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>> lots of secretaries of state know the ambassador. >> would you say colin powell when he was secretary of state that all ambassadors had the direct access to him? >> i have no idea who colin powell e-mailed with. >> this is putting sidney blum enthal on trial. this is a partisan effort to make hillary clinton look like a bad democrat. it has nothing to do with figuring out what happened in benghazi. >> she has an 80% approval rating among democrats. democrats think shes a perfectly adequate de...

The single aisle workhouse planes favored for shorter routes. and are on the whole considered safe and reliable aircraft. the pilots of lufthanza and germanwings have staged strikes in recent years as the company has attempted to revise pay and conditions to compete with europes bigger budget airlines. unlike other budget airlines germanwings is a member of an airline alliance. in this case star alliance through the parent lufthanza. it also has higher priced business class tickets that allow pa...

Americans have ended an arrangement with jetblue that allows them to have connection on either carrier on one ticket. the frequent flyer program associated with that pairing they will come to an end starting april # 1st. the los angeles time says they are pressing major record companies exclusively through the itunes store first. the way beyonce released her album only on itunes to start. the move that would block competition on spot fy and keep apple the dominant player in vig tal sales. that d...

Yellen. cnbcs steve sedgwick is live with that. what do we expect from chair yellen? >> we have a taste of what to expect on the 11th of february in the first part of her semiannual testimony on capitol hill. this time shes going before the senate at 10:00 a.m. local time in the u.s. there. what is interesting is it was the weather that caused her to delay the second part of this address on capitol hill. its the weather that i think people are looking a, whether the data we have in the u.s. so f...

Ukraine. in the meantime russian, released a statement from the now fugitive former president, who says he maintains hes actually as a matter of legitimacy, still the president of ukraine. they did not say where he is located. russia says it will grant protection to him. thats an interesting story there. but now we turn to whats moving your money. delta is shaking up the frequent flyer rule. you know piling up those miles is important. i have mandy drury here to tell us all about it. whats goi...

Hospital. delta airlines revamping its mileage program. from now on, it isnt the mileage but money that matters. we will see if others follow suit. david kerley has more. >> reporter: you are already paying more for bags and food. bad news for many travelers. delta is completely overhauling its frequent flyer program. >> you used to be able to earn miles based on the distance you fly. the longer you sit in the airplane seat, the more you are rewarded. now youre going to be rewarded for spendin...

Who do you think that will benefit? >> probably the people who get the better ticket. >> absolutely. the business class travelers, first-class travelers, people who say ive got to go on this vacation, as they book their flight at the last metropolitan. why? according to "wall street journal," the top 4% of deltas customers account for about 25% of their revenue, so delta naturally wants to keep those business flyers really, really happy. as for the coach people, like yourself, its kind of bad lu...

Tesla says its exploring locations in texas, nevada, arizona, and new mexico. the factory aims to drive down the costs of lithium battery and make their cars more affordable. the "atlanta journal-constitution." delta airlines will make a change to its frequent flyer program. i wonder if you could use it now. they will reward customers based on ticket prices rather than miles flown. delta joins jetblew and southwest and have similar programs. experts predict other airlines will follow deltas le...

The scheme before it happened. and breaking weather. bundle up, some of the coldest air of the season is moving into the midwest and the northeast, as we approach the start of march in what appears to be a major storm and could dump severity inches of snow toward the enof the weekend. and more breaking news, tourre is stuck in buffalo. some big changes are coming to the frequent flyer program. first of all, dont call it that anymore. delta is vastly changing the results. not necessarily th...

Shop there, their earnings werent as bad as expected. another high flier was delta. stock at an all-time high. but boy, a lot of outrage over the fact that theyre changing frequent flyer program starting next year. your miles will be based on how much you spend for a ticket. not how many miles you fly. so if you buy coach, even if youre flying a long way, you wont earn as many miles. lot of folks talking about that one. well be right back. thats it from cnbc. were first in business worldwide. he...