our richard quest has all the details. >> reporter: welcome to laguardia.ong considered one of the worst airports in the united states. for decades, it's been a sore point for new york commuters. now it's making an $8 billion bet on repairing laguardia's reputation once and for all. >> new yorkers love to criticize, they love to hate. i think if you looked at every single passenger survey, laguardia was always the worst, so the challenge, first of all, was to take it from worst to first. >> reporter: it has one of the worst on time records in the country. travelers say it's amongst the noisiest, most outdated, that's difficult to get to. little wonder, given the central terminal building hasn't changed much since it opened in 1964. officials in new york gave laguardia's restoration the green light in 2015. after a wake up call from the then vice president joe biden. >> if i took you blindfolded to laguardia airport in new york, you must think i must be in some third world country. >> reporter: that had ramifications. that was almost like firing the starting

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following it all fox's alex hogan from laguardia airport in new york. alex., the snow is starting to come down here in queens. drivers are out trying to get the last shipments in before the brunt ever the storm. this is the busiest shipping week for the entire year. this is the problem we've seen from shipping companies really throughout the pandemic as more people are shopping online and having difficulty staffing because of covid-19. ups saw a record number of holiday shipments this season. ups and fedex say that customers could see extra delays, especially due to this weather. they're prioritizing the vaccine offer other packages. the nor'easter threatening a new round of pfizer doses hitting the roads. each box is tracked by gps so they can monitor it remains the same temperature and arrives on schedule. shipping companies say they have contingency plans in place incase airports and roads are closed. because of the storm in massachusetts, governor charlie baker says new englanders are no stranger to winter weather but warning this is a storm unlike ones i

nobody will jim me up at laguardia because interviewed and isis recruiter i have a business card at the same is not true for a random ngo in indiana trying to do this work. we can figure out some level at the very least a guidepost of what is legal and not legal to do? thinking back to years ago by god a twitter dm with every criminal complaint that i had of women traveling because she didn't want to get arrested she wanted to read the playbook and find out the ways around it. i know well enough to know not to do that. but if you are somebody else who has not been around that that's not a great idea, that is asking a bit much. >> any cooperation between domestic extreme groups of the right or left? >> no. not really. here is the interesting caveat. sometimes on the government side that would be a good example like the boys in minnesota arrested for gun charges but they were charged with terrorism but they were selling guns to hamas operatives so he introduced as an agent because then he could get to him but the take away is one that the statue has not caught up to the nature of the thre

hundreds of flights canceled or delayed mostly out of boston, jfk, laguardia and new work and so far winter from what i understand but it has been beautiful out here but julie. todd: thank you so much. let's go to jd as we approach normal commute time for most of us should people be commuting today? what should we expect the next few hours? >> reporter: i say stay put. even if it is not snowing we have blowing snow conditions, 50 mile-per-hour windss along the coast. new snowfall totals into new york seems to be our jackpot with close to three feet of snow already so some areas outperforming some of the forecasts. around the new york city area that cut off, rain, freezing rain, sleet, snowing right now in this dry area north of newark but certainly seeing snow in central park, laguardia, jfk and around the area that as brian mentioned more snow it is one storm that we got all season in the new york city area, temperatures will remain cold over the next few days and by this afternoon the storm will have exited the area. some of these regions, 3 feet of snow, they will have a white chr

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in boston and newark, jfk and laguardia but back here in brooklyn you can see the winds are swirling here and the snowfall is piling up. this will be the most snowfall new york city has seen since at least 2016 when we were live in central park when two feet of snow hit. >> the video you sent the truck seems like sliding, that is a scary video. people need to take their time. todd: with that, where are we right now when it comes to the storm? >> still getting snow north and west, that is where we will see the jackpot snow totals. i'm seeing two feet of snow in upstate new york, the snow is verifying especially the interior sections along the coast on long island where i live, mixing with fleet and freezing rain, so that will cut back on snow totals but we will see two feet or even 3 feet in parts of upstate new york and central pennsylvania so there is the radar. still dealing with this snow, mainly a snow event along the coast, rain and freezing rain mixture from coastal new jersey towards connecticut and long island. reporting snow in most of these locations and that will continue

it goes up to new york laguardia. american airlines, they have been targeting this day really almost from the beginning of december that is when shortly after the faa ungrounded the 737 max, they then did a media flight where they said to reporters look at the changes that have been made, the pilots have gone through enhanced training. and as a result this is the first commercial revenue flight of the 737 max here in the united states in 636 days. what we're seeing with american is what we'll be seeing with three other airlines over the next several months. so you look at the airlines that are flying, the 737 max, that have it in the fleet or will have it, you have american starting flights today, united february 11th, and then alaska and southwest have both said that they will start flying the max in march for american airlines, it has 24 max planes in its fleet as you take a look at shares of american over the last month they are not all immediately flying today, they will gradually feather these into the system ove

but it did play a significant role in terms of arrest and you don't necessarily drive to laguardia and get on the plane the fact you buy a ticket but if you c't because the borders are closed now individuals are getting online you are still concerned and that's what he said the informant or undercover agent. that's a valid argument to have that conversation. where is that line between push and pull? it's one thing to say are you sure do you really want to join isys there's other want to say you really shouldn't. >> and here is where you buy the ticket. and the defense on the prosutor would say. themook at that domest negotiation oversight with some right and left latitude and again my civil rights d civil liberty colleagues and the fact that i had to pull t to get people to talk to me about terrorism and counterterrorism those on a coffee shop or a bar. still don't have the full set of what isys looksike not only the threat but how we do operations some of these are completely understandable dealing with national security it isncumbent on the democracy to he a show. >> and the chances?

. >>> a wild scene out of new york's laguardia airport. why two passengers jumped out of a moving plane.>>> coming up, new at six. >> she was the only african- american woman in the senate. >> mayor london breed not happy with the pick to replace kamala harris. dramatic plus tragedy, how an accident on the water has impacted a family, a busi >>> bay area transit agencies are getting some much needed help from the covid relief bill. the money will go to several agencies including bart and sfmta, the metropolitan transit commission will divided based on factors such as the number of riders. the new federal relief may help them avoid layoffs for now. but they are still looking for long-term financial solutions. the covid relief bill also means that thousands of for lloyd for load airline employees will get back to work. the jobs will be safe until at least the end of march. many were let go when the cares act ended october 1. >>> two people and a dog jumped from a moving plane as of flight heading for atlanta was on the runway. the men refuse

alex hogan is live at laguardia airport in queens, new york, with more. it might give people a little bit of anxiety. >> unfortunately that's right, dana. not going to be able to make a lot of people feel at ease because the next five days are part of the busiest shipping week of the year. throw in a nor'easter into the mix and you could see some delays on those holiday gifts. it's really only magnifying the issue that we have seen this year. ups saw a record number of holiday packages this season, paired with employee loss shortage because of covid-19. fedex says it plans to minimize the weather's impact today on those delays. the winter storm could also impact the vaccine which is finally going out to all 50 states this week. health centers and delivery trucks are backing up plans with extra generators. here at laguardia, the storm is already causing delays and cancellations. across the country more than 749 flights are grounded because of the weather. there are more than 60 million people currently under some kind of storm water or storm warning. many

here at laguardia you can get tested for free.ons getting tested will cost you north of $100. guys? >> trevor, thanks so much. >>> coming up on "gma," how to have a safe new year's eve. in the midst of a pandemic. practical tips for you and your family in our "weekend download." keep it right here. don't settle for silver #1 for diabetic dry skin* #1 for psoriasis symptom relief* and #1 for eczema symptom relief* gold bond champion your skin gold bond ♪ ♪ life's more fun with a dog. and doglife is more fun with milk-bone. ♪ ♪ new aveeno® restorative skin therapy. with our highest concentration of prebiotic oat intensely moisturizes over time to improve skin's resilience. aveeno® healthy. it's our nature™. oh, just one. jake from state farm, it's the least i can do. you really did me a solid with that "maya markdown" on my insurance. here's the deal maya, state farm offers everyone surprisingly great rates. right. no really. there's no markdowns, just great rates. pull around back in 20 minutes. i'll hook you up with the good parts

. >> she was going straight to laguardia to get the next flight to nantucket and get away and get backr home. >> it was now saturday, october 23rd. at 8:00 a.m., beth called her brother. it would be the last time the two spoke. >> she mentioned she had broken up with him and he had called her about 50 times since on her cell phone and the guy wouldn't stop calling her. >> did that raise any alarm bells with you? >> no, doesn't raise alarm bells. >> just a guy who's heartbroken? >> yeah. i was thinking she would go to nantucket and it will be over and everything's going to be fine. >> except that was not going to happen. tragedy was two short days away. >>> coming up, a surprise visitor and a panicked phone call. >> he just said to me, barbara, lock your door, don't go out, i'm calling the police. >> when "dateline" continues. these are real people, not actors, who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats mo

nos vamos a conectar con fabiola galindo en el aeropuerto de laguardia nueva york para que nos cuenter la gran cantidad de pasajeros que estÁn pasando por aquÍ, mÁs de 4 millones de viajeros han utilizado los aeropuertos de todo el paÍs en la Última semana. sin embargo, esta cantidad estÁ por debajo de la cantidad de viajeros que utilizaron los aeropuertos el aÑo pasado en esta temporada aunque la situaciÓn es muy diferente. las autoridades estÁn preocupadas debido a la apariciÓn de esta nueva cepa del coronavirus que dicen ya sospechan que se encontrarÍa en estados unidos aunque las compaÑÍas de las vacunas dicen que estÁn confiadas con que estas vacunas podrÍan proteger a las personas contra esa nueva cepa aunque sin embargo todavÍa hay muchos estudios por realizar. la recomendaciÓn es evitar viajes innecesarios. el doctor anthony fauci dijo que no querÍa cancelar la navidad,pero que sin embargo se mantengan las reuniones pequeÑas, que mantengan la distancia social, tambiÉn los cubrebocas y por supuesto que traten de evitar los viajes una vez mÁs, no nos podemos cansar de repetirlo,

contributed to 2 deadly crashes last year, a 100 passengers were aboard this flight to new york's laguardiairport. the airline gave customers a chance to change flights if they were uncomfortable on the max boeing made changes to the automated flight control system which was implicated in crashes in indonesia and ethiopia, that killed 346 people if has issued new guidelines on the use of drones allow operators to fly them over people and that night. but don't need to be a clip so they can be identified remotely by law enforcement. most of the drones will have to be registered with the f a a and they'll be required to have equipment that broadcast their identification and their location. the new rules also require the drones used at night include strobe lights it can be seen up to 3 miles away operators will need special training. the rules take effect in about 2 months. >>researchers have discovered a link could save between extroverts and the words they use singapore, researchers say extroverts tend to use positive emotion words like love happy, a blast and social process words like me cha

nobody is going to jam me up at laguardia because i interviewed an isis recruiter in raqqah.i hope i don't get in the watch list. the same is not true for a random ngo in indiana who is trying to do this work. if we can figure out a level of alert system or what is a illegal and not illegal to do. i think back to 2 years ago, i got a twitter dm from a woman in the midwest who wanted me to send her every criminal complaint i had of woman traveling because she didn't want to get arrested traveling. now, that is -- i know well enough to know not to do that, but, you know, you ask somebody else who hasn't been around that that's not a great idea. i think that's asking a bit much than we currently do. >> another question, have you seen any cooperation direct or indirect between jihadist groups or domestic extreme groups from the right or left, et cetera? >> no, not really. here is the interesting caveat. that would be the good example. that would be the guys in minnesota who got arrested and the material support was they were selling for hamas operative and the fbi introduced the

. >>> a bizarre story from new york's laguardia airport where two people and a service dog escaped from a delta plane just before takeoff by sliding down the emergency chute. officials say the man refused to sit down for the flight to atlanta. he claimed it triggered his ptsd. witnesses say he then opened the cabin door, went down the plane's slide. his girlfriend and dog following. the couple then taken into custody. >>> spectacular lava flows are spewing from the kilauea volcano in hawaii. for now the lava is confined to the volcano's crater and is not threatening homes, but officials are asking those nearby to stay inside to avoid toxic gas and ash. >>> let's take a look at your tuesday weather. >>> a cross-country winter storm could drop 30 inches of snow in parts of montana. by tomorrow snow is expected in the upper midwest. rain around chicago, thunderstorms in the south. by thursday the east coast will see storms, heavy rain, gusty winds. after the storm moves through, frigid air will drop all the way to florida. as for today's high temperatures, mild in the southeast, around 40

here at laguardia we are seeing some delays and cancellations and across the country we're see more thanys and about 730 flight cancellations that we're seeing ahead of the storm and the weather is no balling backlogs in shipments and the pandemic has overwhelmed the industry this year with more people shopping online also met with temporary employee shortage because of covid-19. now, on top of that december 14- 21 are already the busiest shipping days of the year. ups calling this a historic record of holiday volume and fedex telling fox that it has a contingency plan in place just for today. the storm is also making waves when it comes to testing and vaccinations. this week, all 50 states receiving new shipments of the doses that again, need to remain at a temperature- controlled environment. new york could see about 12 inches of snow, testing sites in the city announcing that they will close as early as 2:00 p.m. today. the mayor is urging all drivers to stay off the roads as well. >> you're going to see a constant ramping up but in the meantime the question of the storm, what does it

of airports across the country are offering covid testing to travelers, including right here at laguardia. there is a site set up where passengers can walk through without an appointment the testing is free and they find out the results in 48 hours. guys, back to you. >> kathy, thank you very much. >>> it's hard to avoid travel, especially when everyone wants to get home, but warning here. >> we've heard it time and again with those warnings. >>> let's take a look at weather and how it's looking for the holidays nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with the forecast >> good morning. great to see you guys. the week ahead starts quiet and gets active by christmas eve and christmas day. we're starting off today, a little clipper system going through the great lakes. there's not a lot of precipitation, some areas may get an inch of snow, not a big deal, or rainshowers in the ohio valley bottom of the country is doing fine the next storm system comes through the rockies into the middle of the country wednesday. it starts to pick up more moisture it gets light rain spreading from the southeast

a 20 month safety ban was lifted last month, american airlines flight 7 18 landed at new york's laguardia from miami today, no reported problems american and boeing they've been working to reassure the public of the plame safety after it was cleared by us regulators to resume flights. the max was grounded in march of 2019 after 2 crashes in 5 months killed more than 340 people. the grounding was lifted after boeing agreed to software upgrades and new safeguards. >>the f a a federal aviation administration is now issued new guidelines on the use of drones they now will allow operators to fly them over people and at night but they'll need to be equipped so they could be identified remotely by law enforcement. most drones will have to be registered with the and they'll be required to have equipment that broadcast their identification and their location. the new rules also require the drones use did night include flashing lights strobe lights it can be seen up to 3 miles away operators will need special training and the rules take effect in about 2 months. >>you might want to grab your telesc

of airports across the country are helping to mitigate this crisis by offering testing on site, laguardiais one of those locations. no appointment is necessary. and it is free to travelers. but that is not the case at all the airports so you do want to check in advance. michelle >> all right, kathy, thank you >>> coming up, you'll never guess just how many three-poin s eph curry was able to sink in a row. at only 23 weeks. andrew: we had to stay in the hospital for 10 weeks, 1000s of miles from family. our driver kristin came along in our most desperate hour. suzanne: bringing us home-cooked meals and gifts. andrew: day after day. we wanted to show you something. kristin: oh my god! andrew: kristin is the most uncommonly kind person that we've met. suzanne: thank you so much. relief from your worst cold and flu symptoms.le so when you need to show your cold who's boss, grab mucinex all-in-one... and get back to your rhythm. feel the power. beat the symptoms fast. to fight wrinkles? it's what i use! neutrogena®. the #1 retinol brand used most by dermatologists. rapid wrinkle repair® visibl

we take off in an hour we're in laguardia we'll talk to you later on this afternoon. >> phil, i cannot wait tho see you make the journey and hear about the before and after i'm curious, i realize there were so many costs attached to the 737 max when it was grounded and we watched all the investigations roll out and how hard hit the airlines were by that now that we are still in the midst of this pandemic and we do still see air travel, mind you maybe the last couple of days, you know, aside, pretty depressed, the fact it is cost efficient, fuel efficient was seen before the groundings as such a work horse, do you think that's going to spur adoption or readoption more quickly? >> yes in fact, robert iceman said one reason they're bringing the max back into the schedule as quickly as they are is the fact that it is a more cost effective plane for the airline to fly and they believe that all the changes that have been made, whether it is the flight control software, or the enhanced pilot training, that makes this plane ready to go. so if you're sitting on a more cost effective option, why

it puts the plane back in the air december 29th on a flight between its miami hub and new york's laguardia airport. >>> a popular cruise line delays plans to leave port and criminals are taking add vvanta of pet lovers. 7 on your side's michael finney is here with today's consumer news. hey, michael, you have words of advice for people looking to get a pet. >> i do. you know, we have talked about this so often on "7 on your side" and now it's getting worse. scammers are taking add van tvan an uptick in people getting pets during the pandemic. we're being warned about an increase in so-called puppy scams. the better business bureau says it has received more reports in april about fraudulent websites offering pets than in the previous three months combined. some advice, meet the animal in person or do a videoconference with the seller and see the animal to reduce the chances of being taken in by one of these puppy scams. >>> for anyone considering booking a norwegian cruise line vacation, you're going to have to wait. norwegian today said it will suspend its -- suspension of voyages through

there are dozens of airports across the country offering covid testing, including right here at laguardia. there's a site folks can go through, get tested without an appointment and get the results within 48 hours. kate? >> kathy park, thank you. more news tonight out of congress. a stimulus deal, just minutes ago, that would put money in the pockets of americans desperate for the relief amid the covid crisis. when could they expect to get it? >> reporter: pandemic pain. illness, hunger, job loss, financial hardship for millions. congress insists covid aid is coming. >> at long last we have the bipartisan breakthrough the country has needed. >> reporter: the $900 billion package, the second largest relief bill in u.s. history has traveled a long bumpy road of tense deal making. getting it passed could happen as early as tonight. >> the great news is congress is not going to be the grinch. we're going to get this package done. >> reporter: among the key benefits, a new round of cash payments. >> if they got a check last time, they will get a check again this time, adults and children. >> r

our gio benitez at new york's laguardia airport. >> tsa screening more than 5 million people since friday, a record during the pandemic. and they're going mostly to rural areas, not big cities, raising concerns about a possible surge in vulnerable communities. >> reporter: and tonight, that alarming new headline out of the uk about yet another variant of the virus. officials identifying two people in the uk infected with a variant known to be circulating in south africa, just days after announcing a different version is spreading rapidly in the uk. >> this new variant is highly concerning, because it is yet more transmissible and it appears to have mutated further than the new variant that has been discovered in the uk. >> reporter: experts ur s urgin caution, saying it's common for viruses to mutate, but officials now investigating exactly how and why the uk variant is spreading more easily amongst children and adults. new york city taking action, ordering all travelers from the uk to quarantine or face daily fines of $1,000. >> we are going to have sheriff's deputies go to the home or t

>> reporter: the american airlines flight taking off from miami, landing safe lip at new york's laguardia airport. were you thinking about those crashes? >> i was thinking about them when we were taking off. the flight crew was amazing. i was definitely more at ease. >> reporter: for now, american is the only u.s. airline operating the 737 max. united and southwest airlines saying they plan to start flying sometime in the new year. >> this airplane, i feel, is the most scrutinized airplane that we've ever seen. >> reporter: it has taken 20 months and thousands of hours of investigations, pilot retraining, inspections and extensive updates to reach this point. here in the max cockpit, you won't see any changes, but boeing has completely updated its flight control system and that is all in the software. congressional investigators say design flaws, faulty assumptions about pilot responses and management failures at boeing and the faa that led to those two fatal crashes in indonesia and ethiopia. families who lost loved ones saying tonight the planes should be grounded forever. >> i wouldn't

so she was on an 8:30 flight out of laguardia. athit the world trade center 8:46. just as a precaution, we call up delta, u.s. air, american airlines -- we call, they said we can't comment on any flights. you start to wonder. chief of staff dropped me off at the corner. i walked up to my office on the third floor. and everyone is walking down to record. it was casual. as i walk into the office, right directly in front of me is the tv screen. i see this plane crashing against the world trade center. i said, my god, that is caught on tape. i didn't realize it was a second plane. my son working in the commerce , soon after, that was one of the rumors that was coming out. for a half-hour, i could not know where my son was or my wife. my wife calls me, actually saved the call, at 9:35, 9:40, what is going on? she didn't know. she was still on the runway. the pilot was bringing the plane back, but they didn't tell them what it was. there's been an attack. thee was screaming on plane, apparently someone turned on their phone and realized what was happening. fine.und out m

i think that phil will have a great flight to laguardia actually >> exactly what was the fix and are you confident that everything that needed to be done has been done in terms of pilot training and software and modification >> well, i'm certainly confident that boeing and the oversight regulators have addressed the right issues one issue was with the software that automatically affected the pitch of the airplane. that has been changed in a couple of ways, adding additional sensors that can check each other, the original airplane only had a single sensor and if it froze, the system didn't work. it also doesn't move the plane quite as much. and the bigger issue is now pilots are going through simulator training to learn about how this system really works. in both of the crashes, it was identified that the pilots knew what was happening but didn't know how to stop it from happening. and that is now being addressed proactively in the simulator training that is new costs for airlines to have to train their pilots more for this plane than airbus flying airlines for example have to train t

airlines is the first airline, taking off from miami international airport this morning just landing at laguardiaes ago. a first time in nearly two years the troubled jet has been used on a commercial flight. >> fortunately, this aircraft has been checked out from top to bottom and we are confident that it is ready to go. him >> the 737 max was grounded in march of last year after two fatal air crashes that killed 146, that accidents caused by malfunctioning sensors that confuse the internal flight control systems. americans said they will announce the aircraft type during boarding alerting passengers if a schedule change, means they will have to fly on a max plane instead, passengers can opt off if they don't feel comfortable. united says they will start flying them from the denver and houston hubs the 11th, southwest will resume flights in march. the faa just listed its flight ban last month, but only after changes to the software, hardware, and training in the process to get the plane back into the skies also criticized by scathing senate reports finding serious failures and oversights in the

so she was on an 8:30 flight out of laguardia. it hit the world trade center at 8:46. it is possible -- anyway just as , a precaution, we call up delta -- i guess it was u.s. air and then american airlines -- anyway we call, they said we , can't comment on any flights. you start to wonder. my chief of staff dropped me off the corner of cannon and i walked up to my office on the third floor. and everyone is walking down to -- down, drinking coffee. it was casual. as i walk into the office, right directly in front of me is the tv screen. i see this plane crashing against the world trade center. the first thing i said, this was not a small plane. i said, my god, they have that on tape. i didn't realize it was a second plane. then you realize it was serious. i could not locate my wife. her phone was not being answered. my son working in the commerce department, soon after, that was one of the rumors that was coming out. for about a half-hour, i could not know where my son was or my wife. my wife calls me, actually saved the call, at 9:35, 9:40, what is going on? she didn't

made some safety-related changes cnbc's phil lebeau was on that flight joins us from new york's laguardia airport. phil, how was it >> reporter: it was uneventful, contessa and i know that sounds boring. somebody might be saying, why am i watching that story? the fact of the matter is, that's what american airlines, boeing, all the others want. this was only a half full flight from miami up to new york. most of these people on this flight were aviation bloggers, advocates, people who wanted to be on the first max flight when it returned to service there were a few people who booked tickets coming to new york, didn't realize they were on the max i said to them, were you apprehensive about getting on this flight? here's what they had to say. >> i did at first when the pilot first made the announcement but i quickly forgot about it and it's been a really easy flight. >> i felt safe getting on the plane. >> what do you think about the flight >> very smooth and all seems well >> reporter: i will say this, contessa when we landed and we talked with people afterwards, almost everybody said the s

737 max beginning passenger flights for the first time in nearly two years phil lebeau is live at laguardia with more. phil >> kelly, it was an uneventful flight from miami to hear in new york this is what it was like when we lifted off in miami at 10:39 a.m. eastern time this morning as we took off after boarding the flight, i would say about half the flight was full and a good number of the people who were on the flight, they were what you would call people who specifically booked this flight because they wanted to say i was on the max when it took off again but there were also paying customers who booked this flight because they were going from miami to new york and they did not know it was the max. i asked a couple of those passengers if they had any apprehensions and this is what they had to say. >> i did at first when the pilot first made the announcement, but i quickly forgot about it and it's been a really easy flight >> i felt safe getting on the plane. >> what do you think about the flight >> very smooth and all seems well >> as you take a look at shares of american airlines, keep

carter: franklin fraser, in 1935, there was a riot in harlem, and after the riot the mayor of laguardia appointed a commission to look into the cause of the riot. i don't know if it's true. the first commission in u.s. history where the majority of members were black. that is what is often written about it. eunice is part of the commission, and she in fact was the secretary. he was the research director. if you look at the files of the commission, which never had much money because the city wouldn't give it the amount of money budgeted for it, frazier often didn't get played until -- paid until eunice's secretary would beg city hall for a check for money to pay him with. they became very close, although i quote in the book some private correspondence that was critical of his first draft of the commission's report, but they became very close and stayed in touch for some while, although i don't know about in eunice's later years. pompes.nd the raids that led to the arrest of heinz took place in 1937, and the raids were initially directed against pompes and other numbers runners. norma sle

and here in new york, a boeing 737 max landed at laguardia airport tuesday in the jet's first commercialflight in the u.s. since it was grounded in march of last year following two deadly crashes which killed 346 people on board. the aircraft and updates to its automated flight-control system were cleared by regulators in november. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. as the united states reports world record deaths and hospitalizations from covid-19 in the final days of 2020, we look at how the pandemic that has ravaged the country this year has shone stark new light on racism in medical care. we begin with a now viral video recorded by black phician dr. susan moore and posted to her facebook earli this moh, in which she descbes raci treaent by medical sta at a hospital in indianapolis -- who did not respond to her pleas for care despite being in intense pain and being a doctor herself. dr. moore says she had to beg to receive the antiviral drug remdesivir and pain medication and accuses a doctor at indian

this is the new york city area, reporting area, freezing rain at both laguardia and jfk. we're about to see that mix over which will keep the totals lower. we'll watch this threat overnight tonight. by tomorrow afternoon this is gone out of here for everyone, at the end of our first big nor'easter across the northeast of this winter season. shannon? >> good news. hope folks stay safe and follow your guidance. >> the biden administration could soon have the first openly gay cabinet member but what about president trump's appointee and ambassador and former director of national intelligence? details next. ? for me? to james, from james. that's just what i wanted. is this a new buick? i secret santa-ed myself. oh i shouldn't have. but i have been very good this year. wow! wow! wow! don't forget you this holiday season, get an s-you-v, from buick. celebrate the holidays with buick, now everyone can get gm employee pricing on most buick suv models. use it to get over 76 hundred total value on this envision essence. to customizes yourcan gocar insurancetual.com so you only pay

carrier to resume flights with the plane starting tomorrow flights between miami and new york's laguardia the 2020 proving to be a big year for zoom's ceo's network. the success of the company and stock amid continued virus restrictions pushed his worth to $17 billion. that's your big stat of the day. "worldwide exchange" we're back in a moment. >>> in the year that's seen its fair share of winners and losers, renewable energy stocks have been on a tear. invesco solar etf attracts the largest companies involved with solar power surged more than 230% this year compared to the s&p 500's modest dpgain of 15%. pippa stephens is here with more what is behind the big rally i imagine it's joe biden agenda. >> seema, good morning yes, the numbers are eye-popping and four key factors driving the surge in clean energy. the first is economics we've seen the cost of solar decline more than 70% over the last decade, meaning that it's now competitive if not cheaper than natural gas or coal power in many places so while the industry might have once been driven by eco-conscious consumers, it's now driven

american airlines will start december 29th on the flights to laguardia and alaska air will follow a few the lead. and also i think southwest, for example, is taking more plane orders but it has not announced its spring schedule. we know it's spring 2021. and the overall narrative, jim, to your point about confidence of this carrier and airlines that are going to be buying them here going forward, is we have had about 500 cancellations of the 737 max. it's been terrible for boeing overall, and they will have to restore trust. even saying if you're not happy flying the 737, we'll change the tickets for free. that's a signal this will probably take through 2021 to get through it all. >> john, thank you for that update very much. it's been a long two years on that front. >> yep. >>> top of the hour, good morning, everyone. i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm jim sciutto. stay home, that is the message from the white house task force as christmas and hanukkah approach. new coronavirus infections in this country now averaging more than 200,000 a day. right now we are seeing the most people ever

at laguardia airport, alex hogan, fox news. >>> all right, this cold front is barely moving.he far parts of northern california it will work its way here somewhere around 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning for most of us. it's a quick mover. it is going to be through the bay area in about three hours. rainfall accumulations, it would be nice if the slowed down a little bit. rainfall accumulations are going to end up being -- hopefully more than an inch, but i think most spots are going to be down to around a quarter of an inch. you never know, but right now it's looking a little bit fast. not quit as powerful, at least at our latitude. further north, it looks pretty good. outside, lots of clouds. it feels like winter, looks like winter. there's the system right now. you can seat wrapping itself up and coming on shores. showers around you are rei could. you guys getting a little shower activity, mendocino and point brag. where we reside, we are yet to see anything. currently it's cloudy. the real rain starts somewhere after midnight. that's the plan. overnight lows will follow suit.

it flew this morning, american airlines, miami to laguardia in new york. 10:32 this morning, it's therline to fly the jet since it was grounded about two years ago because of those two fatal crashes. do you think that, you know, people are saying, oh, let me check what type of plane i'll be flying on amid the pandemic? do you think that is an added worry for them or they don't care what kind of jet they're on? >> initially, there will be a lot of people that will think that, and as time passes on and this plane flies without incident, then more and more people will stop doing exactly what you're talking about. this is a plane that likely should have never been manufactured, but now that it has been, there are so many safety procedures in this, it's the most analyzed plane on the planet in history. i would fly on it, and i think a lot of americans will do so as well as it goes out maybe six, seven months from now. lauren lauren but arguably, michael, the biggest problem for boeing wasn't the grounding for 20 months, it's the big question mark around the lucrative business traveler. i m

. >>> now to the strange occurrence that happened onboard a delta flight at new york city's laguardiairport. two unidentified passengers forced open the cabin door of the plane and then fled down an emergency slide shortly before takeoff. the plane, which was heading to atlanta, was taxiing at the time. it returned to the gate. the other passengers were placed on alternative flights. what the two were doing, we don't know yet. >> why would they want to do that? >>> fraud fallout. the new report highlighting the steps lawmakers should have taken to prevent the flood of phony jobless claims at the state's edd. plus, the cold case that went more than three decades. well, we are hearing from 9-year-old michaela garecht's mother about the answers she's finally getting. in a land not so far away, people are saving hundreds on the most reliable network with xfinity mobile. they can choose from the latest phones or bring their own. and choose the data option that's right for them. they even get nationwide 5g at no extra cost. and since they are on the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfation,

at laguardia airport, alex hogan, fox news. >>> and in bay area weather we are tracking a few rain showersfar but things will develop quickly as we head into tonight and early tomorrow morning. a quick update, though, the on that major snowstorm impacting the northeast as we take a look at the graphics for you, and as we can show you this here's the general view of the u.s., and, of course, all this action moving up the eastern seaboard. you can see the rainfall changing over to snowfall, and a major snow producer. look at how widespread that snowfall coverage is, as you can see, moving up to the north and the east. so a major deal for that portion of the country. for us some measurable rainfall so far today, primarily up in the north bay. mendocino, booneville, calistoga, even the airport reporting .02 from earlier today. the main idea is. this we do have the chance of some showers, 7:00 this evening, primarily north of the golden gate bridge. then things quickly develop later on tonight into early tomorrow morning. it is going to motor on through the bay area throughout your thursday. so

president-elect kennedy had asked kennan to fly with him from laguardia down to washington and they wouldtalk. taking advantage of that time to discuss some issues. after poking around some i found mr. kennedy's plane, went on board and read newspapers until he arrived. after the takeoff, he sat down next to me and ordered lunch and talked with me all the way to washington. he began to tell me of the many approaches made to him from the soviet side, particularly through the soviet ambassador. he asked why i thought khrushchev the soviet leader, was so eager for a summit meeting. i said that i felt that khrushchev's position had been weakened and explained why i thought that was the case. i thought there was a real sense of urgency in moscow about achieving agreement on disarmament and that this stemmed largely from concern over nuclear proliferation, particularly from china. khrushchev still hoped from his own personality and the use of the powers of persuasion he could recoup his political fortunes. moving ahead here to march 21, 1977. 1 1977. now, this shows an unhappy kennan, and i thi