delta airlines continues to power higher. the consumer names, even the retailers, despite all the concerns, have been the best performing sector of the stock market this year. >> incredible. >> all thanks to you, i assume. i have seen those shoes. >> never underestimate the power of the american consumer. that's my bottom line today. >> which is a good segue to the story coming up after the break about why the american consumer may be spending a little too much on cars. what do you think? let us know. >> rein in that power a little. also, we have yacht cars. whoever thought we would talk about yacht cars. but yes, cars turning into yachts. first, what is coming up next on "closing bell"? bet you can't top yacht cars. >> of course we can. we have the final, most important hour of the trading day coming up. we will track these markets making a huge rebound after yesterday's sell-off. one prominent analyst says the damage has been done. >> we will also pose the question to former u.s. ambassador to russia, who only left his post

. >> los hehcos a principio de esta semana de un vuelo de delta airlines . >> en salvador el partido anomalias en las votaciones, salvador sánchez asumira la presidencia el 1 de junio . >> en michoacan las autoridades llegaron a un acuerdo laboral , con los 300 policías que había ndeclarado paro general . >> quieren mejor vesdtimenta y mejor salario, el actual van de 300 a 400 dólares mensuales . >> vemos la segunda entrevista con diego luna . >> stefany bradford nos amplia la información . >> ♪ . >> fueron 4 alrgos años de trabajo . >> y no la quería hacer sin el consentimiento de la familia . >> una lucha eterna de una comunidad que no ha sido representada en el cione . >> una historía de estados unidos , no se había contado por miedo . >> personas que están dispuestos a sacrificarlo todo . >> hay puro latino . >> imaginese trabajando 10 horas diarias en condiciones extremas, es lo que hacen trabajadores agricolas para que tenga esto en su mesa . >> las condiciones serán injustas, este país requiere un cambio . >> diego luna requiere crear conciencia y la vida de estos trabajadores

. >> let's bring in art sampson, former delta airlines pilot. earlier on the forecast we had allen diehl, a former ntsb can investigator. he says it's time to bring in the a team for the malaysian prime minister to call the president of the united states and say to the president we need those p-3s here and we need full-on ntsb go-team on the scene. something tells me you would agree with that assessment. >> i agree with that completely, tony. thank you for having me and i want to express my condolence to all those families. this was a tough day for them. but i do ups and do agree that until we have tangible evidence in our hands we're not going to know what they're seeing out there was debris from an aircraft or part of that garbage dump that occurs in that part of the indian ocean. >> that's interesting. you have flown over that ocean and tell us about that and the currents and the factors involved. >> as you know that is an enormous body of water. and it just happens that those currents come together at that point. and the thing that doesn't s

. >>> faa checking out a delta airlines jet that lost part of a wing last night from atlanta to or hando. here is a photo showing the missing panel. the plane made a safe emergency landing with atlanta with 185 passenger asks crew on board a delta spokesman calls this incident highly unusual. but the problem did not affect the plane's ability to fly. >> tesla under fire over the way it's selling cars the silicon valley-based auto maker selling fares from ohio cuts. last week new jersey approved a regulation from going great to customers. elan musk says customers can look at the cars before ordering them online. >> scientists calling it a big bang break through and have found evidence of the expansion of the universe. the grew is found in something called gravitational waves. scientists able to measure the waves which are ripples that show the universe expanded quickly nearly 14 million years ago. supporting the work of professor andre lind. if this is confirmed experts say it wilmerit a nobel prize >> a sighting in san francisco to help kick off st. patrick's day. >> we're going to sho h

airlines. it's the exact opposite. they're making a lot of money. so i don't see why they need to continue to drastically devalue the frequent flyer programs. >> reporter: deltaas 90 million sky miles members across the world, and under the new program, the business traveler who typically spends the most will fare the best. transportation expert ken button says that's key for the airline which felt compelled to change the rules. >> in many cases it attracted low-cost fare travel. those at the front are finding the lounges crowded and difficult to get seats up front because passengers at the rear use the awards to upgrade. >> reporter: airlines also make money by linking rewards programs to credit cards. experts say hang on to the card but consider diversifying. it's unclear whether spending more will turn into more miles. >> these cards allow you to pool points into central pools and you have numerous partners-- hotels and amtrak-- to take advantage of. if one makes negative changes you can transfer your point to another. >> reporter: delta is the first to go this route, but other airlines could soon be heading in the same direction. jeff pegues, cbs news, wa

. >> today, maintenance crews are inspecting a delta airlines jet that lost a panel from one of the wingsin flight. the flight was en route from orlando to atlanta when the panel came off. the boeing 7757 with 185 people on board landed safely atlanta. the incident was highly inbound, but it did not affect the plane's ability to fly. >> a san francisco tech company is responding to accusations from a former engineer who is alleging sexism in the workplace. the woman worked for a host service for software development projects and announced the resignation and took to twitter to blast the company. in an interview with the company she accused we the company of treating her differently for being a woman and she says that the wife of one of the company founders bullied her repeatedly. the c.e.o. apologize to her in a statement saying that there is a new head h.r. and the bullying wife is banned from the office and the co-founder husband is on leave along with a male co-worker she accused of harassment. >> french scientists working on stopping. road wage through special technology. researchers

. >>> new this morning, scary moments for passengers on a delta airline flight. their boeing 757 jet lost part of its wing as they flew from orlando to atlanta. that left gears and wiring exposed. there were no injuries. a passenger tells abc news everyone on board remained calm. the flight returned to orlando. >>> passengers on a plane forced to land due to extreme turbulence found their problems had just begun. once they arrived in helena, montana. because the sun wing flight was international from canada to mexico, the nearly 200 passengers had to wait inside the plane for hours until a local customs official could be found. ten hours after landing, they finally resumed their journey on a replacement plane. >>> the u.s. and other countries may begin to announce sanctions against russia over their actions in ukraine. in a referendum yesterday, more than 90% of crimean voters said they wanted to join russia. many of the voters not ethnic russians refused to vote. president obama told president putin the u.s. will not recognize the results. >>> breaking overnight

the girl told investigators she woke up from a nap on a delta airlines flight and found pascel groping her. he could face up to five years in prison. >>> coming up tonight, showers on and off this weekend, but it is never too soon to look ahead >>> a 7-year-old connecticut boy is taking action against drivers. speeding in his neighborhood. little isaiah says he got scared seeing cars go flying by as he and other children waited for the school bus. so the boy sent a handwritten letter to his local police department and they took his complaint very seriously. >> every morning when i wait for my bus, cars speed. >> after looking at the letter, we had concern for his safety based on the complaint of the high speed traffic and the bus stop. >> waterford police say they will be monitoring drivers and isaiah's neighborhood monday morning and handing out tickets to speeding drivers. isaiah says he is also concerned about people who litter, but for now, stopping speeders is his first priority. sounds like a future politician. and closer to home, weather forced organizers to postpone today's blo

like the notion of standing in line at delta airlines for 30 minutes and tweeting seems ridiculous.does not solve the problem. >> what companies realize is we are all using more than one channel. we are really optimizing. you make a phone call and you wait for somebody and hopefully, they know something about you. the world has changed. people are tweeting and putting things on facebook. it could be the same person who made a phone call or an e-mail. we realize the reality of how we are conducting business and people are looking for help. we can help make this better. >> describe what the optimal customer service reaction is now given in the new era. >> when you finally get to a person, you want to the person to know who you are. they have an understanding of what your interactions have been previously and they know about you and your relation with the company has been and are better able to help you. you get an agent that is happier because they have a full view of the customer at a customer that is happier because they know who you are. they know you tweeted and what type of help

a delta airlines plan lost part of its wings during a flight from orlando to atlanta over the weekend. take a look at the picture. you could see a large panel missing from the wings. the crew of delta flight 2412 reported the panel flew off while in flight yesterday. the plane landed safely and without incident at atlanta's hartsfield tracks international airport. 179 passengers and six crew members were on board. a delta spokeswoman said the plane is a boeing 757 but he cannot say how old aircraft industry officials are trying to determine what caused the panel to fly off. >>: plenty of things to talk about this morning at the office. we got the n.c.a.a. brackets and then there's make millions. kron4's jackets and so is live in milpitas this morning. >>: 1 and 10 trillion. those are the odds. that's a lot of zeros. plus it's a much easier to just pick six numbers is in it. >>: i know about that. it's their rolling over. things jacki. >>darya: that's what i'm saying is forget the brackets for the lottery. just go to work. more news on the kron4 morning nos. change is coming to uber. t

. >>> faa checking out a delta airlines jet that made an emergency land landing because part of a wing came off during flight this, is a picture showing the missing panel. the plane bound for atlanta from owe orlando the problem did not affect at built to fly. >> that is remarkable. >> a third person hit by a car hit by a suspected drunken driver last thursday has died the 26-year-old woman injured when a 21-year-old man plowed his car through a barricade. two people died at the scene. >> one of the bands from that festival gave a private concert to one of the injured victims in her hospital room. she's been friends with the band since last year. >> a rude awakening for people in los angeles. a 4.4 earthquake struck this morning centered between westwood and encino. initially register as a 4.7 then down graded it rattled nerves of the of people including anchors in one l.a. tv station. >> coming up, more problems for a -- >> we're having an earthquake! >> that is the morning news team on ktla ducking for cover. no reports of any injuries. >> the california emergency management agency r

. >> delta airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on grand cayman because of a honeymoon off to a rocky start. the groom got into a drunken argument with his bride forcing the pilot to milk an emergency landing on sunday. the bride was allowed to continue on her honeymoon without her beloved groom. now he was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct. >> i don't know what this bows for -- bodes for that happy marriage. >> wouldn't put a lot of money on a first-year anniversary. >> but it is hotter down there. >> oh, yeah, oh, yeah, it is brisk here. good morning, everyone, hopping around to keep warm. the coat is working. now, live doppler 7 hd shows the winds are bringing in the dry air so we do not see radar returns or cloud cover. looking out we are seeing the colors of the morning and the oranges are developing and the friend to the darker blue is still hold on as i look to the west. pittsburg and antioch and live more, low-to-mid 50's but mid-to-upper 40's in pleasant hill, concord, walnut creek, lafayette, and the winds are calmer, and we are in the low-to-mid 50's

former pilot for delta airlines. i. before we go, i want to show you the scene from beijing and these are family members, distraught, hundreds of them outside of the malaysian embassy, family and friends of those apparently lost now with mallerationa, bring our families -- another sign reading, liars, tell the truth. and they broke through the lines, i understand, and beijing authorities have called more in. obviously, we're going to bring you more, i'm tony harris in new york, and have a good evening. >> it went down in the southern indian ocean - the latest grim details about the missing malaysian airliner. deadly force on camera, the albuquerque is under federal investigation. what is it like to be american and imprisoned in iran - three hikers share their harrowing ordeal. >> and america's greatest concentration of wealth. >> i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this". here is more

american civil liberties union, aclu, the anti-defamation league, adl, add to that apple, marriott, delta airlines, american airlines, marriott hotels, starwood hotels, the loss of any standing for arizona as a resort, a convention center, was on the table. and jan brewer understood this. it was-- the old biblical injunction render into caesar that which is caesars. this was not god's, this was caesar. this might have been freedom of religion on the part o of-- religious free done-- freedom on the part of this legislation but this came right down to arizona facing the same ignomiy and loss of capital that it faced on martin luther king day when it refused to accept martin luther king day as a national holiday and again lost convention business. i think it was a pretty tactical, hardheaded decision made. and mitt romney to his credit weighing in in favor of vetoing it. >> woodruff: along with arizona two senators it is not just arizona, but there are six other states considering similar legislation. >> well, i did declare my interest, hopefully we will see this resolve. what is interesting is the r

. >>> a delta airlines flight lost a panel on a wing during a flight from orlando to atlanta.howing the wing after the panel ripped off and 179 passengers and crew were on board the flight and it landed safely in ran that. a delta spokesman called the incident highly unusual and said the wing problem did not affect the ability to fly. officials now inspecting the boeing 757 to determine a cause. >> developing now, crews put out a fire in san jose and what firefighters found inside the home. >> traffic is slow on the upper deck of the embarcadero because of the accident that sue recorded about in san francisco. stay tuned. >> we are back with a shot from the roof camera and i want to show you the flags on the ferry building blowing out to the east, the sea breeze. look how much it drops the temperatures if san francisco. down to two degrees. seven degrees in oakland and redwood city, san jose, san rafael, walnut creek, 11 to 13 degrees cooler than yesterday. you cannot see the cold front on here barely with the moisture away and the clouds falling apart. near 90 in palm springs

delta airlines and the association of flight attendants came out against it. the senate is considering a bill to keep your phones off. and give peace while you fly. >> cleansing and juicing is on the rise. is there science behind it or a mass of misinformation. >> juicing and cleansing attracted legions of followers. celebrity endorsements. the trend has boosted the diet industry to more than $60 billion. fans of juice cleansers say they are a great way to lose weight, rid their body of toxins, but did they do that and could juicing produce more harm than good. >> joining us is a fellow from george mason university. good to have you back on the show. sellers make claims on how good they are for you. ridding your bodies of tox jips. >> is that the case. >> they'll do certain things. they will not relieve you of any toxins, i don't believe. but they will relieve you of money from your wallet. there's no evidence of these kinds of therapies. in many cases some of the juicing diets colonics, procedures that are proposed they can have health impacts. it's a bit of

delta airlines and the association of flight attendants came out against it. the senate is considering a bill to keep your phones off. and give peace while you fly. >> cleansing and juicing is on the rise. is there science behind it or a mass of misinformation. the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. al jazeera america. we open up your world. >> here on america tonight, an opportunity for all of america to be heard. >> our shows explore the issues that shape our lives. >> new questions are raised about the american intervention. >> from unexpected viewpoints to live changing innova

. >> faa checking out delta airline jet that lost part of the wing during a flight from atlanta to orlandohoto showing the missing 4 foot by 8 foot panel kind of a big chunk. plane made safe emergency landing in atlanta with 185 passengers on board. nobody hurt. delta spokesman calls this incident highly fushl but the problem did not affect the plane ability to fly. >> general motor today recalled another million and a half vehicle to correct variety of safety dedetectives. gm already under investigation for its failure to recall 1.6 million cars with faulty ignition switch dating become a decade. 12 people died because of the switches. in announcing the new recall today gm chief executive mary bear gave a public poll jichlt something went wrong with the process and terrible things happened. cars recalled today include the suv open the scree screen. here are those side air bags could fail to deploy. also 2 advance whose plastic instrument panel do not meet federal crash standards. and the cadillac xts for wiring problem that could melt plastic or cause an engine fire. gm will notify you if

. >>> delta airlines has announced changes to its frequent flyer program after complaints from travelersthe airline is leaving domestic reward travel at 25,000 miles while lowering the requirements on some international flights especially in business and first class. also starting next year, customers will earn miles based on how much they spend not just how many miles they fly. spending is already a factor in loyalty programs with southwest, jetblue and virgin america. >>> the san jose giants are stepping up to the plate to honor a 95-year-old world war ii veteran. on sunday joe bell donned his old uniform to greet participants in a benefit run for the pat tillman foundation. as you can see, the runners loved it going out of their way to shake his hand and joe was quite touched by it. the video has been viewed more than a million times on the internet. the giants loved the video so much they made a trading card of bell and it will be the first happened out in the team's salute to the military trading card set. >>> america's game is come being to the bay area this weekend if you haven't

the number of occasions where for example in 2011, delta airlines passenger's device became very hot and the plastic started to melt. but the number of those sort of incidents are really quite small. >> and if it was to burst into flames, let's say even a pallet of lithium batteries to explode. this is a state-of-the-art fire sues premise te suppression sys? >> the interesting thing about lithium they have the capability of reigniting. so even though that happens, as soon as it restabilizes it could reignite. and there's not a second charge that would go off in there necessarily. there is in some compartments. >> mary, let's say that happened. how would the pilots know? wouldn't somebody on the ground know that this was going terribly wrong? >> well, there is a smoke and fire detection and suppression systems in the cargo holds of these wide-bodied planes. however, we know about this. and what happens and how it reignites and how difficult it is to put out because of the boeing 787 fires in boston and in japan. and the firefighters themselves reported that they kept trying to put it

. >> delta airlines, this name has been on our heat-seeker system for weeks, it seems like.eek, they were buying the april 33 call. stock was trading at 32 1/2. today, it was the april 36 calls. the stock is starting to break out to the upside. when you look at the call to put action, folks are very excited in the airline world right now. expect more upside. on the cigarette topic, lorillard was one of the areas where we had unusual activitact along with reynolds. >> indicating what? >> indicating that both names, potentially because of everything that j.j. was just talking about, could elevate to the upside. >> your interpretation of that activity with these two stocks is that a deal will happen and it's good for both parties? >> yes. >> and it's $65. that's 10% away from this price. this is still 10% to earnings. all the stock has done has gone up. >> still ahead, could the threat of a looming cyber attack on your business be increasing by the second? we'll speak to one guest who says you should be on high alert. >>> and forget teenage waste lands. our week continues with

orlando has the story of the delta airlines plane that lost part of a wing on a flight out of orlando last night. the plane landed safely after declaring an emergency. officials are trying to figure out why the panel came off. >>> wtxf in philadelphia is covering yet another snow this st. patrick's day. we had it here in washington, too. days away from spring, winter delivered another blast in the middle atlantic and up the east coast. >> this is a live look at los angeles from kttv. the big story there tonight is a pre-dawn earthquake. >> okay. >> whoa. >> oh, my goodness. >> fox 11 shaken this morning. the u.s. geologist survey said the quake's magnitude was 4.4. no damage was reported, but it's been quite a while since l.a. itself experienced a quake of this size. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. [bell rings] this...is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!" i can't believe your mom has a

the fact that delta airlines came out. statement opposing the laws in a number of different states, including georgia. as you know, their base is in atlanta. i think like the civil rights movem, the justification, the basis for the end of segregation was interstate commerce. it wasn't out of the good faith of the hearts and minds of the americans. it was about the business interests in the '60s. i think that anyone who wants to put forth bills that infringes rights on some americans in the name of the rights of a very small minority of christians. because again, just being christian does not mean you are opposed to marriage equality. i think they're on the wrong side of this issue and like dillon said, as long as the business interests and equal rights are on the same side, they will continue to lose. >> and dillon, it's discrimination, no matter how you look at it to tell someone they can't be served in a public place to render judgment on someone based on how they look. how do the conservatives walk away from this? how a

. >> delta airlines -- >> all the big airlines. >> i am absolutely impressed by the effect -- successe business. who do you fly to china typically? >> at united a lot. y, maybe i prefer catha whatever. the planes are jammed. have you ever seen your industry in such good health as it is right now? what's it is an extraordinarily resilient industry. in the u.s. alone, $1.4 trillion. >> we were talking about earlier, the points guy, and one about frequent flyer miles. we have this horrific accident in malaysia. forget about that. i have never seen it like this. how did your members get here? here because people are inclined to travel, whether for business or leisure. despite what is going on, whether the economic environment or the leisure industry. as a sector we always grow ahead of the economy. in the u.s., the industry grew by about 2.7% last year and 3.5% forecast this year. he always grow faster than the economy. >> the ceo of united airlines told me for the first time in decades, if not ever, airlines like his are being run like businesses. that in part means fewer airplanes being

delta airlines up 5%. trip advisor up 5 1/3%. e-trade up 5 1/4%. that does it for "power lunch." >>> "street signs" begins now. see you tomorrow. >>> i guess the saints aren't marching in. the s&p 500 is now higher for the year. hi, everybody. every tuesday is phat tuesday on "street signs." your other hot topics, we confirmed a deal facebook is trying to make to take to the skies. what radio shack might be able to learn from jc penney? and what american car buyers are doing that should make you a little nervous. happy mardi gras. >> happy mardi gras. i feel like i'm stepping back in time a little bit here. because the markets are doi

delta, airlines, rare operators kansas city southern and trucking company, conway you one of them as airlines. united continental alaska air across the board seeing weakness. remember, transportation stocks are viewed by some, sue, as perhaps leading indicators for the overalleconomy. >> singing my stutune. >>> and with albert frieden company a very pressey call about a week ago, a big down draft in the market i asked what you would do. you said i'm buying. ask you the same thing now. with everything going on ironed the world. down 209 points. what are you doing today? >> i'm hopefully this is the correction we've been longing for. i'm not buying here, quite frankly to deep short. what's going on, this market is being moved by geopolitical moves. stories about ukrainian planes being shot at. >> yeah. >> the bigger picture to me in this market is pricing, china's correction into the market. china was the savior of the world. they're no longer in has role and we're trying to figure out how to price it. that's what i think we're going through. >> how does the market do that? we keep get

the number of occasions where for example in 2011, delta airlines passenger's device became very hotand the plastic started to melt. but the number of those sort of incidents are really quite small. >> and if it was to burst into flames, let's say even a pallet of lithium batteries to explode. this is a state-of-the-art fire sues suppression system? >> the interesting thing about lithium they have the capability of reigniting. so even though that happens, as soon as it restabilizes it could reignite. and there's not a second charge that would go off in there necessarily. there is in some compartments. >> mary, let's say that happened. how would the pilots know? wouldn't somebody on the ground know that this was going terribly wrong? >> well, there is a smoke and fire detection and suppression systems in the cargo holds of these wide-bodied planes. however, we know about this. and what happens and how it reignites and how difficult it is to put out because of the boeing 787 fires in boston and in japan. and the firefighters themselves reported that they kept trying to put it out and i

delta airlines up 2.5% on the trading session. you're up to date. >> see you when you get back. spring starts next week. that's all for "power lunch." >> have a great weekend. "street signs" begins right now. see you monday. >>> russia, china and even germany, oh, my. the list of global worries is long but is that the perfect reason to buy? hello, everybody. we're working but it's not quite the weekend. we have good reasons not to be spooked by everything going o whether gm investors should be spooked by a scathing new report on the company. forget wall street. why san francisco is the new new york. >> okay. it's really easy to throw out all the negative stats, like the nasdaq is on pace for its largest weekly loss in 11 months. we get it. hor,

delta airlines up 2.5% on the trading session. you're up to date. >> see you when you get back. have a good weekend, everybody. spring starts next week. that's all for "power lunch." >> have a great weekend. "street signs" begins right now. see you monday. >>> russia, china and even germany, oh, my. the list of global worries is long but is that the perfect reason to buy? hello, everybody. we're working but it's not quite the weekend. we have good reasons not to be spooked by everything going o whether gm investors should be spooked by a scathing new report on the company. forget wall street. why san francisco is the new new york. >> okay. it's really easy to throw out all the negative stats, like the nasdaq is on pace for its largest weekly loss in 11 months. we get it. however, since it is friday, i'm going to go glass half full. take a look at this board. despite the losses we have seen this week, the s&p 500 is still less than 2% away from its all time high of 1883. the dow is less than 3% away from its all time high and the nasdaq is only 2.5% away from its 14 year high of

a delta airlines plane lost part of its wing during a flight from orlando to atlanta on sunday. >> pam: the crew of the delta flight 2412 reported the panel flew off while in flight. the plane landed safely and without incident at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport around 7 pm. there were 179 passengers and six crew members on board the flight. officials are trying to determine what caused the panel to fly off. no injuries were reported. >> catherine: russian president vladimir putin has signed a decree recognizing crimea as a sovereign state. the next step is expected to be absorbing the ukranian territory -- in defiance of european and americancrimeans voted overwhelmingly in favor of the union over the weekend. and the russian government is hinting at just how far it will go to make it happen. "russia is the only country in the world realistically capable of turning the radioactive ash," a chilling commentary on russia's official t=v channel describes the country's nuclear potential. nat fireworks >> catherine: it aired as crimeans celebrated the referendum results:

a delta airlines flight from orlando to atlanta lost part of its wing while it was in the air.you can see a large panel missing from the wing. the plane landed safely yesterday at atlanta international airport. 179 passengers and six crew members were on board. - ♪ story of concord where right now investigators all will pass to rod are investigating a deadly hit- and-run accident. we'll take it to the scene live in just a few minutes. >>: and a new twist in the investig of missing a malaysian airlines flight 3 dels ahead. >>: and did you feel the chill in the air this morning. we're coming off a beautiful, warm weekend.with a breezy start to the week. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. good morning. it is monday. march 17th-- happy saint patrick's day everyone. im darya folsom and im mark danon. let's check with james fletcher for the weather. >>: it will be sunny but all in all its core to be a bit cooler than it was over the weekend. gusty winds as well. that's kind of the forecast for today. will break that down and did tell coming up in a bit. as for tomorrow sunday

class number seven, delta airline.ding up slightly on the new spring airline travel rose the highest in six years according to airlines for america. murica. murica. [laughter] class i do not know what to say about that. shares are up four percent. the social network is cracking down on illegal gun sales. facebook sent a blog post today where users declare a willingness to break the law like selling a gun without a background check or transparent again -- transporting it across state lines. an upgrade came in today and said it would grab more share of marketing dollars. class number five, target. either 1 -- shares are down one percent. the company announced it will seek a new top technology executive pay ritchie resigned today after holding a cio position two 2008. this comes after a security breach. some analysts are saying there really needs to be a technology , somethinghe role she does not have, and that is why the transition was there. class they need to do >> and they needed to do something, right? especially bec

delta said it was highly unusual but did not affect the plane's ability to fly. the airline that panel came off. >>> the city of san francisco is looking for new ways to wash down sidewalks and buildings during the drought. the san francisco examiner says a every major california city uses at least some drinking water to clean the streets. right now, the city is looking for other sources of water besides what is delivered from the tuolumne river and hetch hetchy reservoir. for every gallon used up to four gallons is sold. and also during the drought, you are being encouraged to look for leaks in your home. as part of a national fibltion a leak week, the san francisco public utilities commission plans to meet with people in the community to help them identify how possible leaks help them identify leaks in their home. it's estimated that one in five homes has an ongoing leak. the commission will tell people about water saving devices that can help save gallons of water. >>> happening today, the gang developers' conference is kicking off. in is the world's biggest and longest-r

all airlines but it has been particularly good for british airways. >> what about the airline reward schemes? deltar details on how it's breaking away from the big three and it will reward people for the money they have spent, not the distance that they fly. you think airline reward schemes are on a slow path to destruction now for most people? >> not on a path to destruction but they are changing. when you look at delta, definitely the most innovative carrier in north america. richard anderson i would say is probably the best airline leader we have around. when they do things, the industry watches and the industry will take note of what delta is doing. it's going to change. >> you think everybody else will follow suit? >> i think things will change. whether they match what delta has done, i'm not so sure at this stage. we do many of the things that delta are announcing they are doing. i think you have to have a system that is fair to your customers, rewards them but equally, we are in business to make money for our shareholders. it's got to be an efficient scheme for everybody. >> what about unite

. >>> and delta airlines is explaining what went wrong on a flight leaving minneapolis on monday. this was what passengers, in fact, saw from their window, the engine exposed in midair just after takeoff. forced the pilot to make an emergency landing. delta says the engine's outer casing actually broke off. they're not saying how at this point. but passengers, they say, were not in danger. >>> meanwhile, overseas russian forces wearing masks have seized control now of four more military bases in ukraine's crimean peninsula. the acting president of ukraine is urging volunteers to join a militia to stand up to the russians as crisis talks between the u.s. and russia are at a stalemate. >>> and a somber moment this morning as japan marked the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that took more than 16,000 lives. tens of thousands of coastal residents still live in temporary housing. meantime, japan has spent some $12 billion thus far on efforts to restart its nuclear plants after the fukushima disaster. >>> and finally, things got rather out of hand at a ski resor

more in the 12 to 18 months and we're separate from the rest of the world. >> in delta, you get both the refiner and the airline. >> delta actually just yesterday at the transportation conference all of them were talking about they still made money when they had massive cancelations. they're running these as businesses. they are no longer being rented. they're being owned. i think investors are coming to that party and saying, wow, maybe something has changed. you've got to be careful because every time you say that things can change. there's a reason why -- >> thanks have changed. >> let me ask a question in terms of china. you can't go through our largest trading partner even though we run our biggest deficit with them, and not see some damage here to some companies or some subsectors of even chemicals. what would you avoid? where do you think the pressure will be? >> i think you have to avoid companies that are so dependent on china only for their earnings or where they're manufacturing there ordealing with the labor costs. >> cat piller? >> cat, some of the big industrials looking because where china has be

. >> my husband and i have a delta miles card. what airline is the worst offender? at business week. delta is the worst one. $400 to switch your ticket? >> they just increased their change fees. if you want to upgrade internationally, be prepared to pay for a refundable coach fare. that may be marked sense of the business class. >> we just bought a ticket to europe. we wanted to upgrade and they told us we had to buy a whole different ticket for $400 apiece. what is the point? why am i using this card? >> you get double slammed. they charge you the fee to change and the re-fare. the economy is rebounding. there are business travelers paying for this business class seats. >> it is so unfair. you do not want to fly to europe and have to fly luggage class. >> we saved our miles to upgrade. this was our big dream. what is the worst the? -- fee? >> airline websites are generally terrible. you have to call to book an award. they will charge you. it is ridiculous. >> i have this problem with iberia back and forth to spain. the website never works. i have to call to confirm

you know, right after 9/1 1 happened, i was with delta airlines at the time and the fbi sent subpoenas and we were going for records of all the people who had been in our database that were onboard that particular flight trying to find out their history and they're going to go back and look at the history of everyone who is on this flight to see where they've flown and who they have flown with and see if there is any linkage to these two stolen passports. >> still so many unanswered questions here, mike brooks, thank you for offering your perspective. >>> the families of passengers and crew are enduring just an agonizing wait as the search for the aircraft continues. cnn's david mackenzie joins us live from beijing where the flight was scheduled to land on saturday. they had a grim message for families today. >> that's right, john and pamela. a terrible day of waiting here in beijing. across the region, in fact, as the hours tick by and the malaysian airline spokesman had a bad message for the families. take a listen. >> we have communicated to the family members that after more than 3

now in twenty fifteen delta airlines will start awarding customers reward miles a based on how much they pay for their ticket instead of the distance that they traveled now joining southwest airlines in their rapid rewards program they have something similar southwest airlines have bloomberg businessweek has reported that united airlines also plans to peg rewards to spending levels in addition to mileage requirements so read can you explain what the economics are behind this program what is going on here boils down to is that you know everyone is. a loyal to programmer and so. what they've seen is that they get to the huge margins first class and business class and so with this loyalty program that they want to they don't want just they want to be able to separate they want to have price discrimination based on the people that are going to give them the biggest margin and they can only do that if they can put people in different tiers and know that those are the people those are the customers that are most profitable right now they don't know that everyone who is in the higher tears or t

in the airlines, i think united, continental, american airlines, delta, they are all going to participate strongly in this. >> all right. thank you very much. jack, what's your next step, buddy? >> i think we've got to buy this dip and pay real close attention to copper. copper under $3 is a warning signal. we have to be careful. if that continues and we see that downtrend continue, that may signal that things are going to slow down the second half of the year. all in all, what you said is absolutely right. corporate america is strong. it's healthy. they are buying back their own stock. shortage stock developing out there. so here you've got portfolio managers looking for bargains. unfortunately, there are less and less because there's less and less stock out there. it's something we're going to have to pay attention to. >> i hate to be redundant. i know ukraine is going to be important in the next few days. i know china's retail sales are very important. but profit is the mother's stock and imo know it's a global stor but nonetheless, u.s. profits are at record high levels and show no si

. >>> some scary moments for passengers on board a delta airlines flight on sunday after a panel on one of the wings fell off. imagine looking out your window and seeing this. well, happened during a flight from orlando to atlanta. a delta spokesman says the detached panel did not impact the aircraft's ability to fly and landed safely in atlanta. the airline is inspecting the plane to determine why that panel came loose. >>> and honda is recalling the odyssey. it affects the 2005 to 2010. a fuel pump cover is known to crack and cause fuel leaks. it says van owners will be notified next month. >>> and being stuck in traffic can be maddening, but it's not as bad if you have someone to pass the time. take a look at this youtube video shot in england. the driver in a complete stop. amused by the fact that the two drivers in front of him were playing rock paper scissors out the window. no word on who won the impromptu competition. >> what do you take? three, two, one -- shoot. >> i don't want to cover that rock. >> you have a new accessory this morning. >> anything you care to share? >> i go

that it was nonstop to baltimore and albuquerque, the airline is expanding operations as the carriers under the threat of increased competition from delta air lines building out more routes. let's take a look at these stocks. the airline sector has been improving, stocks are down slightly today. alaska, delta have been doing pretty well as far as stock performance goes. speaking of airports and investigation into theft, los angeles international has resulted in the discovery of one of the biggest criminal rings in the airport's history. julian tutt the items were stolen by baggage handlers working in tandem for several months. police got suspicious for one company that handles bags at lax with high instance of the 3 ports. 25 workers were detained, that is your west coast minute. adam: in the sky, is it a bird? is a plane? it is the space book drone. facebook and its bid on drone technology bringing social media sites to areas unable to access the internet. cheryl: president obama in saudi arabia meeting with king abdallah right now. energy all stars are next. so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 a month? yup. all 5 of you

airline. american has 57, delta 18 and united 74. in its 19-year history only one fatal crash. e asiana airlines flight in san francisco last july. early indicators point to pilot error. the faa's web site lists more than 100 air-worthiness directives for the 777. they alert airlines to potential issues with the plane so they can expect or repair it. last september, a warning that 777s could have cracks in the top of the plane near an antenna. the faa called for frequent inspections and warned it could lead to rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the plane. >> the general public read every air worthiness directive no one would fly. because it's frightening. but it's not. air worthiness directives are li recalls on cars. >> reporter: michael goldfarb is the former faa chief of staff. he says if they thought the crack was significant enough they would have grounded the fleet. >> does that mean this air directive and history of this directive or warning is irrelevant? >> it's very relevant. what we don't know is whether malaysian air had completed that repair. >>