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Rigged? >> this presents a shred of doubt on whether or not it was a cinderella story. >> the mob may have been behind one of the most legendary matches every delta overhauling their frequent flyer programs. soon, the biggest spenders will get the biggest perks. the second hour of "newsroom" starts now. good morning. i'm carol costello. thanks so much for joining me. in arizona, the deadline grows nearer. the anger grows louder. the pressure building on governor jan brewer to veto a bill that's become a lightning rod in the battle over gay rights. in effect, that bill would allow busines...

Merge their operations. today is administrative and business side of things and two carriers will operate separately. you will see u.s. airways planes and frequent flyer programs. they will gradually disappear like we have seen but not for a year or so. today american comes out of bankruptcy. senior management changes and combined carrier trades on the nasdaq as one company. the department of justice said it would mean higher ticket prices and less competition. the lawsuit was dropped after american gave up valuable gate space in our nation's airports. a lot of travellers said that will not so...

Nobody speaks english. a spokesman for the republican governor says he condemned the remarks. >> former president bill clinton is speaking out about those critical comments he made about obama care last month. mr. clinton criticized president obama for his promise if you like your plan you can keep it. on tuesday, he set the record straight on what was or was not behind those remarks. >> is it because you are setting the way for mrs. clinton to run? and seconds, are the problems with obama care limited to the website? >> the answer to the first question is, no. first of all, i said nothing abo...

Case, too. the members of the court appeared split over it. let's bring in our senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. how unusual is a case like this going before the justices? >> why i love this case is supreme court cases are usually about abstractions and complex ideas. i think everyone can understand this, which is how much can frequent flyer programs run the show? is this like a contract you have with an airline? or can they simply say, you know what? we changed our mind. it's like a discount or a premium, like the toy in your happy meal. this is up to the airline. that struggle, is this...

Wanted and rules put in place during airline deregulation in the late '70s said northwest could not be sued over services. northwest attorney paul clement said they should not be forced to haggle over things in court. you cannot run an airline if every one of your judgments about take an unruly passenger off or abusive customer is going to be second guessed by a jury. frequent flyer programs have partners. lots of hotels, rental car companies and many other brands that feed into the programs. but gary, who blogs about frequent flyer programs, says lawsuits are rare. >> i think the biggest draw...