u.s. airlines and online booking sites sell travel insurance, typically requiring customers to click yes or no before booking ago trip. it found questionable markets practicing for policies that offer minimal coverage and erect hurdles to the payment of claims. >> consumers tipped upside down and the money is split teen the airlines and the insurance companies. and it's just plain wrong. . >> reporter: just two companies underwrite all the policies. in a sfament, the -- statement, the u.s. travel and insurance association says the company was not kaktded -- contacted. the group recommend the travelers understand the options they are purchasing to make sure it fittings their needs. the purchase is voluntary. >> is solution ultimately is a more informed consumer, by which i mean people actually reading the fine print. >> reporter: the airline refunded the faxes for them, but they are out more than $700. cbs news, washington. >> and we reached out o norwegian, the airline. the company said is insurance and refund policies were clear and followed. but as a curtesy, they're refunding the remaind

u.s. airlines expect a record number of people to fly in the week wrapped around labor day. >> we are clearlyce on demand where it's very strong. airlines are very upbeat about connued strong, economic growth and household iome are at all-time highs and we're optimistic about the future. >> ohatimism is due not only to tum recordr of people flying in the u.s. and the type of passenger buying tickets. airlines are seeing more near-term bookings and those te to be business travelers, who on average, pay more than >>isure flyers. think what's happening is closing booking trends and demand is really strengthening for the group, and i think investors are really starting zero in on that. >> spirit, delta, united and nearly every airline have seen its stocks august elrally,d in part by a moderation in jet fuel prices. >> also remember carriers are being more cautious about adding more seats and planes in the air. add it all up and you see why investors are optimistic airlines are poised to fly even highm here. phil lebeau, nightly business chicago. >> from planes to another subject phil covers cars.

u.s. airliner over detroit on christmas day 2009. no one was killed, but only because the young man wearing the bomb failed to detonate it properly. one year later, the saudi-born asiri nearly pulled off another audacious attack, hiding explosive devices in printer cartridges being shipped on cargo planes to the u.s. the devices got through airport security in london, and were only discovered because of a last-minute tip. more recently, he was believed to be working on a bomb that e uld be hidden in a laptop computer or mobile device. prompting t.s.a. to ban such items on some flights to the u.s. >> a good chunk of what you have to take out of your bag and what has to be screened is because of asiri and his capabilities of ictting explosives in very difficult-to-find places. >> reporter: the drone strike, which the u.s. believes killed asiri, took place last year in yemen. but, his death does not end the akreat, since he taught his bomb-making skills to other terrorists. thff? >> glor: worth noting. david martin, thank you. president

u.s. airlines. other than that, there are very few things that the russians can do.ll the supposedly good that was done in the helsinki summit between trump and the vladimir putin, is that undone now? summit now more and more looks like an outlier. what we saw leading up to the summit in june was a u.s. policy that became harsher and harsher in terms of sanctions. u.s. and post the harshest sanctions on russian oligarchs in their holdings. we saw their stock prices drop. affair see this love between president trump and president putin and helsinki. it's almost as if it did not happen because now the u.s. is continuing to pursue the same sanctions policy of increasing policy on the kremlin as we saw previously. the biggest question is, what was the purpose of that summit in the first place? >> how are the sanctions hitting curtains approval ratings? ratings are at a 2014.nce he has stumbled at his approval to drops by more than 30 percentage points. that is huge for vladimir putin. now according to recent government polls, only 49% of russia say they would vote for vl

u.s. airlines will need over thirty six. hundred new pilots just to keep up with expected retirements attrition and increased demand this year alone the f.a.a. still calls their pilot count civil ehrman statistics get that airmen which suggest one possible cause for the shortage and an obvious and just solution women account for barely more than five percent of pilots according to international social action of women airline pilots by contrast nearly half of cabin crew jobs are done by women earlier this week director of airports council international andrea gets told the global aviation gender summit in cape town quote aviation in general has a difficult enough time lowering the best and brightest over to our industry it's not a track that girls and young women are particularly aware of we need to reverse that . and speaking of gender justice in employment the reputation of the tokyo medical school has suffered this week after revelations that scores for female of female applicants were systematically reduced since two thou

u.s. airliner that doesn't check for additional checked bags. ook at emerging-markets, the mexican peso up on news that mexico and the u.s. have reached a yet unnamed trade deal. it is not nafta, it is something else. also implications for canada, of course. expectations canada will come back to the table. given up some of the earlier gains, but the broader sentiment is still there. rishaad: taking a look at the carmakers who may be affected hereby a tariff on canadian made cars into the united states. at the moment, investors are shrugging all that off. ♪ retail. under pressure like never before. and it's connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inventory. virtual changing rooms. that's why retailers rely on comcast business to deliver consistent network speed across multiple locations. every corporate office, warehouse and store near or far covered. leaving every competitor, threat and challenge outmaneuvered. comcast business outmaneuver. reading across the screens, the region is rising. president trump'

u.s. airline that does not charge for a single checked bag.n: noble group is starting the first day of the rest of its life after shareholders backed a controversial rescue plan. it dramatically reduces investor influence. noble's guest says future remains uncertain. associate now is an professor of accounting. when you look at this deal, when you look at all the company has been through, were the investors ready to say that we want to come out of this with something. we will go along with everything, and did they get a good deal? >> i think what they got is hope, ok? it was a choice between hope and absolutely nothing, so i guess hope. whether that hope plays out remains to be seen. kathleen: will you remind our audience, who may be has not followed every twist and turn, what happened to this company? how did it get into this dire straight? >> it started when it was attacked by a a research company, alleging accounting irregularities. that was denial, but subsequently, i guess, overtime, it has proven to be with some basis, the allegations. 9

u.s. airlines not only here in the u.s. but all their flights overseas friday will be the busiest day for them guys, we shouldn't be surprised by this. the number of people who are flying here in the united states continues to move higher and higher and higher. look at this this is data showing 2017. well over 800 million. -- other 2016. i'm not sure what the estimate is for this year but i want be surprised if it is a close to 900 million this year or next year in terms of passengers that's why you see all of the airlines, whether you are looking at spirit, southwest, american, they are all moving higher, particularly over the last month. >> are they adding more capacity >> limited amount of capacity. that's part of the reason why investors are encouraged they are not just flooding the market with more planes because they are greater demand there. they are trying to be as strategic as possible about adding capacity. >> why elbow room is is a thing of the past. phil, thank you. >> you bet. >>> speaking of the airlines one o

u.s. airline now that doesn't charge a single checked bag. baggage there, that's it for "daybreak kathleen up next. yvonne? >> a slew happening later on china, likes of banks of hina construction bank, and ag bank. the first half looks pretty positive. provisions are dropping. re cracks forming as the economy is slowing. we've got senior director and head of china banks. grace wu. she talks about the rising household debt that's accumulating in the economy right now that's a particular her.rn to it's been under the radar here. there is a lot of focus on but rate debt, of course, she says, we need to look into ate little bit more. >> don't you love it, when you a guest ahead of time and that guest is just where you big them on the day some news breaks. in this case i'm talking about -- she's the albright stonebridge group principal. joining us at 7:00 a.m. hong kong time. he has a very long and deep background in u.s. china trade at the u.s. trade office, part of the strategic economic dialogue, the u.s. china joint commission on commerce and

u.s. airlines cut routes between the u.s. and china. what is the reasoning behind that move? es are cutting some of their international flights and also reducing the service of the chicago to tokyo unit, as well. the vice president of planning said that the two china routes were a colossal lossmaker for the company and, again, this is on the back of the higher fuel costs associated with that. united airline shares are down more than 22% this year. >> always great to have you with us, thanks so much. >>> all right. still to come, axios mike allen has a look at this morning's one big thing. is paul manafort pardon on the table. he is considering the move for his freshly convicted campaign chairman. >>> the president tries to distance himself from his former lawyer michael cohen as he looks to shift the blame over his hush money payments over allege affairs. senator dick durbin will discuss how democrats plan to address these scandals and more. "morning joe," everyone, just moments away. rushed into booking one. that's why we created expedia's add-on advantage. now after booking

u.s. airlines and their stocks airlines forecasting a record 16.5 million people will fly between today and to get in the last summer trip >> you travel all the time have you been on any plane anywhere lately that's not pretty much 100% full and people are arguing over the baggage space? >> never especially during the summer people are spending money on travel >> thank goodness you're always in 1a. >> phillip mena now with the headlines. >>> the nation is celebrating the legacy of john mccain this morning on what would have been his 82nd birthday. he will lie in state at the arizona state capitol today. the week of tributes continues with a memorial service at north phoenix baptist church tomorrow, then he will lie in state at u.s. capitol rotunda on friday on sunday he will be buried at the u.s. naval cemetery. >>> watch this this driver of the tractor trailer unable to pass the slowing suv, rams into the median, flipping the trailer on its side both driver's accused the other of reckless behavior >>> and in new york's times square, a swarm of over 20,000 honeybees taking up residents on t

u.s. airlines worldwide.ntum when it comes to throws closed-d bookings typically those are higher priced 257 one way for a business fare. that's being charged, an increase of 8% the airlines are seeing that momentum and it's finally being reflected in the stocks. >> really i think what's happening is investors are starting to look towards the fall, which is typically more of a business period. what's happening is closed-end booking trends and demand is strengthening for the group. and i think investors are starting to zero in on that. >> they're also soar royi izero the fact that jet fuel costs if you look at them which peaked around the june/july period, they have moderated and have not moved as high as many people were expecting they expect to moderate more as we head into the end of the year put that altogether, that's why you look at the airline index which has started to move higher back in june this was a group that a lot of people were saying stay away from the airlines. higher jet fuel costs, more com

sure appreciate you being with us hop right to it united continental holdings the number three airline in the u.s. has reported continued profits despite those five few fuel cost the airline is adding more flights and connecting more cities than i guess they have i'm in denver chicago and houston how are they doing compared with the other airlines gary. well united's been adding more capacity than the other airlines but they had also cut a lot more over the last several years as their main hubs have become relatively uncompetitive compared to the other large airlines in the country and they've been adding mostly flights to small cities cities that don't have competition from low cost carriers so those that revenue even though it's connecting revenue that they're mostly picking up is going to be better than the nonstop revenue that they have been flying so it's generally good for them the markets haven't liked the rate at which they've grown as quickly because it means more growth in the airline industry writ large and therefore more competition and lower fares but for united that's actually been

u.s. airlines..(vicki) they're trimming the number of flights to mexicobecause of reports of higher crime and violence.. catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) several airlines have announced that they're scaling back flights to mexico... reason - fewer people want to go because of reports of escalating crime. one example - mexico had a 16 percent hike in murders for the first half of the year. that broke the record for the already high homocide rate. the yucatan peninsula - which includes resort spots like cancun and cozumel -- saw homocide rates grow by 132 percent. american, delta and united airlines are alltrimming their routes.. although some budget airlines like spirit were actuallyadding some capacity. another problem people have not forgotten....this time last year - the state department was warning tourists about tainted alcohol... the problem apparently contributed to one death and many more robberies and assaults. grant and vicki? (grant) a big story tonight.. a muslim ameri

sure appreciate you being with us hop right to it united continental holdings the number three airline in the u.s. has reported continued profits despite those five few fuel costs the airline is adding more flights and connecting more cities than i guess they have i'm in denver chicago and houston how are they doing compared with the other airlines gary. well united's been adding more capacity than the other airlines but they had also cut a lot more over the last several years as their main hubs have become relatively uncompetitive compared to the other large airlines in the country and they've been adding mostly flights to small cities cities that don't have competition from low cost carriers so those that revenue even though it's connecting revenue that they're mostly picking up is going to be better than the nonstop revenue that they have been flying so it's generally good for them the markets haven't liked the rate at which they've grown as quickly because it means more growth in the airline industry writ large and therefore more competition and lower fares but for united that's actually been

u.s. airlines, leading some to cut back on under-performing routes.jet fuel is 36 percent higher than it wasr ago.american, hawaiian and others recently cut routes or scaled back on under-performing routes.live from the nasdaq i'm jane king back to you ( james ) ( james ) thanks jane ( james )coming up on the kron 4 morning news... gun violence in the east bay is on the way down. ( james )plus... bay area law makers say preventing side shows remains a challenge for police. but one oakland official thinks he may have a way... to reduce them. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge major hot spot in san jose on nb 280 before saratoga ave. overturn crash blocked two l anes. traffic jammed from 101 much like yesterday we have more cool and comfortable weather to look forward to today. it's back to the 70's and 80's inland with some more 60's along the coast today. sunshine into the afternoon will make for comfortable weather stepping outside for your thursday. ( james ) an oakland city leader believes there is not enough being done to prevent illegal sideshows. city council member noel gall

u.s. airlines worldwide in the next week is up about 3.5% compared to last year to a record 16.5 million people is the estimation for airlines for america. this dove tails with what we have been seeing for a couple of months now, strong economy, strong bookings especially when it comes to business travelers, all of that is mixed into a stu and producing some pretty good outlooks, if you will, for the airlines. >> we are clearly hitting a place on demand where it's very strong. household income is all-time highs. we are optimistic about the future. >> it helps that jet fuel prices have been moderating. you go back to june or july since then. they have pretty much plateaued. that has been encouraging for investors. that is why when you take a look at shares of united, delta, american, these guys were down in the dumps back in june. they have had a decent move higher basically since early july. >> is the boom in bookings still domestic travel. do you know how much is international? there is a lot of hand wringing over trade tensions and what it would do to the industry. >> on the trade tensions th

the other one that a striking is airlines. -- u.s. aught low cost airlines and you do not have them anymore. we have them in europe. it used to be the exact opposite. michael: a subject to be studied more. i know you have to go present that information to the fed panel, so thank you for joining us, tollefson -- thomas philippon. romaine: michael mckee in jackson hole, wyoming. vonnie: let's get focused on central banks. the european central banks simple advice -- single advisory measure may be run by a woman. the irish central bank deputy governor and the vice governor at portugal. let's bring in paul gordon, bloomberg's european west central bank editor. there is a push at the ecb from our gender equality although the director general happens to be a woman. paul: of communications, that is right. diversity and the single supervisory mechanism actually gets to a point or nominate a candidate itself, and they tended to appoint men. the key here is to go for a woman, that is likely to be the case. we just heard that sharon donna reed has

u.s. airlines, lower fuel prices as carriers extend a rebound. led talks between china and the u.s. have it potential to ease trade tensions. meanwhile, a new report on business travel is a fun read. more than $400 billion around the size of norway, the business traveler spends 50 hours in the air a year. is author of that report head of personal banking, hsbc, becky becky moffatt. economy, the, the wi-fi, whatever we do up there is worth $400 billion. how has that increased? becky: it has increased enormously. and we are seeing new drivers. and writingre a new as people get more connected as they travel. the travelers on average are doing two hours of work on every flight. it is not just business travelers. arele traveling on leisure also working. in my mind, i relaxed 100%. 50 hours per person per year. how many flights? becky: on average, about 6.5. some are doing 10 or more. we are starting to see a convergence between business and leisure travel. between six and 10 business lights -- business flights. we are starting to see this conversion th

u.s. department of transportation. the airlines are required to respond to the government and you. a lot of times airlines settle the dispute right then. otherwise they step in. we put a link to the complaint form on our web site. look under the haeeading, consur resources. 888-996-tips. >>> happening now president trump will award the medal of honor to the family of john chapman. he was killed in 2002 save tg lives of his troops in a battle with terrorists. >>> according to a study 28% say they are saving more this year compared to last. this is the fourth year in a row of increases. more news right after this break. francisco the latest trade disputes between the u.-s. and china have focused on items like steel and >> welcome to wednesday morning. the late ers forecast coming up in just a moment. the time is 4:54. >>> there is a trade crisis getting some what less attention. >> it could be sending your recycling to a landfill instead. america's recycling system is facing an uphill battle. hitting a bottleneck after collection. more than 800 tons of glass fits in a recycling plant

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u.s. state department official more draconian now what would be included are more limits on trade and cuts to diplomatic relations the measures under consideration may also ban russia's state airline from entering u.s. space while washington say's the new sanctions are in response to the poisoning of a russian double agent and his daughter in britain earlier this year the investigation into the case is still ongoing and no evidence of russia's involvement has been provided moscow has slammed the sanctions are slow witted saying they're based on a false pretext as usual washington provided no evidence of justification while only throwing out vicious innuendos it seems they are following the principle worse is better we will counter the united states slow witted blinkered and aggressive approach with sober minded orderly work on a constructive agenda. when it does seem washington is gripped with sanctions fever with numerous the baits in the u.s. capitol on how best to punish moscow. on capitol hill it was all about sanctions three high profile events subtle differences but the main thrust in all of them was punish russia the u.k. foreign secretary even flew into town to make his ca

u.s. after being stolen by an airline employee who was reportedly suicidal. this is our change our national coming to life from the russian capital welcome to the program. two palestinians have been killed in over two hundred injured in the latest violence at the israeli gaza border the protest erupted after a cease fire deal between hamas militants and israel came into effect on thursday that agreement meant ending all rocket fire on israel in airstrikes on the gaza strip journalist who. was at the latest protest. a little bit meters away from chanting slogans like i was ready. to i was. right and they're letting the roadsides. it's right if i says i didn't do frightening. the scene in protesters. the policy protesters have been burning tires to alert the bridgend of they certainly snipers that the israeli forces continue to use live ammunition or scores of the kids have been injured at least five are in severe critical condition i thought into what i saw today and according to all of the injuries. i have to tell you that to you guys that are being thrown to

u.s. state department official as more draconian this could include more limits on trade and banking and cuts to diplomatic relations the measures under consideration may also ban russia's state airline from entering u.s. airspace although washington says the coming round of sanctions is in response to the attack on sergei and yulia screen the investigation into the case is still ongoing so far no hard evidence of russia's involvement has been made public. has been gauging what americans make of the latest moves against russia. well if you watch the recent hearings on capitol hill american politicians or rather al spoke out about what they think about these new moves against russia ongoing efforts to interfere in our sacrosanct election process seize and those of our allies are just some of the unacceptable behaviors of the putin regime putin wants to break apart the american republic russia's attempts to interfere in the two thousand and sixteen u.s. presidential election are well and widely known russia has undertaken a campaign of malign activities in its attempt to compete with us our allies and our partners and cats up to thirty one gives us more tools with which to respond howe

department and they will impose more limits on trade and banking banned russia's and national airline from entering u.s. airspace and cut all diplomatic ties now as russia gets slapped with sanctions it's very likely that we'll see russia respond with a. tit for tat measure so we'll just have to wait and see what happens yeah thanks for taking us through all the artes washington correspondent live on the program similar account. moving on french police have described the city of grenoble near the us the french cargo they've expressed grave concern over the rocketing crime rates which has seen some politicians even try and avoid the earlier. let me. play. weird too many things happen when up till now we are free to go out and be why we can steal your jewelry can grab your bag we have never seen anything like the police used to be more tough but now they are afraid. to out. her. so out of the if you do the crime rate is significant in grenada compared to cities of the same size the city is plagued with drug trafficking there's not a single week without a knife attack or a criminal settling their schools.

well european manufacturers are rushing to deliver airliners to iran a day before u.s. sanctions are re-imposed thirteen of twenty eight planes bought from the franco italian company have landed in iran iranian leaders say the sanctions are endangering lives by blocking new aircraft as well as spare parts for the older fleet a separatist leaders in indian administered kashmir have called for a general strike that's a day before the supreme court considers a challenge to a constitutional provision giving the region special status on school thirty five a gives the area autonomy and prevents outsiders from settling that locals fear the ruling b j p party is trying to undermine that autonomy and pave the way for mass migration those are the headlines. it was. sad that he was born in algeria but has lived in france all his working life including seventeen years teaching arabic language and literature at the university of paris. from there he's taking groups of students to spain every year to the region his ass sisters came from and for which he has a driving passion and. tod

a second more painful wave could ground the airline from entering the u.s. if the kremlin doesn't demonstrate it won't use chemical weapons again. and refuses on site inspections by the u.n. conditions unlikely to be met. russia denied any involvement in the u.k. poisonings. the president facing political pressure, some from top republicans to unleash the penalties after blowing past a congressional deadline to take action. all of it coming as mr. trump's lawyers formally rejected special counsel robert mueller's latest proposal pushing for a narrower range of questions in the russia investigation. rudy giuliani telling nbc news there is room to negotiate while calling for the inquiry to end. >> we do not want to run into the november elections. so back up from that this should be over with by september 1st. >> reporter: rudy giuliani says his position remains questioning the president about possible obstruction of justice is off limits. among the questions now, is robert mueller open to more negotiations or will he subpoena president trump? lester? >> peter

a second more paful wave could ground russia's national airline from entering the u.s.tremlin doesn't demonstrate it won't use chemical weapons again and refusespen-site iions by the u.n. conditions uely to be met. russia has denied any involvement in the u.k. poisonings. pressure, some from top itical republicans, to unleash the penalties after blowing past a congressional deadline be to take action. all of it coming as mr. trump's lawyers formally rejected r special counsert mueller's latest proposal for a presidential interview, pushing for a narrower range of questions in the russia investigation. rudy giuliani telling nbc news there is room to negotiate, while calling for t inqui to end. >> we do not want to run into the november elections. so you back up from that. this should be over with by september 1st. >> reporter: rudy giuliani tells nbc news his position remains that questioning the president about possible obstruction of justice is off. limi among the questions now is robert mueller open to morego ations or will he subpoena the president? frances? >> all r

according to a senior state departmenta send more painful wd ground russia's national airline rom entering the u.s. chemical weapons again and refuses on-site inspections by the u.n. russia has denied any involvement in the u.k. poisonings. the president facing political pressure, some from top republicans, to unleash the penalties after blowing past a congressional deadline be to take action. all of it coming as mr. trump's lawyers formally rejected special counsel robert mueller's latest proposal for a presidential interview, pushing for a narrower range of questions in the russia investigation. rudy giuliani telling nbc news there is room to negotiate, while calling for the inquiry to end. >> we do not want to run into the november elections. so you back up from >> reporter: rudy giuliani tells nbc news his positiobstrtion of justice is off limits. among the questions now is be open to more negotiations or will he subpoena the president? frances? >> all right, peter alexander, thank you. >> all right. this you have got to see. it's called a grid iron burger and it's 7 pounds. there is a big pay

u.s. airlines will need over thirty six hundred new pilots just to keep up with expected retirements attrition and increased demand this year alone the f.a.a. still calls their pilot count civil airmen statistics get that airmen which suggest one possible cause for the shortage and an obvious and just solution women account for barely more than five percent of pilots according to international socio action of women airline pilots by contrast nearly half of cabin crew jobs are done by women earlier this week director of airports council international andrea gets told the global aviation gender summit in cape town quote aviation in general has a difficult enough time lowering the best and brightest over to our industry it's not a track that girls and young women are particularly aware of we need to reverse that . and speaking of gender justice in employment the reputation of the tokyo medical school has suffered this week after revelations that scores for female of female applicants were systematically reduced since two thousand and six in order to favor male applicants overall as well specific

service in the u.s the wildcater airlines used by an aviation consultant he looks at the smaller niches don't fall asleep on these guys, frontier, spirit, sun country. these are guys getting more and more business because they are serving smaller under served markets, their flights are bigger location like orlando or vegas, they're targeting discretionary dollars. while they are there, they are attracting people saying i'm in the mood, i got the money. here's mike boyd talking about the growth of these airlines >> the challenge we have is right now these entities, these wildcatter airlines are starting to overlap a bit they may be a real competitive threat. >> reporter: for the larger airlines the ones to watch is united why are we looking at you fightremember united is in the beginning of its domestic service in the united states checking smaller markets with their hubs to drive revenue. so they may be one of the first major airlines to bump into these wildcatter airlines more offer. it won't stop them take a look at allegiant and spirit and the comparison is over the place here. they

the parent of united airlines is seeing improved prices in the u.s.. e offering fewer bargain prices. it is also being helped by stronger business demand. tom: thank you so much. a lot going on this morning. i look for david westin with complete politics coverage. we will get back to our guests in a bit. and our moscowow bureau chief joining us today on sanctions. what do sanctions mean from moscow, the people of moscow, the people of greater russia, what do the sanctions and threat that new sanctions mean? the sanctions have had an impact on investment and economic growth to russia. companieshundreds of and people under sanctions right now. a lot of them don't have discernible impact. some of the sanctions have limited access to boring in international markets and has a knock on effect. you would notup have known the sanctions were having an impact. tom: it is being felt. is it in food? give me some color on what it is, automobiles? ,> well, discernible effects russia impose counters sanctions in 2014 after the first wave of sanctions. those have impac

u.s. sanctions have been going on since then. air and other airlines here big and small have been unable to purchase aircraft to modernize their fleet so we've seen hundreds of people dying in accidents over the decades and the other aspect of it was it was a way for the sanctions the benefit of this deal that the government had had said was the light at the end of the tunnel for the people economically and in terms of their lives it was a tangible and visible way to bring change via the nuclear deal directly to civilian people to iranians by modernizing civilian air travel and that simply has not happened and so that's just another nagging complaint that the iranian people have of the government have of the impact of u.s. sanctions same. our leading syrian scientist reportedly involved in missile development has been killed in an explosion as easy as a spear and his driver died in the blast near outside hanna in two thousand and twelve an armed group killed another senior scientist in damascus israel and western intelligence agencies work used of invo

. >> if you're ever feeling ignored by an airline after a sour experience, consider filing a complaint with the u.s. department of transportation. when you gripe there, the airlines are required to respond to the government and you. a lot of times the airlines then settle the dispute right there. other times the feds step in and open an investigation. we put a link to the complaint form on our website nbcbayarea.com/responds. look under the heading consumer resources. if you have a consumer complaint, you can call us. 888-996-tips. >>> if you have an electric car, ford is recalling 50,000 charge cords for the focus electric fr5 fusion energy from 2013 to 2015. the cords can catch fire. if you have one, you should get a letter from ford in the mail. it will advise you to take your car to the dealer and get a new card at no charge. >>> oprah winfrey is teaming up with kraft hines for cauliflower pizzas. each serving between 280 and 330 calories. the pizzas debut on store shelves today. >>> hia bicyclist riding with traffic on the bay bridge. a driver posted this video on twitter. ck's quickly going v

airline. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has stepped up his political pressure on turkey with new tariffs sending that country's currency into freefall in a tweet early on friday trump said the following i have just authorized a doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminum with respect to turkey as their currency the turkish lira slides rapidly downward against our very strong dollar our relations with turkey are not. good at this time trump's tariff increase appears to be over on karisma refusal to release an american christian pastor who is charged with terrorism offenses in the country the leader is nosedived european markets tumble. and turkey's president retching type heir to one has responded to the leader as freefall addressing supporters at a party rally he defiantly made calls for a national struggle. going on. oh if there is anyone who has dollars euros oh gold under their pillows. they should go exchange it for turkish lira is at our banks. this is a national domestic bottle what this will be m