and orbitz as well which goes into question why is orbitz even part of this? aren't they supposed to be independent in comparing fares of different airlines? why are they a part of this? it shows that people like this and companies like this don't want fare competition. this make it is fair. >> it seems like they ought to just price the tickets in such a way that every leg is covered. >> right. >> i don't run an airline. >> they're cheating us. >> all right. keisha and eric, thank you both. >> thank you. >> arthel? >> i love that conversation. above over bob the builder bring on barb the builder. we're talking about female construction workers. a new program is helping women gain a foothold in a male dominated industry with good pay and good benefits. >>> also, the unusual way a man tries to rob an atm that blows up in his face. above over bob the builder, [ male announcer ] are your joints ready for action? osteo bi-flex® with joint shield™ nurtures and helps defend your joints° so you can keep doing what you love. what'd you guys do today? the usual! the usu

orbitz for the second year in a row, where if you book your flight on orbitz, you can use the app toe a picture of your checked bag receipt, that $25 receipt when you check your bag, submit it easily through the app and they'll credit you $25 into your orbitz account. >> and promo codes are also out there. >> looking for alternative ways to save on your holiday travel is going to be how travelers are able to save a few dollars here and there. >> and there's more good news for holiday travelers. >> over christmas, there's a mix of people going to homes to visit family. but also a lot of people who are taking those week long vacations. so your volume headed to the airport is a bit more spread out so you don't tend to see as much congestion as we do at thanksgiving. >> fewer crowds and more savings could make a great holiday vacation even better. kurt gregory, nbc news. >> the crowds are so great. >>> when it comes to the top of the charts, the smash hit "frozen" will have to settle for two out of three. ♪ let it go let it go can't hold me back ♪ >> itunes has issued the end of the year

united and orbitz suing a 22-year-old computer whiz. creator of skippedlag.com. helps people find cheaper tickets. showing hidden city fares. going to chicago, instead of buying a direct flight to chicago, a ticket from sfo to new york city with layover in chicago may be cheaper. get off during the layover. skipline.com says it has done nothing illegal. found a savvy way to save money. united airlines and orbitz filed it to protect customers that buy legitimate. >> bay area hospital will do research. start seek starting sequencing. could provide a large pool of data that will provide medical risks. the gel tooal to be beneficial. the heel rick test. tests for conditions. jim harbaugh michigan's new football coach. hear what he has to say next in sports. >> good evening. here in the comcast sports desk studios. in what jim harbaugh described as a homecoming. the former field leader introduced as the 20th head coach in the football history of the university of michigan. the former big ten player of the year in 1986. met the media before receiving a standing ovation

. -- orbitz. adam: in fact, scott american airlines put out a statement, this is a quote in regards to whether or not the consumer is actually cheating, quote, purchasing a ticket to a point beyond the actual destination around getting off the aircraft at connecting point is unethical. it is tantamount to switching price tags to obtain a lower price on goods sold at department stores. is it the same thing? >> yeah. i mean it is really close. look you know the airlines have been very clear about this. you know, hidden ticket or hidden city ticket something against their rules. it is against the contract. they don't permit it. and essentially really just screws up their ability to rationally control moving passengers from point a to point b and i think the other point we shouldn't really lose sight of here it is a safety issue. we want in this day and age the airlines to be able to track passengers so they know where they are. you know, in some respects it is a counter terrorism issue. this guy come

>> now they do. >> the problem is he signed a contract with orbitz and united.e is doing things against the agreement. i read the compliant. when you look at the complaint, they are alleging, you are a third party the consumer may have issues with the airline. >> they all did this voluntarily. if everyone knew about this loophole. >> different story. >> he is opening and providing a service. he is linking them. >> united issued a statement to us saying this practice violates our fair rules and we are taking action to stop it to help protest the vast majority of customers that buy legitimate tickets. >> this is the airlines wanting to operate with complete impunity doing whatever they want, however they want and who cares how it affects the ultimate consumer. >> if it is prohibited, you can't promote something that's prohibited and you can't put it under a different umbrella. >> it's a mess. >>> i want to switch to new york city, the police union members that just wrapped up a meeting with the mayor of new york. they just finished that meeting and they are speaki

united airlines and orbitz are suing the founder of a website that helps people buy cheaper airline ticketss hidden city fares. that's where you buy a ticket with a layover in your destination and skip the last leg of a flight. this is cheaper than a direct flight. the founder says there's nothing illegal about that but united airlines and orbitz says it promotes strictly prohibitive travel and they want $75,000 in lost revenue. >>> well pennsylvania drivers will have to dig a little deeper into their wallets to pay for gas starting tomorrow. that's because gas taxes will be going up nearly 10 cents a gallon. diesel taxes will rise 13 cents a gallon. this is the latest in a series of tax hikes to boost construction funding in pennsylvania. the next increase will come in 2017. >>> well new jersey is considering a plan to turn highway rest stops into shopping destinations. a bill in trenton would require operators of the new jersey turnpike, the garden state parkway and the atlantic city expressway to look at new retail options. those possibilities include billboards, corporate sponsorships a

he claims the site is perfectly legal but united and orbitz say it's unfair competition and allege that it's promoting prohibited travel. he has established a go fund me page to help pay his legal bills. >>> 7 on your side's michael finney is here answering questions sent to him by facebook twitter and e-mail. good questions today, too. via facebook we had a power outage yesterday. the resulting power surge blew out ourinduction stove. is this covered? >> you have to look at your particular insurance policy. most say if the surge was caused artificially, then they are not responsible. what does artificially mean? that gets argued about every single time. what does artificial mean. you should always submit it and hope they will pay for it. some people do have a rider for surges. you can buy that generally $10, $15 a month is how much it costs for a rider. generally not worth it. you are better off going and buying a surge protector strips or one that goes actually in the wall. but they will probably fight you on it. but you should always submit. >> i returned a toy and the store asked fo

orbitz has done reasonably well up 16. over for the industry overall, for building those very big capitalizations, market caps and value as we saw in particular with priceline? >> no because if you think about it online travel is around 40%, 45% of the total travel spend. it's a $1 trillion industry. there's enormous upside growth not only in the u.s. but also internationally. companies like expedia, priceline, orbitz, and others are coming into this space. it's not going to be entirely smooth sailing. amazon is planning to enter the hotel space. and will pose competition. but there's plenty of upside growth in online travel. >> i'm curious as to your opinion about the airlines themselves. southwest airlines as we've been saying best performer on s&p so far this year. in general, they've had a pretty terrific year. jet fuel is going their way in terms of prices. what's the scope for them raising prices even more next year? and are they going to continue to be a good investment? >> well, i think that the airline industry fr

we know orbitz and united have tons of money. public support, but in terms of courtroom support to defend a lawsuit, that's a different thing. >> is there any airline more unpopular zerlina, than the airlines industry? >> i don't think so. we had the neat offender earlier this year and that made everybody focus on the horrible experiences that we all have while traveling. airline travel is being herded into a plane like you're cattle. and it's really unpleasant. i think the airline industry needs to focus on what their job is which is to serve the consumer, and i think this young man is solving a necessary problem. >> i'm going to have to hold it there before they turn my show off on all the airports around the country. our panel is going to stay with me. we'll be right back with the year's hottest political date for new year's. and the best photos of 2014 from the obama white house. me hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards

joining us now from chicago is the ceo of the online travel agency orbitz.ually organized 100,000-signature petition for obama to move once raul castro became president. why do you feel so strongly? >> we believe passionately that travel is a force for good in the world and the opportunity to bring nations together and a fundamental engine of economic growth. that is why back in 2009 we launched the open cuba campaign. delivered petitions to lift travel restrictions. we are excited by the developments we are hearing today. >> not just politicians but a lot of people are angry that they believe too much is given away too free by the president. >> fundamentally we believe travel can bring countries together. while there may be differences between countries that is not a reason why travel should not be permitted. i point to the example of china back in 1971 the state department relaxed restrictions on american citizens traveling to china. look over the last 43 years at the development occurred to the benefit of both countries between u.s. and china despite the

it opens up the market so that you can, you know, by your ticket on orbitz or any online service andot have to use charter companies with licenses given by the department of treasury. it completely changes the model and opens it up for cubans and for americans. >> that could obviously be a big boost for tourism in cuba. we are also learning that for now there's a limit on the amount of money cubans living in the united states can send to their relatives in cuba. that's not going to be scrapped which will also have an enormous impact on a lot of people's lives, i imagine. >> correct. there are, it is changing absolutely, everything. from travel to remittances to collaboration between the two countries, it is also -- it is also going to change the ability cuban americans have two be directly involved in any kind of transaction or business project undertaken in cuba. i was just speaking on the phone to a long time scholar at new york university, and he said that what this does is signal a germanic shift -- dramatic shift between the supporters of the embargo and the rest of the cuban po

. >>> orbitz are suing the founder of a website that helps people buy cheaper plane tickets.plags helps you buy a ticket with a layover in your actual destination and skip the last leg of the flight. this can end up being cheaper than a direct flight. the founder says there's nothing illegal about this but united airlines and orbitz say it promotes prohibited travel and they want $75,000 in lost revenue. >>> as you prepare to ring in the new year aaa reminds drivers about the dangers on the roads. the holiday ranks among the deadliest days on u.s. roadways. so, plan ahead to stay safe. data from the national highway traffic safety administration shows more than 360 driving deaths in pennsylvania involved alcohol. there are nearly 50,000 dui offenses in the state last year. that number is down nearly 5% from 2012. the director of public and government affairs for aaa mid-atlantic says even one death is far too many to be lost from a completely preventible crime. experts say the best way to stay safe is to plan ahead, make sure you have a designated driver. if you see someone w

. >>> now a knew planet has been discovered, or more accurately an exoplanet, a planet that orbitz ar rather than the sun. the space telescope spotted it 180 million light years away from earth. the telescope has discovered close to a thousand planets since its launch in 2009. >>> and you can get more new on our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ >> i'm mei-ling mcnamara in canada here to discover how the great bear rainforest is being protected. >> i'm amanda burrell. i'm in london to find out how to make old houses green.

on orbitz, you can use their app to take a picture of your checked bag receipt. you check your bag, submit it through the app and they'll credit you $25 into your orbitz account. >> and codes for hotel discounts are out there. >> looking for alternative ways to save is really going to be how travelers are able to save a few dollars here and there. >> and there's more good news for holiday travelers. >> whereas over christmas there's the mix of people going home to visit family but also a lot of people who are taking those week-long vacations. sop your volume headed to the airport is a bit more spread out so you don't tend to see as much congestion as at thanksgiving. >> it could make a great holiday vacation even better. nbc news. >>> up next, our dom chu will be along to walk us through the winn winn winners and losers of the dow is. plus ugly sweaters, there's big money to be made. and some of those crazy odes to christmas. that is straight ahead. "squawk box" will be right back. and take a quick look at the u.s. equity futures under pressure from the get go. m

this is driving airlines craze. >> i united airlines, orbitz, they're suing him? >> suing him.f all there is absolutely nothing illegal about what he is doing. he is not breaking any laws. but what they are saying is that they're costing the airlines money so they're suing him basically saying that it is unfair what he is doing. and they're trying to knock his website off. >> even saying like he's intentionally maliciously like making him lose money. >> no, when i first heard of it i thought it was clever. when we go on flights everybody is trying to get the cheapest airfare. if you can do it this way save 250 bucks couple every things do you have do. first take your bag with you. because otherwise it will wine up in the destination, you know will wind up in la un my example, also can only book one way fare, can't do it round trip because not coming back from the same place. restrictions. i have to tell you they're suing him he's now on his website, asked for a legal defense funds to date raised over $30,000 just from people sending moneyment he's going to fight the big dogs he

orbitz calls that disingenuous.s morning" that it's regarding the vast majority of customers. >> you're not getting anything out of this. >> i'm not getting anything out of it. it's from my private funds. >> those funds are running low so he's asking for donations to help him get through the unfriendly skies ahead. for "cbs this morning," michelle miller, new york. >> people are always going to find a way to work the system. >> yep. i thank you. i really do. maybe it will be a signal to the airlines, lower your price as little bit to get us where we need to go. >> i've done this before. >> you have? >> yeah. >> this is the first time i'm hearing of it. it seems so genius. >> they're going to freeze your frequent miles, charlie. >> sure they will. but, you know -- >> did you do it to save money? >> the airlines told me to do it. >> i think it's very smart. charlie rose has done it too so i'm thinking i'm going to be looking next time i fly. >>> coming up, a christmas treat for star wars fans who still have to wait a

united orbitz call it unfair competition.he founder says it's legal and he's fighting back. >> new year's eve promises to be huge for car service app uber. it will make 100 million tonight alone. prices will climb from 8 to 10:00 p.m. and spike hugely between 12:30 to 3. you can try to hail a regular taxi. >> the last day of the year adding a veggie burger to his list here in new york city. the mini veggie patties will be made with carrots zucchini and broccoli. some were shocked they would even go veggie. they have a vegan bun on the way. we are watching stock futures for you right now. 17 points hoping to end the year on the high note. >> to find the fox business network log on to fox business cot business.com/business finder. >> a changing of the royal guard. a new challenge to protect those who protect the royal family and had you how it is all tied to isis. >> when push came to shove. coming up he explains why he did it. >> from broadway to the big screen to hollywood icon it has been a banner year for entertainment. let

a planet that orbitz a star other than the sun.al planet, hunter, the space telescope spotted it, 180 million light years away from earth. it measures two and a half times the earth's diameter. this is a major achievement for the telescope. it has discovered more than a thousand planets since its launch in 2009. that's it for me and all of the team here in doha. bye-bye for now. ♪ >> >>> sharp definitions over president obama's moves to normalize relations with cuba >>> it will take years to turn the tide against terror groups in iraq >>> why are colleges showering perps with huge gifts? >>> i'm antonio mora, this is "consider this," more of those stories ahead. >> the united states of america is changing its relationship with the people of cuba. >> we hope in the normalization

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tech whiz who founded the cheap airfare finding website but now being sued by united airlines and orbitzor lost revenue. it helps find tickets to connections. this often yields a much cheaper fare. he maintains that he's not doing anything illegal and many of you are applauding his genius and even contributing to his legal fund tweeting that you're wishing the young entrepreneur all the best in his lawsuit. join the conversation on twitter, facebook instragram. and now this new. it's been quite a year for science and gadget gurus. here is a look at the moments we won't soon forget. together for me... ...rub it all the way up your hands. any exposed skin. get in your elbow creases. and get the backs of your hands too. here, let's put some just around your neck. (bell rings) okay bonnie, you're good to go. okay great thanks, here can you hold him? (bell rings) by their second kid, every mom is an expert and more likely to choose luvs than first time moms. live, learn, and get luvs >>> welcome back. we're continuing to develop follows on the crash of airasia flight. search efforts will soon

americans won't go to orbitz or travelocity and book a trip. still third party travel agents authorized by the federal government to arrange trips. they expanded, the administration expanded the reasons why you could go to cuba. before, journalist ix, religious, cultural reasons. now just about any reason. you will see more and more americans go. if they can afford the price. same time, we asked, will americans buy a cuban cigar? at a store in the united states? no. you will have off to bring cigars out of cuba if you travel there up to $100 worth of tobacco and rum. so there are still sort of quirky, goofy, restrictions still in place. americans can travel about anywhere around the world, andersen. book trips on their own. they will not be able to do it. 100% freely to cuba. have to go through travel agents authorized by the federal governments. a step forward. but it is not a lifting of, of embar go and travel ban. >> they will be able to use credit card from some banks. a big step. jim, thank you very much. next, patrick, otman with reaction

united ar united and orbitz are suing him over his website and he's here to tell us why.id you do that ticked them off? >> i traded a service that helps consumers save a lot of money on airfare by doing things such as exposing pricing inefficiencies and other things. >> what you discovered is that on layovers, if you plan it accordingly, you can avoid a lot of the fees and everything else. right? >> yes. so like let's say you're in city a and want to go to city b, it might be cheaper to book to city c rather than city b. a person can simply take the first segment of this trip and this is just one example, it can be as many segments after your destination. >> anybody can do what you did but you kind of made a business of it or a site and that got them upset, right? >> i made it very easy for consumers to do something that had previously been very inaccessible. but with every other website, when you searched for a trip, it tries to find options where your destination is the final stop. like trying to guess another destination and not giving other cities the opportunities. >

orbitz filed the suit to protect customers with legitimate tickets. . >>> 6:41 right now.oming up, a look at some of the new laws that will go in effect tomorrow morning. >>> winds sparking a fire at a san jose apartment complex. unusual chain of events that led to the sparking of those flames. >>> and ringing in the new year. it is already 2015 in other parts of the world. we're going to take a look at those celebrations as well as give you a look at what you can expect here in the bay area. >>> let's stay here in the bay area. there's the san mateo bridge. some people are making it out december 31st, perhaps to perhaps. perhaps to see family. we'll be back with with 15 minutes of nonstop news and weather right after this break. >>> 6:44 right now. we continue with the microclimate weather alert. as we take a live look outside golden gate bridge camera. the entire bay area seeing strong winds and freezing temperatures, making it feel like some of the coldest weather of the year. >>> the weather right now being blamed for all sorts of problems across the bay area, includin

orion's unmanned test flight will last four and a half hours, with two orbitz of earth. >> one of thechristmas trees will shine brightly tonight, blue krause river rink will flip the switch on their 43-foot tree tonight around 6:30, and there will be music and crafter and a skating santa claus. >> love that. >> the event is free. >> three, two, one! >> all right, there it is, president obama, and the first family, kick off l the holiday season at the nation's capitol. on hand for the lie g of the national christmas tree. guests include included patti labelle, mo'ne davis. >> this little girl is everywhere. >> she. >> she has some serious game. actually red the night before christmas by the way with first lady michelle obama. what an honor. >> philly well represented with patty, mo'ne, very nice. that time of year. >> well, holiday lights are starting to go up. we want to see pictures of your holiday display on social media. using the hashtag cbs-3 holiday light or e-mail them to holiday light at cbs3.com. we may even come to your home later this month. and share it with the rest of th

we'll never make travelocity or orbitz. >> man. >> okay?'s a good one. >> we'll show you to your room, but with you won't put a mint on your pillow. >> joseph giroux is also unhappy with the sparse accommodations of his segregation cell and has asked to move to general population. awaiting trial on 14 charges related to an alleged crime spree that ended with his arrest inside a tulsa casino with a loaded shotgun, he could be in jail for a while. he's already spent 17 years of his life in prison on various drug convictions and accessory to murder. he doesn't have a lot to show for it except for the tattoos he acquired there. >> says "white pride." i've got like a bunch of demon faces filling it all in, just like a collage. pretty much skulls and demons. >> but a neck tattoo carries a different message. >> cut my throat one time and i just filled it in, colored the scar in and branded, basically, "jesus saves" on my neck. more of a reminder to me when i looked in the mirror every day. >> giroux's tattoos might represent opposing forces in his

americans will not be able to go to orbitz or travelocity to buy tickets to cuba.ou have to go to a third party. you can't go to the store and buy cuban cigars. people can travel to cuba and bring back cuban cigars, but they can't go to a cigar shop in the united states and buy subban cigars in the united states. that's still under the embargo. but no question about it, a major step forward in the relations between the u.s. and cuba. >> thanks very much, jim acosta. let's go to havana right now. our correspondent there is patrick oppmann, the only u.s. television network correspondent on the scene in cuba for us. you've been there for a while, patrick. give us your perspective. this is a huge historic moment in the u.s./cuban relationship. >> reporter: i've been coming to cuba for nearly 20 years. and there's never been a day like this i've experienced here. cubans found out in the last hour when raul castro made the announcement over cuban state tv that there was a prisoner exchange, that there was this major step towards normalization. and while we were doing liv

orbitz worldwide.ge of about 24% each holiday season over the past seven years. a huge move there. >> then it drops again after that? >> orbitz has been on a nice -- a decent trajectory since it went public back into 2007. but it does kind of fall off afterwards and whatnot. but here's the thing. there are 11 other stocks that have gone up by 80%. foot locker, four out of each five years, it's up. amazon, staples, autozone. these stocks tend to do well. thee 12 stocks out of 100 tend to do well during the holiday season. as many portfolio managers look what to do with their money for the last month of the year with oftentimes they'll look towards historical patterns. that's not is a i these things are going to happen, but they have a track record in the past of doing well. >> how many of those stocks then drop off drastically come january? >> some of them do drop off. there are seasonal aspects to account for. the whole idea of the santa claus rally. there's also this january effect. maybe some people

like orbitz, 20% off roofs.ed roof inn has 30% off and destination results has 30% to 40% off vail and tahoe. the biggest savings potential is big ticket items. appliances. we expect steers diskont heavily. home depot has historically had big cybermonday sales. it's far from dead. it's now the action-packed catch all final sale of the black friday season. becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> hard to resist. >> i was literally trying to take notes. what was the 6 one? >> 6pm.com. shoes and clothes. i can't watch these pieces. i get myself in trouble. >> just shoes? >> clothes as well. it's good to know. good to know. >> seriously, i was listening. tom's. love tom's shoes. diskont there. but is this the day everybody goes to work and no production is done, right? >> i know. sometimes i think if i buy it on sale, do i want it or just because it's cheap. >> it's on sale. you can't pass this up, even though i don't need it. >> then the withdrawal the next day. it is. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took

i think it beats the pants off orbitz. it is a terrific shopping experience.that is when competition can work its best. there will be new competitive pressure on insurers. blue cross and charges more than other insurers because they are blue cross. that is because people know them. and when they are on the shelf, they will say, why am i paying more? those benefits are the same. the second is the medical law regulation, which regulates and limits the amount of money they can have in profits and overhead. >> i want to get to a couple of parts of the bill but i think are important. one of them is the protections. many people do not trust the insurance companies and that is not just because of transparency, but how do we know that people do not have limits to keep them from getting pushed into bankruptcy or something else? can you talk about the protections that are there? >> it is a great question. i think this is the most important part of the bill, and the least appreciated. most people in this room will have insurance on they -- from their employers or the gov

and it's orbitz word wide because on average over ten holiday seasons it's up -- i should say seven holidayup about 24% each year and up 7 out of last 7 years and only been around for 7 years going public back in 2007. look at the other real standouts out there. look at foot locker, amazon, staples, autozone among the 12 up at least 80% of the time over the past decade and positive gains. each one of those stocks has outperformed the overall market in that time and when's interesting here, also, is you take a look at the other names, a lot of auto related stocks, specifically auto retailers like auto nation or sonic automotive and some standouts in the sector. as you take a look at the overall retail spending picture, it is also about the other big names and for more, go to cnbc.com with the full list, as well. >> do you like shopping? >> you know, i like it at certain times of the year. doesn't happen all that often and i try real initial it as best i can. i just don't like to do it often, guys. >> he's a good husband, too. he has a fun wife, i'm sure they go shopping together. >> i try. >

united and orbitz are seeking $75,000 in damages much. >> leave the kid alone. >> sounds like an innovator>> yeah. come on. >> the "new york times" game of throne has been named the most pirated show. they say it's amc's hard drama, "walking dead" came in second compiled by torrent freak. analysts say television piracy is only expected to increase. >> and over at the "new york daily news" pop star justin bieber has earned the title of the worst celebrity neighbor of 2014. i guess do they -- nobody lives next to you? according to real estate listing website zillow cops were called to the biebs beverly hills mansion multiple times for a range of issues from loud parties to vandalism after he egged his neighbor's house. close behind were kim kardashian miley cyrus. but if you live next to jimmy fallon, he is considered the most desirable celebrity neighbor of the year. >> jimmy fallon is one of the nicest human beings on the face of the earth. >> no doubt. you've been to some of bieber's parties, right? >> i wanted to grab him by the neck because he egged my house. get off my lawn justin. >>>