deputy resigned for not entering marjory stoneman douglas high school during the attack. >>> united and delta airlinese become the latest companies to cut ties with the national rifle association. at least 15 major companies have ended discounts and benefits afforded to nra members since the shooting last week. >>> today begins a week of mourning for televangelist billy graham. family and friends gathered for a private viewing at a library named after him in charlotte today. the viewing will continue through tuesday. then on wednesday and thursday he will lie in honor at the ask you capitol rotunda in washington, the first such viewing for a private citizen since rosa parks passed away in 2005. zbr graham will be buried back at his library in charlotte on friday. >>> finger pointing and twitter exchanges in washington tonight in the ongoing feud between republicans and democrats over the russia election hacking investigation. democrats were allowed to release their rebuttal memo tonight sxarks news reporter els becht hur has this story. >> reporter: a twitter war erupting over a contentious memo. demo

united and delta airlines have joined car rental giants hertz and enterprise in ending discounts forent, peter bowes, reports. the aftermath to a school shooting that could prompt change in america. amidst the grieving, the mood has been different this time. within hours of a gunman killing 17 people, anger overflowed onto the streets. never again! now its social media, where pressure is being exerted on the hugely powerful gun lobby. under the hashtag #boycottnra, activists are targeting firms that offer special benefits to members of the national rifle association. and they include some of the most familiar corporate names. the car rental companies hertz and enterprise, which also owns alamo international, they're ending discounts offered to members of the gun lobby group from next month. met life insurance and the software company symantec are taking similar action. there's been no word in response from the nra. it's unclear whether these actions will hurt an organisation that boasts 5 million members. during the week, its chief executive hit out at the protesters. their goal is t

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benninger, president and ceo of guide dogs for blind based in san rafael understands why united and delta airlinesonal support animals flying with their owners. the airlines say people are calling their pets "emotional support animals" so they can fly them for free saving up to hundreds of dollars on a pet ticket. christine says if the "emotional support animal" is not trained it can put thier blind clients with trained service dogs on the aircraft in danger. sound from: christine benninger, president and ceo, guide dogs for blind. it can put our clients in danger when flying as of march first people will have to submit several documents to united and delta 48 hours before their flight to bring an emotional support animal on board. including current immunization records, a doctor form saying the animal is an official emotional support animal, a signed veterinary form proving the aminal is healthy, and a signed confirmation that the animal is trained. delta is taking things a step further... they are also requiring travelers with service animals, like blind guide dogs... to jump through the same ho

and most recently...a peacock. all animals passengers have brought or tried to bring on a plane. united airlines announcing a new crackdown... tightening their rules for onboard animals... this follows delta'suncement last week. and as kron- 4's gabe slate reports...one of the policies is raising concerns. sound from: christine benninger, president and ceo, guide dogs for blind. christine benninger, president and ceo of guide dogs for blind based in san rafael understands why united and delta airlines want to tighten the leash on emotional support animals flying with their owners. the airlines say people are calling their pets "emotional support animals" so they can fly them for free saving up to hundreds of dollars on a pet ticket. christine says if the "emotional support animal" is not trained it can put thier blind clients with trained service dogs on the aircraft in danger. sound from: christine benninger, president and ceo, guide dogs for blind. it can put our clients in danger when flying as of march first people will have to submit several documents to united and delta 48 hours before their flight to bring an emotional support animal on board. including current immunization records,

benninger, president and ceo of guide dogs for blind based in san rafael understands why united and delta airlinesto tighten the leash on emotional support animals flying with their owners. the airlines say people are calling their pets "emotional support animals" so they can fly them for free saving up to hundreds of dollars on a pet ticket. christine says if the "emotional support animal" is not trained it can put thier blind clients with trained service dogs on the aircraft in danger. sound from: christine benninger, president and ceo, guide dogs for blind. it can put our clients in danger when flying as of march first people will have to submit several documents to united and delta 48 hours before their flight to bring an emotional support animal on board. including current immunization records, a doctor form saying the animal is an official emotional support animal, a signed veterinary form proving the animal is healthy, and a signed confirmation that the animal is trained. delta is taking things a step further... they are also requiring travelers with service animals, like blind guide dogs..

and the frequency of these incidents... could be behind a new crackdown. united airlines announced today .. it is tightening rules for onboard animals ... and that follows delta'snt last week. but as kron-4's gabe slate reports... one of the policies is raising concerns. sound from: christine benninger, president and ceo, guide dogs for blind. christine benninger, president and ceo of guide dogs for blind based in san rafael understands why united and delta airlines want to tighten the leash on emotional support animals flying with their owners. the airlines say people are calling their pets "emotional support animals" so they can fly them for free saving up to hundreds of dollars on a pet ticket. christine says if the "emotional support animal" is not trained it can put thier blind clients with trained service dogs on the aircraft in danger. sound from: christine benninger, president and ceo, guide dogs for blind. it can put our clients in danger when flying as of march first people will have to submit several documents to united and delta 48 hours before their flight to bring an emotional support animal on board. including current immunization records, a doct

and most recently...a peacock. all animals passengers have brought or tried to bring on a plane. (grant) united airlines announcing a new crackdown... tightening their rules for onboard animals... this follows delta'sannouncement last week. and as kron- 4's gabe slate reports...one of the policies is raising concerns. sound from: christine benninger, president and ceo, guide dogs for blind. christine benninger, president and ceo of guide dogs for blind based in san rafael understands why united and delta airlines want to tighten the leash on emotional support animals flying with their owners. the airlines say people are calling their pets "emotional support animals" so they can fly them for free saving up to hundreds of dollars on a pet ticket. christine says if the "emotional support animal" is not trained it can put thier blind clients with trained service dogs on the aircraft in danger. sound from: christine benninger, president and ceo, guide dogs for blind. it can put our clients in danger when flying as of march first people will have to submit several documents to united and delta 48 hours before their flight to bring an emotional support animal on board. including current immunization recor

united and delta airlines plan to end deals with the nra that offer doss counts for group travel. those join a dozen major companies cutting ties with the nra, including car rental companies, hotels. there's also a call on social media for boycotting the gun rights group altogether. the nra says the loss of a discount will not scare or distract any member from its mission. >>> in philadelphia, public worker unions are on move and marching this weekend just ahead of a case in the u.s. supreme court. that could actually change their futures. hundreds of workers rallied during a day of action in center city yesterday. they are concerned about the so call janice case, a challenge to the state level requirement that public workers must pay dues to unions that bargain on their behalf. union members tell us they're hoping the high court sides with organized labor so it can maintain fair wages and strong contract negotiations. >> the janice case is nothing but a naked attempt by rich ceos to use the highest court in the land to cut down our unions. >> many conservatives argue that forcing

united and delta airlines plan to end their deals with the nra that offer members discounts for groupvel. those airlines join about a dozen major companies cutting ties with the nra. they include car rental companies, hotels. there's also a call on social media for boycotting the gun rights group altogether. nra says the loss of a discounts will not scare them from their mission. >>> is this time different in the gun debate? moderator chuck todd will talk about this with chuck toomey on "meet the press" later on this morning. we'll talk live to kmuk for a preview in just about an hour. >>> the final day. the closing ceremonies. this is a live look at the olympic flame burning brightly in pyeongchang, south korea. just for a few more hours until the finale of the 2018 winter games. overnight, the russians beat germany for the gold medal in men's hockey. the eyes of the world will be on the closing ceremony. johnny weir and tara lipinski, the duo ice skaters, will be your co-hosts for the exclusive coverage. that's tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc 10. >>> they cheer each other on. they

also the latest delta and united airlines. we heard from delta ending the discounted flights for nra members. nra has responded calling this a shameful, shameful response. display of political of civic cowardess. these brands will be replaced by customers who want freedoms. for years, corporate american stayed away from gun control. now companies taking a stand on climate change and immigration and gay rights and now on guns. that's actually good for business. a recent poll found that the most important thing for consumers and activists is to buy from companies that do the right thing. ryan. >>> you think this is because companies are targeting millennials? >> i think so. they have a big cohort of c consumers speaking out on guns. >>> interesting. the house intelligence committee releasing the democratic memo that rebuts claims of surveillance abuses at the fbi. the white house signing off on the document following the negotiation was the fbi and committee top democrat adam schiff. the department accused the fbi about the unver

in three major insurers car rental firms and two of america's largest airlines delta and united the n.r.a. has lashed out at the companies saying that they are pushing membership punishing membership pardon me in a shameful display of political and civic cowardice the advocacy group argues activists are using the february fourteenth shooting to expand gun control and abolish gun rights in the u.s. well peter matthews is a professor of political science at cypress college in los angeles he says the boycott is going to have a significant impact on the n.r.a. . these are large companies when it was a small company like a car rental company that's one thing but when united airlines and delta and other symantec and leave a high tech companies does the same thing it's going to have a both of a material impact and a moral or ethical impact because the word then spreads and the awareness of the issue of assault rifle especially assault rifles that's what needs to be banned in a lot of these young people the students have been galvanizing public opinion and these corporate opinion now against the

and medical evacuations. us airlines, delta and united have joined a growing list of companies cutting ties with the national fle association. the two airlines have ended discounts for nra members following the florida school shooting last week. china has asked the united states to withdraw sanctions imposed by president trump on chinese firms and shipping which washington says are trading with north korea. beijing said it was responsible for investigating and punishing its own companies. thousands of people have joined rival rallies in italy today, as the country counts down to the election in just over a week. the two sides are split on immigration — with italy still receiving tens of thousands of migrants every year. at 10pm jane hill will be here with a full round up of the day's news. first it's time for our world. welcome to egypt. enticing images of timeless hospitality and ancient attractions. a picture postcard view the authorities are keen to promote. but there is another egypt — a military—backed regime where dreams of freedom have been crushed. and this is the approach to dissent. in the last few

united and delta airlines are the latest to dump the association. states. police say he ran the most sophisticated smuggling routes shipping cocaine to the u.s. sent as many ten boats a week each carrying one ton of cocaine. >>> for the second time a transgender high school wrestler surrounded by controversy. he wins a state title. he was born a female is forced to compete against girls even though he wants to wrestle in the boys division. the rules in texas requiring athletes to compete under the gender on their birth certificate. the texas junior who takes testosterone as part of his transition went undefeated this year sparking even more debates over the fairness of state rules. lots of new problems. brand new pictures this morning of ivanka trump leading the u.s. delegation at the olympics closing ceremony. she sat beside south korean president and his wife. the special advisor to the president taking in a number of events during her trip, even try on a silver medal. an american snowboarder tweeting trump asking if he could hitch a ride home on

more than a dozen major corporations cutting ties with the second amendment group, and they include delta and united airlines. meanwhile, president trump criticized the first responders at the parkland florida high school shooting after reports surfaced that as many as four deputies took cover instead of pursuing the shooters. -- the shooter. >> that we performed was, frankly, disgusting. they were listening to what was going on. you don't know until you're tested, but i really believe i would run in there even if i didn't have a weapon. i think most of the people in this room would have done that too. but the way they performed was really a disgrace. >> laura: joining us now to react to the latest on the shooting as white house deputy press secretary hogan gidley. great to have you in tonight. you had a long day today, thank you for coming. >> absolutely. >> laura: i want to get into the president's reaction. i wanted reaction to what we uncovered tonight about the sheriff israel, who -- quite a piece of work. now we find out that they are sending over these system-wide email saying, support the sheriff, su

you can add delta airlines and united to the list cutting corporate ties with the group. but tonight the nra fighting back with a new video. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, backlash against the nra growing. an online petition demanding amazon remove the gun advocate's channel from its streaming service has more than 45,000 signatures in less than 24 hours. nra spokesperson dana loesch firing back in a newly released video. >> i find it interesting that individuals who simultaneously preach about free speech want to silence the speech of the millions of people who make up nra membership. >> reporter: delta and united airlines cutting ties to the gun lobby giant today. they join more than a dozen major corporations now dumping discounts for nra members. this after nra leadership has continued to make highly charged comments on gun control, some of them baseless. >> many in legacy media love mass shootings.th them baseless. >> many in legacy media love mass shootingi them baseless. >> many in legacy media love mass shootings them baseless. >> many in lega

among them, delta and united airlines. some companies are ending discounts for nra members. the nra issued a statement saying their members had nothing to do with the shooting in florida and blamed law enforcement. >> democrats released a dedue to the facted memo from the fbi. the president called the democratic memo a political and legal bust. the top democrat says it shows the fbi acted legally and approached two advisers. >> there are new standards at the white house to who gets top secret information. chief of staff john kelly ordered that people without a background check will no longer get get access. the president's son-in-law has not received clearance. there are substantial issues related to cushner that need to be investigated. the security council demanded a 30 day cease-fire across syria aimed at getting humanitarian aid in and wounded people out of eastern damascus where 500 people have been killed during a week of shelling. many of those treated were bombed. russia refused to support the cease-fire until today. much more to come, 16 hopeful women spent the nigh

promised new laws on the sale and carrying of corrosives and acids but so far no legislation has been introduced. two airlines, united and deltahemselves from a programme lobby group following the shooting in florida. the national rifle association in the united states has accused the growing number of american companies that are cutting their ties with the organisation, of cowardice. society's most vulnerable, those at risk of being drawn into a life of crime and being exploited. visited by the office minister victoria atkins, this facility. we want to encourage local authorities to work with charities and other organisations to try and which these children before harm is done. we call out for a local authorities and charities for their ideas if they have something that is working. something that might work in their particular market town, locality, please come and talk to us. notjust about residential homes, even though it is important. it can be all sorts of other ideas. councils must be able to show to get funding how it will improve well—being and self—esteem. will improve well—being and self-esteem. we're realising a lot

and to stay engaged. reporting live in lafayette, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, christie. the gun control debate growing. two major airlines now cutting ties with the national rifle association. united airlines and delta they won't offer discounts to nra members. distancing themselves from the nra in the wake of the florida high school shooting. >>> santa clara county firefighters now have a house fire under control in los alt owes hills. crews are still at the home making sure the flames are out. firefighters have not reported any injuries. it's unclear what started that fire. >>> it is the biggest event happening tonight in the bay area, hands down. we're talking about the chinese new year's parade in san francisco. organizers estimate more than 1 million people are going to make it out to celebrate the year of the dog. the parade which starts in two hours, but the festivities already under way. ancer hassan joins us live from the streets there in china town. hello. can you hear me? >> reporter: terry, i can. this has to be one of the busiest days here in china town. all day we've seen thousand office people make their way through streets. you can hear the live music. food vendors, even booths where

and legal bust". us airlines, delta and united have joined a growing list of companies cutting ties with the nationalifle association, following the school shooting in florida. the nra has hit back, accusing a number of companies of cowardice. thousands of people have joined rival rallies in italy, as the country counts down to an election in just over a week. now on bbc news, it's damming the nile. the river nile is the world's longest river. it's where the world's first war over water could be fought. the first of its two great tributaries, the white nile, flows from lake victoria, but ourjourney begins in ethiopia, following the blue nile from lake tana, as it sweeps through africa's grand canyon to where a dam is being built, close to the sudan border. lake tana, the source of the river, is a place of myth and legend. it's the biggest lake in ethiopia and many of its 37 islands have their own monasteries. it's a very sacred place for ethiopian orthodox christians. this monastery dates back to the 14th century. some of these paintings are more than 400 years old. the nile appears in the old testam

association in the united states has accused the growing number of american companies that are cutting their ties with the organisation of cowardice. two us airlines — united and delta from the pro—gun lobby group following last week's school shooting. colombia has extradited an ecuadorian man it accuses of being one of the region's biggest drug lords to the united states. prosecutors say washington prado alava, also known as ecuador‘s pablo escobar, has smuggled more than 250 tons of cocaine to the us. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: an ancient tomb thought to be more than 2,000 years old is uncovered in egypt. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new free

include major insurers car rental firms and two of america's biggest airlines delta and united the n.r.a. has lashed out at the companies saying they are punishing membership in a shameful display of political and civic cowardice f.c group august activists using the february fourteenth shooting to expand gun control and abolish gun rights in the u.s. it's a matthews as a professor of political science at cypress college and he joins us now from los angeles good to have you with us so what's the impact of all these companies causing that ties with the n.r.a. . it's going to have a significant impact because these are large companies when it was a small company like a car rental company that's one thing but when united airlines and delta and other symantec i believe a high tech companies does the same thing it's going to have a both of material impact and a moral or ethical impact because the word then spreads and the awareness of the issue of assault rifle especially assault rifles that's what needs to be banned and a lot of these young people the students have been galvanizing public opi

and in the wake of the school shooting in florida a number of companies are cutting ties with the national rifle association. among them, hurts, avis, enterprise, met life, best western, delta and united airlines. some of those companies are ending they are discounts for nra members. late this afternoon nra issued a statement saying that their members had nothing to do with the school shooting in florida and blames what it called a failure of the school surety and law enforcement instead. >>> much more to come on "action news", hundreds of people gathered, in center city to support workers rights , why a key court case could create a big change for unions. >>> also fire fighters in delaware county go door to door to help prevent a tragedy , how they are helping residents from collindale to stay safe in case of fire. >>> in sports a town in new jersey is celebrating eagles head coach doug pederson, jeff skversky explains in sports when "action news" comes right back. >>> across the country and right here in philadelphia people are taking part in the working peoples day of action. a crowd gathered at thomas pay ne plaza this morning as you can see, join by labor unions, women's and civil rights

association in the united states has accused the growing number of american companies that are cutting their ties with the organisation, of cowardice. two airlines, united and deltamselves from the pro—gun lobby group following last week's school shooting in florida. our latest headlines: a shift of policy on europe by labour, the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer confirms the party would keep britain ina confirms the party would keep britain in a customs union. syrian warplanes reported to have attack eastern ghouta despite the un security council voting for a ceasefire. russian athletes told they will not be allowed to march under the country's flag during the closing ceremony at the winter olympics. let's get the latest on the winter olympics and the rest of the winter olympics and the rest of the sport news. more from pyeongchang in a moment. first in cricket: england lost a thrilling first one day international against new zealand. the kiwis chased down 285 to win with four balls to spare in hamilton. ben stokes was making his first appearance since he was involved in an incident outside a bristol nightclub back in september. and, although he madejust i2,

again that, is delta and united. two major airlines in a couple hours announcing plans.hey're added to laa list of several other companies. can you see the other major corporations that announced similar plans as well and includes major car rental companies including avis, budget, hertz, also the competition over at enterprise holdings which includes enterprise, alamo, national car rental. and also first national bank of omaha said that customer feedback is prompted them to not renew their contract with the nra and that they will no longer be issuing the visa nra credit card. the companies have not elaborated saying exactly why or when they have made this decision but when you read between the lines here, they certainly have been under some extreme pressure by some gun safety advocates to cut their ties with this gun organization. in the meantime, the nra has not responded to this specific move by the major companies. fred? >> all right. keep us posted when and if they do. all right. joining me right now to discuss, cnn's political commentator and assistant editor to "th

over the weekend, delta and united airline sds joining more than a dozen companies severing ties with the gun advocacy group. >> i wish as much attention were given to the broward county scherff and their abdication of duty as trying to blame law abiding gun owners. >> stephanie ramos. >> senator dianne feinstein did not get the official endorsement of the california democratic party at this weekend's convention. her challenger kevin de leon also failed to get the 60% needed to get the endorsement. activists can pare eager to put back de leon. others view the 84-year-old feinstein as someone who has been in washington too long and hasn't done enough for immigrants. >>> the pott industry in california could expand. coming up, california tribes that are now left out of the recreational cannabis are looking to get involved. >> plus the new garage in the east bay gives new meaning to the term put it in park. we'll check out a new parking system set to be unveiled tomorrow refresh your home and save at ross. ross has all the home trends for kitchen, living room and bedroom for a fraction o

and teachers learning to deal with a new reality. adriana diaz, cbs news, parkland, florida. >> ninan: in the aftermath of the tragedy, the n.r.a. is facing a corporate backlash. today, two major airlines, united and delta, joined the list of businesses that are no longer offering discounts to members of the n.r.a. car rental agencies, insurance, and cyber-security companies all doing the same. in response, some members of the n.r.a. say they will now boycott companies that cut ties with the gun lobby. public health experts are sounding the alarm about a rise in cancers caused by the h.p.v. virus. our chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook has one patient's story. >> reporter: michael becker has spent a lifetime in the business of diagnosis and treatment of cancer. that's why a glance in the mirror two years ago frightened him. >> i saw this huge lump on the right side of my neck. >> reporter: you're somebody who has worked with cancer, and now you're feeling this hard lump. >> i said, "i think it's cancer." >> reporter: it was advanced throat cancer from human papilloma virus, or h.p.v. the same virus causes cervical cancer, but unlike cervical cancer, there's no routine screening test for cancer o

association in the united states has accused the growing number of american companies that are cutting their ties with the organisation, of cowardice. two us airlines, united and delta to distance themselves from the pro—gun lobby group following last week's school shooting. also, the american billionaire warren buffett says tax cuts introduced by president trump boosted his company's earnings by $29 billion last year. many democrats had argued that the tax package was a huge and unaffordable giveaway to the wealthy. mr buffett — who is chairman and chief executive of berkshire hathaway — has long argued for higher taxes for the rich. he's been called ecuador‘s pablo escobar, but today, prado alava has been extradited to the united states. colombia accuses him of being one of the region's biggest drug lords. prosecutors in washington claim he has smuggled more that 250 tonnes of cocaine into the us. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: one of bollywood's superstar leading ladies, sridevi, has died. we'll be talking about her rich legacy. eight days before italy votes in a general election, thousands of italians have marched in rival demonstrations, focusing

and we all failed them this week. two major us airlines, delta and united, become the latest firms to cut ties with the powerful national the withdrawal of the new us sanctions package against north korea, described by president trump on friday as the "largest ever".

and misses key facts. f-b-i director christopher wray also warned the white house about releasing the g-o-p memo. ( marty ) delta and united airlinespanies cutting business ties with the n-r-a. both airlines will no longer offer discounted flights to n-r-a members. the decision to cut ties with the group comes amid criticism over its refusal to support stronger gun laws following last weeks school shooting in florida. other companies ending discount programs with the n-r-a include met-life and hertz rental car. still ahead ... malls as we know them... are becoming a thing of the past. what two bay area malls are doing to keep their doors open... and keep up with online shopping. live look outside... san francisco international airport. ( marty ) for the weekend: come down to the book and job gallery in san francisco to enjoy a post card sized art show. you can learn about the pieces and meet the 50 artists that will be there. it's from 11 am to 7 pm ... and it's free. (ácommercialá) refresh your home and save at ross. ross has all the home trends for kitchen, living room and bedroom for a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere. for t

companies when i was a small company like a car rental company that's one thing but when united airlines and delta and other symantec of a high tech companies does the same thing it's going to have a both of material impact and a moral or ethical impact because the word then spreads the awareness of the issue of assault rifle especially assault rifles that's what needs to be banned and a lot of these young people the students have been galvanizing public opinion and these corporate opinion now against the n.r.a. and that's very significant my view about two hundred and thirty members of congress over half of the house of representatives receives money for the n.r.a. from the n.r.a. for their campaigns and now they're going to have star rejecting that money because their own constituents will turn against them once these companies turn against them and once the students have led public opinion against the n.r.a. and what it's doing because the n.r.a. does not i want to have any kind of regulation whatsoever but once these members of congress and their candidates to run against them see that the n.r

united airlines and delta announced they won't offer discounts to nra members anymore. irlines join a growing list of companies that are now trying to distance themselves from the nra. >>> a declassified memo from house democrats making headlines on capitol hill. it is a rebuttal to accusations from the gop that the fbi and justice department abused their powers to spy on a trump campaign official. the memo comes two weeks after president trump blocked it saying it contained classified and sensitive information. parts of that memo are redacted to avoid revealing sources. >> very important i think for the public now to see this information that they were acting inappropriately and that political effort to undermine bob mueller's investigation was a terrible misleading attempt by the gone. >>> the white house says nothing in the memo goes against the president's statement that he and his campaign never excluded with russia. >>> just ahead on "today in the bay," we will take you live to the winter olympics in pyeongchang. jay gray will give us a look back at some of the mos

united airlines and delta.tical and civic cowardice." ( james ) this black history month... we're celebrating the pioneers who are shaping our country.( darya ) this morning... we meet a woman who knows about the civil rights movement... because she was a part of it. john grey shares this piece of hidden history. nell stokes didn't read about the civil rights movement, she lived it. nell stokes says: "i didn't really recognize the extent of the racism until i was 6 years old" raised in montgomery, alabama her best friend was a white girl... til the first day of school. stokes says "i saw her and i ran over to her and said, ah, ah, was gonna say hi connie and she looked at me and said why you talking to me little náááá, wow, get out of my face and it stung me"that sting stayed with her... so years later when a woman in town named rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, nell and her friends 'hatched' a plan. stokes says: "but we got together our pennies and bought some eggs and threw them at the busses,

over the weekend, delta and united airlines joining more than a dozen companies that severed their relationship with the organization. >> i wish as much attention was given to the sheriff and their abdication of duty. >> reporter: president trump insisted congress will respond legislatively to the florida school shooting. but when lawmakers return tomorrow, they have no immediate plans to vote on any gun legislation. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> as the debate continues in washington, students in florida are returning to stoneman douglas high school. parents and children invited to an orientation on school grounds today. many still shaken after the massacre nearly two weeks ago. this coming as pressure builds for local law enforcement to explain their actions before and during the massacre. here's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, a sea of strength and support, thousands of students and parents making their way back into the halls of stoneman douglas high school. >> my son is stronger than i am. >> reporter: with classes set to resume, their concern, security. >> i'm sending him back on wedne

parkland shooting has reignited the gun control debate and sparked major backlash against the national rifle association. delta and united airlines have now joined a growing number of companies cutting ties with the nra. brian has more. reporter: rick, more and more companies are feeling pressure to take public stance on social issues from the election to the #metoo women and now gun control. in large part to consumers on social media. in the last three days nearly two dozen companies have severed their ties with the national rifle association no longer offering discounts to its members from car rental to airlines to insurance companies and it all started with plates coming from student survivors of the stoneman douglas shooting like david who are calling for boycotts of companies that stand with the nra. for example, at 9:33 he tweeted let's make the goal for the next hour to get true car to talk ties with the nra. twelve hours later car tweeted they are ending their car buying service relationship with the nra affected february 28, 2018. that same day he treated at 11:50 a.m. hurts, why do you support the nra in less than four

. >> reporter: over the weekend, delta and united airlines joining more than a dozen companies, severing ties with the gun advocacy group. >> trying to blame 12 million immigrants and law abiding gun owners. >> reporter: but when law makers return, they have no immediate plans to vote. >>> california senator, dianne fi finestein says she won't rest until congress pass as bill. supporters of her primary challenger claim she's weak on emgration. she failed to win her party was official endorsement. but her challenger, had the state senate leader didn't get enough endorse either. >>> four people have been celled, four others are hospitalized. that blast happened in a three-story building housing a supermarket with apartments above it. it damaged several surrounding buildings. police anosay there's no indication the explosion is terror related but haven't related the cause. >>> and possible game changer in the battle against the flu. it takes tamiflu one step further by killing the flu virus with just one dose. they're working to bring that there u.s. which has been fighting the deadliest fl

and its owner stayed behind at the airport... while the child stayed on the flight. the incident comes as both delta and united airlinesre preparing to crack down on so called - emotional support animals - on planes. (steve) the chinese new year floats are almost ready for tomorrow's parade in san francisco.artists are adding last minute details and making sure that everything is perfect for the big day.(pam) kron 4's camila bernal gives us a sneak peak of the floats. these are some of the final paint strokes on the chinese new year parade floats 1:50:23 lot of hard work a lot glitter a lot of paint a lot of wood a lot of styrofoam a lot of talentartists have been working on the floats since early december, this year with designs celebrating the year of the dog1:52:07 the dog represents loyalty and playfulness so a lot of the sponsors really wanted to work with that as kind of their main theme this year, more tech companies decided to participate . including amazon.1:52:16 there's a lot of different takes on it some of them are more puppy dogs and they are playful and it's really you go aww it's so cute and there's oth

it is a debate driving large companies to ditch the nra and these are a few of them, but the standouts delta and united airlines and six major rental car companies, banks, cybersecurity firms are dropping the benefits they used to offer nra members and in many cases, dema demanding that the nra take their names and logos off of the website. also today, more details about how police officers responded when bullets started flying inside of the florida high school. how many cops showed up, and how long they waited outside while students and teachers were dead and dying inside. today, two different police departments are at odds over who should have done what. now, we go live to kaylee hartung in parkland, florida, and kayleigh, about that police response, and we are are told that one police department is upset about how another department's deputies behave ed that way, and what can you the tell us? >> that is right, ryan. as people are visiting the memorial behind me today, they are devastated to hear the reports. and we first heard from the broward county sheriff's department that their sheriff was sick to his st

with the nra, dropping benefits for card carrying nra members and wanting their names deleted from the nra website. delta and united airlinesmajor car rental companies, met life, and even some banks. they're dropping the nra in light of the group's position on gun ownership and the response to parkland, florida. this is happening right now in parkland. students are marching. they say it is to support the ban on the type of weapons that killed their friends and teachers. and they're marching in honor of those who died on that day. all of this comes as we're learning new information, chilling information, about a warning to the fbi just weeks before the massacre. cnn's martin savidge reports. >> reporter: the call to an fbi tip line about nikolas cruz could not have been more clear, warning cruz is, quote, going to explode. cnn's reviewed the transcript of the january 5th, 2018 call, informing the agency about the parkland, florida, shooter. the unidentified woman spoke of his instagram feed, she talked about his posts of guns and was, quote, afraid something's going to happen. the caller also talked about cruz's history of v

and rental car companies ending relationships with the nra. the first to break up is first national bank of omaha. also here, delta and united airlines both ending discounted flights for nra members. the nra doesn't like it as you expect. calling this shameful display of political and civic cowardess. adding it will be replaced of those who value constitutional freedoms. these companies are responding to customers. corporate america stayed away years ago. now companies are taking a stand on things like gun violence and climate change and immigration and gay rights. that's actually good for companies. it is good for business. according to a recent poll, the most important thing to consumers is to buy from companies that do the right thing. ryan, it is interesting to me. millennial consumers really value what the dollar gets them. this appeals to the younger cohort which is the biggest buying group eventually. >> this seems like the beginning. thank you. >> let's bring in shiraj to talk about the big issues of the day. thank you for getting up early. >> i appreciate you having me, ryan. >> let's talk about what will happen today in was

and at $4.95, you can trade with a clear advantage. fidelity, where smarter investors will always be. >>> delta and united airlines the latest to join in backlash against nra >> good morning, carl. thank you very much. the list of companies severs ties and partnerships with the nra continues to grow and has grown over the weekend behind us here is a list of the companies that used to have some kind of a deal, discount deal whatever with the nra. but no longer do first national bank of omaha was the first one to do that that was on thursday enterprise renta car and alamo national, they've done it. competitors avis, hertz, metlife, true car. delta and united over the weekend as well. these are the companies that have severed most of the deals were semiconductor my if you're an nra member, you get a couple percent off a flight to the nra annual meeting in dallas or a discount on a car rental company. the deals are ending but not every company is ending relationships with the nra there are a number of companies keeping the relationships. amazon and apple, i'll get to that in a second perhaps the biggest name on this list is fedex. of cours

. >> the policies for united and delta kick in march 1. american airlinesed to follow suit. the new policies apply to emotional support animals, not the trained, especially dedicated animals that fly for and with people with disabilities. disabilities. >> really, captioning funded by cbs disabilities. >> really, captioning funded by cbs >>> it's wednesday, february 7th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> congress is working on spending deals as a government shutdown looms, and president trump pushes for a crackdown on illegal immigration. >> i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of. we have to strengthen our borders not by a little bit, but by a lot. >> president trump requests a military parade complete with soldiers marching and tanks rolling.

now delta airlines and united airlines are the latest major corporations to sever marketing ties with the national rifle association major businesses have been distancing themselves from the n.r.a. since it began a campaign against a student led push for tighter u.s. gun ownership delta and united say they're no longer offering n.r.a. members discounted rates when asked the n.r.a. to remove their information from its website a public defender in rio de janeiro says a military crackdown on criminal gangs could be violating people's constitutional rights brazil's army has taken control of security in rio in an attempt to quell a spike in violent crime but critics say innocent people are now being unfairly targeted. as mall. it's the first weekend that military has been in charge of security here in rio de janeiro and in many parts of the city it's like this business as usual with no signs of soldiers on the streets but in recent days where we have seen the military there is already concern about how they're treating some of the very people they are there to protect the army has conducte

both delta and united airlines announced today that they will no longer offer flight discounts to n-r-ambers. the airlines join several companies that are ending ties with the group amid criticism over its refusal to back stronger gun laws following the mass school shooting in florida. several rental car companies, including enterprise, hertz and avis, say they are ending discount programs with the n-r-a. insurance giant met-life will no longer offer home and auto policy discounts for n-r-a members. and the first national bank of omaha is pledging to no longer issue n-r-a-branded visa cards. the bank says it made its decision due to what it called "customer feedback", but did not elaborate. pleasanton-based data-recovery dot com told us they're also ending their discount program with the n-r-a, saying that the group has crossed the line, resorting to hate speech to promote its agenda. in a statement, the n-r-a accused those companies of trying to punish its members as a result of what happened in florida. the group says it will partner with new companies that recognize, quote, "patrioti