of 23407b importation, non-exportation agreements in which colonists decided to not import goods from great britain or not export certain goods to great britain. in other words, they would use the weapon of an economic boycott. and hopefully by putting political pressure and economic pressure on great britain people in britain would then put pressure on parliament and get these hated acts repealed. now, one thing i think in our usual telling of the american revolution that gets overlooked

continental. whatever so it depends. but i think it is exciting. in spots there's no time to be bored if you're a vegetarian in the russian capital various conferences gatherings and expressions often organized teaches at a recent event. will food was highlighted and hundreds gathered to attend mass across the presentations of new products also taking the chance to meet new friends who. same lifestyle. very tasty maybe this healthy food and vegetarian lifestyle is something worth thinking about. as invited to speak at the first roll through congress row three vegetarian congress in moscow i think it really comes from the idea that very few people actually want to look like their parents i think really from the foundation of that idea is that we have to maybe look at changing our diets to get a new type of paradigm and different type of generation in regards to how we have parity. our final location is the restaurant loving heart situated in the cotswolds shopping mall often outside the city center there are dozens of delicious healthy meals and drinks on offer here the menu features only the condition alcoholic drinks natural juices kinds of cocktails as well as a fine select

continental liar from the state of maine. you like that? that's better than forward? >> i think that it's more expressive. i love it.eckler or something during a show. i think it's great. look what they were doing. these guys were really going at each other. we don't have the mass media, and slogans meant something. sometimes the only information many voters had across the nation at the time. those are the two issues. one you're a liar and then i can't trust you if you have a child out of wedlock. >> from what i understand, dean, you have a slogan of your own. is that true? >> i do have i aslogan. >> i guess my campaign, you know, we all have a vice presidential campaign. randi, i have a slogan. i like ike. remember that one? >> randi is dandy would be really nice, or all the way with randi kaye. if you were in college that's not a nickname you want. >> not a good one. >> if you are running for office. not in college. >> all right,

express my support for the secretaries determination to adequately fund and carry out the interior department's responsibilities for safe and environmentally sound oil and gas production on federal lands, particularly in the outer continentalhelf. we were commenting before coming in here that at least it is not two years ago where we had the bp oil spill as a very real issue before our committee. i believe, especially given that the challenges of the deep water horizon a disaster, the department has acted properly in continuing to focus on safety issues. obviously there is a lot of concern about gas prices. i do believe that domestic production is important, robust domestic production is important. it needs to be pursued by an irresponsible way. that clearly is happening. but -- domestic production of both oil and natural gas are up. since 2008, they need to continue increasing over the next 10 years to nearly historic levels. our oil imports continue to decline. they were down to 49% of consumption in 2010, which is an impressive improvement over where we were even four or five years ago. i am pleased that the budget include increased funding for renewable energy development on public lands as part of the department's new

express my support for the secretary's determination to adequately fund and carry out the interior department's responsibilities for safe and environmentally sound oil and gas production in federal lands and particularly in the outer continental shelf. we were commenting in the hall before coming in here that at least it's not two years ago when we had the bp oil spill as a very real issue before our committee. i believe especially given the challenges of the deepwater horizon disaster, the department has act properly in continuing to focus on safety issues. obviously there is a lot of concern about gas prices abroad in the land. i do believe that domestic production is important. robust domestic production is important. it needs to be pursued in a responsible way. that clearly is happening. the domestic production of both oil and natural gas are up. since 2008 they're projected to continue increasing over the next ten years to nearly historic levels. our oil imports continue to decline. and they were down to 49% of consumption in 2010, which is an impressive improvement over where we were even four or five years ago. i'm pleased that the budget includes increased funding for renewable energy development on public lands as pa

continental. who are the five lowest? guest: the atlantic southeast, american eagle, delta, expressed jets, and tblue. : there are changes from year to year. in the year 2000, continental, nohwest, were all in the top five. these are now smaller airlines. guest: this reflects the weather. the weather as a major factor in on-time performance and it is reflected in this on-time performance. host: when consumers get this information, does it have an economic impact on the airlines? guest: no one has ever measured directly whether there is an impact there was a change in the dot testing rules on the website where the airlines have to put the on-time performance for a specific flight. before you had to ask the airline. the airlines argue that no one really asks that question. i, personally, i host: checked and this is required for the airlines to report this. this week in washington, there is a chamber of commerce annual aviation summit yesterday. guest: i was part of it. host: richard anderson was one of the speakers. he talks about the future of the airline industry. [video clip] >> i think gold will be a

continental. who are the five lowest? guest: the atlantic southeast, american eagle, delta, expressed jets, and jetblue. host: there are changes from year to year. in the year 2000, continental, northwest, were all in the top five. these are now smaller airlines. guest: this reflects the weather. the weather as a major factor in on-time performance and it is reflected in this on-time performance. host: when consumers get this information, does it have an economic impact on the airlines? guest: no one has ever measured directly whether there is an impact there was a change in the dot testing rules on the website where the airlines have to put the on-time performance for a specific flight. before you had to ask the airline. the airlines argue that no one really asks that question. i, personally, i host: checked and this is required for the airlines to report this. this week in washington, there is a chamber of commerce annual aviation summit yesterday. guest: i was part of it. host: richard anderson was one of the speakers. he talks about the future of the airline industry. [video clip] >> i think gold wil

continental breakfast. >> all right. god this story is boring. you suspects the man who partnered with these ladies are those who were hurt. the founder of the group says she was surprised by women who expressed disagreement with the strike. she says, quote, women are screaming at me that their men support their reproductive rights and they don't want to deny them sex. her response is, so don't. it is a choice. >> it is a boring story. >> wasn't too excited when you guys talked about it either. >> there was a question in there somewhere undoubtedly. >> not really. i brought that up because there was nothing there to say. now to the fun story. little leaguers return money to strip club. this is america 2012. the whole point -- the whole reason the league was in trouble in the first place was that the school district placed restrictions on concession sales. mainly they prohibited the sales of grilled foods like hot dogs and hamburgers. the league couldn't raise enough money. then a legitimate business steps in to help out and the league says no because it is inappropriate. you have the food police and the sex police teaming up, and now the kids are screwed. >> i'm with you. i don't think there

continental shelf, stagnant. onerous regulations are shuttering power plants. and e.p.a. officials have gone on the record expressing a desire to crucify the fossil industries which have been the backbone of our energy security for decades and continues today. and how does this administration propose to fill the gaping hole they have left in our energy security? by throwing billions of taxpayer dollars down a black hole at pie in the sky renewable pet projects like solyndra. i agree with my colleagues that we must balance the expansion of conventional fuels, goal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear to provide energy today with investment into renewable energies to power our future. and that's exactly what the underlying bill seeks to do, mr. chairman. the funding provided for fossil energy research and development will support investments in carbon capture, carbon storage, and other advanced energy systems so our country can more efficiently use centuries' worth of coal and natural gas already at our disposal. meanwhile, we continue to support reasonable levels in the eere account that have seen exponential increases in

continental united states. this pipeline is being built there -- these investments are going forward. >> fink you, mr. secretary. >> senator -- thank you, mr. secretary. >> mr. franken. >> i would remind the ranking member that the expresseason given by s & p was a function of some in congress who threatened to go into default. i think we need to invest in energy, and i think we need to invest in energy in the future. i think all of the aba does mean -- does not mean all of all of the above. the bp spill showed not exercising some judgment about environmental and safety impacts can undermine the well-being and the goal of energy independence. what the budget shows to me is a sensible investments in innovation and energies of the future including energy efficiency, which brings me to teh 1703 loan guarantee program. i see that you did not ask for additional appropriations for that and that program is for energy efficiency projects. and innovation in energy efficiency. i see it just asks for $38 million to cover administration costs. it seems the justification is you have funds left over in this program that you have not yet distributed. it seems there are funds left over in this program because there are approved project

express my support for the secretary's determination to adequately fund and carry out the interior department's responsibilities for safe and environmentally sound oil and gas production in federal lands, and particularly in the outer continental here that at least it's not two years ago when we had the bp oil spill, as a very real issue before our committee. i believe, especially given the challenges of the deepwater horizon disaster, the department has acted properly in continuing to focus on safety issues. obviously there's a lot of concern about gas prices, abroad and in the land. i do believe that domestic production is important, robust domestic production is important. it needs to be pursued in a responsible way. that clearly is happening. domestic production of both oil and natural gas is up. since 2008 their projected to continue increasing over the next 10 years, at nearly historic levels. our oil imports continue to decline. they were down to 49% of consumption in 2010, which is an impressive improvement over where we weren't even four, five years ago. i am pleased that the budget includes increased funding for renewable energy development on public lands, as part of the department's new energy frontier initiative.