would have been millions, tens of millions of dollars in the state s economy. who knows how many votes. make no mistake this is entirely a political issue. remember they could present no significant evidence that there was a predator risk that s what it was. could you have a predator go into the girls room under the guise of being transgender. there s no good research on it. but it did loom large and it s a burden for democrats. this bathroom issue became a metaphor for the left, they don t get where we are culturally in america any more and it s interesting to see how it plays out there and beyond. we have a couple of other headlines to tell you about including this important one. the taliban confirming that this new video shows a north american couple kidnapped in afghanistan in 2012. american indicate leadershkatelr canadian husband have been in captivity for four years. she urges president obama to
booking tickets to tracking luggage. continental and united tried to merge the systems in one day in 2012. american is taking a different approach. i think american has learned from the mistakes united and continental made and that was to do everything at once. they have actually started eight, nine months ago piece by piece. and they have tested things. so i think we re going to be okay. reporter: now, american airlines has 20% more staff at airports starting this weekend. they have trained their people more. they have 24 command centers looking at everything. the real test will be monday. just gives yourself a little bit more time and come with your printed boarding pass just in case they have any technical snafus. julie? bryan, thank you very much. a warning for people who take dietary supplements. there could be alarming problems with these products.
we felt like there should have been more done. but, at the same time, we understood the complexity of the case. we sometimes feel like it s a nuisance, maybe in their greater foreign policy. then september 26th 2012. american pastor saeed abedini arrested in iran. his crime? his christian faith, setting up churches in homes for christians trying to worship in iran. his wife taking the tragic story on the record. it s been too long since he has been gone from our family and we re desperately wanting him back. and pastor abedini still languishing in an iranian prison. even denied medical treatment for serious health issues for months. president obama went to idaho and while there visited the family. but tonight, pastor abedini is still held in the iranian prison. july 22nd, 2014 jason the the washington post bureau chief in tehran arrested at gunpoint and jailed without charge. last month the american journalist spending his 39th birthday in hell. the brutal evan prison.
we felt like there should have been more done. but, at the same time, we understood the complexity of the case. we sometimes feel like it s a nuisance, maybe in their greater foreign policy. then september 26th 2012. american pastor saeed abedini arrested in iran. his crime? his christian faith, setting up churches in homes for christians trying to worship in iran. his wife taking the tragic story on the record. it s been too long since he has been gone from our family and we re desperately wanting him back. and pastor abedini still languishing in an iranian prison. even denied medical treatment for serious health issues for months. president obama went to idaho and while there visited the family. but tonight, pastor abedini is still held in the iranian prison. july 22nd, 2014 jason the the washington post bureau chief in tehran arrested at gunpoint and jailed without charge. last month the american journalist spending his 39th
complaints declined and apparently the industry s on-time rate was 78.4% which is down from 81.8% from 2012. american eagle was the worst performer in that category. hawaiian airlines had the best showing at 93% in both 2012 and 20 2013. always, you know, sunny weather might help, i don t know, might have something to do with it, and the industry s largest improvement last year came in the area of denied boardings where eight carriers got better from 2012. so as i say, it is a mixed bag, excuse the pun. and some people feel that complaining does not do anything. and that is part of it, you complain and it goes to the ether maybe. than ing you, msnbc s mandy drury. and there is a startling look at obesity from a gallop survey. the adult obesity rates are above the targeted goal, above 15% in all but one city,