jetblue still has 32 -- still has more legroom.tblue had really more to do with the fact that their customers want the extra legroom and yet their customers are not willing to pay for extra legroom. our attitude is, fine, if you want to have the extra then you need to pay for it. almost every other airline charges for it why shouldn't jetblue? why should jetblue just give it away? in the name of great customer service? i think they deliver a fabulous product to their customers, i just think their customers should pay for it. >> what is going to add the most bottom line? >> it is the bag fees. they will be a to raise the first class fee. they are still below with the big guys charge. you guys did a preview a couple of months ago. >> we did, actually. it looked interesting. i would fly for sure. the price is wonderful. robin is now in charge, as of yesterday. his big first order of business is going to be what? >> to start to deliver on a lot of the things that they promised. all of the things that we just chatted about. it is a grea

jetblue saying this, this is the points review for regular jetblue flyer.hose traveling a handful of times each year this card should be a no-brainer. at top end of the value system, getting 13 cents back on dollar, nice rate of return. those are nice words about amex somebody that supports amex. we're seeing erosion of their what was really monopoly on really wealthy customers. talk a little bit about people angling for that business. we have barclays in the business right? >> right. barclays and mastercard teaming up reportedly with jetblue. we don't know who costco will partner up with. that will be announced later next week or end of this week. really the big headline here is that american express is losing its foothold in the wealthier client and marketplace and cart relationships are getting very competitive. gerri: here is my bottom line. do you hang on to the amex card or not? >> that is a huge question. we don't know enough right now to decide what to do. consumers will have choices. you will either be able to transfer the account to another americ

apple pay is ready to take off and it is flying jetblue starting this week passengers on some jetblue planes can pay for food and drinks by using apple pay, also use apple pay to upgrade to available premium seats, jetblue is the first airline to accept apple pay while in flight, the first flights to use apple pay will be between sfo or los angeles and kennedy airport in new york. >>> a team of girls from oakland is competing a worldwide competition, these girls spent the weekend building apps that hope will have an impact around the world. >> 24 hours of tapping clicking and coding all part of the ignite international girl's hack-a-thon. they say the aim is to help them use problems to help girls and women define a safe space, either in the real world or cyber space. >> the girl haves 24 hours the way we structured it is 24 hours the challenge is how to create increased access for girls to have access. >> the hack-a-thon is part of an international competition, all working towards the same goal. in oakland three teams of girls started saturday working two marathon 12 hour days develo

jetblue provided this video starting next week. apple pay allows any jetblue passenger with phone 15 to pay for everything from refreshment to seat upgrades and it could be easier for folks in the middle seat to reach for the phone rather than the wallet the apple unveiled apple pay in spot. >> we have record temperature on the way? >>> yes we start with oakland and the week ahead. thursday is the best chance, not the warmest day, but best chance for record high because the report is only 70's on thursday and i forecast a high of 74 degrees. if you head downtown south we will have breezy conditions. today through friday. and then high surf until 4:00. we will look at the snow pack jumping from 21 percent to 27 percent. you think that is great until you remember last year how bad it was and we are only 1 percent ahead of last year. today is 50 up there with sunshine and mid-to-upper 60's through the central valley to monterey and low-to-mid 60's in los angeles and palm springs. >>> the bay bridge shows the eastern spain -- span move

now i will say this for jetblue their system second quarter they say we will get some grumblings we areservices in charging for more but the consumer will be happy. >> the when the news came out the stock did nothing but go straight up. [laughter] >> so that is a choice. you get with the crew? >> when it comes down to is i think most people sit there to curse out the airline's but people want to save money but in the midst of the flight you regret the fact. >> absolutely. >> what do you do? you have to fly you will not drive. >> is specially stocks move higher because they move higher for the first time in decades. >> with 200 airlines went out of business and everybody has the price wars but let's be honest. i'm not big gun regulation but all these airlines then they park half the fleet. >> with the consolidation they can ground the planes ordered decrease capacity or fill up to me and then make it more profitable. >> but people forgets that is why they focus of the business traveler to increase the business class. charles: but we know airlines since oil has been moderating here is the

. >> coming up, jetblue makes traveling to cuba more convenient.ls in the latin america report next. ♪ >> the sure to check out the latest addition of "bloomberg businessweek." it hits your newsstands and tablets today. you can read it on the go with our new business we cap. it's time now for today's latin america report. venezuela's new currency market where companies and individuals can trade freely has started operations. venezuela uses currency controls by having different rates for exchanging u.s. dollars. money used to buy essentials like food and medicine is exchanged for six boulevard per dollar while other goods are exchanged for much higher rates. jet blue is looking to cash in on the easing of travel restrictions to cuba. the airline has added another charter flight between tampa and havana which will begin on june 5. jetblue has three other weekly charter flights to cuba from tampa and fort lauderdale. travelers need to make arrangements with jetblue partner, abc charters. coming up, potential new rules in india could change the world's

. >> starting next week, passengers on select jetblue flights will be able to use apple pay on their phones to buy food, drinks and other amenities. jetblue is the first airline to accept the payment at 35,000 feet. >>> gas prices are inching back up. that might be a good thing. >> context everything. we will find more about that and more of the business news before the bell. good morning. >> sam and laura, good morning. we know what americans are doing with the money they're saving from cheaper gas, buying more gas a report from a firm reports that plunging gas prices are encouraging people to buy more often and buy more trucks. the improving economy is also contributing. the u.s. added more than 3 million jobs last year, just as gas prices started falling. more jobs means more americans are joining the daily commute to work. stocks look to break their mini two-day losing streak today. the markets fell on lingering concerns about europe's ongoing debt crisis and bailout talks in greece, that's despite another rise in oil prices. crude is up 21% since hitting a low of $43 a barrel at

things could be changing for jetblue. it recently announced it is adding seats, and frank, unfortunately, we know what that means. less leg room, even less than there is now. >> jill, you and i can still fly on jetblue, so we're good. >> one time i don't mind being short, that's right. >> that is right. thanks so much. have a great day. >> thank you, jill. >>> the happiest place on earth may not make you smile when that bill comes. disney announced it is racing ticket prices -- raising ticket prices. it only affects one day tickets which in some cases is over 100 bucks. the price increase varies from park to park. disney would not say directly why, but that's a strong demand for the company's attracts and entertainment. >>> 5:39, hollywood's biggest stores were honored last night -- stars were honored last night. >>> relief could be on the way for peanut allergy sufferers. the new game-changing patch that could be a life saver. >>> a look at 880 oakland, looks likes thing are moving fine, but that could change. liz has an

. >>> apple pay is ready for take off and it is flying jetblue. starting this week passengers on some jetblue planes can pay for food and drinks by using apple pay, they can also use apple pay to upgrade to available premium seats. jetblue is the first airline to accept apple pay while in flight. >>> the first one will be between ffo and los angeles and kennedy airport in new york. >>> meantime a team of girls from oakland took part in the worldwide coding competition, the girl's hack-a-thon is getting young girls and women to use technology to solve real world problem, they worked on apps including one called talk it out, where teenage girls can help other girls with issues. the goal is to get young women to see this technology as a career path. >> i want to go to sanford, go to high school, i want to be an entrepreneur, if that doesn't work out i want to be in coding. i made websites that's my thing i want to keep doing that and get it developed in the app story. >>> why do i want to say, you go, girl? no, really, teens in taiwan, brazil and ind

jetblue announced it is adding service between bwi and fort lauderdale florida. the airline has roundtrips trice a day -- twice a day. still to come at 4:00, a woman who posed as a physician's assistant and treated dozens of children learned her sentence today. how much time she will spend in prison. >> and talking about the injuries she as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch-- upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so files go out in a snap. call today to get $200 back when you switch to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $200 back. just call 1.888.774.4418 today. >> in annapolis woman we told you about last october who had been posing as a physician's assistant. >> she has been sentenced to prison after treating more than 100 children. live at the news desk with the very latest. >> not only did she treat 137 children, she also wrote more than 400 prescriptions w

jetblue, i flew jetblue the other day, i would have taken you, but you didn't fly the flight i needede i pay, are you going to take that? you swipe. >> yeah, you know but the problem with wifi is that it adds a couple hundred pounds to the airplane in terms of the antenna, and it increases our costs for very uncertain revenue. so when we can get a wifi player, and i'll put this call out to anyone who wants to do it, who is willing to install it on our airplane and share the revenue rather than make us pay all the up-front expense, then we'll do it. until enthen we're probably not going to have wifi. i'm optimistic at some point we'll probably have it. >> you are too much. you're a man of your word. fantastic quarter, fantastic year. thank you so much. ben baldanza president of spirit air. good to see you. >> thank you jim. have a great birthday tonight. >> thank you very much. look, spirit is the leader. it has a different proposition. it's not just an airline. it's a way to get from point a to point b more cheaply than anywhere else. and that is what people want in america. "mad mone

jetblue has reached a new deal with mastercard. this is bloomberg west.inue with the white house cyber security summit in stanford california at stanford university. cory johnson is on-site and has more. >> one of the really big emerging companies in silicon valley that is so crucial in the ward of cyber security is apollo palo alto networks. the ceo was here at this interesting summit talking about the variations of cyber security and what companies need to be thinking about both in the way they share information after an attack and what do they do when it happens. >> i think what is happening is there is so much attention all the time being around cyber security that it is getting to a point where the focus is really prevalent from the administration down. >> there has been focus. >> i think what is happening now is that focused perspective is very broad-based. we have seen nation attacks. there have been executive orders in the past and i think there will be more in the future. i think that is good because the more focus on this, the more companies wil

if tons of became jetblue's biggest investor in 2011 and currently owns about 15% of jetblue.oubled since lived on the invested. a number of big investors put a lot of money into alibaba last quarter. tiger global management acquired almost 6 million shares on its part and shares of alibaba yesterday closing below their closing price on the ipo in september. >> in a race to wire the world google and facebook want to provide access to the billions of people not already online. but the two text giants have a very different vision on how to get there. -- two tech giants have a very different vision on how to get there. emily chang sought down with mark zuckerberg. >> what to you think of google's approach to connecting the world? >> connecting everyone is going to be something that no single company can do by themselves. i'm really glad that they and a lot of other companies are working on this. internet.org is a partnership between a lot of different technology companies, nonprofits and governments. there are folks doing things at their contribute into internet.org and companies

when you have costco and jetblue both and perhaps others out there that are telling you we'll drop you. where was the discussion 1234 we need to hear more about that. did they know this was coming and basically say, oh, well, our way or the highway and basically try to strong arm them or were they blindsided by this which again who runs those accounts over at am ex? there has to be skin on the wall. >> is there a fundamental change to the business model in terms of what it charges per chaptmer. >> and also international high he said customers aren't spending as much. so i would agree, i think 72 is probably the level that i take a look at. >> head line risk. did not perform in all of 2014. terrific year for the broader market, stock effectively opened around the highs and closed around the lows for the year. not a good sign. so i'm with the panel. >> wow. consensus. all right. >>> still ahead, almost 180 people have been exposed to a super bug at ucla hospital. which biotech companies will race for a cure. we get stock therapy after the break. plus want too have dinner with the pope? y

hey, the other day there was an advertised special, $60 by jetblue to washington, dc.'t bury it. >> that's not my problem as a consumer whether you active it or not. i buy the ticket, you have a contract with me. >> if this were an arm's-length transaction. if these consumers were engaging in an honest transaction, they said they were buying in dutch crone owes. no judge will believe that. (?) many airlines have gone along with this and said okay, we screwed up. we're not making enough money. it happened with delta recently. united is on record saying we make good on this type of thing. this happened over and over again. when you look at united they rank number two on most-complained about airline. nobody likes united. this is one of the reasons. >> exactly. >> but contract law says there was no contract. >> there was. >> and these people -- gerri: why not? i don't understand. what invalidates the contract? >> you offer consideration. that's the money for the ticket whether it's a dollar or $500. you get the receipt back, that is then a meeting of the minds. that is a

jetblue announced it will accept apple pay in flight so passengers can pay for their food and drinks and upgrade to premium seats with their phone. the airline believes it will speed up the paying process. jetblue is the first airline to accept apple pay. >>> time is running out for anyone considering getting health insurance under the affordable care act and covered california for 2015 because the deadline is this sunday. >> and michael finney is joined by a panel of experts waiting to take your calls by covered california. michael, from listening in earlier, sounds like the phones are ringing off the hook. >> reporter: oh, yeah, a lot of people are calling in. thanks goodness we have about a dozen people here answering phone calls. so you can get through. the number 415-954-7621. one of the major questions is, am i eligible for covered california? susan pfeiffer is with covered california, is a partner with covered california. how do people know if they qualify or not? >> the first thing to do is go on the coveredca.com website. down at the bottom of the page there's a rectangle th

secret blue provided -- jetblue provided this video.nger with iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus can pay for everything from refreshments to seat upgrades. it could be easier to reach for the phone rather than your wallet. apple unveiled apple pay in september. >>> if you are in the mill seat you -- in the middle seat you have to have sharp elbows. >> on thursday everyone, the record high is 70 in oakland. it is 74 not the warm of the day this week the best chance of a record high. to the south it will be breezy the nbc couple of of -- the next couple of days. it will be warm in san diego. from 21 percent to 27 percent but last area, we were in the same ballpark at 26 percent! come on. low-to-mid 80's los angeles to palm sprays and 72 in san diego and mid-to-upper 70's monterey. >> we will take any improvement we can. the bay bridge toll plaza shows the metering lights turned on ten minutes ago. 13 minutes gets you crass and you moving along slower coming up to treasure island as indicate by the yellow lits. you can see clear conditions interes

charles: so yesterday jetblue announced it's going to add charter frights between tampa and cuba and, more companies starting to sniff around. it's going to be a gold mine for a lot of them. but, you know, it would take more than president obama's executive memo to get that kind of real big business action going. in the meantime, cuba, they're already getting a lot of investments from a lot of countries around the world including china. between 2003 and 2011, china invested -- in the caribbean -- $2.5 billion, and since then that number's probably doubled again. the number one destination has been cuba. up to that point, $560 million. now, chinese ambitions in the region know really no bounds at this point. their plans disturb for one chinese billionaire, wantses to build a $50 billion canal in nicaragua. is there sense of urgency for america to get into cuba before it's too late? anthony, you say yes. >> i think it's a principal reason. i agree with president, i think we have to be in cuba. what you left out is on the commercial side, not the government side, the chinese are investin

. >> i fly jetblue when i can, i carry $100. $30,000 in my bank account. the rest is given to my family and my non-profit. >> your son is a filmmaker and made a documentary about you. and you never put down your cell phone. do you not have digital over load. >> that was a very good documentary. that was the last time that i actually used a cell phone unconsciously. >> michael: and on >> and on a family vacation. >> i don't do it any more. that's something that brought me self awareness. >> how do you maintain your inner peace because a lot of us are trying to figure out how to unplug. >> i wake up at 4:00 in the morning. i meditate for two hours. either i take a yoga class or i go to the gym with a trainer. after that i just do what i'm told to do. i accept the present moment of what it is. i'm committed every day to joyful energic body, to loving connection with the world. and compassion. to a reflective and clear mind and to likeness of being, which means go with the flow. >> how much sleep due get? >> i go to bed around 10:00. so that's pretty good. >>

>> i never thought in a million years that jetblue would be charging for a carry-on bag.nounced that. they will do it in the third quarter of the year. when they're looking for money, that's a very convenient place for them to start looking. anything is possible. >> thank you for coming on the show tonight. >> thanks for having me, gerri. gerri: still to come my "2 cents more." next, major league baseball making major changes to speed up the game. will it get fans fired up? you're driving along, having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn't there and the next second... boom! you've had your first accident. now you have to make your first claim. so you talk to your insurance company and... boom! you're blindsided for a second time. they won't give you enough money to replace your brand new car. don't those people know you're already shaken up? liberty mutual's new car replacement will pay for the entire value of your car plus depreciation. call and for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual w

jetblue is going to be leaving.is been a bad week but that is great for consumers because amex has been pushed back a little bit. you can expect good offers on their existing products. betty: how do they rate with their rewards program versus the other companies? guest: american express has been the gold standard of rewards. we've seen chase come in and take market share away. now is the time for consumers. you can get a huge sign-up bonus. betty: the one thing you say are the best, chase sapphire and city advantage. why is that? guest: starwood american express card is also awesome. you want to accrue points that are flexible. banking into one specific -- betty: can we break it down to how much you would get? guest: you get 40,000 points which is $500 in airfare or you can transfer to partners like united. the real value in these points is transferring the partners. the fee is waived the first year. you're hitting $500 or more in value and the fee is waived. betty: united is going to be changing the way they calcul

it was a beautiful and magical moment of the we couldn't have done it without our friends at jetblue.love your commercial, dude? thank you. >> and you are doing a special event starting right now. >> you know what i'm trying to do? i love valentine's day so much that i'm attempting to break the world record for hugging and i'm taking my snuggle mobile across new york city and we're going to get 5,000 hugs. >> 5,000 and that will break a record. we have philip from guinness an official from guinness. >> he's official. certified. >> and can start counting. can i be your first? >> ah ginger. >> one down. you. >> you know what ginger that's actually a snug. an extra good hug, it's a snug. >> it's a snug. let's snug some more. snug away. >> snug away. come snug me. happy valentine's day. thank you. two. we're official. we're at three. three. three. thank you so much. four. who's next? who's next? >> four, thank you so much. five. give me more snugs. >> on their way and coming up here nba all-star stephen curry is here live. >>> "gma's" countdown to oscar sunday is brought to you by jcpenne

. >>> jetblue airways will reportedly be the first airline to use apple pay in flight. according to "usa today," jetblue passengers will be able to use apple pay with their iphone 6 and 6 plus starting next week. cupertino-based apple unveiled its mobile payment system in september as the headlining feature of its new line of iphones. >>> we are well into the 2014 tax filing season and by now, you should have received most of the documents necessary to attack your taxes. >> attack your taxes. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us with some of the changes you're likely to encounter as you prepare your returns. jill, good morning. tell us, this is the first year we have to deal with that affordable care act. what should we know about that? >> reporter: it is the biggie and according to the irs, more than three out of four taxpayers will simply have to check a box and that will acknowledge that you had health insurance last year. now, remember, these are people who are covered with what is called qualifying insurance. that includes employer-provided coverage,

they flew out all the couples so keep jetblue in mind for all your needs and also want to go over to >> you want to keep going. >> snug, snug. >> thank you. >> best way to kick off our valentine's day. best wishes to all the couples. >> happy valentine's day! >> maybe i can get one more. >> you want one more? >> yeah. >> ginger, absolutely. you smell so good. okay, next. 8:56, friday, february 13 i'm tamala edwards we're following breaking news. philadelphia police are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl this is her picture who left home with her seven day old twin daughters. her name is ruth johnson. police say she left with the girls after a brutal altercation at the home. as you might imagine it's a cold time to be out there a teenager with two baby girls. anyone with information on johnson or her daughters is asked to call police. let's head over to karen rogers with traffic. >> reporter: i-95 southbound traffic not that bad at cottman but a 41 minute ride southbound from woodhaven to the vine. a couple of water main breaks, union street at cedar. another one 130 blocking the

it's flying jetblue.rting this week, passengers on some flights you can pay for food and drinks on the flight using apple pay. you can use apple pay to upgrade to premium seats. jet blew is the first airline to except apple pay file in white. the first flights will be between sfo or los angeles and kennedy airport in new york. >>> the duchess of cambridge is speaking out on behalf of children's health in a new video. it's part of the first ever children mental health week. she's promoteing place to be which provides emotional and therapeutic services for children. the wife of prince william is expecting their second child in april. >> good to see her. >> yeah. >> she looks terrific. >>> hey sal, one more time, highway 1 -- highway 101, everyone behaving? >> yeah. we have a picture of the east shore here. but there is an stent reported westbound 80 -- accident is reported westbound 80 as you head out to the gilman street exit. i guess we can't see it but it's reported there. northbound 101 traffic is movin

. >> we were scheduled to get out on a jetblue flight at 8:00. it was delayed all the way up until a few minutes before 1:00 when they decided to cancel it. so we've been here ever since. >> reporter: how are the sleeping accommodations at national airport? >> they don't help you get a metro, a hotel. they don't even give you a blanket. they just abandon us at 1 a.m. >> no blankets, no nothing. >> a little rough out there. a whole class from savanna, georgia, high school was stranded when their flight was canceled. delta airlines handed them out blankets to make their overnight stay a little more bearable with emphasis on the words a little. >>> no matter. are you stuck at the airport or in the comfort of your home, you can track the latest weather with the free wusa9 app. we'll be here for you even earlier tomorrow morning. the wusa9 crew will be going at 4 a.m. >>> southern state still struggling with the effects of this winter storm. utility crews in georgia and the carolinas are working to restore power to tens of thousands of homes and busin

number 10 -- jetblue making it easier to pay for those cocktails midflight.plans to be the first u.s. carrier to accept apple pay in the sky making mobile payments at cruising altitudes simple and speedy. we just wrote their tagline. >> i hate digging around in my purse when i'm in a plane. apple patent still going to be -- apple pay is still going to be about whether or not they can convince people to change how they do their daily payments every day. >> i have never used apple pay. i use bitcoin and paypal religiously. for day-to-day stuff, i use cash, which is so easy. money, the easiest way to pay for stuff. >> we will see. jetblue gets the ability to say they are the first u.s. carrier, a nice marketing statement. number nine, if you have a samsung smartphone or tv, you might be want to be careful what you say in front of it. if you say yes, you are allowed to record they will get their conversations and maybe sell them to third parties. >> you have to buy the tv and start using it. you have to say no to opt out. they are automatically listening to every

also jetblue, speaking of jetblue, they took to the internet to apologize for the weather-related delayse that did that. so did american and delta as well. the big problem now, don, are those people who had their flights canceled and didn't have money for a hotel. in the back part of the airport, over in that direction over there, you know way down in there, there are a number of people who have started to camp out. the bar over there now is open. they've decided to stay open a little bit longer to help out and bring some spirits to some of those people who can't seem to get out of the airport right now. laguardia for a lot of people has become hotel laguardia until tomorrow morning. >> spirits they're serving up for people this evening. [ laughter ] i'm sure brian todd is out there scrolling hello, i'm cold in andover, massachusetts. thank you very much. >>> when we come back the 21-year-old daughter of whitney houston, fighting for her life tonight. we have the latest on her condition. >>> plus tough times for the nfl. meet the league's fixer. you could call her the olivia pope of pro

jetblue airlines will become the first major u.s.irline to assess -- access apple pay during flights. all of jetblue's in crew -- flight members will be equipped with ipad minis. this is an easy question. who needs cigarettes? no one, including cvs. cold medicine flew off the shelves in an offset of this at -- to offset tobacco related products. let's bring in alix steel. she has the latest. flu season was bad for us. >> there were other reasons why cbs did -- cbs did well. we all just got sick and that is what helped cbs. vs. elevated above the trendline at 2%. much worse than 2000 -- the worst since 2009. this is how it goes for cbs. the first quarter in 2013 was awesome because it was the worst flu season in four years. this year, echoing that white line. you can expect to see that pay back down the road the company added about 40 basis points to its pharmacy due to the flu. you're looking at $37 billion. stephanie: why was the flu so bad this year? >> the got the vaccine wrong. it is working about 23% of the time. you are looking

right after that jetblue made the same move.know, one of two things is going to happen in the very near term. first, spending volumes will go down at american express and/or they're going to have to start to lower their transition fees. their transaction fees are quite high, around 2.5%. that's well above -- almost a percent higher than a lot of competitors. when was the last time you went to a dry cleaner -- i go in all the time and they will say we won't except an american express card simply because it cuts into our bottom line. the model is broken. >> michael? >> that's always been the case. they have always been more of a premium product, and if you look at their demographics that's the case. let me ask you this question. i can understand the concerns. american express certainly has been a poor performing stock over the last 12 months but i think mario go belly is right. if it's a poor performing stock, that's generally the kind of stock as long as the model is not broken -- >> that's the issue, the model is broken. if the

lufthansa is said to exit its 15 percent stake in jetblue after three years.he move should improve live tons upon balance sheet. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg has revolutionized vacation on the web and is launching internet.org, which is hoping to provide free internet service to disparate corners of the earth. it's been rolled out in several african countries along with india stop emily chang sat down with them to find out about his plans. >> it's one of the most populous nations in the world, starved of one of the world's most precious resources. >> the internet is how we track to the modern world, but unfortunately, worldwide, only a little more than a third of people have access to the internet at all. >> in india, the numbers are even more dire. of 1.1 billion people, only 15% are online. so we find mark zuckerberg visiting students in a village on the outskirts of new delhi. the founder of facebook revolutionized how people communicate and now has a even more and vicious goal. >> we believe connecting everyone in the world is where the great challenges

athe latest in a series of blows to american express after its with costco and jetblue airways ended. american express says it plans to appeal. up next, the power of saudi arabia and the world oil markets. we will have details when "bottom line" continues in a moment. ♪ mark: it is 15 minutes past the hour. let's check bloomberg world news. the cease-fire in ukraine appears to have existed in name only. pro-russian rebels -- ukrainian troops have given up a strategic crossroad town to the rebels. mark: from the first minute -- >> russian military forces did not keep to the cease-fire. the biggest concentration of shelling was in sector see. mark: the president calling on the united nations to send in peacekeepers. president obama speaking for a second day at the white house on violent extremism. the u.s. is not at war with islam but with those who have perverted islam. those heading groups like islamic state and al qaeda will not -- are not leaders, but terrorists. libya wants more firepower. the country is as the united nations security council to lift the arms embargo. egypt is amon

lufthansa set to exit 15% stake in jetblue. promising an early redemption and converts long.his approved the balance sheet as it faces intense competition from europe. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has revolutionized the way the world communicates and now wants to connect the next billion people launching internet.or providing free basic mobile internet service to disparate corners of the earth. set up has been rolled out in different parts of the country. emily chang sets down with mark zuckerberg to find out about his plans. >> one of the most populous nations in the world, starts of one of the world's most precious resources. >> the internet is how we connect to the modern world. today unfortunately worldwide only a third of people have any act is to internet at all. >> in india that numbers are even more dire. 1.1 billion people, only 15% are online. so we find mark zuckerberg he just visiting students on the outskirts of new delhi. the founder of facebook revolutionized how people communicate and now has an even more ambitious goal. we believe connecting everyone in the w

jetblue giving back by flying it forward granting free flights to people who have a compelling charitable. but a catch, they have to pass on the chance to someone else. the bad, the reports that the star of shades of grey will not renew his role because of his wife. the ugly. are you a late night snacker. researchers say it can wreak havoc on your biological christ. >> in 2004 passion of the christ came out on this very day. just a snippet for you. "fox & friends" starts now. bye. >>> good morning. it is wednesday, february 25. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. justice is served. late last night eddie ray routh found guilty in the american sniper trial. >> we just want to say that we've waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son. >> the breaking details from the late-night verdict for you straight ahead. >> for the first time emotional testimony from the wife of chris kyle. >> it's kind of hard not to put some of it together. i haven't heard from him

. >> next week jetblue passengers can use apple pay for inflight purchases and this video was providedhe first airline to accept apple say since apple unveiled the app in the fall. >> no need for the up umbrella. if you are headed to pebble bench, it will be wonderful sunshine watching the giants and 49ers in the low-to-mid 60. we have clouds across san jose and you will join the rest of us with sunshine and temperatures in the low-to-upper 60's and a few upper 50's at the cost. >> if you have your drive in walnut creek southbound 680 grab the coffee and patience because we have 40-minute commute away from highway 4 to the 24 junction because of an early accident that cleared. all lanes are re-opened but it is busy and away from highway 4 to the maze is slow with a 30-men commute before the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> we continue on-line and twitter and space back and all the mobile devices. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future wi

jetblue has been our launch customer on the in-flight wi-fi.ibbean is a big market for them. one thing we wanted to do was cover their markets in the caribbean and cover the atlantic side to connect with our partner in europe. we can provide coverage from mexico city to dubai with that same quality of service. >> what is it about the ability to send all this wi-fi? it's not just more but the way you do it. the bandwidth that you use. >> the first one had about 41 gigabits of capacity. if you look at the conventional satellites people are using, they literally have 1% of that amount of bandwidth. so that means people are just competing to get access to it. so all that bandwidth that we have is what makes it fast and responsive and also allows you to do streaming. for the first time, people can do netflix or download videos, able to watch live sports. >> there's no reason to get off the plane. [laughter] suddenly, there are a lot of companies, a handful of companies, spacex and google facebook, all talking about the way to get wi-fi to lots of pe

jetblue doesn't take cash. >> and dealing with those credit card it's in aisle always a pain. this is the first airline to do this. you can upgrade using apple pay. eventually when the watch comes out, you'll be able to use your watch. >> i'm a big believer in this stuff. i would love the wand. here david, here's some money. >> i'd like that too. by the way, there's a way to do that also and it's called taking out that giant wallet of yours and just giving me money. >> no this is so much more efficient. >> it is actually -- >> it's like a rubik's cube. >> a costanza wallet. >>> and "sports illustrated" i'm worried, it's 10:45 this morning, we're talking to hannah davis. no money in your wallet and you see her on the street? what are you going to do how are you going to buy her a drink? >> i don't know. >> does he like the mature men? >> she likedoes she like the 60s -- >> i don't know. >> what is the product i bought? i saw it and bought it. >> downloaded a video game. >> smoking game. >>> finally, jim, let's revisit coke 3.3% is pretty impressive on. >> going back to the edit

when is a good time to get back in and would you prefer southwest or jetblue? >> my favorite is spirit and then southwest, i am not going to push it here right now. right now there is an expectation that it goes to 40 41, if it doesn't, these numbers are going to go let's just say, wouldn't go up. the money is going to pour out of them. let's not sweat the program. there is an exodus from the cheap program, growth is walking out of here as the winner tonight, because of sales force. checking in with sales force later in the show, i'll have more on my exclusive with mark pena. and the answer today, 5% on the great quarter, is this the paradise you're looking for? why don't you sit with cramer. >> don't miss a second of "mad money," follow @jimcramer on twitter, have a question tweet cramer, send jim an e-mail to madmoney at cnbc.com. or give us a call. miss something? head to "mad money".cnbc.com. >>> every now and then a company will report a quarter that turns out to be absolutely momentous, even if it doesn't seem that way at the time. last year, they reporte

starting today some jetblue flights give you it's option of using apple pay for food drinks and other things that you can buy onboard. you can even use it to upgrade to first class. >>> for everyone getting around on the ground, gas prices will be back up again. right now they're still $1.22 less than at this time last year. here's what you'reway paying. in d.c., a gallon of regular costs op average $2.43. maryland about 20 cents less at just $2.25 a gallon. it's going to cost you an average of $2.13 a gallon to fell up with reg la in virginia and in west virginia the average gallon $2.29. experts say there is no reason to panic over higher prices. the temporary jump could be because of a work stoppage at some refineries. >>> virginia teachers may get a bump in pay soon if governor terry mccall hafkaulauliffe has his way. forecasting higher revenues totaling air $136 million more. he wants to spend on some priority items, including a pay increase for teachers, and beefing up the state's rainy day fund. budget negotiators are slated to meet sometime this week. >>> take a look. a storm

so how important is jetblue to these airlines bottom lines?he jet fuel crisis has to be part of the bottom line. we just got through listening to parker in his earnings call talk about how they are expecting a 5 billion-dollar windfall from lower fuel prices over the next year is the oil prices stay where they are. gerri: you your thought is they should pass that through to consumers. here is what the industry has been saying. they say that they reinvest this money and that they have reinvested it at a rate of a billion dollars a month and things like wifi improving facilities, all the things that consumers want. how do you respond to that two. >> i think it's a great thing the airlines have been reinvesting in themselves for years, even when fuel prices were high and the reason that they can reinvest is bad as these prices were going up, airfare was going on. consumers are paying for it both ways now. so we are looking at right now is a situation where not only are they giving it something with new wifi or better in seat entertainment, but th

. >> lost jetblue. >> jetblue is apple i pay. all of their planes are wired for wi-fi. best needs to say, listen we have a plan. just because tremendous amount of our growth comes from costco cards, do not give up on us. we have a plan. it is not clear that they have a plan. so i would like to see it too. it's good to have a plan. like plan b. >> plan b is good sure. >> i know plan a -- >> sometimes doesn't work. you need plan b. >> you need a plan b. and we're not getting it. they better call saul. >> maybe they will. >> yeah. >> those kind of ratings, my gosh. nice numbers. >> hilarious, great show. >> with that dow's down 53. gold's off 15 bucks. silver having a rough morning. bob pisani's on the floor. >> happy back from the three-day weekend. mixed market today. but largely to the downside. so we had a bit of early strength in health care stocks. look at sectors. some of the tech group which had a terrific week last week was stronger at the open by and large, materials and energy industrials, financials have been open on the weak side now. we did close at new highs

airlines, and so oil goes up, the airlines sink, and some of the names are up 100% in the last 52 weeks, jetblue back. david: as we are looking at, it was a triple-digit loss in the dow, now a double-digit loss. liz: here come the bells ringing monday on wall street, and after that, look how stocks finish up. when you see that the dow jones industrials is down give or take 97 points. at one point we were down 114 points in the last hour, a little bit of coming up off the floor. the s&p down 8. it was a lot worse earlier, down half a percent. the russell down nearly a full percent on the day, when it was the international news that grabbed the spotlight. let's get to it. "after the bell" starts right now. . david: so much action going on, we haven't had a chance to show you some of what's coming up on the show. you don't want to miss our exclusive interview with dallas fed president richard fisher.