enjoy the relief. >>> a live look at laguardia airport.set to take off very very soon heading to indiana to highlight a deal he struck with heating and air conditioning company carrier. >> from there, he heads on his usa thank you tour, that's what they are calling it. the first stop is in cincinnati tonight. want to talk about this and so much more. john j.lavall, regional vice chair of the new york republican state committee and donald trump supporter, long-time trump supporter. amanda carpenter, former communications director for senator ted cruz and bakari sellers, former democratic house member in south carolina who was a hillary clinton supporter. guys, we will talk about indiana, we will talk about carrier and this thank you tour coming up. we have done quite a bit on that already. but i want to play some sound from newt gingrich yesterday, who went on the radio talking about this secretary of state selection process and he had what i consider to be some fairly incredible words about mitt romney. listen. >> you have never, ever in y

at laguardia, we drove right up to trump force one. it was the first time we could find a president-elect was going to an army/navy game. mr. trump climbed on board the plane, he says, is a step up from air force one. much of his team was there. chief of staff reince priebus and senior adviser steve bannon, national security adviser general mike flynn, and rudy giuliani, who just took himself out of the running for secretary of state. once we leveled off, i asked the president-elect about his new life. army/navy game. in a sense, is this your unofficial debut as commander in chief? >> no, it's just something i've wanted to see. it's beautiful. it's hopefully going to be a good game. but really just something i want to see. it's the armed forces. i love and respected armed

that includes new york laguardia, newark liberty, philadelphia and chicago o'hare.hose airports face greater congestion as they add flights and millions of travelers who put extra strain on old terminals and gates. it's a problem president-elect trump hopes to solve by spending $1 trillion on america's aging infrastructure, including rundown airports. >> we're going to rebuild our infrastructure which will become, by the way, second to none. >> some airports like laguardia are in the process of being renovated, but for many others it could be a while before we see the repairs that we've all been clamoring for. meantime, a lot of travelers in the u.s. apparently like what they see and feel in some of our older airports. phil lebeau, "on the money," chicago. >>> up next, we're "on the money." it's a new year and time to get yourself and your finances in shape. the goals you should make and how to stick with them. >>> and later, what's next in tech from wearables to smart homes. we show you the gadgets that are going to be big. with the xfinity tv app, anything with a

>> jimmy: laguardia -- laguardia's so bad, if sully had a choice between landing there or the hudsonand that's not good. [ applause ] some tech news. it's rumored that apple is working on a high-end iphone model for next year, code named ferrari. [ audience oohs ] yeah. meanwhile, samsung is working on a high-end galaxy phone called fire truck. [ applause ] oh, i saw that president-elect donald trump and his family are having a little trouble this week hiring workers for their winery in virginia. i actually didn't even know trump had a winery until i saw this commercial. it does seem like trump actually know a lot about wine. take a look. ♪ >> trump winery is the biggest, best winery in the country. no other winery has so many great, fantastic wines. we got 'em all. we've got peanut noer, peanut gregorio, cabinet salvage knot, charmander, merlott, rose, and of course, china tea. [ laughter ] trump winery. make america grape again. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: china tea. my favorite wine. china tea. [ laughter ] >> steve: china tea. >> jimmy: make america grape again. yeah. this

the governor, the mayor, the people of laguardia. now, there is a $6 billion program. this is the united states of america. we pushed for an infrastructure package this would have put millions of americans back to work rebuilding america but republicans said no. we proposed billions of tax cuts but the hill said no. we wanted to make two years of community college free and pay for it by closing loopholes like stepped-up basis. the public has said no. does anybody believe in the 21st century, 12 years is enough? does anybody really believe that to be true? that 12 years of free education is enough to compete in the 2 1st century? already, six in ten jobs right now require more than a college degree. excuse me, more than a high school degree. we know so many other qualified women are staying out of the workforce. why? the cost of child care. you go to washington, two kids, $22000 a year. we want to triple the maximum child care tax credit. that alone with other could add 500,000 women into the workplace. increasing productivity and growth. our friends said no. when reaga

cbs reporter marley hall has more on the great getaway from new york's laguardia airport. >> reporter: jonathan mere and his kids are heading to florida, they are arrived at new york's laguardia airport, early. >> we have plenty of time. we are watching some movies, some on the ipod, something like that, it is okay, we're prepared, we have snacks, we're good. >> reporter: kay solomon and her friend were expecting long lines too. >> we have lots of time because you came super early six hours. >> reporter: triple a says more than 103 million people will travel over the next week and a half but across the country not everyone is having an easy go of it. >> i had to wait three hours in the airport. it is frustrating. >> reporter: fred wick messier is trying not to get bent out of shape. >> turf say that it does help cope with the stress of flying today. >> reporter: air travel is up this year, but it is not most popular way to get around for the holidays. most travelers, nearly 94 million, are hitting the road, with the gift of lower gas prices, this season. victor alvarez is bringing the

meanwhile, president-elect trump making his way to laguardia airport.here is his plane on the tarmac from just a few moments ago en route to indiana to visit that carrier plant. we'll be right back. ♪ approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could help pay some of what medicare doesn't, saving you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you've learned that taking informed steps along the way really makes a difference later. that's what it means to go long™. call now and request this free decision guide. it's full of information on medicare and the range of aarp medicare supplement plans to choose from based on your needs and budget. all plans like these let you

laguardia is now being ripped down and rebuilt in phases. mr. trump has an early ally, new york senator chuck schumer. schumer praised mr. trump for wanting to rebuild our infrastructure and told abc news mr. trump's tentative spending plan of $1 trillion over the next ten years sounds pretty good to him. >> i'm asking congress to support the construction of new roads, bridges, airports, tunnels and railways all across this nation, and we will put our people back to work. >> i would envision maybe a jobs bill you could get passed in the first hundred days that does some infrastructure spending, those business tax cuts so important for growth. i'm excited about 2017. >> of course, any plan would have to pass through congress controlled by some thrifty republicans concerned over where all of this money is going to come from, rebuilding u.s. infrastructure very expensive, $20 billion to $30 billion to complete new york's new subway line. most of that money is not federal. uma, back to you. >> lots of new yorkers will be happy about that, when the s

i got in trouble when i said if i blindfold you and put you in an airport at laguardia and then an airportn beijing, to do 4:00 in thee at morning and asked you which one was a developing country, you would have said laguardia. [laughter] vice president biden: everybody disagreed. this is the united states of america. we pushed for an infrastructure package that would have put millions of american workers back to work. republicans on the hill said no. we proposed billions of tax cuts for working americans. again, the hill said no. we wanted to make two years at community college free, paid for by closing loopholes. republicans said no. does anybody believe in the 21st century 12 years is enough? does anybody really believe that to be true? that 12 years of free education is enough to compete in the 21st century? already, the study i did for the president, six in 10 jobs require more than a college degree. excuse me, than a high school degree. we know so many of the most qualified women are staying out of the workforce. why? the cost of childcare. in washington, if you have two kids, the co

abc's linzie janis is at laguardia. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. were expected to hitting the road or flying this holiday season. for parts of the country which has been a white christmas, travel is slow and dangerous. overnight, near-whiteout conditions across the northern plains. residents digging out from under a christmas blizzard packing heavy snow and winds. in grand forks, north dakota, freezing temperatures and an ice storm leading to dangozens of crashes and spinouts. high winds wreaking havoc. this semitoppled by a powerful gust. several trailers at this car dealership knocked over, too. this building flattened by the strong winds. in flagstaff, arizona, heavy snow stranding trucks and cars on the roads for hours. leaving many to wait out the treacherous conditions on christmas day. >> yeah, no, i don't know. i'm just waiting. all i can do, right. >> reporter: travelehousands of travelers forced to wait. more than 300 flights cancelled. the rapid city and bismarck airports cancelling more than half of their flights. and add to that, more

we start with eva pilgrim at new york's laguardia airport. namaste, good morning. >> it's perfect. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the last-minute rush is on for many trying to make it to their holiday destinations. weather causing some problems for travelers all across the country. even an nfl team taking a hit from mother nature. the minnesota vikings football team recovering overnight from a remarkable wintry delay. their airplane is skidding off the taxiway after landing safely in wisconsin. a tire sinking in plane unable to move. firefighters helping take player after player slowly from the plane. 137 passengers and 11 crew members each having to get on this ladder carried down. >> houston, we have touchdown. >> reporter: five hours to deplane. >> whoo! >> reporter: the vikings not the only ones traveling this weekend. about 2.4 million are flying. >> this is hideous. it's got to be a thousand yards long. good thing is our flight is delayed. >> reporter: almost 3,000 flights delayed and if it feels more crowded than normal, it is. airli

. >>> looking live right now at laguardia airport on the left, complilts -- compliments of our sister station phl new york. a number of travelers could be hitting the roads. we've seen long lines at phl long lines, katherine scott is watching it for us, if you're traveling today, pack your patience. >> it was a bicycle about a -- bonanza in philadelphia, small bikes for little children and bigger one for bigger children. >> i'm going to ride it over the mountain and kind of ride it near the city. >> the bikes were purchased by donations raised by state representative jordon harris. >> oprah has anh-ha moment. >>> the man who crashed into a berlin christmas market has been shot dead by police. >> good morning

. >> here at laguardia airport, lines are moving along and that's the case of majority of airports across the country. demarco as of this afternoon there have been less than a hundred u.s. flight cancellations. >> thank you. keeping track of the holiday storms at cco in minute appear list. -- minneapolis. what's it molly. >> we have a powerful system out west affecting the rockies right now as well as the four corners. that will continue to moo off as that area of low pressure does. we'll see things start to deteriorate. much of the portion of the country rocky's plain states and upper mid west we're now seeing snow develop off to the east northeast. some strong thunderstorm heading near christmas day sunday for the plain states specifically around the kansas where we can seesaw veer weather. we do have a blizzards warning for most of north dakota as well as south dakota they could see a split or more so many areas more like 15 mches and the mches andm warnings for portions of minnesota and winter storm warnings can strong storms awe of coursing portions of southern minnesota so that tree

laguardia in new york, in the midst of working with governor cuomo on the new laguardia airport for ouracility and we have the same thing going on in la, seat -- seattle, atlanta, things we already have been doing and we are going to do a lot more. in the next five years we will be spending $10 billion in our airports. maria: wow. you mean governmental, public and partnerships? >> collectively over $10 billion, but at tend of the day that comes back to the cost of delta and that's the right thing to do. maria: terrific. i'm glad laguardia is a focus, because of its size, all the of the planes flying in there's constantly delays at laguardia so you probably need a better hub there? >> improved tarmac space, improved amenities for our customers, it's going to be an exciting development. maria: you've been increasing the offerings to customer by testing return to free meals to family class and let's track bags, that's another interesting one. as united, they are charging passengers to use overhead bin. is that one of the things that you feel is really paying off coming back? >> yes, it is.

you can see here at laguardia there is a very small line but this line has been moving pretty good all morning, and many are hoping that it stays that way. no question, though, time to get home is running out quickly, dan. >> it is. eva, if you're catching a flight, good luck to you and let's get right over to rob for the travel forecast. hey, man. >> hey, dan, two storms we're dealing with, west coast and east coast. the one on the east coast now rolling in somewhat cooler air, mostly rain here. this is what brought the mixture of snow and sleet to chicago and milwaukee. we've got some advisories up just west of new york city. going to be heavy rain along the i-95 corridor especially right around noontime so if you're doing last-minute shopping or traveling this morning, it is going to be miserable but drying out later on this afternoon. now to the west coast we go, actually, first of all, some freezing rain before that warm front comes through, be aware if you're in upstate new york or northwest jersey. as far as the slick roads go there. across the west go we go with this storm comi

his plane just went wheels up from laguardia airport moments ago., he will tour the carrier plant. he, of course, negotiated a deal with the firm's parent company that will likely save some 1,000 jobs that were headed to mexico. he will then make his first public remarks since the election. we are expecting sometime in the 2:00 eastern time hour. of course, the timing is fluid, and we will bring those remarks to you live when they begin. >>> the fbi says it's till too son -- still too soon to know if the ohio state university act today was -- attack was terrorism, even though abdul artan was likely inspired by isis and referred to a radical islamic cleric as a hero on facebook. eleven people were injured on osu's campus monday when artan plowed his car into a crowd and started stabbing people with a knife. but the fbi is still investigating the motive and can't draw conclusions yet. one house lawmaker slamming the delay. watch. >> to me, it makes absolutely no sense. if in this isn't terrorism, i don't know what is. he doesn't have to have a direct

his plane took off from laguardia airport in new york around 4:00 our time. they are expected to arrive in milwaukee and head to that thank you tour from here. excitement has building for his arrival. jessica cerkoney is a trump tonight's rally. i caught up with her a couple of hours ago when she and her kids stopped at the airport. she was hoping to get an early glimpse of the president-elect before tonight's rally. >> driving by discovery world, and i saw a lot of sheriff's officers and secret service vehicles over here so i swung by , and i thought maybe we'd get to see donald trump's plane sheldon: unfortunately, jessica did not get to see the plane land. the sheriff's deputies cleared the parking lot that i interviewed her in. she moved out and they moved us across the street. right now, sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement agencies are keeping and i on the airport. traffic is still flowing easily outside the airport. supposed to head to west allis for that thank you rally after his arrival here. back to you. patrick: once he is on the ground and

airport -- which i do like laguardia airport. i don't like going through it and seeing every single job that used to be serving you a donut or a coffee replaced by a little computer thing. you know what i'm talking about -- >> i get it. >> it's very troubling. >> it's also very embarrassing when you can't figure out how to do it. >> yeah, you've got to figure out how to get a -- and some guy comes over with a hamburger and -- anyway! after the sharp exchange you had with clinton communications director jennifer palmieri, from her end, at that harvard forum last week, palmieri wrote an op-ed in "the washington post" today. she said, among other things, i don't know whether the trump campaign needed to give a platform to white supremacists to win, but the campaign clearly did and it had the effect of empowering the white-nationalist movement. i think you call it in law, your sur rebuttal, your final rebuttal to the op-ed piece, which is a rebuttal to what you, your campaign did. is that going to end? >> ask jennifer palmieri that?

fo reporter: here at laguardia airport, lines are moving along and that's the case of majority of airportsoss the country. demarco, as of this afternoon, there have been less than a hundred u.s. flight cancellations. >> morgan: marlie hall, thank you. meteorologist molly rosenblatt is tracking the holiday storms at wcco in minneapolis. what's the latest, molly? >> reporter: well, demarco, conditions will be dicey for any christmas day travel. we have a powerful system out west affecting the rockies right now as well as the four corners. lhat will continue to move off rs the east-northeast as that area of low pressure does. we'll see things really start to eeteriorate. for much of the western portion of the country, again, the rockies, plain states and upper midwest, we're now seeing snow esvelop off to the east- nrtheast. as well as rain, some strong thunderstorms heading near ngristmas day sunday for the cain states, specifically right around kansas, where we could see some severe weather. and we do have a blizzard warnings in effect for most of north dakota as well as the ostern portion

the robots are coming no matter who you put -- >> so it doesn't bother you when you go to laguardia and see nothing but computer -- basically, laptops, a whole bunch of laptops where you order your donuts, hamburgers, coffee? there's no human beings working there, or hardly any. >> we can look through history at the industrial transformation and see a brighter future for the people who used to be doing that at laguardia. >> but who's going to fight for minimum wage in this administration? nobody. the labor department won't do it. the secretary he named is opposed to minimum wage. >> i think the biggest advocate will be the president-elect. >> but he's against it. >> he's really not against it. he says he wants to make it a state-by-state decision. he's told people -- >> the minimum wage? >> yes. he's told people on this network and other networks that it should be higher than it is now. but what he doesn't want to do is have a one-size-fits-all for all 50 states. >> what about this guy, pruitt, the ag down in oklahoma for the oil patch. this is the environmental protection agency. it's

i'm a big buyer of the airlines, and a seller of laguardia. bring up the chart.l show you exactly why here. yes, you're up 17% post the election, 57% off the lows, but you're up just 1%, 2% over the past two years and i have bullish setup, vis-a-vis the bullish ascending try anal breakout and this breakout from a two year rounded base of support. you zoom out and look at the weekly chart you see in front of you, a 13 year layover in the group, you have significant upside from here. this is a group just taking off and i would not be afraid to be a buyer of the airlines here. >> 13-year layovers at laguardia are ones that felt that way. >> rich ross, both points are noted. i will sell you laguardia and raise you a newark any day my friend. appreciate that. for more trading nation, head to our website, tradingnation.cnbc.com. by the way, the southwest airlines ceo will be on with jim tonight. "mad money," gary kelly, 6:00 p.m. "power lunch" is back in two. >>> and now the latest from tradingnation.cnbc.com and a word from our sponsor. >> trading with the trend is ke

the long lines are moving at new york's laguardia airport. liana hunt was patiently waiting with her travel partner, newman. >> he's been a big hit so far. the ticket agents loved him. really sweet security agents fell in love with him and they were like, "come on by! don't wait in line." >> reporter: at new a's liberty airport the air train is back in service after temporarily leaving frustrated passengers waiting in the cold. millions more are hitting the highways for the holidays. snow in iowa led to accidents on slick roads, and streets in and around new york were bumper to bump wer last-minute traffic. atlanta's hartsfield-jackson is the world's busiest airport. nearly 40,000 people are expected to go through security behind me just today. but, elaine, the average wait time in security here is only 15 minutes thanks to a small army of t.s.a. agents and airport workers. >> quijano: all right, omar villafranca, amid the holiday bustle. omar, thank you. well, where are the winter storms headed next? here's chief meteorologist eric fisher of

we are looking at lightbank pictures of his playing at laguardia.s of last weeks ohio state university attack before taking his thank-you tour to des moines, iowa. tomorrow he is holding rallies in baton rouge, louisiana, and grand rapids in michigan. washington that moscow has agreed to call a meeting to discuss the withdrawal of syrian rebels from aleppo. sergei lavrov says after talks with john kerry, they decided military experts and diplomats will meet in geneva on saturday could he says the syrian army has suspended its demand to have 8000 civilians leave the city. president obama tells cnn that people may have viewed him differently because of his race. he says he "absolutely faced office but does not see racism in the mainstream opposition but on the fringes. the surgeon general says there needs to be more research into the effect of vaping. he says e-cigarettes are not harmless, and too many teenagers are using a. 16% of high school students reported at least some use of e-cigarettes, including some who have never smoked a conventional ciga

vice-president biden said laguardia was like being in a third world country. >> will president-electmp be able to do that? >> he wants to spend 1 trillion. and he's critical of billions going overseas that could be used to rebuild our failing roads and bridge and trains. some of the democrat and the president have a common goal. it gets congress and the president-elect have to find the moneyy for the project. one of the first democrats to show support was new york senator schumer who told chris wallace he would love a bill in the first 100 days. it is a bill mr. trump may have a hard time getting passed his many concerned where the trillion would come from as we push to being 20 trillion. >> and i live near boston. and the teague could use overhaul. >> and it could be who gets it. >> and see where all of the money goes. thank you, rob, we appreciate it. >> and pilgrim and tourist from around the world are flocking to bethlehem to celebrate christmas eve. it is the traititional birth place of jesus. they take in the manger square and listen to christmas songs playing on the loud speak

. >> and linzie janis joins us now from laguardia. linzie, what are the worries as this storm now moves east? >> reporter: tom, the big concern is icy roads, especially in new england. look out for more airport delays there, too. tom? >> linzie janis for us tonight. linzie, thank you. this is a big storm. so, for what's next, let's bring in rob marciano. >> reporter: tom, a couple of concerns tonight. the severe weather in the south. icy conditions in the northeast. so, we'll start there. you can see sub freezing temperatures along the i-90 corridor, so, next couple of hours will be treacherous. and then the back side of this, the southern side, that's where the severe thunderstorms are popping up. a couple of tornado warnings earlier today as this thing crosses the mississippi river. nashville, louisville. maybe some flash flooding tonight. look at the highs today. 76 degrees in louisville. that's an all-time record, ties it for the month of december. this pushes off to the east tomorrow, promises to be a quieter day as kro the east.

take a look at president-elect donald trump's plane at laguardia airport. he is about to take off for louisiana to rally at john kennedy. a lot of trouble for the president elect in the coming days. this is bloomberg. mark: they commend a story developing here in london. 21st century fox, controlled by reached adoch, pulmonary deal to buy sky. it has been something murdoch has wanted to do for many years. for reasons i won't go into now, 10 pounds 75 is the price. there is no certainty an official offer will be made by fox. chart, a massive leap in shares. big move. the ecb this week, saying x and a bond buying program -- does the bond market believe what mario draghi is telling them? viewng us now is bloomberg columnist, who wrote a story on the topic. a bit of a mixed message. guest: he is treading a fine line. to take the patient's off the medicine come and those that think the patient's isn't well enough and close enough to recovery. this is almost the worst of the worlds. as you look at the reaction in the bond market. votes every six weeks. outlookou

that is the trump plane, that is at laguardia airport.ther he's on that plane or not, not yet on the plane, but he's going to get on it soon and off he goes. and, of course, this friday morning we are remembering an american hero. astronaut and former ohio senator john glenn dead at the age of 95. glenn was the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. he returned to space, by the way, 36 years later. he joined the space shuttle discovery as a payload specialist at the age of 77. he's the oldest person to go into space. and donald trump paid tribute to him last night. listen. >> pearl harbor was attacked, one man who immediately enlisted to defend his country was john glenn. he was a giant among men and a true american legend. stuart: okay. president-elect trump's decision to have oklahoma ag scott pruitt head up the epa, that sets the stage for a major political battle. the left is apoplectic about this. chris stirewalt is with us, fox news digital politics editor. if scott pruitt becomes the guy who runs the epa, odds are he sweeps asi

portland international airport is number one for the second year in a row and new york's laguardia is number -- last. very dead last. >> been that way for a long time. this list only includes big airports. >>> well, it's a busy time in terms of the leadup to christmas. the important deadlines you want to hear to make sure you gifts get delivered in time. >>> we continue to follow that awful breaking news in germany. a truck slams into a crowd of people at a holiday market. details still comin g >>> we have breaking news from germany. at least nine people dead it after a truck plows sbo a crowded holiday market this berlin. more than 50 people hurt. police in berlin have tweeted they do have the suspect in custody and they are trying to figure out if this was an accident or an attack. witnesses say the truck plowed full speed into the crowd and the truck driver then got o and ran before police caught him. we will keep you posted as details come in. >>> that attack happening days before christmas. if you went to the post office, chances are you were standing in a pretty long line. today

liz: donald trump's plane just took off from laguardia airport for columbus, ohio. after that terror attack. then he will jet offer a big thank you to her in des moines. what once seemed like a pipe dream was a very possible reality. we are less than 500 points away from that 20,000 level right now. all five indices are racing to record close. you must stay with me through this final hour not only to witness that but were also can appoint out to you what specific things you need to look for that may indicate the wall street rally might be about to reverse. it was super busy day for donald trump. the transition team is still in full swing. they just had the interview. we are watching for all of the braking action on the trump train. you name it the trump carrier deal getting juicier by the moment. in indiana chamber of commerce ceo was us exclusively on his fight with united steel workers. the hottest gift of the season has been sold out for five years. less than an hour to the closing bell. liz: we did mention that donald trump's plane is in the air right now. the m

rob schmidt is at new york's laguardia airport with that story. >> chloramphenicol, when everyone usedo paying for checked bags come united airlines will soon start charging people buying the cheapest to bring a carry-on bag onto the plane. the first major airline to do this churning other providers like spirit airlines. he sees me billions of dollars in profits for airline. some carriers charging for pillows and link is. most were in flight wi-fi and movies. billions are made from ticket change fees. many airlines charging upwards of $50 for the privilege of being able to separate their family on a plane and meanwhile demand for air travel is increasing so it's not likely we will see an end to these these because they still get more and more customers as they charge more and more fees. frustration from past tours is obvious when you talk to people at airports. >> they know you're bringing it back. you don't have any other option. you are forced to pay the fee is. did i would have no other choice than other choice and we want to sit together and we want to bring about some vicious bite

liz: donald trump's plane just took off from laguardia airport for columbus, ohio.er that terror attack. then he will jet offer a big thank you to her in des moines. what once seemed like a pipe dream was a very possible reality. we are less than 500 points away from that 20,000 level right now. all five indices are racing to record close. you must stay with me through this

caused major accidents across the country and significant delays in area airports like new york and laguardia's airport, and dulles have had to completely shut down all of the runways because of the ice on the runways, and we have seen major traffic accidents like a pileup in boston, and people all across the northeast are being asked to exercise extreme caution, especially if they are going to hit the road today. we are talking to people on the streets that are expecting to see eight inches of snow in the next two days. listen to how they are preparing. >> you have to account for -- >> use common sense. you just have to be smart about everything, and make sure you are equipped in your cars and a shovel or scraper in the car, and make sure you have adequate boots and clothing. this is the north. this is not florida, so you have to be ready for pretty much anything. >> reporter: betty, just to give you a sense of scope, we are talking 150 million americans who are still under a winter weather advisory this morning, and it's not just the snow and the ice. 35 million americans are suffering from b

minneapolis dealing with some problems, and of course the northeast, those airports around nuke and laguardiaould also quickly become trouble spots, so can atlanta's hartsfield-jackson. more than 4 million passengers are expected during this holiday season here. all it takes is for other problems in other parts of the country to turn into a ripple effect here. airlines are urging passengers to check with their airline and to arrive here in atlanta these two hours ahead of time. hallie, back to you in west palm. >> gabe gutierrez, not looking too bad where you are. we'll check back in. >>> more big picture wise, a snow emergency declared in parts of north dakota, where hundreds of miles of interstate are shut down. for a look at what you should know about travel where you're headed and the weather where you are, let's check in with msnbc meteorologist bonnie schneider mplts hallie, the blizzard threat continues all the way to 7:00 p.m. tonight. the warning has been extended and expanded. we'll be watching for this in herein sections of north and south dakota where there are many road closures.

have also seen delays and cancellations at major airports across the country, like in new york's laguardia airport and dulles international airport in washington, d.c. they had to close down all of those runways because of those icy roads. sheinelle? >> at least you're getting a little break there. thank you, morgan. >>> still ahead, what americans think of donald trump's handling of the presidential transition. hear from an ohio focus group, next. >>> to politics now. president obama's final end of the year press conference still echoing today, touching on everything from china to voting machines to ronald reagan. but when the conversation turned to congress, the president did not hold back. >> for too long, everything that happens in this town, everything that's said, is seen through the lens of does this help or hurt us relative to democrats. or relative to president obama. and unless that changes, we're going to continue to be vulnerable to foreign influence. because we have lost track of what it is that we're about and what we stand for. >> let's bring in peter emerson, huffington pos

we're doing trains, subways, new stations and new airports at laguardia airport.ou want to redesign an entire system. >> the completion of this project has been a long time coming, first proposed in 1920 and delayed in the '30s, '40s, and '50s, skepticism high after restarting in 2007. >> i said, we're going to make the deadline just to show you that we can make the deadline and we're going to do it right. >> this was also about showing people that government can do big things. >> government can do big things. if you don't believe it can, then we defeat ourselves. >> this is fascinating. these are the bones of the subway system. >> this is what takes the time, all the crossover tracking. all the signals. >> the new line has another message, not just for the city but the nation. >> e pluribus unum out of many, one. we are no one race, or one religion. but new york is the laboratory for the american experiment and democracy. >> i also asked governor cuomo if he plans on riding the second avenue subway all the way to the white house. here was his response. this kind

president-elect is preparing to leave on that leg of his thank you tour any moment now, jetting off from laguardiaport in his jet to west alice, wisconsin. this on the heels of trump's official certified victory in the state after the recount effort affirmed his win in last month's presidential election. and it's been another very busy day with the president-elect/billionaire businessman meeting with a variety of other billionaires and millionaires, visitors including secretary of state nominee rex tillerson. how about this? keeping up with kanye. rapper kanye west showing up at trump tower to meet with donald trump. and the richest man in the world, microsoft co-founder bill gates. all right, let's quickly take you uptown to the golden elevators where congress mcshane has a breakdown -- connell mcshane has a breakdown of the meetings. a flurry of activity, connell, really. >> reporter: really has been all day long, liz. the the rex tillerson news being made official as secretary of state pick, that's probably the biggest but, certainly, to your point, not the only story of the day. some senators

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