united and delta are replacing or upgrading overhead bins to hold more luggage and engineers are designing jet interiors with your luggage in mind. >>> record number of applicants this year, last year school hit a record and as march 1st they are 7% higher on the mark. >>> the author and haul of famer ripken jr. will sign his children's book called super sized slugger. it am ins how children can deal with bullies. it's happening tonight at 5:00 at the toll gate marketplace on marketplace drive. >>> today the winer of the third largest power ball jackpot in history of the game will come forward. the jackpot is worth $336.4 million. the february 11th winner can receive $210 million or annuity payments out over 29 years , the winning ticket was sold in new port. >>> keep in minds it is spring training here. no need to circumstance it will wagon after one game. they left off in the same spot. mad dispitched against the pirates allowing three runs and six hits. pirates had 18 hits in the game. baltimore played tampa bay rays. >>> effort to protest unemployment more than 5000 demonstrators are e

united and delta are apparently leading the way and retro fitting their aircraft with the more cavernous containers. united estimates 87% of their passengers carry their bags on these days and those bags, as you know, are getting bigger. and for all of those of us who think we can get our bag to fit up there, they don't all make it, as you know. and with bag fees approaching 450 bucks, it will mean savings. >>> perhaps you heard this new theory explaining why the "titanic" believed to be the unsinkable ocean liner, might have met its end. scientists now say the moon could be to blame. the moon was unusually close to earth on that night in early 1912, leading to an unusually high tide. more icebergs floating further south than usual. the captain, who was familiar with the route, didn't expect the icebergs to be there and didn't believe the warnings. >>> the folks at a tokyo aquarium put out an apb for a fugitive penguin on the lam. like the scene out of "shaw shank redemption," penguin number 337 scaled a rock wall, squeezed through a fence during a daring escape sometime in the last week

possible way for it to survive is to get its costs down to the same level as those of delta and the combined united continental and the combined delta and north western. that's what this is all about. had it been me, i would have done bankruptcy long ago rather than enduring the consequences of an enormous and unbearable cost disadvantage. but i was the there. >> rose: you would have gone bankrupt and reorganized. >> i would have gone bankrupt at the time united and northwest and delta and continental chose to do it. i would have done it then pause i knew that they would emerge with a huge cost advantage. >> american was an incredibly disadvantage for the last eight or nine years and they couldn't get around that. even though they have about 4 billion in the bank, they have to do this but the question is when they come out of it can they still survive as a stand awstand-alone. that's the question. >> rose: what's the likely answer. >> i'm inkleined to say no. >> i think american can if it does the right thing. the big problem you have charlie, they lost so much money the last ten years, the questio

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spoke with a company that confirms united delta and u.s. looking at increasing prices. the main reason is rising fuel prices. hotel rates jumped more than 7% travel.ness and leisure that marked the biggest year over year increase on record. rates dropped 18 straight month during the recession. your next trip to starbucks may gave you no longer thinkin pink. the strawberry drink may have an interesting ingredients that you.ug linda bell reporting. back to you. >> thank you. we are looking at 37 degrees. come, the latest on an arrest in the shooting of an gay man in columbia heights. l hear from the family of a woman charged in the attack. >> a new sex scandal involving kahn.ique strauss- the case is connected to the district. >> first, traffic and weather every ten minutes. it's tuesday morning. every ten minutes. it's tuesday morning. every ten minutes. it'syou're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. so things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. >> a cold start to this tuesday morning. colder than yesterday at this time. going on outside of te

. >> make a wish has worked out a deal with four major airlines, united, continental, delta, and u.s. air, to be able to accept and use donated frequent-flier miles. this year, make a wish san diego hopes to send around 150 families on flights to grant wishes to children with life- threatening medical conditions. those troops can come from donated miles. the average trip takes 150,000 frequent-flier miles. >> it will send a child where they dream about going, whether a it is here in california or some place on the other side of the world. >> what if your airline miles are about to expire? the good news -- for make a wish, that is not a problem. >> even if they are about to expire, the airlines will allow us to use them for as long as it takes. >> they are able to bank those miles and add them to other nations. one common question -- are the donated miles tax deductible? >> the irs does not recognize them as deductible, but there is a feeling you get when you donate to make which that is better than a deduction. >> now, you're 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist ava mari

that ire designing more room for bags and united and delta are rushing the bigger bin into service. >up with the office of the future. they say it's actually more like a gym with a desk that doubles as a treadmill and a meeting room with a walking track in it. i'm going to pass. >>> and look at this from britain's daily telegraph. the paper's digital editor was checking the laundry tag on her boyfriend's new pants. it says machine wash, warm tumble dry, or give it to your woman. it's her job. unfortunately she didn't tell us who made those pants. >>> according to e online, the family are not happy. tracey gold said i'm a strong supporter, equal rights for all, no hate, love. allan thicke also speaking out on twitter. he said he addressed them as soon as he recovered from rush limbaugh. he had a few more things. >> we're going to say, you're going to have to follow up on that one. and the "l.a. times" says a michigan man is suing over the price of movie theater popcorn, candy, and drinks. he calls it price gouging. he used to bring his own but the local theaters won't allow him. i thin

i think generally speaking the major airlines like delta, united and united they like to raise fares.rily do it unless the low fare guys go along with them. so the fact this is a jetblue and southwest led fare increase is really helpful to the cause. obviously at the same time as oil prices move higher, capacity moves lower. so demand for seats is still pretty high. we're flying 80% full. at the same time fares are going up. >> let's go to your buy list which includes delta, united, alaska and copa, which is one i remember you mentioning last time you were here. >> copa is very well-positioned. it's based in panama. right at the cross roads between north america and south america. they're joining the star alliance. that's a catalyst for shares to move higher in the short-term. they have about 65% of their revenue comes from the business traveler, which is higher yielding than the leisure traveler. they control about 90% of the market share in panama city. they also have an alliance with united continental. >> so they're the ones you like. who's in trouble? i notice that you said unite

and asia is driving that demand. ramy inocencio looks now at how airlines in this region are trying to recruit piles so their new fleets don't stay grounded. >> reporter: pilots for american, united, delta other u.s. carriers are looking for jobs with asian airlines. captain doug lister says it's not just because of better pay, upwards of $200,000 a year. >> part of it may even be as much as feeling like you're important and appreciated. there's not been much of that lately. >> reporter: lister was one of hundreds of u.s. pilots attending a recent job fair in florida, hosted by asian carriers. they bought hundreds of new planes with more on the way. but there won't be enough pilots to fly them. asia is forecast to be short an average of 9,000 each year through 2030. and the fast hiring that needs to happen could put your safety at stake. >> it's very difficult to grow an airline very quickly and keep it safe. so we see rapid expansion sometimes followed by periods of high levels of accidents. >> reporter: the recruitment of foreign pilots is one solution to the asian pilot shortage but bill vass says mixed crews could translate into problems. in indonesia, the domestic supply of pilots

we've had united and continental merge. we had delta and northwest merge.st and airtran merge. as a result, there are fewer carriers and not as much competition. air fares are going up. we had a dozen rate hikes last year alone. i'm not so sure i buy the idea that we're going to see 1.2 billion people travel in 20 years. that may be a bit of a stretch, i think. i'm not sure that all the people who can fly, come up with the money to do so over the next 20 years will decide they are going to fly. we may have high speed rail. there may be other alternatives. we'll see how that goes. i think it is true don't look for air fares to come down. if you factor in the cost of inflation they haven't budged much over the last 20 years. you have to consider you're paying for your bags and all your drinks and everything else or leg room. that's not going to change. the airlines tell me that's not going to change. it's likely that air fares will go up. >> with a lot of these companies that have merged offering less flight, being less competitive, if there is that predictio

this is the third time southwest has raised prices this year alone and that's not just southwe southwest, united, deltaways and frontier also confirmed they will match the southwest increase. >>> it may have been a major mix-up. police believe an intruder shot in a foster city home was just drunk and confused. the 911 call came in early sunday morning. the caller said someone was trying to break into a home on crane avenue. officers heard gunshots as they arrived. they say a visitor shot the suspect when he tried to walk through the front door. they haven't been able to interview the suspect because of a medical condition. friends with him earlier that night said he had been drinking. investigators think he mistook the home for a friend's place. >>> looking into the murder of an iraqi woman as a possible hate crime. police in el cajon say she was found dead in her home by her 17-year-old daughter hast week. the mother of five died of head injuries. the fbi is now involved in the investigation. authorities close to the case say there was a note found at the scene which may suggest the woman is the victi

american airlines, delta and united are now offering a special row with a bit more leg room. >> thisreporter: you can find other good seats in coach online. websites like seat guru.com and seatexpert.com offer such services. expert flier.com will let you know if a better seat opens up on your flight. >> the bad news is you might pay for it because airlines start charging for these seats irks even flights with open seating may offer you first dibs. >> try to check in 24 hours in advance. you can pay to get on board the aircraft before the rest of the masses. >> reporter: but your seat might only be as good as the person next to you. malaysia air offers social seating where passengers' social media profiles are matched with their seats connecting people who want to network. >> other people, they just don't want to sit next to anyone so that does create opportunity. create a profile that makes you the most unliked person around. >> reporter: finding your seat on the go. >> all right, we'll have a look at the top stories straight ahead, including the latest on the high-stakes fight for d

we're here to do it safely and thoroughly. >> 1 delta, we're about 30 seconds. >> safety is always a priority and the refurbished housing unit several security enhancements. >> that is a 12-year-old building we moved out of. >> this is a brand-new buildings. some of the thing they incorporated into the new housing unit is new technology and door controls. i think it will make it safer. >> merchan approves of some of the changes as well. >> it is nicer. i tell you that much. cleaner. >> go ahead, take off your uniform. >> overall the best change i like is the uniform. i guess they decided to have us wear red since we're in confinement. i was getting tired of orange. making me feel like an orange pumpkin. i mean, i'm a blood. right? so my favorite color is red overall. the bloods wear red. so it makes me feel more comfortable. it brings a smile to my face. look at my cheeks. >> in addition to his history of assaulting staff, his gang affiliation is another reason he's in confinement. >> if you throw up gang signs, mention you in a gang or trying to recruit for the gang you will be confined in here. >> that's what society calls

you need the rail stocks, csx, the shippers, united parcel, federal express, the airlines and truckers like delta, jb hunt. they got to be all on the move up because they stand for the strength of commerce. it makes sense. think about this for a second. it's very rational. if you're going to manufacture and sell goods, you got to ship them somewhere, right? so these stocks are the best gauge of economic activity. when you transport goods and people at rising levels, that's how you know the economy is really humming. it's not just sitting around, it's being sent! but the transports index have been dragging horribly, diverging so badly from the dow that the bears have been pinging me saying hey, hey, you got to tell people to get out of this market because of the trannie diversions. that's code for, cramer, i'm short, so help me out by bashing the market. to which i say that cramer, like homey, don't play that. sure enough, today the transports exploded higher, much higher than the averages to the point where they're on the verge of taking out their highs here. the bears are banks the whole scenari

united, delta, american, usairways, frontier and virgin america have matched southwest's fare hike.ll be hard to escape it. >>> bmw is recalling about 1.3 million vehicles worldwide to fix a potentially failed battery cable in the trunk. the cable could become loose, overheat, and possibly start a fire. bmw says it's received one report of a fire in the u.s., but no injuries. we want to put that in perspective. about 367,000 vehicles were sold in this country. if the recall affects the bmw 5 and 6 series, model years 2004 to 2010. if you have those car models, get that checked out. back to you. >> courtney reagan, thank you very much. nice to see you. >>> if you haven't bought your mega millions lottery ticket, you may want to do it today. the jackpot is now a whopping $363 million. the third largest jackpot ever. the cash option, $259 million. you can buy tickets in d.c., maryland, and virginia. the tickets are $1, and the drawing is tonight. got to get some tickets. >> yeah. >>> this week we are saying farewell for now to joe. he is only with us for a few more days. he retires on

other airlines then followed suit including delta, united, usairways, frontier, and virgin america. just last week, jetblue raised its roundtrip fares by $10. this marks the fifth domestic air fare hike this year. >>> bmw is recalling more than one million vehicles. it includes the five and six series cars. model years 2003 to 2010. the automaker says in rare cases, a battery cable covering in the trunk was incorrectly installed and the defect could lead to a fire. bmw says it's unaware of any accidents or injuries surrounding the problem. owners will be notified about scheduling a repair. >>> the redskins are still under the microscope in the nfl's ongoing bounty scandal investigation. there were reports that the nfl had stopped their probe but could take action if more information surfaces. yesterday, however, commissioner roger goodell said the investigation is ongoing into reports that the redskins and other teams had bounty systems under defensive coordinator greg williams. williams is suspended indefinitely for his involvement in a bounty program with the new orleans saints. t

united, delta, u.s. airways, frontier and virgin america have matched southwest fare hike. it's going to be hard to escape this one. once one do it, they all do. >> the good news with southwest, at least the first few bags are free, right? we've got that going for us. >> that's true. >> thank you very much. >>> speaking of fuel, there may be some relief coming at the pump. oil prices have leveled off in asia and europe this morning. that is thanks to news that iran will meet with the u.s. and five other world powers in april to talk about the nuclear program. iran has been ruled third largest exporter of crude oil and recent tensions have kept oil prices high. one recent report concluded a continuation of those tensions could lead to gas prices of $8 a gallon next year. >> that is scary just thinking about it. >>> just when you thought it was safe to leave your bottles and other recyclables out on the curb for collection, time to think again. hundreds of people drive around san francisco stealing the recyclables to sell at scrap yards. the company hired by the city to pick

we've seen delta and northwest come together. united and continental come together.n industrial logic about combination. at the same time i think there is seems of opportunities for carriers much like ourselves to do well and prosper. we've been one of the most profitable airlines in the space over the course of the last half decade. so i think there's sort of room for everybody. and looking to the future, i think we want to run our business independently to make sure that if there is a proposal for consolidation, it's a good one before we would feel at the board level oblige to accept it. >> thank you very much for your candid responses. thank you very much for joining us. i'm going to hawaii very shortly myself. and for the viewer if you're wondering, that's not hawaii in the background. that was very bad weather and it was washington. so there you go. coming up next, if you thought the y2k soccer moms lost their power, you're wrong. we'll tell you why the crowd is back in force and how they may be the new power brokers of social media. move over marc zuckerberg, s

united and american are among the carriers replacing or upgrading the bins. passengers on delta will not be able to shop amazon 30,000 feet in the sky. this is part of their plan to invest more than $2 billion in enhanced products and services. stock futures are under some pressure. a slightly lower close yesterday. china sees its economic growth slowing down. mortons restaurant expected to get a restaurant. there is one on south charles street. hoping the economic recovery will bring in more find diners. the new owner says he wants to tweak the restaurant with hipper music. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> that just might work. you have information on regulators looking into chemicals in soft drinks that may cause cancer. >> bad news for mae. the fda looking into a complaint about soft drinks. mcdonnell's looking to push healthier happy meals -- mcdonald's. >> thank you. >> 28 degrees on tv hill. a kentucky woman comes face-to- face with a tornado. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you agree with maryland's law requiring

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this is pod 7 delta, a medical and mental health unit for detainees.an open cell area with one deputy supervising 72 inmates who roam about the pod. colonel jim prevatera oversees the area. >> it sounds a little scary at first when you think about it, but we found it to be a highly successful management tool. if you violate the rules, you're moved to a higher level of confinement. >> it's 12:45 p.m., and they've just finished their lunch. out of nowhere, 24-year-old douglas burden charges detective moon and strangles him. >> he went into what's called rear naked choke. you cut the blood supply off to the brain. when it is applied right and locked in, it's very few seconds before the person loses consciousness. >> three inmates from the same pod are on the scene, and at first look, it seems like a recipe for disaster. one deputy outnumbered by a group of inmates. prevatera is not in the area during the attack, but later see it is unbelievable video. >> literally within a matter of a few seconds, maybe three to five seconds, dieguez comes into the pictur

and according to the industry the size of those carry on is getting larger. problem is the overhead bin are not. now some airlines including united, delta replacing or upgrading bin to hold more luggage. engineers actually designing plane interior to accommodate bulky carry on bag. >> the san francisco 49 ers are moving forward with plans to build a new billion dollar stadium in santa clara. today at superior court judge ruled the stadium financing deal does not have to go before voters again. opponent argue the 850 million dollar construction loan is too risky and wasn't what they originally voted for. they say they are considering an appeal. pre-construction already under way at the stadium site near great america in santa clara. the team hopes the 68,000 seat facility will be ready for the 2014 season. >> all right larry here now. talking about lots of other stuff besides football. >> college hoop. heavy weight in the west coast conference slugging it in and out over time. st. mary's trying to snatch the automatic ncaa tournament bid and this game subpoena.iller. sports is nex >> good evening. gales of st. mary's have had to sweat ou

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and according to the industry the size of those carry on is getting larger. problem is the overhead bin are not. now some airlines including united, deltalacing or upgrading bin to hold more luggage. engineers actually designing plane interior to accommodate bulky carry on bag. >> the san francisco 49 ers are moving forward with plans to build a new billion dollar stadium in santa clara. today at superior court judge ruled the stadium financing deal does not have to go before voters again. opponent argue the 850 million dollar construction loan is too risky and wasn't what they originally voted for. they say they are considering an appeal. pre-construction already under way at the stadium site near great america in santa clara. the team hopes the 68,000 seat facility will be ready for the 2014 season. >> all right larry here now. talking about lots of other stuff besides football. >> college hoop. heavy weight in the west coast conference slugging it in and out over time. st. mary's trying to snatch the automatic ncaa tournament bid and this game was a thriller. sports is next ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing new nature valley protein

united will offer the new service as part of its expansion of long distance service. in june american will begin service to lax and deltaill add flights to salt lake city. >>> on the ice the caps needed two points last night but only got one. carolina scored the game- winning goal in overtime. >>> cbs this morning begins at the top of the hour with a closer look at whether rush limbaugh's radio career is over. >>> before that, we have one more check of traffic and weather right here. keep it with 9news now. >>> one more thing before we go. i can't stop talking about having herschel walker here. i met him when i was a little kid. he was at the university of georgia running a track meet. he became a n.f.l. star. he went on to several teams including the cowboys, minnesota vikings. >> he was here talking about a cool initiative. >> going to capitol hill with a bunch of other athletes including johnny miller and other n.f.l. greats talking about getting in shape. staying in shape. >> and having maybe gym class regularly. >> trying to keep funding for p.e. >> he was very gracious with all of us here off camera as well. thank

delta queen. big, fat, ugly, cannons pointing out and meant for business. the iron-clad technology isn't all that new. they were used as floating batteries and some steam powered. here in the united states, certainly in the 1860s, they were pretty cutting edge. technology had been there all along. iron plate, that's been around for a long time. cannon, certainly. steam power for boats, that's great. these molded them all together. that technology. and the technology was such that you could take a gun boat and for the first time, take a gun boat a take on land forte fiction. ft. henry is a good example. those same gun boats did the same thing at donelson, got their butts kicked. what's neat is that the technology is there. and with that technology you have general grant, an army general, he has to play with the navy, vice versa. the navy is part of the game now out here in inland waters. that's brand new also. you have flag officer foote, later admiral, was in charge of the union gun boat fleet. and grant and foote fortunately had a great partnership with this. they're in full agreement. again, the study of ft. donelson, we're losing it if we're not doing it. looking at the first

united flight 46 had mechanical issues and were forced to turn around. that's when it was also struck by lightning. an f.a.a. rep says two more flights were hiten ad javier airport. delta air flight 297. the f.a.a. said both landed. it is a scary thought for passengers who hate to see storms coming when they take to the air. >> when you see those streaks of lightning, yes you do get scared. >> it is always in the back of your mind. >> meanwhile, scary moments for folks on board an american airlines flight. as the plane was getting ready to take off, a flight attendant was screaming. >> she is making these comments about wanting to get in the cockpit. pilot one, hear me, a lot of incoherent statements. trying to get to the cockpit. >> federal agents removed the flight attendant. she woos taken to the hospital for evaluation. >> a brutal african warlord captured the world's attention. >> the online video of uganda rebel leader coney. >> the man that made the video credits young people and social media. >> these are children and young people saying, mom, dad, we want you to pay attention to this. jason's video documents the reign of terror that includes kidnapping childre

and people that fpurchase full fare economy tickets or you can purchase the extra depending on the length of the flight. united will start daily nonstop flights from d.c. the san francisco on may 14. deltaext. but the destination has not been announced. the world's first cupcake automated machine from sprinkles cupcakes in beverly hills. the 24-hour machine will dispense freshly baked cupcakes and snacks for your best. that is business news, live and bloomberg headquarters in new york. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. if it came to new york city i would try it. >> i don't think i would trust a cupcake from a vending machine. if i cannot get my between 9:00 and 5:00, i don't eat it. >> i would try it. i would never refuse a cupcake. are you ready and to look at the forecast? >> let's do it. >> 70 degrees yesterday. not as warm today. we will start with lots of sunshine. that will eventually give way to clouds this afternoon. a few rumbles of thunder tonight. at this hour, looking outside sunrise in less than an hour. get the sunglasses ready and grab the umbrella. you may need that later today. 43 degrees at reagan national airport in this hour. 34 in gaithersburg. 42 degrees at wtop

the united nations general assembly says 80,000 people have been killed in this conflict and many of them are women and children. >>> take a look at your screen. deltait had problems braking, skidding off the runway in atlanta. ready for this one? brakes on a plane. i said it. luckily no passengers on board, no injuries, but the plane does have pretty significant damage they are attending to. >>> also, airline passengers stranded as direct air canceled flights out of the blue. about 50 people stuck last flight at a local airport in florida and the passengers are ticked. >> people are very upset because they weren't giving us any information and they still haven't. we can't get through to the lines and there's nobody here today to help us. >> they don't answer the phone, and i think i've talked to one person in probably a dozen phone calls. >> did that person tell you anything? >> no. >> well, cnn has just received a statement right from direct air. direct from direct air, you might say. they're saying all flights are suspended until mid-may. they're calling it operational matters and that passengers with reservations should contact their credit card

natural gas powered vehicles that delta, the difference between the traditional class 8 diesel powered truck and natural gas powered truck is $35,000, $40,000 per unit president spoke to that last week, that would make a difference, but i can tell you, i'm seeing a lot of my members, a lot of people in the trucking industry are taking a hard look on buying natural gas powered vehicles. they're really starting that transition already because they're looking to are that cost savings that is there in the different energy content being equal, if they can save the money that apparently they can save on natural gas they're looking to do that. >> governor, thanks very much, american trucking association's bill graves. thank you for joining us. >>> still to come this morning, we'll get a check on the markets, plus some stocks our guest host mario gabelli should be on your radar screen this summer. >>> also how economists are feeling about economic growth after friday's jobs numbers. steve liesman has the latest revisions to gdp forecasts. there are revisions based on the numbers. stick around. we've got more "squawk" in two minutes. >>> in the next hour of