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>> tucker: united airlines taking flak after a gate agent barred to go from wearing leggings that she deemed inappropriate. the airline said the girls were flying for free because their relatives were an employee. that did not stop the ridicule online. chrissy taken tweeted this... tammy bruce is a radio show hos host. joining us tonight, caroline, first to you. what i find hilarious about this story i have to say is that it was a female gate agent who told these girls what they could wea wear. ...

>> tucker: united airlines taking flak after a gate agent barred to go from >> tucker: united airlines taking flak after a gate agent barred to go from wearing leggings that she deemed inappropriate. the airline said the girls were flying for free because their relatives was an employee. that did not stop the ridicule online. chrissy teigen tweeted this... tammy bruce is a radio show host. also joining us tonight, caroline heldman, first to you. what i find hilarious about this story i have to s...

Had not voted for trump or clinton because theyre a bunch of liars. yeah. thats an odd way to start off the welcome to your flight. yeah, it just really sort of went downhill from there. didnt make a lot of sense to any of us. >> were told that she didnt say that clinton and trump were a bunch of liars but a bunch of blanks. some of the captains comments were captured on video. now the person that captured them has taken them down after feeling bad for the pilot. >> shepard: theyre having a grea...

Seemingly shattered in an instant after president trumps executive order temporarily banned travelers from mostly muslim countries. >> what happened when you told everybody, were not going? >> well, that was a terrible moment. >> reporter: sharif had already bought a flight, even packed his bags and sold his house. but during a layover in cairo, a gate agent said he and his family could go no farther and would be sent back to iraq. >> this shocked me. and i was surprised. was there any more to i...

All right. you dont see this every day. a woman dragged off a delta flight at detroit airport. trace gallagher, what happened? >> the official statement from delta was she was taken off delta because she violated boarding procedures. witnesses say the woman was mouthy, had a huge attitude and blew by the gate agent without showing her ticket. then she said she deserved overhead bin space. the police got on and she refused to get off so the officers tackled her and, as you can see, they dragged h...

Other issues that are at play, and then they come back in this case, you know, its beyond a reasonable doubt. so it could take the jury a few minutes or it could take days. theres really no way to predict a jury in a case like this, but certainly high drama because those videotapes are so, quite frankly, engaging. >> high drama. kerry sanders, that is one crazy story. >> im going to turn now to another crazy story. like were on the crazy train this morning. an incident that took place on a plane...

Plane. she stormed past the gate agent without checking in. she demanded overhead luggage space. they took matters into their own hands when she ignored several commands. >> bill cosby is seeking a bully did that allows him to avoid prison time. he is accused of assaulting andrea constad in his house. >> melissa, it has been a heated day in court. the prosecution and cosbys defense attorneys both say there

Understandably passengers are a little bit worried about us airways coming together today. but so far so good. no major issues on this saturday. american became the largest airline. no more booking us airways flights. their website redirects you to american. all ticketing and passenger services are now all american. so far it seems to be going well. >> the experience is good. similar to most american flights ive taken. >> it was great. i actually missed another flight. so i came over here. the g...

Its just chaotic. >> what are you being told? to just hang tight? >> were really being told nothing. when you walk into the airport and you see that the screen by the gate is literally blank, its a little unnerving. its just a blank screen. nobody really knows when its going to be. one other gate agent told me it could be one hour three hours, ten hours. they dont have any information, so they cant give us any information. >> were looking at live houston where you see all the planes parked at th...

Sound counterintuitive to call airlines still but doing that little bit of due diligence can pay off. arthel: that sound fantastic. what about getting a good seat. flying to japan you dont want to get stuck in the middle seat. get good seats. >> absolutely. air fares are not skyrocketing thanks to low oil. but what were seeing airlines are charging for best seats in coach. you do sometimes have to pay. you can pay in advance, 20 to $100 to get exit row seat but get twice the leg room it can abso...