mr. winston and other's testimonies. mr. holden? >> thank you. i'll preface my remarks by saying that i'm a happy frequent flier of american airlines. it serves the roots that i travel on best -- route in this case travel on best. another airline that was emitted in the discussion which was piedmont airline which is a fine north carolina-based airline. it was a airline of the year in 1984. and i spent many enjoyable mile

winston. >> actually -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. johnson, you brought up earlier the demand from your customers to have a lot larger network so you would be able to serve more of their needs and be competitive with larger carriers. where do you see the balance between having that large network internally versus having partnerships to meet those demands? >> we would always prefer to do it internally if we could. partnerships survey purpose that accomplishes something like a network is in perfect replication of the network can usually indicate that when there is some reason you can't create the network you want, usually national ownership rules of airlines and things like that, bilateral agreements between countries for international flying. those are the things that lead to partnerships and business arrangements because you can't under the law achieve the network you want to. >> when you look at after the merger do you intend to maintain the partnerships you have today? i will preface that with i am from the other side of the country

mrs. roosevelt was not thrilled with this arrangement. because she said that winstonkept franklin up too late. winston kept everybody up late. it wasn't just the president. there are some wonderful stories about what people thought of that. and the stories about the cooking as well. they are very funny. >> i think it's fascinating that he was able to actually leave england. it's like in today's world, the president obama goes over to hawaii for four or five days. everybody goes crazy. >> well, when president obama -- [inaudible] in that trip that they took in december. [inaudible] >> yes? >> it's not a question, but just a comment. i was reading about how much they were eating, and he had access with the rationing. so it redeemed him. i'm glad you put that there. but i kind of wish it was earlier so that i didn't get upset all the time. [laughter] >> yes, it was an important chapter. it showed a part of his character that was very important. as many other people have this in common. >> yes? >> he was known for being a poor money manager. all of the menus that he plann

mrs. roosevelt was not thrilled with this arrangement. she said as she put it winston cup franklin too late but winston kept everybody up late, not just the president. there are some wonderful stories in the book about what people thought of that and the stories are very funny. >> i think it is fascinating that he was able to leave england. in today's world of president obama goes to hawaii for four five days everybody goes crazy. >> churchill took his staff with him. when president obama goes there is no danger in the way there was danger in december of 41. >> just a comment. i was reading it and getting upset about how much they were eating and he had access to but you end the book with the rationing so it redeemed him. i was glad you put that there by which was earlier sudden get upset all the time. that was good. >> it was an important chapter. showed a part of churchill's character that was very important. many other people have in common. any other questions? >> churchill was known for being a poor money manager. all of the menuses and and food that he bought a,

mrs. roosevelt was not thrilled with this arrangement, because she said that, as she put it, winston kept franklin up too late. well, win son kept everybody up -- winston kept everybody up late. it wasn't just the president that he was doing that to. but there's some wonderful stories in the book about what people thought of that. and the stories about mrs. nesbit's cooking are very funny. >> i think it's fascinating that he was able to actually leave england. you know, it's like in today's world if president obama goes over to hawaii for four or five days, everybody goes crazy, you know? >> well, he did go, churchill took his staff with him, but when president obama goes, there's no, there's no danger in the way that there was danger of u-boats in that trip. >> sure. >> that churchill took in december, '41 is. yes? >> not really a question, but just a comment is that i was reading it, and i was getting upset at how much they were eat, and he had access to, but then you end the book with the rationing, and so it redeemed him. so i was glad you put that there, but i kind of wish it was ear

mrs. roosevelt was not thrilled with the arrangement. she said that she put it winston kept franklin up too late. winston kept everybody up late. it wasn't just the president he was doing that too. .. so i was glad you put that there, but i kind of wish it was earlier. but that was good. >> it's an important chapter. it showed a part of churchill's character that was very important. many other people of commented or got any other questions? >> churchill was known for being a poor money manager. all of the food that he thought, did you find bills that he actually paid for everything? he was kind of famous for not being -- and various other things in his life. >> i don't know about the suits but most of the bills i've seen, and i've seen many of them, are stamped paid. for instance well all of the important dinners that he had for his son's 21st birthday's, they were paid. i i am not clear and that's an interesting question. i'm not clear when the dinner was and when the bill was paid so you bring up an interesting point. but they are all paid, all stamped paid in all of

mrs. obama's haircut has been mixed. do you like it? i like it. i think our first lady is beautiful. i would have preferred a corvette but ... storm one is what is producing winstong. powerful winds with a 30 degree temperature drop and then high pressure comes in. a beautiful cloud free sky wednesday but gathering in the west is the next storm. we were following this last week. it will come through our area in a weakened fashion but look at what it does in kansas and nebraska and western iowa and missouri. up to 14 in. of snow with a powerful wind. some rail travel problems if travel is possible at all midweek to the west of ross. a weakening weight off that system will come here. russell kansas could see 13 in. of smell. omaha 11 in.. snow. by the time it gets your thursday night and friday afternoon it tapers to lighter snow. but tomorrow is quite cold and we are deep in arctic air. temperatures will settle lower end will have by morning in the western suburbs where we could start in the teens and stay there all day long with a strong wind chill. tom, thank you very much. lady gaga was spotted in chicago this weekend. not performing on stage but in a wheelchai

mr. president. our union only has a meaning if it becomes a federation of peoples and nations which is what winstonchurchill called the united states of europe. and for jean manet and for winston churchill, of course, this union was a distant dream, a mirage almost. but today it's become, i would say, a duty, a crucial duty for the very survival of europe. because in today's world it's not just a planet of 200 nation-states, it's a kind of conglomeration of powerful fed rations; empires, civilizations. look at china. china's not a nation, china's a civilization. india. i would ya's not a nation -- india's not a nation, it's a continent with 2,000 different ethnicities, 33 languages -- 22 languages and at least four major religions. and the united states is a multiculturalcountry, so europe hasn't got a future unless as you said, mr. president, we move towards being a federation. i would say an empire, but empire in the good sense of the world. and a european civilization people deny the existence of europe. it's not some kind of chimera, it needs to be something we can see from the -- [inaudible] t