the entry of southwest airlines on this route could also benefit fliers on other airlines. y will have to compete against southwest's lower fares. swa is known for its no frills service with a smile with pretzels as a snack. but for this longer haul over the pacific, the airline is offering additional snack options. some of the passengers aboard this flight went to extra efforts to book their flights. >> it's awesome. it's an awesome feeling. i refreshed the app 28 hours nted to be on this flight asas. anything. it's crazy. >> today's fli wt it does come just days after southwest had to ground its 737 max 8 type jets. those were supposed to be used on these california to hawaii routes. swa used an older 737 type jet for today's flight. all 737 max 8 and 9 type jets are still grounded by the faa. now southwest has not said if the grounding of those max 8s are going to affect their continued roll-out of this california to hawaii service. they are planning, however, on launching service from oakland to maui next month and then eventually they're going to be having flights from

matt is a flight attendant for southwest airlines.thwest airlines has opened up routes to hawaii. so matt has been selected out of 30,000 employees, he's one of four to go and shoot the new southwest airlines commercial. >> nice. >> matt along with two other flight attendants and a pilot got to go out there and spend some time among the islands, a number of different islands. he got to tour around. he got to eat some of the delicious food truck shrimp. oh. >> my mouth is watering right >> he did some cliff diving. and botched it a bit there. work on your landing a bit. he has a good tip about how to find really good spots to check out when you're on vacation. >> all you have to do is go on instagram, search location. once you dea dosee a dope pictuu get there that way. >> hashtags come in handy while on vacation. >> now it's time for matt to do what he's been brought to the island to do. shoot this commercial. he's getting the makeup. he's getting toured around. his part is all about golf. >> i have to hit a ball in front of all these

with southwest airlines and she asked that you'd like to switch to a different plane well southwest said ok we understand your concern no problem they read a book to her whereas a travel companion of that very same woman she wrote on twitter call the airline just minutes later having the same request and they denied it and it shows the dilemma of carriers because grounding these planes but equally if they're a big part of your fleet is a heavy decision to take and if airlines canceling their orders this is going to turn into a disaster i mean it's too early to determine that but boeing is sticking to its product is there anything else i can do very little to be honest at the at this stage of the. events that were in at the moment a link between the crash of the lion air flight you mentioned in october also conducted on i seventy seven next and the one that happened yesterday has not been established yet some might say i mean there are similarities it's the same type of airplane it is also brand new both. brown you have planes it was right after takeoff where events happened that led to t

southwest airlines launched its first nonstop flight to honolulu this morning out of oakland international airport. the airline didn't shy away from the hoopla. check out that video. they celebrated with hula dancers and some very excited passengers. >> i feel like it's going to be a huge milestone in history, and i've been dying to be on this flight. i've been wanting to go to hawaii for the longest time. especially with southwest. >> it's perfect. and some of those lucky passengers snagged tickets for $49 fees. oakland is the first u.s. mainland airport to serve hawaii on southwest airlines. next stop, flights from san jose to hawaii will be added in may. >>> no such thing as too many flights to highway. still ahead, the list is getting longer. the latest candidate to officially enter the race for the white house, and a sneak peek at how she plans to win over voters. >>> plus, it's a mess in the midwest. the problems piling off after devastating and deadly flooding. some people still stranded in their homes. >>> meanwhile, closer to home, a dry offense the weekend. 70s around san francis

all i would want to say is, "we see this innovative program that southwest airlines southwest airlines american airlines pilots went through. let me see what you did with the immediate action items when that occurred on the flight, in the simulator, that tells me you were trained to have that." and then i would go to these pilots that are overseas. "let me see the simulator training." because most of them contract it out. does their simulator experience include when you get from a normal to an abnormal an emergency checklist was to mark precluding that emergency, reading the checklist, is an immediate action item. did they have that demonstrated to them in the cockpit come in the simulator? >> harris: so you're saying whatever problem we might have with any play in the future might be the international training of pilots? >> you better believe it is. >> harris: wow. jp tristani, you will have an interesting day prethink of her perspective free >> i can handle it. thank you. spew when the college admission scampi create actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman among dozens facing ch

because honestly, if you're southwest airlines, where do you get off making fun of anybody else?after a direction. that's not a great name. you're practically the worst airline there is. like, if it weren't for spirit, you'd be spirit. and, yes, united dragged someone off a plane, but at least they wanted to be on a united plane in the first place. you wanna fly southwest? you ask for a water, they say, "suck your spit. shut up." so, no, that southwest employee should not have publicly made fun of this girl's name. but at the same time... at the same time, why would a parent name their child a-b-c-d-e? you're supposed to name your child after her grandmother, not after her grandmother's facebook password. and, honestly, it was only a matter of time before this little girl discovered that she had an unusual name. i mean, she probably figured it out as soon as she boarded the plane. she was trying to find her seat, like, "a, b, c--wait a minute! "wait a minute! i'm in all the seats!" ♪ the holland tunnel. right here in new york city. it's one of the most frustrating tunnels to driv

the first southwest flight heads to a white today. how the airlineslping to bring low fares across the pacific. >> and how they town is reacting after the landmark flintstone house has made very big changes. >>> from ktvu fox 2 news, this is mornings on 2. >>> good morning and welcome back. i love the vibe that we are getting with all of these songs this morning. it is a gore girl party. renie says i love the all girl crew this day. >> we do as well. we miss frank, but we had are having so much fun these past couple of days. >> good morning! thank you for chiming in and joining our party. >> good morning, i am claudine wong. >> and i am sara zendehnam. it is a nice to have you here. rosemary is looking at the temperatures. she is delivering the forecast that i like. not too hot not too cold. >> we have everything, so no one can be mad at us. >>> if you like the rain, it is coming back. there will be a little bit. >> you cannot get mad at this view. this is gorgeous. there's a view into san francisco. we have blue skies with a little bit of fog this mo

we're hearing from southwest and american airlines after the big announcement. e gallagher has that live in the west coast news hub. trace? >> just heard numbers. we should know that southwests that 34 737 max 8s. it's a disruption because the planes are in the air and being boarded and you're talking about a domino effect because other connections have to be made. that will have a fairly significant impact on the day and the coming days for southwest airlines, which is why they're asking for a clarification from the faa. like how long is this ground stop going to be, what is the deal and what is the reason for all of this. if you go over to american airlines, it has 24 max 8s, 2% of their fleet, 135 flight as day. it will put some flyers in a pickle. united airlines is flying the max 9s. 1% of their need. and westjet, a regional carrier, has 13 of the max 8s. it will impact that as well. we know when you talk about the faa saying there's similarities, things they recognize the lion air crash in october and the ethiopian air crash sunday, we know the pilots of bo

the hospital will begin taking patients tomorrow morning. >>> southwest airlines is suing its mechanicsrline claims mechanics are reporting excessive maintenance issues in a coordinated effort to disrupt the airline's operations. southwest and its mechanics union have been deadlocked in contract negotiations for years. the union has denied organizing or condoning anwork action against the airline. >>> airports and health officials in chicago are on high alert today. they say a passenger at midway airport might have exposed people to measles. they believe the passenger was infectious when he or she was at the airport last friday. right now the airport, the hospital, they are the only two places where officials think people might have been exposed. most people are vaccinated for the disease as children, but it is highly contagious for those who are not. >>> wells fargo reached a multimillion dollar settlement with its own shareholders over a phoney account scandal. a court filing in san francisco says shareholders will receive a total of $240 million all from the bank's insurers. lawsuits

southwest airlines, it haseen cs their launch city. >> new that it is the only departure site for southwest to hawaii the airport plans to use that as a promotional activity. back to you. >>> of course i won't be the pro #1r50ider for provider for long. >>> a fire ripped through that two story house early this morning. when firefighters arrived the flames were so bad cal fire was called in to help. the house was badly damaged but luckily no one was inside. and there were no reports of any injuries. there is no word yet on the cause. >>> today is st. patrick's day. this weekend celebrations in full effect here in the pay bay area and across the country. an east bay city be w irish roots celebrated the holiday with irish music and dancing. the festival has grown so much. even the irish travel all the way from dublin's sister city because this is where this is happening in dublin in the east bay. dublin sister cities out here to celebrate saint paddies; people in the windy city also taking part in the tradition. thousands gathering in chicago. it is environmentally friendly vegetable dye. >>>

the airline says low ticket prices are here to stay.tom nealon/southwest president:"we are absolutely in this for the long run. we ain't going anywhere. we're here to compete and we're here to win." the governor welcomes the airline - he hopes it'll give the state an economic boost. gov. david ige/d-hawaii:"i really look forward to southwest doing very well in the islands. i know they'll add value and choices to our residents as well as visitors." southwest said it'll announce service from hawaii to other california cities like san diego and sacramento.even inter-island service to lihue on kauai in the coming weeks. the first neighbor island flight between honolulu and kahului on maui will start on april 28th. (vicki) that wraps that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and catherine ken wayne and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. thank you grant and vicki. tonight at 6.... a rash of freeway shootings in the east bay... three in as many days... with one resulting in the death of a young woman. what is behind the sudden spike in roadway violence.... and what's b

i think all of the airlines are going to continue to keep an eye on what southwest is doing and keep n their airline instead of the newcomer. >> no kidding. so, when i looked this morning, those $49 flights were gone. i was so disappointed. it is still worth it then. >> i think it is. what you need to do is set up fare alerts on places like google flights or skies get that allow you to set a fare and if it goes below a certain fare, and it goes below that threshold, it will send you an email and you book the flight. >> what you think it took so long for southwest to expand into the home why in market? >> they did a good job of being a domestic carrier. it was recently they started to fly to mexico and the caribbean. what southwest wanted to do was get these flights that appeal to the rapid rewards members. these are members of the frequent flyer program, that they really, they earn all of these miles but they did not have any sexy destinations to go. hawaii is very, very sexy to frequent fires. they all want to go there. i would imagine that most of these people that are booking now,

southwest airlines just started selling tickets from oakland to honolulu, and within hours. airline sold out of its introductory $49 one way fares. now other airlines are lowering their fares to match southwest's prices between california and hawaii. southwest also plans to fly to hawaii from snaz, sacramento and san diego starting next month. they do have plans as well to fly inter-island flights. those within the hawaiian islands. >> you said it was what, 70s and a little cloudy today? >> 70s, yeah. >> not bad. >> acceptable. it's going to be rainy here. sandhya patel with the forecast. >> larry, i'm sure, andal ma, a, y and alma, you want to get away from the rain. i do want to draw attention there are concerns for wednesday morning. ponding on the roadways, minor stream flooding a high likelihood. rock mudslides in the hills, power outages a possibility and river flooding. this is the silver lining, if you will. we are not expecting river flooding, especially hard-hit areas in the north bay, probably keeping close tabs. live doppler 7 now showing you just some cloud cover

southwest airlines operates the largest fleet of boeing 737 max 8 aircraft with 34 planes. (vicki) coming up... people who live in tahoe are having a hard time digging out of all the snow hitting the area. and more is on the way. why they say they don't mind the inconvenience. (grant) plus-- a woman seen wandering naked on a freeway. and it was caught by passing drivers. we'll tell you what she was doing. an unexpected sight along a florida interstate. a man was seen carrying a dog across the freeway... with a naked woman beside him. it happened just north of daytona beach -- a red car comes within a couple of feet then a pickup comes very close.and just after she crosses... a semi barrels by. the man taking the video says the two went across all six lanes of the highway to catch that dog, which possibly had escaped from their car. he says they made it safely back to their car and drove away. (grant) police are looking for a man in atlanta-- who randomly fired a gun at an apartment complex. he got out of his car-- and just started shooting. did this two days in a row. this

a southwest airlines boeing seven three seven max aircraft the same type that was grounded worldwide earlier this month has made an emergency landing in orlando no passengers one boarding the aircraft was being ferried to california where southwest is storing the airplanes well boeing investigates the us federal aviation administration grounded all seventy seven max eight planes following two fatal crashes. right after a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera thailand's main opposition party says following sunday's election it will form a coalition with five other parties need of the per type parties that are out. maybe announcement in a joint press conference she says the coalition will have two hundred fifty five seats in the house of representatives however that's not enough to have the power to choose the prime minister it's got hired has more now from bangkok. they are going to start they have are forming this coalition kind of phrase there's the democratic front to counter what's been going on and to counter. who is the head of the military government now and prime min

we did contact southwest airlines this morning.ld us that they don't have airport or flight-specific details to share. san jose airport officials have yet to get back with me. airlines mainly southwest, american and united should be able to swap out planes pretty quickly and passengers shouldn't be terribly inconvenienced. that's because the 737 max 8 as j fle herea small percentage in the u.s. eric young was on one of the last flights to take off before the jets were grounded nationwide yesterday. he said his flight from l.a. to oakland was intense after he discovered he was on a max 8 before takeoff. same type of boeing plane that crashed a few days ago in ethiopia and five months ago in indonesia. >> these two incidences happened in the first eight minutes to 15 minutes. so if we are able to take off and have no problem the first 15, 20 minutes, i should be safe and sound. >> reporter: the acting administrator of the faa is on "good morning america" this morning. he says he doesn't know how long the planes will be grounded. repo

(ken) southwest airlines' newest state-of-the-art boeing 737 max 8 will be idle for the foreseeable futurehe airline is now sending its planes to the southern california logistics airport in victorville, as it waits out a global grounding of the aircraft. the move comes after the f-a-a grounded all boeing 737 max 8's... the company is trying to fix a software flaw that may be behind two fatal crashes in the span of five months. despite the grounding, southwest was allowed a one- way flight to the mojave desert facility. southwest airlines operates the largest fleet of boeing 737 max 8 aircraft with 34 planes. the airline says the repetitive maintenance necessary for stationary aircraft. (ken) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look at the rain now.. and what's ahead lawrence karnow: we enjoyed some sunshine and partly cloudy skies with showers moving in late. highs today were in the 60s. on the doppler you can see a few showers moving in but heavier rain is on the way. on the satell

blog on sf gate. >> the cheapest fares now are about $298 round trip and not just southwest, but we've seen alaska airlines come in and aggressively match southwest. american airlines has come in with fares of about $275 round trip. >> reporter: and this morning the real deal, not just flights for 300 bucks, but much, much lower. >> we are looking at -- i mean this morning we had fares round trip of $98, believe it or not. they truly had seats that were available for $49 each way. they didn't last for very long, but they were there. >> reporter: take a look at the southwest site this afternoon. those tickets are long gone. >> i already got it planned. i'm excited for it. i'm about to get a real tan. >> my daughter savannah has been waiting for this, waiting months and months and months. i called her this morning to let her know and she booked within five minutes. >> reporter: southwest is now the sixth carrier to head to hawaii from california adding more competition for your money. >> it's definitely sparked a lot of discounting in the market and i think that we'll see that at least for the next year as t

southwest airlines first flights set to hawaii.ou can get there for under $100. >>> plus, --ow old are you hone are you home alone, just you and your mom? >> yes. >> has she ever had a seizure before? ! yes, two or three times. >> a cool and calm three seven- year-old dialed 911. >>> today some students at san jose protested at santa fe state . they protested over what they say is a lack of attention being paid to homeless students. >> reporter: on the san jose state campus there are calls for the permanent solution for the problem of student homelessness. >> i have been homeless three times. >> she joined the ranks of the homeless after a fire forced her to evacuate her apartment. they are not just personal issues. >> reporter: the csu chancellor's office report that nearly 11% of their population has housing crisis is. some students is have started sleeping in cars or living in a room at a church. >> this is not just affecting students but our whole community. >> reporter: since last year the homeless alliance has been pressuring

patrick's day block party. >>> southwest airlines is now officially flying from the bay area to hawaii. the inaugural flight left oakland airport just after 1ng r honolulu. alyssa was there and has more now on the celebration. >> [music playing] hula dancers greet passengers. >> we are thrilled. we have been waiting a long time for this to happen. >> aviation enthusiasts from all over the country bought tickets for this flight from oakland to honolulu. they say its like being apart of history. >> i had to be apart of it. i flew from from orlando and i've been waiting all morning to get on this plane. >> robert from orlando even brought a little keepsake for the crew. >> i got a bag full of nuts for the flight attendants and everyone to share with southwest. >> [music playing] at the terminal it was a party. music, dancing, cake, passengers mingled with southwest officials an e spirit. >> i can't tell you what an honor it is. >> he said this is his first time flying to hawaii. pilots train on simulators in dallas. >> our simulation is so advanced these days, the technology is a simulati

again to put it in perspective, southwest airlines has 750 aircraft. 20 or 34 airplanes that are the x 8. you're talking about 4.5% of the their fleet. american airlines having 960 airplanes let's say, we're talking about grounding 24 of those which would be 2 1/2% of their fleet. we're not talking about significant numbers here but the bottom line is safety does not come first. revenue comes first and if the faa -- melissa: for the faa? you think revenue comes first for the faa as well? >> oh absolutely. southwest airlines, 3472, many people don't remember flying from new orleans to orlando, had catastrophic engine failure. the engine blew up, pierced the side of the aircraft of southwest jet. national transportation safety board basically said at that point in time we need a close inspection to the families of this particular aircraft engine. that was the recommendation to the faa instead of the faa mandating airlines to inspect those fan blades, they made it voluntary. of course none of the airlines took the aircraft out of the service to inspeck the fan blades even after the inbeg

sitting in this yard is southwest airlines' entire fleet of boeing 737 max planes. southwest canceled almost 3,000 flights since the faa grounded the entire max fleet following two deadly crashes in six months. first in the waters off indonesia and the second earlier this month in ethiopia. the airline says it has reduced its current flight schedule through april 20th and is evaluating future schedule reductions. >> it's certainly creating four and lack of confidence in boeing customers and those that trust the faa. >> reporter: southwest is the largest carrier at both mineta san jose and oakland international and travelers like the wisemans from seattle are sweating their flights home. >> the return flight we did get a notification that one of the planes that was connecting is a max 8. >> or whatever it is, yeah. >> so we haven't seen anything yet as to if it's canceled or rescheduled. >> reporter: but the wisemans and others are happy not to be flying on the flawed aircraft. >> i'm glad actually they did cancel the plane, definitely do not want to be flying on tha

liz: breaking news from two airlines, we now have a statement from southwest airlines, and southwest d show -- i believe we have a live picture from love field in dallas, where a 737 max has just landed very safely, i want to make that clear. it's on the tarmac. that plane will not be taking off for the near future. that goes for just about all 737 boeing-made max jets. the faa acting administrator is saying the black boxes from the ethiopian airlines crash are quote, too badly damaged to read for ethiopian officials. then they sent them to germany. we understand the german authorities came out with a statement and said they don't have the ability to analyze what's on the black boxes because it is a brand new system in this jet. so now the closest place with equipment to read them is france. the administrator says boxes will be on a plane tonight, they will land in france tomorrow to find out what's going on. the southwest boeing 737 max that just landed at love field in dallas, the airline's statement reads this. southwest says it is aware of media reports stating that the boeing 737

and american airlines. southwest started using it in 2017. safety is our number one measure , we are look working closely with investigating team and all regulatory authorities and ball. we know another airplane was supposed to be debuted in seattle on wednesday but that event has been canceled in light of this event. >>> san francisco mayor is expected to announce will be the city's new public defender, replacing the late defender. he died suddenly more than two weeks ago of an apparent heart attack. reportedly, the mayor has interviewed several women as possible replacements but matt gonzalez, the number two and the office says he would be honored to be named to replace his former boss . >>> the mayor will attend a town hall event at 630 this evening at the san francisco center on market. this is the first in a series of town hall meetings that she will hold around the city. she wants to hear and address residence concerns about issues facing san francisco . >>> there is an outpouring of support for oakland city co

southwest airlines boeing seven three seven the same type that was grounded worldwide earlier this month has made an emergency landing in orlando the plane which is not carrying any passengers reported the problem leaving an airport in florida the u.s. federal aviation administration grounded all seven three seven nights a plane's following two fatal crashes a southwest plane was bound for california where the carrier is storing the aircraft well investigates. all right so those are the headlines is continues here on al-jazeera after life ups silicon savannah. in twenty sixty one a one east revealed that girls from me and marc some as young as fifteen were trafficked to singapore to work as maids it's illegal and costing lives so why does it still continue when law abiding singapore one a one east. it's a mobile world. with. text. to help make our lives easier. but not everyone's benefit. can mobile phone apps be designed to help make a better world. challenges app developers from around the world to visit communities. and then come up with an app that could help. this week life apps.

sunday's deadly ethiopian airlines crash.( james ) the grouding is impacting travel at our local airports. kron4's sara stinson is live at s-f-o with more. at s-f-o at southwestirline had 31 boeing 737 aircrafts in service - but they are all grounded indefinitely now that an emergency order was put in place by president trump.all boeing 737 max eight and max nine are grounded right now in the wake of the crash of an ethiopian airliner that killed 157 people.other countries had previously grounded these planes already - but the f-a-a said it didn't have any data showing the boeing max's were unsafe and were against the grounding. president donald trump issued the emergency order wednesday saying new information has come to light in the ongoing investigation into the crash.satelite based tracking shows there are similarities between the deadly ethiopian airlines and the lion air crash that happened back in october 20- 18. as dozens of countries continue to search for answers - the investigtion will continue on in paris, france. for now the grounding will definitely be impacting flights, but this morning we will check in with passengers to see how they're feelin

meanwhile pilots unions from airlines such as american airlines, southwest airlines as well as united airlines, they are all standing behind the aircraft. >> interesting perspective. thanks so much. >>> at least three victims of the ethiopia crash had ties to northern california. melvin and bennett riffle were from redding. the brothers were on vacation traveling through africa and musi oki worked for a bay area tech company. today some of the relatives of the 157 victims arrived at the crash site to mourn the loss of their loved ones. piles of clothing and debris leave them searching for answers. the victims came from 35 countries. the u.n. lost 21 staff members traveling to a conference. u.s. army captain antwon lewis was also on board. the newly married father was serving as a missionary in africa. >> i will say that plane went down with him doing what he wanted to do most. >> crews at the crash site are working to identify remains and then return them to families. that process is expected to take weeks. >>> a man accused of threatening google workers with violence, why police say

regulators have not issued any safety concerns over the jet southwest airlines which operates the largest fleet of seven three seven x. eight says it remain confident in the safety of all its boeing planes were the moral service has been held for the eight crew members who were killed in sunday's crash the boeing seven hundred seven max which travelled from and a suburb are on its way to the kenyan capital nairobi came down shortly after takeoff killing one hundred fifty seven people on board victims came from thirty nations and included twenty two you know to nations staff investigators are examining two black box recorders recovered the day after the crash all of the market will go up to me we came here to pay our respects to our friends even if we cannot seem look at his body we came to drive our tears. where he lost his life and bid him farewell it was a humble guy who was god fearing everyone knew him as a positive humble and good person. may god rest his soul in a heavenly peace a young man know what i am now demanding is that i get the body of my child whatever happened has happene

a southwest airlines boeing seven three seven max aircraft the same type that was grounded worldwide earlier this month has made an emergency landing in orlando florida no passengers were on board the aircraft it was as it was being ferried to victor ville in california that's where southwest is storing the airplanes while burning investigates the u.s. federal aviation administration the f.a.a. grounded all seventy seven months eight planes following two fatal crashes. for a county in the u.s. state of new york has declared a state of emergency when outbreak of measles local officials are banning unvaccinated children from having access to public spaces if their orders violated offenders can be fined five hundred dollars and jailed for up to six months one hundred fifty three measles cases have been confirmed in rockland county measles a highly infectious disease and can cause serious ill health including brain and lung damage and as well as opposition leader one guy though as describe the country's second major blackout this month as a new tragedy addressing the national assembly he

on wednesday denying it had granted provisional approval for the upgrade also on wednesday southwest airlines which has the biggest fleet of seven three seven max has revised down its revenue forecast he says the grounding of his planes has resulted in almost three thousand canceled flights already have good news for boeing came from the german carrier. he says he's considering a three digit order to seven three seven max is as it expands its fleet. carter joins us now from wall street welcome to the show you and the boys unveiled a fix and the f.a.a. has also spoken do you see faith in boeing eventually being restored well it's a tiny step to put it that way still a lot of questions remain unanswered if we talk about the f.a.a. there has been a report out that it actually might take almost up to a year to figure out of this the difficulty of the seven three seven eight got too much rushed at least there seems to be no cosying between the f.a.a. and boeing so that's to a certain degree a bit of good news for boeing but still there kerry has to expect high costs for a pilot training all surge

united, southwest and air canada are the only airlines to fly boeing 737 max 8 and 9 aircrafts .l three grounded yesterday were from air canada. the aiport says in some cases ... airlines have been able to swap passengers into other approved aircraft, rather than cancelling a flight entirely. (robin) right now, boeing says it recommended suspending operation of the entire global fleet because of the amount of concern raised. (robin) some boeing planes are also grounded at the oakland airport. southwest airlines says -- it grounded 34 "max 8" airplanes out of about 750 of its fleet of 737 jets. southwest has a major hub at the oakland airport ... but the grounding of max 8 planes did not appear to impact flights. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... more details on the college cheating scandal... after investigators

in the u.s.g here it would impact the southwest perhaps more than other airlines. making moves direction, as you discussed, the divergence between the u.s. and europe in this regard. it is interesting, the response from southwest, the pilots association saying that they are confident in the safety of the max fleet. they said that it is based on massive amounts of data. they said have also stepped up training since the lion air crash of the boeing 737 max about six months ago. guy: not just 737 issues right now. emma: that is right, take a look at this chart. southwest has been falling for eight days, the longest streak since july 2010, down 10% over that time. it has been in a labor dispute with its mechanics. the faa released a warning to southwest because of that, saying that they need to finally resolve the negotiations. also saying that the company is starting its flight to hawaii later this month and people not sure how that will play out. vonnie: we will continue to monitor boeing, one of the worst performers in the s&p 500. nevertheless, the index is positiv

the three airlines that fly the max in the u.s. -- southwest, american, united airlines. this flight aware map showing max flights in u.s. skies disappearing through the afternoon. >> pilots have been notified. airlines have been all notified. airlines are agreeing with this. the safety of the american people and all people is our paramount concern. >> reporter: the u.s. grounded the max only after canada and the rest of the world acted first. but the faa says its decision is based on evidence collected on the ground in ethiopia and satellite data received from ethiopian flight 302 before it crashed which showed very erratic vertical takeoff speeds as the pilots apparently struggled to control the plane. similar to the lion air crash in indonesia last october. the ceo of ethiopian airlines talked to cnn. >> we believe the similarities are substantial. they're both the same airplane model, brand-new airplanes. and also the flights were very short, i think eight minutes in the case of lion air, six minutes' flight in our case. >> reporter: tonight, nearly four days after th

oakland airport is the very first us mainland airport to serve hawaii on southwest airlines. we reported the introductory flights sold out nearly immediately with fares as low as $49 dollars one way from the bay area to the hawaii islands. southwest will expand service to hawaii to san francisco international airport and san jose airport in the next month. (jrs) california lawmakers unveiled a set lawmakers unveiled a set of proposals to make rent more affordable. lawmakers announced a set of bills to protect renters... with measures that would require landlords to prove just cause... before evicting a tenant. the bills would also aim to prevent rent gouging. redwood city renter sasha powell stood before lawmakers holding up a letter from her landlord...<"i want to read from this.. effective may 1st 2019, my rent will be 1,700 instead of 1,040. effective july 1st my rent will be 2,300 instead of 1,700. and effective september 1st my rent will be 2,500 instead of 2,300, i've lived in my building for 16 years. "> (jrs) her rent increase is an example of what millions of renters

. >>> if you are thinking about getting away in someone of those southwest airlines low cost flights to hawaii, you are out of luck. the $49 fares all sold out yesterday just a couple of hours after they were announced. southwest airline is set to begin flights to hawaii on march 17th from oakland and then later from san jose, sacramento and san diego. >>> happening today, new orleans is celebrating fat tuesday. a big mardi gras party is planned for today. several parades will mark the send of carnival season. more than a million people visit new orleans every year in the weeks leading up to mardi gras. >>> the time is now 5:26. up a next, an incredible story of survivor. >> we found shelter up a tree branch close to the ground. >> two little girls telling how they spent two nights lost in the woods, cold and alone. >>> democrats have just ramped up their investigations into the president in a big way. i'm doug luzader in washington. >>> we do have traffic getting a lot busier all over the place. traffic is moving well on the upper deck of the bay bridge in san francisco. >>> rain is

airlines use max 8, sthwest and american. united uses max 9s. southwest's flights are spread throughout the country. concentrated into and out of miami. between all three airlines there are about 275 daily flights using the max fleet. >> it's a ge decision. it has an economic effect, you know, that's far-reaching. >> reporter: today in dallas, the home of southwest airlines, fliers reacted. >> all this week they've been letting people changr tickets. i think that's been great of them to do that. >> eporter: many travelers and crew members wondering what's next? >> i was scared taking off because of whawas going on in the news. >> happy to be back on the ground. >> reporter: all three airline trying to minimize travel disruptions. usuthwest, the most heavily impacted, says anymers booked on a canceled max 8 flight can rebook on alternatei flightsut any additional fees or fare differences within 14 days of their original date of travel. >> safety fit, most important thing. it's a little scary to be up there when you know there could be something wrong with th

to start hunger strikes on april seventh to protest against worsening living conditions on a southwest airlines boeing seven three seven max the same type that was grounded worldwide earlier this month has made an emergency landing in orlando the plane which was not carrying any passengers reported the problem up to leaving an airport in florida the u.s. federal aviation administration grounded all seven three seventy eight planes following two fatal crashes the southwest plane was bound for california where the carrier is storing the aircraft while boeing investigates. all right so those are the headlines that is continues here on al-jazeera life ups silicon savannah. in twenty sixty one a one east revealed that girls from me and some as young as fifteen were trafficked to singapore to work as maines it's illegal and costing lives so why does it still continue when law abiding singapore one the one east. it's a mobile world. with calls texts and apps to help make our lives easier. but not everyone's benefit. can mobile phone apps be designed to help make a better world this series challenges a

southwest leads the three u.s. airlines in number of max aircraft. it has 34 max 8 airplanes in its fleet. five southwest flights were canceled yesterday. >>> it's concerning. because i saw that the europe, uk, china india banned this 737 and after that the u.s. react today it. but better late than never. >>> ine- tws faa says theye specific information before decide to go ground the fleet. >> building a better bay area starts with building more housing. of course, how and where it's built is a very controversial subject. >> especially when the housing is near b.a.r.t. stations. amy hollyfield is live with what's happening today at b.a.r.t. that could push new development. amy? >> reporter: hi reggie. the b.a.r.t. board is going to meet today to decide whether to accept a bill. it would require more housing like you see here around b.a.r.t. stations. this is the contra costa county station surrounded by housing and retail. the bill would require afrd b pt of the development. critics say local government leaders should have control over housing develop

right now there's about three hundred fifty operated by airlines all around the world actually southwest airlines in the u.s. is the biggest buyer you also have american airlines ryanair but three hundred fifty is not that much just represents about two percent of bones entire fleet but it represents eighty percent of those planes that boeing is actually making for airlines so it is becoming more popular this is kind of the future of boeing's mid-range flight and if this if there is a link between the software malfunction then they might have a problem to deal with passengers will be thinking of these these accidents ok thank you very much deb these arenas you for that insight. to german journalists are on their way back home to germany after the government of turkey refused to renew their press passes the journalists were not given any reason for the decision their media organizations intend to appeal it germany's foreign minister has also criticized the decision zeba from the berlin daily taga spiegel and you're going to posit from the from germany's public broadcaster say they see no legal gro

a southwest airlines boeing seven three seven max aircraft has made an emergency landing in orlando florida it's the same type of jet that was grounded worldwide earlier this month the passengers were on board the aircraft as it was very to california where southwest is storing the planes while burning investigates a possible fault u.s. aviation regulators grounded all seven three seven max eight planes following two fatal crashes. well those are the headlines and news continues here on al-jazeera after inside facebook secrets of the social network sites in pennsylvania. facebook is all you believe the most powerful company in the world one point four billion people use it every day more than the population of any country on earth except china the story that you created represent the american dream you know that our mission at facebook is to help connect everyone in the world we take that responsibility very seriously but a series of recent scandals has exposed problems of the haunts of the social network ministers that coburg i think we all agree that what happened here was baguio knowledg

(catherine) southwest airlines tickets to hawaii from the bay area went on sale today....and they'veold out for the month of march! the flights will be between oakland and honolulu, with more flights to be added in april and may. introductory fares start at $49 for travel in march and april, and tickets for the peak summer travel season range from $189 to $214 each way. southwest will serve four of the hawaiian islands. for more details - head to kron4 dot com. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: skies were mostly cloudy with a few scattered light showers today. its mostly quiet on the doppler radar now but that will change later tonight. another round of rain will move in late tonight especially the southern parts of the bay area. rain will be heaviest in the santa cruz mountain south in the morning tomorrow. you can see the storm on doppler radar. it has tapped into subtropical moisture again which will bring heavy rain and possible flooding to central and southern california. tomorrow

max eight planes and other near misses putting plane make a boeing under additional pressure southwest airlines boeing seven hundred seven made safe emergency landing tuesday in orlando florida after experiencing an engine problem with no passengers on board meanwhile hundreds of boeing seven three seven . remain grounded around the world in washington politicians are looking into how the forty planes got certified to fly and how boeing is planning to fix the issue. under normal circumstances an emergency landing like this one would not get much attention an engine overheated shortly after takeoff the pilot returned to orlando florida and landed safely but the plane was a boeing seven three seven max eight one of hundreds that are grounded a southwest plane was headed for the carry a storage facility in california it did not carry any passengers the incident is likely to ruin a pivotal day for boeing as the company tries to rebuild public trust is about to brief two hundred pilots on changes to software is signed to prevent a mid-flight stall meanwhile a senate panel in washington plans to ques