. >> good afternoon and welcome to united flight -- >> reporter: at chicago o'hare, united airlines is in the thick of it. to see their operations firsthand, we're getting access to something most people never get to see in person. >> we're going to taxi to 19 and back, so it will be a while. >> reporter: we were invited into united airlines ramp tower where controllers coordinate every single plane moving in and around united concourses at o'hare it is a tightly choreographed logistical ballet. 500 flights moving on the ground every day. >> skyway 5415 bravo 3. >> reporter: this is united's biggest hub while other airlines have struggled with staffing in recent months, canceling thousands of flights, united insists it is staffed up with 99% of employees vaccinated we have our staff on the property and one of the key things that we did throughout the pandemic is we didn't furlough any pilots. >> reporter: that's allowed united to bounce back quickly from the pandemic as passenger traffic rebounded. across the usa, the busiest days to fly this week will be tuesday, wednesday and sunday.

at chicago o'hare, united air airlines is in the thick of it we're getting access to something most people never get to see in person we were invited into united airline's ramp tower, where controllers move every plane moving in and around the concourse at o'hare. it's a tightly choreographedy. this is united's biggest hub while other airlines have struggled with staffing in recent months, canceling thousands of flights united insist it is staffed up with 99% of employees vaccinated. >> we have our staff on the property one of the key thing we did throughout the pandemic is we didn't furlough any pilots. >> reporter: that's allowed them to bounce back quickly from the pandemic as travel rebounded across the tsa, the busiest ways to fly will be tuesday, saturday and sunday and the push is on. so if you are flying over the next couple of days, the airlines say download their app, use that, it has good information. check in on the app. get to the airport two hours early. check your bags if you have any bags, if you do get rebumped, the airline can reschedule you you can reschedule yourself us

. >> down by o'hare? >> correct. >> you guys were willing to do that at first? >> dominic was willing to do it. it was more of dominic's thing. nick smith was going to give $20 to dominic to buy gas. >> nick smith was going to pay $20 for the gas to drive down to o'hare where nick smith was planning on buying body armor? >> yes. >> the idea was the body armor would be used that night, correct? >> i believes so. >> that's why there was urgency about going down right away? >> yes. >> this is part of the plan to come down to downtown that night, right? >> [silence]. he wanted to go to o'hare to buy the body armor, so yes. >> do you understand my question. >> can you rephrase it? >> absolutely. the urgency to get that body armor that day was because he needed it for that night, right? >> i would not say he needed it but wanted it. >> instead of making the drive, you gave your own body armor to nick smith? >> correct. >> you had it along with you? >> yes. >> you brought it along you with that day because you thought you might need it yourself that night? >> no, i kep

>> so i came o'hare, from o'hare right away to the house they rented for us. it was apartment, not a house. so it was all the way in really like bad shape house, but [inaudible]. because i told you, we were so good in our country. my dad had everything for us, everything we want. but when the war started, we lose everything. my dad had two dealership. he lost them. after two weeks, right away they send me to sullivan high school. >> it's been a million years since i have been in school, but i know the most nerve-wracking moment is the night before your first day of school. that's for any kid, let alone someone who is coming to a new country and starting at a new school. what was going on in your mind the night before you -- >> before school? or the night when i get here? >> the night before your first day at sullivan? >> i mean i can't really remember. i can tell you i couldn't believe that i can make it. first thing is the language. when i came here, i only speak arabic. my country their second language is french. i didn't learn french that much. when i came

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retailers get into the black, maybe it should be so for the airlines this year phil lebeau is at o'haretails for us, phil. >> reporter: kelly, they may not be profitable in the fourth quarter because they have a long ways to go, but it is certainly the best week the airlines have seen here in the united states since before the pandemic. how strong has demand been more than 2 million people have been screened by the tsa each of the last six days. it likely will be seven straight days when the numbers for today come in. these passenger levels overall for the last week, down 13% compared to 2019 now, the airlines have been adding back flights, but they're being more judicial about it check out this data from raymond james. they basically crunched the numbers. average daily flights, alaska is down 23% compared to 2019. there you see delta, united and american here is the reason we are showing you this they are not adding back as many flights as they had before the pandemic why? the demand is just simply not there. remember, international continues to be a bit of a drag for a number of the c

phil lebeau is live from o'hare airport with how airlines are bracing for another busy holiday seasonege years going home for thanksgiving from o'hare what are you seeing there today? >> reporter: leslie, you would love it if you were flying home today here at o'hare it's relatively quiet. we have to the seen the long lines, the flight boards show very few delays, almost no delays, and this is going to be a busy week to the just here at o'hare but around the country. you will see longer than usual lines. 4.2 million people are expected to fly during the thanksgiving holiday travel period according to aaa by the way that's down 9% compared to the same time in 2019, easily most number of people that we have seen flying during a holiday since before the pandemic that said, one of the areas that will be in focus is what's happening with unruly passengers this has become a staple of a number of reports we've done over the last six, nine months because the number of incidents, the rate has dropped, the frequency is dropping, 5,240 cases reported this year, to surprise, 72% of these are mask

>> i came from o'hare to a house they rented for f us. it was all the way -- we were so good in my country. dad provided everything we wanted. when i get here after two weeks weeks -- >> it's been a million years since i've been in school but i know the most b nerve-racking moment is the night before your first day of school. any kid let alone someone who's coming to an new country and trying out a new school what was going on in your mind the night before? >> before school or the night before i got there? >> your night before your first day at sullivan. >> i couldn't believe i could make it. my second language of for is french but i didn't learn french but when i came here everyone is speaking english and some are speaking as daniel. spanish. the first two weeks ahead i had in chicago i walked down to my apartment and i couldn't talk to a him then and i swear i couldn't talk to him. he's like i cannot help you man and i'm like okay and i just go back home. i just trying to get a card so that they do forget to sullivan i was told into my

you can see that will pick up today near chicago o'hare. and as we head into the day on tuesday and wednesday, significant winds forming across the upper midwest and towards the plain states. we could see gusts over 40 to 50 miles per hour, that will certainly delay the flights. and you start compiling all these factors on top of each other, the longer waiting lines with the screenings taking place at the u.s. airports, and this could obviously cause some delays. here's a look at the precipitation across the eastern half of the country. more rain than snow. that's the good news, but look out for those delays for many of the east coast cities. paula? >> yeah, i'm glad you mentioned it. many time it is the wind, so we all still have to be patient at the airports. >>> still to come on cnn, new video apparently of a top tennis player not seen for weeks since accusing a chinese official of sexual harassment. >>> plus, new rules to keep unvaccinated people out of public places leads to a second night of unrest in the netherlands. that story ahead

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>> at first nick smith wanted us to drive him to chicago -- by o'hare airport, the suburbs of chicagobuy a bulletproof vest. dominic said, okay, we'll drive him. then he said, okay, i need you to pick me up at, like, 3:30, 4:00. >> did you go and pick him i'm vently? >> yes. >> before we picked him up. we went to galensky's. >> what did you do there? >> dominic wanted me to buy two rifle slings. >> did you? >> yes. >> for what? >> one was for my rifle and the other was for dominic's rifle. >> why did you care about your rifles that evening? >> the reason for the slings were just so -- it's like a retainer, so if i'm helping somebody with first aid, i can dangle my rifle behind me and i don't have to worry about somebody randomly picking it up off the ground. just an extra measure so it won't be taken from the ground. >> what time did you go to galensky's. >> i want to say about 2:30. i don't know exactly for sure. >> when did you first have contact with nick smith? >> 3:30 -- 3:15. >> was there any discussion regarding car source at that time? >> yes. >> what? >> nick smith, once we p

on the left is o'hare international airport in chicago.r maybe they had it right the first time nationwide tsa reports its screens nearly 11 million passengers over the past five days that's more than twice people who passed through airports last year during the same period. but it's not just airlines gearing up for the holiday blitz. retailers are banking on a busy shopping season. this week, seen as a major test for america's covid recovery we have coverage from all angles tonight. courtney reagan on what holiday shopping will look like this year but first, phil lebeau live at o'hare airport phil, so far no storms causing major cancellations. this has to be the busiest airlines have been since the pandemic, right? >> reporter: it is, kelly. today is expected to be the seventh-straight day with at least 2 million people flying in the united states. that is the busiest week that the airline industry has seen since before the pandemic. guess what, the busiest day yet may come on sunday >> phil, ticket prices are still below 2019 levels righ

. >> down by o'hare? >> correct. >> and you were willing to do that? at first? >> dominic was willing to do it. it was more of dominic's thing because nick smith was going to throw in like $20 to dominic when he bought it for like gas. >> so nick smith was going to pay $20 for the gas to drive down to o 'hare for nick smith to buy body armor. >> the idea is that it would be bought that night? >> i believe so. >> that's why there was some urgency to buy it right away, right? it was part of the plan for downtown that night, right? >> he want today go to o'hare. >> he wanted to go buy it that night. can you rephrase it? >> he needed it for that night? >> i would not say he needed it, but he wanted it. >> instead of making the drive, you gave your own body armor to nicholas smith? >> correct. >> you had it along with you? >> yes. >> you brought it along in case you needed it that night as well. >> yes. >> i had it in the back of your trunk regularly? >> it is just back there i don't normally take it out. >> you said you went to a hunting goods and fishing store on h

. >> good afternoon and welcome to united flight -- >> reporter: at chicago o'hare, united airlines isions firsthand -- >> we're getting access to something most people never get to see in person. >> alpha 19 and back. so it will be a while. >> reporter: we were invited into united airlines' ramp tower where controllers coordinate every single plane moving in and around united's concourses at o'hare. it's a tightly choreographed logistical ballet. 500 flights moving on the ground every day. >> 5415 bravo 3. >> reporter: this is united's biggest hub. while other airlines have struggled with staffing in recent months, canceling thousands of flights, united insists it is staffed up with 99% of employees vaccinated. >> we have our staff on the property, and one of the key things that we did throughout the pandemic is we didn't furlough any pilots. >> reporter: that's allowed united to bounce back quickly from the pandemic as passenger traffic rebounded. across the usa the busiest days to fly this week will be tuesday, wednesday, and sunday. >> 31, 45 -- >> reporter: and tonight the push is

. >> down by o'hare. >> correct. >> and you guys were willing to do that at first. >> dominic was willing to do it. it was more dominic's thing buzz nick smith was going to give $20 to dominic for like gas. >> so nick smith was going to pay $20 for the gas to drive down to o'hare where nick smith was planning on buying this body armor? >> yes. >> and he needed that -- the idea was the body armor would be used that night, correct? >> i believe so. >> that's why there was some urgency about going down right away? this was part of the plan to come to downtown that night, right? >> do you understand my question? >> can you rephrase it? >> absolutely. the urgency to get that body armor that day was because he needed it for that night, right? >> i wouldn't say he needed it, but he wanted it. >> and instead of making the drive you gave that, your own body armor to nicholas smith. >> correct. >> you had it along with you. >> yes. >> you brought it along with you that day because you thought you might need it yourself that night, correct? >> no, i kept it in my trunk of the car. i always had it. >

by o'hare airport, the suburbs of chicago.t, and we -- dock anymore said okay, we'll drive him. he said okay, i need you to pick me up at, like, 3:30, 4:00. >> okay. did you go and pick him up eventually? >> yes. we actually before we picked him up, we went to jolensky's. >> what did you do there? >> dominic wanted me to buy two rifle slings. >> and did you? >> i did. >> one was for what? >> one was for my rifle. the other one was for dominic's rifle. >> okay. and why did you care about your rifles that evening? >> the reason for the slings were just so -- it's like a retainer so if i'm helping somebody with first aid, i can just dangle my rifle behind me and i don't have to worry about somebody just randomly going and picking it up off the ground. just as, like, an extra measure, so it won't be taken from the ground. >> and what time did you go to that store? >> i want to say about 2:30, but i don't know exactly for sure. >> okay. when did you first have contact with nick smith? >> 3:30. 3:15. >> okay. was there any discussio

the radio traffic here, air traffic control at o'hare as they are very much in the thick of the holiday travel season. the busiest holiday season for air travel in two years since before the pandemic. here in san francisco, it is all about the potential for low clouds and ceilings. here at denver international airport, the deicing trucks are ready. one good colorado snowstorm could slow air travel to a crawl. nationwide clear skies this week. but winter weather is the wild card through the december travel rush if you have to cancel my flight because of weather, are you going to rebook me or do i re-book myself >> so, certainly, if there is a disruption to your flight, we will take care of you and rebook you but you have the ability to go on the united app and check out flight options yourself. >>> meanwhile, 48 million americans are on the roads this week, pay $3.40 for unleaded, $1.30 more than a year ago. >> what's the alternative? everybody has to rework it. prices go up it's just the way of the world. >> reporter: steep pump prices but well below the all-time high of $4.11 back in 2

process to detroit, to tampa, passenger levels exceeded 2019 levels if recent days air traffic at o'hare as they are very much in the thick of the holiday travel season, the busiest for air travel for two years. here in san francisco, it's all about the potential for low clouds and ceilings. here at denver international airport, they're ready one snowstorm could slow travel to a crawl winter weather is the wild card through the december travel rush >> if you have to cancel my flight because of weather, are you going to rebook me or i rebook my flight in. >> you have the ability to go onto the united app and check out flight options, yourself. >> reporter: meanwhile, 48 million americans are on the roads this week paying $3.40 for unleaded $1.30 more than a year ago. >> what's the alternative? prices go up it's kind of the way of the world. >> reporter: steep pump prices, well below the all time high of $4.11 a gallon back in 2008. of course, this is just part one of the great thanksgiving escape part two comes on sunday when all of those people who drove to see their inlaws or grandmothe

a couple hugging following a flight from germany to chicago's o'hare airport. and cars lining up at the canadian border, waiting to come in. and we learned of the request soon coming from pfizer. there could soon be boosters for millions more americans. stephanie ramos leads us off tonight. >> reporter: american borders reopening today for thousands of fully-vaccinated visitors from 33 countries for the first time in at least 18 months. for families and loved ones separated by the pandemic, emotional reunions. >> she was a little girl when i last saw her. she's a big girl and an adult now. >> reporter: bhavna patel finally getting to meet her grandson. >> there's no words. you can't describe -- how do you describe this feeling? you know, such a joy. >> reporter: celebrations kicking off early in the uk as crowds lined up to board planes to the u.s. twin flights taking off together from heathrow airport and getting a big welcome on arrival in the u.s. >> i feel like david beckham. it's crazy. >> reporter: those visitors 18 and older must show proof of vaccinatio

peace came over me and i was more focused carrying that guy out of there and iran to my father in the o'hare him and he did the same back at me. i almost waited too long with my dad so anybody listening, don't wait too long. tell everyone you love that you love them. >> don't go anywhere from a we'll be right back. ♪♪ [♪♪♪] pete: welcome back to "modern warriors, "we were soldiers"." it couldn't have been any better. thank you for your time. thank you for sharing our stories and being part of american brotherhood. we thank you for your service and everybody out there watch hoition a veteran. the freedom we have in this country was purchased by great men on behalf of a great nation. thank you for joining us on this vietnam edition of modern warriors, "we were soldiers." [♪♪♪] jesse: welcome to "watters' world." i'm jesse watters. the truth about joe biden, that's the subject of tonight's watters word. i'm sick of beating around the bush. time to call a spade a spade. joe biden is a horrible president. on pace to be one of the worst of all times. most of the country thinks he's incompetent. dw

some arriving at chicago's o'hare airport in temperature-controlled trucks. children rolling up their sleeves at texas children's hospital in houston today and across the country. tonight, new york city announcing they will be vaccinating children at public schools. and for parents tonight, major pharmacies are now launching appointment websites and the government's vaccines.gov website will be up by friday. here now, whit johnson. >> reporter: across the country today, from california to connecticut -- >> great job! >> good job! >> reporter: -- thousands of elementary school children rolling up their sleeves to get their first covid shots. how did it feel? >> it felt good. and some people don't need to really be worried about it. it may hurt for a little bit, but then it will be fine after. >> reporter: millions of doses making their way to thousands of doctor's offices, pharmacies and vaccination sites over the next week, after the cdc director gave the pfizer vaccine the green light for kids 5 to 11. >> i feel relieved. it's just relief. just an extra burd

of his first executive orders was signing a travel ban from the countries and when i was there at o'hare airport where the protest was happening, i just wondered to myself who are these refugee families arriving in chicago and what their lives look like here. that quickly led me to sullivan because i've always been interested in the lives of young people. and when you think about young people, you think about schools. and as you mentioned in your lovely introduction, almost half the students at sullivan are refugees of immigrants. as soon i walked in the door to meet sarah foror the first timei was completely overwhelmed by this scene. i saw the languages, the visual languages of the flags and different i fashions from all or the globe and i thought this is the place where there are many llstories to tell and i want to figure out what they are. >> so you mentioned meeting sarah. who else did you meet on that first day? before he started a meeting of g students, that was very purposeful. she takes great care of her students and also and very serious trauma, i didn't want to encroach on an

call on bitcoin one says the crypto currency is headed to $250,000 you're looking live at chicago o'hare airport as thousands of passengers get a jump start on thanksgiving travel. we'll break down what's at stake for the airlines as we kick off a very busy week ahead the s&p tumbling in the last hour of the session despite trading in record territory for messiah of the day two year yields spiking to their highst level since march 2020 after fed chair jay powell wads no, -- was nominated for a second term take a look at what that's doing to some high valuation names dan, what concerns you this evening? >> the nasdaq was trading poorly throughout the day we talked a bit last week at that break out in the russell which was another sign of the market broadening out. down to small caps and maybe suggestin ing that growth will better than expected there's so much action in the nasdaq that acts so badly. i'm going to say not just the stocks badly but the crowding and the megacap name that's really troubling to me also because it really feels like the last peeler of this rally. it was up on the

phil lebeau is live at o'hare national airport are airlines prepared to handle the big crowds this week >> reporter: i think they are, kellie, for a couple reasons one, you've had a number of carriers that have modified their flight schedules they're not as aggressive, so not that tightly staffed also they offer their crews and other staff members incentives to make sure they have enough people working during the holidays so far we're off to a clean start for thanksgiving. >> that's the airline part of it what about the long lines and lack of workers at restaurants and shops in the airports? >> reporter: have you felony lately, kelly? if you have, you know what it's like yes, you will see long lines, restaurants, kiosks, stores, they don't have as much staff as they did before the pandemic as a result, if you don't is have long lines you're see them modifying their menus. try getting a cup of coffee at 6:00 in the morning. i have done that it's just -- it's a different situation once you get beyond security. >> it's like that progressive commercial, you have to pack your own snacks. how

takes 12 minutes to get through security here at sfo. 20 minutes in atlanta. 15 at chicago o'hare. points is increasingly common. in fact, they're seeing a record number. 4500 in the first 9 mochtss of year and air age with more than 5,000 incidents this year. the fact is that there are some stresses involved, particularly for people that haven't done this in a while. >> i was shocked by the number of guns that are found at tsa check points. troubling for folks traveling. with that take a turn and talk about what's ahead over the next couple of days. you mentioned it seems lines at security are pretty good but not the case in a couple of days. how are things looking and the . transportation secretary pete buttigieg said the staffing concerns should be fine and will see people traveling. aaa expects some -- more than 50 million americans to travel in the holiday period and air travel up 80%. last year there was no vaccine. airport officials are saying above all plan ahead. >> give yourself extra time, plenty of time to get through the process and understand what terminal you go to.

reporting on her spirit and southwest customers, good evening, mike gave this is terminal three at o'harepor where american airlines has its footprint. we not never saw the crowds bac up that bad despite starting th day with another round of cancellations. you're talking about more than 2200 flight cancellations. due to the drawdown with the pandemic. the end result, a lot of people stuck at the airport and ticket agents who are overwhelmed and you have people complaining tha there was no one on the other end of the customer service call . you also had the airlines pilot unions complaining that the problem was management at american airlines. gig looked at my phones like 20 minutes before and it just got canceled out of nowhere. >> how about when you have hour of uncertainty, hours of not knowing where you're going to stay, hours of knowing when you'll get your own bags back. >> sure, weather happens, but after it happens is sign of a strong airline is how well you recover. today, they are showing that they just don't have the fundamentals down. >> three weeks ago it was southwest airline

grady trimble at o'hare with more. hi, grady. >> hi, neil. airlines said they saw a surge of international travelers coming into the u.s. delta expects their flights to be completely full. united says they expect 10,000 more passengers to fly into the united states today compared to a week ago. across airlines, the travel booking app hopper says searches for international flights to the states up 338% since the reopening was announced. delta's ceo did warn that things could get sloppy. that is his word, with long lines because now you have to show your passport and prove your vaccination status. in addition to that, there's concerns that understaffed airlines won't be able to handle this influx of international travelers combined with the busy holiday travel season. the commerce secretary was here today. she made the case the airlines are ready and reopening is extremely important for the u.s. economy. >> america is open for business again. we're open for business on a global stage. you'll see a real shot in the arm to the economy because of

>> at first nick smith wanted us to drive him to chicago -- not chicago, by o'hare airport, the suburbsen he said okay, i need you to pick me up at 3:30 or 4:00. >> did you go and pick him up eventually? >> yes. we actually -- before we picked him up with went to gel inski's. dominic wanted me to buy two rifle slings. >> you did? >> one was for my rifle and the other for dominic's rifle. >> why did you care about your rifle that evening? >> the reason for the slings were just so it is like a retainer so if i'm helping somebody with first-aid i can just dangle my rifle behind me and i don't have to worry about somebody randomly picking it off the ground so it won't be taken from the ground. >> what time did you go to gill inski's? >> 2:30 but i don't know for sure. >> when did you first have contact with nick smith? >> 3:30 -- 3:15, 3:30. >> was there any discussion regarding car source at that time? >> yes. nick smith once we picked him up wanted to go to a back to withdraw money. the bank was closed and he was like hey, would you guys like to come with me and help watch over the car so

chicago o'hare, perhaps all the way to atlanta, you can see the cold front pressing through with some of the precipitation. just minor delays anticipated at the airports along the east coast hubs. d.c. to new york as well as boston as the winds start to progress through this region and even a little bit of light precipitation, as well. this is the main storm that is forming across the midwest. and you can see on our live radar, a bit of mix of wintry precipitation to the north, but mainly rain just to the south. the major concern here will be the wind. it could gust to over 45 miles per hour. keep in mind that about 75% of u.s. flight cancellations or delays occur because of ground winds near the airport, as well as low ceilings. so anytime there are clouds hanging close to the surface or fog, for instance, that is also a concern for travel delays. so there goes the first system and we focus our attention towards the central parts of the country for thursday, thanksgiving day. wednesday and thursday time frame, this is the area from st. louis to chicago that could see another storm de

c., with her friend, katie o'hare. >> she was a riot. of her mouth sometimes, she would not have a filter. >> why did she go south for school? >> she loved the south. she was a country girl at heart. when she got there, she loved it. she did not want to come back up here. >> lauren certainly knew what she wanted, she wanted to be a lawyer. but not one of those corporate types, or even a crusading prosecutor. lorraine wanted to be a public defender, a voice for the poor and the accused. >> why did she want to do that? >> she always wanted to help people, always. >> and mercer law school, perched on its hillside in one of macon's sweet spots seemed just right for her. >> she was a fan of nancy grace, who graduated from there. >> lauren found the great apartment right across the street from the law school, full of aspiring lawyers, the next door neighbor was a classmate, even the maintenance man was a student. and soon, she was everywhere, running in the park, active in her church. eventually, president of her law schools federalist society

. >> we were male -- the cordon every plane in the round of the united's concourses at o'hare. >> it'sl ballet, 500 flights moving on the ground every day. >> 50 4:15, bravo -- >> this is united's biggest talk while other airlines have struggled with staffing in recent months, canceling thousands of flights, united says it is staffed upward 99% of employees vaccinated. >> we have our staff on the property. one of the key things that we did throughout the pandemic, we did not follow any pilots. >> that has allowed united to bands but quickly from the pandemic as things rebounded. across the, wednesday the busiest days to fly this week will be tuesday, wednesday, and sunday. >> 31 to 45. >> tonight, the push is on. so, if you are flying over the next couple of days, the airlines say download their app, use that, and has good information. check in on the app, get into the airport two hours early and check your bags if you have any. if you do get bumped, the airline may try to reschedule you and you can also reschedule yourself using the app. >> the problem is, we can't fly using the app.

phil lebeau is at chicago o'hare it does look like there's crowds behind you. >> reporter: there aresgiving travel week. wyche seen more people than we typically would see, it's not terrible hopefully that's what we will see over the rest of this week how many people are traveling? according to aaa, 4.2 million people are estimated to be traveling this holiday travel week, week and a half. that's down 9%, compared to 2019 sunday, next sunday, it will probably by the busiest day for the travel season. for the airlines, specifically southwest and american, they have already dialed back their flight plans from where they were originally, because they were overextended. they also have offered staff, whether it's crew members or others extra pay so they have enough staffs. then there's the story of the airports if you haven't flown in a while, be prepared. it's a different experience. you will see longer lines, not just at tsa. the concessions are they are dealing with tight staffing, and as a result, you will see longer lines there, and then finally there's the story of the unruly passen

phil le beau is on the ground of the chicago-o'hare airport with more phil >> melissa, this is the best week for air travel in the u.s. since before the pandemic. is it enough to drive the airlines to a profitable fourth quarter? we'll talk about that enwh "fast money" returns > >>>. >>> welcome back to ""fast money."" 20 million people. that's how many passengers the tsa expects to screen this busy holiday weekend. it could be a major gut check. phil le beau is here for more on this holiday rush. hey, phil. >> reporter: the into news for the airlines, it's been a smoth start for the holiday week it's expected to continue through sunday and monday. that's the good news also the fact they are seeing record number of people fly back and forth for the pandemic if you look at the numbers, it was down 13% improvement over the first half of november and improvement over november we're not back to 2019 levels. it is improving. as for airfares, they are also ticking up, which is what the airlines like. they are not quite the '19 levels they have a note saying 3q21 and 4q21 average advertised fa

jose, good to see you this morning as we talk basically about airlifting beanie babies to chicago's o'harederstand it, you've got 150 flights that cost $1.2 million to $2 million per flight. which would mean at the low end, $225 million that you've spent just to get the product here. what weighed on the minds of all of you, the executives and the people there at ty that decided this was the way to go, that it was worth spending that money? >> well, christi, as you've seen there's been a huge bottleneck in california. our owners have seen that. we've been kind of struggling this whole year trying to get our product on the shelves like everyone else has. and he was just not going to let that happen for the holidays. he wanted to make sure that this product is underneath everyone's christmas tree and holiday celebrations this holiday season coming up. so, we all got together, he is a very unique and always goes against the brain, always makes things happen. he thought this was the right thing to do. this was the right thing to do to support not only our sales force but the retailer, which is

air traffic control at o'hare as they are very much in the thick of the holiday travel season, the busiesto years since before the pandemic. here in san francisco, it's all about the potential for low clouds and ceilings. here at denver international airport, the de-iing trucks are ready. one good colorado snowstorm could slow air travel to a crawl. nationwide clear skies this week, but winter weather is the wild card for the december travel rush. if you have to cancel my flight because of weather, are you going to rebook me or do i rebook myself? >> if there's a disruption in flight, we're going tyke care of you and rebook you. >> reporter: 48 million americans are on the roads this week, pay $3.40 for unleaded, $1.30 more than a year ago. >> what's the alternative? everyone has to rework it. prices go up. >> reporter: steep pump prices but well below the all time high of $4.11 a gallon back in 2008. >> tom costello our thanks for that report on this thanksgiving eve. >>> coming up, president carter delivered a nationwide address wearing a sweater back in 1977, and we learned this past we

that's what the airlines have been looking for for some time, frank >> happyholidays by the way, o'haresday in may. i can't imagine right now. as you mention, a quiet rush thanks a lot >>> one thing that stuck out to me is that phil mentioned passenger traffic is only down 9%, but he mentioned jetblue jenny. i know you recently opened up, a new line of business opening to europe why buy jetblue right now? >> it is funny that's the same thing that jumped out to me was because what we found from the last quarter is revenues were down last quarter only 5% compared to 2019 so what we thought when we bought this, and we bought it two weeks ago. if you are buying it today, you get to buy cheaper than we bought it two weeks ago. we thought obviously business travel is coming back, obviously leisure is really, really coming back historically business led the revenues, now leisure is leading the revenues what we think is that we think jetblue gets back to $2 of earnings which is what they earned in 2019 when they do, you take the $2 of earnings, put a ten times multiple on them, which is half th

and that could cause moderate delays from chicago o'hare to cincinnati.lowered the potential delays in and around the atlanta hartsfield-jackson international airport, just because we think the cold front has slowed down just a little bit. i think today in atlanta, if you're traveling in or out of that area, no problems. but across the east coast, the major hubs, d.c. to new york, as well as boston, so laguardia, jfk, maybe some delays, because the wind will start to pick up, as you'll see in just one moment. here's the radar. this is current. chicago to st. louis, we have rain showers, a few snowflakes flying in the air from minneapolis. this storm will gather some steam, strengthen somewhat as it approaches the east coast by later tonight and into monday morning. you can see the rainfall extending from the big apple all the way to the state of georgia, even to the gulf coast. it will quickly clear out, behind it, high pressure, and some of the coldest air of the season so far will enter and that will allow for temperatures to drop below freezing in cent

chicago's o'hare international airport. shortages causing mass cancellation and the concern is it could get worse because there will be more people flying holiday season and the pilot unions for american at southwest tell us they are spread thin right now. here are some numbers provided by the southwest airline pilot union. they say 738 people called out because they were removed, removed themselves from the schedule too tired to fly compared to around 100. seven times the historical average for october. they say some reasons, impending vaccine mandates combined with uncertain last-minute scheduling they are dealing with. stuart: >> come in expecting to do something and all of a sudden you're put off somewhere else and have to fly, go somewhere different and fly longer and along with everything, it's very fatiguing and it's the uncertainty. >> there are also concerns going forward this holiday season about safety in the skies. we know some of the most experienced pilots and flight attendants left the industry because of lay

grady trimble has a report from chicago o'hare after the break. ♪ (vo) singing, or speaking.ss isn't either or progress is everything. stuart: here's the good news u.s. airports are open to international travelers. grady trimble at chicago's o'hare, are the lines going to be long getting an especially through customs? >> it sounds like it delta ceo warns that this is going to be a sloppy process. those are his words and you can expect long lines if you're coming in on a international flight. delta says many of their flights into the u.s. are going to be completely full. united airlines is expected about 10000 more passengers to fly into the u.s. this week compared to a week ago. a crossed airlines a surge in interest for people searching for international flights into the u.s., up about 338% in terms of searches on the travel booking up all people flying into the u.s. from other countries would have to be vaccinated, the have to show proof of a negative test within three days of their flight, the same goes for vaccinated americans, unvaccinated americans will have to show wit

lively at o'hare and has more. hi, again, phil. >> reporter: hi, carl, we're knee deep.r. mainly because we haven't seen any storms disrespecting for the country. we're getting closer and closer to edging above 2019 levels. better than the first half of noevl. and yes, the people flying are paying more. certainly more than nine months ago for an airplane ticket but they are not back to 2019 levels ubs out with a note saying while q 22021, advertise average fairs and overall ticket prices remain in the high teen range, verses prepandemic levels that's one reason to look at the major airlines in the united states all of them have been under pressure, primarily the last couple of weeks. in part because of the higher jet fuel costs and because many investors are looking at these guys and saying they're unlikely to turn a profit thin first quarter. first quarter issall wasz tough for the airlines but the second and third, that's when people are saying are we finally through the profit zone, if you will. the good news is it's a smooth start and most expected to be a smooth tra

how's that at his work in o'hare international., and early retirements at the start of the pandemic. that led some the most experienced pilots, mechanics, and flight attendants to leave an industry that was already projecting a labor shortage before covid. former chair jim hall is warning if airlines are ramping up too quickly in a haphazard way, it could have catastrophic consequences comparable to the 737 max crisis. >> i think that the aviation industry could have a similar problem, self induced, unless it slows down and take the time necessary to be sure that safety is not forgotten as they ramp back up to meet the new demands. speak out the pilots union for southwest airlines provides us with these figures which show he pulls. this is when a pilot removed himself from flank because they are feeling fatigued. you can see that they are higher than they were in october because of uncertain and last-minute schedules as well as the vaccine mandate that is adding to the stretch. >> are pilots are prioritizing safety overcompensation