somewhere at jfk airport, they are told we can get you a flight in four days so what did they do?om the airline and went home and had a nice christmas at home. >> a happy ending for really rich people. >> we will have to wait. >> what are your thoughts about this? >> are you sure mayor pete isn't working for the cease-fire? he is better at hindering transportation than any mob of protesters? every holiday travel season is the first one ever. i didn't see this coming. act like it is covid. surprised us. he has one job and acts like it is beneath his pay grade. he's on learning, not learning on the job. take some blame off him, travel season is always chaos. everyone is doing it among the season of the worst weather. we need to treat it like alternate parking on the olympics, if your social security number ends in an odd number you celibate christmas one year or stay home and the other part of the country does it and you flip it or like one group celebrates christmas in the summer time. i actually -- i now believe it. >> southwest airlines had a bad time. we will see if they fix the

to ski over in europe, they wers at jfk airport, ready to go. you w flight in four days." what did they do?wh theyat packed up the kids, got their luggage back from the airline, went home, and had a nice christmas at home. >> greg: that's a happy ending for really rich people who get to ski. [laughter] >> jesse: the swiss ski chalet will have to wait. >> greg: what are your thoughts about this?ayor >> greg: are you sure he's not working for the cease-fire? is better at hindering transportation then any mob of filmin g protesters.gu every holiday travel season is, the very first one ever. "i didn't see this coming!" he acts like it's covid.wo "this just surprised us!" h ashe has one job and he acts li it's beneath his pay grade. he's unlearning, not learning on ththe job. to take some blame off him, the travel season is always chaos because everybody is doing it once, and among a season of thee worst weather. i think we neen d to treat it l alternate parking, or like thepk olympics. if your social security number ends in an odd number, then you c

similar protests were held at jfk airport in new york. police there arrested 28 people. >>> nbc news was invited by the israeli military to get a firsthand look at northern gaza amid the ongoing war with hamas. taking a look now at what soldiers say is the largest hamas tunnel yet. >> the israeli defense force says it knew about the tunnel, just not how close it was to israeli territory. soldiers believe they have cleared hamas from the tunnel, but they are still guarding the entrance. today the military says it is expanding its offensive into a new battle zone, refugee camps in central gaza. as nbc's josh lederman reports, residents have been ordered to leave. >> reporter: despite all the international pressure from the u.s. and other nations to scale back or stop the war, israel's government says it's intensifying its attacks both in the southern gaza strip at khan yunis and at refugee camps in central gaza. we heard from the french government saying they're gravely concerned by that announcement with the fact they continue to increase

a lot of it happens at jfk airport. up to a half million packages come here each day. >> are defined counterfeit items? >> through our expertise, there are targeting systems, through risk analysis, through our partnerships. through our intelligence. we are able to use that to target packages based on capacities and the like. >> these officers see at all. >> in a lot of cases, we don't know what is in there. when you test them, you find some alarming chemicals or dust products or rat poison. >> many packaged to look like the real thing. >> here is our biggest concern. you have unapproved contact lenses being shipped here. this is scary. this is something that people are using as a legitimate contact once. >> they say that cpt needs to do better. it one to the agency about holes in their enforcement in a 2020 report that concluded that its primary enforcement is not counterfeiting goods in small packages. >> the sheer number of small packages coming in was a major challenge for them. it is 2 million packages per day. >> l

, they never thought they would come into the country and the american dream would be living at jfk airport. that's not the american dream. what we have seen is there were no plans in place and panic has that in. a few weeks ago probably the first and last mayor and i will agree on, he said this issue promote the migrants coming in could destroy new york. in essence, on broadway. now what we see is to have a letter many of you referenced, a letter from governor kathy hochul, president biden asking for the places, national for, also talked using military bases to house these minor. prior to becoming a member of congress is proud to serve as a member of the greatest police in the world, nypd i look back now on my brother sisters and blue he called potentially their office, aviation, members of special operation, different specialized units within the nypd and the constitution to to stand that line between good and evil. not only did new york state and the democratic policies of the country legitimately take the handcuffs off of police and put it off criminals and put on but now they want to c

displays yesterday, pro-palestinian protesters, opposite side of the country, blocked entrances to jfk airport lax in los angeles. traffic was snarled to a halt, they were locking hands and disrupting the road. people missed flights because of this. >> joey: this should be illegal, especially on airports. if pilots and attendants can't get to work and a plane can't take off, an organ or a surgeon that has to be someone somewhere, lives could be lost. arrests should be made quickly. we see overseas the famsz video of the italian protest where a guy comes up and pulls them off and their hands were glued down. >> griff: we were showing you jfk. this in lax in los angeles. the police lapd had to go into riot gear, it became more unruly. you can see protesters being arrested here simply because of ability to get media coverage. look at people whose travel plans and people going to work and others disrupting their lives, calling for from the river to the sea, calling for abolition of the state of israel, something we talked about whether protestors fully understand what they are trying to do. everyb

at jfk airport protests blocking the roadway, some travelers had to get out and start walking to makeheir flight. 26 of those arrests yesterday were made at jfk blocking traffic, port authority dispatched two report buses to help travelers make it to the airport on time to hopefully catch their flight. a similar situation at lax in los angeles where protesters had free palestine as they locked hands and stood in the roadway bringing traffic to a standstill. protesters, construction debris, roadsigns, tree branches and blocks of concrete to block the road. investigators say demonstrators attacked cars and a cop who was thrown to the ground. that officer was not seriously hurt. one person was arrested for battery on a police officer in 36 arrested for riding according to authorities. the police department posting this on x. the only objective is to ensure public safety for all while facilitating the first amendment rights of those peacefully demonstrating. this was not a peaceful demonstration. we know more protests are planned in coming days across the country. that's not a surprise. w

over at jfk airport protestors blocked the roads and some travelers had to walk with their bags to try to make their flight. watch. [shouting] >> that was really not fun for those travelers trying to get to their flights. 26 arrests yesterday remained at jfk for disorderly conduct and blocking traffic. the port authority dispatched two airport buses to pick up the travelers to help them reach the airport safely and on time. a similar situation at lax if los angeles. one of the busiest airports in the country. protestors holding banners that read divest from genocide and free palestinian as they locked their hands and stood in the roadway t. protestors used anything from construction debris that they could find, road signs, tree branches and blocks of concrete to block that road. investigators say the demonstrators attacked uninvolved cars. people that had nothing to do with it trying to pick up people at the airport and a police officer was thrown to the ground there. that officer was not badly hurt. one person was also arrested for battery on a cop. at least 36 others were arrested fo

police arrested at least 26 people at an anti-israel march at jfk airport on wednesday and just last night hundreds of pro-palestinian protestors marched on times square and at the world trade center. now as we head into new year's eve celebrations the threat of agitators and criminals is in full focus. according to nypd overall crime is down in new york city compared to last year. felony assaults are up 6%. that's what this man was arrested for one month before police say he attacked those two girls on christmas day. mike. >> mike: nate foye, thanks a lot. for more on public safety in new york city let's bring in new york republican congressman mike lawler. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> mike: let's start with polling from the folks at quinnipiac. do you approve or disapprove of the way mayor adams is handling crime? 60% disapprove. in general how serious a problem do you think crime is in new york city? very serious 58%. somewhat serious 33%. congressman, should those numbers get the mayor's attention? >> they should get everyone's attention. the reality is we do have a crime

tuesday night to the port authority bus terminal after their flight from el paso, texas to new york's jfk airporterted to philadelphia due to bad weather. the city tries to keep up resources for the more than 68,000 migrants still in their care. a spokesperson for the mayor said as temperatures drop, they have had a surge at the city's intake center saying, quote, we have seen 7200 new arrivals come through the intake system over the last two weeks arriving through various means of transportation. last week 14 rogue buses from the state of texas arrived in one night. the highest number recorded by the arrival center. another act of treating human beings like political pawns. we've reached out to texas governor greg abbott's office for a response. mayor adams says he keeps asking the white house for more help but can't get it. listen. >> we're the economic engine of this country and state. i don't believe any of these cities should be going through this. i don't have the answer. i think that's the answer that we need to turn towards washington. people are angry about the asylum. i've never seen ne

protestors held up the express way leading to jfk airport in new york.ar situation playing in los angeles leading to dozens of arrests. let's bring in adam scott with the israel innovation institute and thank you so much for joining us. i just want to get your thoughts as this seems a little bit of an escalation, not similar to other protests we've seen. taking to the highways and blocking people from their travels. >> yes, thank you for having me, molly. i have to say this is a major escalation and one of my main questions is where are the police? there were over two dozen arrested i believe in new york. i believe there was a smaller protest near o'hare airport. these protests are starting to become reminiscent of the protests that we saw all over the world in the 1920s and the 1930s clearly anti-jewish protests. this isn't about the palestinian people. these are pro-hamas, pro-terror protests. you didn't see people in the streets when hundreds of thousands were killed in yemen or syria or anywhere else in any global conflict over the last ten years, 12

tuesday night at the port authority bus terminal after their flight from el paso, texas to new york's jfk airport was diverted to philadelphia due to inclement weather. a mayoral spokesperson taken to x, last night in another inhumane act treating human beings like political pawns, texas governor abbott attempted to send us migrants, growing abb -- greg abbott's office said they sent them. in total, over the last two weeks, the city has seen 7200 migrants come through the city's intake system. new york city mayor says he's been begging for help but does not gotten a one-on-one with president biden since early last year. listen. >> it baffles me. new york city is the economic engine of the state and the country. cities should not be handling national problems. i'm hoping that our national leaders understand and come up with immigration reform, decompression strategy, pick up the price tag of the issue and allow people to work. >> we are all waiting fo action. mayor adams says he understands it's his responsibility to navigate the city through the migrant month announced major budget cuts as the ci

the bells were jingling at jfk airport in new york because santa claus was coming to town. >> merry christmasmerry christmas, everyone. rachel: kris kringle's pre-christmas trip organized by the operation and help treat fun experiences for mentally and physically challenged children. >> the community mayor is a volunteer first and foremost. rachel: they sponsor events throughout the city from the bronx zoo to coney island. their biggest one is this one and over 4,000 boys and girls waiting for santa to arrive. it's thanasiss to thousands of volunteers and includes many members of law enforcement. >> fbi, law enforcement, nypd, port authority. that make this is organization so great because people feel if t and see it and they participate. >> there's no paid employees, no paid staff, no fundraiser, all of the money goes to the kids. >> bringing such joy you can't help them come back. rachel: this is my first time coming and bringing my own daughter valentina here. what can we expect? >> it's an extraordinary day and day of happiness and day of joy. rachel: are you excited to see santa? what ar

at jfk airport, demonstrators blocked the roadway, forcing some to get out of their cars and walk with their bags, just hoping to make the flight. watch. >> free, free palestine. >> free, free palestine. >> more than two dozen people were arrested at jfk facing charges for disorderly traffic and blocking traffic there, not what people wanted to see on the busiest travel week. port authority sent some busses to pick them up. and similar at lax, protestors stood in the road bringing traffic to a standstill. the group used construction debris, road signs, even blocks of concrete and tree branches to block the roadway, whatever they could get the hands on. even attacked a cop, listen. >> when they heard the unlawful assembly was declared, some started to leave the area and others became aggressive with the police officers. one police officer was thrown to the ground by a protestors. >> thankfully the officer was not hurt. the person who attacked him charged with battery. at least 36 others were arrested for rioting in l.a. travelers support first amendment expression as long as it's peacef

brand-new video into the newsroom, anti-israel protestors stopping traffic near new york's busy jfk airport. travelers trying to make it around the crowd on foot as demonstrators wave signs in support of palestinians. the protestors did not leave even after police arrived. instead, they began to chant from the river to the sea. we had a similar protest here in l.a. today, rich, outside lax. the protests are continuing everywhere and they are trying to disrupt ordinary folks travelling over the holiday week. they want to make an impact, obviously. >> rich: they do, and whether it's this issue, whether it's climate change, whatever the issues are when you have a group of protestors disrupting life like this, whether it helps or it actually hurts the point they are trying to push. moving on now, apple is at the center of a major international trade fight that could force the company to pull the popular apple watch. a court ruling on that ban just came down. those details next. >> jonathan: plus, it's a trend reshaping the entire economy. rent forever, never buy. more and more people are doing

200 migrants arrived to the big apple tuesday night from texas after their flight to new york's jfk airportted to philadelphia due to inclement weather a spokesperson for the mayor's office calling it inhumane and saying texas governor greg abbott is treating humans like political pawns. mayor adams announced new guidelines and stricter penalties today for those bringing the bus loads of migrants. over in chicago, mayor brandon johnson is using the same tactic to slow the flow for what he calls, quote: rogue bus operators. the state is also paying $160 million from a fund to temporarily house migrants in hotels with chicago officials expecting at least four migrant busses to arrive in the city by sunday. >> as buses continue to arrive in the city of chicago, and all over the country, the type of chaos that has been administered has left many of our local economies under tremendous amount of duress. >> governor greg abbott's office tell us in part his state will continue busing migrant tolls sanctuary cities until, quote: president biden steps up and does his job to secure the border. here i

dozens of them getting arrested for blocking outside major travel hubs including new york city's jfk airportlifer travelers miserable at lax and blocking to bypass the roadway unfortunately we might see the nonsense as we count on 22024. protesters are expected to target the times square ball drop, but mayor adams promises that the nypd will be on top of things. >> always going to be a serious concern around safety on new year's eve, because it's a large number of people, everyone looks for events like this to do their things. the police departments on top of it. >> yeah, we will see. there's a lot of very serious and dark stuff to get to but big picture. is this working, are they winning over any friends by doing this? >> no, i bought a star of david necklace after seeing yet another pro-palestine protest. here protesting for, and they smell. and i got caught up in one of the dingbat protests in columbus circle. the mall, they had shot them all down. i'm like trying to go to lululemon and get my daughter a pair of leggings before christmas. can you a heads just move out of the way because a

would come into this country and that american dream was going to be living in a vacant hangar at jfk airport. that is not the american dream. what we have seen is there are no plans in place and now panic has set it. just a few weeks ago, it is probably the first and last thing that mayor adams and i will ever agree on. he said that this issue, the migrants coming into new york city could quote, destroy new york. in essence, the lights dimming on broadway. now what we see is you have a letter that many of you have referenced. a letter from governor kathy hochul to president biden asking for the use of places, national parks. there has been talk of using military bases to house these migrants. prior to becoming a member of congress, i was proud to serve as a member of the greatest police department in the world, the nypd. i look back now on my brothers and sisters in blue who call floyd bennett field essentially their office. aviation, members of special operations. different specialized units within the nypd who took an oath to protect and serve the constitution. took an oath to stand that l

at the jfk airport, ready to got. there was a fire at the air.ys. what did they do? they packed up the kid, got the luggage back from the airlines, went home and had a nice christmas at home. >> greg: that's a happy ending for really rich people. [laughter] >> ski chalet will have to wait. >> what are your thoughts about this? >> you know, i'm going to take an artificial stance. are you sure mayor pete isn't working for the keys fire? because he's better at hindering transportation than any mob of foaming protestors. it's like, this guy, every holiday, travel season, is the very first one ever. i didn't see this coming. he acts like it's covid. wow, he's surprised. he has one job and he acts like it's beneath his pay grade. he's unlearning, not learning on the job. >> greg: but to take some blame off of him. the travel season is always chaos because everybody is doing it once, and among the season of the worst weather, i think we need to treat it like alternate parking or olympics. if your social security number ends in an odd number then you cel

meanwhile, passengers on a jetblue flight were shocked when their plane popped a wheelie yesterday at jfk airportbatman! when reached for comment, one of the passengers said, "we're sorry. we were just trying to get to our sumo match!" [applause] oh, my god. meanwhile, the folks over at baby name ste nameberry have come up with their predictions for the most popular baby names of the future, and for girls the frontrunners are pax, iceland, and snow. in related news: scientists report many baby girls of the future will be sled huskies. who's a good girl? you're a good girl! meanwhile, in his new memoir, john stamos recalls finding his girlfriend in bed with tony danza, calling it his "worst nightmare." oh, we've all had that nightmare. fellas, you walk into your bedroom, you see your girlfriend with a guy, and he's calling out, "who's the boss?" we'll be right back with jonathan groff, lindsay mendez, and daniel radcliffe. ♪ guitar chords playing ♪ hey what do you think of the new album cover? uhmm, i like it. no i think that could work. oh, i like... that. hmm, may i? please. oo, or we could try

dozens getting arrested for blockinglok roadways outside travel hubs including new york city's jfk airporttty miserable for travelers at lax the blockades forcing players to burst through signs on foot to bypass the roadway. unfortunately you might see thim nonsense as we count down to24 2024. protesters are expected to target the times square ball drop, mayor adams promises that the nypd will be on top ofat t things. >> there's always a serious concern of around safety in new year's eve, because they are a large number of people, everyone looks for events like this if they want to do bad things. and the police department is on top of it. >> charlie: yeah, we will see. there's a lot of very seriousof vand dark stuff to get to, but big picture, kennedy, is this working? are they winning any friends by thisdoing this? >> kennedy: no, i bought a star of david necklace after seeing another pro-palestine protest, they are calling for, and they smell, they are not changing anyone's mind. i got caught up in one of these dingbat protests in columbus circle, and the mall they are, they had shut the

we did a segment about this wonderful event at jfk airport for special needs children, and i gave herne in order to occupy her because -- it was basically a toy, because she was getting ant a city, and she took it to heart. she grabbed that microphone, he got in front of the uso sickers -- singers and, boy, we just had a ball. by the way, i just want to say, this is an important moment. this is beyond, you know, what's happening with christmas and this event which was so beautiful, but there is a huge discussion going on in our country right now about the worth, the life-worthiness of people with special needs. i want to talk about tomorrow because there's a case in your home state of texas about how we treat those with special needs if that are diagnosed in utero -- will: there is something happening as well. haven't told you about a it yet. of yeah, i know, but i have -- yes. we're going to do another story that's connected to this. a. rachel: really? will: a guy i know raising money, it's going to be good can stuff. special needs. rachel: i love that. and we're going to also do a s

in new york, at least 26 people were arrested wednesday as they blocked an expressway leading to jfk airportn a nonviolent civil disobedience protest demanding a ceasefire in the gaza strip. protesters linked arms and held banners reading "right to return, right to remain" and "divest from genocide," snarling traffic to new york's busiest airport for about 20 minutes during the busiest travel week of the year. in los angeles, 36 people were arrested at a simultaneous protest that blocked traffic near los angeles international airport. argentina's far-right president javier milei said tuesday his government would not renew contracts for more than 5000 employees hired this year before his inauguration earlier this month. the mass firings follow a presidential decree by milei last week that seeks to massively deregulate argentine businesses, privatize state-run industries, slash workers' wages while massively cracking down on civil liberties, including the right to hold protests. on wednesday, thousands defied the ban to again take to the -- take to the streets of buenos aires. this is eduardo

this happening at new york city's jfk airport.eir way through the crowd all as police begin to arrest some of those demonstrators. over to lax, los angeles international you see a similar situation. protesters locking arms and blocking traffic while calling for an end to the war between israel and hamas. police say more than 60 poem were arrested during both demonstrations. with no signs of protesters slowing down ahead of the new year, new york city police rolling out the cavalry to make sure the times square ball drop goals off without any disruptions. >> there is always rawlsz a serious concern around safety new year's eve. large number of people. everyone look for events like this if they want to do bad things and the police department is on top of it. >> todd: the nypd says there are no credible threats yet. they are taking precautions. they are deploying thousands of officers to the area both in uniform and plain clothes. the force will be using different technology to monitor any potential threats as well. and they are goin

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anymore proof left radical tactics, enraged marchers blocking roads to jfk and lax airports.llegal. six other protesters after unhinged anti-semitic rampage through new york. brook goldstein, they keep pursuing this approach. >> pete, thank you for having me and highlights this issue. terminology so important here. these are not pro-palestinian protests. these are prohamas riots. strategy to intimidate american people. adapt anti-isreal proterror policy. that is not going to happen. mayor adams strong words for the people who were running a muck through new york city. unfortunately not one person has been arrested over 1,000 people engaged in property destruction. jewish stores targeted. in front of nypd officers. they did nothing. we should bring out national guard. they were brought out for blm. what is happening on the streets of america right now poses a great national security threat. we are all threatened when proterror mobs running around the streets of america. there are no consequences. >> what they are doing is violence. rioting. looting. cameras, yet they determine

. >> pro-palestine protesters were also at jfk airport in new york yesterday. locked arms and blocked the entrance roads to that airport. police say a total of 62 people were arrested at the protests. in both cities starting next year, some us based airlines will start rewarding customers for how much they spend instead of how many miles they fly, and delta airlines is one of the last major airlines to move to dollar based programs. these smaller airlines, such as alaska frontier and hawaiian airlines will still offer rewards for miles flown. travel experts say airlines have decided that dollar based rewards are a better indication of loyalty. three for 50 is the time, and he's not headed out of the state any time soon. on a flight, steve paulson is here keeping track. >> as i was telling you, i have a lot of miles on hawaiian, and most of those are through purchases. >> yeah, well, hawaiian and alaska and alaska, apparently they're not going to be too altered to those programs, although those airlines are merging, so who knows what. >> that's true. that's a go

we had lax airport, jfk blocking traffic, lord knows why they want to do it.an outrage. this is at the world trade center. i believe that's -- yes, this is the world trade center where so many, where 2,000 americans were killed, over 22,000 americans. this is -- 2,000 americans. this is sacred ground, by the way, because there are still remnants of people who were killed there that were buried in all the rubbish. and here you have pro-terrorists, not just pro-palestinian, they're shouting things about how the yemens are good people for blocking the red sea, etc. they're obviously pro-hamas. i mean, there is nothing more outrageous, to see them really sullying the site which is a sacred site where so many americans were killed. >> yeah. well, this country's overrun are. and don't ever believe that any that any of this is grassroots. this has all a been planned over many years by a group called american miss lumbars for pal student. -- muslims for palestine. they have subsidiaries all over the country of they have several chapters, and if they also have students

enraged marchers blocking the roads to both jfk and l.a.x. airports.s week it's illegalla, and sx other protesters are now facing several charges after an unhinged after antisemitic chri day rampage through new york.e here with reaction is the director of the lawfarrke project, brooke goldstein. brooke, what are they trying to accomplish? because no one looks at this disruption, says, wow, that makes me more like, want to like your cause? but they keep doing it and they keep pursuing this approach. . >> pete, first of all, thank you so much for having me and for this issue and foran really calling it what it is, because terminology is so important here. these are not pro palestinian protests. nothing about what they're doing is benefiting any type of middle eastern people. it's not about bringing peace the middle east. it's not about setting up self sovereignty for, the palestinian people. it's exactly what you said. these are pro hamas riots. these are islamist mobs. >> and what they are trying to do, their strategy is to intimidate the american peopl

today. 61 have been cancelled altogether and the top three airports experiencing issues at this hour. sfo and san francisco and denver and jfkinternational airport, one of the busiest in the country, there's been about 92 delays here. so it's time for the holiday travel season, neil. everybody better buckle up and get ready. >> neil: got it. obviously you're in dallas, not denver. i apologize. casey, we're on the race in iowa. four weeks from now we'll know who won iowa. think about that. what a battle there after this. pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. and now, get max strength topical pain relief precisely where you need it. with new tylenol precise. lowe's knows the best deals are the ones... that keep on giving. so don't miss our 25 days of deals... where you can discover these last-minute offers. buy now, pay later with lowe's pay. don't let everyday aches and pains keep you from living your best life. i don't think i really understood what people meant when they talked about pain, until i started feeling it myse

laguardia, boston, jfk, reagan airport where i am, toronto also expected to feel it. and the faa is suggests we may see ground delays or stops at critical airports, including the new york, new jersey airports, as well as philadelphia, boston, d.c. reagan where i am, also san francisco. this is a big week for travel. 2.8 million people flying every single day. up 16% over last year. so, you can expect we will see a lot of people as the week moves toward the weekend, a lot of people will be in the nation's airports. >> speaking of last year, southwest airlines facing a new record fine over that travel chaos from the last holiday season. what more do you know? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. the transportation department just announcing a mega fine. southwest will pay $140 million because of that huge meltdown they had over christmas last year. 2 million passengers affected. 17,000 flights canceled. and now, this is 30 times what the d.o.t. has ever fined any other airline for any other delay event. southwest's ceo says this will never happen again. the airline, he says

in terms of airport delays, we've put this projection map up here because we could see some of the cumulative delays because of the rainfall for laguardia, perhaps jfk, boston as well as logan airport. you can see the airport forecast not looking too pleasant. and danny mentioned west coast rain. another storm system moving in. not a majoren w enone, but it w bring rainfall to northern california and oregon and washington. here is a quick look at the temperatures. 44 for the windy city, 49 for new york city, atlanta where i'm loc located, 60 degrees. i mean, it is december. it should be much colder. what is going on here? >> yeah, you know better than i, but i won't be on i-95 today. that is the one thing i know. >> not advised. >> derek van dam, thank you very much. >>> president biden under mounting pressure as migrant crossings soar at the southern borer. >>> and also coming up taylor swift had a bombshell year. we'll cover it all next. >>> . >>> we turn to kherson where more than 100 civilians packed in a train saying waiting to be evacuated came under assistants russian shelling. at least would not killed and several injured.assistants russian

the top three cities, piercing the most problems, jfk, boston and fort lauderdale airport in florida.n the northeast. that's slowed things up quite a bit. casey, have a wonderful holiday yourself. >>> still ahead, jason chaffetz -- >> reporter: thank you. a. david: you're welcome. -- joe borelli and jimmy failla's going to be with us. the 10 a.m. hour of "varney & company" is next. ♪ then i saw mommy tickle santa claus -- ♪ underneath the mistletoe -- his beard so snowy white. ♪ oh, what a laugh it would have been if daddy had only seen -- ♪ mommy kissing santa claus last night ♪ ..

jfk and facing charges. the port authority sent two airport buses to pick up travelers. a similar situation unfortunately at lax in los angeles. their protesters stood in the roadway, locking their hands, holding signs bringing traffic to a standstill. you can see the chopper shots there. the group used construction debris, road signs, tree branches to obstruct the road. police say the demonstrators attacked some police cars and then cars trying to get to the airport. a police officer was thrown to the ground there. the officer was not hurt though. one person was arrested for the battery on a cop. 36 arrested for rioting. >> we watch around learn and listen on social media to where they want to protest. can it be a delicate balance. we will always facilitate, support their first amendment. we want them to express their ideas in a safe way. >> the lapd said there was not a peaceful demonstration and this is dangerous and will not be tolerated. back in new york, more protests are planned in the coming days across the country. we know there's a big celebration here in times

flights in atlanta, miami and fort lauderdale overnight, the three airports posting the most delays were boston and new york's laguardia and jfk. so with that, let's get the accuweather forecast from justin popovic. justin ryan and thanks. >> low pressure means business. that's right. more wet weather, some heavy rain from boston to portland, along with gusty winds going throughout your monday. some holiday traveling here early in the week. there can be some major travel delays followed by turn to colder monday night to tuesday, along with snow off the great lakes and into the higher terrain. meanwhile, holiday travel into the upcoming weekend. the interior west looking quite active with rain and mountain snow. rhiannon andrew, back to you. >> thank you justin. now overseas where a long range missile launch is signaling a renewal of north korea's weapons testing activities, south korea says the missile flew more than 600 miles before landing in the water between korea and japan. it was kim jong un's first long range missile test in about five months. north korea also launched a short range missile over the weekend. >> defense

demonstrators blocking streets, leading into two of america's largest airports during holidays, 62 people arrested for protesting at jfkax yesterday, we are seeing this unprecedented rise antisemitism in this this country happening congresswoman, what can be done really shows, what i think many are seeing with their eyes a very unfair attack on jewish americans. >> you are absolutely right, what we're seeing is not enough people are speaking out against it, you think about small population, that jewish people have in our country, under 4% yet they are you know, the target of attack for nearly 60% all hate crimes i mean that is problem we've seen has been growing we've seen it growing specifically on college campuses, this is what our professors are teaching our youth. i think you know you are seeing this ways and means committee try to get to the bottom if you are not going to be able to help population you are not going to be able to support u.s., colleges universities getting millions of dollars taxpayer aid that needs to stop again something ways and means perspective. cheryl: , last i checked claudia gay still runn

right now, things look, ok, local airports, in fact, just mostly cloudy skies. but you make your way across the country jfk have some issues there. some delays there, some cold weather. and yes, even some snow making its way across the country. so folks coming home from the holiday, this what you're looking at, you can see a pretty significant storm system now making its way across the northern plains and watches. it just kind of rolls its way slowly toward the eastern seaboard along that path. it is going to bring with a strong gusty winds. some cold temperatures and yes, more snow on the backside of it continue to work its way further south to the east coast. going to see more of that activity. and of course, that could likely cause some more delays across the country over the next. 24 to 36 hours. temperatures cold to you've got 34 in bismarck. 34 lincoln 37 for a high wichita tomorrow. like the warmer weather got to have all the way down. 2 parts of southern california in florida. we see 60's and some 70's there. otherwise some cold temperatures across the u.s. not so bad around the bay area. things lo

crosshairs today some of the nation's busiest airports boston logan hardest hit with 20% of flights canceled following faa ground stops and delays new york jfk, laguardia, chicago o'hare and atlanta feeling the ripple effect of the rain and wind >> i have to fly so do what i have to do to get home >> instead of going from charlotte, north carolina to florida we're going to dallas, texas and then to florida. >> reporter: today's storm a stress test before a record 39 million people start flying wednesday through january 2nd and coming the same day southwest airlines agreed to pay the biggest government fine ever, $140 million, 30 times bigger than previous airline delay fines. for its massive meltdown last christmas that started with a snowstorm in denver, then crippled southwest operations nationwide 17,000 flights canceled 2 million passengers affected many stranded for days unable to reach southwest agents, get quick refunds or lost luggage. $90 million of that mega fine will fund vouchers for future passengers affected by future flight disruptions. >> it's not just about holding southwest accountable but really shaping better choices acro

watcher what she discovered i'm at the phoenix airport right now waiting to board my flight to nnew york, jfkigrants also boarding this flight that the u.s. taxpayers are paying for. this is what the u.s. taxpayers are paying for right here. premium seats on delta. >> brian: how does that? what about the background checks when asked delta representative told her quote what does it matter? they're humans, too. babylon bee contributor ashley joins us now. thanks so much for telling this story. what made you say to yourself i'm taking out my phone and taping. this when i tried to speak to the delta representative hey, are these people being properly screened? medically i have a 2-year-old son at home. his response is they are humans too. would you like a mask. i decided to go out there and document what i was seeing. i have been down to the border. i have been down to these processing centers. i recognize those bags right away. those are the bags you get after you have been detained from crossing our border illegally. i decided to show everyone what was going on. what is handing on 11:00 p.m. re

. >> a pro-palestinian protesters were also at jfk in new york yesterday, locking arms and blocking the entrance roads to the airport. police said. a total of 62 people were arrested in both protests happening today. >> those new bart faregates are expected to start being put into use at the west oakland station. they were originally not expected to start operating until the new year, but bart posted pictures of these vertical gates with see through doors now installed at the west oakland station. the transit agency says it's still testing three door materials. the agency is in the process of replacing its old system to crack down, of course, on fare evaders probably notice gas prices are going up across the state. >> triple a reports a gallon of regular is up by $0.02 this morning to $4.65 a gallon. san francisco has the highest price in the bay, with an average of $4.83 per gallon. other high priced local cities include santa rosa for 81, san rafael at 4.79, and napa at 4.75. the biden administration is finalizing contracts. to purchase 3 million barrels of oil to replenish the strategic petroleum reserve. the us

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airport. police arrested dozens for m disrupting drivers there. video posted on social media showed travelers at jfk to make their fli flights. erthose university leaders consider how to adjustus, anti-semitism on campus. students are turning to a legal tool that could impact how much powel r and federal funding thop colleges have. fox business correspondentondena reports. >> good evening, bret. students are suing the , university of pennsylvania, n, carnegie mellon, and berkeley in separate complaints. they claim the universities havi violated title vi of the civil rights act of 1964 whichfr prohibits programs that receive federal funds fromr na discriminating based on race, color, or national origin. lawyers say some jewish students are scared by the school'ss of response to student protests and reports of anti-semitism following the october 7th hamas terror attack. one student, who is suing upenne described a recent protest. >> in this class have been on campus and their people with bullhorns chanting intifada, which means an armed uprising, throughoutig campus, that's not allowed. when this happ

jfk coming in at a quarter of a mile at the airport there.n we are anticipating that fog to continue as we head through the morning hours before burning off. no wonder, unseasonably mile conditions out there. we're pretty warm. take a look at some temperatures. dc by thursday near 60 degree. that's a look at the forecast. let's see what's going on closer to home in 30 seconds. a little home. >> coming up, our new year's countdown kicks off. we're back in a moment. ♪ ♪ a tiny pinch of knorr chicken bouillon will save you more gas than driving downhill. because just one sip of this delectable silky chicken ramen noodle soup will put an end to your drive-through dinner rituals. it's time to bring out the cook in you and tell him to throw that glorious powder in that tasty silky combo of delightful carrots... (whispered): yummy ...luscious mushrooms, and a touch of bok choy. (whispered): good call. knorr taste combos. it's not fast food, but it's soooo good. ♪ ♪ ♪ hee-haw! here we go! ahhhhh! that's ludacris. all your holiday favorites... both cl

jfk, laguardia [ light laughter ] penn station all over the place >> seth: you know, that's interesting you mention two of the airports-- and again, maybe you don't know. maybe it's not a place where you do a lot of chitchat do you feel like people are on there way out of town to go to a 1000s party, and stop at a hair salon right before they go or do you think they're flying in for - >> fred: in my estimation? i think these are airport parties that are happening [ light laughter ] that's what i'm seeing >> seth: gotcha. so, if you were having a party to celebrate the 1000s, you think a good place to hold it would be an airport? >> fred: i don't have these parties. this is other people i'm just -- this is a business >> seth: so, you don't judge >> fred: no, this is not me. >> seth: you never judge >> fred: never i don't like it. [ light laughter ] >> seth: what do you feel about people who judge >> fred: i'm a litte -- i'm not into it. [ light laughter ] when they judge. i'm judgmental of them >> seth: well, i can tell how painful it was for you to judge even them. [ light laughter ] >> fred: yes >> seth: what is the

airports looking great, too. in fact, all along the west coast, no delays even as we head to the east jfk looking good. so this is a live look out at sfo. you can see those runways are nice and dry. we do have some clouds are kind of thrown our way from the system to the south of us. and that's why you'll notice that we're a little bit warmer in the north bay in spots like santa rosa right now 68 degrees. then we are down in san jose where they're seeing a little cloud cover from some of that 60 degrees. there 60 as well at half moon bay, but told we're like warmer than we were 24 hours ago to a great degree. most spots you can see santa rosa, 9 degrees warmer. same story in fairfield, 8 degrees. warmer in concord. we are above average today. no doubt about it. now i mentioned there are some clouds we cast our way from that system that brought us all the rain and you can see it right there. kind of rolling into the south bay east bay and right up the peninsula. and for the most part, everything falling apart as far as any rain is concerned before it reaches us. but it is still casting some showers. ver