some ultra low cost airlines like spirit over a measly 28-inch spich.ced into a small space can be a serious problem. sociology professor carl studies how our physical environment affects, us, especially a need for personal space. >> planes aren't really designed for the need of physical space and freedom and whavr you. they're designed like a rationalist warehouse. a means of transporting people efficiently into as little space as possible to the next destination for obvious economic reasons. >> scares in the skies on the rise. >> they sat on the runway for at least three hours. >> critics claim shrinking space and fewer comfort led to more passenger conflict. >> all these things together add up to a recipe for poor behavior on the part of passengers. it's sort of amazing we don't see worse behavior tombly given the conditions and the treatment. >> the discomforts aside, some wonder how safe it can be if passengers get packed that tightly on flightflights. we frame is in terms of customer service and comfort. however, it really didn't resonate. we look

that's two airlines, two sets of airlines, all under one.010 when crew nighted merged with continental. over six years later, there are still head winds. american airlines say they have paid 3 1/2 billion dollars towards increasing the wages of pilots, they put $3 billion toward upgrading the interior of the airplanes themselves. so again, this is a process that's going to take time. but the pilots are certainly frustrated. >> yeah. they're frustrated because they want their rides in the sky to look good for the passengers. updating the airplanes, et cetera. but they have to get their money as well. let's move on. spirit airlines. if you flown it, you know it for its inexpensive flights. many places. they're going to be adding nearly 400 daily flights, to 55 destination, latin america and the caribbean. so spirit airlines, they want to maintain the low fares, but they want to make sure the airline runs smoother, reduce delays and lost bags. how are they planning to do this? can they do it? >> ultimately the spirit model surrounds offering cu

most airlines it's up to 10. you get to 10 it can be pretty high. >> stewart: can you give me an example how high these fees can go? >> yeah, if you are flying internationally and you wantedc to change your ticket and it's a non-changeable ticket you are paying up to $200 for that change fee. >> stewart: and is that what really has people exorcized? >> that's a pretty.prominent example. the change fee is a lot of one that people tell their folks in congress we don't like this. >> stewart: how much are we talking about the airlines are making on these fees? >> altogether more than $5 billion a year from the are industry. that's a large amount of money that goes directly to the bottom line. so fees have become a very critical aspect of you know airline profitability these days. >> stewart: if we pull out a little bit this isn't just about baggage fees necessarily. this is about regulation. can you explain that a little bit more? >> yeah, this -- in 1978 congress passed a bill to deregulate the airline industry so t

, american airlines flight 751. >> reporter: heathrow airport in london and other airports in europe, affected by what is happening here. they have increased their security as a result of this and other airports do the same. ben: keep monitoring the developments. juliet: let's get over to mike woods for a check of the weather >> meteorologist: another springlike day, winds will be relaxing a little bit, temperatures getting up. 37 is the normal low, we dropped to 36 . sunrise time at 6:55. we are reporting mainly clear sky, 36 , winds from the west get you going out the door. it is 32 in poughkeepsie, in montauk, the warmer spot we have now, winds from the west end, 17 mph. and not as significant as we had yesterday. radar and satellite pretty quiet around the northeast especially in the tri-state. a few flakes of snow in upstate new york. an area of low pressure near the plane states but nothing coming up of significance weatherwise. mainly clear sky, and a focal and a quiet stretch for the next couple days. clouds thickening up and shower chances picking up overnight. and 54 in the

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but that trust may be eroding after recent examples of airline crews behaving badly.r pilot arrested this past weekend, failing two breathalyzers. we ask, what would you do if you spotted a pilot drinking before a flight? long gone are the romantic days of air travel. glamorous flight attendants. handsome heroic pilots as depict in the shows like "pan am" and movies like "catch me if you can." >> are you a real pilot? >> sure am, little lady. >> reporter: air travel can be a passenger's worst nightmare. imagine sitting in your seat moments before takeoff when you see this. your pilot led away by police in handcuffs. suspected of being intoxicated in the cockpit. >> i was getting a little nervous. i guess there was a good reason why. >> reporter: the wayne county prosecutor says the pilot, john francis mcguire, failed two breathalyzer tests on saturday. >> i believe i was speechless. that something like that could happen. and again that he could get that close to the aircraft. >> reporter: he was questioned and investigated before being charged with a misdemeanor. when

one was near the american airlines desk, another near brussels airlines. heard from american airlines the last five minutes -- they say their personnel have been accounted for, that they will provide information as soon as they have it. of course, we have an ever increasing security operation in brussels, as the police attempt to not just to control these two areas but make sure there are neo more. as we were worrying, the fear is that this could be like the paris attacks, where you have a coordinated attack where you get more attacks in other locations. guy: ryan, we will get back to you shortly. ryan is going to continue to monitor the events for us and bring us all the latest details. tliv, if you are a bloomberg customer. make sure you have that open. you can open it and have all your functions open. just make sure to monitor the situation. let's get more analysis on what is happening as it develops. tucci joins us -- he joins us on the phone. good morning. your first reaction to the events we are seeing here in the belgian capital -- can i draw a line

or egyptian airlines? >> we've had quite a lot of accidents in that rt of the world. airlines from that part of the world don't have a particularly good record when you can compare them to european airlines or american airlines in general, but i don't think egypt air has a particularly bad reputation. i don't have the figures immediately in front of me >>> there were 30 egyptian nationals, 8 americans, four brits and others among board, a terrible situation for them, and a hijacking situation is a hijacking situation. very tricky, it should be dealt with carefully on the part of the authorities. >> indeed. that's why you always stall until you've got your best negotiator on hand to deal with this person, and, of course, a professional flight crew and a cabin crew are not actually trained in negotiation, and once the aeroplane is on the ground, it is more or less out of the hands of the flight crew unless, of course, the hijacker then tries to blackmail the authorities into refuelling the aircraft and takin

here's the deal, flight 751 american airlines set to leave brussels at 9:40 a.m.u think about it, if you are down there with a flight at 9:40 you are probably down at the airport by 8:00 a.m. at least, when the blast occurred at 8:00 a a.m. brussels time. so that flight never originately, those folks are there, were there at the airport, set to arrive here in philadelphia at 1:40. in addition, that was only flight set to come into philadelphia leaving brussels, this morning, there was six flights set to fly into newark liberty and four other flights set to fly into jfk. if you are heading down to the airport it comes without saying allow extra time for security especially international flights. i think security will be beefed up in the same scenario that was beefed up back when paris attacks happened. everybody being on high alert today. american airlines has offered a phone number, that you can call if you feel you have a loved one or a friend that was set to come in on that american flight this was an american airlines flight 751, these ten flights set to come i

that was an american airlines flight and we are hearing that explosion happened near the american airlines terminal, the check in terminal. so it would come to reason that there could be some folks that were expected here in philadelphia, or at the terminal when those explosions happened. extra time needed this morning if you are heading down for international travel. we're waiting for an official word from philly international but common sense would be give yourself extra time. american airlines did put out that phone number for any within that would have any questions for travelers (800)679-8215. outside on the roadways we're in good shape. live look at i-95 right here near woodhaven road starting to see the beginning of the morning rush hour. and sue, we have a couple good nice days on tap, don't we. >> we do. we will put yesterday's snow in the distant memorandum willry behind us because that is what was happening 24 hours ago. now we will look ahead and start our weather report with the pollen report because it is getting higher and high are each day this week. today we are at medium

these are all very new aircrafts that this airline is operating. the aircraft itself has an excellent safety record operating globally >>> what will be, once the investigation finishes it's work, will be the trickle down message to pilots, because the weather can stay bad for a very long time there. >> yes. i think it's a question of situational awareness, that pilots have to be aware of situation where they are in terms of their flight, where fuel is, and the weather conditions. i mean, the weather conditions, we understand that there were winds over 80 km/h, which is very severe for an aircraft. visibility was bad. the very fact that other airlines were diverting should have been a very straightforward message to the crew of this aircraft. i think what will have to happen after the accident and once the investigation is finished is take a look at the pilot responses to these sorts of situations >>> thank you very much. the authorities in france will start of the process of extraditing the main suspect in the paris attacks have november last year

. >>> up next, an airline pilot breathalyzer shortly before takeoff. what would you do if you caught a pilot drinking before a flight? >>> first tonight's political punch. donald trump's opponents say his twitter account often reads like a schoolyard bully's. today "nylon" releasing a video of "mean girls" reading the republican front-runner's tweets. >> make america great again! >> the video, touching on trump's famous battles. >> i'm not a fan of megyn kelly, i think she's a third-rate reporter. >> including his ongoing feud with fox anchor megyn kelly. >> why does megyn kelly devote so much time on her show to me? get a life, megyn! >> an homage to the cult classic "mean girls." >> boo, you whore. >> it's not endorsed by trump but written by him. person drinking diet coke. talk to your doctor about viagra. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain or adempas for pulmonary hypertension. your blood pressure could drop to an unsafe level. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate med

the cost of the airlines.ing that they can pocket as profit unless they return it to consumers in lower prices for the tickets that people buy at airports. i don't think people are saying now they're seeing a 35% reduction in the price of the tickets that people are paying for the airlines. no. what we're saying is this. that we want airlines to be profitable, but for an airline to say that it is $25 to check a bag, $35 to check a second bag, that's 60 additional dollars. >> you can choose not to bring a bag. it actually makes it easier to travel for some people. do you -- >> what if you don't have an option. what if you have to travel and there is no other airline out of your hometown to go to your destination. >> what would happen is the ticket price would just be $25 more, it would be more expensive and the price of checking the bag would just be invisible to you. that's the difference. >> i think -- i think what people feel is that they're in a captive market, there is no competition, they walk up to the d

desk at the american airlines desk. you see a shot outside authorities blocking people from going anywhere in brussel at this point. everyone told to stay. but on the other side you see the dark image, people walking, this is underneath in the metro people walking on the tracks that are filled with smoke. as we have been telling you at least three explosions reported one near the eu there. people obviously trying to get out. that would be a police officer we see there as they make their way out of the subway system. it has been shut down, all of the tracks shut down. all transportation in general has been shut down. just so you know this happening during the morning rush hour. this is in the metro below people walking through, along the tracks to try to get out. just to ask you again, in reference to the explosive material that was located when they found salah abdelsalam it was called tapt it is a signature used by liisis if thi was used in this instant in the three explosions they will know that fairly quickly, correc

this bill would set limits on certain airline fees. baggage and change or cancellation fees are specifically mentioned. the bill would direct the department of transportation to bar airlines from imposing unreasonable or disproportional fees to the actual cost of providing the service. the airline trade group says deregulation has made flying affordable and fees reduce the need to overbook. >>> ever wish your credit card company would forgive you for paying just a little late? a survey by creditcards.com found all you have to do is ask. banks reverse late fees for 89% of credit card holders to ask for the waiver. and granted most requests for lower interest rates. household income was not a big factor in getting relief. so what is important to the banks? your payment history. credit score and simply your willingness to ask for a break. california regulators are considering whether to let volkswagen owners drive their dirty cars rather than force vw to buy them back. volkswagen admitted to rigging millions of vehicles to cheat on tests.

that is the latest from the newsroom. >> did you mention the reports this was at the american airlines counter? >> this was a really busy time, 8:00 in the morning, people checking in for their flights. >> it was supposed to land half a mile ago. it has not yet landed so it is not clear where they may or may not be diverting to. there is another flight in the ready to stop the spike in stabbings. >> bill bratton testified at a city hall budget hearing about a recent spike in cuttings across the city. >> this is increased and we are attempting to identify where this is occurring. >> reporter: their have been 150 additional cuttings this year. >> a lot of this is fueled by emotion, disputes, family situations. >> reporter: many incidents have happened that the ground, the nypd has deployed more officers within the subway system and after downplaying the issue the police commissioner and the mayor will announce a new plan to tackle it. >> we are prioritizing, focusing on that particular crime. one in our streets, three and schools is of significant concern for the public. juliet: an easte

we'll watch airlines and hotels in the black.matthew, when we talk about soft targets and now we've been here they may be cutting back on the dog, the bomb dogs, these are the types of things when you walk into an airport you haven't gone through security yet. these are the types of soft target that jihads looks for her. >> absolutely. there are really no hard and party getting hit. they are all soft targets. even the presence of security doesn't work the idea of what is going to happen here. you do the best you can for the security for rent and now have access to individuals, you have a place that allows access to terrorism. the individual's choice to act. lauren: we are just get in a statement from american airlines. they are taken care of employees in brussels after the events at after the events at this time no reported injuries to our employees. american airlines flight 751 has been canceled for today when operations at the airport resumes will be accommodate everyone. american airlines now speaking in. we asked several expe

size of the airliner. so at least there is one security guy, highly trained, to verify and to find out whether the hijacker is making a bluff or talking the truth. so they missed that security guy on that flight and why. also it seems from the picture linked to the hijacker and the limited information, the little information that is available now, the young man, he doesn't have any political history, he doesn't have a criminal record. he is just, it seems, at this point, that he is just a normal young egyptian guy. it's another big question, question mark. why did he do something like that >> some is he really after political asylum? he doesn't know that by such behaviour, such act, he is actually seeking asylum? these are all question marks that need to be answered >>> we will get into those questions. to my next guest, i know you have been trying to talk to passengers, or you have been talking to them. they look basically okay. what's their story? i think we have lost him. back to our correspondent. if y

the airline says true. while we dont know exactly what the teamsters aviation mechanic's report will contain there have been recently as saturday. thats when a aborted in fort wayne because of smoke in the less than a month ago, another petersburg florida had to make an emergency because of an electrical smell in the despite those complaints...and the report expected today..allegianpilots union is making false accusations in the middle of contract and that its planes are safe. they call the teamsters irresponsible adding their maintenance program goes beyond faa recommendati but the union says the company's record speaks for itself. there have been nearly landings, and other safety months. live at cvg...kristen a landmark at c-v-g will finally start coming down this summer. summer.airport officials say the demolition of concourse "c" will start in just a few months.the concourse was permanently closed back in 2008.delta had been planning to lease the concourse through 20-25... but those plans changed as par

airlines given they may be thinking differently about the situation.is there some sort of discount heist into these stocks? george: whenever you buy an -- you stock value by buy a fair amount of geopolitical risk. they are discounted to the rest of the market, i think it is a reminder that it exists for a reason. were reminded of that yesterday. much more ahead on bloomberg markets. the close of trade moments away. here are where the major averages stand. ♪ betty: this is bloomberg markets. before we get the market check, a bit of politics. we had primaries yesterday. we heard earlier from donald trump off of his arizona win. cruzepublican senator ted fresh off his win in the utah caucus. here is a preview on "of all the respect." room --u are now the the candidate of mitt romney and jeb bush. senator cruz: in the last 10 days, we have been endorsed by mike lee and mark litan. it's about as wrought a spectrum in the republican party as you can imagine. it is the entire ideological spectrum and i think the reason is simple. percent to 70%65 of republica

the automated airliners. rosanna: j.p., as you know, you have lost a lot of pilots in the past because they can't make a living. it is not like when you started in the industry, these young men and women can't spend the years doing the training programs because they can't afford it. >> also, remember, this program is not free. the pilots have to come up north of a hundred thousand dollars when they go into this program. you have four years of what you alluded to. what is the pilot doing while going through the program. then if he goes to the lower side, which he is, he's not jetblue has, they are smaller aircraft, but look at the paycheck for the next four years and again, he has a choice, they don't have a choice just to go to jetblue, they can go to other companies, the duty rigs, the travelling, these are conducive to bringing in pilots. >> the job is not what it used to be. this is from the show chopin show pan am. everybody was served drinks, you could smoke but the job now, not nearly as much fun. rosan

and there are very old airline in terms of a mature and recognized brand. but they have as well had their fair share of not just incidents, but they have had a high lot suicide event that was very famously linked in terms of how the german wings vent took place last year. and they have also seen multiple highjack goes as well. but, again, these were all years ago when security was much weaker both at airports and on aircraft post 9/11 this has been a safe airline to travel with. >> is there a proforma start or a beginning to that conversation between the hostage negotiators and the hostage taker? >> in the past it's been firstly identifying who the highjacker would like to speak to. whether it be the airport authorities themselves at the airport they have landed at, though in, this circumstance, larnaca, and the cypriot authorities or if they want to be in touch with that airline. usually it's in touch with the airline. when air france had highjack goes before. the highjackers demanded they speak to senior members of the airline immediately and then the neg

statement released by american airlines says that the airline is taken saying of our employees in brussels after this morning's event, at this time there are no reported injuries to our employees. it doesn't say anything about passengers at this point. statement also says that american airlines flight 75 is first has been canceled for today but operations at brussels airport resume, when operations resume, they will reaccommodate the customers, again that statement does in the mention anything about the state of passengers or, whether passengers are accounted for. this is american airlines check this desk where one of those explosions went off so that raises all kind of concerns about americans who may have been traveling from brussels to philadelphia, or to the you had, possibly to philadelphia, we don't know if any of those folks were in that area or associated with the flight canceled, to philadelphia, but a lot of questions here and a lot of certainly nervous feelings here i think that is fair to say. now back to you good one of the other concerns, davis in brussels there are people wh

several airlines are preparing to roll out a new class of seats called "basic economy." consumer advocates have already nicknamed it "economy minus." the seats are smaller than regular economy seats... and they )ll come without some of the perks. delta is kicking off the service and united and american are close behind. a new illinois mother shares an extra bond with her baby son. she was born on february 29th -- leap day -- a birthday she now shares with her newborn. levi rittmeyer was born on leap day where the chances of that his mom, kristy, shares the same birthday. those chances are even smaller -- one in two million. kristy turned seven in leap years, and knows all too well what it )s like having such a special birthday. although levi will be in pre-k when he officially turns one, the couple says he ll come from classic to contemporary, >> victor: you're just another traitor! all of you are traitors! you think your lives will be better without me?! think again! you'll be nothing without me! nothing! >> victor: get out! you stand here, you condemn me?! you should s

of the airline. mechanics are outside saying not so fast. the teamsters mechanic, specifically represent about 9,000 united mechanics across the country, they say they're not getting their fair share from the airline the they have been without a contract deal for three years and they rejected about a week or so ago united's latest offer. reuters reporting that offer called for a 25%, 25% raise immediately and bonus checks up to 9,000 dollars you about the teamsters rejected that. apparently largely over some issues with what it would mean for new mechanics, new hires of the airline. mechanics say say airline, united is profitable yet again to the tune of billions of dollars and they should share in that. >> we're asking for a fair deal. we're in negotiations with them. they're not honoring the sacrifices that the members have made to make this airline successful. the last quarter and on the backs of our members and on backs of all the workers at united that made that company successful. >> it upsets

other airlines. so i'm having a big question mark about what has been happening recently when it comes to that airline >>> were you surprised by the tone of the words coming from the egyptian minister for civil aviation? he was being very open, very honest, and of course he would be he is a minister, but there are no, bits of information that we can't talk about >> i don't know what information he is talking about. is it really risky to reveal such information or not? it might be very serious. from what i heard from him, overall, it seems that they don't have that kind of information. so i think he was just being prudent because of all these circumstances, the economy is going through a very, very severe crisis. so i guess he was just being prudent. it's not about the serious information >>> thank you for that. we understand there are conversations probably having taken place between the passengers who were allowed off the aircraft and the hostage negotiators. as far as you know have those talks actu

which airlines are planning havana? >> we were able to lift our high to 75 degrees. tomorrow morning. forecast coming up. >> we'll have that and more coming up. you're watching newschannel8. >> in polk county, an ambulance crash shut down highway 60 for several hours. it was returning from the station in winter haven hospital when it jumped a curb and knocked down power lines. part of highway 60 was closed while crews cleaned up the no one was hurt. >>> we told you about a program to identify people with special talents. the saint petersburg police department has found several of those people who scored high of the super recognizer test to help identify and local suspects. seven employees scored very high. in the top 2% in the nation. one of them is a civilian. the department is hoping to put their skills to use in the very near future. >>> a mail carrier was honored man on his route. terrell brown saw a man lying in the yard. it was an 84-year-old man who had fallen and hit his head while he was trimming trees. he was

. >>> next tonight here, the american airlines co-pilot grounded. prosecutors in court today, accusing him of being drunk before takeoff in detroit. passengers watching his arrest from the windows of the plane. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: this american airlines pilot went from having his hands on the controls to handcuffs. tonight, charged with operating under the influence. pictures snapped by a passenger saturday believed to show 50-year-old pilot john maguire in custody on the detroit airport tarmac, after allegedly failing two alcohol breathalyzer tests. police were alerted saturday morning after tsa officers at a crew checkpoint say they smelled alcohol. >> that one was caught, but what about everybody else? >> reporter: the legal blood alcohol limit for pilots is .04, half the limit for drivers. the faa also bans pilots from drinking within eight hours of takeoff. there's really any need to be testing airline pilots before every flight for drugs and alcohol. i mean, by and large, we are a very, very compliant group of profession

and asiaa airlines. again, inside a few minutes ago, nothing out of the in other words here. again, we've learned that nypd is manager the situation. they said we are aware of this situation and continuing to monitor for further developments. what we do know is you can major new york city locations, a standard upgrade there, subways, major transit locations. again, all of this we're being caution. we do expect further details on this later today as we know other european airports starting to beef up security. heathrow airport in light of the events, brussels airport said they're working with police to provide a high heathrow. and, again, here this morning, going. when i was inside a few minutes ago, dispeak with a few people who are planning on flying out today. they say they're just trying to keep up wt information coming in. they say, of course, there's anxiety here, but they're hopeful that, again, flights will take off, come and go today, but, again, a lot of folks still waiting to learn what their f

they are banned on airliners in the u.s. the government rule includes foreign or domestic flights into or out of or within the country. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch" now. competition heats up as airlines fight a flight to cuba and free ice cream at chick-fil-a, but there is a catch. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. >>> oil prices continue to that sent stocks on wall street a bit higher yesterday. the dow gained 34 points. the s&p added eight. the nasdaq finished 13 points higher. >>> at least eight u.s. airlines submitted applications to the u.s. government to fly scheduled flights to cuba. american and delta and jetblue and others are competing for about 110 slots. the airlines will also have to apply to the cuban government. nearly 160,000 leisure travelers flew to cuba on charter flights last year. hundreds of thousands of cuban americans visited their families. >>> sports retailer sports authority filed for chapter 11 sell about 140 stores and

airlines stocks in europe and u.s. were done 2% as were cruise lines like royal caribbean and travel sites like priceline. terror attacks have had only a limited short term effect on the global equity markets. stocks tend to dip and rise a few days later. some stocks like the company that runs the paris airport took a bit longer to recover but overall even airline stocks quickly went back to performing with the overall market. airline and travel stocks did underperform in january and february but they underperformed because of concerns about a recession slowing down travel, not on terrorist concerns. for "nightly business report," i'm at the new york stock exchange. ncht a flight from brussels landedafely in orlando. there was no announcement on the flight about the attack and the passengers did not have wi-fi. they were told of the bombing when a caravan of law enforcement officials met them on the tarmac. the orlando airport wasn't the only one to increase security measures. airports across the country were on height

let's say i love virgin america airlines and a new airline comes in and takes them over. what do i need be on the look out for. they'll all say the right things. we'll protect the brand. sometimes the performance isn't there. >> it's not there. in fact, it's estimated up to 70% and mergers fail. the first is the heavy aspirations of th team on friday don't really translate to business as usual on monday. the secondary is the acquiring company blows out, forgets or overlooks a company with a better process and better culture. united buying continental a classic example of that. the third reason it fails is because of fear. fear to admit you're buying there's going to be massive change and fear they're worried about jobs, teams and that slows down the process of success. buying a great brand is what people want. often what's being sold is the opportunity to streamline and products and services, et cetera. >> why not just, if you know you're buying a terrific brand, why not try and embrace the good parts of that particular brand, for instance, the loyalty programs and things

aisle 3 was brussels airlines, and the other aisle 11, was delta airlines, and not american airlines, neil. >> wow. catherine, thank you very much. thank you with that breaking news. >>> you know, so much has been explained here with the apple and the phone, whether you could open it up to maybe get a better clue what happened in san bernardino attacks, but could anything like what happened in brussels have been telegraphed through telephones, electronic devices. intel is in the dark when it comes to this sort of thing. former intelligence operative, senior research center. very good to have you. apparently we're told there is very little intelligence or even chatter about these attacks ahead of time. what do we know, what do you know? >> well, that's a very good point, neil. once these guys go operational, this is part of their modus oprandi. the most disturbing parts, they cut off all social media and communications. that's not to say it is an important part how they execute things. >> they use different types of phones, where you literally throw it away, it's gone as soon as its se

[inaudible] [sirens] as well as united airlines, the airlines saying employees and crewses are safe. but they specified employees and crews we don't know anything about passengers as of yet. you can see this appears to be one of the trains that was blown as a result of the explosion at metro station and brussels transport authority closed every metro station yews the city. all public transportation shutdown as a result of what has happened today. also other countries throughout europe are on increased footing. we know of increased security at both gattwik in england and david cameron will be con venge a meeting today on these attacks. same is true of the french president sway franc ois and situation and we're monoer toking it for further developments. but again just a recap, 21 people dead in three explosions that is according to belgium media and incidentally these three exabout employees coming four days after the capture of salah abdeslam that carried out horrific attacks in paris back in november that killed 130 people. authority had feared there could be reprisal attacks of acti

airlines are ready to flight to cuba. legacy carrier delta, united, american apply and so has the discount carriers southwest, jet blue and alaska airlines. that is six airlines for 20 daily round trip flights between the u.s. and havana. ten others are allowed between u.s. and cities with international airports. leon: sam ford is at the armory where the families were reunited for the first time in a year. sam: more than 40 m.p.'s arrived to arrive back yesterday. >> also there is mother of three. planning to surprise the kids and the family surprised her. >> kids, mom, boring. >> i'm happy. >> the sister and the kids came. >> we are super excited. >> it has been too long. >> dad was there. >> how is it be mom and dad for nine months? >> it's very, very difficult. >> we do what we can do. >> everybody is strong. >> i'm ready to be with the family. >> most others arrived earlier made it home for their r s. >> not a very long while but they will rest for a while. then come back to work. >> so a happy time for johnson family

from malaysia airlines systems perhaps to malaysia airlines burhad. why?ey seem to be cherry-picking all the assets and liabilities. >> reporter: the voice of mh370 groups slam the move as a blatant and despicable act of irresponsibility and cowardice by mas, openly aided and abetted by the malaysia government. >> emptying out everything from the old company and the new company is saying that's the old company, you can't sue us, you can't sue the new company. so eventually when people sue mas if they want to go for mas, there's nothing left in mas. >> reporter: in a statement the airline says mas remains committed to ensuring a fair and equitable compensation. "mass has insurance kornlg in place to meet its obligation to pay compensation to next of kin." while malaysia airlines says, "166 families have commenced compensation proceedings," many are yet to file. they remain in denial, unable to accept the disappearance or that their loved ones may never return. saima mohsin, cnn, kuala lumpur, malaysia. >>> the u.s. political world is mourning the death of f

of airlines tend to be operating. although there is some flexibility in where those check-in desks are located at a given moment. and that area is where people really arriving from the fly section of the airport and coming from the train station underneath. and they pop out in that section, and you've got a starbucks and a samsonite store that are nearby. you've got the information desk of the airport. area. so if that heavily damaged area is where the bomb went off, the bomber has really targeted the sort of activity well because they've chosen the busiest part of the airport before anyone has had to go through any security screening. >> yeah, and what we've learned so far is at the airport at least one of the explosions was connected to a suicide bomber when we spoke to juan zarate earlier, senior security analyst. we were talking about security at the airport and the fact that you would think at a time like this when a country like belgium is under high alert, one would not be able to walk into an airport and explo

going public seems to be back on the table for frontier airlines. the airlines private-equity firm hired underwriters for an initial public offering. reep the benefits from going public. the last major i-p-o business in 20-14 and reported a boost of profits last year. you might be able to watch thursday night football on facebook. the social media site wants to expand its live streaming service to include the games. right now, the company is one of several in a bidding war for the nfl's online streaming package. and the service doesn't come cheap. last year, yahoo paid 200-million to stream a bills- jaguars game.

. >>> an american airlines flight is canceled. not because of weather or mechanics. it's what the pilot is accused of doing just before he got on that plane. >>> christians around the world celebrating easter. people will soon be heading in for the church's second mass of the day. good morning, i'm katy zachry. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." it's 9:00 a.m. on easter sunday. let's get a check of weather ofirst alert forecast with meteorologist karen thomas. there's lots to talk about in your report, karen? >> we have a little bit for everyone in the easter forecast. happy sunday morning, happy easter to everyone. conditions with overcast skies. that's what we're watching. should stay dry watching winds increase as we lo at american flag. live shot of philadelphia right now. as i mentioned, plenty of cloud cover we do have patchy fog lowering visibility north and west of the city. quarter in the poconos, two miles in allentown. closer to the shoreline and inland we've got an easterly flow. our wind is from the east and pushing those low level clouds. not too much to w

crews are still searching for the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 370 in the indian ocean. course during a flight from malaysia to china, before vanishing with 239 people on today, malaysia' s prime minister says he hopeful the plane will be found, as lawmakers and families of the victims observe a moment of silence. today is also the deadline for those families to file for compensation, or sue the airline. nine people are recovering after northern california. kyla: officials say the train hit a tree that fell on the nbc' s bob redell has the latest on this developing story from from niles canyon, california . was a mudslide that swept a tree onto its tracks and caused this commuter rail car to tumble of horrifying 50 feet into the cold waters of the alameda creek. it happened around 7:30 left night in niles canyon, 40 miles southeast of san francisco. it was a four card train with an engine pushing from behind,

. >>> a small but growing number of women are piloting commercial airliners.ercoming challenges in this male-dominated industry. >>> it's tame to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. "forbes" reports that postage may become cheaper just before tax day. the stamp cost 49 cents for one ounce letters. the price will likely drop to 47 cents after a temporary increase expires on april 10th. the decrease is the first in nearly a century. the postal service is fighting the change. it says it will worsen its financial condition. >>> "the washington post" reports on the first daughters enjoying their first white house state dinner. sasha sat with actress blake lively. look how grown up they look. malia sitting next to actress sandra oh. the event was for justin trudeau. president obama got emotional when speaking about his girls. >> when we first spoke on the phone after the election, we talked not only as president and prime minister but also as fathers. when i was first elected to this office, malia was 10. and sasha was just 7. and they g

airline in history. "squawk on the street" and it was a treat. he speaks his mind and he's the straightest shooter i can recall with the possible exclusion of john ledger from t-mobile. listen to what he said about airline profitabilitile this morning. >> it's a miracle. to have a lot fewer airlines today and people have more confidence in their future. we are finally producing returns equivalent to the rest of american business and industry. long at last. >> he was asto niched that the stocks are trading at low levels given the discipline in the business, not a lot of planes added. no new airlines emerging and the balance sheets of the debt laden group. his favorite is southwest. of course it's his company. despite that record and what should be a big year, the darn stock sells at 9.5 times next year's earnings estimates. that's absurd. belong to american, united and delta which trade at just barely above six times earnings. average stock is 17 times earnings. crazy. insane. delta earned 5.9 billion dol