actually, we were going to go to courtney scott.o to the president at the white house right now. >> but the white house turkey pardon is a great tradition, and i know malia loves it. as does sasha. generally speaking, thanksgiving is a bad day to be a turkey. especially at a house with two dogs. so i salute our two guests of honor, caramel and popcorn for their bravery. they came all the way from outside understand badger, minnesota, to be with us. they, like my chief of staff, are vikings fans. i'm not sure that they know that -- uh-oh. yeah. see? i'm not sure they know my bears are ledding to minnesota on sunday, but in the spirit of thanksgiving, i'm going to good-bye them a break. we are also excited to have students from badger high school here. where are you guys? there they are right there. and finally let me say thank to john burkle, chairman of the national turkey federation. give him a beg round of applause. now, 80 turkeys on john's farm competed for the chance to make it to the white house. and stay off the thanksgiving

we have travelocity's senior editor courtney scott. thanks for coming on.have saved your travel for tomorrow, the holiday. what can you expect? >> you can expect great news tomorrow. great weather as we're seeing across the country. much better than today, and an insider's secret to travel on the holiday itself. the first flight out on the holiday tends to be the least crowded, great prices. so you can expect smooth sailing tomorrow. and use that tip looking ahead to christmas. book on the holiday itself. >> now, one question i have when you get to the airport, is it better to change the flight at the airport in person? does it help sometimes? >> it's better to really plan ahead as much as possible. i like to, if you have to deal with changes, you know, do everything from the comfort of your own home. make all those decisions before you get to the airport. >> now, you mentioned christmas looking ahead. is it too late to book for christmas? sometimes when i book travel, you find good specials in the last two, three weeks before the holidays. >> i wouldn't re

we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> we turn to travelo city's courtney scott. we sent ari to seattle so you can join us at the table. you are much better to look at from my perspective, ari, i still love you by the way. >> wow. >> folks that are maybe missing a connecting flight, what do you say to them? >> if you are stuck in that situation, get on the phone and talk to your carrier and find out what's happening and go online at the same time, look for a voucher code that will allow you to change your flight without dealing with cancellation fees or penalties. you are allowed either the next available flight out which may not be the actual next available flight on the board or a refund. a refund may not be a great situation given you want to see your family at thanksgiving. i also recommend getting up to the ticket counter and getting as much information as you can. go on twitter and your mobile apps and be as informed as possible so you can make the best decision. >> is twitter helpful on a day like this? are there other travel related apps that people should

courtney scott is a senior editor for travel office travelocity. >> it could be a nightmare, we havem florida all the way to the coast of maine, we are seeing a stone and transform that will impact us with rain and snow and sleet. gerri: let's say your flight gets canceled. okay, you're at the airport, your flight gets canceled and you should be at the ticket counter about the alternatives. most flights will offer a voucher that allows you to cancel without paying a fee and that's what you're looking for. gerri: to cancel and get my money back? >> you can get a refund or the next available flight. but that next available flight may not be the flight that is actually scheduled were the one after that. so it's important to also go online and see if you can take matters into your own hands and we both this on the website. >> you're going to be seeing a long wait. >> we are at the airport and what i want to know is what are the steps i take to make sure that i am not canceled. >> we are checking 24 hours in advance. so if you check online in advance, less likely of being bumped from a fl

nbc's katy tur at one of the busiest airports and courtney scott are with us now and carl parker, we>> katy, go ahead. >> reporter: it's okay.

courtney scott, senior editor for travelocity joins me, she's at laguardia airport. w york at our travel desk. courtney, i want to start with you. i just got an e-mail from a viewer who is stuck in philadelphia. she left yesterday from puerto rico, she was trying to get into new york's laguardia airport, where you are, but the plane was delayed in charlotte. she spent three hours in the plane on the runway, pilot tried again today to get to laguardia, but then they got stuck in philly, where she has remained. she doesn't know what to do. she's flying u.s. airways, they gave her a $5 voucher. what is your advice? >> reporter: that seems luke a pretty extreme case. here at lag ward why inbound flights are a little bit delayed. outbound, we're looking good. but my advice for people dealing with the delays is to really look for the voucher code online and that will allow you to rebook your flight without paying a cancelation fee. rely on maybe mass transit. it's a quick train trip. maybe she should abort her whole mission to get here by plane and go by train. >> catch an

travelocity senior editor courtney scott. travel is up, bookings are up, prices are up?> it will be a tough season. they're watching a storm brewing on the eastern coast, so it could be a perfect storm for difficult travel season. airfare up 7% for things giving, 21.1 million people estimated to take to the skies, that means 85% full capacity on flights, it is going to be a really hectic time to leave lots of extra time to get to the airport. cheryl: international affairs are up as well. we should say they'r there is sl about 1.5% as well. >>cheryl: what i'm seeing is a huge jump. average domestic ticket is 450. 7.5% jump from last year. major price jumps. if you're looking at across the state flights. >> we are seeing to book now, no dips in the system and the prices from now through the christmas holiday so if you have not yet put your flight, now is the time. it is not time to look out. it depends on where you're coming from. cross-country flights are expensive. it might be the year to go abroad and get an escape out of this. cheryl: usually when consumers, business t

courtney scott with travelocity.ou for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >>> busiest travel day for flyers tomorrow. 2 million people are expected to pass through airports in those 24 hours alone amid the chaos, cnn has spent the day at left knee's hartsfield-jackson. we're giving you a rare glimpse to the world where everyone is going somewhere. check it out. cnn.com/atl for more on a city hiding in plain sight. >>> "family guy" fans now talking to social media, trying to force fox to resurrect the beloved character. you know, an alcoholic dog, from the dead. >> i didn't even know i had a son until today. and, besides, it's not like tracy ever asked for my help. >> seems like they're all set without you. she has done a fine job creating a child friendly environment. great parenting. >> alcoholic and womanizing dog brian griffith. >>> "family guy" fans are -- they're outraged over a fictional character's death. they've taken it to the next level. in a shocking twist, brian, the family's talking dog, was killed o

earlier i was joined by scott courtney's a contributing editor at harper's magazine. i first asked him how important is this decision coming out of lantern that and was likely pass. oh well i might think this is the key issue for a way of the winter day is on of the most prestigious most powerful institution. in afghanistan that the supreme council were the older stars um and it has tremendous credibility of our heads because it tasted too large and unwieldy body it's very difficult to say going into it. how's your day is going to deal with these issues and i'd say the absolute up difficult issue here isn't whether the u s troops will seek nor i knew that a knob to book us a clear previously without immunity from criminal prosecution in afghanistan we will not. we couldn't spot on in there that breakfast was. this was the big issue. at the time of the final quarter up from iraq. the us to propose people aren't up to two hundred that. a very substantial more that that are in the american soldiers activity in iraq would not agree to it to this community requested on tha

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here with insider tips including the best states and where to book, courtney scott, senior editor for this year. what can we expect to pay going to grandma's house? >> this year we're seeing $450 as the national domestic airfare for the christmas holiday. that's up 7.5% year over year. internationally we're a little lower, $1,016, only 2.5% increase. that's good if you're traveling aboard. the holidays tend to be more popular for domestic travel. >> part of it is because very remote areas that are causing this average to go up. >>> remember, this is a national average including all the airports across the country. you may be able to find a cheaper route, the more popular defendant n shorter destination periods. >> we'll put this graphic up on the screen where we can show you the cost of holiday airfare costs. the average is $314 at eight weeks. seven weeks, $320. 16 weeks is $352. then it starts to go up. you say actually tuesday is the cutoff, right? >> the magic date is november 12th which is tuesday. our trends and holiday booking barometer show after that period, after the six-wee

here with the details is the senior editor for travelocity, courtney scott. >> good morning. >> the firstg us is somewhere warm, south beach. >> it is. this is a last minute christmas get away at the peak season in miami. seven day, six night flight in hotel. 's at the clinton hotel south beach. $915. that includes the entire stay, flight, and complimentary shuttle access to and from the airport. v.i.p. club passes. drinks nightly at the hotel and complimentary breakfast. right in the heart of south beach on washington avenue now this is an amazing last-minute deal. in order to get the deal on travelocity go to travelocity.com bscn and enter the turkey code to to get $100 off. keys poupon codes are key. >> how much are we saving on that trip. >> that's a good 30% to 50%. >> next up here on the big apple. >> that's right. here in the big apple. february is presidents' day and at the ace hotel, $190 a night is the deal. and i rarely see deals at this property. it's one of my favorites. >> me, too. >> the lobby at the ace is a scene of itself. the rooms are minimal with industrial detail. th

courtney. >> good morning to you, scott. after stocks pulled back from record highs tuesday.marks were shaken a bit from comments fro the top fed official that said the central bank could start reducing their ecomic stimulus records next month. no economic data. macy's reporting earnings beatinwall streets estimates. investor paying very close attention to anying that has to do with the holiday shopping seas. the dow falling 32 pnts to 15,751. scott?sdaq ending ft at 3920. >> tha you very much. locally, wwill be wating the ch chegg debut. teresting article in the "new york times magazine this week. major ed lee is featured. he talks about, among other things, how he spends every tuesdayafternn at a san francisco sta-up learning what th do. question, what can i do to keep you in san francisco? lee also discussed whas become known as the twitter taxreak in the article. though twitter wasn't the first company to get , it was a company called zen des but the tax break lacks a certain elitter raal to begin with. think heaught san jose flat-footed. it is amazing the amount of tech

going to say, tell me that this is all just perfectly fine and follows the lee scott mold, announced in november to courtney's point and he took over in february, it's become a pattern. i have a chart, sir, of walmart stock against the s&p 500 and the dow going back a number of years and it has under performed dramatically. this is only five years on the job, jan. are you telling me was not nudged? >> i don't think he was nudged. i think he came in when walmart was going through transition, clearing action, cutting back on the number of skus on the store, trying to be higher in than they should have been. >> that's starting pretty. >> back to where they should be. said we're going back to everyday low price, the virtuous circle, going to be good at what we do, be in stock, the great distribution company and brought them back from real problems they were having because the consumer was not convinced they were the everyday low price guy anymore. now it's time for a guy to come in that is more of a merchant, mike is turning 64 in december, he will be 65 after the year of transition. i think he was ready to leave

. >> reporter: courtney bray is due to give birth to their second child next monday and, scott, the kokomo police chief said that there were no fatalities here because of timing. people had enough advanced warning to seek shelter and also the tornadoes hit in the afternoon, not at night when people would be asleep. >> pelley: incredibly lucky. don, thank you very much. late today princeton university in new jersey said that it will use a vaccine not approved in the u.s. to fight an outbreak of meningitis on campus. an uncommon form of the brain infection is spreading so princeton gotten a emergency waiver to use the vaccine that is already used in europe. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: princeton officials announced they will make the vaccine available starting in early december to undergraduates and graduates living in dormitories and to people at the university with conditions that may make them vulnerable to the disease. dr. william schaffner studies infectious diseases at vanderbilt university. >> the food and drug administration in that kind of an emergency has developed a process

courtney reagan. >>> crude oil bouncing more than 1% off of a five-month low. let's get more from jackie deangelis and the "fortune" crew. >> good afternoon, scott.ing more than a dollar higher today, but only closing after the lowest level since june. jim, the long decline here, is it finally over? >> no, i don't think you can say that yet. the fundamentals story still holds, and that's domestic supply story. plus a lack of any real headlines out of the middle east. if you were short this, and you got the 15% run, i'd have my hand on the button quick. if it trades at 96, that's an indication it's over. until then, i'm negative on crude. >> richard, what's your take? has oil found support? >> after the 9% to 10% decline, we're at trend line support at $92. any pop here, i would consider a bear market rally. and really we're not looking for price. this is a process. with the capitulation, the market points higher, looking for a draw tomorrow of about 800,000. anything less than that, and the market goes up. >> all right. we'll be watching closely. for more on crude, check us out, futuresnow.cnbc.com. >> all right, jackie, thank you very much. >>>