multiple fare instruments. >> yes. >> will be evaluated cumulative ly with fare increases evaluated collectively and fare -- >> evaluated -- >> collectively and fare decreases evaluated collectively. >> i think this is getting a little too involved doing it like this. if we have a motion to approve this as the staff recommendation and a second then we can go forward and come back to it, or we can postpone it for a couple of weeks or something. what's the pleasure of the board? >> i will move to approve. >> is there a second? >> yes. >> okay. we have a motion and a a second to approve as is, right? >> i am supportive of director ramos' comments -- >> this is really -- >> understood. >> we have a motion and a second on the floor. all in favor say aye. opposed? >> no. >> the motion fails. next item. >> mr. chairman at this point you may wish to revoke the point and continuing the entire matter to the next meeting so issues can be addressed and returned to the board. >> another public hearing about it. is that the idea? is that what you're saying? >> yes. flrd to bring it back you need

in terms of service and fare changes any fare change that is in place for more than six months requires an equity analysis and that is regardless of the dollar amount we're considering for the change. for a service change though there is acknowledgment by fta they don't want this high level of scrutiny get in the way of service and schedule changes part of the regular business so they allow us to design what is a major service change so once we determine that then also requires that we evaluate the impacts in minority and low income communities. through that analysis we are trying to determine if there is a disparate impact on these communities? if we determine there isn't then the analysis is complete. if there is the circular gives clear guidance on the next steps which include evaluating alternatives, mitigations, or explaining the rational depending on the type of impact or burden we identify. this is primarily focused on route changes so for example if we are changing a route or eliminating a segment of ut frequency changes which is modifying how often the bus arrives to pick up cu

director reiskin. >> yeah, i would echo the job of the fare inspector is a very difficult one. it's one that often doesn't receive a lot of gratitude but they do their job extremely well everyday and not surprising given this circumstance two of them would jump in and act the way they did, so thanks to the whole crew and your leadership for the great work that you all do. another great crew was celebrated last week at the 50th muni car cable bell ringing contest in union square. we were happy to have the vice chair and director lee on hand and the board of supervisors and members of the public. i missed it. apparently the 49er's cheerleaders were there. i would have gotten in trouble if i was there but it was a great day, the fifth annual, tradition for the department, for muni, for the cable car division. the way it works there are the professionals and there are the amateurs and the amateur division third place went to kimmy taylor, second place to pillar [inaudible] and first place of scotty of cbs local media, all of them really outstanding performances. the mistress of cer

i'm fareed zakaria. on today's show, first up is al qaeda back? or were the embassy closures and the terror alert misguided? we'll take a look at those questions and examine al qaeda's new stronghold. >>> and we'll ask the last man to try to achieve peace in the middle east whether the current attempt is worth it. ehud barak, the former prime minister of israel, weighs in. >>> also president obama cancels a summit with russia's president putin. what is up with the russians? >>> finally, before and after. a stark reminder of the ravages of war. >>> but first, here's my take. the obama administration's warning about a possible al qaeda plot against american interests in the middle east has triggered a volley of attacks back home. for those who always suspected president obama was somehow soft in fighting the war on terror, this was vindication. the weekly standard, fox news, the wall street journal editorialists all piled on saying that the president had claimed al qaeda had been decimated -- >> al qaeda is on the run and we got bin laden. >> but th

>> well, i think that rouhani is an intriguing person, fareed. relevant experience here is the european negotiations with him between 2002 and 2005. this is britain, france and germany. and i think the europeans found him to be fairly pragmatic and fairly straightforward. so if we're trying to gauge can a president rouhani take iran into direct negotiations with the united states and the other countries of the permanent -- members of the security council, there may be some basis for slight optimism. on the other side of the ledger, however, he's just one in a leadership. and of course the supreme leader is a more powerful figure. he's more cynical. he's certainly been much more hostile to the united states and much more supportive of iran's nuclear program. so i think you have to weigh that as well. >> let me ask you, professor dabashi, about the supreme leader and rouhani's power within this very complicated iranian system that at least from the outside very few of us understand, because if you look at ahmadinejad and before him, the president o

so if you're that kerry with a higher fare, maybe now you become a lower fare because that travel has now been able to indicate the of the products that they want. so from an airline perspective there are a ton of benefits. from the consumer's perspective there's a ton of benefits. this is all happening whether or not ndc issues or not. as andrew said, xml is being used at the airlines are using xml on their own site. they're signing deals with third parties. so with a without ndc, this is the future of air travel, which i think if one agrees is what's needed, more transparency, more ability to compare. ndc is an open standard. we have a working group of a ton of different sectors of the economy, or the industry including ota, gds, anyone you can think of. and at the end of the day it's voluntary. like oliver other statistics on the my room the tags on bag tags that were bad for maybe a year or so. we wrote the standard of the. no one uses it. it's not up to us. we are not a regulatory body but we don't have the kind of power to require the market to use this. it is our responsibility

they have had to raise fares recently.analysts question the decision not to charge four bucks. they are stuck in the middle. the airlines that will satisfy customers may be giving fares away too cheap. those airlines that are nickel fulliming customers have airplanes. by contrast, they are the most financially successful. host: sandy from florida on the independent line. if there was wondering have been any numbers written about the number of employees there will be laid off because of mergers. i am assuming there will be duplicates services. thank you. guest: that is a good question. i am not sure of specific numbers in any case. there are certainly going to be some layoffs because of overlap between the airlines. i think the majority of the overlap would come in and administrative roles. many executives would be leaving. already american and u.s. airways are making announcements about the new leadership of the airline. you are seeing a lot of top- level executives not included on the list. they were packing their bags re

i'm fareed zakaria. we have a great show for you today. first up, we will talk about women's undergarments. seriously. spanx founder sara blakely is the world's youngest self-made female billionaire. her story is an only in america story and it is an amazing tale of entrepreneurship. you don't want to miss this. then, a big question that affects us all. for the first time in history, a majority of human beings now live in cities. what does that mean? more skryscrapers and congest 8? more detroits? we will look at the upsides and the downsides of an ever more urban world. we have a terrific panel that has some surprising ideas. >>> also les miserables. it turns out that the book by victor hugo is the all-time favorite novel of a middle eastern leader that the west counts as an enemy. i will explain. but first here's my take. we are watching a season of discontent in the world of young democracies. from egypt to turkey to brazil, protests, marches and, of course, one coup. as we watch the turbulence around the globe, i think about our own de

'fareed zakaria" starts now. >>> this is "gps," the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the would recall. i'm fareed zakaria. we have a great show for you today. we will start with violence in egypt. bret stephens and peter beinart disagree as usual. >>> then, is america overregulated? does the government have altogether too much of a say in how we live our lives? i'll ask the man who put many of the obama administration's regulations in place, cass c sunstein. >>> also underneath the violence, is the arab world the new start-up society? that's what an american venture capitalist believes. and while we're at innovation, is north korea going to beat apple at its own game? obviously no, but i will explain. >>> but first, here's my take. if there is one crisis that both the american left and right agree is real, it is of declining mobility. the american dream is at heart that someone no matter his or her background can make it in this country. a few weeks ago, four economists at harvard and the university of california a

go to cnn.com/fareed. go to itunes.com/fareed if you ever miss a show or a special. this week's book of the week is actually two books of the week. i'm going to re-recommend a couple of books that i read this summer. the first is "wealth and power, china's long march to the 21st century." really smart look at china's history and its future. the other book is "the sleep walkers walkers, how europe went to war in 1914." how world war i began and a wonderfully written book with important lesslessons. >>> now, for the last look. look at the iconic grand boulevards. the only problem, the crowds of tourists are nowhere to be seen. that's common for the real paris this time of year, i suppose, but local media has dubbed this fake paris a ghost town all year-round. this is 6,000 miles from the city of lights, luxury development, in the outskirts of shanghai that was constructed in 2007 to attract china's new wealthy. but according to the developers, it is currently on the 20% to 30% occupied. location, location, l

i just don't think that they will fare well and make it through back to school.ll, and a big fight with former board member over where the company is going next. the me as to this before you go. we watch back to school in part because it could tell us what would go on to the holidays. the big shopping season, but can have for retailers. >> i would say there is no more back to school. trying to portray back-to-school elected to black friday. two weeklong event. that's going to work. that will stress that into the holiday season. heavily diversified. something like michael. some big give some of the tree. gerri: people who have money will spend money in the people who are struggling along, we will be -- see people extending themselves with credit cards. >> they have no credit, so to this segment you were talking about before, prepaid debit cards, you will see a lot of that. layaway, prepaid debit, but not a lot of credit. one big gift under the tree or little things from a dollar store. gerri: thank you for coming on. appreciate your time. >> that you so much. gerr

there is no doubt competition can help keep air fares down.a study determined which have biggest impact on fares you probably guessed south skbriftd be only partially right this, study says competition from southwest forces other airlines to decrease their fares $17 where they compete in the same airport. jet blue forced down average $32 followed by spirit, the reason jet blue had that larger amount they have longer flights. >> competition. >> it does. >> thank you. >> let's turn our attention to the forecast heading back to work.-=ik this concern about fire danger. >> we're concerned about more thunderstorms. many kids are heading back to school. we'll talk about what it looks like right now. taking a look the green you see over land is just moisture in the clouds what. is developing is numerous lightning strikes here and as you look at a wider view you can see thunderstorms flaring up around the area of low pressure off the coast. so far, over 3,000 lightning strikes so this area of low pressure off the coast is affecting a good part of the

higher air fares, higher fees and fewer choices. today's action proves our determination to fight for the best interests of our consumers by insuring robust compepetition in the marketplace. now the airlines always argued as part of this, in order to compete, american and us air, they hado merge. it would be a win for consumers ifhey were allowed to merge. in a statement rponding to this action by the department of justice today, the airlines say we believe the departmentf justice is wrong in its assessment of our merger. we will mount a vigous defense and pursue all legal options in order to achieve this merger and deliver the benefits of the new american airlines to our customers and communities as soon as possible." and one analyst says, eventually, they will merge. >> i think that it will go through. i n't think that this merger will be blocked. i think that overall the concerns that doj's been be addressed. and that, american airlines will emerge as large, number one, carrier in the world. >> lori, in the past there have been a

plus change fares that went up to $200. they did it all together at the same time. the idea that both of these airlines that just reported the best profits they've ever had in the last quarter could stand alone, neither one of them is in bad shape. neither one of them needs to be bought out. and the idea that they could stand alone, and nonetheless they would rather consolidate. >> let me get vaughn kordell in here. you've heard what mr. alioto had to say. you wanted this merger to happen. what do you say to that? >> well, we looked at it from the capital market perspective and the benefits of consumer. we have to start with the understanding that these airlines lost about 11% of revenue, $77 billion in today's dollars. so in hindsight, we can say with great certainty that there was 8%, 10% too much in the system. so the airlines were unable to invest in competitive resources. in other words, old airplanes and the lack of new modern technology means higher costs, which requires higher revenue per passenger. fares have not gone up very much, a few percentage points o

if the two airlines become one, the lower fare would d lo u.s. airways and americans only have 12 nonstop routes in which they overlap but a government accountability office report says 1,665 routes they serve heyld ultimately be affected by less competition and higher ighes. in a statement, the justice department said we simply cannot cprove a merger that would result in u.s. consumers paying higher fares, higher fees, and receiving less service. the airlines have announced lhey'll fight the lawsuit and jenkins, who consults for the airline industry, thinks they'll win. >> i assume they're going to win. they'll win very soon. so i expect this merger to close by the end of the year. >> will they win without making concessions? >> no, they will have to make some concessions. >> reporter: both airlines say the government is wrong, that me merger will help passengers not hurt them. they promise, scott, a vigorous legal defense. le >> pelley: sharyl you're at ronald reagan national airport outside washington. just, for example, what kind of impact wo

won't change much. >> you take one out of the system, it does not change the fare structure one iota. and doj doesn't understand. >> reporter: the government's wrong. >> they're wrong. >> reporter: they will find out who is right and if their wallets are squeezed more bit airlines after a court has its say. reagan national airport. >>> and a life or death day for a teenager who was told he could not have the new heart that might save his life. he is one of 3500 patients waiting for a heart transplant. why was his request denied, and why did it suddenly change? gio benitez. >> reporter: inside an atlanta childrens hospital, anthony stokes is visibly weak. his mother says he has an enlarged heart, and without a transplant, her son has only months to live. >> he wants to go to college and open up a computer store. and i think by them saying that they don't want to give him the heart, it's not fair. >> reporter: she says he's denied the heart transplant. she thinks it's because he's had trouble with the law. he arrived with an ankle monitor. the hospital cited a history of non-compliance

consumers paying higher fares, higher fees and receiving less service. is there a possibility of a settlement? perhaps u.s. air and american coming back saying we'll give up certain routes. unlikely. during the conference call the doj said they are open to discussions, but in their opinion a full stop to this merger, a full stop, is the best option, and i want to show you guys what this means if the merger goes through. you have to take a look at size of the airlines before this merger was first initiated, if you will. that means that american airlines, largest post-merger, it would be u.s. air and american, they will no longer be number one. united, delta and then you have southwest, those guys would all move up in terms of size. american would fall back to its other spot as number three, and then you have jetblue. they would actually fall back to number six. number five would be u.s. airways. now, for u.s. airways, the -- the idea here is that it is likely to fight the doj lawsuit without the merger it remains the fifth largest airline. doug parker has

. >> nonetheless, he is faring very well against mike bennett. >> faring very well? i don't call that faring very well. >> hung out to dry there, as bennett slap kicks right to the face. >> that was very nice. >> it was nice, it was nice. >> he's going to be feeling good about michael bennett, he is heading to the world title tournament. >> i am feeling good about it. it should have happened sooner. but i think people have always told him where to be, who to be. now he is coming into his own. you see his new tatoo and his new personality. this is just one of the many stinging sets that are taking him into the future. he had a realization, but if he really wants something, he has to stop obeying. he just loves those superheroes. >> brutal bob, he got hit with a superkick twice. >> we might have spoken too soon. >> launches him across the ring. can brutal bob do it? >> no, no, he can't do it! >> oh, maria, look at this! he's got it down, he's got it covered, and he kicks out. >> he didn't really. >> kevin, i have to say, maria doesn't look worried in the slightest. >>

if the two airlines become one, the lower fare would disappear. they only have 12 nonstop routes in which they overlap but an accountability office says 1,665 routes they serve could ultimately be affected by less competition and higher fares. in a statement the justice department said we simply cannot approve a merger that would result in u.s. consumers paying higher fares, higher fees, and receiving less service. the airlines have announced they'll fight the lawsuit, and jenkins who consults for the airline industry thinks they'll win. >> i assume they're going win. they'll win very soon, so i expect this merger to close by the end of the year still. >> will they win without making concessions? >> no, they will have to make some concessions. >> both airlines say the government is wrong, that the mergers would help. and they promise a legal defense. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," a massive recall for hyundai and a big tweet for apple. wendy gillette is here in new york with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. japan's ni

airways it cost just five hundred seventy five dollars if the two airlines become one the lower fare would disappear that's almost a one thousand dollars jump monopolies are bad for consumers bad for the economy so the justice department in my opinion is right to block the u.s. airways american airlines merger but not everyone is so concerned with protecting consumers or preserving competition in the airline industry i'm joined now by ryan rowdier associate director of technology studies at the competitive enterprise institute rider welcome back thank you nice to see you real competition versus what the market can bear in real competition what you have is multiple players in a marketplace and the price of a particular product is driven down to the point where everybody is working on the thinnest possible profit margin they can in order to compete in monopoly capitalism which is what we have in pretty much all of our major industries now it's what the market will bear the various come competitors keep pricing things to the point where consumers stop buying regardless of the profit mar

will take it over and we won't raise the fare. >> but, of course, government did.bways, construction takes longer. this subway was supposed to be done in 1938. then they said, 1980. now they say 2018. it's taken so long that the subway cars built for it which cost $1 million each now won't be used because they no longer fit the tracks and we no longer need the ultra vie ovieolet ligo kill polio. >> why? they had competition. and their own money on the line. >> i want to recognize up front a number of officials, elected officials. >> politicians have different incentives like sucking up to other politicians. >> council member daniel garadnik. >> and government workers have time to stand around. despite the delay and billions lost governments want more trains. >> it's rail, rail, rail and rail. >> up next, do you like these beautiful homes? you should. you probably helped pay for them. ♪ ♪ >> john: finally >>> finally, the top myth, people say i'm going to washington to serve my fellow american. they call it public service. but that's not what i notice when i look at

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economies faring better, markets are faring better germany in particular. we like fidelity active growth. this manager knows how to pick stocks not just through a computer screen but actually travels extensively boots on the ground and lived abroad. we like this moment for active managers in that space. we wouldn't want to buy the whole market and all of its risks but there are clearly rubies in the rubble of europe and we believe we have the right manager. david: by the way, fidelity international growth, figfx, right? >> figfx. david: figurefx. okay. cheryl: alan before we go into the three day weekend besides the middle east issue when you have europe trading on monday there is a lot of tension between european nation with regards to what is happening overseas. by the time we have comments from the president and secretary of state those markets were closed. what do you think happens monday morning? >> i think it will be a situation where a lot of this is discounted. it will not be as much of a factor but what we would do, if you do see, a selloff into ne

at some point don't you think this begins to impact what we pay for air fare? >> that is what this is about. one of the reasons this lawsuit has ben filed we have to have competition among airlines a we have to protect consumers. >> united continental merger the prices went up 57%. it could be your future. thank you for coming on. great to see you. >> you to. gerri: what do you think? is the airline merger happens to expect prices to rise? we will show you the results at the end of the show. we look forward to the merger now look at the blackout 10 years ago today a massive black out crippled most of the nation. 50 million people lost power in commuters across the northeast stopped in their tracks making it the worst electrical failure in north america's history. to date the grid is still vulnerable facing threats. here to discuss where we stand is the ipo -- c0 of ipo holdings. looking at pictures of we we're doing when this happened today, are we still at risk? >> absolutely. we have done a lot of things to minimize some of the risk but as we worked in one ar

and now the fare is $2.50 and government built subway construction takes longer.d to be done in 1938. then they said 1980. now, they say 2018. it's taken so long that the subway cars built for it now won't be used because they don't fit the track. we no longer lead the ultra violet lights to kill polio germs. the modern equipment, but why, they had money on the le. >> i want to recognize up front a number of officials, elected officials. >> politicians have different incentives like sucking up to other politicians and government workers have time to stand around. despite the delay and despite the billions lost, government wants more trains. >> it's rail, rail, rail and rail. >> john: up next, do you like these beautiful homes. you should. you probably helped pay for ♪ ♪ >> john: finally our number one myth, people go to washington to serve my fellow americans, they call it public service, but that is not what i notice in how they live. >> i am first entering the home you have this.... >> john: washington's real estate market is hot. there is lots of expensive home

and now the fare is $2.50 and government built subway construction takes longer.d to be done in 1938. then they said 1980. now, they s 2018. it's taken so long that the subway cars built for it now won't be used because they don't fit the track. we no longer lead the ultra violet lights to kill polio ger. the modern equipment, but why, they had money on the line. >> i want to recognize up front a number of officials, elected fficials. >> politicians have different incentives like sucking up to other politicians and government workers have time to stand around. despite the delay and despite the billions lost, government wants more trains. >> it's rail, rail, rail and rail. >> john: up next, do you like the beautiful homes. you should. you probably helped pay for ♪ ♪ >> john: finally our number one myth, people go to washington to serve my fellow americans, they call it public service, but that is not what i notice in how they live. >> i am first entering the home you have this.... >> john: washington's real estate market is hot. there is lots of expensive homes her

airways would reduce competition and increase fares. but u.s. airways has rejected this claim. the leader of a group said it s not behind the attack that 44 people. it is still unclear who carried out the killings. transport authorities canada have suspended the operating license for the rail company at the center of the accident that culled 47 people in july. they say the rail network involved didn't have enough insurance for the clapes made against them. north korea, one of the word's -- has developed its own smartphone. the president made a visit to the assembly line. north korea has two million users, but almost everyone is pro vopted from dialing outside the country. >> bill clinton just completed a tour of several african countries, including tans yeah and are wanted. america's involvement with the konta inept has not been without controversy. my colleague accompanied the former president on his trip. we hear the former president's views on several issues. >> rwanda is one of the biggest recipients of aid and support from the clinton foundation. but progress has been blue