after an american airlines pilot spotted something unusual flying to dallas. it happened while the flight was over the south eastern region of arizona. not far from an air force base. at 40,000 feet. in the same area. that's when air traffic control asked the crew of the american airlines flight to report any sightings as they passed through the same region. here's the exchange with the pilot. say it is highly unlikely that the ufo was a military aircraft. they also can )t completely rule out that it w >> officials with air traffic control say it's highly unlikely that supposed ufo was a military aircraft. they can't completely rule out it was a weather balloon. or an experimental aircraft. >> check this out. this car, ouch. took a wrong turn in san francisco and got stuck down a flight of stairs. in front of a safe way. it looks like an uber driver. you can see the sticker. the car had to be towed, no one hurt. >> $50 million that's what the south bay tech company is donating to combat homelessness. used to build low income housing. provide rent assistance an

american airlines suspended flights for the day. frustrated flyers are trying to rebook or find their bags. >> i'm trying to find not going anywhere. i just want to go home. ay more impacted because of t yesterday, be sure to check flight status before you leave. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> while we saw snow from the nor'easter some parts of the region are digging out this weekend, take a look this is the scene in south white hall township. several inches of snow falling . the storm dumped more than afoot of snow on parts of the anytime a big storm hits you can keep track of the very latest wherever you our 6abc app access to live double scan radar and traffic cameras for the road conditions. time 6:10 a.m. the happiest place on earth is bringing joy to children's meals. details on a reunion betweennald's and disney. more options when you're shopping for clothes where new brands are popping up for everyone in your family. >>> trees are downed by the strong winds as the nor'easter wreakedhe hav capitol. >> reporter: the

which owns british airways it owns iberia vueling and air lingus they're partners with american airlines here in the states many of the low cost carriers in southeast asia as well as europe are profitable as well and which airline takes the most air passengers ferries them around from one destination to another is a single airline which known as as has that moniker well the world's largest airline is american airlines ok all right and they have over fifteen hundred planes now the interesting thing though here in the states is that while they're the world's largest airline they don't carry the most u.s. domestic passengers that airline may surprise a lot of people it's actually southwest which is only the fourth largest airline in the country let me ask you this u.s. department of transportation is considering pulling back on a lot of their rules and regulation and regulations and they asked the airlines last october what cuts would assist them this comes in the wake of the partner transportation actually reducing by half the amount of fines in two thousand and seventeen to the airlines i

. >> american airlines suspended all flight operations from boston's logan national airport today, and more than 1,400 flights have been canceled nationwide. amtrak suspended service from new york to boston until later this morning. >>> now to austin, texas, where officials are looking at whether race was a factor in three bombings they say are probably connected. two package bombs left at separate homes blew up yesterday. one killed a teenager. it was less than two weeks ago that a man was killed by another bomb. governor greg abbott is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. david begnaud is in austin. >> reporter: members of the fbi and atf join local law enforcement officials in austin after a second package exploded on the doorstep of a home monday. that seriously injured an elderly woman. >> the victim in this incident came outside of her residence and found a package out front. she picked up that package, and at that point the explosion, the box detonated. >> there was a package that exploded inside of the home. >> reporter: in another explosion earlier i

that's when air traffic control asked the crew of the american airlines flight to take a look. and here's the exchange with that pilot. >> something just passed over us, like a -- don't know what it was, but it was at least two, three thousand feet above us. yeah it passed right over the top of us. it was really big and blythe,ri. >> officials say it was unlikely the ufo was a military aircraft but say they can't rule out a weather balloon or experimental aircraft. >>> play time for this mountain lion in southern california. you can see it there outside that shed. chopper video caught the big cat jumping over the fences. this is in a yard in azusa right outside of los angeles. nice jump there. the mi wildlife officials eventually tranquilized the cat and brought it back to the san gabriel mountains. >> some whales in so cal today. they were spotted in shallow water near the shore of seal beach in orange county. whales just switching along the surface of the water, giving a show to the crowd. you can see a lot of people gathered. the whales appeared to be making their way back t

suspended all flights through the rest of the day, so no american airlines flights for the rest of the day, coming up at 5:30 we will show you on you travelers are dealing with this weather disruption. >>> areas north are getting the brunt of this storm, snow quickly piling up in certain area up there, our alycia nieves is route 248 in lower nazareth township with a look at the conditions, alycia >>ep this morning and it took us two and a h to nazarh area mostly because of the white out conditions we were experiencing on the highway. it has been snow all day here, you can take a look at the roadway here on route 248 you will see that snow is not accumulating on the ground because it ties warm, ground itself ties warm but we are seeing slush. if you take that slush combine it with the white out conditions as we have been seeing around here and then add wind you just start to understand how dangerous it is driving out here. as nor'easter hits our region the northern part of it up in the lehigh valley area, people are dealing with high winds, and non-stop snowfall. those two elemen

american airlines scrapping its entire boston schedule today and warning of the potential for other flightancellations around the northeast american, delta, southwest and jetblue are waiving ticket change fees. if you are traveling by train, amtrak suspended its northeast corridor service between boston and new york until 11:00 a.m. today. not time to put the snow boots away just yet. >> it is a 200-year-old technology, they'll figure out the train situation and the weather soon >>> pour another cup of coffee up next, we have a high-stakes sitdown. president trump meeting with the saudi crown prince next week what to watch ahead of that important visit. >>> guess what it's mystery chart time. we know you love mysteries look at this chart can you name this company? it went public 32 years ago. here's another hint. it waited 11 years from its founding date to ipo tweet me your guess. the answerat on lerin the show. you're watching "worldwide exchange." we're the number one dairy and apple producers in the eastern united states supported by innovative packaging that extends the shelf life of

air traffic control asked the crew of the american airlines flight to take a look. here's the exchange between the pilots. >> something just passed over us. like a -- i don't know what it was. but it was at least 2, 3,000 feet above us. it passed over the top of us. it was really big and bright. it was going the opposite direction. >> what could it be? officials say it's highly unlikely that whatever it was was a military aircraft. they can't rule out a weather balloon or experimental aircraft. >> i wanted to add to that, there was chinese space junk that -- >> that's right. >> that is actually right in the zone of where this could happen. we'll have to look at that closer. that could be a possibility too. >> could be related. >> let's talk about our weather in the bay area. fabulous. >> so nice. check this out from our weather underground sky camera network of the high-level cirrus clouds are moving across in the center of the screen, the golden gate bridge in the distance. high of 69 in novato. 63 and colder 40s in the morning. i'm tracking the chilly start for to

>> well, sure enough that american airlines pilot did see something. here's that audio. . >> the faa says the controller could not verify that any other aircraft was in the area at the time the american airlines pilot said he wasn't sure it was a balloon, he said it had a big reflection. thanks for watching "360" time to send it over to dom lemon. cnn "tonight" starts right now. >> breaking news in the russia investigation. cnn learned how special counsel robert mueller zoomed in on deputy rick gates making it clear they wanted his help to get at the central mention investigating potential collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. new details are in to cnn in court filings giving us the first indications how prosecutors are getting help and using it to tie paul manafort the former chairman of the president's campaign directly to a russian operative. attorney general jeff sessions rejecting calls from republicans on capitol hill to name a second special counsel to investigate the fbi and the justice department. at least for now. however, he

also a number of airlines, american airlines and delta and possibly others are working with passengersand waving that change flight fee in anticipation for this storm we know a number of flights, might have to change and be cancel in the storm. philadelphia red cross also putting out warnings to be prepared for power outages, be prepared for those down trees as this storm continues to throughout the day, back to you guys. >>> as with any storm you know how unpredictable it can be so we have been with you since 3:57. we will be only live local news until 10:00 o'clock this morning, and throughout the day on fox 29 get latest on fox 29.com, and through our fox 29 app. >>> fallen philadelphia police officer will be laid to rest today, as her death is investigated. nativity bvm church on east allegheny avenue. funeral following at 11. thirty-six years old. fifteen year veteran of the force. she was found dead in her home port richmond with a man earlier this week. we do not know how she died. >>> new morning a robbery at rowan university they report a man was assaulted and robbed at rowan

. >> well, sure enough that american airlines pilot did see something.t audio. >> something did just pass over. i don't know what it was, but it was at least 2, 3,000 feet above us. >> the faa says the controller could not verify that any other aircraft was in the area at the time the american airlines pilot said he wasn't sure if it was a balloon, he said it had a big reflection. thanks for watching "360." time to hand it over to don lemon. cnn "tonight" starts right now. >>> this is cnn "tonight" i'm don lemon. breaking news in the russia investigation. cnn learned how special counsel robert mueller's team zoomed in on rick gates, making it clear they wanted his help to get at the central mention investigating potential collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. new details are in to cnn in court filings giving us the first indications how prosecutors are getting help and using it to tie paul manafort the former chairman of the president's campaign directly to a russian operative.

. >> well, sure enough that american airlines pilot did see something. audio. . >> the faa says the controller could not verify that any other aircraft was in the area at the time the american airlines pilot said he wasn't sure it was a balloon, he said it had a big reflection. thanks for watching "360" time to send it over to dom lemon. cnn "tonight" starts right now. >> breaking news in the russia investigation. cnn learned how special counsel robert mueller zoomed in on deputy rick gates making it clear they wanted his help to get at the central mention investigating potential collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. new details are in to

american airlines had suspendedsuspended all future flights. there have beene than 325 flight cancellations so far today. as always, the airport urging travelers. check the status of your flight. once again, if you were planning to fly american this afternoon, forget about it. it's not going to happen. they've sus ended everything for the rest of the day. >> all right. take a look at this. this is why we need your pictures and video. thick, heavy, wet snow flakes from montgomery county. laura sent us this video from our neighborhood. you can see the snow mostly sticki ining to the grass, but was this morning. situation changing by the hour. the latest look at your forecast neighborhood by neighborhood coming up. >>> welcome back to our coverage of the major storm. from philadelphia to south jersey. a major headache for commuters across the area at this hour. >> other people are seeing it as an opportunity. live where one person went for a test drive. >> if it passes the tes of all of what we're dealing with out here today. the slush. the sleet,

and that includes all american airlines. the board filled with red canceled marks. all of this while the airport was being pounded by snow and rain. spoke with passengers. >> that put us into this night storm here and they ultimately canceled it and kicked us all off and said have a nice day. that's pretty much where we're at this point. >> be prepared for residual delays. keep the nbc 10 app by your side for the rest of the storm. and send us your storm damage photos with our see it, share it feature. >>> walk up with nbc 10 news today. tracking the storm as it finally leaves our area. >>> wobbling in the wind. we will take you inside this plane with terrified passengers flying during today's storm. >>> power outages still a problem for people in montgomery county. where people can stay if they get too cold. >>> when will the winds die down? when will we get a break? i have the answers to that coming up. - honey, look what we got! - [narrator] going big... (yelling) - [narrator] isn't always best. - who's our little puppy? - sweetheart, daddy got you a new. sweethe

american airline suspended flights for the day, frustrated flyers are trying to rebook or find their bags. >> i'm trying to get my luggage i'm not going anywhere. i just want to go home. >> reporter: if you're flying out today, airport officials say more flights could be impacted because of all the cancellations yesterday, be sure to check your flight status before you leave. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> some folks in parts of the lehigh valley are digging out from several inches or more of snow, this was the snowy scene in s hall township. than a foot of snow. got more in this matter a big storm hits you can keep track of the latest where you ever by using our free 6abc app that gives you updates posted by our team of meteorologists an live radar and traffic cameras to keep you updated on road conditions. >>> new information from the west kensington section of philadelphia. some people were forced out into the cold and the high winds in the storm to get away from a fire that ripped through their three-story row home on hancock street. the fire started at 4:00 a.m., fire

american airlines canceling all flights for the rest of the day. and that disrupted plans for a lot of people. take a listen. >> boarded the flight at 12:20, sat on the runway until 3:30 or so the flight was canceled and then stood in line to learn where our luggage was going to finally be found. >> sharon had pretty good attitude. but she was trying to go to florida and she's not going to . she can get on a flight for tomorrow. norican airlines counter had three agents at that counter and there were more than 300 people in line. many of the people pretty upset. but as you can imagine, these planes are not going to take off in this wind and bad weather. so, again, if your flight has been canceled, the airlines are waving the fees. hopefully many of these people who are here tonight will get on a flight tomorrow and get where they node to go. as you can imagine, the hotels around the airport are probably very crowded tonight. that's the latest from philly international. joanne pileggi. back to you in the studio. >> i'm sure they are. our weather cov

american airlines suspended all flights out of philadelphia international tonight. the noreaster hammered the airport with snow and strong winds. officials say more than 400 flights to and two philadelphia were canceled today. some airlines are offering free waivers to change travel plans due to the severe weather. check with your airlines for de tails. this storm raised fears of flooding and erosion down the shore. our alexandria hovnanian is live in atlantic city with a look at where things stand there tonight alex. >>reporter: well, yeah, we're here at the waters edge at the bay in atlantic city and it's truly the waters edge. we have been here as high tide came and wet and this water didn't go much of anywhere just barely keeping over the sidewalk at one point. the good news we haven't seen a whole lot in the way of flooding in the roadways. the real story down here and most about every where is exactly what you're seeing right now. all this wind if you're getting seasick from any of this the too age that a completely makes sense. it seems to me it only increase

. >> they took off from logan airport, and the call of duty was to alert american airlines that her planeas hijacked, and she stayed on the phone prior to the crash into the no. 9 world trade center. >> i would like to claim today the center and the naming of it. [applause] >> kmer i actually challenged me to a little bit of a ping pong -- the mayor actually challenge me to a little bit of a ping- pong, so i accept your challenge. ♪ >> it is an amazing spot. it is a state of the art center. >> is beautiful. quarkrights i would like to come here and join them >> on december 28, 1912. san francisco mayor, sonny jim rolph stared into the crowds of those who have gathered. a moment in history. the birth of a publicly own transit system. san francisco municipal railway. muni as it would become to be known. happy birthday, muni, here is to the next 100 years. the birth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying

. >>> as the airport tonight american airlines has suspended all flights out of philly international for remainder of the day. hundreds of other flights inbound and outbound have been grounded. many travelers at the airport this morning, only to learn their flight had been cancelled, others, felt really lucky that they arrived before the storm got worse. >> i was really nervous, like, mid flight, honestly the turbulence was so bad looking outside the window andeople next to me were looking around , i was kind of scared. >> airport officials urged passengers to check flight status before arriving. >>> and in the poconos the snow has been steadily falling across the lehigh valley, since this morning, this has been a live look at jack frost big boulder, some communities may be spending much of saturday digging out from that accumulation, "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves is live tonight where conditions, alycia are dangerous. conditions that are causing it to be really dangerous to drive around here. taking a look at the roadway we were at route 248, notice despite non-stop snowf

american airline suspended flights for the day. frustrated flyersg their bags. >> i'm trying to get mygageuse i'm notoing anywhere. i just want to go home. >> reporter: if you're flying out today airport officials say more flights could be impacted because of the cancellations yesterday be sure to check your flight status before you leave. trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >> your time, 7:58 a.m. why hall township, the sto ed modern ats ooo anytime a big su can keep track of the latest wherever you are, by using our 6abc app that gives updates by our team of meteorologists and live updates and traffic cameras for the road conditions. >>> saturday morning new technology making a difference for heart patients at a local hospital. >>> we'll introduce you to a man who said it's helping him be there for his daughter. >>> plus this, a large tree comes tumbling down exposing part of an apartment building leaving hundreds out in the cold. >> reporter: we wanted this snow a few months ago we got a lot yesterday more snow ask on the way

hundred flights were canceled at philadelphia international airport and late this afternoon american airlines canceled all of its flights out of here until tomorrow. this woman was trying to get to florida and it didn't happen. >> boarded the flight at 12:20. sat on the runway until 3:30 or so. flight was canceled. and then stood in line to learn from our luggage was going to finally be found. >> reporter: certainly a frustrating day if you were trying to get from here to there. trains on the northeast corridor are expected and scheduled to start running again at 7:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. and those people who were trying to get out at philly international they can try again tomorrow. but as we were told many of the flights that were scheduled to go out today are already booked for tomorrow. so travel nightmare because of this monster storm. we're live at 30th street station, joanne pileggi, fox 29 news. back to you in the studio. >> joanne thanks the storm strong gusts causing some major power outages across the area tonight. right now, more than 484,000 people have no power. peco has ov

they've had to cancel 580 flights today, and american airlines alone had to cancel 70% of their flights. you able to fly out of here today? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: among the few poor souls left, brian newell, trying to get to atlanta for a meeting. how frustrating is this? >> very. now i have to travel, an hour back home in the snow. >> reporter: he was delayed last week, when strong winds ripped the roof off of a hangar. but now, more problems. >> obviously cross-winds on the runway are a factor, but today it seems the main story is the mixed accumulation and a little bit of the wind. >> reporter: laguardia remains open, but very few planes coming in and out. representatives tell us tomorrow they will start a recovery process. but warn flyers they should expect delays. 400 flights already cancelled tomorrow. >> let's get right to rob marciano for the track of this. >> reporter: it's been a wet snow, but the strongest bands of the storm are working their way through the new york tri-state area. the center, just south, and rapidly intensifying. continuing into the gulf of maine.

gates by twenty five percent there are currently one hundred eighty four gates at o'hare but now american airlines is arguing that a new gates will be disproportionately given to united continental holdings united has more current flights in and out of chicago than any other air carrier both united and american are seeking to expand their flights to medium so. cities in the u.s. and internationally and they've targeted global carriers for revenue but united rather american based in fort worth says they are targeting global markets also and united they say is getting an unfair competitive advantage under the plan in chicago. we reported yesterday on dick's sporting goods no longer selling certain firearms in light of the florida school shooting which took the lives of seventeen people now wal-mart has joined the large number of us companies saying they will no longer sell firearms to anyone under the age of twenty one dick's and wal-mart are two of the largest gun sellers the united states in a statement wal-mart said quote we take seriously our obligations to be responsible sellers of firearms in

it is sort of -- it's both roles and the airline certainly american an other airlines take that roleeriously. it's something they strive for every day. it's difficult you're at 35,000 feet. >> it's a seller's market now. it's not a buyer's market. >> there's no other alternative. >> you have a seat, be happy, sit there, your dog is going in the overhead bin when you shrink capacity, routes, it's a seller's market i have been talking about it >> gary, jim cramer made the point yesterday and it's a valid one that if you don't like what's happening with united, there's nothing you can do if you're somebody who goes to one of their hub airports. if you fly out of newark, they have more than 80% of the gates there. so tough luck. either travel across to manhattan and go to laguardia, jfk or use united. you don't have an alternative. >> for certain airports that's true there's a concentration of airlines at certain hubs, that is a problem but i think the premise is wrong that the airlines believe they have a captive audience and they can treat people however they wish they work hard to mak

. >> reporter: so hard to land and take off, american airlines is suspending flights at jfk for the rest of the night. laguardia, where the wind peeled the roof off the building, suffered a suspension earlier. more than 3,000 flights canceled by midday. the winds have been relentless gusting 40, 50, 60 miles an hour, and are expected to affect flights into tomorrow. in the air, jets moved by turbulence. one pilot included in his weather report, this. pretty much everyone on the plane threw up. pilots were on the verge of throwing up. even passengers lined up for takeoff, got the bad news. >> we're going to hang out for awhile, and see if they die down, but they are not forecast to really another much later tonight. >> minneapolis, canceled and canceled. and it's also canceled -- everything is canceled. >> reporter: and not just in the air. rail stations flooded. amtrak saying the inclimate weather forced it to shut down between boston and washington, d.c. >> nothing worse than being a passenger coming down on the planes of course, and all the wind. you're live at reagan national airport,

. >> one was in a learjet, the other was in control of an american airlines pilot. hear part of their conversation with air traffic control. >> was anybody above us that passed us like 30 seconds ago? >> negative. >> okay. something did. >> it's a ufo. >> yeah, something just passed over us. i don't know what it was. but it was at least 2,000-3,000 feet above us. couldn't make it out whether it was a balloon or whatnot. >> a ufo. one captain says a beam of light shining off the object was so bright, he couldn't see exactly what it was. >> he said that glare was really something to just -- that caught him instantly and i'm pretty sure this is a close encounter of the third kind here. >> two different pilots reporting that. >> i don't like it. i don't like it. >>> and i know this texas woman definitely didn't like this. she's taking the federal government to court claiming a navy hospital cost her years of constant pain by leaving a needle in her back. >> she says she had severe back pain ever since giving birth via c-section in jacksonville in 2003. it revealed a pie

american airlines uniquely created a been in the front of one of the aircraft they used between la, sanisco and new york. it has a vent built into it. they were thinking ahead, made accommodations in advance. heather: we are glad the other dog is reunited with his family in kansas. have a good weekend. 6 minutes until the top of the hour. is colin kaepernick trying to make a come back? st. patrick's day tomorrow. if you have too much green beer and company is offering you and your car a free ride home. >> we are learning the obama administration gave half-million fugitives access to firearms. the doj was ordered to remove their names from the criminal background check database after the definition of fugitive was changed to just being someone who crossed state lines. jeff sessions announced the doj will aggressively pursue anyone who lies on a background check. rumors are swirling after colin kaepernick is seen doing drills in texas. the team says they were unaware of the workout. no nfl scouts attended the session held by his personal coach. he has not played since the 2016 season when

let's look at the statement from american. airlinesn, we take issue issue or's characterization, airfare pricing is demand driven and one of the best consumer bargains out there by offering differentiated service offerings. customers can select the best service and price combination for individual needs. what about their response? >> that is a carefully crafted euphemistic way of saying there individually sifting prices based on that. dynamic prices is one thing. if they accept that philosophy in a blind manner it would be okay. if you see an ad on a website that says fly to maui for $100, what if only you saw that? dynamic pricing and advertising decreased or increased is not across-the-board to every consumer so it doesn't have to do with demand but what they deem the ability the purchaser has and based on the individual ip address, the inaccuracy is a wildcard, think of your browsing and purchase history it doesn't reflect - heather: eyebrows things i can't afford all the time. thank you for joining us. have a good day. the time is

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storm, rescheduling flights, waving that cancellation fee, and then change flight fee i know american airlinesdelta airlines they are doing just that. my uber driver on the way to work this morning said of course as we are seeing from steve keeley's live shot that new jersey was in worse shape then philly is right new but we know there are several concerns in the just in new jersey. last night we were live in bucks county where people were concerned about the delaware river flooding because they are still drying out from last weeks rainfall. we will bring you conditions not only in new jersey but throughout our coverage area as the morning goes on. karen and thomas. >> can't wait to see those images be safe. >>> we have got you covered all weekend long, as the storm passes right through our area you can see folks out there they are prepared with the umbrellas. you will need them. log on to fox 29.com as well as our fox 29 app for very latest weather information. >>> 4:38. it is flower show that begins this weekend returning to our area, so many hundreds of thousands come out to check you the t

american airlines suspended travel. and they're the biggest airline at philly international.ng pounded by snow and rain. airport officials are warning anybody flying out today to be prepared for residual delays. our meteorologist has been working around the clock with our first alert weather team to keep close watch of the storm. we have been warning people were days about this. this was maybe the worst of the season. >> we yeah we were going to be really extreme winds. on top of that the snow moving in that turned into whiteout conditions. this is cape may. the header isn't correct. it's windy. the camera is wobbling. it's cloudy. there's no snow coming down. we're starting to dry out. here's what we can expect outside. it looks like someone swapped the graphics here. can i tell you what we're expecting. we're expecting cloudy conditions. still slush on roadways during the morning and then the coastal flood threat is one of the big e threats we see today with the storm system. we're not done with it. the impacts are different today. here's a look at radar and satellite. we'r

american airlines canceling over 1500 flights scheduled for wednesday in the northeast.her airlines have also canceled flights. trains are running on a slower service or have cut back their service, including amtrak. what a way to celebrate the first day of spring. haidi: that looks like something out of middle earth. a slushy mess and yet the feel sorry for commuters traveling at this time. it is also the third storm we have had in four weeks across that region, so commuters have been suffering, and markets as well when we see the response to volumes and the dip in volume 20% lower in the overnight session on account of what is going on with the snowstorm. let's get the first world news. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg spoke and broke his silence, promising to add -- audit and be more transparent with users. in a post zuckerberg wrote we have a responsibility to protect your data and if we can't, we don't deserve to serve you. shares edges lower again in today's trading. the new jerome powell led fed raised rate tax as expected for next year and into 2020. the chairman not

what about this contest. >> you can book a suite at american airlines arena and watch your favorite teamn experience. >> fantastic. real quick, there's a contest, too, like staying in all the places? >> yes, there's a contest if you go on to booking.com/book the u.s., there's a contest where you win $50,000 and you have a challenge to be able to travel all around the u.s. and experience as many of these unique experiences as you can and i mean, i'd do it. >> i love it. >> you can live in a cave, a light hougt. >> give it up for priyanka chopra. season three of "quantico" are happening on april 26th. >>> we'll be right back. let's think about what goes in here, renee. oh. and we think ba-blam's gonna kill the stomach flu? i'm scared to use the facilities. i don't blame you. if you want clean, your cleaner needs bleach in it. clorox means clean. [ cheers and applause ] >>> are you giving tom a hard time? >> can we see tom kelly's shoes? >> oh, no, too late. >> ♪ >> good morning, everyone. 8:56 on this wednesday, the nor'easter is upon us but it has not shown us its wrath just yet. we're ta

few minutes later, an american airlines plane said, what flew over us guy. jesse is too young.les from roswell, mexico. we got to cater to greg. you got to take care of greg's ego. greg believes in conspiracy theory. i know it was obama. it was obama. it was hillary's ego was moving. >> that's right. >> i think maybe it was lockheed testing new model with the fastest aircraft. >> dropping some serious military knowledge. i like that. next up for 20 years south park has secured skewered politics on comedy central. >> welcome to pentagon sir. this way please. this is the drone program. you can kill anyone repoetly. here's the keys. in here is satellite surveillance where you can monitor anyone conversation live. extreme interrogation rooms. it's necessary. let's do it. >> just made a confession that likely rattly hollywood. you ready. they're republicans. does that surprise anybody? >> no. >> why not? >> i've watched the show for years. i love it. i saved them up and i watch them on airplanes and i laugh so hard. i'm from colorado. which is where the show is based. this is not a

, we don't want a repeat of what happened last week when the winds blew off the roof of that american airlinesangar. that day they were seeing wind gusts of about 60 miles per hour. today, they're expecting gusts of about 40 miles an hour, still a little bit less. but, it has just now started snowing out here in queens. they have already cancelled more than 400 flights here at laguardia and other airports around new york are being hard hit as well. 540 flights cancelled in newark. when we look at our big board here, the departure board behind us, you can see just a whole lot of red. nearly 2,000 flights have been cancelled nationwide. that is nearly ten times more cancellations than we saw yesterday. that's likely to have a ripple effect so we will probably see a lot more cancellations and delays throughout the day today. but i guess, robin, a little bit of good news here is that most major airlines say they'll waive all of those change fees. that's something that people can go home with today. >> that's true. all right, kayna, thank you. >>> and let's go back to rob, where is this storm going

an american airline pilot said he spotted what appeared to be a ufo, and there was another learjet pilot thing. what do you make of this? >> well, 90% of the e-mails i get, you can explain very easily as the planet venus, comets, meteors, weather anomalies. but the last 10% sends shivers up your spine because they could be a new form of hypersonic aircraft experimented by the air force. they could be maybe unauthorized weather balloons that are not in anyone's chart. or you can't rule out they could be visitors from another world. >> there are actually radio recordings from the pilots that were published by a website. if we can, let's listen to those. >> go ahead. >> was anybody above us that past us like 30 seconds ago? >> negative. >> okay. >> maybe a ufo. >> yeah. >> again, those were -- that's, i think we heard an american airlines pilot there talking about something that passed overhead. this was published on a website. a little eerie when they can't be explained. >> that's right, and these are seasoned pilots with thousands of hours of experience. this is not a lark. this is not ju

i don't want to get on american airline plane or delta airline plane and pilot based on racial diversityhe problem with this. have you schools, for example, that are lowering examples in order to achieve diversity. what's happening is a disproportionate number of these students that quote, unquote benefit from lower standards drop ow hurting the very people you are trying to help. why don't we do something to improve k through 12 so kids in the inner city graduate read write and compute at grade level. they approve vouchers proven a much better way of achieving that objective than government schools that you are mandated to go to. >> tucker: such a deep point. almost seems like there is a connection. the more we do symbolic nonsense like that huff po lady is doing than doing things that matter under performing schools that hurt people of color by the way but nobody seems to care anymore. why is that? >> in philadelphia, tucker, 40% of the teachers that have school aged kids have them in private schools as opposed to 10% nationwide. that's the equivalent of opening up a restaurant and put

. >> thank you, american airlines. >> mike santoli is with us as well he'll talk about the markets >>acquiring express scripts for $67 billion. >> whoa. >> the press release is out. >> this was expected, sort of. >> yeah. >> expected after i read that for me

. >> we are hearing american airlines is going to start offering some no-frills tickets on flights to europe. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's right. so passengers who buy a basic economy ticket will have to pay to check a bag. they will board after most other passengers won't be eligible for upgrades but they will get the same food as other passengers flying economy. american says it will start selling tickets next month but didn't say where the flights will head to. >> it's interesting. you know, cheaper way to get to europe but -- >> reporter: i like it. i'm not opposed to that. >> the fine print is always interesting on those like can you pick your seat, you know, it can get bad. >> yes. that's true. it can get tricky. >> iane king hall of "cbs moneywatch" thank you. >>> it is 5:40. tesla is known for its all- electric cars but this morning, it's actually being accused of creating too much air pollution! >> plus, the details about a lawsuit over illegal meetings about the delta tunnel project. >> take a live look outside right now at 880 in oakland, things are

on board the american airlines chartered honor flight, the oldest medal of honor recipient fought inresident of korea had me on the stage, he was speaking to a thousand people, we were at the blue house? korea, and he put his arm around me and says because of sergeant rosser, 50 million people are walking free today, and i thought that was great. reporter: sergeant ron rosser, the oldest of 17 children, volunteer. he brought photos of when he was called to dedicate the korean tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington. >> i ran around with men from the spanish-american war. the expedition against poncho villa. the banana wars as we called them, world war i, world war ii, korea and all the rest. >> i don't deserve this medal. i was a noncommissioned officer doing my job. i wear this medal for those that didn't come home. it's their medal. i am just the caretaker for it. reporter: 60 taliban ambushed armey captain will swenson's patrol, when they demanded his surrender, he threw a grenade and led the counterattack. he is one of two medal of valor recipients. >> they've been doing this a

were inside the terminal about half an hour ago, andere was a long line waiting to get to the american airlinesounter. there were three people wking at the counter and probably 300 people in line becauseir ligheen canceled. again more than 300 canceled. the airlines a waving change fees. that's the latest from philadelphia international airport. back to you in the studio. >>> all right, joanne thanks much it's not just the airport the strong winds and the snow coming down blowing all over causing chaos throughout the area. let's go now to buck county where bruce gordon is standing by. bruce, what's it looking like up there? >> reporter: what you see now is what we've been seeing all afternoon chris. really from about mid morning the snow comeing down in horizontal fashion for much of the day. high winds actually a little calmer than it has been right this moment. for some folks merchants in bucks county, for example nasty weather meant a loss of business. for others well, it meant a lot of a lotore. steve wisnewski was asleep after working overnight shift when his next door neighbor called frid

a few seconds later, an american airlines airbus was in the same area and had the same problem.to this. >> at the end, you hear the learjet pilot saying he couldn't make out what it was and just 90 seconds later, the american pilot that was also at 37,000 feet, he radios back to the tower. he says hey, this is 1095 american something just passed over us. i don't know what it was. it was right on top and the power responded saying can you tell if it was in motion, was it hover something he said no, i can't make it out. might have been a balloon. don't know. the faa says they don't know what it is. this time they're baffled. >> shepard: thanks. we'll be right back. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla

. >> i don't want to get into an american airline plane or delta airline plane and have a company thatdiversity as opposed to -- a disproportionately large number of the students that "benefit from lower standards" drop out. you're hurting the very people you're trying to help. why don't we improve k-12 so kids in the inner city graduate and could read, write and compute at grade level. democratic party opposes vouchers b that have been proven to being a better way than the mandated schools they're going to. >> . >> tucker: the less time we >> tucker: the less time we matter like underperforming schools that actually are hurting people of color by the way but no onene seems to care anymore. why is that? >> iff philadelphia, tucker, 40% of the teachers that have school aged kids have them in private schools as opposed to 10% nationwide. that's the equivalent of opening up a restaurant and putting up a sign saying come onut in but dot eat the food. >> tucker: so this is only about making the ruling class feel good about itself. that seems to be the case otherwise this chloe woman who got

on board the american airlines chartered honor flight the oldest living medal of honor recipient fought. >> had me up on the stage with him. he was speaking to about 8000 people. we were at the blue house in korea. he put his arm around me and he said, because of you and a handful of men making 50 million people are walking free today. and i thought that was the greatest. >> sergeant ron rosser the oldest of 17 children volunteered to avenge his kid brothers death. he brought photos of when he was called to dedicate the korean tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington. >> i went around with men, medal of honor from the spanish-american war. the expedition against poncho villa. the banana wars as we call them. world war i, world war ii, all of the rest. >> i do not deserve this medal. i was a noncommissioned officer doing my job. i wear this for those that did not come home. is there medal. i am just here. >> when they demanded his surrender he initiated a counterattack. he looks up to the older generation recipients. >> they've been doing this a lot longer. and i mean decades longer. so