united continental and delta are who --arriers delta passengers will now be amazon.com 30,000 sky as part of the invest more than $2 enhanced products and services. is starting disservice wireless service to servicehomes that cable.get best buy is eager head of apple announcement. back to you. >> thank you. degrees. >> still ahead, the fallout continues from rush limbaugh's about ae comments georgetown students. she feels he is not sorry about his remarks. >> and a community is girl killeda baby tornado.dwest >> we will a check on traffic weather to gather as we deliver 10 minutes. how did this small colorado town get through tough economic times? freight rail. it attracted large companies, like vestas. we built four factories to make turbine blades, towers, and generators. creating over seventeen hured jobsbs. then suppliers, stores, more companies followed, creating more jobs. economists call that the ripple effect. i call it the freight rail effect. freight rail connects every corner of america, bringing jobs and economic growth along for the ride. visit freightrailworks.org. >> t

united continental is fair in the pain of higher fuel costs. they are trimming their domestic capacity. the dow said they will boost their international flight which typically brings in more money. we have google that wants to come out with a tablet computer. i will have the details in the next hour. live at bloomberg headquarters, reporting for abc 7 news. >> thank you. we are looking at 44 degrees. much more to come on "good morning washington." >> take a look. do you have the dashcam to prove this. of the house approved a new budget plan. likewhy federal workers may not be so happy with part of that. buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more when y

. >> 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

. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, passengers on united continental faced delays and long wait timesause of a glitch over the weekend. the airline had combined reservation information including frequent flier accounts from the two emerging airlines saturday. the airline played down the glitches and say they're now on track with the transition. >>> when this comes to tv ratings, dvr's are on the top. they have changed show popularity. "american idol" has dominated for nearly a decade but now of the scripted shows like abc's modern family are the most popular on tv. that's because people dvr them and watch them over and over again or on internet sites like hulu. >>> dr. seuss is big at the box office this weekend and now the books appear to be more popular than ever. non-life-threatening president enjoys the books. the author died 21 years ago. five of his titles are in the top 50 of the best selling list. the lorax made over $70 million this weekend. friday what have been geisel's birthday. >>> the spicey cheese on burgers has gren more than 56%. that's according to the restaurant mar

meantime, onetime flights are improving at united continental three days after the merged airline combined its flight reservation systems. during the switch over, there were flight delays and problems with airport check-ins. shares dropped more than 2%. more americans seem to be putting money into their mattresses, really buying mattress. a trade group says mattress sales numbers were up 17% in january with revenues up almost twice that, meaning shoppers were buying higher priced mattresses. select comfort shares continue to rally ending over $30 per share for the first time ever. stifel nicolaus was encouraged enough to increase its earnings and price target on the stock. finally, we saw some volatility with a trio of new dot-com stocks. online music firm pandora received an analyst upgrade. shares shot up 5.4%. online gaming company zynga fell 5% as a separate analyst downgraded shares due to their recent rally. and in its second day as a public company, online review website yelp cooled, falling 14.5%. and that's tonight's market focus. >> susie: shares of yahoo fell slightly today, the

united continental hit some turbulence over the weekend. jane king has the bloomberg business report. did you know what g meant? >> i think i heard at some point but i have trouble keeping up. i'm getting too old. good morning. the continental website on saturday began redirecting traffic over to united. that switchover was bumpy. to seek outhad help.t fs for they have to train new workers on this new software. public pension funds rose 60% in the year ending june 30. we're under some pressure this morning. mostly lower energy shares dragging as crude oil dropped per barrel. tech jobs are booming again. this is up from zerio in 2007, the iphone was introduced. it has nearly doubled their work force in the past six months and is looking to hire even more. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> it seems it is all about teh apphe apps these days. >> the 25 billionth app was just sold. oreo cooking hitting a milestone. >> 5:23. 31 degrees on tv hill. dr. seuss outdoes the movie competition. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to

the united continental website started redirecting traffic over to united and the switchover was bumpy journal" says some airports check-in kiosk weren't functioning making passengers seek out agents to help them out and that created longer lines and delays. and it's american staple. oreo cookies is turning 100 years young and it's having parties worldwide. the party will be in seven u.s. cities and festivities in capitol hill. look out for that. and that is because news. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, i'm linda bell, reporting for abc7 news. >> we'll be on our way. >> it's 5:51. time for a look at traffic and weather. we are dealing with a colder than usual morning, adepam >> yeah, it's chilly right now. 24 in strasburg. 27 in manassas. chevy chase, 31. for the most part, we are below freezing. there are a few little spots here and there especially along the waterways. annapolis for example, 34 degrees. 25 in lease berg and 28 in shepherds town. -- leesburg and 28 in shepherds town. the majority of our region will hardly have an impact from this little bit of snow that's

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 question is do they

. >>> we have phone united and continental airlines were merging.t, a little turbulence this weekend. >> what travelers were forced to deal with when the two airlines officially became one. >>> and just ahead, arrival from indiana the sight of -- shall site of one of the deadliest tornadoes. we will take you there when "good morning maryland" continues on this monday march 5th. 3q i can't let allergies stop me from the leading the way. so, i get claritin clear. alright, let's move on team ! claritin works hard to relieve my worst symptoms. and only claritin is proven to keep me as alert and focused as someone without allergies. whoa ! watch your step ! i couldn't do this without you ! don't let allergies hold you back. live claritin clear with non-drowsy claritin. >>> tomorrow is super tuesday and voters may be getting phone calls from the very familiar voice. barbara bush roord robo call for mitt romney used in ohio and vermont. on the call she says shah tha she and her family have known the romneys for years and she believes that mitt is the best

united airlines was aware of it. they worked with continental. they planned ahead. they even have dress rehearsals we understand. but early today when the switch over came, there were glitches and issues. people moving smoothly to their gates. this is how united had hoped their sfo lobby would look after the airline executed a massive computer switchover. but this is how it actually looked earlier today. >> we got here at 7:00 for an 8:15 flight. palm springs. and the line here was about 150 people deep. >> reporter: folks were blaming the computers and they were right. this weekend, the mega merger between united and continental was to be completed with the combining of computer systems and sorting out ticket codes and frequent flier miles with millions of reservations proved over wemming. >> computers were not working. and they couldn't get anybody checked in with a bag so by the time we got to the agent, it was too late. >> reporter: tom and stacy monroe got to sfo early but missed their flight and what should have been the best day of their trip. >> we have a con

the lines were longer than usual at sfo as united absorbed continental's computer system and schedules into its own system. other merged airlines have experienced similar problems with a process called a cut- over. initially united headquarters in chicago said the cut-over went smoothly. but sfo and denver both reported problems and delays. with the merger now complete, continental airlines no longer exists. >>> well, bart is looking for your input on the inevitable. fare increases. before making a decision on a price hike in july, bart is holding five public workshops this month and doing an online survey to get ideas. the point is to find out how to spread the pain of higher fares among different sets of riders. to find out where and when those meetings are, go to cbs- sf.com, click on links and numbers. >>> three months from now, cal train riders will also have to pay more. this week the peninsula quarter joint powers board approved higher fares and wants to encourage riders to switch to clipper cars. the price of those cars will not go up in july. but riders who pay with cash or fo

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are smaller than those at other universities. >> it was one of the final sets of merging united and continental airlines today and a few problems are being reported, the computer system of the two airlines were merged into one in united says it went relatively smoothly but fliers complain because them to miss their connection because of late departures and arrivals. police say he shot another man and a head at point-blank range and they want your help in finding him. special fugitive hunters report is next also, an expert is called in to help solve the mystery of human remains found in northwestern indiana. and will this be run paul's big moments, but comehe looks for a strong finish in today' living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, lymphoma

the last flight of continental taking off tonight from phoenix to cleveland. united continental merged but the big change occurs early tomorrow morning when united finally combines passenger reservations combining into one massive computer system. frequent flier programs this one website. now given the travel we should be talking about the weekend forecast. scott williams joins us from the weather channel. sco scott? >>> hey, good morning, joe and everyone. of course it looks like a pretty nasty weekend for some as we're tracking a volatile storm system gathering some strength right now. through parts of the midwest. look for long lived, long track tornadoes. in the 30s in new york city. 7 in dallas. san francisco 42 degrees. where you see the red, that's where we'll find the greatest risk for severe weather. this storm system will be on the move towards your saturday bringing with it clouds and showers. denver, some snow for you today. seattle rain and also snow. looking at the tor: con forecast on a scale of 1 to 10, kentucky, middle tennessee an 8. that means an 8

. >> american airlines and united, continental backed by the lobbying group sued the e.u. this week dropped the case saying they are instead pinning their hopes for a resolution on the obama administration. in washington, james rosen, fox news. >> chris: being on food stamps is absolutely a good thing in some places. we'll tell you where and why next on the grapevine. this congressman is proud of his own body. but who paid for it? people here sure are friendly but some have had a hard time understanding my accent. so to make sure people get every word of the geico savings message i've been practicing how to talk like a true chicagoan. switching to geico could save you hundreds of dollars on car insurance... da bears. haha... you people sure do talk funny. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master

other regional players like kwaun tus as well as united continental saw their earnings drop in theirt recent quarters as well. looking at the price of oil, it's pretty easy to see why. the price of brent crude has risen every single year since 2008. in december that year it was just at around here, $38 per barrel. today though it's trading at this much, nearly $126. this year is a surge of more than 228% in just over three years. andrew, i understand we're going to have cathay join us. >> we'll be speaking to john saucer in the next edition and we'll be asking him about that as we head into the uncertain times as far as fuel prices are concerned. nina? >>> andrew, let's stay with the commodities theme here. it's an issue that's got some of the world's biggest trading powers lining up against china. the united states, japan, and also the european union have filed a complaint with the world trade organization and their beef is about beijing's tight restrictions over the export of rare earths. they're a mineral that is needed for cell phones and electric cars. leaders in washington, eur

yesterday was the day youth switched over to continental assures -- united switched over to continental'servation system. >> when i called them after they finally got on the line, they said they weren't sure what happened. there's just no flights going out, sorry. we'll try to get you on one tomorrow. >> united says overall the transition is going well. the airline is installing upgrades to improve kiosk service. >>> a little boy in our area has a big birthday wish. >> no, i'm not going to do that on my -- don't do. >> kids are usually begging for presents on their birthday. find out why this boy chose to give back to needy animals. >>> stephen strasburg makes a spring training debut as the nats take the field in vieira. lindsay murphy is ahead with sports. >> a close eye on this system to the west. it's expected to dive its way down across the mid-atlantic with snow and rain. what does that mean for us? i'll have the answers later after the break.  [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. got my bearings. ♪ a little bird told me about a band. ♪ an old man shared some

. >>> airline industry -- united continental airlines switches to one computer system.1:00 tonight our time. it doesn't expect any interruptions in service. other airlines making similar switches have had delayed flights, lost reservations, and misplaced bags. the analysts suggest passengers print out their boarding passes and their itineraries. >>> time now 6:20. a high school teacher dumps his family to move in with one of his students. big questions about whether he broke the law. >>> plus how the national spotlight could soon shine on a san francisco woman who risked her life for a stranger. >>> here's a live look at the east shore freeway. you can see traffic moving along very nicely. we'll tell you traffic hot spots coming up. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it

falsehood >>darya: continental airlines will not exist any more after this weekend and the the murder but unitedeginning to move continental brand things. the last continental flights is set to depart from phoenix just before midnight. starting tomorrow, the airlines will switch over to one system. united air's continental announced their merger back in 2010. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. we're watching conditions around the bay area. gas prices are on the rise, as of of any overnight. softs and " fair and above this morning, since the death of davy jones spodify has seen a increase for his music. the most popular songs that people are listening to include daydream believer, i am a believer and last train to clarksville. he died in martin county florida after suffering a heart attack. >>darya: we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge this morning. they have sunshine, it is nice and dry. it is a quiet commute. we will see if there are any trouble spots and a couple of minutes and we will see all the weather will war

and lastly, united continental feeling the pain of higher fuel cost, so it's trimming capacity, thought will boost domestic flights. live from the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> so, jane, before you go, we have the ipad, the kindle fire by amazon, now google wants to jump into the tablet market with one of its own? >> yeah, you know, it's kinds of a crowded market, but google may feel like it has no choice but to jump into the tablet market with the phone-branded version. i'll have more on that. also, details on the three stooges. they are invading six flags near you. i'll have that next hour. >> yeah, we've been talk ago lot about that one. thank you, jane. >> i don't know a man alive who doesn't like the three stooges. >> i know, and all the men are going to go together in their own manly group. 5:22, 39 degrees on tv hill. you made it to friday, and the weekend is just hours away. we'll take a look at some of the films hitting theaters. >> and please don't forget to email your answers to the water cooler question of the day.

alas continental flight is set to depart from phoenix just before midnight. united and continental announced the merger back to death in 10. southwest and airtran have a green light to combine their operations. those two carriers received approval from the faa for a single operating certificate. the dallas-based southwest closed a deal to buy airtran last year. that merger is expected to take several years to complete. >>justine: forecasters are warning that another round of a violent weather could be headed to communities in the south and midwest that are already battered from grenada was earlier this week. 13 are dead and neighborhoods flattened. skies were sunny in harrisburg, ill. on thursday as residents started going to the rubble trying to gather what is left of their homes. today, the national weather service says there is a 30 percent chance that another tornado could go through the same area. they are already dealing with pretty bad weather. a >>james: this. portions of the missouri and illinois. yellow and red indicates severe weather fury if so they are

they also have an alliance with united continental. >> so they're the ones you like. notice that you said united -- u.s. airways does not generally hedge. would that be one that is going to be hurt more? >> yes. absolutely. u.s. airways and alegian. two we're less favorable on. i think we have holds on those now. >> and we know amr is in real trouble. thanks very much. >> thanks for having me. >> let's move to the rails and the truckers. ben rejoins us now. ben, which stocks in the sector are best placed for $100 oil? i would think that the truckers would not be, but you think that perhaps they still have some pricing power. >> yeah. i think the answer to the question why is on aggregate demand. as long as consumer demand remains reasonably healthy and stable, the truckers, the acid-based truckers and rails and in between can continue to work. they do have pricing power. i think the answer lies in what happens to the consumer into $100 plus crude oil. >> in other words if their demand for other products goes down, then there's no pricing power for those who transport

counter for hours because of the computer glitch that was caused by the merge of between united and continental. >> the computers weren't work and by the time we got to our agent, it was too late. >> i knew there was something wrong immediately, because there were a lot of people with grim looks on their faces and long lines. he wass like uh-oh. >> there is an old addage about idesle idyll idle hands. >> for these teenagers it's the chance at their first summer job. >> so i can stop depending on my parents. for this person it's the opposite. >> ei'm looking for any kind of job, because my mom is trying to go to school. >> reporter: the city of oakland watches to give half of the job as valuable at this surveyor to people who live in high-crime neighborhoods part of the mayor's 100-block initiative, the 5% of the city with more than 90% of the violent crimes. >>i would have conversations and said wouldn't be doing this. >> kids are going to do what they want to do even with a job. >> reporter: a paycheck at least offers a way to learn the rules of the working world. at this fair the departments

by merging websites continental's site was more advanced so united moved all customers to continental'sg delays and confusion for a lot of passengers with online reservations. >> i called united and waited two hours >> elevator music for four hours. they say they are too busy to help and hangs up. >> we were told it was weather. one of the agents walked by and said it is because we switched to the continental system. >> united says it has increased airport staffing and hired 600 new telephone agents to deal with the problem. >>> this morning the delays are weather-related up to two fours for arriving flights at sfo. >> we expect those to continue through the weekend. we are not going to shake this moist air mass and these low handling clouds until possibly sunday. just have to have patience and use our flight tracker at abc7news.com it is at the bottom. even if the delays are not weather-related it will have them, it will tell you how long it takes to get through security and stuff like that also. looking at the embarcadero residual moisture left, some of drizzle in the air making the p

the merger of united and continental airlines has happened in the sky, but some passengers had no idea they would be flying on the day the airline giants turned two computer systems into one. >> only when we got to the airport. they gist said oh, they are doing this merge now and it's all happening today and we haven't quite figured it out. they were in the mel of a 23- hour journey home to the bay area from a business trip in poland when trouble struck in chicago. >> they don't call our names until they are ready to board us. >> only for us to find out that the entire ticketing system was completel muj. manual. >> reporter: that the vast majority of the process is going well. the continental website also switched to united today, a message on-line promised the transition is almost complete. but it was little consolation for those weary faces. obviously, something went wrong. so unfortunate for the employees they take the brunt of all of our frustrates. you know, you try to be patient with them, but at the same time, when you are as tired as we are, it's kind of hard not to, you know,

united continental holdings admits it fell short of the 80% on-time goal saturday but inched over thenearly $8 billion settlement announced by bp include as new system to monitor and compensate people who develop health problems linked to the 2010 gulf oil spill. bp faces potential government claims for environmental damage and possible criminal violation. now for a look at what's trending today, our quick round-up of what has you talking online. the real housewives of disney sketch from "saturday night live" featuring lindsay lohan has been a top search on google as we reported. lohan also poked fun at her own legal troubles during her comeback gig as host. taylor swift and zac efron are trending on yahoo thanks to the voices they provided for "the lorax." the film scored the biggest weekend box office opening of the year. >>> the claws are out in virginia where hank the cat is running for the u.s. senate. now he's the target of a super pac-style attack ad. >> hank wants your vote for senate. but what do you know about hank? hank never released his tax returns, his birth certificate

they had big problems over the weekend after the merger of united and continental was completed.ems this weekend and it caused all kinds of delays across the nation, jamming the phone lines for the airline and frustrating countless customers who could not use those kiosks. we have more on the situation there this morning. >> reporter: you might notice no one is at the kiosks this morning but instead they're at the counter talking to a ticket agent. in fact, i just noticed these two gentlemen here. they were trying for quite some time but were not able to have any luck with the kiosks so they moved over. we talked to one weary traveler this morning. she said she's very frustrated because she went to the kiosks thinking that everything has been worked out. but apparently not. >> no system record found. there were three other customers in front of me seeing the same thing. >> reporter: that forced you to go to the ticket counter? >> exactly. it's taken me 20 minutes to check in that would have been a no brainer. i got a mobile alert my flight was on time but clearly united didn't do

continental airlines flight today. tomorrow the airline will finish its merger with united airlines. the last continental flights scheduled to depart from phoenix before midnight. tomorrow the airlines will switch to one web site and all continental flights will not show up as united. another merger not far behind, southwest airlines and airtran have the green light from the federal government to combine operations. they got the approval from the faa for a single operating certificate. out west closed the deal to purchase airtran last year. the merger is expected to it take a couple years to complete. reports that your old tweets could soon be up for sale. twitter plans to open up its archives and sell old messages to and marketers looking for value of consumer information. it wants to sell access to messages going back to january 2010. it will not have access to any deleted messages or user-direct messages. someone did not have all passed at a school in the carolinas. a deer was running down the hallways and finally was able to get out safely and run out of the building. it got a few

continental is being folded into united airlines which merged with continental in 2010. >> thanks for that. coming up next on "street signs," it's been one awesome week for apple. first the $500 billion market cap. and then the call for apple at $1,000. and get ready, leading tick analyst munster says they're about to do for the tv what itunes did for music and the iphone did for mobile phones. why he says this is a big game changer. later on, move over zuckerberg. soccer mom haves a new friend. and it isn't facebook, folks. how they're fueling what could be the next big thing in social media. "why did i roll over my i.r.a. to scottrade?" "for starters, it didn't cost me anything." "and i got a one-hundred dollar cash bonus for rolling over by april 16th." "i like bonuses." "plus at scottrade, there are thousands of commission-free investments." "and if i need help, i can find it online, by phone or at one of over five-hundred scottrade locations." "it's why more investors with i.r.a.s are saying.." "i'm with scottrade." ♪ [music] >>> check out shares of zynga. they did hit a new high

the combined systems of united and continental airlines actually came together for the first time. airlines merged back in 2010. united does say that most of those problems are now resolved. >>> also, a milestone for apple's download app. four apps for every person on the planet. the customer who downloaded the 25 billionth application will get $10,000. >>> we've been down 49 points for the dow. s&p futures are down more than 6.5 points. >>> the united states midwest suffering through the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes that killed dozens and left a path of destruction in its way. mary thompson is standing by to tell us how much these storms could cost the insurance industry. mary? >> they are saying right now it's too soon to tell what the insured damages are but it's worth noting that not only has tornado activity started sooner than normal this year but through march it's running about 33% above the activity levels that we've seen in march in the past 6 years. over the weekend, the preliminary count shows 79 tornadoes touched down in 11 states friday and saturday. accounting fo

completed its merger by continental airlines by merging websites. united scrapped its own website and moved all of its customers over to continental system. >> i think the customer service gals are struggling, too, because they are dealing with the computer systems they don't know how to deal with. >> a spokesman told us everyone's res expectations and miles are intact, they are just displaying wrong on the website and led to confusion hence the long hold times. united beefed up airport staffing and hired 600 new telephone agents to deal with the onslaught. >> the 600 they say they brought in still aren't enough considering the problem. >> travel attorney says his phone is ringing off the hook with disgruntled travelers. the irony, he says, the glitch is most likely to effect people itineraries. eye continue he is not entirely surprise. >> they didn't complain about consumer complaints before. they don't really care about them now and as they get bigger they will care about them less. >> reporter: united is asking customers for their patience and says it w

united and continental announced the merger in may of 2010. today's computer system integration is considered to be the most important part of that merger. >>> looks like we got the rain, the snow in the sierra, now we're back to sunshine! >> sunshine! >> which is nice, especially if you're going outside today. >> just in time for the weekend. we're got weather. that's going to feel very spring-like. by the way, my gosh, we're only a few weeks away from the official spring arrival. less than two and a half or so! what day is it? second, third day of march. we're almost there. live look outside our doors this morning, sun already up. the days are growing longer and our temperatures will be sitting low 70s for the afternoon and some areas. we've got calm conditions, northwesterly breeze. it's a light one, santa rosa northeasterly in fairfield. the wind coming in this direction. our hills over the east bay reporting a few gusts from time to time, 20 to 30 miles per hour, mount diablo and some oakland hills. the rest of us just a very calm with li

from ocean to ocean, the union stretched, and the continental united states was changed from a goal to fact. but full security had only just been established in the great western country within our borders when americans were called on to do battle outside our shores. in the spanish american war, america's desire to help the cubans to their independence from spain flamed into action when the battleship maine was blown in the harbor. roosevelt's charge made their famous charge up the slopes of san juan hill. 30 soldier of this war, won the nation's highest tribute. the first to win army medals of honor on foreign soil, 81 navy and marine corps fighting men were also awarded the medal. this first conflict by american ground forces outside our nation's borders was brief, but it was a hint of things to come. america's growth, the prospering of the adventurous idealism on which it was founded, these were making the united states a world power. a position of world leadership unsought but unavoidable was even then being thrust upon the this time it was no isolated conflict. this time the chal

united and continental will combine. they will combine into one computer system. that means one frequent flyer program and one website. tickets will be issued under united's name only. >>> most jets have already been painted with united's name. eastman kodak is selling its online photo business to shutterfly for about $4 million. kodak filed for bankruptcy and is selling off. they say the gallery has more than 75 million users. customers who don't want their photos transferred tol shutter fly can opt out. >>> and yelp made a splash in its wall street review. shares soared more than 60%. yelp is 8 years old and has yet to turn a profit. that's your money watch. for more, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> coming up at 4:00. humiliated at the airport. what tsa agents force one mother to do in front of other passengers. >>> i'm ron matz at the merit athletic club downtown. it's your chance to be a ravens cheerleader. auditions this weekend. the story coming up here on wjz. >>> we are tracking severe storms to our west. what will they m

the last continental airlines flight takes off at 11:59 p.m. from phoenix. tomorrow, unite. passengers haven't noticed any big changes until now. starting tomorrow. passenger reservation data. web sites and frequent flier programs will be under united. the continental name is coming down at the gates at all ten of its former hubs. >> still ahead at 6:00, computer breach a matter of national security. >> also ahead, a sacred memorial restored. the transformation unveiled in the south bay today. >> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. full sunshine expected as we head into the saturday forecast. also numbers well above average sxchlt pect upper 60s in palo alto by 4:00 p.m. saturday. campbell, numbers in the 50s for the noon hour. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seag

united and continental airlines merged their computers into one. it involved moving thousands of reservations which did cause problems with passengers. they said the suppose was frustrating. >> fortunately -- unfortunately for the employees they take the brunt of everything the and when you are tired as we are, it is hard not to start thumb wrestling people to get your way. >> some passengers say they spent hours on hold with united airlines yesterday. the airlines said they brought in extra employees to answer the customer phone lines. >>> it is a great day to fly if it is san francisco, san jose. not a cloud in the sky. >> temperatures will be warming up once again and we are a few degrees warmer than where we started. sitting in the upper 30s and out at the napa valley marathon getting underway. mostly blue skies and cool start. look at the conditions. we have got a light north early breeze to report in santa rosa and we know what northeasterly means offshore and they will continue for today. they have lightened up considerably. not gusty in the

40% of the africans sold in the western hemisphere went to brazil. 4.5% to 5% ended up in the continental united states. jamaica almost doubled the numbers. upwards of 50% of the survivors of the passage were transported to the americas during the 18th century. 90% of the africans involved in the trade were from the west and central african coast. the demographics of the slave trade take on more sictignifica. for contrary to popular opinion, african people's constituted the majority of people who migrated from the old world to the new world during the formative stages of european colonial expansion in the americas. this suggested a cultural role for african peoples in the colonial involvement than we've even begun to imagine. several sources state, for instance that, between 1492 and 1776 or roughly the first 300 years of what we understand to be the colonial period of american history, 6.5 million people crossed the atlantic from africa and europe and settled in the americas north, central, south america and the caribbean only 1 million were european. the others were african. i know you all stu

a week and a half ago united completed it merger with continental airlines by merging websites continental sites were more advanced so i nighted moved to their system. >>> i called united and waited to hours. >> elevator music for four hours they say the operators are too busy to help and hangs up. >> we were told it was because of weather. one of the agents walked by and said it is because we switched to the continental system. >> united says it has increased airport staffing and hired 600 new telephone agents to deal with the problem. >>> a solar event is prompting speculation. a nasa telescope captured footage of an object the size of a planet flying close to the sun you see that line, what appears to be like a refueling probe reaches down to the sun's surface and brightly lit material can be seener from the sun's surface later the object attaches from the sun and shoots out into the space. nasa says it is called a prominence, a filament that forms over the course of a day and extends hundreds of thousands of miles into space. >>> the white house still abuzz after star-studded affair, a

but if you want to cover the entire continental united states from poland, your interceptor speed has to be up around 5 1/2 kilometers a second. much faster -- at least a kilometer second faster. now, why are the russians concerned? this chart shows you the footprint, the defended area for russian icbms launched from all the known launch locations in russia. it is high for any of the sm-3 interceptors currently being talked about. so if i put that sm-3 block 2-b in poland, which has been the source of most of russia's concerns, you really can't protect the united states. here's maine. only the ss 27s and ss 19s, you might catch them going to maine but the rest of the united states and alaska and hawaii you cannot intercept those icbm's's. to threaten russia's icbms, the launch site has to be up above five kilometers a second, closer to six or something like that. so just to summarize, the kinds of observations i'd like to draw from this, engage on remote is essential. the battle management system to tie all those assets together is key to the system. if you don't have it, the system d

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