elote patel and chris mcginnis.. if you have questions for either guest post them on facebook live on the live stream. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> sure thing. >> chris, i'm starting with you as the travel expert here what do we know about the number of americans flying this week? higher or lower than expected? >> i think it's about what we expected. there are about a million people a day are passing through tsa security checkpoints. that started last friday which is typically one of the busiest day. a million people a day up from about seven or 800,000 that we had been averaging before that. this time last year we were looking at 2.3 million travellers per day passing through security. >> all right. that's still a lot. certainly not compared to normal years. in a pandemic, we're reaching our peak. do you expect packed lights or do you think airlines have adjusted. >> i think they're -- people are going to pack the flights. you know, few planes that are flying are flying full. i flew back to atlanta abou

. >>> speaking of flying, i spoke with chris mcginnis, a travel correspondent, he shared what passengersect and what airlines are trying to maintain social distancing on board. >> i think people are going to encounter packed frights, definitely. the airlines have cut back on the number of seats they're flying around. so, you know, the few planes that are still flying are flying very well. currently, delta, jetblue and alaska airlines are blocking middle seats. southwest is only selling enough seats where if every seat on the plane is full, the middle seat will remain empty, but united and american, two of the largest carriers, are not blocking seats and haven't been. >> mcginnis says one thing he's noticed, planes are incredibly clean due to airlines taking safety measures. >>> the cdc is raising its covid warning on cruise ships to its highest level, basically saying everyone should avoid going on a cruise, and this is worldwide. the guidance comes after the cdc lifted its months-long ban on cruise ships. that was just last month. the new guidance says cruise passengers should get teste