this would be the case an chairman payne s press conference and so it would prove, suzanne. how much outrage is there over this, the fanct that nothig is going to change here? reporter: we sampled a few opinions earlier in the week and we have to say most people out on the course are here basically to take in the spectacular surroundings and follow the top names in world golf, tiger woods and rory mcilroy. this is not an agenda on the top of every patrons lips but there s been a lot of pubic outcry. we ve been hearing on cnn throughout the week. one of the protesters in 2003 was vocal but it hasn t gotten the objective she wanted and this issue remains on the table. it would be very, very helpful, indeed, were we to hear from ibm and mrs. rometty herself on this, questions that need to be answered. is she actually a golfer? we do understand that she does play the game. if so, then is she also a member of another club as well? well, that doesn t distract from the main plo
steroids. he pleaded not guilty to making false statements to a grand jury. a judge in new jersey says that republican governor chris christi s cuts to school budgets are unconstitutional. he cut education aid by $800 million last year. the judge ruled that the budget hurts poor school districts in a report that was sent to the state supreme court. the attorney general s office says the christi administration made the cuts needed in troubled times. rising fuel prices making even more expensive to fly. a spokesman for united and continental airlines say they are raising base fares by $10 round trip on many u.s. routes. the eighth fare hike attempt so far this year by u.s. carriers. calls for a kid-free zone on flights are getting louder. many travelers want airlines to have a designated area where
american, delta, jetblue, united and us airways to promise that they won t follow suit. i really didn t have to pressure anybody. one of them said they wouldn t do it alone, but if i got others, they would do it. but all the others said, look, this is not a good idea. in the words of one of the executives, it steps over the line. and every one of them was pretty quick to say, we do note want to do this, we will not do it. so that was pretty good. i want you to listen to this. last week i interviewed the ceo spirit airlines and he said this carry-on fee was actually part of a strategy to save passengers money and he explains that spirit has reduced fares and passengers can now pick and choose what they pay for. i want you to listen to ben baldanza. sure. people are bringing more and more on board in order to avoid the checked bag fee. we ve decided to address this issue by lowering our base fares, lowering checked bag fees and letting people with bags board the airplane first. w
u.s. domestic flights may not be troubled by ash, but by extra luggage fees. have you heard this story? spirit airlines announced this weekend it will charge as much as $45 for carry-on bags, starting august 1st. spirit s ceo defends the move, saying a flight will actually now be cheaper. people are bringing more and more onboard in order to avoid the checked bag fee. we decided to address this issue by lowering our base fares, lowering checked bag fees and letting people with bags board the airplane first. we ve lowered our fares by $40 or more, and the fee to carry the bag on is $20 to $30. so you bring the bag and you re still going to save around $10. you don t bring a bag and you save $40 or more. meanwhile, five major carriers have agreed not to follow spirit s fee hike. they include american airlines, delta, united, jetblue and
of a strategy to save passengers money and he explains that spirit has reduced fares and passengers can now pick and choose what they pay for. i want you to listen to ben baldanza. sure. people are bringing more and more on board in order to avoid the checked bag fee. we ve decided to address this issue by lowering our base fares, lowering checked bag fees and letting people with bags board the airlines first. we ve lowered our fares by $40 or more and the fee to carry the bag on is eithered $ e$20 or $3. so you bring the bag and you re going to save $10, you don t bring the bag, you save $40 or more. spirit says they re still cheaper than their competition and they re just breaking the fees out. so if it s cheaper with that fee, what s wrong with that? well, what s wrong is, first, you never know what the fees are and they add up. you go online, they just give you the ticket price. they don t tell you all these added fees. so you think you re getting a real bargain and you re