what it will mean now that swept airlines has purchased airtran. perhap >>> keep it here, fox 5 news at 5 is coming back.  >> competition coming to reagan national airport and that is now that southwest airlines sealed the deal on the purchase of airtran. melanie alnwick is here with what thebaout will mean for local travelers, melanie? >> and that will take a year for southwest to fully integrate the operations. customers are buzzing about the buyout already. southwest posted the video showing the celebrations with airtran execs and employees after the buyout was official. >> and how do we make this official? >> reporter: airtran will cease to exist once the integration is complete. the $1.4 billion deal gives southwest airlines all of airtran's routes, including atlanta and that is a major hole in the system right now. >> hello, atlanta! >> reporter: southwest will have a presence at reagan national airport. something that travelers are looking forward to. >> this is the first time i have flown to airtran and in a bit. >> i checked

i'll tell what you it will mean now that southwest airlines has purchased airtran. sand j my diet? well yesterday i had an apple turnover. i know it's sort of my weakness. i always keep it in the house. well, that and boston crème pie white chocolate strawberries and mmm key lime pie. yeah, i've already lost some weight. [ female announcer ] yoplait light -- over 30 delicious flavors at about 100 calories. babe, what are you doing?! ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the yoplait you love now in a 4-pack. try it today. >>> not a good night for the capitals last night as the caps just one loss away from being swept. the fell to the tampa bay lightning last night. caps trail the series three games to none. that means tonight's game at tampa is a must-win or the season is over. puck tonight drops at seven. >>> to baseball now, the twins' francisco liriano threw the first now hitter of the season. 1-0 win over the chicago welcome. little rockian ewalked six and struck out two. we threw 123 pitches. it was the seventh no hit irfor the twins-washington senators franchise. the nath fell -- the nats

the merger between southwest and airtran it is officially done. do not expect to see any big changes in the near term. next year, airtran aircraft will be converted to the southwest brand. airtran will continue to charge for things like seats on the aisle or for extra legroom. a new deal, and f -- new deal coming from starbucks. the company is re-launching customized frappuccinos in time for the summer. that is business at the new york stock exchange. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> i understand you have information about marketeers trying to cash in on the death of osama bin laden. >> that did not take very long. it looks like he's worth more dead than alive. people selling everything from t-shirts to thongs. >> to live. >>-- thank you. coming up, we'll get another look at your morning commute with traffic and weather together. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to o >> some good news for some baltimore county

the $1 billion purchase of airtran.hat means southwest will gain their hub and increase passenger travel by 25%. let's turn to nicole lapin. she's got the rest of the business news. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. futures are lower as the market euphoria appears to have faded. investors moved past that news to focus on earnings and raising the debt limit and budget deficit in washington, d.c. we get a couple economic report that is we'll be watching. on the earnings front we are looking at numbers from pfizer. auto companies report april sales this afternoon. the good times may not keep rolling. disruptions from japan are likely to be felt on dealer lots coming up in month. safety regulators are investigating complaints concerning 2010 and 2011 mercury suvs. the glass on the lift gait shattered when people tried to open or shut it. a lot of incidents happened in cold weather, we are hearing. >> cold weather? what's that? all right. thank you. >> rub it in. >>> speaking of, let's check in with christina lore

bought airtran."nd finally, in the wake of bin laden's death, the nba has announced that it will use metal detectors at all playoff games to screen for weapons. or, as the players put it, "uh-oh." ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey! wow, wow, wow. before we get started, everybody, i'm very excited to announce that next week will be bob marley week, here at "late night"! [ cheers and applause ] ya mon! all next week, we'll have amazing musicians in our studio to perform some of bob marley's greatest songs, in honor of the 30th anniversary of his last concert. we're talking soundgarden's chris cornell, lenny kravitz, jakob dylan. and it all starts off with a performance from bob's son, ziggy marley, this monday, you guys! [ cheers and applause ] it's gonna be a phenomenal week. great music. it all starts next monday, may 9th. i cannot wait. please check that out. and, also i like -- i'm very proud just to show everyone thi

. >>> in tonight's consumer news southwest' merger with airtran is a done deal. but you won't see any real difference yet. however,le travelers may be happy to hear that ticket prices could job. the merger of the two budget airlines may take as long as 18 months. >>> well, are you thinking of jetting off to london or paris for the weekend? you might want to think again. travelers are getting hit with tons of extra fees this spring. fees and sur charges can add up to $500 or more to the price of a round trip airfare. airlines are spending billions of dollars a year on jet fuel for international flights and those costs are getting passed directly to you. according to best fares.com, fuel is a major problem for airlines already struggling financially. unrest in the middle east has crude prices rising and airlines say fuel is costing them more and more. kind of like us. so far the price hikes don't seem to be affecting passenger traffic. >>> how about some good news? good news for music lovers tonight. amazon has just launched a new section of their mp3 store that wi

southwest has purchased airtran.bined airlines will make a masai's care that features low fares. some critics were southwest will eventually raised its prices. southwest order flies more domestic passengers than any other airline in america. blackberry is getting bolder with new phones. it looks like osama bin laden is worth more dead than alive to some marketers. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. death beingn laden's celebrated by more than crowds in the street. thousands of consumers credit souvenirs' had popped up for sale on several sites. you can find anything from t- andrts to coffee mugs even the thongs. the bloomberg maryland index was lower on losses for the under armour. investors tracking oil prices. we will find out if general motors will regain the top spot as the biggest auto maker as toyota struggles with production problems. looking to buy a new honda, they may be harder to get. and it is extending limitations on orders of some vehicles. research in motion rates to revise sales of t

. >>> southwest airlines has closed the deal to buy airtran airways.he the $1 billion purchase means southwest gets airtran routes in atlanta and for us it means southwest could fly out of reagan national. and they pick up gates also as la guardia airport. >>> and the caps on brink of elimination after losing to the lightning last night 4-3. they trail in the series 3 games to none. and that means tonight is a must-win or the season is over for your washington capitals. don't want that to happen. >> no, and it won't happen either. you'll see. >> i'm with you. >>> 8:15 now. let's get a check on the weather and another bright spot in our day? >> that's right. how could i forget that. before we get to the weather, i'll show you what is going on outside, but it is time to show you and share with you the my first 5 photo of the day. let's take a look. >> oh, what are you doing? >> young boys are always so anxious to do this. this is jayden giving himself a clean shave with his new toy shaving kit. >> and it looks like he has a costume on. >> buzz lightyear.

the $1 billion purchase of airtran airways was completed yesterday. the combined company hopes to compete more aggressively for high paying business travelers. >>> the soapy playstation related breach may be bigger. another hacker attack may have taken personal information from 24.6 million multiplayer online game users. that includes passwords, names, addresses and credit card information and this comes on top of the 77 million accounts that sony says already were jeopardized by another hack on the playstation network. the latest affects accounts on sony entertainment which is the entertainment. this one happened before the other one. we're still unraveling this massive problem. >> ok. >> staggering. >> it is. >> that's staggering. what do you have for us in the next half hour? hopefully calm us down? >> hotels are creating and charging more for rooms that they say will actually help your allergies. we'll talk about that story coming up. >> very good. >> thanks, jess am. >>> the severe weather systems which roll through the country's midsection have

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airtran replaced the pilot and the flight took off and the incident is under investigation. >>> and now, for the, we will call it a catch 22, along the mississippi river. some folks will be spared from the flooding and others will be likely to lose everything. here is the situation right now. thousands of people are on the run from the rising floodwaters in south central louisiana. now, the army corps of engineers made this tough call over the weekend. we were talking about that on friday, and opening several gates of the morganza spillway. so they did it to save new orleans and baton rouge, but it means that people living in the low-lying areas just to west and south may lose their homes and everything they cannot pack, pack in a bag and leave with. in fact, in vicksburg, mississippi, the national weather service tells us that the river reached record levels of 56.2 feet yesterday. our martin savage is live there in vicksburg, and martin, obviously, tough for people right there. i know that you went on a boat tour and tell me what you saw and what people there are saying. >> well, you

decide the policy of this country is we will pick up the phone and call saudi arabia, nigeria, iraq, airtran, libya, that is the list, that is our policy, that is the worst policy we could ever have. thank you to the senator from louisiana. my view is this will be good stuff. thank you, mr. president. >> a few moments a hearing on the safety of peace corps volunteers and the senate back in session at 9:30 eastern. the house foreign affairs committee yesterday focused on peace corps volunteer safety, volunteers who were raped in their host country. the heads of the peace corps promised to end a blame the victim mentality. it begins with testimony of a volunteer murdered in west africa. >> my name is lois puzey and i'm here in the nerve my daughter kate who was murdered when serving with the peace corps. and to urge congress to enact legislation so other families won't go for a similar tragedy. kate was a deeply compassionate, talented, upbeat person with a gift for understanding of this. she was twice elected student body president and graduated at the top of her class. she joined the peace c

it is called a model airtran -- immortal iran.mazing for any immigrant who is homesick for their own country. please join me in welcoming our next performer. [applause] ♪