a deal tonight that touches the live of every single american: health care. anthem says it s buying rival cigna for $250 million. the deal comes just weeks after aetna says it wants to buy humana quickly altering the landscape to five major insurance carriers to just three, assuming the announced deals get regulatory approval. both anthem and cigna saw their shares lower in trading. the wave of consolidation is raising a number of questions about the power of these companies, competition and costs per patient. reporter: anthem and cigna say together they ll be able to cut out more than $2 billion in overhead costs and ultimately that will be good for consumers. it will improve our ability to serve customers across commercial medicaid medicare and international markets and create greater efficiencies and affordability for our customers. reporter: the sheer scale of the $54 billion merger will attract regulatory scrutiny. the combined company will have more than 50 millio
a deal tonight that touches the live of every single american: health care. anthem says it s buying rival cigna for $250 million. the deal comes just weeks after aetna says it wants to buy humana quickly altering the landscape to five major insurance carriers to just three, assuming the announced deals get regulatory approval. both anthem and cigna saw their shares lower in trading. the wave of consolidation is raising a number of questions about the power of these companies, competition and costs per patient. reporter: anthem and cigna say together they ll be able to cut out more than $2 billion in overhead costs and ultimately that will be good for consumers. it will improve our ability to serve customers across commercial medicaid medicare and international markets and create greater efficiencies and affordability for our customers. reporter: the sheer scale of the $54 billion merger will attract regulatory scrutiny. the combined company will have more than 50 millio
a deal tonight that touches the live of every single american: health care. anthem says it s buying rival cigna for $250 million. the deal comes just weeks after aetna says it wants to buy humana quickly altering the landscape to five major insurance carriers to just three, assuming the announced deals get regulatory approval. both anthem and cigna saw their shares lower in trading. the wave of consolidation is raising a number of questions about the power of these companies, competition and costs per patient. reporter: anthem and cigna say together they ll be able to cut out more than $2 billion in overhead costs and ultimately that will be good for consumers. it will improve our ability to serve customers across commercial medicaid medicare and international markets and create greater efficiencies and affordability for our customers. reporter: the sheer scale of the $54 billion merger will attract regulatory scrutiny. the combined company will have more than 50 millio
resource and a piece of ancient history. approaching 70 years since the end of the largest armed conflict in recorded history, al jazeera looks at the lasting wounds of war and the lingering feelings towards japan for millions across the asia pacific. a person of interest is now in custody in connection with the killing of a police officer in memphis ten si. 33-year-old shaun bolton was shot dead during a traffic stop late last night. the crime set off a multi-state manhunt for his killer no charges find against this unidentified person of interest. the memphis police department says the investigation is ongoing. the city s mayor said the tragedy shows it s too easy for criminals to arm themselves. there are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands. that s the key thing. and many and women in blue have certain rules of engagement that they have to follow. but at any given minute in a 24 hour day, they are dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement bolton w
close. thousands of troops will remain in the country. hundreds remain stranded on a ferry in the adriatic sea after it caught fire. rough seas and heavily rain are hampering rescue efforts. in the week ahead , we ll look at some of the most compelling stories of the year at this hour the search resumed for another missing plane that took off from south-east asia. here is what we know. airasia flight 8501 disappeared more than 24 hours ago. the airbus a320 left surabaya in indonesia, encounter severe weather 40 minutes into the tripe near the island of belitung island. the pilots asked air traffic controllers to change the flight path, but lost contact. 162 were on board. veronica pedrosa has more. reporter: from air and sea a search for airasia qz8501. the airbus a320 was carrying 162 from surabaya to sink singapore. 42 minutes after take off it loft contact. translation: i hope for a miracle. i should have been with them i cancelled two weeks ago. i had two friends