it begins at 6:00. >>> united airlines is getting rid of change fees. change is effective immediately for all standard and domestic tickets. the dog apply to basic economy tickets. january 1st, passengers can stand by for flights, for free, offering for more flexibility. that applies to all customers and all classes of services for same-day travel. >>> boeing has a new problem with some of the largest jets. they grounded eight of there 787 dream liners after discovering a structural problem where two parts of the fuselage are joined together. they said these planes must be inspected and repaired before they can fly again. united airlines, singapore airlines and air canada are all reportedly impacted by the grounding. >>> the time is 4:25. coming up, protesting, how people convicted of crimes could end up paying for months. >>> hundreds could be without power. we will show you what people are waking up to this morning. hey, my twitter is blowing up! dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many ab

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urned united airlines chief communications officer josh earnest come right out and say it his statement was when it comes to blocking middle seats that's a p.r. strategy that's not a safety strategy when you're on board the aircraft if you're sitting in the aisle in the middle seat is empty the person across the aisle from you is within 6 feet of you the person at the window is within 6 feet of you are the people in the row in front of you or within 6 feet of you the people in the row behind you are within 6 feet of you so some carriers are now selling those middle seats again and others that don't are marketing accordingly jamie under these dire circumstances another comeback comes to mind have the airlines suspended orders for a new aircraft and if so is the aging fleet a concern. well their lives are always buying new aircraft and replacing their fleet agent fleet has been one that has been really resolved in the last few years of the airlines have been very profitable over the last decade and a lot of that profit has been coming from all the things that they charged extra fees that

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and united airlines putting an end to domestic flight change fees. es try to win backup nurse -- customers with keeping air travel on pause. joining me now is chief communications officer, always good to have you. so this will probably become welcome news to customers, because as i understand it was one of the most changes of customers to united airlines that they wanted to change fees dropped. what change the discussion? >> dana, they have been through hard times before, and in previous down cycles airlines have been forced would make really tough decisions about how to reduce costs. and often they make those decisions in a way that attractive from the customer experience. and here united airlines, we are determined to try something different. we are going to see if we can come out of the crisis by actually investing in the kinds of things that we know customers want. and we know now more than ever are customers value flexibility in being able to adjust their travel plans when things intervene. so we have gotten rid of domestic change fees for standa

are in a similar position delta said monday it was preparing to furlough almost 2000 pilots and united airlines has warned 36000 workers their jobs are at risk u.s. government has provided $25000000000.00 in funding to the airlines to keep employees through the end of september but the industry expects travel numbers to remain low for years ahead. and let's go now to our financial correspondent in new york yes korda yes 19000 jobs on the line here what does this tell us about the airline industry right now while the airline industry clearly is still struggling if you look what happens when you travel for example within the united states most states have every actually corinthian orders in place so meaning a lot of people are still shying away from a traveling far and then also if you look on the international business there is still a travel ban in place for a lot of citizens from other countries so that also hurt some vet parts of the business and so if the u.s. government does not provide more money after september it's pretty likely that american airlines will not be the only and last airlin

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united airlines said it is getting rid of those change fees. the change is effective immediately for all standard economy and premium domestic tickets. it doesn't apply to basic economy tickets. united also announced starting january 1, passengers can stand by for flights for free offering more flexibility for travelers. that applies to all customers in all classes of service for same-day travel. >>> california state senate passed a bill that says it will make up corporate boards that has to include minorities. it would require california- based companies to have one board director from an under represented community by the end of 2021. this expands a new law including women on corporate boards. the blow heads to the state assembly for a final vote. >>> bay area counties have been given the green light to open indoor dining and religious services. we will tell you more about the changes that begin this week. >>> a look from space at the damage left behind from the recent wildfires. so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, bu

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so as all of the airlines now wait for word on whether there's going to be more government aid coming, unitedassengers hate the most those airline ticket change fees while airlines have waived them through the pandemic, united is this morning making a big announcement waiving change fees on all but its cheapest tickets for u.s. travel permanently. >> our customers have always asked for that flexibility we're giving them the flexibility and confidence to know if their plans change, if anything changes, they can make that change for free >> reporter: passengers will also be allowed to stand by for an earlier or later flight without paying fees. united's announcement comes as the entire airline industry is in deep trouble. trying to survive the covid catastrophe as passenger volume has dropped off a cliff. the cynic is going to say you could have done this a year ago when you were flush with cash. and you had more customers than you needed now that you need customers badly, now you're going to drop the change fees because you need customers. >> we're making the bet and i think it's the right one

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. >>> a big change for united airlines. it has eliminated the change fee on domestic flights. that means customers can change their flights for free. the move is aimed at attracting more travelers during the pandemic by giving them more flexibility. analysts say this move by united will pressure other airlines to follow suit. >> we turn now to the tributes pouring in after the death of "black panther" star chadwick boseman at just 43 years old. we're learning more about his battle with colon cancer which he kept private. even the director of "black panther" says he wasn't aware of boseman's illness. as jackie robinson, he was a heavy hitter in the quest for equality. >> i didn't come here to make friends. >> reporter: in "marshall" he embodied the power of a social justice warrior. >> how could a man have a fair trial when he's denied counsel of his choice? >> reporter: as black panther, he was a force to be reckoned with. >> wakanda forever. >> reporter: chadwick boseman's powerhouse performance as king t'challa defined a film that reached across generations. >> all the littl

. >>> united airlines is getting rid of the $200 change fee on domestic flights. passengers with standard economy and premium tickets still have to cover the fare price. it does not apply to basic economy. united is extending a change fee waiver through the end of the year. starting in january customers who want to depart earlier or later the same day will be able to fly standby without paying a $75 change fee. the move comes as airlines scramble to find ways to jump-start a business severely affected by the pandemic. kari, back to you. >>> thank you, contessa. let's check out our temperature trend for this morning as you get ready to head out the door, we're feeling nicer, cooler weather, but still a lot of smoke in the air. we'll talk about the air quality and our temperatures as they heat up as the week goes on. more of that coming up in a few minutes. >>> and the freeway, looks like the crash is off the shoulder in san jose. the rest of the bay, we'll see how the speed sensors are shaping up. >>> welcome back, everyone. i hope you had a great weekend. today is

united's lead. we're not going to be charging a ticket change fee in the future and this is a big deal u.s. airlinesnd united but all u.s. airlines collected $2.8 billion, that's billion with a b in ticket change revenue last year and here is how it breaks down for the three largest legacy airlines. delta brought in the most at $830 million last year followed by american and united at $625 million. speaking of delta this afternoon on the closing bell, the ceo of delta was asked point blank did you make this move because your competitor united started with this is what he had to say. >> we are a competitive industry, no question about it but i would lasbel today's announcement as confirmation on the path we were on since we previously announced we want to make certain we're providing the greatest value and pricing opportunity to customers as i'm sure customers want to do the same. >> he wouldn't say it, but you can bet they all watch each other. when one airline makes a move; the others take note and follow. by the way, all of this is in response to the fact that you have an industry that is just not

. >>> united airlines announced major changes for customers. effective immediately, it is getting rid of change fees permanently for all standard economy and premium/domestic tickets. it does not apply to basic economy tickets. they also announced that starting january 1, passengers can stand by for flights for free, offering more flexibility. that applies to all customers in all classes of service for same-day travel. >>> burning man is going virtual this year due to coronavirus. the festival usually attracts tens of thousands of people to the nevada desert. today, organizers kicked off online. this year's burning man is featuring the same attractions that made the festival so popular from our projects to a version of the climactic burn. it is mostly free and continues through labor day. >>> the a's general manager -- . the game was postponed today. joe fonzi is up next with sports . >>> the tweet announcing the death of chadwick bozeman has become the most liked post and twitter history. it has more than 6 million likes. the 40-year-old star

united send a memo that 2800 pilots could be laid off. the airline says that they will not be able to come in without government funding. it is unclear how many of the positions may be cut from united tab at sfo, by united and other airlines are banned from cutting any jobs and till the end of next month when the government funding runs out. millions of californians who are now out of work during the pandemic will now soon receive a weekly $300 unemployment check from the state. fema has now approved the california emergency application for federal money in order to cover three weeks of supplemental benefits after the $600 weekly payment had expired last month. the checks from the state will now be retroactive to august 1. >>> walmart is joining microsoft into by the u.s. operations of tik-tok. a deal would help walmart's online sales, increasing microsoft's online ad business. buying the video sharing app could cost $30 million and other countries are interested including the bay area-based oracle. >>> amazon has launched the first wearable device c

this comes as airlines cut united states and in a bid to survive the pandemic crisis. llow suit cheryl casone joins me now. promises made, promises kept, cheryl. cheryl: exactly. if another stimulus bill is passed in washington to give more aid to the airlines those job cuts won't likely happen. a lot of airlines have seen whether early retirements or voluntary departures by the employees. that is one side of the story. they're waiting on stimulus. the other thing with the change fees, let's be honest, these fees didn't start with the 200-dollar united got rid of during the 2018 financial crisis. they realized we can charge you for bags or changing your seats or more leg room, on and on, early boarding this is the one lesson the airlines are learning i think is a good lesson, doesn't discard the fact they're in a horrible situation right now like most industries are right now within the travel business. charles: that is what makes it intriguing i kind of remember after 9/11 they raised some fees they said it would be temporary. promises made, promises kept, they would g

. >>> united airlines says that it is eliminating what has become an annoyance for passengers for goodill permanently drop flight change fee fees for flights in the u.s. this goes into effect immediately, but if you booked the basic, sorry. customers had to pay $200 to change flights under their ol po old policy. they want to woo people back to the airline. >>> and also i hated the change fee. if you want to do like a stand by, take an earlier flight like the day you get there and i'm really used to get home, it used to cost like $75 and now you can just get on free space. >> oh, wow. >> make it easy for us to get around. >> that is nice. appreciate that. because some of us like to get out and about. getting a little claustrophobic. and especially we're kind of unofficially ending the summer season this weekend with the holiday coming closer. let's take a look at what is y brogood 60. it is spare the air through tuesday. faster sunshine and warmer also these first two traditional workdays of the week. and it will be warmer to hotter this holiday weekend. some of that warmth slipping to

. >>> united airlines announced two major changes today for customers. airlines is, effective immediately, it is getting rid of change fees permanently for all standard economy and premium domestic tickets. it does not apply to basic economy tickets. united also announced today, starting january 1st, passengers can standby for flights for free, offering more flexibility for travelers. that applies to all customers in all classes of service for same-day travel. >>> elon musk has partnered with a startup tech company defined a cure for neurological diseases. he is the cofounder of a startup called neural link. it is designing computer chip implants that are helping people with neurological conditions like alzheimer's, dementia and spinal cord injuries. musk and his neural link team showed a pic that had a chip in his brain for two months. he said the new technology is kind of like a fit bid and your skull. >> there are a lot of functions this device could do related to monitoring your health and warning about a possible heart attack or stroke damage, as we

. >>> first united airlines updates the mask policy, banning the use of face coverings with vents or openings. the new policy goes into effect friday, that's tomorrow. most customers and employees have to wear a mask that completely cover their nose and mouth. no vents of any kind. customers arriving for flights wearing a vented type mask will be provided a complimentary disposable machk. back in may it was the first airline to require flight attendants on board. shortly after that extend the the policy to include all customers and employees. we'll be back after the break. [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪ ♪ i fell asleep but when i woke up. ♪ (boy) hi, do you want to share my sandwich? (vo) good feeds our connections. good feeds us all. hormel natural choice lunch meats. >>> now to something good, might make you hungry. "today" show's famous rokerthon is under way, this time with a twist. previous series al roker broke guinness weather to longest weather forecast to visiting all 50 states to report the weather. he's trying to attempt a new re

stop they have got to learn to run leaner other smaller airlines not having the same problems of american announced 19,000 job cuts by october 1 united point i know james you probably agree you don't want to see lots of bailouts you don't want to see government having stakes in public companies, but what do you say about this this is a different situation because they were forced to shut down and now they don't have much revenue, so --, you know, not like mitigating managing i don't think. they don't have the business. >> real no capital structure that will work if government does not allow you to -- commerce, so i think the answer is we have to open up fully and governors have to stop quarantine rules restrictions on people who would travel to certain states, we should have learned by now the economic and health disaster new york and new jersey failure was not to prioritize at highly vulnerable elderly population. and we did we wrecked the economy in this region for everyone we need to open up we need to allow people who are at low risk, which thankfully most people are to travel to do business. maria: good point we will take a shor

well for your money this morning united airlines is eliminating some of its change fees permanently so the new policy will apply to domestic ticket holders in konna me and premium cabins. so starting in january they'll be able to fly same day standby or change flights for free nice united is extending its waiver for tickets issued before then allows travelers to change flights as many times as they won with no penalty say that cash. looking outside before we go we take a little trip over to the airport sfo covered in clouds that's a familiar sight right no reports of any delays with of self course john tribal will let you know if we start to get any delays at the airport but it's definitely cloudy cool to mild outside your door, we'll have your full forecast coming up in just a bit. >>welcome back for a 15 hour for 55 on this monday morning and we are looking outside at some foggy to even hazy conditions across the bay area fog pushing in overnight sitting right across the bay itself but visibility has been an issue closer to the coastline with especially the golden gate bridge seeing

warning it could cost tens of thousands of jobs without government support together american and united airlines warned more than $60000.00 employee jobs are at risk for more on the sector we're joined by allied pilots association communication chairman dennis dennis good to see you thanks for being with us today this is a great to be back with you this is a particularly crucial season we're looking at a summer peak vacation time that when we normally see and we're seeing some highs but what's going to happen after the summer demand fades away that travel rush. well and i'm a pilot for american airlines and i've been out there flying and so we saw exactly what you reported an increase in flying it came down into a play it so with the resurgence and just as you talked we saw over 800000 throughput since he has say that's great to see that's 9 times as many folks 900 percent increase from the very low point back in april 12th still a long lot of runway to go as you mentioned we're going to come into the fall season which is what we call a shoulder season so travel decreases as well but there's a l

and this is a live look at chicago from fox 32, one of the big stories there tonight united airlines dropped its $200 ticket change fees for travel in the u.s. the moves come as united and other airlines try to get customers back during the pandemic. the four largest airlines lost a combined $10 billion from april through june. united is morning 36,000 employees that they could be furloughed in october. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway. we will be right back. ♪ book two separate qualifying stays and earn a free night. the open road is open again. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. book direct at choicehotels.com. and tempur-pedic's mission, truly transformative sleep. so, no more tossing and turning. because only tempur-pedic's proprietary material adapts and responds to your body- -so you get deep, uninterrupted sleep. take advantage of our best offer of the year, with savings up to $500. she always wanted her smile to shine. now, she uses a capful of therabreath healthy smile oral rinse to give her the healthy, sparkly smile she always wanted. (crowd

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. >>> much needed good news for your next flight on united airlines. nited is eliminating change fees on economy and tickets in the u.s. forever. free stand by and flight changes will begin january 2021. united crowe says getting rid of the fee was a top request. air travel is a fraction of what it was before the pandemic. some experts predict travel levels won't return to pre-pandemic levels for three to five years. >>> master p has launched a black owned food brand, including pancake mix, and rice and oatmeal, a portion of the profits will go toward educating inner city kids and helping elderly people in black communities. the new orleans rapper decided to create the brand after learning about aunt gentlemjemi uncle ben's histories. >>> chadwick boseman died after a 4 year battle with colon cancer. he portrayed jackie robinson, to james brown, justice thurgood marshall, and made the leap many marvel's black panther as the king of wakonda. >> wakonda forever. >> his black panther director ryan kugler penned an emotional tribute to the star quote he liv

united will be the first u.s. airline to coax passengers back on board amid coronavirus restrictions. biggest banks reported earnings over the weekend and it was not pretty. the results were definitely not good for the big four, taking the largest hit to profit growth and more than a decade. let's talk to david ingles for more context. those loan loss provisions are pretty bad. david: right, extremely. in a sense that they put together first and second quarter, so it was a first-half. the first quarter was worse than the second, when the recovery took place, that obviously this looks backward but also ahead in the sense that obviously this in many ways handicaps future loan growth if they don't recapitalize. just broadly, in terms of the top line on your screens, a 10% drop for the big four. at thel, if you look 1000 chinese commercial banks, we saw a drop of about 20% or so, roughly speaking. loan loss provisions, you talked about that, and i think we have another graph showing how it is split among the big four. about 4

well, united airlines getting rid of a $200 change fee on domestic flights for good this as american airlines announce plans to cut flight capacity in october. but 5% from last year as pandemic has weakened travel demanding and carrier cut service to 15 u.s. cities. taking a look at the premarket boats american and united higher. those are your headlines back over to you. >> we'll see you all morning long. futures pointing to gains to the plus sides on the nasdaq and s&p this morning ahead of the last trading day of the month. dow finishing it best august in more than 30 years. markets bouncing back from coronavirus pandemic. that gauge seeing a 57% increase since march. joining me now, apple coceo enjoying conversation all morning long. pollster and game president and persuasion author can't wait to talk about polls with you and performance reform.org phillips welcome all in all alex to you first what gives with these majorities with quite frankly just devastation across the economy? can you hear me okay? >> yeah. i can hear you. sorvelg just explain the kind of run away record-brea

united airlines has put an end to its $200 change fee for domestic flights. airlines adding weather destinations in florida and mexico after cutting flights 55%.ober by chinese banks have suffered their worst decline in decades, the problem is a cascade of loans from businesses that are going bad. a potentially record size ipo raise past heights of the dot-com bubble. the financial tighten aims to raise $30 billion in october. to theirech firms highest since 1999. despite global uncertainty. that is your bloomberg business flash. tom: ritika gupta, thank you. ago and far away 15 years ago i believe i was in the office with the interim chief of bloomberg news matthew winkler and we were trying to figure out how businessweek would recover from an insider trading scandal that involved people sneaking into the printing presses to get a copy of businessweek six hours, 10 hours, 12 hours early. things have changed. joining us now the emeritus of bloomberg business news, the guy who hired me, matthew winkler joins us. your new article is a tour de force from how we h

united airlines ended its $200 change fee for domestic flights. irlines adding service to warm weather destinations like florida and mexico after cutting flights in october by 55%. paypal making a bid for younger customers. featureintroduce a allowing u.s. clients to pay off purchases over times. no interest or additional fees will be charged during the pandemic. this copies moves by other companies. moving to by its biggest rival to create a global waste and water giant. it's offering $3.5 billion to buy a 30% stake in shares from a utility that would be the first step towards a takeover. they think they can get more. they will seek rival offers for the stake. that is your bloomberg business flash. day: today marks the final of roberto acevedo's time as the director general of the wto. joining us is a candidate for the position, jesus seade. a former wto deputy general director. it is great to talk to you, jesus. day one what do you identify as the main problem in the wto that you can fix and how? summary is that trust has been lost among negotiat

. >>> united airlines will permanently drop flight change fees for flights in the u.s.change goes into effect now. these are for flyers who have booked standard economy or first class tickets. previous to this customers had to pay 200 bucks to make a a change. dropping the fee may woo people back to united. just like every airline right now, you nilunited the pandemic. >>> and after a shorp drarp dro demand, the oranherhera limited t prices high. the industry body limits each year the amount that can be picked, but it has never been this low. >> there is no point having a lot of champagne that people are not able to consume it. clearly with covid-19, the social life has been interrupted, stock disrupted in many ways which hasn't led to as much shipment. >> champagne committee says that 50 million few are bottles were sold in the first six months of 2020 compared to last year. i thought people were staying at home and having more mimosas. >> not a lot to celebrate, so -- that's sad. >>> all right. another sad thing, burning man was canceled, but there is a virtual versio

. >>> united airlines announced two changes today for customers.ective immediately it is getting rid of change fees. for all standard economy and premium domestic tickets. starting january 1, passengers can standby for free, offering more flexibility for travelers. that applies to all customers in all classes of service for same-day travel. >>> social justice issues are being debated in sacramento. the bill that would take a step toward reparations for black people. >>> the director of national intelligence putting a stop to in person election security briefings. >>> the national spotlight is on the widespread protest that continue after the shooting of jacob blake by police last weekend. >>> a pro trump caravan was shot at as it drove through woodland hills. no one was wounded and it is not clear if the shooting actually took place. police thought they had three suspects barricaded but ended up finding no one inside. the alleged violence is the latest clash between troops protesting police brutality and supporters of president trump. >> the goal i

united airlines says passengers will no longer be charged for changing their flight. passengers had to pay $300 to change their flight. the pandemic has taught them that change is inevitable and they want to offer more flexible for travelers. united is allowing their customers to fly standby for free beginning next weer. >>> firefighters these days are looking younger and younger. >> we're going to take it to a new level right here. this is a video from the san francisco fire department. they posted it on instagram. the young man's name is leo. he responded to his first emergency today. stepped behind the wheel of the truck, checked it out, liked what he saw. even got to practice with the station fire hose as we saw there. firefighters are finding it's peshlly important these days. leo, nice job. back with more in just two minutes. >>> another rocket headed into orbit but taking a very unusual route. >> three, two, one, zero. >> the launch happened this afternoon. it marks the first polar orbit launch since 1969. the polar orbit is when the sat hide orbits around the

alaska, legion and frontier joined american, delta and united airlines in warning staff they could besk are pilots, flight attendants and ticket agents. only southwest airlines and ski wewest b believe thehey c can a cuttining jobsbs. blow to the i that's been ravaged by the pandemic losing billions of dollars in revenue. kris van cleave did a lot of this reporting. i have a lot of friend in the airline industry, a lot of friend at united airlines specifically who i have been friend with for more than half of my life and my heart goes out the them because they are suffering. >> delta came out with numbers they are down 78% for business year-over-year. >> olympic champion is showing off a specific skill. >> let us end with a lighter note. this is katie ledecky. she's out of competition this year, of course, because of summer olympics are delayed until next year due to the coronavirus. so the 23-year-old gave us this insanely awesome video instead. that is katie ledecky swimming the length of the pool. guys, there is a glass of chocolate milk on her head. she swims the length of the poo

united airlines is banning a mask with vents or openings around the nose or mouth and airlines are makingules without any mandate from federal regulators. >> reporter: i'm andy scholles in milton, georgia. major league baseball sending out a new memo outlining strict changes to its health and safety protocols. players and staff are being told to wearing face conversation at all times including in the dugout and clubhouse. the only exception is the players on the field. clubs are now required to reduce the size of their traveling parties to only those who are absolutely essential to playing games, and players and staff are now strictly prohibited from gathering in any public areas without permission from the team's compliance officer. a repeated or flagrant violations of the new protocols to result in a player being suspended for the remainder of the season. >> i'm christine romans in new york. the new evidence of a jobs crisis in the pandemic recession. another nearly 1.2 million americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week. the weekly number down slightly from the previ

we're going to go to phil with some breaking news on united phil >> like so many airlines, united now out lining how many pilots it will be furloughing if there's not a new cares act put in place that will allow them and other airlines to pay employees through the end of march. without an extension, united say ing it -- i wouldn't be surprised if that's somewhere in the range of between 8 and 11% what you're looking at here is like other airlines, united said we will have to be smaller airline come october 1st we will not need as many pilots. as a result, these are the furloughs that they are looking at up to 2,850 pilots. we're working on the story >> thanks very much for that news on united >>> basketball players, nba players, agreeing to resume the playoffs that's the latest we know possibly as early as tomorrow. up next, we'll talk to the ceo of churchill downs who has o another big event coming up. the kentucky derby facing pressure to cancel that. ♪ come on in, we're open. ♪ all we do is hand you the bag. simple. done. we adapt and we change. you know, you just figure it out. we

. ♪ >>> a live look at sfo, united airlines is personally dropping dates for most u.s. flights. r free same bay day standby. in a class to economy and premium tickets for flights within the u.s. before the change fees could set passengers back $200. check american airlines is slashing light capacity by 55% in october. the move comes on the heels of news that the airlines will for lower or layoff about 90,000 employees following the expiration of federal aid received under the c.a.r.e.s. act. >>> a california girl is on her way to recovery after nearly losing her life. to a condition linked to covid- 19 in children. the 9-year-old fell ill in may with an unrelenting high fever. she ended up in the pediatric icu and her condition worsened. antibody testing showed she had been exposed to covid-19. doctors determined she was suffering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children or mis-c. the rare condition linked to the coronavirus causes body parts and organs to become inflamed. >> she couldn't breathe and there was a time that everybody came running because her heart had sto

passengers today, united airlines announced it will scrap the change fee for economy and premium cabin tickets. most passengers had to pay $200 to change within the united states. now likely to put pressure on other carriers to match that fee cut. >>> top of the hour. thank you for joining us. we're grateful you share your day with us. joe biden delivers a major address next hour asking voters to ponder whether they feel safe in president trump's america. quote this president long ago forfeited any moral leadership in this country according to an excerpt released by the biden campaign, can't stop the violence he will say because for years he has fomented it. the speech is in pittsburgh and this rare road trip in the pandemic campaign speaks volumes about this moment. the election nine weeks from tomorrow but many voters can cast ballots starting much sooner. president trump is going to kenosha, wisconsin, tomorrow. he believes a law and order approach is the key and he believes focusing on the violence can turn your attention away from the coronavirus crisis. the numbers are numbing. t

delta airlines now, after united airlines, has updated its ticket change fee policy. st announcing it will extend waivers on change fees for newly purchased flights which includes international flights, which is different from what united's doing, and basic economy fares through the end of this year. united says they are going to do it permanently. delta says at the end of the year. we'll see. they are also going to permanently eliminate change fees for tickets purchased for travel within the united states and they are going to extend the expiration on travel credits to december of 2022 for tickets that are booked before april 17th. so delta making a very similar announcement to what united just did, except international to the end of the year. american, jetblue, what say you? >>> well, new york city dwellers are reportedly flocking to the suburbs in such big droves that moving companies cannot keep up with the demand. a "new york times" report revealing that home sales for new york city suburbs spiked 44% last month compared to last year but it's not just new york cit

thaunk you very much the other group out performing today is boeing and the airlines boeing, united airlines, american, jet blue, southwest all jumping higher as the reopening rally gains steam. phil has more on the moves in those sectors. high, phil >> it's all about optimism it's not looking at the near term which is ugly and how ugly is it. take a look at the july order and delivery numbers from boeing this is not a surprise everybody expected boeing to report really weak numbers for the month. negative 52 planes in terms of orders year to date, negative 836 negative 864 orders this year. the backlog stands at 4,496 planes at the end of last year it was close to 53, 5400. july deliveries just four planes those weren't good numbers and neither are numbers when it comes to number of people who are on the planes that are in service. that the airlines are flying this is what we're seeing over the last three, six months or so you're seeing the number of people flying still down 69 to 73%. does that matter to those who are looking at airline stocks. not a beat that's why wheen yn you take a bac

united airlines has been testing ultraviolet sanitation deployed by drones and handheld wands. >>> preparingr children for success in life through youth sports. that is the focus of a new book. the title of the book is be all in. raising kids for success in sports and life is now out. i had the chance to speak to both women about the book and what their passion to help children succeed on and off the field. >> we want to raise kids that are mentally tough. that will come into play for the rest of your life. we talk about how do we teach this to our kids? so many parents try to talk them into it. suck it up, things like that. we talk about the inner voice and that our kids get that from us. it is about being aware of your presence on the field and the messages you're sending to your kids about sports. >> i coach soccer for my daughter and son. i have done it all i feel like. i feel stressed. i feel like they may be having a problem with me being a coach and dad. i feel bad about it. do you guys touch on that in regards to that parent, child coach relationship? >> i same mode. i'm coaching my

. >>> united airlines plans to furlough more than 2,800 pilots unless it receives new federal stimulusey to cover the cost during the downturn. united tells pilots it will send notices to them the next few days with the cuts starting in october. united's numbers are higher than those recently announced by delta and american. airlines and other unions are lobbying for another $25 billion in aid. they say would help cover payroll the next six months. >>> trending this morning this weekend is a great time, really anytime, to support black business. independent bookstore day is saturday. o, oprah magazine, shows black owned bookstores. while currently closed due to the pandemic you can support it by going to its go fund me page. it is also black restaurant week, so go out and try something new. on our website a link to dozens of black-owned restaurants across the bay area. we must be hungry. maybe some breakfast. >>> also trending this morning, two 2-year-old cousins are going viral after a moment they shared together watching none other than the queen bee. it will warm your hearts. ♪ >> l