two girls learned united airlines policy today. they were not allowed to board a flight because they were wearing leggings. much more tore this story. a united spokesman said the two teens weren't not allowed on the flight because they were traveling using a united employee pass. they were not in compliance with the policy for company travel which has been in effect for quite a while. >>> still ahead, swapping out cars for runners on the golden gate bridge. >> the event that was about sight-seeing as much as it was running. >>> right now across the golden gate bridge, things are relatively dry but that might change as you can see here. beginning to pick up the rain crossing the coast near ocean beach. very windy changes ahead in the seven-day forecast. brid. >>> a welcome back right now as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge here. >> it is great. >> the golden great and also golden gate bridge. >> yeah. >> iconic landmark, of course, always a popular spot on the we weekends even with the cloudy skies. >> a much di

. >>> well, united airlines is defending its dress code for friend, family members who fly free, the policy created a social media frenzy when three teenage girls using buddy passes were not allowed on a plane wearingrles stressed the y does not apply to paying customers. correspondent chris van cleve has more on this story. >> reporter: ticket agent who stopped the girls from board ing with leggings on was following united airlines rules for friend and family fly for free. >> we heard her say look, i don't make rules ienusrce them. >> reporter: she was watching as it all unfolded, she has four daughters and high profile gun control activist, with mor twitter followers. >> i don't think leggings are inappropriate for women or for girls and this young girl who was 10 or 11 looked like a normal little kit. >> reporter: wtset since when does united police women's clothing. airline replied it had right to turn away passengers who are barefoot or not properly closed. when social media connftrovsyttg headlines united communication staff went into crisis mode, on sunday afternoon the compan

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shannon watts, a campaigner in the united states, saw two girls banned from a united airlines flight because they were wearing leggings. she tweeted the incident to the airline. this was their response. and it led to a tirade, with some celebrities joining in. comedian sarah silverman said she would not fly on united airlines. model chrissy teigen said she would try wearing onlyjeans and a scarf next time. and actor keegan allen called it petty. united clarified their position in a later tweet, explaining that the girls were united pass riders, a ticket for company employees or eligible dependents that does have a dress code, and that excludes wearing lycra. but that hasn't quietened the twitter storm entirely, and shannon says she still thinks the policy is sexist. to remind you of the breaking news this hour, an avalanche in a ski resort north of tokyo has hit severaljapanese resort north of tokyo has hit several japanese schoolchildren, leaving many injured orfeared dead. these are the latest niches that are coming to us. the avalanche struck a family ski resort. we will bring you

the airline tells abc news that employees are considered representatives of united. program --der >> the airline is saying, if you are going to fly for free with us, you are going to meet certain >> many turned to social media, disappointed with how airline handled the situation. some pointed to a post lasted june of a woman wearing leggings for international yoga day. one woman wrote, i have flown with no pants on, just a top as a dress. another woman had a back and with the carrier saying leggings are business attire for 10 euros. their business is being children. united jummy: so, we have some rain coming. doug: some showers, but warmer temperatures. we could get to the 70's with some sun breaking through. looking ahead to tomorrow, a warm and muggy day. sunshine early and a cold front brings a better chance of showers and thunderstorms later afternoon to tomorrow night. clear and breezy on wednesday. partly sunny on thursday. a quick peek of the next 10 days, look how i'll the temperatures are. tomorrow in today warmer -- look how mild to the temperatures are. to

now. >> another viewer writes crazy about the united airlines leggings issue. this isn't the only airline for standards with employee flight benefits. >> now let's get to the results of our poll if only my eyes can see. >> 83% of people support united airlines and this policy that affects people who fly for free. >> it's a fair thing. >> they ca policy they want right? >> they can. >> they can tell you to wear a paper hat and call yourself out of the burger king and if you got a free flight you have to do it. >> i would think about that. >>> okay, hail hits parts of oklahoma, a powerful tornado brought softball sized hail to the state this weekend. now the impact destroyed tree limbs and cracked windshields and dented cars and created an incredible hail fog as that storm passed. these pictures right here, experts say the area b could in for more severe weather this week. thousands of people blocking to the tidal basin this weekend where the weather was gorgeous. i got to check out our beloved cherry blossoms. the national park service says peak loomed was reach

. >>> some are calling it leggings-gate, but united airlines says sorry, it's policy. >> three girls flying on employee travel passes are stopped from boarding a plane because they were not following the company's dress code. is the policy outdated or should the bar be set higher? >> plus going to a phillies game is about to get tastier. the spin they're putting on a ballpark classic. the hot dog. kate? >> and we are warming up as we head through the overnight hours into tomorrow but we are going to be tracking storms as they move through our area. i'll tell you just how warm it will get and when the sun finally returns. >> also the late show's band leader comes to philly. the honor john batiste receives that marks a first for the city. be right back. >> social media lit up after united airlines gate agent barred girls from boarding a plane because of what they were wearing. >> the details that has some siding with the airline. >> some stories have changed since all the details came out. when a f tweeted what she saw, twitter was quick there wasme saying united was well within their

. >>> united airlines is feeling the backlash after barring two girls for wearing leggings. just why the airline was playing fashion police in the first place, suzy. >> reporter: united wants passengers to know for the average customer, leggings are just fine. this is a specific friends and family pass issue. that doesn't prevent it from spreading like wildfire online and making a lot of women angry. >> reporter: if you take two steps inside san francisco's international airport, you will see an overwhelming women's travel trend. >> leggings. >> i'm wearing leggings. >> because they're comfortable and i travel all the time and i want to be comfortable when i get to where i'm going. >> reporter: so when united airlines told two teenage girls they couldn't fly from denver to minneapolis yesterday because their leggings violated a dress code, the internet exploded. celebrities like model christie tiegan tweeted, i have literally flown without pants on. just a top as a dress. next thyme i will wear only jeans and a scarf. this morning united explained further that the young girl

two teenage girls told they can't wear leggings on united airlines flight. why they were forced to change. at as e soteis thloe, t >>> a developing story out of cincinnati at least one shooter is on the loose after opening fire inside a nightclub. hundreds of people were inside. they weren't sure if the shooting was terror related. late this afternoon police held a press conference to update what they found. >> several local men got into a dispute inside the bar and escalatedç into shots being fired. from several individuals. as a result, there were 16 people that sustained gunshot injuries. >> police say the club had security guards have searched people at the door. the venue does have a history of problems. >>> we are learning more about a crash in london that left four pedestrians injured. cell phone video from a witness shows the scene. police say four people that were hit plb will be okay. they suffered minor injuries. officers say four men have been arrested and two knives were recovered at the scene. police are stressing this is not terrorist relate

united airlines is fighting a pr battle this morning all because of some spandex pants. you see, the airline backed up its gate agent who stopped some young girls from boarding a flight because they were wearing leggings. >> the girls were flying on a free travel pass which used by family or guests of united employees. the airline enforces a dress code on people using the passes and spandex does not meet that code. the incident exploited on twitter. >> yeah, including some celebs seth rogen saying we are at united are just trying to police the attire of the daughters of our employees. that's all cool, right? william shatner pointed out wearing leggings on board is okay because he's done it before on "star trek." yeah with that mental image. >>> several runners made sure the city of brotherly love lives up to its name? a woman nearing the end of philadelphia's half marathon became so fatigued that her legs began to buckle but two other runners came to her aid without missing a beat. making sure that she never hit the ground. >> then held the woman up and kept her on track

. >>> united airlines is coming under fire on social media all over a dress code. two girls were barred from their flight for wearing leggings. as chris van cleave reports, there's much more to the story. >> the ticket agen leggings on was following united airlines rules for friends and family who fly for free. >> we heard her say, i don't make the rules, i just enforce them. >> she was watching as it unfolded. she has four daughters and is a high profile gun control activist with 33,000 twitter followers. >> i don't think leggings are inappropriate for women or girls. and this young girl who was 10 or 11 looked like a normal little kid. >> since when does united police a woman's clothing. united communication staff went into crisis mode. the company revealed the effected passengers were flying under a special program for united employees. that program has a dress code banning form-fitting spandex tops and dresses. regular paying customers who the planes. pr's news editor thinks the airline waited too long to get the story out. other airlines have similar dress cod

two girls learned that united airlines has a specific definition. a gate agent would not allow the girls to board the flight from denver to minneapolis because they were wearing leggings. a united spokesperson says that the two were not allowed to get on board because they were traveling on an united employee pass. they were not in compliance with the dress code policy for that type of company travel. >>> a lot of costumes on display in san francisco today. runners turned out for the united airlines rock 'n roll half marathon across the golden gate bridge. the course highlights some of the most iconic landmarks, took in the great highway the presidio and the golden gate bridge and finished on the steps of san francisco city hall. >> that is a beautiful run. it's not the full, the half. >> or just go for a drive. >> nice views today. in the morning we had a bit of light rain and in the afternoon and evening we had heavier showers which made for interesting pictures sent in by pictures. you can see the view from coit tower with a double rainbow there.

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. >>> the cold weather making for a tough race for thousands of runners today at today's united airlines rock 'n' roll marathon. you're looking at runners on their way here. some have actually crossed the finish line. watch out for road closures throughout this afternoon in d.c., however. >>> and a decision on a new fbi headquarters has been delayed again. two of the three proposed reloks of the headquarters are in prince georges county. now a decision was supposed to be made in december but the general services administration is now waiting for congress to allocate more money for the project. >>> and on top of all of that, it's freezing outside and a poteia good saturday morning to you. i'm adam tuss in for david. >> and i'm angie goff. here to break down the weather is tom kierein. what's the latest? >> we've got the cold air in place feeling more like mid-january than early march. the winds are around 10 to 15 miles an hour. here is the cloud cover coming and going over washington. now, live view from the storm team 4 tour camera on this saturday morning. and our temperatures are now

>> yeah. >>> united airlines explained that past travelers, they are typically employees, family, friends are required to abide by a certain dress code. they are considered representatives of the airline. they can't wear flip-flops where other people can. paying customers are welcome to wear the leggings as well according to the airline. much more on the story coming up on the "today" show. i flew and both me and my daughter, 6-year-old, we were both in leggings. the yoga pants are the new genes. >> for a lot of people for whatever reason, you have to know the rules, one. you can't believe that the rules don't apply to you because if you get on the plane and you don't want to do something that they've asked you to do when you follow the rules. if you don't agree -- >> if you're flying under a certain category in this case a special title. exactly. >>> stay with us. we have more news for today that you need right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> if you're away from your tv, come take a look at this. live picture outside of our studios this morning and the fog that has re

now another airline is jumping on the bandwagon. >> reporter: this morning, united airlines is dealing with a different kind of turbulence. after two girls had to change clothes before boarding a flight from denver to minneapolis sunday. >> we heard the gate agent say you know, "these aren't my rules, i just enforce them." that was when they looked panicked. outraged fellow passenger, activist, shannon watts took to twitter writing, "a united gate agent isn't letting girls in leggings get on flight. women's clothing." to me it seems like a pretty sexist policy. united says the family was flying under its pass rider program. where employee relatives can fly free or heavily discounted prices. the airline tells abc news when "taking advantage of this benefit, all employees and pass riders are representative of united. the passengers this morning were united pass riders and not in compliance with our dress code for company benefit travel." >> with the buddy passes, there was very specific language about what is appropriate and what is inappropriate. the airline is saying if you are going t

united airlines desperately needs new p.r. they couldn't have handled leggings gate much worse. it was nearly seven hours before united tweeted to customers that they were welcome to wear their leggings on board united flights. you could learn more about the pass travel privilege here. the airline did get a little bit of sympathy from jason and a few others from you. this one from jason. i bet you're glad you don't run the united twitter account today. #leggings gate. a third girl was allowed on the flight because she had extra clothes to put on but decided to stay back at the denver international airport with the others that weren't allowed on. >>> severe weather ripping through the midwest and south tonight, storm. a viewer in a dallas suburb shot this video today. last night we told you the area was gearing up for more storms, and today they got them. the system could bring tornadoes, but storm team4 meteorologist amelia draper says the primary threat will be more hail and damaging winds. >>> a shoot-out inside a crowded nightclub leaves one person dead and more than a dozen

. >> twitter trouble for united airlines over its dress code. the story is ahead. >>> we think this could become a big tourism attraction. >>> also destination space. tough competition for spacex. we'll learn about another company promising faster, cheaper tourist flights into space. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. clouds overhead for much of our sunday, giving way to light showers moving onshore. we'll track them on live doppler 7 next and show you warmer and brighter weather ahead. ♪ if you grow up here, you really can be anything. sutter health. proudly caring for northern california, birthplace of pioneers. then you belong at bass pro shops for huge savings during our dog days sale. like a 3-pack of playhound dog toys for under $10. and redhead men's rock bridge shorts starting at under $20. >>> united airlines is dealing with a barrage of angry tweets tonight after the airline refused to let two teenagersen a plane because they were wearing leggings. an agent in denver would not allow the girls to board the minneapolis-bound plane. an

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well, tonight united airlines is getting criticism on social media after not letting two girls board a flight. alison: some see this as a great headline but when you learn more about it, it's not that cut and dry. the girls were flying on passes that come with a dress code. larry: tonight's abc7 instapoll is asking what you think of the united decision to bar the girls in leggings from that flight. head to wjla.com right now and cast your vote while you hear more about it. reporter: the controversy surrounding why united airlines made two teens change clothes before boarding a flight from denver to minneapolis sunday started with a tweet. fellow passenger and activist watts using twitter to e posting united gate agent is letting girls in leggings get on flight. since when does united police women's clothing? >> we heard the gate agent say these aren't my rules. i just enforce them. >> employee relatives and the friends can fly for free or at heavily discounted prices. the airline telling abc7 news when taking advantage of the benefit all employees and pass riders are considered repre

the technicians are suspected of handling escalator machinery after the incident. >>> united airlines is caught in a leggings controversy, and jared kushner will run a new white house office. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. >>> the "washington post" reports president trump picked his son-in-law to lead a government overhaul using business world ideas. jared kushner will lead the newly create white house office of innovation. the overhaul will include privatizing some government functions. >>> the "denver post" explains why two girls wearing legs were kept off the flight yesterday. they were required to follow the dress code because they're related to or associated with united employees. united said leggings are acceptable for general passengers. >>> "the arizona republic" posts uber is responsible for a crash in tell pea. police in tempe say an uber suv with a driver less vehicle was involved in an accident. no serious injuries were reported. uber launched in tempe three months ago. >>> "variety" reports joe biden thinks he could have beaten trump during the

. >>> united airlines pushing back after a dress code requirement sparked a social media uproar after a woman tweeted that a united gate agent was refusing to allow a girl in leggings board a flight. it submitted a response saying it was -- their attire did not comply with the dress code. i am proleggings for the record. north carolina, the tar heels reaching the plateau for the 50 time und -- fifth time. 75-73. the ducks haven't played in the final four in 78 years. that was the first ever ncaa tournament. south carolina knocked off florida 77-70 to face gonzaga, both teams competing in the final four for the first time ever. kudos to several cnn viewers winning it all, a few of you had them playing north carolina and or oregon. congratulations. >>> the white house maps out a new strategy following the health bill imposition. what's on tap for the trump agenda and is the health care fight really over for good? >>> how does the republican party regroup after to failing to repealing obamacare. president and congress in need of a new strategy. could democrats hold the key to advancing t

united airline right to make passenger and leggings change before boarding ? way in on twitter at cbs philly and on our facebook page. >>> kate bilo joins us with the forecast. foggy, soggy this morning, but that has moved on, right now. >> we are seeing a few breaks of sun which is a nice welcomed sight. we will not see much again tomorrow, we are stuck in the muck, so to speak. >> here we go. >> gray, glummy day tomorrow and tomorrow brings witt the chance foreign a thunderstorm or two, it has been a very active pattern but very least temperatures are on their way up for the next several days. here's a look outside to the roof cam where we are finally as we head toward sunset starting to see sunshine, looking pretty nice outside. this evening, we have got a little bit of blue sky in center city, and contrast from the morning commute where it was pouring for most of us. now we will be dealing with sun glare for your afternoon commute but i'll take sun glare over rain any day of the week. storm scan three is clear at the moment. we have had again some sun peek

we'll take a look at that. >>> well beyond his official salary. >> united airlines is supporting a gate agent decision at denver international airport. now the agent barred two teenage girls from boarding a flight because they were wearing leggings. the airline said that they received a angry tweets from acrosses country with people criticizing what they considered an intrucive policy. the united said they were traveling an employee travel pass that includes a specific dress code and united sent out ights own tweet. i looked at united's website. anybody else is welcome to wear leggings. i was kind of surprised when i saw the story. >> they were specific. >> spandex particular. it was because they were flying on an employee pass. everybody else your leggings are welcome. all right. >> interesting. time is 5:16. displrchlt there's a 4 hours. almost an inch of rain. the leaders of pack as far as i can see. consistentfield. willis had # .48. close to that. .15. so still another system that made it. right along the coast. we'll slowly zoom in. there you go. coming right down out of the north

is united airlines fashion police? even patricia arquette weighed in it. it looks like we can't fly. ewe thieted later clarified the girls were traveling on the pass program which provides free flights for relatives and friends of united employees. the airline told us it has stricter dress code requirements for these nonrevenue passengers because they are considered representatives of united.ç the restrictions for them, no spandex, mini securit, or tear its. >> the dress code for friends and family program are common among all airlines. >> this travel blogger says he sees those passengers bar red from flights all the time because of their clothing. >> the policy does seem more sexist than other airlines because they restrict leggings and mostly articles of clothing that women would wear while men are mostly free to go as long as they don't wear flip-flops. >> that was joe fryer reporting. the instructor dress code policy for non-revenue passengers is made clear to all employees and it's up to them to ensure their family and follow it when flying. united'

the honor john batiste receives that marks a >> social media lit up after united airlines gate agent barred girls from boarding a plane because of what they were wearing. >> the details that has some siding with the airline. >> some stories have changed since all the details came out. when a fellow passenger tweeted what she saw, twitter was quick to respond. there was one big detail many left out and it has some saying united was well within their rights. when you're headed for departures, how do you dress? >> i dress nice, i guess? >> professional. conservative. >> casually unless i'm pliig for business. >> i just want to be comfortable. >> these days just about anything goes from jeans and sneakers to yoga pands and flip-flops. so why were two teenagers and a 10-year-old banned from a united flight for wearing leggings. >> i wouldn't be offended. >> to me it seems strange and i wonder am i missing something here? >> it turns out the girls were traveling on employee travel passes which means they fly for a fraction of the cost but agree to a certain dress code. >> i think it's thei

. >>> and united airlines faces outrage over two girls who wore leggings. this morning they're not backing down. >>> we begin this morning with today'sey >> i think what happened is inwashgton won. i think what we learned this week is washington was a lot more broken than president trump thought it was. >> the president points fingers after his health care defeat. >> he's blaming you for saving planned parenthood and obamacare. >> it's like tom brady losing at halftime. >> in russia, anti-government protests in cities from coast to coast. >> hundreds of people were reportedly detained. >> whoa. >> severe weather moving across the south and pushing these baseball-sized hail as it pummels texas. >> you kourld hear it. it was almost like a stampede. >>> a dyeadl shooting in cincinnati inside a crowded nightclub. >> you see things like this and you begin to wonder whether is it safe to go. es>> rcue operations under way after a group of high school students were caught in an avalanche in japan. >>> a terrifying momen hong kong shopping mall. in escalator full o

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some people can't believe what happened to teenage girls who were kept off a united airlines flight... because they were wearing leggins. (steve) and tonight, united is defending its decision... offering an explaination. grant lodes is here with the story that initially played out on social media. (grant) three girls get singled out because they were wearing leggings on a united flight from denver to minneapolis... one girl put a dress over her leggings...and was able to board... but the other two couldnút get on the plane. a woman saw this...fired off a few tweets...and boom. random people started attacking united on social media...united was defending itself...but not initially offering up the reason they were kept off the plane...because they were flying on united employeesú travel passes...and those people have a special dress code. and this has been the case for a long time. cathy moyerviolated united dress code in 1986cathy moyer: "i was kicked off the plane and told i couldn't board because i had tennis shoes on. we had to go and buy me a pair of shoes just to get on the plan

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on a united airlines flight because they were wearing leggings. i was really stunned because i'm the mum of four daughters who travel and live and work in leggings and yoga pants. and also because i wanted to understand the policy, i am a premier member on united and i thought it was really shocking. shannon tweeted at the airline and this was their tweet back: it led it a twitter storm with some celebrities joining it led it a twitter storm with some celebritiesjoining in. it led it a twitter storm with some celebrities joining in. comedian sarah silverman said she wouldn't fly on united. an actor called it petty. unite clarified their position in a later tweet, explaining that the girls were united pass riders, that's a ticket for company employees or eligible dependants and it does have a dress code which means you can't wear lycra. the company tweeted reminding their normal customers that their leggings are welcome. regardless of what tickets they hold, shannon says she says the polls crisis is sexist and needs to be changed. some news from th

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united airlines releasing a statement saying they were not in compliance. we regularly remind employees when they place an employee or friend on a flight they need to follow a dress code. for regular customers, your leggings are welcome. and so if we show up our leggings are ok. >> we're allowed to but those en gers were not. this was a hot story and people concerned their precious leggings are going to be taken away. we know that's not the cas but you can make the argument united did a poor job getting ahead of the situation responding in a tweet saying the passengers were united pass riders not in compliance with our dress policy for company benefit and what say pass rider and so outrage continued. now we know they were using a friends and family pass and united expects them to wear nicer the people who use the travel pass because they're representing the company. >> shannon: apparently the folks weren't aware of it before they showed up and the twitterverse went crazy and celebrities were outraged saying it was sexist and body shaming. >> the unbelievabl

now united airlines has faced heavy criticism after preventing two teenage girls from boarding a flight for wearing leggings. a third girl aged ten also wearing leggings was allowed on board wearing leggings was allowed on boa rd after wearing leggings was allowed on board after she put a dress on. the airline says paying customers would have been allowed to fly, but as the girls were using discounted tickets as relatives of staff members, they had to meet certain dress requirements standards. here's caroline davies. it was the online thing called leggings gate, it was started by somebody giving a tweet because the lady was stopped because jewels not wearing leggings. lady was stopped because jewels not wearing leggingslj lady was stopped because jewels not wearing leggings. i was shocked because i am the mum of several children who travels. and also, i am a premier memberon children who travels. and also, i am a premier member on united and i thought it was really shocking. shannon tweeted at the airline and this was their tweet back. "we do have the right refuse transport for passenge

. >>> delta has chimed in to the sort of airline leggings drama by united. >> yeah, it has. it started when united airlines stopped two teenaged girls from boarding a flight in denver because they were wearing leggings. well delta is using the opportunity to welcome more passengers. airline tweeted quote flying delta means comfort. that means you can wear your leggings. united airlines says the girls are under employee travel passes and flying free or with deep discounts on those employee passes comes with a dress code for united. actually delta has a similar dress code. the girls bordered a later flight after changing their both. >>> all right. so you ever imagine what you might be doing on your 100th birthday. >> no. >> you do not match these i know you don't. he's got a time limit. >> not 100 but one guy in to be doing. a century years ago a true. our joyce evans has got his story. [ applause ] >> toupees >> he retired when these boys wo good was fuels, and problem solv f about everybody. ug>>hter ] >> reporter: but he had was here to wor crack dn to no . >> he didn't nee

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what united airlines is doing to clear it all up. carley shimkus is here. heather: we are debating the same thing. clayton: i'm just not going to travel anymore. ♪ ♪ ♪ clayton: downtown orlando florida. heather: doesn't look like it's raining like new york city. clayton: when it rains in florida, it rains 20 minutes. heather: a lot of people are talking about this morning united airlines you should fire for refuse to go let girls wear leggings aboard a flight. clayton: this is a tragedy. carley shimkus here to explain. carley: there is a life at tend of this dark tunnel. carley: over 300,000 tweets with the word united and leggings. two teens were not permitted to allow boarding. a united gate agent isn't letting girls in leggings get on flight from denver to minneapolis because spandex is not allowed. that tweet creating a fire storm of criticism and outrage and confusion spread online. nick bolton writing, friendly reminder, rather, united, no one is nearly as offended by a little girl in spandex as they are for this situation. apparently leggings a