airways-american airlines merger. rick seaney can the united states government ever say no to a merger now that they've said yes to this one after they were so opposed to it in the beginning? does this clear the way for even more consolidation? >> i think you hit it on the head. i don't think there are many players, many dance partners to consolidate at the moment. but if you look at the case they brought, the crux of their case was these small cities of which there are 120 to 150 of them that are between two and four hours away from major hub cities, they're only going to end up with one carrier when this is all said and done after this is the fourth mega merge center five years, and those folks are going to take it on the chin. not the family of four that has to drive four hours like terry likes to do up in south dakota, but businesses up in those areas that they would like to support. there is nothing in this particular settlement that helps these folks at all. which is really the crux why they decided to do it. we

airways? >> very strong. this is not a marriage made in heaven. >> and now have more than 100 people that will be in the combined advantage. american will remain on its technology system which is more advance and will help them fine sell travelers. >> it seems you will have three. you have american and delta with a combination of northwest and then united airlines with a combination that they put together with continental. these things do not always go smoothly. u.s. airways did have a hard time with america west when they merged. you have more than enough competition with three big carriers. niche carriers and you have a lot of competition in the industry rationalize where they can charge the right price for their project. to benefiting pilots? we know they are going to have a very large equity position. aside from the equity asition, what this means is more stable business. you pretty much marry your carrier for life when you are in airline employee. a stable carrier grows and means better job security and

airways. but integrating the vast computer system for reservations will rely on american---easier for the larger system to absorb data from the smaller one.at the initial announcement. the value of the companies was 11 billiion. it's now 18 billiion, which tells me they're making strategic moves by both managements. and i think that investors may want to buy now, rather than wait to see how things work out in 18-months. a couple of mergers to report from the food industry... sysco-- as in s-y-s-c-o is buying food distributor u.s. foods for $3.5 billion in cash and stock. once the deal closes sysco is expected to turn out annual sales of $65 billion dollars. and post-- the cereal company behind honey bunches of oats-- is agreeing to acquire golden boy foods. post is looking to expand its presence in the sport nutrition bar category. another miss from mcdonald's. the burger giant posts another month of sluggish sales. at resturants open at least a year, sales slid point 8% in november. analysts

consumers won't see on expedia, us airways undercutting the big carriers anymore, now that us airways is part of american. // long-term though, it means these companies survive and it just fuels money into low-cost carriers. schwieterman predicts allegiant air, spirit and frontier airlines may get a boost in the low-cost carrier now that there is one less competitor in that niche. two prominent lawmakers add momentum to the idea of banning cell phone calls on planes. representative bill shuster, the chairperson of the house transportation and infrastructure committee, has proposed legislation banning cell phone calls -out of concern for travelers sanity-- senator lamar alexander is also pushing for ban. in the market for a new home? it may be an older model. according to a survey, 71 percent of u.s. single-family homes were built before 19-90. in some states, pre-1990 houses make up 80 percent of recent sales. it might not be a palace of dreams, but major rehab on an older place - though sometimes costly - could bring a bigger bang for your buck. earnings from home builders are being

i think there is a little more disorganization at us airways.ll be very challenging merging corporate cultures. unions, even though unions are on board, they will still get antsy, reservation systems. so i do expect problems but doug parker learned from his merger between america west and us airways and i think he is prepared to take this challenge on. tracy: our jeff flock noted there were 100,000 employees. there has to be some layoffs in the future, huh? >> yeah. i think there is probably agreement there for three years not to close any hubs but eventually the system will be rationalized. tracy: what about upside? there has to be some upvied. is it for the shareholders? i feel like it will not be for people flying. >> i think it will be for everybody. if you're an american airlines frequent flyer you will have a bigger system to choose from now. i think it will be beneficial as far as that goes. and you know, all due regards to doug parker, american airlines probably in my opinion anyway has a little better service reputation than us airways.

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current u.s.er the airways in a merger with american west eight years ago.illionaire john paulson is making a comeback after getting powdered -- getting battered by couple of years of wrong bets. the recovery fund is up 55%. that is according to people briefed on his return. he is known for making $15 billion by betting against the subprime mortgage market. and there is a new box office champion. the animateden, film took in $33 million over the weekend, knocking the hunger games sequel off of the top spot after just two weeks. on an is loosely based fairytale. question --ing the my next guest think so. cheap economist at goldman sachs. he is one of the most respected economists on wall street. he estimates growth will accelerate to 2.9% next year. welcome. about fedtalk guidance and how much weight you put into it. oncemay ben bernanke said we get to seven percent unemployment we should be done with the taper. percent.re, at seven on getting out of the fed? do you do anything at this point? >> what they say matters near term. over the next couple of meeting

airways and american airlines are now one airway.e to operate separately but investors will see a difference starting today. also this morning, mcdonalds shows global sales are up a half of a percent and there is a different story in u.s. restaurants. breakfast items and chicken products show increased sales and this country was down a bit. >>> time now 6:55, new rules could drastically reduce in san jose and they will consider new rules to keep dispeps risk a -- dispensaries away from homes and parks. that will reduce only 1% and will also close down dispensaries and banned areas. they will fight back for the ballot measure and they call her the lay away angel. she made wal-mart customers very happy by paying off their store accounts. >> she just said she was doing something nice for us and i said thank you and i was in shock. >> she met her not so secret santa. she didn't give her name but she paid off thousands of dollars of lay away balances and waited around to meet a few people. for miss cortez, it was more than $100 for christ

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airways and american airlines.tomers happy. in dallas, texas, that is his job. first, congratulations. i know you are busy today. the merger is closing on a day with massive cancellations and delays. now you are number one, how do you think the industry can change the negative perception that the public has? people who don't like to travel anymore, how do you deal with that perception? >> it is a difficult business, always has been. this weather is one of the big reasons it is. our job is to make sure we go in circumstances like this to take care of our customers. we have a great group of employees doing that right now, getting people eventually where they need to be. nothing is new about a situation like this other than that. the merger will allow us to put two airlines together and provide more service to more customers than either of us can independently. cheryl: the doj gave you a heck of a fight. i know you are surprised by the language. were you surprised at how hard the doj came down on the idea of this merg

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we have been awaiting us airways and american airlines will clothes their merger today. american will emerge from bankruptcy. the deal was denied by the supreme court. the company begins trading this morning as american airlines listing on the nad dabbing under the dicker symbol aal. doug parker talking about what it means. >> we have to provide a return to our investors. the last 10, 11 years are improving that airlines that can't do that are allowed to grow and expand. we expect to produce a profit that will provide a nice return for our investors. that's what they expect and that's what we plan to deliver. >> anybody who is in the equity of the failed american airlines has seen an incredible return. anybody who has bought the debt has seen a great return. 72% is being owned by the debt holders of american. you have an equity or recovery value on your equity here. an important thing to keep in mind, you are going to be delivering equity to an awful lot of debt holders who typically don't own equity and will be sellers of that and some workers. so look out. there has be

airway has officially been completed, creating the world's largest carrier. shares of the new company rose nearly 3% in their first day of trading. now, the new airline will feature 6,700 daily flights and a global network to rival giants like united airlines and delta. but will it be a good things for travellers? >> reporter: in an industry where bigger is being touted as being better, the new american airlines is promising great service and competitive air fares now that it has merged with u.s. airways to form the world's largest airline. >> nothing about this transaction will affect the air prices, as we discussed in the past we're putting these two together. >> reporter: american now has the size and network to compete with united and delta. in fact, that trio of airlines, along with southwest, will now fly almost 90% of the commercial flights in the u.s. each has gone through a merger in recent years, raising concerns about whether bigger really is better for fliers. >> but in the absence, in this particular combination, this wouldn't be anybody to chall

airway the carriers completed their merger today, creating the world's largest airline. four airline now control 80% of flights in the united states. lawmakers are back on capitol hill. congress has just a few days to vote on a laundry list of items including a new spending bill. the passage of this bill would help avoided another government shut down. a blast of severe weather causing big problems across the northeast is kevin just mentioned, power outages, car pileups and massive flight delays the national weather service is forecasting another storm for the, i 95 corridor from washington, d.c., to boston tomorrow. real money, with david shooter is next. plus what you don't know about and this is real money. ♪ . >> this is real money, and you are the most important part of the show, so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter at a.j. real money. for the airline industry, and all who fly, this is a very big merger monday. tonight marked the official completion of american airlines megamerger with a. sir ways and it comes just as millions of passenger

airways. >> all right, kimberly gibbs with the info. again call ahead of time before heading out to the airport. our team coverage now continues for montgomery county where scott broom has been checking out the roads for what your morning commute will look like. he's in rockville. scott? >> reporter: bruce, i'm joining you from the front seat of my mobile newsroom in my in-car cameras. spending the day wandering around the area, finding people dealing with the weather. but mostly worrying about what is going to happen tonight and tomorrow morning. he used the last light of this snowy sunday. >> trying to get ready for tomorrow. and to give them a shovel before they will start getting icy. >> do you think that you're getting out tomorrow? >> i hope so. >> reporter: and here in gaithersburg, heavily loaded salt spraying trucks ran the convoys on frederick road and a slushy road that covered the treated lanes. but the side streets are snow packed. and it is here tomorrow morning where a layer of ice will be on top of this to make it imposs

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almost 200 passengers on board the british airways flight intended ford london.was taxiing at johannesburg international airport preparing to take off, the aircraft collided with an office building on the side of the taxiway. now the plane, of course, did not take off at the stage, noun of those on board the flight were injured. some were very shaken up understandably. you were able speak to one of the passengers a short while ago. here's what he had to say. >> we were doing a decent rate of speed for taxiing purposes and i just saw this building in front of us. i said to myself, man that building looks close. i never thought anything else, then within a half a second to milliseconds, the plane smashed into whatever building that is. the flight attendant the air hostess, she was sitting across from me. her eyes got huge. by the time i seen her eye, i got nervous seeing her face. oh my god, we hit a building. there is extensive damage to the building. what blew my mind, once we got off that plane the wing was about 3 to 5 metres deep into the building. it wasn't j

airways airlines and us have come together as one. we will hear from the new ceo.rs for $44,000. that is later in luxuries. ♪ exodus 26 minutes past the hour. let's get you caught up on where stocks are trading. we are sick another day of rallying. continuing games. they're up about a quarter percent. first up is cisco. they are acquiring the competitor. 3.5 billion dollars to include that. it is the largest. we're are also looking at jcpenney. they're taking back some market share. they expect some positive things. the markets more on in 30 minutes. >> we are also streaming live on bloomberg.com, your tablet, and smartphone. today's moving pictures with the video is the story. the preparations are underway for the national memorial service for nelson mandela. tomorrow it'll be in a 90,000 seat soccer stadium -- soccer stadium. he made his last public world cup.during the 200,000 protesters took to the streets of bangkok to call for the country's prime minister to step down. this is a new effort to change this. ofzzard of lies conditions turn these into a virtual s

the american airlines/us airways merger is set to fly. on december 9, american and us- airways will become "american airlines group."on that date, american will also emerge from bankruptcy. common stock to be listed and traded on the nasdaq global select market under the symbol "a-a-l." preferred stock will be listed and traded under "a-a-l-c-p."the 17-billion dollar merger creates the world's largest carrier.a group of consumers tried to block the deal, saying that it would lead to more crowded planes and higher prices. traders will be watching for key manufacturing data out today. the ism index may move the market, after the chicago pmi -- which tracks the national number -- dipped slightly in november after an october that was the strongest month on record since 20-11. the chicago pmi stands at 63, above analysts expectations of 59. any number above 50 signals expansion. and alyce andres franz of m-n-i believes the stats say businesses are upbeat. "i think that people are gearing up but not being overly optimstic. i will tell you thoug

nobody from us airways said a word." >> reporter:no fliers or pamphlets to take home.assengers were simply told chances of catching it were slim. but to get with their doctors and get tested. davidson says passengers were then let go. >>"there was a young couple with a child. they were concerned about the child." >> reporter:davidson says he remembered seeing the man walking to the bathroom but didn't see any signs of tuberculosis. like a bad cough. >> reporter:a maricopa county health department spokesperson says they've tested the passenger for t- b. but it could be a couple of days before the results come back. >> reporter:u-s airways has declined an on-camera interview with us. but says it was the flight crew that discovered the possible t-b case mid-air. >> reporter:and says they weren't aware of any medical problems with the passenger before take off. a rep for the airline says passengers were provided information about the incident. but wasn't sure how. >> reporter:davidson says he's been frantically researching the disease. but says he wants the airline to help

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expect to see ads hitting the airways right after christmas, telling americans they want to see theseenefits reinstated. democrats say one of their first items of business when they get back january 6th and 7th will be to try to get republicans onboard. they also have tax extenders aimed for january that can be retroactive. and the nomination of janet yellen. there is some wiggle room, because ben bernanke doesn't believe until the end of january, but the white house wants to make sure that confirmation does go through as soon as the senate comes back into session. things justnow. no more roll call votes for the day. >> libby a reminder to our audience that this image of the empty podium was from the white house. but before we leave you on capitol hill what did the senate finish? >> they did get through some nominations. they took care of the second in command at the department of homeland security, and we saw them figure out who the new irs chief will be. they did confirm him into that position. a big job, del, because that job also has to do with seeing the rollout and enforcement o

airways signed the final merger documents. create a new company worth about $18 billion.began trading today. doug parker is seeking one billion in combined revenues and cost savings. we asked what this all means for airfares. >> airfares are going to do what airfares do. they are related to all sorts of things like this. this does not affected at all. we are keeping all of the airplanes. that is why this merger works. we need all of that. only 12 overlapping networks. supply will be unchanged. prices in our business move a lot based on any sort of factors. this will not be one of those. >> the big airlines have been cutting capacity as well as focusing on more customers. this has created some wiggle room. like jetblue. spirit, even more. coming up, the ceo of harley davidson tells us of a new $700 bike that is better than some of the ones that cost more. cheaper than a vespa. one luxury hotel is selling everything. we will explain luxury. could that be? is that carol master in a brown ups uniform? she's taking us inside ups tomorrow. better get these boxes moving. she wil

is called because of a chain one in spain american air let's hear it feel more corporation and us airways group have announced the completion of their seventeen point eight billion dollar merger formally created the world's largest airline american airlines group incorporated the announcement comes as ammar emerge from its twenty eleven bankruptcy filing. us airways doug parker will become ceo of the combined company said ammar style or two will become chairman shares in the new company will trade under the ticker symbol a l. the merger had previously been barred by the us justice department due to concerns over competition within the sector says twenty oh five merger said that the industry from nine major life changes for which now control more than eighty percent of u s market the american airlines group operates six thousand seven hundred daily flights to more than three hundred and thirty destinations to more than fifty countries. it will employ more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide airline officials say they take up to two years for the employees in place of the separate

went to us airways and now running the combined entities.sly knows these companies intimately. when ice down with them last february i said will you raise fares? he said we might actually lower them. he said we are trying to compete. the reason we're bringing them together is to try to compete with the the -- delta and united. he said what we're doing is trying to bring these airlines together, make them more efficient i combining and then compete with price. you talk about increased efficiency, it is interesting on the first day of met officially merged company to say no layoffs, no shrinking at all. here is white. he went to the american airlines unions before there was a deal, before he proposed the deal. turns out, they are old buddies. he actually went around tom. he said he went directly to the union to negotiate the deal. willid i need your help, i not lay people off. in order to get the department of justice, as well as the of other attorney general's to agree to the deal, he had to say i know we have nine hubs but we will not shut a

airways. a low merger went through and became official, i use seeing any immediate impact from the on merger of american and u.s. air? >> i don't think we will see any air fare differences. it will take months and months to kick this off. what we have seen is frequent flier programs, their relationship, american express, the platinum card, i have that card and one reason i love it is to get free admission to delta, american and u.s. airways clubs for free. now that u.s. airways and american are emerging as of the beginning of march america and u.s. airways both said we won't allow you to get into their clubs for free and the other thing we have seen is we haven't seen american or u.s. fairway saying when we can fly each other's airlines with frequent-flier miles but we have seen united come back and say as of march 31st -- march 31st, you will no longer use the money american airlines flights. cheryl: the competitiveness. >> u.s. airways better get moving. cheryl: competitors are not coming ou

airway system official today.tice department had sued in hopes of stopping this from happening. the judge approved the deal last month and the secretary of state of delaware cleared the way for the world's largest airline. so what does that it mean for all of us travellers? casy ste gal is in dallas- fort worth international airport. >> reporter: first of all the merger is complete but people like you and me, you are not going to notice many changes because it will take quite sometime for the two carriers to merge their operations. today is administrative and business side of things and two carriers will operate separately. you will see u.s. airways planes and frequent flyer programs. they will gradually disappear like we have seen but not for a year or so. today american comes out of bankruptcy. senior management changes and combined carrier trades on the nasdaq as one company. the department of justice said it would mean higher ticket prices and less competition. the lawsuit was dropped after american gave up va

airways said to finally ink a this morning.e will focus on the immediate outcome of the consolidation. that is up next. you can follow us on twitter. see you in a couple of minutes. ♪ >> welcome back to "pulse" live european berg's headquarters. here are our top headlines. budget negotiators are nearing an agreement hoping to reach it by friday. it would trim automatic spending cuts that could break three fiscal talks in washington. an agreement is only the first step. the votes in congress is the challenge. a thai government spokesman says new elections will be held by 2.bruary he prime minister dissolved parliament yesterday. opposition lawmakers quit parliament to join the protests. buses ls in ukraine say loaded with interior ministry to kiev.e headed hundreds of thousands of protesters have been blocking demanding buildings the government step down. they are angry off reports the a sident is ready to sign trade pact controlled by russia. european at how markets are faring. the heart of europe and france and u.k. under pres

airways formally merged, becoming the world's largest airline. your money and of course what we all want to know is what does it mean for ticket prices. >> well, you know, chris, it's actually quite early in the game here and it might be too early to tell. but usually when you have fewer players in the industry, it means less competition, which normally is not great news for us, the consumer. but just let's wait and see. immediately, though, you've got the airlines' separate websites, aa.com and usairways.com as well as their reservation systems. they're all going to continue to operate separately until further along in the integration process so we're not going to see a difference immediately. this newly merged airline will be part of american's one world alliance, meaning u.s. airways is going to exit its current membership on march the 30th. so for us, chris, the first evidence that we'll see of this come wined airline and maybe what that means for ticket prices will be in early january. the airlines are then going to be offering some reciproc

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>> bankruptcy airways. >> bankruptcy airways. >> because the first one that does it is done. >> and you a few years' time,ist probably going to be so normal, we'll have forgotten the days when you couldn't make cell phone calls on the plane. >> fly to europe, you see it a lot. >> i love it because there's nobody louder than me. so if everyone wants to escalate i'll win. >> how do you feel about being told, shut up, by 500 people? >> it doesn't happen. >> okay. >> it's 5 million. thank you very much. >> phil, thank you. lots of news happening in the airways. >>> good news, pump prices are continuing to fall. let's get to sharon epperson for today's "pump patrol." >> reporter: gasoline prices have varied widely in 2013. while the national average price for the year is close to $3.50 a gallon, according to gasbuddy.com. in laramie, wyoming, prices have averaged less than $2.50 a gallon this year. meanwhile, in needles, california, the price for the year is closer to the $5 a gallon mark. today the national average for retail unleaded gasoline is $3.25 a gallon. down a penny from yesterday.

airways, formally merging to become the largest airline. we want to know as the consumer what does it do to our ticket prices? >> >> it probably will not have an impact any time soon. it's going to take a while before they integrate the two airlines. when you look at past mergers it's had a little bit of an impact in some of the smaller markets, es specially they've taken away capacity. why you're likely to notice people grumbling is not immediately but over time when it comes to the frequent flyer programs. take a look at the statistic. when you look at the big three in terms of american, delta and united, look at how many members they have in their frequent flyer programs. american will likely be the largest, more than 90 million, perhaps as many as 100 million being members of that program and officially, they're saying listen, nothing is going to change, your u.s. airways miles will be transferring over with american, everything will be fine there. but keep in mind, over time, they are taking out capacity, and they are focusing on those

airways flight over the weekend turned out to be nothing.y a man aboortd the flight expected of having tuberculosis negative the man was singled out. passengers were told they'd been exposeed and were advised to contact their physicians immediately. officials deny passengers had to seek medical care. >> vents are suspended at uc cancelled after a fourth student was diagnosed with meningitis. college students are prone to contracting meningitis because of close proximity to one another. a strain is not cover whidbey the vaccine not available in this country. >>> a dna company 23 and me is facing a class action lawsuit, accused of misleading customers the agency expressed concerns it could lead consumers to undergo unnecessary procedures. 23 and me says it does not comment on legal matters. >> coming up, the tip waiters just dream about. especially at this time of the year. big money servers sxefd a message behind it >> later seahawks making big noise on the field z fans doing it in the stands. >> clear skies now. we're in for a cold night. fr

airways are scheduled to sign paperwork and the new american airlines will be the world's largest but airways jets and it will continue to operate separate flight operations with one management people to until this summer. including google yahoo, they are hurting their business and they are asking governments to give them more privacy issues and if they don't see it, they tonight use it. about the media company. >>> event live will be set and screened. >>> they have four legs, but they will be flying out of the bay area. what is next for 30 small dogs and the reason they are leaving to new homes in the northwest. >>> plus a bay area young girl is making a political statement and the documentary which is making her a star. [son] all right,she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] . >>> welcome back time now 5:54 it keeps growing where he died at the spot and thousands are filling this area in industrial park leaving candles flowers and notes. he died last month at a holiday toy drive benefiting his nonprofit organization reach out worldwide. >>> cameras were

airways plane. his status was changed to no fly during the flight. according to top lawmakers americans not as safe as we were in past years. the change in the way the terrorist groups are communicating. the fatalities are all up. >> the services to get it right to prevent an attack are enormous. >> they are met it's sizing in something different. more affiliates than we have ever had before. >> targeting smaller events making it harder for authorities to stop the attacks. >> the christmas season has begun in bethlehem. several hundred people celebrating with traditional hap mass. they were outside of the church in manger square. christians make up only a small percentage of them living in the holy land. if robert griffin was shhot rig off the start but the giants chipped away in the second half but it would go on to win 27-14. the chiefs and broncos faced off. the team did not disappoint. they took an early lead but they were no match for payton manning. manning through for 403 yards and five touch

airways completing the merger. they now rank as the world's largest airline. the american airlines name will live on. the u.s. airways name will disappear. they survived a challenge from the government and merger groups. and detroit, you are no longer an owner. the u.s. government selling all its remaining shares. the government lost $10.5 billion. that's tonight's speed read. today, senator ted cruz releasing the report calling tim plemtation of obama care lawless and abusive. is president obama violating the constitution? good evening, sir. >> hi, greta, nice to be with you. do you agree or disagree with senator cruz and why? >> his point is that the way the president is implementing obama care looks a lot more like rewriting the law, rather than executing it. the constitution requires the president to take care that the laws be faithfully executed and in many ways, what president obama is doing looks a lot more like the rewriting of the statue. >> when do you think that's happening? what is the test? >> i'm sorry? >> when do you know that's happening? what

airways, vir yin, and volaris and hawaiian. for more information, follow us on twitter or like us on facebook. >>> this afternoon, federal investigators will present a draft report about the chevron refinery fire last year and make recommendations. the u.s. chemical safety board is expected to say the refinery performed spot maintenance, instead of more comprehensive maintenance. the board is expected to call on the straight of california to change safety regulations to a more expanded program. it's already used in the united kingdom, norway and australia. >>> the city of san francisco will pay the coast guard almost a million dollars under a proposed settlement for the cleanup costs on a tugboat. it sank near treasure island back in 2009. when this world war ii era boat sank, it also leaked about a hundred gallons of fuel in the bay. the $1 million is to reimburse the coast guard for lifting the tugboat. >>> negotiations over a new a.c. transit contract are expected to resume today. this comes as the agency rolls out new roots

. >>> a british airways 747 jet was on his way from south africa to london, but as you can see, the wingt ran into a building before takeoff. 182 passengers were on board. they all got off safely. >>> check this out. video from oklahoma. shoppers at one mall got quite the surprise over the weekend. falling ice. some pieces were as long as five feet. no reports of any injuries, luckily. >>> beyonce stopped by a massachusetts walmart friday after she did holiday shopping herself. she got on the store's loud speakers and said the first $50 of every shopper's holiday gifts were on her. that's a santa's helper. >>> let's get you the first look at business today. for that we turn to jackie. good morning. >> good morning. more fallout from massive data breach at target. estimating customer transactions fell 3% to 4% versus the final weekend before christmas last year. target offered 10% discount to all customers in an effort to limit damage. >>> analytics firm saying despite heavy promotions sales likely fell by mid-single digits at brick and mortar stores, does not include online sales, which

. >>> tonight there's new video released of the crash asiana airways. it shows the moment the jet hit the seawall causing a chain reaction that ended up killing three people and injuring more than 180 others. earlier today they released the findings about the crash during a public hearing in washington dc. we have more what was found. >> reporter: when flight 214 crashed into the seawall at sfo, it was flying too low and slow. but why? >> in this hearing we'll learn about the facts of the crash. >> reporter: wednesday the national transportation board held a hearing to find out what happened. >> we expect pilots to use a level of automation that is appropriate to the circumstance. >> reporter: a retired pilot working for boeing testified the activation and deactivation worked against him. >> they didn't realize their actions made the throttles inactive and they wouldn't control speed. they assumed wrongly that the auto-throttles will control the speed and they weren't watching when it didn't and they didn't act quickly enough. they waited until they wer

airways and american airlines will close the merger today creating the world's largest airline. on saturday supreme court justice denied a last ditched attempt to block the deal. >>> today it's green monday. ebay coined the name in 2007. it marks one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. wal-mart.com will feature several black friday deals again today on green monday. >> any reason to buy or sell. >> now to a crack down of the cuddling industry. >>> a -- officials suspect a snuggle house is a front for prostitution or worse. the assistant city attorney saying, quote, there's no way that sexual assault will not happen. no offense to men, but i don't know any men who want to just snuggle. >>> a waitress has been let go from her job. the story has been questioned. >>> he thought he was buying an x box 1 for $735 but all he got was a low res photoe. a local business donated a game system to him and ebay helped him get a full refund. >>> who is the greatest in all the land in college football? we have that. and the nfl record set this weekend including the epic snow bowl.

airways plane that led the flight crew to call in a hazmat team. also ahead. >> reporter: security breaches at two major u.s. airports. what's happening here at reagan national, dulles and bwi marshall? i'm adam tuss. i'll tell you about that coming up. >>> plus big weather changes rolling in this weekend. we'll get a look at what's >>> at 6:28, let's take a look at some of your local top stories. a fatal accident on columbia pike in silver springs shutdown part of the roadway. montgomery county police reported to the scene. this happened just before 4:00 this morning where they found two vehicles that had crashed head on into each other. officers believed that speed was a factor. >>> now, take a look at this surveillance picture. d.c. police need your help identifying this man who they say tried to rob a bank in the columbia heights neighborhood. he walked into a bank on 14th street and irving in northwest yesterday afternoon. he gave a note to the teller demanding money. he refused and the robber left. >> more than 1 million americans out of work

airways is set to go forward. al jazeera's juan los molina has the story. >> soon be one company flying under one name. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg consequent the merger drive ticket prices up, makes planes more crowded. >> for one it's going to eliminate overlapping routes that u.s. air and american both smaird, ticket prices are going ogo up for those. but it will also make a more efficient airlines for some ways where planes that were undersold on certain routes will now be in capacity so that will drive prices down. >> after the court's announcement the event grs of signifies the merger. becoming the new american airlines on december 9th. to win justice department approval the new mega airline agreed to give up takeoff and landing flights at major airlines. that will give competing low cost airlines more access to major cities like new york, boston, chi, miami, los angeles and washington, d.c. >> probably the best thing for consumers is petition. some of those smaller airlines, not so small, sout

there will be more people than ever on the rods and in the airways. 91% of all travelers will go by car. a lot of that being driven by the fact that gas prices are lower than they have been in the last three years at this time of year. 5.5 million people expected to travel on planes. it's going to be a very crowded holiday travel season but one that may be a little bit cheaper for a lot of people getting out to go to grandma's house or a holiday get away. we should see a lot of traffic here during rush hour. after that it is just expected to continue to build. >> cheaper travel is a gift lots of us will take. >>> now for a look at our forecast here is bill karins. good morning. >> a little dicy. we have freezing rain to deal with. chicago a big temperature contrast. people in d.c. loving it. that warm air still exists this hour. 66 in new orleans and minus 6 in fargo. that is a 72-degree temperature swing from the gulf to the northern plains. this air will move to the eastern seaboard. all of the white on the map shows the clouds. there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. don't expe

airways completed the world's largest area line, nasdaq is up 3 and s&p 500 3. >>> reperiod managers were elected to the fall of fame. he won once with the oakland a's and then in 1 198 of 6 with st. louis -- 1986 with st. louis. >>> he just learned he and his group was nominated in the category, the 56th annual presentation. continuing coverage on a cold in that which we are tracking record usage. thank you for choosing ktvu channel 2 news, you can follow us on twitter and facebook, have a great day. alex paen: right now, we need your help to locate the many children and adults who are...

airways brands.flier programs are expected to be combined at the earliest, in 2014. >>anny: black ice on the roads and lafayette. we will have a live report with yoli 1/7 after the break. and the annual stuffed the bus even kicked off yesterday for the san mateo police department. we will tell you which zçzçtó >> welcome back the good news is that we have bought out and the temperatures should not drop any further. oakland is very chilly right now it is a clear start for most 00 locations but as we head into afternoon it will be sunny skies that will persist. we will see upper 40's and low 50's. we have a freeze warning that is scheduled to go in affect for letter on to my. maligne >> kron4 yoli acevesz is live with the weather. >> here is a live shot i want to show you. you should use caution because of black ice a former rhodes. you should reduce your speed its periods in fact some of the troubled spots were closer to the caldecott tunnel. here is video from earlier this morning. it is a little har

airways flight got the kind of news no one ever wants to hear.have been exposed to tuberculosis apparently during their two-hour flight. the paramedics came on board when they landed and gave everybody a mask. everybody else on board were advised to get tested for tuberculosis. how concerned should they be? i talked to dr. sanjay gupta. so what do we know about this man and his condition? >> well, we know a few important things, first of all, he was on this flight. as soon as he came off the flight he was put on quarantine, which is pretty standard protocol. but the first tests came back normal or negative. but then another test which allows the bacteria to grow came back positive. but it was not conclusive, specifically, for tuberculosis. so they don't know for sure if he has tuberculosis, but their suspicions were raised which caused in incident on the airplane. >> what kind of a risk is it to passengers? i mean, is it really a risk? >> this may sound simple, but unless somebody is really coughing, they're not likely to be that contagious, it i