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Had seen him win a major. >> it was extra special for him. >> fasten your seat belt. the next flight, lauren simonetti from the fox business network. heres what fliers need to know. bring us the bad news. >> bad news for you unfortunately. air fare costs more because transportation security is doubling. the reason is to help balance the federal deficit. the current 9-11 security fee 2.50 cents for 5 bucks for a connecting one. the new fee is 5.60 with all flights with any con eks in longer than ...

Anything to work with the egyptians, the palestinian authority and try to achieve a ceasefire thats badly, badly needed. guys, back to you in new york. >> thank you very much. michaela is here with a look at some of your other headlines. >> well get back to our top story immediately. here are the headlines at this hour. a california man who told federal agents he was going to syria to join i.s.i.s. will be arraigned. 20-year-old adam dan ditch said he planned to help i.s.i.s. with anything they ...

More on that. laura? >> reporter: hi. well, frequent flyers and those with long layovers will be feeling the pinch more than others. were not talking about a huge amount of money here, but we all know that over time, it can really add up. in the past youve probably noticed a $2.50 charge on the cost of your plane ticket for the aviation passenger security fee, otherwise known as the september 11th security fee. as of today that price more than doubles to $5.60. you will pay an additional $5.60 o...

Their security fees. >> laura ingraham is live at new york la guardia airport with the news that fliers need to know. where is this money coming from? >> well, its going to be coming from you and i. you know its not a huge amount of money, but of course, over time, everything does add up, especially if you are a frequent flyer. before today, you would see on your ticket price a 2.50 charge for whats called the aviation passenger security fee, commonly referred to as the september 11 fee. startin...

Chief business correspondent christine romans is here tarking a look at it, including the tsa. >> tsa tightening security around your personal electronics. flyers may be asked to turn on your laptops, turn on your cell phones during security. the they dont turn on, theyre not flying and you will undergo additional security. concerns al qaeda bomb makers are coming up with new ways to target airplanes. meanwhile you pay more for tsa security fee. it will increase from $2.50 to a $5.60 flat fee. t...

This is also through tsa. the congress passed this increase in the fee that you pay to offset the security costs at the airport. now, the fee was formerly set at $2.50 per leg of a connecting flight. thats $5, was the cap, before. now it is $5.60 per one-way trip. now, whats interesting here, brooke, the money that -- under this new law that congress passed, is not actually all going to the tsa. its going to the treasury to help offset the federal debt. at the same time, as part of this law, the...

Sued see the giant hole? it was caused by a flock of birds flying in mid air. speaking of flying your flight may cost more than you thought. tricky matt charging you more. adam joins us to explain. >> right now they define round trip as any trip leaving and returning from the same spot. they charge 2.50 for a nonstop flight so the round trip journey would cost you 5 bucks in tsa fees. congress agreed to raise tsa fees as part of the budget deal. the agency wants to charge a

The minimum wage, then they can spend more money on ice cream and ben and jerrys goes up, and they employ more people, and it is a virtual circle. >> and it is echo ed by economists who say that while some equality is needed for capitalism to work, but so much inequality is undermining the economy. and many save and invest at a much higher rate, and so most wont trickle down to benefit the rest of the e kconomy, but w does it affect you, the consumer, if the minimum wage goes up? turns out, not ...

Most of them are willing to purchase from the commissary. lesher is more than willing to deal. >> i get emotional about food. i like candy, cakes, and cookies. i like all that stuff too. it doesnt do anything for me. when i think, i might as well trade that to the kids that love that stuff. theyre hungry. im sitting there working out. ive got enough food in my body to do it. >> lesher pays for the commissary snacks through another one of his talents. >> what are those? >> these are poker chips. ...

Under 300 calories. >> if you walk in with $2.50, youll get a penny back. >> very good. >> mike rowe has been on this program a number of times and he has a new cause. the cause comes from ottowa, illinois because the school board there has voted to discontinue shop classes, vocational classes, which when you think about it, its pretty stupid. thats where the people who repair the infrastructure, build things in town come from. were talking about at the high school level. what hes done is hes fi...