i'll fly virgin america to towns i'm not going to. that's how much i like virgin america.here's the point on this so stay , with me. first time i flew into that virgin america flight, i walked into a room that was dark and the lighting on the airplane was purple and red. and the seats were white plastic and black leather and the music they were playing was the kind of jazz you only hear in the coolest clubs i had ever been in. i was like, this is the freaking nightclub. this kicks butt. i could not believe how cool it was. about a year ago, little over a year ago virgin america did something that i really seriously would like you to go home and watch. about a year and a half ago virgin america which used to have an extremely funny and animated safety video spent i think it must have been millions of dollars to do a new airplane safety video. so if you get a chance and go and go virgin america safety video and it's been seen by an 11 million people and i put about 40,000 of those hits on myself. i get off of virgin america flight having watched the safety video in my chair

i'll fly virgin america to towns i'm not going to. that's how much i like virgin america.here's the point on this, so stay with me. first time i flew into that virgin america flight, i walked into a room that was dark and the lighting on the airplane was purple and red. and the seats were white plastic and black leather and the music they were playing was the kind of jazz you only hear in the coolest clubs i had ever been in. i was like, this is the freaking nightclub. this kicks butt. i could not believe how cool it was. about a year ago, little over a year ago virgin america did something that i really seriously would like you to go home and watch. about a year and a half ago virgin america which used to have an extremely funny and animated safety video spent i think it must have been millions of dollars to do a new airplane safety video. so if you get a chance and go and go virgin america safety video and it's been seen by an 11 million people and i put about 40,000 of those hits on myself. i get off of virgin america flight having watched the safety video in my chair a

the expansion just announced by burling game's virgin america. >>> and there's a new way to watch hbo without that pricey cable bill. >>> and new at 4:30, escape from yemen. a bay area man returns home after escaping from the war-torn country. >>> are you running out of time to file your taxes. give us a call. or you can go on to facebook and we'll answer your questions there as well. that's at abc 7 news. >>> thanks, michael. and from taxes to taxing. the bay area commute, although not too bad as you look live at the san mateo bridge actually moving >>> and we are taking a live look outside at 4:14. you can see it looks a little blustery, the wind blowing, and ooh, what a wet morning we had today. >> yeah, we got a really decent storm in here which we desperately need. can you see a live look at the golden gate bridge you see scattered cloud cover out there. >> look at those clouds. yeah. this is the bay bridge. a live look there. fortunately, traffic is moving through nicely, but yes, the clouds are still hanging around this afternoon. >> we'll get back to spencer in a minute but st

that's how much i like virgin america. there is a point to this.the first time i flew on the flight it was a red eye i walked into the plane at 11:00 and walked into a room that was dark and the lighting on the airplane was purple and red and the seats were white plastic and black leather and the music they played was the kind of jazz you will hear in a club and i thought this kicks butt. i couldn't believe how cool it was and about a year ago, virgin america did something i would like you all to go home and watch when you get the chance. virgin america that used to have an extremely funny animated safety video spent it must have been millions of dollars to do a new airplane safety videos if you get a chance go home and look up the video. it's been seen by 11 million people and i probably put about 40,000 of those on there myself. i get off the flight having watched the safety video in my chair, got in my car drove home, fed the cats went to youtube because i wanted to hear it again. that's how good it is and it is that a good because the music is

the good news for virgin america. passengers overall have a reason to grumble. >> new at 4:30, one day after hillary clinton makes it official marco rubio makes the race for the white house and we'll preview. he'll answer them here live just a little bit later just search for michael finney. >> at 4:10, time for our first check of the afternoon commute and this is 101 in san rafael. oncoming traffic is usually heaviest at this hour and that's the heavy commute and southbound heading back toward the golden gate bridge and into the city muc okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite of all? hmm... the kind i have with you. me too. sunny valleyvale and the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> traffic is a mess at one of the busiest freeway interchanges in san jose. here is a live picture from sky 7hd. all lanes of 280 where it connects to northbound 6

the rate of lost, stolen or delayed bags rose by 13 percent, virgin america had best track record for luggage envoy had the worst. finally complaints jumped 22 percent last year, alaska had fewest complaints, frontier had the most. now only three of 12 u.s. airlines evaluated actually improved this past year. one held steady and eight decline. i have posted a link to check out the full report on cbs philly.com and facebook and twitter feed. >> is there more people flying, and less planes. when something goes wrong it is a domino effect. >> ripple effect. >> at least somebody improved, right. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> bring a book with you, next time at the airport. >> thanks, buddy. >> we will be right back. okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite of all? hmm... the kind i have with you. me too. we are taking something 105 years old and we will really put the icing on the cage here. >> they broke ground on the pro

. >>> virgin america says it will start flying to hawaii. though scott mcgrew says not for cheap. >> no, that's not virgin's strong point, kris. it's not a discount airline. it's a really nice airline. and that's been a real debate among airline experts. will passengers pay just a little bit more for a nice experience? virgin america will begin service to the islands next winter. there are some introductory fares, but in general, they're going to stick to their higher prices. the f.a. is upgrading india's aviation safety rating. that's beginning to allow more indian airlines to fly to the united states and to code share with american owned airlines. bottom line, more flights to and from india. >>> let's check the markets, turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc headquarters. good morning, landon. >> hey, scott, good morning to you. stocks look to open higher this morning after the markets started late in tuesday's session. oil prices are in focus, falling back today as they went to the highest level since december. the minutes from last month's fed

virgin america.ack to you. >> phil thank you very much. >> i have to tell you. right now, spirit air, he's saying how could continental be that bad. we at least try. we try to be bad. we're going lowest costs from here to there. they're trying to get, he was laughing this morning, having a good belly laugh. some people writes that 9 unit of pricing is beginning to soften year on year. >> the stocks reflect people stopping flying all together. that's not happening. 9 companies will have so much cash that they can turn into utilities, because they are regulated like utilities, meaning. just worry about how, if we still have a lot of travel you know what? it's just going to get better and better as more planes come in. >> stocks obviously reflecting that today. dow is up about seven points. welcome back bob. >> good morning, guys. mixed morning here but not a mixed morning over in asia. i have been leading with china for a week, week and a half thousand this is hong kong. shanghai with another shallry t

let's talk about virgin america. the san francisco-based company says it will start flying to hawaii on a-320s that it's going to lease. this will start this winter. we were talking earlier, that yes, there are some flash sales on hawaii, but it looks as if their general trend will be slightly more expensive than the average flight. that's consistent with virgin america. they sell more quality than they do price. >> yeah. sometimes people pay for that little bit of quality. >> ei think they should. i think you ought to say to the airlines it's worth it. >>> still ahead, tar catching some california beach goers by surprise. what's causing this natural phenomenon, next. >>> some of this caught the giants by surprise. the injury bug. they're fighting through that right now. a live look, of course, at mccovey cove. we'll be right back with more news, traffic, and weather right after this break. >>> welcome back. that's a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, and a picture-perfect sunrise. always a good way to star

delta and jetblue showed some improvement and for the third year in a row virgin america scored highest across the board. information was used that airlines submitted to the u.s. department of transportation. >>> we know of at least one person who probably would have rather dealt with a lost bag. >> there are worse things, right? a rockville dad tells us his fay was forced to sit in vomit -- family was forced to sit in vomit on their flight home from florida. he told and shows our stephanie ramirez about the smelly situation. >> reporter: putting on gloves to go through his items. >> glasses, tissue. my wife will never wear these again. >> reporter: these bags packed were packed from what was supposed to be a fun family vacation/birthday trip to disney, but now scott shirley says all he can smell is vomit. >> i keep swearing it's on something that i don't know about. >> reporter: shirley says he and his family boarded a united flight in florida yesterday to come back home and started storing their bags under their seats when they realized the bags were wet. shirley said his wife investi

. >>> virgin america says low fuel prices, plus busy tech workers, equals profit. >> scott mcgrew, youwiphone with the airline. >> reporting profits this week. apple earlier. yell yell. last night. ver gin america this morning. the decision to base at sfo is really paying off as the bay area's economy continues to heat up. virgin posted a profit for its first quarter. not its first profit ever but it is the first time they made a profit at the beginning of the year. the airline says it's experimenting with customizing the screen in front of you. the tv where you can watch movies or order food. i almost always order the cheese plate because, you know, cheese. so considering virgin america knows i'm coming the screen can say, hey, scott, how about the cheese plate. well, in moscow announced what we expect as home bat friday tr tesla today would allow you to save money for storing solar power or charging off the grid at night when electricity is cheap. this video comes from competitor jeff bassos, laumpled his first rocket in texas. this one is unmanned. went to the edge of space, sam and

take a look at shares of united over six months and compare united with virgin america.no comparison. united up almost 50%. people may not be happy they are being squeezed into planes and being nickelled and dimed, but the airlines are profitable and that's what investors like. even though the kwality rating is showing people are unhappy with the flying experience, it's not going to change any time soon. >> we can never get to a point where the businesses can do well and consumers can enjoy the experience. why does it have to be one or the other. >> expectations are way too high. you think you will have a seat that is empty next to you, that's not how it is run. every seat will be full. that's what they should be doing. it's not running so you can have an empty seat next to you. it is running to maximize profitability. selling services that they used to get for free. i don't think that will change any time soon. if they are courteous on the way and if they are on time, they have done pretty well. >> if you are an airline investor, who is to argue? you are relationship. y

. >> reporter: the virgin america flight was on its final mile and a half approach to the runway at love field. 600 feet above the ground. that's when the faa says pilots noticed the drone lit with red and green lights below the plane. they watched as it climbed straight up passing a couple hundred feet above their plane. immediately notifying air traffic control. >> airbus reported a drone passing over the top of them right around your present position. >> reporter: dallas police launched a search for the quad copter, tweeting a picture from the air and a plea. use drones responsibly. >> if they end up colliding with an airliner, it's going to be similar to a bird strike or potentially worse. it can do significant damage to the airplane or an engine. >> reporter: it's illegal for drones to fly above 400 feet or within five miles of an airport. but that's happening more often and at major hubs like l.a., chicago and atlanta. >> it raises questions about for another pilot seeing such an aircraft, what's it going to do. >> reporter: it's why the faa is working to teach drone operators the

. >> virgin america out with its first quarter results today. airline. >>> coming up lighter an exclusive with the ceo of time warner cable. he will be live at post nine. we'll talk about comcast, reports of a possible deal with charter and the company's quarterly results. >> the start of the last trading day of april overshadowed by now the fed conceding six years into the recovery the economy hit stalled speed. it's not news that winters are cold, points out an editorial in this morning's "wall street journal." it goes on to question whether the fed will accept responsibility for what it calls nine years of growth below the historic norm of 3%. "the great paradox of this expansion is that the monetary policy that is supposed to spur faster growth has not spurred faster growth. the fed has been able to lift asset prices. the fed should wonder if its policies haven't become an impediment to faster growth. the editorial concludes, maybe markets should be allowed to set interest rates again to better allocate capital and create less economic uncer

this year, for the third straight year virgin america ranked as the top airline, followed by hawaiian delta, jet blue and alaska. at the bottom were regional carriers envoy, express jet and skywest. right behind united and frontier. don't expect this study to dramatically change how airlines operate. they're profitable and investors like it take united it may be the lowest rated major able. but over the last six months its stock is up 48%. phil lebeau, nightly business report chicago. >>> the new york attorney general is taking aim at a handful of taylors. eric schneider man is examining how 13 major chains schedule their workers and wedge their use of so-called on call scheduling violates labor laws. on call shifts require employees to call employers the day before or the day of a potential shift to find out if they'll be needed to work. if employees are not needed they don't get paid. they're required to pay workers for at least four hours if they report to work. even if they are then sent home. we placed calls to all 13 of the retailers of the responses target and sears don't reall

it was a narrow miss for a virgin america pilot who reported seeing a drone flighting above his plane. he was headed into dulles love field airport when he saw the drone 200 feet over top of him. they tweeted a picture and asked drone operators to use them responsibly. >> if they collide with an airliner it's like a bird strike and it can do significant damage. >> it is illegal for drones to fly above 400 feet or within five miles of an airport. according to faa data in october 2014 a drone crashed near dallas love field. >>> engine problems forced an unscheduled stop or thea plane carrying former president bill clinton. the pilot had to shut down one of the four engines mid flight. the propellers aren't moving on the plane. the plane was in the air over tanzania at the time. a clinton spokesperson says the issue was quickly repaired. clinton is in africa on a tour of projects run by the family foundation. >>> according to a judge, loudoun county schools did not break the law. a parent took the school district to court yesterday. he told the judge the school board didn't respond to mo

virgin america is rate ttd top u.s. carrier for the third straight year. hawaii airlines was second. delta third. overall, the airline industry's performance slipped last year compared to 2013. >>> americans are trending more on prescription drugs than ever before. spending on prescription drugs soared by 13% to $374 billion. the increase is being driven by three main factors. expensive breakthrough treatments. price hikes from drug companies. and more people are insurance under obamacare. >>> the apple watch is turning out the be a big hit. the company already received nearly 1 million preorders since the smart watch wept on sale friday. delivery are set to begin next friday. thanks to high demand many models won't ship until june or july. >>> and from here in new york a rather unique apartment. it's in chinatown. the shower is in the kitchen. the refrigerator is in the closet. rent listed at $1800 a month. it rented in less than two weeks. >> people will live in a closet. my goodness. >>> caught on camera. workers run for safety as a crane comes crashing

good news for bay area-based virgin america though. it got the highest marks across the board.ional carrier envoy air scored the worst. it operates most american eagle flights. it's based on the 12 largest u.s. airlines. >>> the apple watch looking like the next big hit for the cupertino company. analysts say there were 1 million preorders over the weekend. last week customers got to see and touch the apple watch but they were not allowed to take one home. the watch officially launches april 24th. but demand so high, the shipping dates have been pushed back to june and july. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the cbs evening news. >> scott pelley is in new york. >> great to be with you in the bay area. here's the cbs evening news tonight. the 2016 field widens as two more candidates join the race for the white house. plus could liquid marijuana be an answer to treating children with extreme epilepsy? and we'll take you inside the pages that helped break the nazi enigma code. all of that tonight on the western edition of the cbs evening >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix news ro

. >> virgin america announcing its move to branson, missouri. why branson? because the company's founder's name, branson. >> why not branson? netflix using today to get the word out about a very important issue, binge-watching. if you stream more than two consecutive episodes of a show, a video featuring actors from shows like "orange is the new black" and house of cards pops up to warn you against the perils of binge watching. >> i think the new season of "mad men" comes out tomorrow, too. >>> samsung introducing a new smart phone protector which protects your phone in long falls. little panda. >> i don't think the panda is included, unfortunately. perhaps the most interactive of them all, google's, which will let you play pacman in your neck of the woods. just go to google maps to try it out. >> you do anything yet, or is it too early in the day? >> it's too early. for a friday -- >> sneaky guy. >> i was just watching that. if i've got to watch out for blue ghosts and pacman on the road, i've got my work cut out for me. this is all we have to worry about r

>> annual study say it's virgin america for the third year in a row.as second and delta third. >> same study also found overall the airline industry's performance slipped last year compared to 2013. >> i just like them to offer some peanuts. americans spending more on prescription drugs than ever. new report finds that spending soared by 13 percent to $374 billion. >> expensive grapefruit treatments are just one of the factors behind the increase they say. >> and finally what does this say about new york real estate? a studio in chinatown has a shower in the kitchen. >> my goodness. >> and the refrigerator is in the close seven. rent listed at nearly $1,800 a month and it rents it in less than two weeks. >> people got to demand more. >> oh, yes please. that's america's money. >> have a great tuesday. >> where is the garage, in the breakfast nook. >> there's not a nook have breakfast n coming up at 5:30 we'll update two hit and run investigations, one incident left a child dead. >> plus, more news you didn't see last night including new video of a huge

. >>> virgin america is saying aloha to hawaii. the burlingame airline will begin daily nonstop flights from sfo to honolulu in november. it will also start service to maui in december. tickets are already on sale and start at $199 one way. >>> a woman says she was not allowed on a flight from hawaii to san jose because she has cancer. kpix 5's maria medina explains what happened. >> i have multiple myeloma, you're taking me off the airplane because i don't have a doctor's note saying i can fly. >> reporter: elizabeth sedway's vacation ended like this. >> i'm being removed as if i'm a criminal. >> reporter: kicked off an alaska airlines flight that was supposed to get her back to san jose monday evening. >> it was shocking. i had flown -- we had flown for five years with this same diagnosis and i -- i -- i felt humiliated. >> reporter: elizabeth says she has blood cancer and because she can get sick easily she put on a surgical mask at the airport in hawaii just before her flight. that got the flight crew's attention. >> she asked

but news unless you are virgin america. >>> and contractors conflicted of a deadly shooting in iraq. a federal judge sending one to life behind bars. the former guards convict of a 2007 shooting that killed 14 and wounded 17 in baghdad. >>> and incredible images from a branz jewel ray heist. no word who did it. described as a construction worker hauling trash bags they made millions in jewels. how they calmly called it off. >> reporter: tonight, they are scanning the footage, a gang of thieves disguised as workman, and the bigest heist in british history. you can see the man use a back entrance to carry in the tools. this one with a duffel bag. this one a bin. the next 340r7k they have a large bag of jewels. a different security cam has them taking off in a white van. according to police at least one of them dropping down an elevator shaft, and once in the vault, using a diamond tip drill and breaking into security boxes. and then one of the cameras catches the thieves returning 36 hours later once again using this back-door. police admit an intruder alarm went off just hours after t

well overall virgin america received the top ranking with hawaiian airlines in second place and deltanding out the top three many complaints though jumped 22% last year. alaska has the fewest complaints complaints, frontier had the most. >>> a warning for drivers tonight. federal safety regulators say drivers need to wash the winter road salt from the underside of their cars. the national highway traffic seive tee administration found the corrosive salt can damage the brake lines and cause the brakes to fail. the recommendation comes after a five-year investigation. >>> well they show up at your home packed with everything from beauty products to clotheing. when you order a subscription box you're not the only one picking out the items. three on your side consume mr. reporter jim donovan hayes takes a look at one of the hottest new trends in fashion. >> it's really like having a personal shopper but delivered to your door. >> it's like a present for myself. yes. >> christmas every every month. >> reporter: they're called subscription boxes. customers pay 10 to hundreds of dollars each

. >> reporter: the virgin america fight was on its final mile and a half approach to the runway at love field. 600 feet above the ground that's when the faa says pilots noticed the drone, lit with red and green lights below the plane. they watched a it climbed straight up passing a couple hundred feet above their plane, immediately notifying air traffic control. >> airbus reported a drone passing over the top of them right around your present position. >> reporter: dallas police launched a search for the quad copter tweeting a picture from the air and a plea. use drones responsibly. >> if they end up colliding with an airliner it's going to be similar to a bird strike or potentially worse. and it could do significant damage to the airplane or an engine. >> reporter: it's illegal for drones to fly above 400 feet or within five miles of an airport. but that's happening more often and at major hubs like l.a. chicago and atlanta. >> it raises questions about for another pilot seeing such an aircraft what's it going to do. >> reporter: it's why the faa is working to teach drone operators the

. >>> virgin america is saying hello to hawaii. airline is launching daily nonstop flights from sfo know honolulu in november and to maui in december. tickets start at $199 each way. >>> home burglaries shoot up in one bay area neighborhoods. the trend that's drawing in criminals. >> i'm no angel. >> i'm no angel. >> taking sexy back. the plus sized brand getting major attention for this powerful beauty me (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a better taco. (kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a store near you. >>> there's been a shocking increase in home blares in berkeley in recent -- burglaries in berkeley in recent months

. >> reporter: sky west, express jet and envoy received the rowest overall rating, virgin america, hawaiian airlines and delta earned the highest. >> this year a bit of good news is delta climbed its way back up after a decline when they merge with northwest. >> reporter: the airline industry as a whole is going through a wave of consolidation, but airlines for america, an industry representative, says the merge eskers have allowed airlines to focus on improving fleets and improving all stages of travel. carriers are increasing air service levels which will benefit customers. envoy airlines says it is working on system upgrades, scott. prior the last year airline quality ratings were actually on the rise. now according to this report's authors, we're entering a period of decline. >> pelley: jeff pegues, thank you very much, jeff. not a quality landing for a united airlines 737. it skidded off the runway in houston this morning. heavy rain may have been factor. the landing gear ended up stuck but nobody was hurt. several inches of rain fell in fort worth where drivers abandoned their cars an

envoy air, which operates most american eagle for lost bags, virgin america is best, envoy is worse. consumer complaints are also up with alaska airlines receiving the fewest and frontier airlines receiving the >>> and if you've flown on a commercial plane over the past 30 years or so there's a good chance you've ridden on an md-80. it's a plane some passengers might complain about because it's so old, but one pilots love to fly. week by week the airline that flies the most md-80s, american, is retiring them to make way for more modern planes. but where do the on their final flights? nbc's tom costello went along for >> reporter: it's the sunday night run, baltimore to dal >> thank you. >> reporter: but what none of these travelers knew b booking thei is that this is the last time this plane will ever carr passengers. >> this is this aircraft's final flight. they are retiring it. >> reporter: after 23 years tail number n-595 is at the end of its life. as american airlines slowly retires what had been the backbone of its fleet. all 370 of its md-80s built by mcdonnell douglas before t

yesterday virgin america announced new service from san francisco to honolulu in november. in december they will launch new service to maui. a new airbus will be used. >>> the group pushing to have the face of a woman on u.s. currency narrowed its choice down to four. they are the finalists to replace president andrew jackson. the vote is underway now and will wrap up in a few weeks. they are petitioning the white house to make the change by 2020. >>> an inmate whew scaped in the bay area found half way across the country, how he got so far and the roles authorities played. >> trying to stop destructive fires in san francisco. the buildings inspectors are looking at and the dangerous unreported violations they found. >> and a simple tool for a tricky rescue. how firefighters rescued a puppy trapped 50 feet down a pipe. ♪ ♪ ♪ have a day to remember. it's easy with a free red velvet cake with a 10 piece meal or larger. >>> breaking news. an incident on a cal train train, it stopped a train that hillsdale station. cal train was tweeting that the train was stopped because of a

number one, virgin america rank it is of the best airline of 2014. but compared to 2013 u.s.d worse than all four areas of service, including baggage handling and on time arrivals. second, the preorders on launch day. the intelligence used e receipt data, but 957,000 people made orders on that first day. lastly a cnbc poll with small business owners do not have a written succession plan with the proceeds of selling a business is needed to fund a majority if not all of the owners's retirement. if you missed any of the big stories, don't sweat it. visit power lunch.cnbc.com. >> jordan spieth winning the master, second youngest person to win golf's arguaably most prestigious tournament. practicing our golf swings as you will see in a moment. nothing like mr. spieth. look at that. the ceo of puma golf as he prepared if are a week at the masters and as the company celebrated two major milestones. that is next. i have a wandering eye. i mean, come on. national gives me the control to choose any car in the aisle i want. i could choose you... or i could choose her if i like her more.

virgin america. >> i don't have anyone right now. my man crash is still elon. >> if i have to go with anybody, elon musk. because i don't think of anybody else that is a visionary. >> jonathan bush. he's bucking the trend too. fall through the crack stock. technology health care. charles: i like it. my subscribers are in it. that's a wild name. heavyweights trying to crush it to death. but netflix. go with netflix. what they've been able to do. and how quickly they've been able to change their business models not once, but twice, tells me it's a company that will go much higher. much higher. you've been hitting me all day. it's that time. speed round of skolsstik ask payne. tweet me @cvpayne >> all right, guys. that favorite time of the show when you ask questions. and you ask a lot of them. stock, industry, strategy, we're here for you. dan: eigi looked very compelling. may dip a toe in the water. it did look very good today. a web hosting name. certainly out performing go daddy. this is a name that matt likes a lot. he presented it

. >>> a survey on airline quality placed virgin america at the top of the list.ows their on time rate slipped a little. still they did well in other categories. they were followed by willen, jet -- hawaiian, jet blue and delta. >>> a rare hawk is back in the skies at the south bay after two months of rehabilitation. it was brought to the wildlife center on valentine's day. the bird broke a wing after colliding with a model airplane. experts haven't treated that kind of bird in 20 years. today it was given its freedom and soring again in -- soaring again. >>> now a our weather. the possibility of sprinkles. you are saying it is not going to amount to much? >> if it happens there will just be enough to be a nuisance. we have winds. they are blowing. when they stand out like that, you can bet they are blowing -- you will see the flags. sticking out. almost straight out. winds probably 20, 25 miles per hour. beautiful shot. right? good air quality. the winds bring out the beautiful air quality in the bay area when you push that into the east bay or the inland bay val

and for the third year in a row, virgin america claims the top spot in the report. and years past the airline industry performed well but the latest research shows there's a decline. >> it bothers i think us and certainly should bother consumers if they're making money and they don't have the consumers' experience and their needs first and these performance numbers tell us they may not be doing a very good job with this. >> reporter: airlines for america, the voice of the industry says recent mergers will improve the product at all stages of travel and airlines are committed to continuous improvement as capital expenditures rose to the highest level in 14 years last year. back to you. >> thanks. >>> so veronica today is something to enjoy. it's going to change. >> that it is. people enjoying the snow right, jim? >> good snow pictures today. >> great snow pictures. you know what i mean. ? the blossoms coming down with wind today. i think even more so tomorrow with the rain coming in. today a lot of folks with the scratchy itchy sand paper eyes. look at the wind. stil

that's part of president obama's plan to make sure all kids are >>> it was a narrow miss for a virgin america pilot who reported seeing a drone above his plane. he was headed into dallas love field airport when he saw the drone 200 feet over the top of him. they tweeted a picture and asked drone operators to use them responsibly. >> if they end up colliding with an airliner it's going to be similar to a bird strike or potentially worse. and it could do significant damage to the airplane or an engine. >> it is illegal for drones to fly above 400 feet or within five miles of an airport. >>> the faa questioned the mental health of the germanwings co-pilot who crashed the plane on purpose. five years ago, andreas lubitz submitted a medical form saying he had no mental disorders and he resubmitted the form admitting to treatment for depression. the faa requested a letter from his doctor describing the treatment and current condition. the license was granted after he provided letters from his doctors saying he was no longer suffering with depression. >>> members of a volunteer fire department respo

when it came to baggage handling virgin america in the top spot again.oy, american eagle the worst because of lost or delayed luggage. >> they get about $3.5 billion a year from baggage fees in this country, and they only cut the rate by half of mishandled bags. is that enough, or should it be zero? >> reporter: now, frustrated flyers have hard data to back up some of their gripes with airlines. >> rene marsh, cnn, washington. >> coming up next i'm going to make you smilead the end of the day. the ridiculousist is next. "ridiculist." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i hate cleaning the gutters. have you touched the stuff? it's evil. and ladders... awwwwwww!!!!! they have all those warnings on them. might as well say, "you're going to die, jeff". you hired someone to clean the gutters? not just someone. someone from angie's list. but we're not members. we don't have to be to use their new snapfix feature. angie's list helped me find a highly rated service provider to do the work at a fair price. come see what the new angie's list can do for you. we all enter this world with a sho

. >> burlingame base virgin america offering flash sale on the new daily flight from sfo to hawaii. airline offering 1 to hawaii. airline offering 199 dollar one way fare to honolulu for travel starting november the second. it will then expand to maui december 3rd. deal applies to weekday flights exclude weekends and holiday through the end of february. this fare sale ends at 10:00 p.m. on wednesday. act fast. >> in the sierra today they saw the lowest snow of the season. take a look at what it look like couple hours ago from the cal-trans camera on interstate 80. reporter george warren has more. t.here on highway 20 east of nevada city. cal-trans worker said he hadn't seen this the much snow this low all season. chain control up at 4000 feet. catching family from washington state off guard from washington state off guard. they drove down here without chains. not expecting to see april snow fall in drought stricken california. >> you know what? we haven't seen much snow where we are from either. kind of funny we drive all the way down here and we get snow in. typical year it's not u

virgin america got the best news ranking first for performance, followed by hawaii hawaiian delta andblue. to see how all the airlines fared, search airline on our nbc washington app. airlines are committed they say to improving. >>> a woman accused of leaving her disabled son alone in the woods will be served an arrest warrant as soon as she is healthy enough to leave the hospital. parler is hospitalized for undoes closed reasons. she was admitted on friday hours after her 21-year-old son who's quadrapelegic and had cerebal palsy was found in wet leaves. she was with her boyfriend. the son is in stable condition and treated for dehydration, malnutrition and abrasions. >>> maryland parents are under the microscope again for letting their 10-year-old and 6-year-old walk home alone. new at 6:00 one of the founders of the so-called free range parenting movement sounding off about this case. >>> this is metro like you have never seen it. guess what. you can ride this train tomorrow. i'm adam tuss. we'll have the story coming up. >>> and the stars are coming out for the earth day on the na

virgin america says it will launch its service in november and it will immediately put a discount priceflights. one way tickets will cost $199. the birrling game based company will expand service to maui in december and frequent fliers can cash in on miles without any black out dates. >>> harbor, princeton, yale, just some of the top universities going after a new york high school student. he is sharp. 17-year-old harold has been accepted by all eight ivy league schools. he's almost as smart as pam. he's a straight a student. he's overcome odds to become a top student. he came here from nigeria ten years ago. >> i was starting. i was really shocked to be accepted to all great schools. my mom was next to me when i got the last accept taps. >> he scored 2270 out of 2400 on his s.a.t.'s. he wants to study biochemistry in college and become a neurosurgeon. he will do it. he's inspired by his grandmother who sorted showing symptoms of alzheimer's when he was only 11 years old. he dreams of curing alzheimer's. >> i'm going to remember that name. >> remember his name and face. >> that is no sm

. >> virgin america are leading the way, announcing a new flight service to branson, missouri. >> reporter: the man, estimated to be worth $5 billion, said that virgin hotels and virgin, limited, would be purchasing property for development. >> we're incredibly excited about virgin's move to branson. >> reporter: the mayor was also in the video. sources told the plans were all part of an april fool's joke. >> i think that a good april fool's spoof is good for everybody. >> just stretching it out a little bit. i think he stretched it a little too far >> richard branson isn't the only one getting in on the fun. google australia posted a photo of a scientist claiming the equator is slipping at a rate of 25 kilometers per hour. >> what's strange here is how fast the change is occurring. the models that we're seeing, they are looking to have the equator slip as far south as the tip of cape york, the northern most part of australia by 2055. that, i think, is really the phenomenal part of this story, because it looks like australia could become a northern hemisphere country. >> and in the u.s., g

. >> virgin america being one. they had fun announcing they're moving to branson, missouri.founder's name is branson. >> netflix using today to get the word on on an portment issue, binge watching. if you stream more than two consecutive issues of a show actors will pop up to warn you against the perils of binge watching. >> and samsung introducing their smartphone protector which protect your phone in a long fall. it attaches to you when you go jogging jogging. >> perhaps the most interactive of them all is google's april fools joke which will let you play pacman in your neck of the woods. >> that's no joke that's just re-createing the '80s again. >> in your neighborhood. >> coming up next at 11:00, it is a new form of i.d. theft that can cost you much more than your money. >> unpaid medical treatments hospital visits emergency care that i knew were not mine. >> medical identity theft affecting more than 2 million people last year. next we're going to show you how to protect your health records. we'll be right back. >>> the next hot spot for hackers, stealing your medical i

>> a study said it is virgin america and hawaiian airlines was second and delta was third. airline industry performance slipped last area compared to 2013. >> americans are spending more on prescription drugs than ever. a report fines that spending soared by 13 percent to $374 billion. >> expensive treatments include grapefruit treatments. >> a studio apartment in chinatown has the shower in the kip enand the refrigerator is in the closet and it $1,800 a in and rented in two weeks. >> crazy new york city. >> okay. owners of the raiders and chargers will offer detailed stadium plans at an nfl meeting in new york next week. >> rams have a $2 billion stadium proposal with an architect's rendering of the potential stadium. the raiders and the chargers will offer a joint proposal for a stadium in carson, oakland is trying to keep the raiders here and members of the nfl committee considering the proposal have predicted the until will be back in los angeles when way or another. >> raiders have never been shy about moving. >> administration we move out there, we should take a jacke

apparently virgin america gets high marks. it came in number one.ian airlines came in number two and delta airline came in third place this year. now, that says that mergers and more and more charges for things like checked bags and leg room are causing some frustration for passengers and that it may not improve any time soon. time is running out to take in the cherry blossoms and all their gorgeous glory. we posted some pictures from our visits to the tidal basin and the photos you shared with us. after the break, what we're seeing out there today. stay with us. >>> from the live desk, a developing story out of lusby, maryland. two children are in the hospital after they cashed a car into a tree. the names are being withheld details are limited but this is what we know. it happened this morning. you're looking at some aerial coverage from chopper 4 here of the scene and what was left in the 700 block of cougar court. this is when a neighbor of the two eight-year-olds started their vehicle to warm it up they say the kids who were waiting for a schoo

ranking the best overall performers when it came to baggage handling virgin america in the top spot again. envoy, american eagle, the worst, because of lost ohr delayed luggage. >> they only cut the rate by half. of mishandled bags. is that enough? or should it be zero? >> reporter: now frustrated fliers in hard data to back up some gripes with airlines. some blame decrease in competition as a result of multiple airline mergers for this decrease in passenger satisfaction jake. i can tell you that american airlines operates american eagle reached out to me a short time ago saying they are on the path 20 restoring them at the greatest airline and acknowledge on-time arrives is prudential. >> thanks. >>> and wolf blitzer is here with a preview of "the situation room." big moment live during your show? republican senator marco rubio? >> 6:03 p.m. eastern time. when he's scheduled to speak. maybe for 15 minutes or so. a lot different speech than what we heard from hillary clinton yesterday. very brief, little video she released. he's going to have a formal speech with a big crowd in miami, his