Later this hour, but first to sue at the nyse. Yeah, big recovery in the market which well get to in just a second, but were starting with the still developing story. The Justice Department grounding the planned merger between u. S. Airways and amr corp. Investors not happen we either stock, as you can see. U. S. Airways down 7. 5 . Amr is down had 43 to 3. 33. Phil lebeau is live in chicago and this has big ramifications, phil, for the rest of the industry. Reporter huge, sue, and thats why the airline shares have traded lower. The doj says this is about ensuring competition. Just had a Conference Call and we had a chance to hear what they had to say. One quote stands out from this Conference Call when it comes to the doj and their explanation for why they filed this suit. Essentially they say it all comes down to determining that the merger would have substantially lessened competition for commercial air travel throughout the united states. Importantly Neither Airline needs this merg
A boston jury finds mob boss Whitey Bulger guilty. The 83yearold was convicted of murder racket earring and conspiracy charges. Accused of taking part in 19 killing. The jury found him guilty in 11 of those. We always knew who killed him and still couldnt get a guilty. I dont understand. A natural gas pipeline exploded last night. Residents living within a mile of the explosion had to be evacuated. Hillary clinton gave the first public speech on public policy. Anthony weiner suggested his wife would work in Hillary Clintons 2016 campaign. Do you know what her role in Hillary Clintons 2016 campaign will be . I do. What . Im in the telling you. Fell to his death during the home game. Hannah anderson is back with her family this morning. Authorities say James Lee Dimaggio got off two or three shots before he was killed. She has been through a horrendous, terrific ordeal. Im very proud of her and i love her very much. A federal judge ruled that the new York City Police departments controve
This day of reckoning for bulger has been a long time in coming. A boston jury finds mob boss Whitey Bulger guilty. The 83yearold was convicted of murder racketeering, and conspiracy charges. Okay kufd of taking part in 19 killings the jury found him guilty in 11 of those. We still wanted justice. I dont understand what the jury was looking at. Inside that jury room how heated did it get . It was insane. All kinds of dissension. Firefighters tried to control the flames after a pipeline exploded. Hillary clinton expected to give a series of speeches on public policy. Anthony weiner suggested his wife would work on Hillary Clintons 2016 campaign. Do you know what your wifes role on the Hillary Clinton campaign will be in 2016 . I do. What will it be . Im not telling you. Authorities say James Dimaggio got off one or two shots before he was killed. She has been through a horrific ordeal. Im very proud of her, and i love her very much. Tragedy at a baseball game. A fan in atlanta fell 60 f
Bill before we go we hope your day goes a lot better than this. From the state of texas. Martha oh. Bill that is an 18wheeler getting taken down by a big old train. Amazingly the driver was okay, no one was hurt. Magnolia, texas. Martha that creates nor a good news story this morning okay. Nobody was hurt, we leach you with that. Bill and the skier in maine, hats off to him. Martha thats a good news story as well. Happening now starts right now. Jon we begin with this fox news weather alert, winter storm warnings in effect in several states as millions prepare for an icy blast expected to rip through the u. S. Snow is already starting in parts of the ms. West, som midwest. Some places could see more than a foot and wind gusts over 60 miles an hour and flooding in areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. It is a massive storm, we are tracking it. Well bring you the latest in a few minutes h. Bu. But first brandnew stories and breaking news. Jenna north korea making threats in the fa
Captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Tion is pelley good evening. The Obama Administration is putting a ground stop on a deal that would form the Largest Airline in the world. The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit today to try to block the merger of American Airlines and u. S. Airways. Saying that it would hurt consumers. As evidence, the government cites internal memos in which executives of the two airlines say that previous mergers have allowed the industry to raise fees and fares. Publicly, those airlines claim that the deal would be good for travelers. So unless the two sides can settle their differences the merger is flying into court. Here is transportation correspondent sharyl attkisson. Reporter its the first time in 14 years that the federal government has filed a lawsuit. O block an airline merger. U. S. Airways and american announced plans to combine in february. Daryl jenkins is an Airline Industry