the department for transport says it's investing a record £1.6 billion for the coming year to help localear funding settlements to enable councils to better maintain their roadworks, and avoid potholes forming in the first place. for drivers like fiona, that can't happen soon enough. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. the award winning actress damejoan plowright, widow of lord laurence olivier, has died at the age of 95. everyone who followed the theatre and cinema has her as a legend in their minds and a lot of people arejust legend in their minds and a lot of people are just saying wow, this is a woman who cared for her husband, didn't want to use his name to further her career yet there is a theatre named after her in scunthorpe where she was born. it is really amazing to see somebody like this who had to go through so much. they mentioned great and courageous determination in the notes saying rest in peace, and yes, indeed, this is what her career has inspired in so many women who came after her. indeed. and you talk about some of her career, for those who have not followed her work as c

the department for transport says it's investing a record £1.6 billion for the coming year to help localon more potholes, adding that it's committed to multiyear funding settlements to enable councils to better maintain their roadworks, and avoid potholes forming in the first place. for drivers like fiona, that can't happen soon enough. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. the us supreme court is expected to rule later on whether to uphold a law banning tiktok in america on grounds of national security unless its chinese owner sells off its american operations to a non—chinese buyer. as it stands, tiktok will be banned on sunday, just a day before president—elect trump's inauguraton. but there are growing indications that the president—elect may give tiktok a reprieve. his incoming national security adviser mike waltz told fox news there's provision in the law to delay the ban for 90 days if it looks like a buyer can be found. elon musk, former us treasury secretary steve mnuchin, and even online personality mr beast have all been named as possible buyers of tiktok�*s us business. many of the

for highway and motor safety. since then, the department of transportation's hard work has resulted in the announcement of almost $600 billion for over 66,000 projects. this funding has gone toward projects and communities all across the country, creating jobs, improving safety, accessibility, and promoting a cleaner, greener transportation system. now, with the end of bipartisan infrastructure laws, five-year reauthorization insight, this subcommittee wants to ensure these investments continue. at this subcommittee -- as this subcommittee considers the next surface transportation bill, it must prioritize safety. make no mistake, we are living through a public health crisis. over 40,000 people died on our roadways in 2023. remarkably, this number represents a 5% improvement from where we were in 2021. the brunt of these deaths have been borne by pedestrians, cyclists, and communities of color. we cannot allow this trend to continue or any more families to be devastated. the bipartisan infrastructure law -- the bipartisan infrastructure law took safety seriously. for example, the safe streets and drugs for all program

transportation department is suing southwest airlines for chronic delays on one bay area route in particulare lawsuit involves two routes between chicago and oakland as well as baltimore and cleveland. the transportation department said those flights were consistently delayed for five months in 2022 and the airline was responsible for 90% of those disruptions. the department said they will be seeking maximum civil penalties in the suit. >>> the a's will host a celebration of life for the man of steel, rickey henderson next month, the hall of famer is known as one of the greatest a's players, his death in december came months after the a's finished their final season at the coliseum. the three day memorial kicks off february 1st at the oakland arena, tickets go on sale next week. >>> next, hawaii is trying to show some love to southern california fire victims and firefighters. "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your

transportation. we wish we were gathering for different purposes today.ean du secretary of transportation. we wish we were gathering for different purposes today. the department of transportation, the faa, along with the white house, president trump, local, state, and federal partners all working together on this incident in unison. i couldn't be prouder of this team that's been assembled working tirelessly. mayor, i want to thank you, specifically, for your work. a few details i would like to give all of you, and some of you reported this, but last night, if you live in the d.c. area, you would know this was a clear night last night. the helicopter was in a standard pattern. if you live in the d.c. area, you'll see helicopters up and down the river. this flight pattern is seen oftentimes when you live in d.c. this was a standard flight pattern last night as well. the american airlines flight coming in to land was in a standard flight pattern as it was coming in to dca. so this was not unusual with the military aircraft flying the river and aircraft landing at dca. and, again, if you live in the area, you'll see that frequently with those two aiaircraft wking

for jetblue over chronically delayed flights. it's the first time the department of transportation fined an airline for delays. emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: flight delays are a headache just about every traveler has endured. >> your heart kind of sinks, and you start to calculate, i'm losing money. i'm losing time. my vacation is precious anyway. >> reporter: and now the department of transportation says it's had enough. hitting jetblue with a $2 million fine. >> this is pretty significant in the fact that the d.o.t. has never penalized an airline for what it is calling chronic delays. >> reporter: the unprecedented move comes after a d.o.t. investigation found jetblue operated four chronically delayed flights on the e east coast, arriving more than 30 minutes late more than half the time, for at least five straight months. the fine, in part, will go towards compensating jetblue passengers already impacted and those who see flight cancellations and lengthy delays in the year to come. >> it's a stress and inconvenience. it should be compensated, definitely. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete butt

. >>> we are back with a new multimillion fine for jet blue over chronically delayed flights. the first time the department of transportationelays. emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: flight delays are a headache just about every traveller has endured. >> your heart kind of sinks. you start to calculate i am losing money and time. vacation is precious anyway. >> reporter: now the department of transportation said it had enough, hitting jet blue with a $2 million fine. this is pretty significant. the fact that the d.o.t. never penalized an airline for what it is calling chronic delays. the move comes after a d.o.t. investigation found jet blue operated four chronically delayed flights on the east coast arriving more than 30 minutes late half the time for at least five straight months. the fine will go towards compensating jet blue passengers and those that see cancellations and lengthy delays in months to come. the transportation secretary says the act puts the entire airline industry on notice as investigations into other companies take off. jet blue says that half of the blame lies with the u.s. government urging the admin

vocational rehabilitation services program,” for the period of july 1, 2025, through june 30, calendar year 2025, from the united states department of transportationation for the development and deployment of development and deployment of - development and deployment of - development and deployment of - program entitled “calaim ji path round 2 funding - san francisco,” for the period of may 26, 2023, through october 31, october 31, october 31, bicycle and pedestrian safety improvement project for grant performance period from grant contract execution through august 30, august 30, august 30, department of transportation to fund the bayview connections: phase 1 harney way bus rapid transit (brt) and cycletrack project, 12 through 17 are called from xae to be considered in a program, entitled “refugee support services (rss) funding - san francisco,” for the period of october 1, 2023,through september 30, 2026. twin peaks promenade project, for a grant performance period from september 20, 2024, through march 15, march 15, amount of $1,212,299 for a total grant amount of $13,635,302 from the centers for disease co■qntr and prevention for participation

joining me now is cnn transportation analyst and former inspector general for the department of transportation, mary schiavo. thank you so much for being here. i guess the first question is, how does this happen for us passengers? we know that pilots have to do all these checks before takeoff. and if there's one tiny thing wrong, we get stuck at the gate. so are there inspections outside of the plane to check to see if there's any problem? for example, in the landing gear. >> absolutely. >> before the first flight of the day, of course, the pilots are due to do the walk around from the aircraft and before every flight they're supposed to, you know, do a a shorter check of their aircraft. and of course, all of the checklists within the cockpit as well. and the bigger question is, of course, you know, the the reports say we're supposed to be on high alert for potential terrorism. aviation is often the the attack target of terrorist attacks. and yet the airport on the tarmac is supposed to be covered by surveillance. we're supposed to have camera coverage, and everyone on that tarmac is supposed

for the end of the month. the department of transportation is taking action against one airline for repeatedly delaying flightsdod hit jetblue with a $2 million fine today. the agency says the airline delayed flights along east coast routes. at least 145 times from june 2022 through november 2023. half the cash will go to passengers who are delayed. jetblue says its on-time rate has improved and urged the incoming administration to invest in improving air traffic control. all right. and jessica aguirre is here now joining us with what's coming up next. right now at 6:00, big celebrations coming to chinatown as san francisco prepares to swear in a new mayor. a look ahead at the night market planned for inauguration day, and the implications the event will have on the city's asian-american community and beyond. plus, the rain returned to the bay area today. is it going to affect your weekend plans? jeff joins us in just a moment with your forecast. also, a breakthrough in a scandal that has rocked an east bay police department. more fallout from racist texts and civil rights violations in antioch. the news at si

the flight arrived late almost 200 times in 2022, the transportation department is asking for the maximumalties for be disruptions. southwest says the claims in the lawsuit not credible since they happened years ago. a popular design brand is leaving downtown san francisco. michael kors posted the sign outside the store saying closing soon. this is at the san francisco center mall and now joins a list of stores that have left. what is the former westfield mom, michael kors? san francisco is directing its customers to the valley fair location in santa clara >> still ahead here, 3 san jose nurses are being deployed to southern california as the wildfires. there are straining bat areas, health care resources and a home in pieces after surviving the palisades fire. but was destroyed in a mudslide. also new legislation to help the fire victims. as we hear from lawmakers on the proposals that are assisting with relief and recovery >> someone stole hundreds of bronze vases from an east bay cemetery. kron four's terisa stasio has the latest on the investigation. >> snatched bronze vases like this

hours this is how the department accident 145 million of federal savings to the cancellation of 16 gei a's for accessibility contracts for the department of labor, transportationagriculture, commerce, hhs and treasury in the department has pledged to cut tutoring and others in waste. i think they have a long way to go they officially put out the help wanted ad on x they said were looking for world-class talent to work long hours, identifying, eliminating waste, fraud and abuse, these are full-time salary positions in the heavenly to apply. stuart: thank you, lou basenese is with me. is doge already effective. >> lo and behold everyone doubted we need to come out with a companion to the debt clock going up and showing our national debt into savings clock this'll be a scoreboard to keep track of what elon musk and company could do that no one thought was possible there is so much waste that can be eliminated and approving it in the first 80 hours half a billion dollars. >> the di federal office that is low hanging fruit. >> we're going to be surprised how much low hanging fruit there is there is a lot of in government and coming out of the financial world sec a

from a couple of weeks ago find jetblue airways $2 million for what's believed to be the first penalty of its kind. the department of transportation found jetblue was responsible for what it called chronically delayed flights on some of its busiest routes. that included flights out of jfk, fort lauderdale and orlando. the department considers a flight chronically delayed if it arrived 30 minutes late, more than half the time. >> the faa says it will continue increased oversight over boeing following last year's incident, where a door blew out on an alaska airlines 737 max nine plane. faa says boeing will still need what it calls a fundamental cultural shift to put safety and quality ahead of profits. boeing reports that it has made tremendous strides in improving passenger safety since that incident. >> if you were among the hundreds of thousands of airline passengers whose flights were delayed during the holidays, you could get some money back. the u.s. department of transportation recently enacted a law that requires airlines to automatically issue refunds to passengers when their flights are canceled or delayed. the refund requ

government announced today that five jetblue airways $2 million for what's believed to be the first penalty of its kind. the department of transportationound jetblue was responsible for what it calls chronically delayed flights on some of its busiest routes, and that included flights out of jfk, fort lauderdale and orlando. the department considers a flight chronically delayed if it arrived 30 minutes late, more than half the time. >> if you were among the hundreds of thousands of airline passengers who flight during the holidays were disrupted, you could get some money back. the u.s. transportation department recently enacted a law requiring airlines to automatically issue refunds to passengers when their flights are canceled or delayed, more than three hours for domestic flights and more than six hours for international trips. >> when it comes to significant delays or cancellations based on weather, this is really where travelers are the most vulnerable, and it takes not even a moment to bring up the airline consumer dashboard by going to flight rights. gov. and that really is a handy tool to understand. >> there has always been a ri

now state has fined jetblue airways $2 million for what's believed to be the first of its kind penalty ever issued here, the department of transportationound jetblue is responsible for what it called chronically delayed flights on some of its busiest routes. that included flights out of jfk, fort lauderdale and orlando. the department considers a flight chronically delayed if it arrived 30 minutes late, more than half the time. the faa says it will continue increased oversight over boeing following last year's incident, where a door blew out on an alaska airlines 737 max nine plane. the faa says boeing still needs what it calls a fundamental cultural shift to put safety and quality ahead of profits. boeing reports that it has made tremendous strides in improving passenger safety since that incident. if you're among the hundreds of thousands of airline passengers whose holiday flights were disrupted, you could get some money back. the u.s. transportation department recently enacted a law requiring airlines to automatically issue refunds to passengers when their flights are canceled or delayed, more than three hours for domestic flights

lauren: by the transportation department for chronic delays.tes. now the lawsuit. we'll see what the trump administration does -- stuart: take a lot of money a off them two years after the event. what good is that going to do? the latest fox news poll shows trump the most popular he's ever been. he got 52% approval on how he's handling the transition. alexis mcadams joining us from west palm beach, florida. what do you think is behind the boost in support for trump? >> reporter: well, it's interesting, stuart, just to see all of these people flock here to south florida because they're bending over backwards now. they want to meet with him, they're asking for meetings, donating to his campaign, and now that he's going back to the white house, they're hopeing he's going to let them into the inner circle. take a live look at mar-a-lago, people have been coming and going for days. these are some of the most important business people not just in the country, but all across the world that are heading to the south florida. some of them have been comin

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well, turbulence ahead for southwest airlines the u.s. department of transportations suing the carrier over its on time rates. the lawsuit, filed in oakland, accuses southwest of illegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights and disrupting passengers air travel. among the routes listed as chronically late oakland to chicago. federal regulations prohibit airlines from promising flight schedules that do not consistently reflect actual departure and arrival times. the feds also fined frontier airlines for chronically delayed flights as well. well, if you want a tesla cybertruck, now might be the time. tesla is offering discounts as high as 1600 bucks, depending on configurations, and $2,600 discounts for demo versions. currently, the price of a new cybertruck starts at nearly $80,000. all right. up next, a huge test for the warriors. can they withstand all check for the warriors. can they drown out all the noise? plenty of people around town. plenty of people around the country are questioning this franchise right now. shall they blow up the roster? will they

transportation. we wish we were gathering for different purposes today. the departmentnd faa along with the white house and president trump, local state and federal partners, all came together on this incident in unison. i could not be prouder of the team assembled, working tirelessly. mayor, i think you specifically for your work. if you details to give all of you and some of you have reported this, but last night, if you live in the d.c. area, you know this was a clear night last night. the helicopter was in a standard pattern. if you live in the d.c. area, he will see helicopters up and down the river. this flight pattern is seen all the time. this was a standard flight pattern last night as well. the american airline flight coming in to land was in a standard flight pattern as it was coming in, so this was not unusual with military aircraft and aircraft landing at dca. if you live in the area, you will see that frequently with those two aircraft working together. as many have reported, we have located the two aircraft, the fuselage of the american airline plane was

department of transportation has fined jetblue $2 million for chronic flight delays and unrealistic scheduling. an investigation found jetblue operated four chronically delayed flights at least 145 times between june of 2022 and november of 2023. airlines are prohibited from publishing schedules that falsify departure and arrival times. a flight is defined as chronically delayed if it happens at least ten times a month and arrives more than 30 minutes late. half the money will go to customers affected by the flight delays. >> got to see if i was on one of those flights. >>> coming up in sports, there isn't much steph curry hasn't done yet, but in the nba last night somehow a new career milestone for number 30. >>> and jauan jenn - i had health insurance before. (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda cash. - ugh, i know. but you can get financial help now through covered california. it's totally affordable. you'd be surprised. they've got this calculator thing that shows how much you'll pay. - for real? - yeah! what are you doing not having health in

transportation secretary, just tweeted, how is he reacting? >> that's right. the former secretary for the transportation department is reacting. he posted a message online. i want to read part of it to you, he wrote. despicable as families grieve, trump should be leading, not lying. we put safety first. drove down close calls, grew air traffic control and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch, president trump now oversees the military and the faa. one of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. time for the president to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again. so that was pete buttigieg reacting directly to president trump, who attacked him in that briefing. and i have to read part of what president trump said because he said he was a disaster. talking about pete buttigieg. he said he was ran things into the ground, that he ran things and that things were terrible as he was there. he also used an expletive that i won't repeat here, but he called said bs, talking about the leader

for us out the new york stock again. >> hi, james. good morning. so the department of transportation to to southwest for being chronically late, at least on some one of these flights. well, as from chicago, midway to oakland and then the other one, baltimore to cleveland to apparently according to government, southwest was late nearly 200 times between april and august of 2022, the department is seeking 2 million dollars in penalties. southwest has made a lot of improvements to its it system since well, u.s. gas prices will fall to $3.20. a gallon is the nationwide average this year. and then $3 a gallon in twenty-twenty 6 escort. the energy information agency. they say the global oil glut will expand over the next couple of years and not will continue to push gas prices lower with coors light is 2 per airily changing its name to monday's light. so this is an attempt to bring chilled to one of the worst monday's of the year, according to company, which they say is the monday after the super bowl molson coors likely hoping to get some buzz with this new kind of monday's like packaging

for the u.s. department of transportation. we also have cedric leighton. he's a cnn military analyst, retired air force colonel. thank you both for being here with us on this morning as we cover this unfolding tragedy. and i do just want to reset for anyone, everyone who's waking up here on the east coast. mary, help us understand what happened here. we know these two planes collided. it's not something. thank the lord that we see very often in this country. what happened last night? >> what happened last night is american airlines being flown by psa airlines. canadair regional jet 700 holds up to a 70 people with 64 on board. it was coming in to land, as you know, happens, you know, every few minutes, all the time. there were several planes in the air. it was a busy airport. i landed here myself at 730. it was very dark, very cold, a little bit bumpy wind. but weather wasn't really a factor in the accident. also operating in the area were was an army helicopter. it is reported that it was a training mission. there were lots of helicopters in dc ferry aroun

. >> and tom, the transportation department announced he's suing southwest for chronically delayed flights biden administration accused them of flights chronically delayed with unrealistic schedules. southwest says it was disappointed, last year it completed 99% of flights without cancellations. dot has also find jetblue and frontier. for allegedly chronically delayed flights. >>> in sodas, candies, cookies and more. the fda is now banning red dye number three. of course, the hot sun can be tough on vehicles too. you need weathertech. laser measured floorliners and cargo liner will shield the carpeting from sand and snow. for your interior, there's seat protector and sunshade. plus, mud flaps and bumpstep for the exterior. impactliner, with shock absorbing rings, safeguards your truck bed from costly damage. order american made products at wt.com surf's up! even with my mom's alzheimer's, we've still been close. but when she developed agitation that may happen with dementia due to alzheimer's disease, a distance came between us. she'd get upset when i'd try to help, began wandering, even s

writing he is safely in the hands of the department of fish and wildlife, which is arranging for transport to the oakland zoo. heavenly lake tahoe has reopened the lift that malfunctioned last week, sending five skiers to the hospital. it all happened at the heavenly mountain resort on the nevada side, and it appears that one of the chairlifts slid back into another chairlift as it was going up the mountain. in a message today, heavenly said the lift has undergone a thorough inspection and the u.s. forest service cleared it to reopen. an earthquake rattled the north bay tonight. the 4.7 magnitude quake hit lake county just after 630 or so. the quake was centered at about ten miles southwest of clear lake, and the santa rosa fire department reported shaking in that area. the usgs shake alert system was activated for the first time in 2025. there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. the bay area was busy on this new year's day. there were festivities for the last full night of hanukkah and plenty of new year's traditions as well. from polar plunges and creative ice skating costum

writing he is safely in the hands of the department of fish and wildlife, which is arranging for transportthe oakland zoo. heavenly lake tahoe has reopened the lift that malfunctioned last week, sending five skiers to the hospital. it all happened at the heavenly mountain resort on the nevada side, and it appears that one of the chairlifts slid back into another chairlift as it was going up the mountain. in a message today, heavenly said the lift has undergone a thorough inspection and the u.s. forest service cleared it to reopen. an earthquake rattled the north bay tonight. the 4.7 magnitude quake hit lake county just after 630 or so. the quake was centered at about ten miles southwest of clear lake, and the santa rosa fire department reported shaking in that area. the usgs shake alert system was activated for the first time in 2025. there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. the bay area was busy on this new year's day. there were festivities for the last full night of hanukkah and plenty of new year's traditions as well. from polar plunges and creative ice skating costumes t

for hindering the efforts of firefighters on the wildfires in los angeles. the federal government is cracking down on airlines that miss arrival times. the transportation departmentking maximum civil penalties against southwest airlines. it says a flight between chicago's midway airport and oakland international was chronically delayed for five straight months. the transportation department is also finding frontier airlines $650,000. half the amount will be suspended if the carrier does not operate any chronically delayed flights in the next three years. >> new year, new travel tips jenna sachs gives us a closer look at how you can plan your next trip like a pro, without breaking the bank. >> finding great travel deals takes a little know how. consumer reports reporter and travel enthusiast lisa gill is sharing some of consumer reports top tips for saving money on your next trip. >> markdowns can be misleading because they can come from prices that nobody actually ever pays, she says. >> track flight prices with tools like google flights or kayak. adjust dates or use nearby airports to save for last minute deals. try cheapoair. watch out for basic fares. they see

for the u.s. department of transportation. it's great to have you back here, mary. we last spoke about three hours ago, right when this a little over three hours ago. is this a crash had first happened. you just heard there, miles o'brien, talking about, you know, you got to read the fine print on your plane ticket because, yes, it is, it is american airlines, but it is operated by psa. how does that factor into the plane? the aircraft itself, as far as standards go. >> well, uh, many years ago, in fact, when i was inspector general, the department of transportation and the federal aviation went through basically a regulation overhaul, and it was a one standard for all airlines. so it used to be regional carriers and local, you know, all different kinds of carriers. and there were different standards of safety. but back in the 90s, it was one standard of safety for all. and so the same requirements for safety regulations, training, et cetera. are to apply to all commercial passenger service airlines. and, you know, in the united states of america, well over half of

that for the american people and for the -- everybody paying taxes and everybody that's using our roadways. mr. tymon, what can we do to allow state transportation departments to do what they do and build roads and do it in a timely manner? mr. tymon: well, thank you for that question. you know, i think that this has been an issue that congress has been struggling with for decades now, really. i think that people on both sides of the aisle agree that we need to do more to streamline the project delivery process. as was mentioned, there was one federal decision provision that was provided in iija. it has not been fully implemented as congress intended by the previous administration. we're hopeful that the incoming administration, the trump administration, will embrace the one federal decision and the intent behind the timelines associated with that provision and implement it in the way that congress intended. some other ideas is, as i mentioned, in georgia they've decided to co-locate and collaborate federal resource agencies together in one interagency office to help make sure that everybody's working on a project in the most efficient way, trying to find w

sean duffy here, secretary of. >> transportation. >> we wish. >> we were. >> gathering for different purposes today. >> i just want to let you know that. >> the department of transportation, the faa, along with the white house, president trump, local state, uh, and federal partners all working together on this incident in unison. i couldn't be prouder of this team that's been assembled, working tirelessly. >> i want to thank you specifically for your work. >> uh, a few details i'd. >> like to give all. >> of you, uh, and some of you have reported this, but last night, if you live in the dc area, you would know that this was a clear night last night. the helicopter was in a standard pattern. if you live in the dc area, you'll see helicopters up and down the river. this flight pattern is seen oftentimes when you live in dc. this was a standard flight pattern last night as well. the american airlines flight coming in to land was in a standard flight pattern. as it was coming into dc, so this was not unusual with a military aircraft flying the river and aircraft landing at dca. and again, if you live in the area, you'll see that frequently. um, with uh, tho

today lawmakers will be voting on whether to confirm sean duffy, president trump's pick for the transportation department. and they'll old a procedural vote to sanction members for the recent arrest warrant for top israeli government officials. 60 votes will be needed to advance that legislation. our live senate coverage is here on c-span2. ... the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will open the senate with prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. our father in heaven, you have created us for your glory. bless our senators in their work. unite them in their efforts to find common ground and to work for the good of the nation. may they seek creative ways of living a life of service that honors you. lord, guard them from danger and keep them from transgression. as you work out your plan for humanity, inspire our lawmakers with a joy that makes all difficulties seem worthwhile. spare them from desiring success that focuses on things that pass away and ignores the things that last forever. we pray in your loving name. amen the president pro tempore: please join me in re

for the u.s. department of transportation. can you just walk us through?bviously, as pete was noting, we have not seen a passenger plane crash in the united states in quite some time. tell us what you're seeing in these images and what your questions are right now. well. >> and i just flew into washington, dc myself, not two hours ago there, you know, there there was some some not, you know, the winds that would shut the airport, but there was some pretty significant wind. and of course, also local coverage in dc and, and feeds from dc. there was shown not long ago of of actual footage of the mid-air and there was quite an explosion in the air. and then the response at the airport is massive. so there hasn't been a. confirmation of exactly what flight, what plane. but you could see in local footage and local video in washington, d.c., the actual moment of the collision and the explosion in the air. so clearly what they're reporting does appear to have happened. and the response at the airport is quite is quite massive. and, um, you know, again, at first th

no illnesses have been reported. >>> the department of transportation fined jetblue airways $2 million forayed fights. the d.o.t. said flights on four jetblue routes were delayed 125 times between june 2022 and november 2023. jetblue said it improved its on time rate. kate? >> interesting with so many people traveling. steve kovach, thank you. >>> the legal battle between blame lively and my name is dawn. i live in central texas. i'm a military spouse and a certified dog trainer. i started noticing there was this wall up that i couldn't push through. and that was frustrating. that's when i decided to try prevagen. i'd seen the commercials and the people seemed really authentic and it seemed to really help them. after taking prevagen, i could say unequivocally, it has made a huge difference in my life. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a prescription. [coughing] hi susan, honey? yea. i respect that, but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love, plus the powerful cough relief you need. mind if i root through your trash? robitussin, with real honey

well, turbulence for southwest airlines, the united states and the department of transportation suing the low fare carrier over its on time rates. the lawsuit filed in oakland, accused the southwest of illegally operating multiple, multiple, chronically delayed flights and disrupting passengers air travel. among the routes listed as chronically late oakland to chicago. federal regulations prohibit airlines from promising flight schedules that don't consistently reflect actual departure and arrival times. the feds also fined frontier airlines $650,000 for chronically delayed flights. all right, turning now to our weather with you, jeff. you know, we haven't seen rain in a bit, and it's a little chilly out there, but beautiful. yeah, we might actually get in on some rainfall by the end of the month. we're just going to have to wait on it. so in the meantime we get that sunshine. it's going to be nice to be outside for tomorrow. let's go ahead and start it off tonight in that microclimate forecast with a look at our temperatures right now and outside. and it is dropping and fast right no

last night i sent a letter to the acting secretary of the department of transportation asking for immediate clarification. without clarification we don't know the true impact of this order what it means for ongoing funding of bipartisan infrastructure law dollars, i saw this morning the white house put out a memorandum to clarify that the agency, quote, heads my disburse funds as they deem necessary after consulting with the office of management and budget. that provided some clarification but not enough. too much ambiguity. too much uncertainty around disbursement of these dollars that this congress voted for in a bipartisan way. and that uncertainty, that ambiguity is unacceptable to people on this committee and it's unacceptable to the american people. right now, back home in arizona, condition instruction crews are working to widen i-10 south of phoenix with the promise of $95 million in federal funding. this project was a bipartisan priority. business leaders, elected officials at all levels of government, rural, urban, tribal leaders, all coming together to push this other the finish

department of transportation. outgoing secretary pete buttigieg has been really hard on the airlines here. and now. the department of transportation is suing southwest airlines for essentially overpromising and under-delivering on two specific routes. a flight between midway and chicago and oakland on the west coast in california, and then also a specific route between bwi and cleveland. those flights over a five month period in 2022 were chronically delayed at least 50% of the time. so now south air, now the department of transportation is seeking about $37,000 for each violation that southwest airlines made here. they call this essentially a chronic overscheduling. so essentially something that the airline cannot deliver. so the total here could be in the millions of dollars. the court papers were just filed yesterday, and we're still trying to figure out exactly what the full total here would be. but it's essentially a big slap on the wrist. during a year that southwest had a ton of cancellations. they canceled about 16,000 flights during their meltdown at the end of 2022. >> i should start suing myself for overbooking, then i might. that actually might. >> y

transportation department is suing the southwest airlines and fining frontier airlines for alleged persistentt delays. the agency says southwest operated two chronically delayed flights for five straight months. southwest says it is disappointed the agency focused on flights from more than two years ago and pointed to its long-term record. >>> and here's your chance to get paid to eat. website finance buzz is hiring a football fan to rate costco's game day snacks for their next viewing party. the selected sampler will be paid $1,000 to taste costco's frozen and prepared foods to help create the ultimate game day party shopping list. >>> that's your cbs "moneywatch" report for this thursday morning. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up ahead, banning a controversial food coloring. the changes coming to your dinner table soon. talk to you1 prescribed entyvio, offering two maintenance options, including the entyvio pen. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious. pml, a rare, potential

and you're right, we actually spent some time with the department of transportation saying thank goodness forhbors in arkansas who have us some snowplows, because otherwise this could be very, very serious. and some of the roadways here that have been untreated very treacherous. we drove out earlier when it was still safe to do so, and it was tricky. there was definitely people that were not used to driving in this snow. that is saying a lot. we're seeing some people sliding out of control. of course, people are heeding the warnings. they are staying safe. they hunkered down, they got their supplies. but on that note, we were actually at some stores earlier, and we did see a shortage of some of the food, some of the water, some of the frozen food section that was all picked apart, people taking this storm very seriously. we heard from governor landrieu asking people to, of course, just stay indoors while this event passes. we heard again from one of those managers at one of those stores that we stopped at earlier today about the supplies. here's what he told us. supplies went quick. >> went q

the final confirmation for sean duffy trumps choice to leave the transportation department suffer latert was confirmed as treasury secretary 68 - 29 vote and the senate in more confirmation hearings are set for this week tomorrow includes rfk junior howard lutnick for congress and kelly loeffler for the small business administration thursdays hearings include cash for tougher a fbi director and tulsi gabbard for national intelligence. big changes are coming to amazon with whole foods ceo taking over the entire grocery business. he will oversee all of amazon's line of fresh market, cashless stores in the online grocery business all while maintaining a spot at whole foods and running the physical stores. whole foods workers in philadelphia forming a union and the first time in decades workers are seeing higher wages and benefits, whole foods sentence disappointed by the vote but they're committed to a positive working buyer met take a look at the stock in the premarket the stock is down half 8%. get this in report from the government accountability office euros federal agencies made $161