david: a headhunter because you and says how about delta airlines? ed: i was traveling 80% of my time, a lot of international. i knew on the things that needed to be fixed about the airlines to make it better. you get there and take a peek behind the curtain. it was an industry that was fascinating to me. so you became a senior vice president for finance, then the chief financial officer. then you became the president, then the ceo in may 2016, right? you had some problems before you became the ceo and delta filed for bankruptcy in 2005. why did you have to file for bankruptcy? aftermath after a series of events. after 9/11, we lost our business almost overnight. the business was so competitive, pushing prices lower and lower. david: while you are in bankruptcy, usair said they want to take you over. was that a friendly offer? hostilewe had a pretty takeover battle. we will bankrupt. u.s. air offered $10 billion to buy delta for a company that is not worth anything. everybody assumed that will be a foregone conclusion. the people of the company stood

. >> your mother must be proud is the ceo of delta airlines. that is the largest u.s. air carrier. >> the largest in the world. >> the she ever call you with ideas? >> all the time. i always asked her to never tell anybody who she is. she was after the little safety end ofement i do at the the plan. coach. fly >> what about the leg room? >> the leg room is fine. what you find what you are flying coach is it is more entertaining. you don't worry about your leg room. that is where the real people are, that is where the party is. >> let's talk about running an airline. there are a lot of people saying if you want to run an airline or a big business and work your way up to be a management expert but you were trained as an , let's say some of the best managers in the what are not cpas. ed: i think that accountants get a bad rap. it is said they are all about the numbers. david: wall street is not valuing airlines the revision. why don't they value them the way that you think they should? moving in that direction. our largest investor is warren buffett. after years of have i

of delta airlines which is the largest u.s. air carrier. largest in the world. >> does she have call you with complaints? >> at time. she gives me her ideas. when she's l her traveling not to tell anybody who she is. lasts.ever cute.kind of >> you travel delta yourself from time to time. >> most of the time. > so you're coach, is that right? >> i often fly coach, yeah. i find it more interesting. back t about the leg room there, though? room is fine. [laughter] >> what you find when you're it's more h is entertaining so you don't worry about your leg room. you see swhaels going on. where the real people are, the party is. running an k about airline generally. to be honest, there are a lot of people that say if you want to run a big ine or business go to a big business up and r work your way be a management expert. you were trained as an accountant but some people would say the best managers in the world are not cpa's. accountants, bout they hey get a bad rap is are all about numbers and analyses, what you learn as an are ntant is the number

david: your mother must be proud that her oldest son is the ceo of delta airlines, the largest u.s. air carrier. ed: the largest in the world. david: does she call you with ideas or complaints? ed: all the time. she gives me her ideas. i always ask her when she is traveling not to tell anybody who she is. that doesn't last. i have caught her, people have told me she applauds the end of the safety announcement that i do. david: you travel on delta yourself, so you fly coach? ed: often. i find it more interesting back there. david: what about the legroom? ed: the legroom is fine. [laughter] ed: what you find when you're flying coach is that it's more entertaining, and you don't worry about legroom. you see what else is going on. that is where the real people are. that is where the party is. david: let's talk about running an airline generally. to be honest, a lot of people say you want to run an airline or a big is this, go to a good business school or work your way up to be a management expert, but you were trained as an accountant. some people would say the best managers are not cpa

david: your mother must be proud that her oldest son is the ceo of delta airlines, the largest u.s. air carrier. ed: the largest in the world. david: does she call you with ideas or complaints? ed: all the time. she gives me her ideas. i always ask her when she is traveling not to tell anybody who she is. that doesn't last. people have told me she applauds the end of the safety announcement. david: you travel on delta yourself, so you fly coach? ed: often. i find it more interesting back there. david: what about the legroom? ed: the legroom is fine. [laughter] ed: what you find when you're flying coach is that it's more entertaining, and you don't worry about legroom. that is where the real people are. that is where the party is. david: let's talk about running an airline generally. to be honest, a lot of people say you want to run an airline or a good business, go to a business school or work your way up to be a management expert, but you were trained as an accountant. some people would say the best managers are not cpas. david: one of the things about accountants that i think they

david: your mother must be proud that her oldest son is the ceo of delta airlines, the largest u.s. air carrier. ed: the largest in the world. david: does she call you with ideas or complaints? ed: all the time. she gives me her ideas. i always ask her when she is traveling not to tell anybody who she is. that doesn't last. applaudsve told me she the end of the safety announcement. david: you travel on delta yourself, so you fly coach? ed: often. i find it more interesting back there. david: what about the legroom? ed: the legroom is fine. [laughter] ed: what you find when you're flying coach is that it's more entertaining, and you don't worry about legroom. that is where the real people are. that is where the party is. david: let's talk about running an airline generally. to be honest, a lot of people say you want to run an airline or a good business, go to a business school or work your way up to be a management expert, but you were trained as an accountant. some people would say the best managers are not cpas. david: one of the things about accountants that i think they get a bad

of delta airlines which is the largest u.s. air carrier. >> largest in the world. >> does she have call you with ideas or complaints? >> at time. she gives me her ideas. i always tell her when she's traveling not to tell anybody who she is. that never lasts. it's kind of cute. >> you travel delta yourself from time to time. >> most of the time. >> so you're coach, is that right? >> i often fly coach, yeah. i find it more interesting. >> what about the leg room back there, though? >> the leg room is fine. [laughter] >> what you find when you're flying coach is it's more entertaining so you don't worry about your leg room. you see what else is going on. that's where the real people are, the party is. >> let's talk about running an airline, generally. to be honest, there are a lot of people that say if you want to run an airline or run a big business go to a big business school or work your way up and be a management expert. you were trained as an accountant but some people would say the best managers in the world are not cpa's. >

david: your mother must be proud that her son, her first child, oldest child is the ceo of delta airlines, which is the largest u.s. air carrier. ed: the largest in the world. david: though she ever call you with ideas or complaints? or not that much? ed: all the time. all the time. she gives me her ideas. i always ask her, please when , she is traveling not to tell anybody who she is. that never lasts. i have caught her, people have told me she applauds the end of the little safety announcement that i do on the front-end of the plane. it is kind of cute. david: you travel on delta yourself. david: most of the time. david: so you fly coach? ed: often. i fly coach. i find it more interesting back there. david: what about the legroom? ed: the legroom is fine. >> [laughter] ed: what you find when you're flying coach is that it's more entertaining so you don't worry about legroom. you see what else is going on. that is where the real people are. that is where the party is. david: ok, so let's talk about running an airline generally. to be honest, a lot of people say if you want to run an airl

david: you are at frito-lay and then a headhunter called you and said how about delta airlines? ed: yeah, yeah. i was an active business traveler. i was traveling 80% of my time, a lot internationally. i already thought i knew how the airlines worked. i knew the things that needed to be fixed about the airlines to make it better. of course, i get there, and you get there and take a peek behind the curtain and see how complex it is. i never understood what actually went into it. it was an industry that was fascinating to me because i was a big consumer of it. david: so you became a senior vice president for finance, then you became the chief financial officer. then you became the president, and then you became the ceo in may 2016, right? ed: that's correct. david: you had some problems before you became the ceo and ultimately delta filed for bankruptcy in 2005. why did you have to file for bankruptcy? ed: it was the aftermath of a series of events which 9/11 triggered. we lost our international business almost overnight. the competition in the u.s. was so competitive, so many air

must must beother proud that her son, her oldest son is the ceo of delta airlines, the largest u.s. air carrier. ed: the largest in the world. david: that she ever call you with ideas or complaints? ed: all the time. she gives me her ideas. i always ask her when she is traveling not to tell anybody who she is. that never lasts. people have told me she applauds at the end of the safety announcement that i do. [laughter] david: you travel on delta yourself, so you fly coach? ed: often. i find it more interesting back there. david: what about the legroom? ed: the legroom is fine. [laughter] ed: what you find when you're flying coach is that it's more entertaining, so you don't worry about your legroom, you are looking at everything else going on. that is where the real people are. that is where the party is. david: let's talk about running an airline generally. to be honest, there are a lot of people that say, if you want to run an airline or a good business, go to a business school or work your way up to be a management expert, and so forth, but you were trained as an accountant. but

david: you are at frito-lay and then a headhunter called you and said, how about delta airlines? ed: yeah. yeah. i was an active business traveler. i was traveling 80% of my time, a lot internationally. so i thought i already knew how the airlines worked. i knew the things that needed to be fixed about the airlines to make it better. of course, you get there and you actually take a peek behind the curtains and see how complex it is. well, i never understood what actually went into it, but it was an industry that was fascinating to me because i was a big consumer of it. david: so you became a senior vice president for finance, then you became the chief financial officer. ed: chief financial officer. david: then you became the president, then the ceo in may of 2016, right? ed: that's correct. david: you had some problems before you became the ceo and ultimately, delta filed for bankruptcy in 2005. why did you have to file for bankruptcy? ed: well, it was -- the aftermath, really, of a series of events which 9/11 triggered. we lost our international business almost overnight. the co

delta airlines and airlines moving transportation stocks higher but here we are still below the levels of the 52-week highs over the course of the past year. still airlines a big deal. delta kind of putting its profit forecast for 2020 above estimates. and if you want to look at stocks on the move, generally speaking today it is trade-related or economically sensitive ones take a look at micron, up 3% caterpillar up 1% and fedex up 3% and exxon-mobil up 1% president trump saying we're close to a deal. again the optimism tempered by trade sensitive stocks like these in semiconductor and energy moving today. we'll send it back over to you. >> dom chu, thank you very much. >>> so there are the numbers now let's get to the news behind them and we begin where else, in d.c. and the rather familiar tune that a trade deal is reportedly near i mean like this close maybe. kay lar tashy is live at the white house. what do we know right now? >> reporter: today it is very close with very in all caps according to the president's tweet today. he was very positive he seemed to be in a deal-making mood

. >> delta airlines reported more than 40 instances of aggressive animal behaviors. >> we had flight attendants going to the hospital with stitches or passengers having to be taken off from attacks. >> certain airlines like american and dell tar starting to limit emotional support to dogs and cats. >> it's like throwing gasoline on the fire right now. >> there are no current limits on the number of support animals on an aircraft but the department of transportation is expected to release new rules by the end of the year. >> we are trying to come one a system which works for everybody. whether they are able to do it, i don't know. >> until the system his place, the rules will remain up in the air. catherine johnson, cbs news, washington. >>> taste of the day is going to be bo kchoi. i remember, years ago, you had to go to an asian market for that but now, they are the staple. the texture and taste out of this world. this is like you prepare swiss chard. the white has to be nice and white, just like this. white through the veins and the green, see that? no yellowing when i squeeze it.

. >>> welcome back delta airlines is higher on better than expected guidance for 2020 southwest reaching an agreement with boeing over the grounding of the 737 max both are higher. let's take delta first which i think pete owns and likes. >> pete owns, i don't. >> so delta has good guidance. they take this minority stake in wheels up. congrats to kenny diktor and the squad over at wheels up. but let's talk delta the stock what now for a favored name? >> if you take a look at the stock, it is like you live in a time warp. a year ago it was $56. they're trading on energy prices take a look at united which also had great numbers. it has come done off the high relative to the way things move. why i bought more boeing, it is going to launch but they agreed with southwest on what the penalties will be essentially. that is positive to me so but yet the stock is down so delta, i don't own it i own united they move together i think you could buy -- >> stock has been in up trend since the summer but that is wide the highs are high, the lows are low. so while it is trending higher for the last almo

. >>> breaking overnight, a young girl died after a medical emergency on a delta airlines flight from l.a.x. >> reporter: they returned that aircraft as quickly as they could to the gate. >> the flight to seattle returned to los angeles yesterday when the pilot was alerted to the girl's condition. authorities say the girl, believed to be 10 years old, went into cardiac arrest. paramedics met the plane at the gate and tried to save her, but it was too late. officials say there was no immediate indication of anything suspicious about the death. passengers were rebooked on other flights to seattle. >>> overnight in kazakhstan, a plane with 98 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff. the beck airplane hit a concrete fence and a two-story building after taking off from the international airport. at least 12 people were killed and 49 hurt. there was thick fog in the area at the time of the crash. there's been no word on the cause. >>> a 14-year-old suspect in the deadly stabbing of the barnard college freshman was released from new york city police custody after being questioned. inve

according to delta airlines, a flight from los angeles to seattle was diverted back to la shortly after takeoff. im not many details about what happened are known at least at this time policwere called to an emergency at one of the departure gate. la fire that the child was in cardc arrest and paramedics worked tsave the girl, but she did die at the scene. study suggests that just onew dose of the hpv vaccine could proteca peon from infection. researchers found women who receed 1, 2 or 3 doses of th vaccine. we're less likely o be infected with certn high-risk hpv types that's compared to women o received no vaccinations in fact they say even ondose of the vaccineprotected better then choosing to unvaccinated so you don't need all 3 toget someprotection hpv or the huan at bloom a virus is a group of more than 20related viruses that can spread rough contact d can cause cancer in some cases in the journal jama network open that story was published today. >>and tonight we know a long time dio host and brocaster, don imus has di the age of 79 his family cofirming that i miss had en in the h

abc 7 news interviewed dell bar toe in october when delta airlines used an app to deliver her lost bags. her items were missing. delta reimbursed her $5,000. >> we thought this might be happening quickly with services. >> united tells abc 7 news we are investigating the situation and our customer care team is reaching out to our customer to learn more. where's my suitcase writes, quote, as united airlines investigating this customer's claim, if required, our company would be in full cooperation as there were multiple touch points in the journey of a which canned bag. united tells mandance it will need six to eight weeks to investigate and she'll need to provide receipts for any item over $100. unfortunately mandance isn't sure she has all the receipts and the expensive jacket was a gift. also she says she has not heard from anybody from where's my suitcase directly since she reached out to them. abc 7 news. >> melanie, thanks very much. >>> three teenagers are dead and two in critical condition after a tragic crash in pleasanton late christmas night. two of the victims were twin brother

now delta airlines and emirates, for instance, are offering super deals on travel tuesday, but they started today. so is travel tuesday little more than travel leftovers? it depends on who you talke tra yearto travelsd cyber monday put together, but scott kais of scott's cheap travel says if you are looking for airline tickets, any day can be a great day to buy. >> is not one single day of the year, not one single day of the month or the season to book cheap flights. the good news is that every day cheap flights are popping up. >> i misspoke. that's scott's cheap flights. scott's has the reallya airlined trip from san francisco to multiple locations in hawaii, cost only $258, and he says they do not need advertising to sell. so here is what i'm asking people to do. if they get, if you get a deal on travel tuesday, let me know about it. >> okay. >> i'm trying to track this. is this a real thing or not. >> keep collecting that evidence, michael. >> you're on the case. thanks. >> all right. time to check back with the forecast. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> we're looking at a show

sunday a delta airlines jet slid off the runway in buffalo. >> the weather and the icing is a issue for the airfield. >> reporter: heavy snowfall, freezing rain and high winds keeping thousands of planes out of the air. and creating slick surfaces and reducing visibility on the roads. >> you don't want to drive around in this mess. >> reporter: in western massachusetts drivers struggling to gain traction on snow-covered roads. the middle of the country getting bombed with blizzard conditions. in michigan, freezing rain and heavy snow causing vehicles to spin out and slide off the road. in some areas heavy wet snow has cut off power to tens of thousands. now as a storm arrives in th wi. >> more snow is headed this way later on this afternoon which could mean a very messy evening commute. in albany, new york, kathy park, now back to you. >> right now i'm glad we're in california. >> remind you to get your priorities straight. >> i've heard everybody say it is so cold. >> it is for us. we finally got to put on a coat. >> but when you see what is happening elsewhere, that kind of puts it in

>> right now i can comment on really what we're doing in atlanta with delta airlines. in atlanta, the delta airlines kiosk uses biometric identification when the passenger checks in, should they choose to do so, to make sure that that person is actually the passenger ticketed on that particular flight. tsa has oversight of the bag drop to ensure that passengers are positively matched to bags in the international travel. and so delta airlines has a security program amendment that we've granted them to use biometric technology to do that matching at the bag drop. we use it at our checkpoint in atlanta. then it's, of course, used at the exit point, at the gate. >> ok. and so that's the only specific agreement with an airport or airline that tsa has to govern the use of biometrics? >> right now the security program amendment that we've granted delta for the limited use only in atlanta is the only formal agreement we've entered into with the airlines. >> and so does tsa have any role in approving airport and airline uses of biometric technology? >> we have roles in approvin

an airline -- airplane exiting the runway upon landing, this is a delta airline flight, exiting the airline upon landing. that is under investigation. there were no injuries. but that is just the sort of thing that can happen when you have this winter weather mix, snow, ice, and that is what we expect to see here in new york and north of here over the course of the next day or so. >> all right. athena jones, we'll check back with you from laguardia airport. so it has been indeed a weekend of a lot of weather-related tragedies. the desperate search is ongoing for a 6-year-old right now after she was swept away by flash floods. the little girl's family was driving over a creek yesterday when their vehicle was suddenly overcome by flood waters. two other children who were swept away with the little girl have been found dead. four other children and two adults managed to get to safety. >>> all right. still ahead in the newsroom, joe biden may be sitting on top of the democratic field but he is not a front-runner in the key state of iowa. could this be an opening for another candidate? 2020 pres

hien it returns, airlines like delta do notnk the addition of dozens of max planes will have a major impact on air fares in the.s. delta which does not fly the max hopes the plane's return helps boeing get back to the business of developing new planes and technology. boeing focus ds on development and technology in the new frontiers of innovation that right now unfortunately they are paralyzed to be able to get after. >> ed bastion says delta would be interesting in buying boeing planes cplementing the ones it currently frys. doesn't have a need for the 737 max but perhaps a new boeine at some point in the future cld be a possibility for delta. phil lebeau, repo," atlanta. ss >> so would you get on a 737 max? that question part of a new

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why the actress called out delta airlines for a lack of accessibility. >>> good friday morning. it is a cold start to the day. >> several degrees colder than yesterday morning so bundle up as you head out the door. as we look ahead to the afternoon enjoy the sunshine. 55 in san francisco, 57 in sodas say and mostly sunny for your saturday. the rain returns on sunday especially widespread rain sunday afternoon and evening. high pressure builds right back in with plenty of sunshine for next week. >>> we have much more ahead. why a teenage suspect in the murder of college student tessa minimum wagers was released -- majors was released after police questioning. >>> an invisible gas caused cancer in a chicago suburb. >> i've never seen a situation where before a company opens its doors was told if you do what you say you want to do you're risking the health of your neighbors. and then it went ahead and did it anyway. >> still to come, why the chemical is still widely used. >>> you're watching "cbs this morning." if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, little things can be a big de

>>janice june, according to delta airlines, a flight from la to seattle was diverted back to shortly after takeoff. not many details about what happened actly police were called to an emergency at one of the departure gates. los angeles fire tweeted out of th child was in cardiac arrest and paramedics worked try to save the little girl but she died the airport. >>the threat of a christmas gift from north korea to the us has failed to materialize some had fead the gift would be a nuclear test so. >>it's a bit of a relief but just because north korea did not act does not mean the united states n't react. reporter david culver has more. >>silence from north korea instead of a promised christmas gift. but us officials are still watching kim jong un's regime closely for potenal provocations. a official tells cnn that the ump administration has preapproved a range of options to respond they could fly bomber aircraft over the korean peninsula start military drills of ground but all of thadepends on what if anything north korea doesin the next few days. earlier this month, the north warned i

delta airline ceo will hand over the reins next year. it will cap a 10 year in which he turned around -- a tenure in which he turned around the perennial laggard. he's been ceo for more than four years. glencore says the u.k. fraud office is investigating the company for bribery. the trader is cooperating, it says. it was down almost 8% at session lows. that is your bloomberg business flash. just want to point out that since the market open, we have seen a decline in u.s. stocks. downow down 0.2%, the s&p more than 0.1%. atittle elevation to the vix 15, and the dollar index is down 0.2%. this following nancy pelosi saying there will be articles of impeachment drawn up against president donald trump. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: from london, i'm guy johnson. this is "bloomberg markets." let's check in with the bloomberg first word news. here with the details, ritika gupta. ritika: house speaker nancy pelosi says the house will draft articles of impeachment against president donald trump. rep. p

delta airlines up 4.2% on a positive update. wynn resorts up 7%, rising on the possibility that macau has won financial policy rewards from china. finally, if we take a look at the all country index, hitting an all-time high. vonnie: thank you for that. i want to bring you a tesla headline now. tesla is losing its third enteral counsel in the course of one year. in the past year, tesla has lost nsels.ree general cou the latest to go is taking the general counsel job at an ai startup, according to people familiar with the matter. tesla is still up come but pairing those gains. guy: christine lagarde's first centralas head of the bank. lagarde delivered a positive message about the euro zone's economic slowdown and repeated that risks to growth remain to the downside, but in a less pronounced way. ms. lagarde: on some initial signs of stabilization in the after milddown and increase in underlying inflation, and line with our previous expectations. guy: bloomberg's matt miller in frankfurt. that, she seemed to handle that pretty we

>> right now i can comment on what were doing and alanna with delta air lines in atlanta, the delta airline kiosks use biometric identification when a passenger checks in if they choose to do so to make sure the person is the passenger who is on that flight. tsa has oversight of the backdrop to ensure the passengers are positively matched for international travel. delta airline has a security program a moment and granted them to use biometric technology to do the matching at the backdrop, we use it at our checkpoint in atlanta and then subject at the exit point of the gate. is that the only agreement with an airport or airline that tsa has two govern the use of biometric. >> right now the security program amendment that we have with delta for the limited use only and atlanta is only formal agreement that we have entered into with the airline. >> so does tsa have any role in improving airport and airline uses a biometric technology? >> we have rolls in improving the use of biometric technology and tsa has equity, we go back to say that is the checkpoint in the backdrop. if an airline wants t

the ceo, who used to run delta airlines, has been battling the freight railroads and trying to cut costs. anderson wants to break up the amtrak money-losing roots. those attract passengers who would otherwise drive or fly. rail enthusiasts are outraged. senators in rural states were either voters might lose service, but the ceo cut losses by 82% in the most recent fiscal year. so he probably does not plan on being derailed. jason: for more on whether amtrak's plane will take off -- carol: here is our conversation with devin leonard. devin: his plan is, let's get amtrak operable. carol: and he has gotten it better, right? devin: yeah. i guess the adjusted losses this year were way down last year was $171 million. he is on track to breakeven next year. what he wants to do is take the money they get from congress and fix the system. which needs a lot of work. they are already getting a new trains and doing things like that, but the idea is to show congress, look, we can run amtrak efficiently and profitably, so let's do something about addressing the bigger problems, including the northeast

abc 7 news interviewed dell bar toe in october when delta airlines used an app to deliver her lost bags. her items were missing. delta reimbursed her $5,000. >> we thought this might be happening quickly with services. >> united tells abc 7 news we are investigating the situation and our customer care team is reaching out to our customer to learn more. where's my suitcase writes, quote, as united airlines investigates this customer's claim, if required, our company would be in full cooperation as there were multiple touch points in the journey of a which canned checked bag. united says it will need six to eight weeks to investigate and she'll need to provide receipts for any item over $100. >>> happening today, the golden gate society is holding its christmas bird count. 125 people will fan out across hills and valleys today to count the diverse bird population. the city breaks records for its number of red masked parakeets, hummingbirds and warblers. last year 187 bird species were found. >>> starting today, starbucks is making an offer it hopes you will go for. from today until new ye

the ceo, who used to run delta airlines, has been battling the freight railroads and trying to cut costs. anderson wants to break up the amtrak money-losing roots. those attract passengers who would otherwise drive or fly. rail enthusiasts are outraged. senators in rural states were either voters might lose service, but the ceo cut losses by 82% in the most recent fiscal year. so he probably does not plan on being derailed. jason: for more on whether amtrak's plan will pay off -- carol: here is our conversation with devin leonard. devin: his plan is, let's get amtrak operable. carol: and he has gotten it better, right? devin: yeah. i guess the adjusted losses this year were way down last year was $171 million. he is on track to breakeven next year. what he wants to do is take the money they get from congress and fix the system. which needs a lot of work. they are already getting a new trains and doing things like that, but the idea is to show congress, look, we can run amtrak efficiently and profitably, so let's do something about addressing the bigger problems, including the northeast c

>> right now i can comment on what we're doing in atlanta with delta airlines. in atlanta the delta airlines kiosk use our metric at unification when a passenger checks into make sure, if they choose to do so to make sure the person is the person who is ticketed on that particular flight. tsa has oversight of the backdrop to ensure passengers are possibly matched two bags in the international, for international travel. delta air lines has us to get a program amendment we have granted them to use biometric technology to do that matching at the backdrop. we use it at our checkpoint in atlanta. and then it's used at the exit point at the gate. >> and so is that the only specific agreement with an airport or a line that tsa has to govern the use of biometrics? >> right now the security program and then we have granted delta for the limited use only and atlanta is the only formal agreement we've entered into with the airlines. >> and so does tsa have any role in approving airport and airline uses of biometric technology? >> we have roles in approving the use of biome

pocahontas is just like, "hi," and then the movie's over. [ laughter ] >> seth: delta airlines recently showed an edited version of the film, "booksmart" that cut out the movie's lesbian sex scene. >> even worse, they showed a version of "peanuts" without [ audience ohs ] [ light laughter ] >> seth: is she? oh, she is >> well -- >> seth: oh, it never even occurred to me >> marcie's more than a friend >> seth: right, right, right a los angeles food writer is releasing a new cookbook celebrating african-american cuisine. >> said white people, "what's this ingredient. s -- s -- salt?" >> seth: hey [ laughter ] white people know salt we know a lot of spices. >> name one. >> seth: scary spice [ light laughter ] alright. props from the sitcom "friends" will be auctioned off next month for charity. >> fun fact, "friends" is how my grandpa describes me and my girlfriend [ laughter ] >> seth: and what does he call you and your ex-girlfriends? >> former co-workers >> seth: ah, yeah. [ light laughter ] the nypd has launched a true crime podcast. >> and spoiler alert, they did it [ laughter ] [ che

abc7 news interviewed her in october when delta airlines used roadie to deliver her lost bags. her items were also missing. delta ultimately reimburse herd $5,000. >> we kind of started to wonder is this something that might be happening pretty frequently with third party delivery service. >> in email statements, united tells abc7, quote, we are investigating the situation and our customer care team is reaching out to our customer to learn more. where's my suitcase writes as united airlines investigates this customer's claim, if required, our company would be in full cooperation as there are multiple touch points in the journey of a checked bag. united tells her it will need six to eight weeks to investigate, and that she will need to provide receipts for any items over $100. unfortunately, she isn't sure that she has all of those receipts and that expensive burberry jacket, she says that was a gift. also, she says she has not heard from anybody from where's my suitcase directly since she reached out to them. in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> the president went a

david: you are at frito-lay and then a headhunter called you and said, how about delta airlines? ed: yeah. yeah. i was an active business traveler. i was traveling probably 80% of my time, a lot internationally. so i thought i already knew how the airlines worked. i knew the things that needed to be fixed about the airlines to make it better. of course, i get there and you actually take a peek behind the curtains and see how complex it is. well, i never understood what actually went into it, but it was an industry that was fascinating to me because i was a big consumer of it. david: so you became a senior vice president for finance eventually then you became the , chief financial officer. ed: chief financial officer. david: then you became the president, then you became the ceo in may of 2016, right? ed: that's correct. david: you had some problems before you became the ceo and ultimately, delta filed for bankruptcy in 2005. why did you have to file for bankruptcy? ed: well, it was -- the aftermath, really, of a series of events which 9/11 triggered. we lost our international bus

airlines, and the host of "varney & company" stuart varney weighs in as well don't miss have rest of the hour big hour coming up quick break the latest on boeing starliner issue the capsule may not be able to make it to international space station as planned we take you back to cape canaveral for the laifrts. >> "star wars" the rise of skywalker hitting theatres last nights likely another billion-dollar boost for disney we are going to talk to fans already lining up at he movie theatres this morning, back in a minute. ♪ ♪ and most of that debt is actually from credit cards. it's just not right. but with sofi, you can get your credit cards right by consolidating your credit card debt into one monthly payment. including your interest rate right by locking in a fixed low rate today. and you can get your money right with sofi. check your rate in two minutes or less. get a no-fee personal loan up to $100k. ♪ ♪ ♪ everything your trip needs for everyone you love. expedia. maria: welcome back, we have breaking news nasa boeing say there is an issue with the starliner after launchin

in the aircraft >> those flying to asia put japan airlines at e top followed by delta, korean air and the japanese carrier ana. jd powers says u.s. airlines are oreignr behind the competitors when it comes to flights to europe and asia. and they could further improve as delta, american andte u make further investments in their international routes. phil lebeau, "nightly business >>> and we're learning that boeing's chief engineer who led tthe boeing responsthe crashes is retiring. >>> last night we told you about thow transition of at google parent company alphabet. gaggle rcofoun sergei brin and larry page are stepping back. and currentooe ceo sundar pichai is also going to be become the parent -- the ceo of the parent company ahabet. and as deedra bosa reports the new boss faces list of challenges. >> it's the end of an era at one of tech's biggest and most successful companies. google cofounder larry page and sergey brin are hanng over the reins to engineer turned manager sundar pichai. pichai has been overseeing the core business ase goo ceo but now as alphabet ceo is he ready to

airlines.perating emily: like established airline delta offering private flights as well as discounted empty leg flights. >> you have the technology component of the nine aviation craft that can grow by leaps and bounds. we have not seen the regulatory regime keep up with a lot of the tech innovation. some were shut down in 2014, but blackboards pilots are -- like birds pilots are commercially certified and meet federal regulations. the charter industry has grown to reach revenue of $25 million. emily chang, bloomberg, san francisco. taylor: that does it for this edition of "bloomberg technology." "bloomberg technology." is livestreaming on twitter. check us out and follow our global breaking news network on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ eÑ david: he grew up in a trailer park in florida where his parents apart to bus. that is modest means and circumstances to cannot get in his way of his dream to become a doctor. at do, paul farmer discussed justice -- studied at apology. before harvard medical school he took a one-year detour to haiti where he saw friends die for lack of resources

airlines which are up just about a percent or so. roughly 5,000 shares of pre-market volume. analysts at deutsch bank upgraded that stock from a buy rating they raised the target price from 70 bucks to 61. they like improving prospects and the ability for delta to leverage the partner network to alliance network, that's sky team network we're going to end on another transportation related stock fed ex down after the disappointing earnings from last night. today we have analysts across wall street revising forecasts including oppenheimer which downgraded to perform from outperform they expect business head winds to continue and profit margins running at historically below levels becky, those shares, 7.5% down premarket. i'm trying to figure out the woke meter >> why do you always take us off topic, dom it's all your fault. >> i'm trying to -- i'm trying to play. get in there. >> well done we appreciate it. >> you've got it. >>> let's dig a little deeper into fedex numbers ken hockster is joining us ken, trying to figure out what happe

like delta and american are also waiving change fees if your flights have been impacted by the storms >> kathy park in new york city's laguardia airport. thank you so much. >>> the travel chaos is set to get much worse with ripple effects all over the country. wnbc's dave price has the messy forecast dave >> jose, two storm systems bringing major travel trouble across the country as we wrap up this holiday weekend. one new storm beginning to push its way on to the west coast, and another strong system rolling through the upper midwest and bringing messy weather all the way up and down the eastern seaboard heading into sunday, major travel delays in minneapolis and chicago, throughout the northeast, boston and new york, out to the west in seattle and portland, san francisco, as well and keep in mind that's just the airways. the roadways will be a mess and treacherous, too, with some areas d ateiving upwards of a busy 95 corridor between boston and new york seeing snow, rain, and ice into and through monday jose >> dave price, thank you so much. >>> president trump has called british pr

hien it returns, airlines like delta do notnk the addition of dozens of max planes will have a major impact on air fares in the.s. delta which does not fly the max hopes the plane's return helps boeing get back to the business of developing new planes and technology. boeing focus ds on development and technology in the new frontiers of innovation that right now unfortunately they are paralyzed to be able to get after. >> ed bastion says delta would be interesting in buying boeing planes cplementing the ones it currently frys. doesn't have a need for the 737 max but perhaps a new boeine at some point in the future cld be a possibility for delta. phil lebeau, repo," atlanta. ss >> so would you get on a 737 max? that question part of a new survey showing passengers are the plane.about the safety according to the survey by bank ofri a merril lynch many say they would be hesitant to fly it even after deemed se by regulators. nearly two thirds of respondents said they would wait six months before gettingnen the p or never fly it at all. >>> oracle reported earlangs today. and while its pro

delta and american airlines have issued travo the travelers head to the cities hit with the winter storm. >>> a gruesome discovery in arizona. two of three children found dead. the kids went missing after floodwaters swept up their car while it was crossing a creek. they were stranded on an island in a creek. they were rescued by a helicopter. flood warning was in effect for that area at the time. thorlts continue to search for the third child. >>> today is the deadline for the white house to decide if it's going to participate in the house judiciary impeachment hearing that is set on wednesday. committee chairman jerry nadler invited the white house to send attorneys to the hearing but there is no indication they will. >> for weeks, remember, president trump has complained he is precluded from the proceedings and the process is unfair and calls it a hoax. kristen holmes is with us. he says he can't participate in the hearings because he is go to the nato hearings in lopped. his attorney could be there. so is there any indication they will be? >> reporter: good morning. you're absolutely

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airlines like delta and united issuing travel waivers in minneapolis and denver as more than 200 flights have been cancelled and thousands more delayed. whit. >> all right, stephanie ramos, thank you. >>> let's get to meteorologist jeff smith from our station wabc. that storm slamming the middle of the country, but expected to make a mess of the northeast on monday. >> if you're north and west of the path of this storm, a major winter weather event unfolding right now, nebraska up through parts of the dakotas, where we have winter storm warnings in effect right through the day tomorrow. we're talking about over a foot of snow in those areas. let's track this storm during the next 24 hours and 48 hours, it's persistent snow and wind. minneapolis, cold rain overnight tonight. as it moves into the northeast, the very leading edge of this could be an icy mix, especially north and west of the boston/hartford line. it could be an icy morning commute in those areas. where it remains snow, from northern nebraska through the dakotas and northern minnesota. whit. >> just as people are getting back

internet outage also affected delta, united and american airlines. travelers wondered why the airport is not approved with a backup internet system. >> it is all 21st century. these are all underground cable system here. it should have been there. i don't understand that. >> reporter: is no backup system at sacramento international airport. we learned lessons from spokeswoman. >> with regards to backup system, it is all individual. airport is not just one big system. they all have individual systems. it is a case-by-case an airline by airline basis. >>> some tense moments at the denver airport as the delta flight came in for landing. a passenger took this video showing a plume of smoke coming from the plane. after 7:00 last night, the plane skidded to a rough landing. the landing gear affection. fortunately, no one was hurt but some passengers were pretty much shaken up. >> there was a loud clunk sort of like something breaking. and then, a massive spray of sparks coming up visible at the window. i had my share of incidents at airlines, fortunately,

delta airlines taking a minority stake in wheels up. this will be closing in the first half of next year. wheels up is probably one of the largest private jet operators, largest fleets, at least, we have 8,000 customers, 198 planes and this is slightly different from net jet which is owned by warren buffett and berkshire hathaway in that it democratized private air travel. instead of catering to more business travelers which is what net jet does, wheelsup is more high net worth individuals and it's kind of the uber of private jets. it has a little app, you can book one way private seats on certain planes and flights. i would call it probably more -- it's a more democratization of private jet travel than what you had with net jet. stuart: that will create the largest fleet of private jets. susan: yes. that's correct. 190 planes. stuart: susan, thanks. eric trump, oh, sounding very upbeat about his father's chances in 2020. when i spoke to him, have a look at what he said. will you predict a landslide win against any democrat candidate? >