i like every moment of it. >> thank you amr.music} >> hi, my name is peter and i'm a paratransit driver for medsam, and this is north and south of market where i pick up my group and drop them off at home. >> thank you , peter! [singing] you are my sunshine. very good driver. she says driver is very good. number 1. [music] larry mingo, mobility plus driver, san francisco paratransit. >> thank you, mingo. >> you're welcome. >> hi, mingo. >> thank you, mingo. >> thank you, mingo. thank you. [music] >> thank you, larry mingo. >> hey larry mingo, you are awesome. thanks for a great, great job you do for us. appreciate it. >> thank you, mingo. [music] >> hello, my name is james fells i've been working with paratransit for 13 years now. i get a kick out of the job; i like helping people you know when they need help to go shopping or getting picked up at the medical building. i really like helping people and that's why i've been working so long. >> hi, my name is kalani. i'm a driver with mobility plus. i love my job! and i've been wor

. >> the journalist we're following traveled a few kilometers to the neighborhood of baba amr one of to be liberated by the free syria army. >> when i first went into baba amr i saw two bodies laying on the street. the activists told us that the secret service kidnapped two guys and tortured them and killed them and throwed them on the street. apparently this was the way to frighten the neighborhood. people would not be able to get close to them in order to pick them up to bring them to cemetery because they would get shot. they drove slowly, and i i could see the destruction on the wa s walls. you could see the garbage piling up, and there's the siege of the neighborhoods. 50,000 people are living in this area, secured by the free syria army. >> translator: we are here in order to protect this area. assad army is in this area. and it's about 25 to 30 meters away with tanks and all their equipment. we protect this street where they kill everybody. both young and old. >> i asked the activists who bring me to the streets where the snipers are aiming at basically everything moving. >> i

but amr worries those cuts could compromise public safety and ultimately increase response times and reduce the number of ambulances on the streets. >> the state doesn't understand when they make these cuts they are impacting everyone and they are moving the ems system backward. >> it's concerning. >> reporter: amr filed a lawsuit against the state to stop the cuts from taking place. >> state medi-cal managers say that they complied with all federal requirements before implementing the rate reductions. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, explosion. derek shore is there. and derek, we understand the fire has just been put out. >>> continuing breaking news out of solano county where the chp is reporting a natural gas explosion. derek shore is there. derek, we understand that this fire has been put out now. is that correct. >> reporter: yeah, that is correct. and that is the good news tonight. i'm going to immediately step out of the way here and have you take a look. you can still see fire crews out there on the scene making sure it is indeed capped off. if we could take a look at this a

amr is still trying to get itself out of bankruptcy.le, "the wall street journal" is reporting delta is taking a look at amr and us airways as possible takeover targets. >>> u.s. steel is selling a plant it bought nine years ago it paid $33 million. it sold the plant for $1. you want to buy it? it's not in pittsburgh. it's just outside of belgrade, serb serbia. >>> more regulations in california. sweeping new auto emissions were passed that includes a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid cars on the road by 2025. that's one in every seven cars. >>> and finally, did you try to buy tickets to see the bruce springsteen tour? thousands tried but had problems with ticketmaster's application. now a new jersey congressman bill pascrell, a hometown fan of the boss, is getting involved. he says scalpers were able to get the best seats, and he is calling for more government oversight of the ticket-telling business. even more regulations, larry, than in the music business. >> not music to my ears. but many thanks to kntv's scott budman.

[music] >> my name amr a.mahmoud. i am like 49 years old. have been driving cab more than 13 year in general. then i drove a ramp more than 3 years. this is my fourth now. i have been enjoying doing the job. i like every moment of it.

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air to take over amr, a parent company of american airlines. >> more than 70% of americans say now is the time to buy a house but only 11% think it is a good time to sell a house. >>> a new survey shows that it pays to work in technology with average silicon valley salaries at more than $104,000 a year. >>> and, finally, according to a new survey, 15% of american adults, and we're guessing it's men on this one, say they would miss the birth of their child for the super bowl. really? guys? come on. not cool. >>> coming up, the nhl all-stars on the ice, a long marathon on the tennis court in australia, is and shaun white shakes off an injury for a big win. >>> plus, the dolphins' brandon marshall stands out at the nfl pro bowl in hawaii. >>> it looks like the rest of the month is going to be just like the rest of winter. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports the focus on professional football briefly shifted away from the upcoming super bowl yesterday to the game's annual all-star conte

air to take over amr, the parent company of american airlines. more than 70% of americans say now is a good time to buy a house. but only 11% think it's a good time to sell a house. >>> a new survey shows that it pays to work in technology, with average silicone valley salaries at more than $104,000 a year. and finally, according to a new survey, 15% of american adults, we're guessing it's probably men on this one, say they would miss the birth of their child for the super bowl. you may not believe me but there was an unscientific poll here in the studio and it does not give me much confidence. guys, we need to re-assess this. >>> as tempting as it might be to rush out and buy a big screen tv for the super bowl this weekend, you might do yourself and pocketbook a big favor by waiting a while. if you insist, we have a few suggestions on how to score the ultimate big screen before the big game. >> reporter: big screen tv sales were so good over the holidays last month that the traditional sales around the super bowl may not be so super this year. s

amr, which owns american airlines, is being dropped from the stock market this week. the company has declared bankruptcy and its stock price has closed under a dollar for 30 straight days. now the new york stock exchange is pulling it. >>> spain is raising taxes to pay for a larger than expected budget deficit. the new prime minister is also maintaining a freeze on practically all government hiring and salaries. economic growth in spain has slowed significantly and the country is at risk of falling back into a recession. >>> and farmers in india are banking on a new kind of strawberry. the berries have been modified so they contain significantly less sugar so people with diabetes can eat them without getting sick. that's your "moneywatch." for business headlines, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm drew levinson. >>> unlucky start for some at a marriott. an electronic key system at a marriott failed. when the clock struck midnight on new year's day. guests were not able to get back into their room until about 3:00 in the morning. according to reports, fights bro

have for example the prime minister of tunisia here we have the egyptian presidential candidates like amr move stay here so today the debate literally turns to the arab spring as we hear a debate on what it means and people here at the forum try to weigh the economic implications are reports are coming that that investors at davos are stumped over the arab spring and what that means for investment in countries like egypt that have seen their borrowing costs or and still see protests on the street as we've seen a year after that uprising so it'll be interesting to see how that turns out but that's certainly something that we're watching on the agenda today too with investor. made it clear that germany isn't willing to throw more money at drug in europe out of the crisis i was about been received in doubles. well speaking to a room more than sixteen hundred business leaders or at least some of those people that are in attendance here at davos so for the business community the investment community that is was really looking for merkel pledged more money they certainly didn't get what they wa

bankrupt a mark may be acquired -- bankrupt amr may be acquired. we had a higher close for the markets yesterday. we saw a drop in borrowing costs. that is good news because of all of the debt. the bloomberg maryland index getting a boost on gains for under armour. at least 25. locations this year alone. 25,000 looking to create full-time and part-time positions ranging from construction workers toussaint which partisans. -- to sandwich partisaartisans. >> i could use a part-time job artison.dwich partis 39 degrees on tv hill. >> a nail biter. stan recaps last night's acc action. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are not tracking any incidents. speeds are in pretty good shape on the north side of the beltway. the area we've been focusing on is carroll county and points west watching for icy conditions because temperatures are near the freezing mark or below. everything looking good at the mo

. >> reporter: when i first went into bab amr, i saw two bodies laying on the streets.s told me that the soldiers kidnapped the two guys, tortured them, killed them and threw them out on the street. currently, this was the way of fighting. people would not be able to be close to them to pick them up to bring them to the cemetery because they would get shot. they drove slowly and i could see the destruction on the walls. you could see the garbage piling up. 50,000 people are living in this area, secured by the free syrian army. >> translator: we are here in order to protect this area. it's about 25 to 30 meters with tanks and all their equipment. we protect this street or they kill everybody, young and old. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: i asked the activists to bring me to the streets where the snipers are aiming basically on everything, which is moving. >> translator: at the university, there are snipers and there are other snipers in the to youers at the tops of the houses. there are about 50 snipers. they shoot at civilians, women, children, anybody. even cars passing by.

airways looking into a purchase of bankrupt amr. and jet blue's ceo tells air travel is healthy now and for you and me, it may lead to higher fares. and limited brands may be in the hot see. u.s. investigators are conducting a preliminary inquiry into forced child labor in a program supplying the retailer, limited brand says it's is taking the matter very seriously and does not tolerate child labor. >> there is less than eight hours left to ice skate this year in the heart of san francisco. the safeway holiday ice richk in union square will los for the season at 11:30 tonight. this other rink closed earlier this month. you can hit the nice san jose. that rink remains open until january 29th. >> and there is a on the subject of ice, i believe winter arrived. >> it arrived subtlely. temperatures into low 20s. and there is a cold skberj rain coming later this week. there is a beyond ala traz there, it's beginning to get cool. how about this morn something lows of 21 degrees in clear lake. and 20 in fairfield cold gerj this worning. and

. >> narrator: amr al azm was studying archeology. on his way to a dig, he drove through the city. >> and the other thing i remember were these neatly bulldozed area where... where areas had been cleared and bulldozed, as we drove through the city. these were probably also the mass graves that everybody talks about. >> that was a very stark moment in which the alawite-dominated regime, the baath party, made it clear to syria that it would not brook any opposition. >> it was a ruthless, obviously machiavellian way to deal with the problem. but it did deal with the problem, from the perspective of the syrian regime, because, until recently, you really haven't had any serious islamist opposition to hafez al-assad or his son when he came to power in 2000. >> narrator: a phrase was coined, "the hama rules," the idea that you quash rebellion by making sure that your citizens know that you play by no rules at all. ( crowd chanting in arabic ) almost 30 years later, president bashar al-assad faces a similar test in hama. ( crowd shouting in a

they also point out any move is not likely to happen until amr is closer to finishing out a restructuringt could take more than one year to complete. nobody will talk publicly about their intentions although executives have stressed for a long time that they believe american cannot remain as a stand alone carrier. as the confusion continues, passengers on all the carriers could soon get clarity on what it is costing them to fly. the transportation department rule that goes into effect in two which will force airlines to list taxes and fees on tickets, costs that are currently hidden behind * or footnotes. regulations will give them a chance to change or cancel regulations in the first 24 hours for free. it will allow carriers to notify passengers when there are flight cancellations, diversions, or delays of 30 minutes or more. >> the next story may do nothing to end the debate but here it goes. women are the better drivers. a new study cites statistics showing 80% of all that they are serious car accidents are caused by a male drivers and women are 30% likely to cause an accident. male dr

they are bigger than amr, the parent of american airline. they all hold on rumor and speculation.a and american airline would create such a massive airline a lot of analysts are saying they're not even sure that the government will let that happen because it would be so big, so much price control. but the bottom line is a number of mergers have gone through. so i think that's probably why if they're discussing it they try it. i wasn't able to get on the record from anyone that it's actually happening but the "wall street journal" is reporting it. >> too much of a monopoly because i feel like i would be paying an extraordinary amount of money for my airline ticket because of competition is small then. >> but over the last two years, zoraida, we've seen airline fares go up, oil prices and fuel surcharge hikes. we've already seen our first hike this year in airfares. here's the interesting thing. january of 2012, this month is the lowest month for airfare in a few years. so for whatever reason there still seems to be enough competition. airtran and southwest -- >> trying to warm us u

it's said to be looking at amr, which is american airlines.arnings front, wendy's reported a drop in profits. the burger chain has been struggling with higher food costs. the stock lost 4% and citi group shares were down. parsons joined the giant in 2009 following the financial crisis. that's it from cnbc. now back to chris and "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." republicans are focused on what happens here tomorrow night. but for the white house, all bets are on romney. they are prepared to run against the former massachusetts governor already. a new poll shows how tight that race would end up being. according to a usa today poll of 12 key swing states, barack obama and mitt romney are in a virtual tie. 47% for the president and 48% for romney. for newt gingrich, according to the poll, obama would lead by 14 points. no wond they are focusing on the guy to have a fight with. romney showed important weaknesses as he battled newt gingrich and others. you can be sure that the obama campaign is taking notes. what the is president's team le

parent company amr filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy back in november.l street journal" study, american was picked as the worst airline for customer service. that takes into account on time performance, mishandled bags, bumped passengers, canceled flights and of course customer complaints. other companies on the list of the top ten most hated, at&t, nokia, goldman saks, best buy, bank of america, johnson&johnson, sears and netflix. a very long list there. lots of problems. >> we've reported about all of them so we understand why. thank you. >>> problems with your heart can eventually lead to memory loss. >> if you want your child to remain calm during stressful situations, you might want to become a supportive mom. we'll explain. >> who says we're not? we'll have more on those stories and more when we return. >>> you'll need a jacket this morning, maybe some gloves. a warm day ahead, especially for january. we're expecting sunshine, maybe passing clouds. check out the day planner. by midday we're talking temperatures in the mid-50s. highs today between 6

airways report that delta might make a move on it as well as amr, looking at reportedly. that is up 4.5%. kellogg down half a percent. jpmorgan downgrading it from overweight to neutral, disappointing earnings not for two quarters, not for two months but two years. the prying target down from 62 to 48. then nike up 1.5%, touching another all-time high today, finally staples down 4.75%ful now a sell at goldman sachs. bill, back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> stocks rebounding as we head into the close here. in today's closing bell exchange, senior economics reporter steve liesman is in philadelphia, mysteriously and mandy drury is back at headquarters as well. steve, we have had new data on the state of borrowing and lending and all, looked rather encouraging, didn't it? >> i think the market play is got an small pop from that bill, the market already on the way up, 2:00 we reported those results from the fed's january senior loan officer survey showing demand rising for commercial and industrial loans and one headline that caught attention, demand from small businesses

airways, amr, delta trading up more than 2% on the day. and where is the beef? seriously.here's the beef? the u.s. cattle herd is at its smallest size in 60 years. the usda says a severe drought in the southern plains is forcing farmers to kill hundreds of thousands of cattle. in the meantime, let's go back to what's happening in the delta story for a second because our own philip lebeau has been following reports since they first came out. phil, what is the latest you're hearing on that? >> i think everything's going to probably shake out at the earliest several weeks from now once american refiles reorganization plan in bankruptcy court. all of the players are waiting to see that plan. once that comes out, then you'll see delta and u.s. air and don't be surprise first-degree united gets involved as well all saying what's the possibilities here? so we'll see some posturing between now and then, but once the reorganization plan is filed, then you might possibly see some action. >> phil, what's your best take on what you think is going to happen here though? i mean, there's

anything, slow justice is unfair, the people who died need the revenge, we need the revenge >> warner: amrssa-- a former arab league chief hoping to replace mubarak-- said the military needs to loosen its grip more quickly. but he also looked to the future. >> the change is the hope of all citizens, we cannot continue to live and we should not live under dictatorial regimes or with the rule of oppression and telling the people what to do and how to feel. egyptians are expecting to elect a new president, later this year. for more on the state of the egyptian revolution, one year on, we turn to two long time middle east watchers who just returned from egypt. martin indyk , former u.s. ambassador to israel, served in the state department and on the national security council in the clinton administration. he's now vice president at the brookings institution. and tarek masoud is an assistant professor of public policy at harvard university. he's a specializes in islamic political parties and their role in governance. welcome to you both. professor mehsud, beginning with you, what's your assessm

keep in mind all the publicly traded airlines posted a profit with the exception of amr which is now bankrupt. stock still trades but you don't want to trade those shares essentially and extending their gains in today's session as well. they've had a very strong month up well over 10% for the month. right now though the dow is down 86 points. guys, back to you. >> mary, thank you very much. let's switch on the "power lunch" power surge and drill down on the stories driving the day. ford shares taking a hit. the automaker revs up revenue but earnings miss the mark. ceo speaking with our philip lebeau first on cnbc about the automaker's road ahead. phil joins us with some of the details from ford's hq. hi, phil. >> hi, sue. on a day when ford posted its largest net profit since 1999, the focus is instead on the miss in the fourth quarter. the company reporting a profit of 20 cents a share, a nickel short of estimates. you mentioned the revenues about $2 billion stronger than the street was expecting. but here's one of the stories that investors are focusing on. look at the break down o