we have lydia hu with the latest and what beach goers are doing preparing for rain. and grady trimble in dallas fort worth on how they're dealing with the surge. a good surge. a surge of people waiting to have fun. welcome. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." they call this the unofficial start of summer. for a lot of americans, it could not come a moment too soon even though it's technically not yet officially summer. let's get the read from lydia hu right now in new jersey where the beach goers are there no matter weather. lydia? >> hi, neil. it's a busy travel weekend expected ahead. aaa expecting about 37 million americans to travel to some destination, possibly some coming to new jersey this weekend. many of them are being told to pack their patience because the ongoing worker shortage is expected to impact the travel experience this weekend with longer lines at the hotels waiting to get your rooms, longer lines at the restaurants for a table, possibly shortage on rental cars. might not be any available left in week fend you haven't booked one already. we tal

lydia hu. all right, no.t the-low price target of $90 and a rare sell rating from new street. the firm doubts 2022 demand for iphones will keep up with the current super cycle the iphone 12 has enjoyed. ap 8, call it flat9 to -- apple, call it flat to slightly lower, but could a ruling for epic games be the ultimate spoiler for tim cook's empire? the man who first got under the skin of apple's c suite, and wait til you see what apple execs called the base camp founder in e-mails. david hine meyer hanson here in his first interview since the e-mails came to light. closing bell, we're about 13 minutes away with, or is that 23? yeah, let's make it 23, we need more time here. dow up 127 points. we are coming right back, and the social media audio chat app clubhouse has been at the top of apple's app store for months. it's till drewing in the likes of -- drawing in the likes of elon musk, drake and oprah, i sat down with the found or about his string of successful start-ups and what head him to jump in and become

lydia hu is, and we put her here because this is really fascinating. m the south all the way up to woodbridge new jersey. lydia, the president is stress ing this will take time. how long for things to be back to normal once again? reporter: hi, liz. colonial pipeline says it should get more normal at the pump bias early as this weekend but analysts are being more skeptical and cautious saying it depends on where you live. if you live in these regions more hard-hit like georgia or north carolina it could be a week or longer before it feels like it's totally back to normal at your local pump. there are some encouraging signs already, you mentioned a moment ago gas buddy statistics. north carolina reporting that there are about 68% of gas stations in north carolina reporting outages, most recently , but just indicate that it is down from earlier this morning already when 71% were reporting outages in that state. well, the question is why is it taking so long to bring them all back asco loan colonial pipeline restored the pipeline and fuel travels very slow

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lydia hu, thank you very much.form fellow and former u.s. department of education press secretary. thank you for being here, angela. are colleges getting ahead of science on this? >> they're ahead of science and they're certainly ahead of the fda which has not yet granted full approval for the covid vaccine. while operation warp speed has yielded very exciting results -- i can tell you i was excited to go get my shot -- the fda has a detailed and lengthy process for approving vaccines. so if we want to trust the science here, that means being patient until the science has shown more results. david: well, we all know the younger you are, the more likely, first of all, you are to survive covid if you get it, but even to get severe symptoms if you get the disease. so i think a lot of students are are saying we should have the choice of whether we want to suffer the consequences of covid or, in fact, worry about the long-term effects of a vaccine. and, again, a lot of these vaccines employ a very new technology, right?

lydia hu along the jersey shore in as bury park, new jersey. hey, lydia. reporter: hey, neil.oardwalk. you can still see it behind me because we wanted to take cover in case it starts to rain harder like it's expected to later today but the rain is not taking away from the excitement of people. they are so delighted that the indoor mask mandate for fully vaccinated people going away starting today in the state of new jersey just in time for memorial day weekend. watch this. >> i'm really excited. i've been looking forward to it. i was at the gym already today and did not wear a mask. >> it feels great. you're liberated. >> hugging people that you haven't hugged in over a year like when you see them. your old friends. maybe even going to a bar. now we can sit at a bar. reporter: now, with this , what they're calling a significant step in the return to normal, businesses along the boardwalk are telling us that they are relieved, they are expecting to have a very busy holiday weekend , and busy summer ahead of them, but along with that, comes the staffing issues. they say they ju

fox business's lydia hu with more what is happening here. hi, lydia. about hand gesture most commonly understood to mean okay. according to the antideafmation league, white supremacist groups co-opted the gesture to become a symbol of hate. the league wrote in 2019 many people have been falsely accused of being racist with this hand gesture. the latest is "jeopardy" winner kelly donahue. he held up three fingers to indicate number of wins. after that twitter exploded, condeming the gesture it, was a racist hand gesture following more than 500 contestants signed an open letter to the show criticizing them for not editing out the hand gesture. donahue is defending himself calling the incident a terrible misunderstanding in a facebook post. writing that he condemns racism of any kind. last year a san diego man was fired after being accused of making the gesture while driving his former employer's car, san diego public utility, sd and g. he said somebody snapped the photo without his knowledge, uploaded it to twitter accusing him of making a white power ge

fox business network's lydia hu in new jersey with the latest. lydia? >> hi, charles.issued this policy last week, they said about 70% of its employees were already vaccinated. now the remaining 11,000 workers have until september 1 to get the vaccine. they joined a short and growing list of other companies making similar policies. most of them are healthcare providers. also on the list is delta. they're requiring vaccines of the new hires. lawyers say these types of vaccine mandates are issued by employers are generally on solid legal ground, especially in a healthcare setting. this means that employers can use their disciplinary proceedings in order to enforce the mandates that could include termination for an employee that does not comply. listen to this. >> the importance of no, i don't want to get vaccinated, the employer has the right to say, you can't come to work here. only give you a certain amount of time out. if you don't get vaccinated, you won't be employed here. >> important to note that a mandate must include exceptions for religious observances on healt

we have lydia hu with the latest and what beach goers are doing preparing for rain. dallas fort worth on how they're dealing with the surge. a good

lydia hu is live in louisville, kentucky, and is decked out, as you can see, with that great louisvillelydia. >> reporter: hey, eric. derby day brings back familiar traditions. even though it may not look exactly the same, we see the beautiful hats all about, mint juleps and, of course, there's betting that's happening. i want to give you a look at where we are because we've got a great spot here on the first turn of the track. you can see people here are starting to fill the stadium seats that are just on the other side of the infield from where we are. you mentioned the reduced capacity, because that's one of the changes. we're expecting about 45,000 people here today, that's down from the usual 160,000 or more that usually come to watch the derby in person. now, the favorite horse to win the race is called essential quality. we had a chance to talk to jim mcinvail earlier, he bit about a million dollars, and if he wins with essential quality, customers of his mattress store who have recently purchased a mattress will be able to get their money back. listen to this. >> i had a promoti

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we find lydia hu down on the farm. ch. reporter: yeah, you know, the chicken sandwich just seems to be such a crowd pleaser and there's such demand for chicken, even as the cost to produce the poultry is continuing to climb. you know, right now, the price for one pound of chicken breasts , it's up by about 46% over a year ago, and the price for a pound of chicken wings that's up 28% over a year ago, and that's because we're learning the prices to raise the herds, these chickens is just continuing to climb. we're in orange county, new york and we're joined by farmer and owner dianne salall. we're so delighted to be here, dianne but you raise all organic chickens and you're saying one of the biggest drivers of your cost is the logistics and transportation of your poultry. what are you seeing happen in that area in the past year? >> we've seen a difference in price from before the pandemic and then during the pandemic. prices went up at least 20-25%. reporter: you were saying that went from about $250 for one pallete up to

fox business's lydia hu in clark, new jersey with the details. hey, lydia.lebee's is launching a problem, anyone can walk into any location, fill out a application for a job and get a voucher for any appetizer to use in the future. the chain is trying to recruit 10,000 workers across the country. it is challenging for the restaurant industry to find workers a lot of people are saying unemployment benefits encourage people to stay at home than reenter the workforce. applebee's hopes this gives extra incentive for people to come back out of their homes and get a incentive to look for a job. here is the ceo. >> doing what is required to attract talent and maintain talent is important. march and april are record months, our team members are making good money. that pleases me because a lot were furloughed in 2020. they were patient with us. they came back to us. reporter: restaurants have been one of the hardest hit industries during the pandemic. with this worker shortage, applebee's is joining other major chains that we know have been launching incentive progra

lydia hu is live from foxwood, casino in connecticut with how businesses are preparing to get back toside but businesses are still free to issue their own mandates, which is why i still have on my mask. we are at foxwood's casino which is continuing the mask mandate, for now, they say, regardless of vaccination status and the casino is, however, doing away with many other covid precautions there's no longer social distancing here, i'm in the area by the slots where it's full because it's returning to 100% capacity, and there are no longer those plastic partitions. i had a chance to talk to fox woods casinos ceo earlier today to ask him in particular about the mask mandates and the decision to continue it for now. he said they expect they are going to do away with the mask requirement for vaccinated patrons within the next week and the casino is really surprised by the cdc's announcement and they just needed time to develop the policies both for patrons and employees. watch this. >> we don't want to rush out of this. we want to make sure we're protecting our guests and our patrons, and

i want to go to lydia hu who's in baltimore with the very latest. ou know, medina spirit is actually the favorite heading into the preakness tomorrow, and the horse will be able to participate after the owners and trainers agreed to three prerace drug tests that are going to be conducted ahead of tomorrow's race. the first has been, the results of the first one have already been posted as clear. we're waiting on the results from the second two tests. we we expect those to be available later today. but there's another issue that's hanging in the balance for medina spirit, and that is the kentucky derby because after the horse failed the derby, the postrace test at the derby, a second test is now being conducted. if those the results are positive, then medina could be stripped of that derby win, and the victory would go to the horse that came in second. but when it comes to betting around the kentucky derby, charles, all bets that were placed even on medina having won will stay the same. no one's going to have to return money, and no one's going to col

lydia hu on all of that. spending all that is being planned. republicans have a plan. it is already being criticized because they say that as democrats that is too cheap. trillion dollars. that's too cheap. i remember when a trillion dollars was serious money. after this. ♪. ♪. neil: all right. back and forth on that infrastructure measure, kind of like when you're negotiating you know, buying a house or something, of course these days it's a very different environment there. the biden administration, roughly 2 1/2 trillion. republicans countered no more than $600 million. administration knocks it down with 1.7 trillion. the republicans counter with a 1 trillion-dollar measure or close to it. that is where we stand right now. cynthia lummis, republican from wyoming weighing in on where this stands now. senator, are you betting the two sides will come closer together or will we be still far apart? >> now that the republican negotiators met with president biden's staff, coming to somewhere around a trillion, we

lydia hu is in baltimore, maryland, with the details. hey, lydia. >> reporter: hi, dagen.ses and trainers came up with an agreement that the horse would undergo three prerace drug tests ahead of the preakness tomorrow. if all those come back clear, medina spirit will run tomorrow at pimlico. with a record $100 million wagered in 209, it's not just a victory that 's on the line here. industry insiders say the entire turn of events undermines the credibility of the sport. listen. >> i think a lot of people think that horse racing is dirty to begin with and crooked to begin with, so i don't think anybody's that surprised that they have another controversy. last year you had the horse that won the race disqualified. >> reporter: and now the other issue that is hanging in the balance at the moment is medina spirit's kentucky derby win. after that first postrace failed drug test, a second test is now being conducted. if those test results come back positive for the drug, then medina spirit will be stripped of that kentucky derby victory, it'll be conferred on the second place ho

the mask mandates in connecticut , one casino though is holding out, lydia hu is at foxwoods casino butht? reporter: you know, liz, everyone whose here is having a pretty good time, you can probably see the table games behind me because they are pretty full for a wednesday. the casino is dropping most of its covid restrictions, no more social distancing, getting rid of most of the limits on capacity, no more plexiglass and the masks are staying even though the state of connecticut is getting rid of the mask mandate for vaccinated people indoors and i had a chance to ask the ceo why keep the masks since the state is getting rid of the requirements. listen. >> we're caught a little bit off guard by the cdc guidance and we've been following that guidance since we've entered the pandemic. we don't want to rush out of this. we want to make sure we're protecting our guests and our patrons, and so we decided not to lift as of today, but i think within the next week, you'll see some guidance change from a foxwoods perspective. reporter: and the ceo says that he hopes that they will get rid of t

lydia hu. you know, the colonial pipeline, we need to get to that. why is it so far from over? we've got the ceo in the thick of the storm next. we will ask when shortages and price hikes will ease, and when with i say the ceo, i mean the ceo of arco, opens 3,000 quick trips and gas stations, all kinds of arco stations here. we're going to get the real story from him with the closing bell ringing in 27 minutes. the dow down the about 62, russell's down just 1 point now. not bad, it had been much lower. and the nasdaq lore by 85 -- lower by 85, it had been down 169. a little of a comeback, folks. ♪ when i was young ♪ no-no-no-no-no please please no. ♪ i never needed anyone. ♪ front desk. yes, hello... i'm so... please hold. ♪ those days are done. ♪ i got you. ♪ all by yourself. ♪ go with us and find millions of flexible options. all in our app. expedia. it matters who you travel with. trelegy for copd. ♪ birds flyin' high, you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ breeze drifting on by you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ it's a new dawn... ♪ if you've been taking copd sitting do

we start with correspondent lydia hu live at a managing plant in gibbstown, new jersey. my home state. she's says it's the same story. job aplenty and nobody to work them. lydia? >> hi, martha. we're at keystone industries. you can see assembly line workers putting together supplies needed for nail salons. they can provide professional manicures. we're joined by bob stewart from keystone. they say they're having a hard time finding people to find the assembly line workers. bob, outside your facility, there's a sign that says "hiring." you're looking for employees. the sign has been out there over a year. what has covid been like when it comes to hiring? >> it's been a difficult time for many manufacturers. we're quite proud at keystone that we didn't lay anybody off during the pandemic. we pivoted to make hand sanitizer. we made two million gallons to support the effort. >> you stay busy throughout the pandemic. now you're looking to continue to build on your work force. you rolled out a new referral program offering your employees $1,000 to bring in a friend. is it makin

lydia hu is at the pimlico race course.r: i asked that direct question, we haven't gotten an answer, but my guess is, no. i suspect they're going to keep the capacity restrictions here at 10% even though the governor's office, maryland governor's office tells me they authorized the event to go up to 50%. of course, pimlico can set these mandates as they see fit, they're continuing to enforce the mask wearing each though we're outside. as i was walking into the event, outdoors i didn't have my mask on, and the security guard promptly asked me to mask up, so i did to adhere to the rules. the masks are going to be required unless someone's actively eating or drinking, and that 10% capacity limit is going to allow around 10,000 people, maybe a little bit more, to be in attens dance. usually you would see around 130,000 people here at pimlico on preakness day, which is tomorrow. compare that just to the kentucky derby which we had a couple of weekends ago. capacity there, 45,000, down from 165,000. heading into tomorrow, of cour

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lydia hu has more from new york. hi, lydia. >> hey, gillian. to raise them to slaughter has increased for farmers and we're seeing that as demand continues to surge. the price for a pound of chicken breast on average is up 46%. one pound of chicken wings is up 28%. we're here in orange county, new york. we're joined by farmer diane salal. you say one of the major drivers of your cost is transportation and logistics. what have you seen in your transportation costs in the past year? >> about a 20 to 25% increase in costs. we used to pay before the pandemic $250 a pallet. now we're looking around $400 a pallet. >> and you're doing that several times a month. you can imagine what that does to a small farm. other issues we're tracking is the increase cost of corn. a major component in the feed for livestock including chickens. it's up 35% for the commodities since the start of the year. there's labor issues that are continuing. tyson's farm had an earnings call that they said absenteeism is a problem right now. it's taking them six days to produce w

lydia hu is in baltimore before the big race tomorrow. >> medina spirit will be allowed to run in thereed to the maryland club and conditions the horse undergo three prerace drug tests and the first test published yesterday and they're clear and remaining test results will be available sometime today. with a record 100 million wagered on the preakness in 2019, not just a victory on the line in baltimore, insiders say there is a lot more riding here like the credibility of the sport. listen to this. >> well, i mean, a lot of people think that horse racing is dirty to begin with and crooked to begin with. i don't think anybody is that surprised that they have another controversy. >> another issue that's hanging in the balance is that kentucky derby victory for medina spirit after the failed drug test. there is a second test being run called a split test. those results could take weeks. if those test results come back positive medina spirit will be stripped of the kentucky derby victory and the title will go to the second place horse. >> sandra: very exciting. 6:52 eastern time post time

fox business' lidia lydia hu has the very latest from the end of the colonial pipeline in avanal, new: yeah, you know, this is where it ends up it starts down in houston, texas and we're learning more exactly the operations behind the pipeline and that's part of the reason why it's taking a little while to get full service backup and running, although we understand full service has been restored as of this moment. it takes a while for the gas to travel through the pipe. it only moves about four to five miles an hour, gas that started leaving texas yesterday, would take about two weeks to actually reach the end of the line here in new jersey so it gives you bit of an idea why there's not immediate relief being felt at the pump across the southeast and we did hear from president biden a little while ago explain ing the efforts that are being made to alleviate some of this wait. he talks about how travel restrictions are being relieved from truck drivers and how they're being permitted to carry more gasoline on their trucks to the gas stations to help meet the ongoing demand but just to

medineing that spirit is allowed to race in the preakness stakes -- that's tomorrow, a beautiful day -- lydia hu'sr] >> reporter: hi, david. medina spirit is actually the favorite in tomorrow's race. you know, maryland -- decided he could race after an agreement was reached where the horse will have to undergo three tests, the first results were posted yesterday. they werehe results of the remaining two tests expected to come sometime today. now, with a record $100 million wagered in the preakness in 2019, it's not just the victory on the line, racing insiders say they're disappointed about the turn of events and say it undermines the credibility of the sport. listen. >> i think a lot of people think that horse racing is dirty and crooked to begin with, so i don't think anybody's that surprised they have another controversy. >> reporter: now, another issue that is hanging in the balance here, david, is the derby victory for medina spirit. you know, they're doing a second test related to that derby victory, and if that second test comes back positive, then medina spirit will be stripped of that ken

i want to go to lydia hu right now.happened with georgia and texas, the same thing. the companies acting negatively to that, could encounter turbulence, what is the latest? reporter: neil, we're seeing movement. around the country. florida governor ron desantis signed changes. there is requirement voters must provide i.d. number or last four digits of their social security number to request a vote by mail ballot. >> signing this bill here says florida, your vote counts, your vote is going to be cast with integrity and transparency and this is a great place for democracy. reporter: up next possibly texas, because the house could vote on election reform legislation there as soon as today. but after organizing boycotts in georgia last month, activists and big businesses are pushing back in texas. more than two dozen companies take a look here, here are some of them, they include hewlett-packard, microsoft, etsy, levi strauss, signed a letter that doesn't specifically mention the texas legislation but says, quote, we stand

lydia hu is at a manufacturing plant in gibbstown, new jersey with more. hi, lidia.out 18,000 jobs and that leads manufactures that we've been speaking to scratching their heads because they tell us they are hiring. we are at keystone industries and right behind us, you can see that workers are packaging a colored powder used by professional manicureists to provide manicures and it's a big industry and we are talking to bob stuart here, because he says that the company has been hiring for more than a year. bob, you have a sign posted out front of your facility that it's advertising open positions. you've been saying you offer to all of your employees but tell us what has hiring over the past year during covid been like? has it been more challenging? >> yes its been very difficult year for everyone i think in the manufacturing industry, but we're very proud here at key stone that we never laid anyone off during the pandemic, and we actually moved our manufacturing to make hand sanitizer, which we're very proud that we could contribute. reporter: you've stayed busy thr

the gold standard, so to speak ;) >> welcome back to "coast to coast" i'm lydia hu, here at yankee stadiumo get vaccinated they have in hand a voucher for a free baseball game part of a program being rolled out by the yankees and the mets to encourage vaccinations in the state and it comes at a time when the state's vaccination rate is around 47% for people with at least one dose, around 37% for people who are fully vaccinated get a shot and go to the game for free. now right now inside the stadium capacity is at 20% but that will change starting on may 19. there will be different sections for fans who are vaccinated and those who are not, and vaccinated sections will offer seating at 100% capacity, those who are not vaccinated will be in a separate area, six feet of social distancing and a capacity restriction at 33%, but just how exactly the separate seating will be enforced is not crystal clear at this time. the teams both spoke at a press conference on wednesday to explain their developing those policies and how they are going to be implemented now with more information coming to ticke

lydia hu is following all of this in new york and seeing why this is all going on. lydia.earning if you're planning a barbecue for the memorial day weekend you will probably pay more for your chick hearn than you have in years past. we're delighted to be here in hall lal pastures in rock tavern, new york. they raise organic chickens and hens to slaughter, she is telling us the cost doing so has skyrocketed the past year. tell us what is driving your cost? what do you see going up right now? >> couple things we've gone up. a cost of feed for the chickens. our chickens are certified organic and get a special mix. there is increased cost in the feed and increased cost in logistics. transporting the chicken from the slaughterhouse back to the farm or our shipping facility, prices have gone up just on that. reporter: before the pandemic it would cost $250 to transport one pallet of chickens. now up to $400? >> and rising. i got an email last night saying prices are going up. reporter: your feed is going up. corn is big organic cost to the feed you're providing and livestock as

lydia hu is in plainsboro township, new jersey for us.equiring the jab? >> hi there, ashley. some of the other companies on this list include recognizable names like delta. you know, the ceo of university of pennsylvania health systems said the system needed to take the lead and set an example when it comes to mandating their employees to get the vaccine. here is a look at the list we've compiled for you that includes at least also broad way production hamilton, all of their employees must get the shot, houston methodist hospital requiring all 26,000 of their employees and other health systems as all employees at the supervisor level or higher have to get the vaccine with the expectation it will expand to all employees here shortly. now, lawyers say that these types of mandates are very likely to be enforceable, especially in a healthcare system but one lawyer tells me that even if companies are not mandating the vaccine, they can still ask whether an employee has gotten the shot. watch this. >> in either case the employer has the right t

lydia hu is following all the developments including the great reopening that is pretty widespread.e ready to get out of their houses and back to traveling especially ahead of the holiday weekend. the white house covid advisor is heralding this moment a major milestone. as you said about half of all adults, americans are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. they are seeing covid cases and hospitalizations and deaths to continue to decline. the seven day average of cases per day fell to about 23,000 as of monday and the president says his next milestone he wants to hit is seeing 70% of american adults having received a least one dose by july 4th. currently most, more than 61% have gotten at least one shot. and as we see those vaccinations increase united airlines says that customers are getting back to air travel faster than expected. domestic leisure travel showed yields from ticket purchases since the beginning of may reached levels similar to 2019. tsa checkpoint numbers have been inching up as we approach the holiday weekend. sunday showed the agency screening 10% fewer

but lydia hu is at a hertz in new jersey. amus, new jersey, this facility is sold out for cars this weekend this is happening as we return to travel. aaa says 37 million americans will be headed somewhere this holiday weekend. most of them, nine out of 10 are going to drive. that sort past the reason why it is so hard to get a rental car now. watch this. >> 34 million will be traveling by car. but we really have to look back to 2019 to compare it. so we're still about 10% below 2019 travel numbers. but considering where we were last year, this is a big deal. reporter: as you have book ad car for this weekend you may have paid more than the typical rate for this time of year. the national average right now for a daily rate according to aaa is $134. inventory is short right now because rental companies sold off their fleets last year during the pandemic. now they're slow to replace with new cars because of the ongoing chip shortage. new cars are just not yet available. experts say improve your chances booking a car this weekend,

lydia hu is in new jersey. lydia, this latest company has more than 30,000 employees.access to the vaccines to try to help their employees get the vaccines pretty easily. they're requiring proof be provided of the vaccines by a certain date. here the university of pennsylvania health system is among the latest to join a small but growing list of employers to issue this mandate for the employees here, their deadline is sent 1st -- september 1st to get the vaccine. the ceo of the health system says they need to take the lead to help their employees to fight back covid-19. look at some other companies that we tracked down with mandates. on the list, delta, broadway production "hamilton," and they're mandating all the employees at the super supervisor level at barna bass health. according to the university of pennsylvania health system, already about 70% of their employees have the vaccine. that means 11,000 are left to still get the shots. legal experts tell me this is likely very much enforceable especially in the health care setting. listen to this. >> someone works rem

lydia hu is in new jersey.e it is actually working. they have been promoting the program for a few days. they have 40,000 john applications in. can anyone can go to a applebee's location. there are 1600 across the country. submit a application for a open job, you get a voucher for a free appetizer you can use today or at some point in the future. this comes as a lot of restaurants are struggling to get the workforce back in play to fully reopen in the economy. vaccinations are at 37%. we see federal unemployment benefits in many states. some say that is really hurting that workforce effort but you know the ceo of applebee's tells us now is a great time to get back to work. listen to this. >> as a matter of fact, the months of march and april are two of the highest sales volume months in our 40-year history which is phenomenal. now that creates challenges from a labor and supply standpoint. reporter: now applebee's is not the only national chain to turn to kind of promos or incentives to get people in the door f

cancel culture damaging lives people caught flashing ininterpret prettying as a symbol for white lydia huood morning what we're talking about a gesture by apple circle with index finishing thumb extending other three fingers according are to antidefamation league has turned into a symbol of hate as white supremacist groups cooped the gesture many falsely accused being racist recently kelly donoghue jeopardy contestant holding up three function to show number of wins after he more than 500 former contestants signed open letter criticizing the show for not editing out hand gesture donoghue calling the incident a misunderstanding, facebook post writing he condemns racism of any kind, also san diego man was fired after he was accused in june of making the gesture driving his former employer's car san diego public utility sdgande, said you one snapped this without knowledge uploaded to twitter accusing hum of making white power gesture near a black lives matter protest, they tell fox business cracking knuckles like that when that photo was at an reports say possibly mimicking a gesture person

lydia hu from our sister network, fox business, is live as some hotels are turning guests away becauseandemic. we are at the hilton in mystic, connecticut, where the owner tells me the hr manager, human resources manager, is pulling double duty because the hotel's only at a 50% employment right now. the hr manager is helping out in the kitchen, waiting tables, cleaning rooms. watch this to hear some more. >> there are a lot of people who are doing double duty. these are, you know, folks who are working 60 hours a week to fill in the gaps so we can open, so we can be available to guests. but it's a very difficult time. we need help. we need to be able to bring people back to work. >> reporter: now, the leisure and hospitality sector is still down about 16.8% or 2.8 million workers from before the pandemic, and we've also seen a growth in the job openings in this sector in recent months as there is an effort to keep up with the growing demand. the owner of this hilton the told me last weekend they saw last minute bookings jump, so they filled to 70% of their capacity, and they expect tha

will: look at that, lydia hu is live as we learn it could be several more days before things return toee the tanks for colonial pipeline just behind me. they hold the fuel once it arrives here, near the termination of the pipeline as it travels all the way from houston, texas but experts tells me it only travels about three, four, maybe five miles per hour so we could take two weeks or more for that fuel that left texas just yesterday to reach the end of the line here in new jersey underscoring why it could take days for places with outages like north carolina to get fuel back. take a look at this. this is the latest information we have from gas buddy that shows as of last night north carolina was still showing about 74% of stations were reporting outages, more outages in georgia , about 50% of stations reported there and the outages actually continued to tick up even after the restoration around 5 p.m. yesterday. now, a couple of issues driving outages we know first the disruptions supply of course and then when states and the federal government rolled back safety regulations to allow

steve: lydia hu joins us live from asbury park, new jersey with more, and that's the home of bruce springsteenoping that's going to bring the extra boost to the local economy, just ahead of the memorial day weekend, and ahead of an exciting summer here on the jersey shore. we're at a restaurant called " toast" and we're joined by amy ruusseau, you've been through so much, with the restrictions having to close for a while, back open and now the mask restriction is being dropped how are you feeling? >> we're all really excited about it. the unofficial start to summer is always memorial day weekend and this one more than before, we're really ready for the summer of our lives. we can't wait. it's nice to see everybody's smiles, and just ready to get on with a really amazing summer, wish the weather was going to be better but i'll take it. reporter: well you can definitely feel the excitement in the air. we're so delighted to be here with you, thank you so much. so steve and will, it really sounds like we've got all of the ingredients here for a great memorial day weekend cooking and hopefully a re

folks pretty psyched for that, l ydia hu and all that there in kentucky with the very very latest. lydiaound 45,000 people to be here, there were a little over 41,000 people here yesterday already, to watch the kentucky oaks race, and back today, some of them returning, and the question of the moment though, is does it count as the kentucky derby if you're not sipping on a mint julep to get to the bottom of that question, we have jackie ziker, here, a master taster of old forrester. jackie thank you so much for being here. tell us, is it the kentucky derby if you don't have a mint julep? >> of course not so old forrester is the official julep of the kentucky derby but this cocktail has been official since 1938 and every year there's a signature glass that everybody collects and used to be the water glasses but everybody kept taking the glasses home with them they would sell a julep to get something out of it so it is a fresh julep, already done in a bottle and we've been rolling with this for many many years now. reporter: couldn't be easier and you've prepared beautiful cocktails we are