from everything that we can see, demand is really strong unless something unknown happens. >> scott kirbyguys, back to you from here in washington >> okay. phil, thank you very much. thanks to scott. >>> breaking news. at&t is holding an investor day today ahead of that gathers which is announcing news it is going to be showing off to the street today they have a multiyear plan with the focus on 5g and fiber growth the company now saying it expects to reach 50 million total locations with fiber by 2029 this is a time for at&t to step back and say we have done what we said we were going to do to get to that 2.5 times leverage they talked about for so long on these issues 2.5 times net debt to ebitda they say they are going to continue to do that. take a look at the stock it is down about 4%. we had been expecting we would hear something about share buybacks and the company is expecting to give $40 billion to shareholders over the next three years. that would be $20 billion in dividends. staying steady at this annual payouts they have right now of $1.11 per share a year they have about $20

ceo scott kirby. >> coming out of covid created a new urgency, a new appreciation for travel and experience reporter: but that experience will cost you more this year. domestic airfare for christmas is averaging $371 round-trip, up 8% from 2023. and last-minute flights to europe have surged 38%. busiest days to fly will be the friday and sunday before and after christmas. on the roads aaa says the busiest day to drive will be the sunday before christmas. kris van cleave, cbs news, phoenix. >>> straight ahead on "cbs news roundup," we will take you out to a glacier in the canadian rockies to see the damage done by rising global temperatures. stay with us. ♪ [female narrator] mental health and learning disorders don't discriminate. 17 million children and adolescents in the united states live with disorders like anxiety, depression, adhd and dyslexia. less than half get the help they need to thrive. help the child mind institute change these children's lives. visit child mind dot org. substance use disorder and addiction is so isolating. and so as a black woman in recovery, hope must be loud.

ceo scott kirby. >> december is likely to be the best december in the history of united airlines. >>cord -- i feel like we say like a holiday, pick a travel season. it's a record number of people. what's driving that? >> you know, i actually believe that coming out of covid created a new urgency, a new appreciation for travel and experience. >> reporter: but that experience will cost you more this year. domestic airfare for christmas is averaging $371 round trip, up 8% from 2023, and last-minute flights to europe have surged 38%. for jojo de guzman, booking early and going somewhere new is the best gift he could give himself this holiday season. >> i've heard they have good christmas markets in vienna, as well as in prague. >> reporter: now the busiest days to fly the airlines expect the friday and sunday before and after christmas. on the roads, aaa says the busiest day to drive the sunday before christmas, december 22nd. >> that was kris van cleave >> that was kris van cleave reporting from phoenix. if you're frustrated with occasional bloating or gas, your body's giving you signs.

. >> reporter: united airlines ceo scott kirby. >> if you don't want to check a bag you shouldn't haveand it's working. >> reporter: senator blumenthal is sending these letters, obtained exclusively by cbs news, to the department of transportation and treasury calling for investigations into the airlines' business practices. >> i want to hear why they can't do better. >> reporter: the senators are also concerned about the potential use of ai to find ways to charge certain customers more. now, these fees are lucrative, but the airlines say they are transparent about them and they allow choice so that people can choose various travel experiences at different price points. >> that was kris van cleave reporting. you're watching "cbs news roundup." (♪♪) (♪♪) voltaren... for long lasting arthritis pain relief. (♪♪) you'll love this! centrum silver is clinically proven to support memory in older adults. so you can keep saying, you mastered it! you fixed it! you nailed it! you did it! with centrum silver, clinically proven to support memory in older adults. >>> if your holiday travel plans inc

ceo scott kirby telling us this morning the company expects to post its best december revenue on record of u.s. steel down 8%. president-elect donald trump's reiterating his opposition to the $15 billion takeover bid by japan's nippon steel. trump posting he does not want the american resource company to be owned by a foreign company and that he will block the deal when he takes office. u.s. steel down 23% this year. fedex and ups delivered the debuted analyst at bernstein downgrading fedex, lowering the price target to 316 from 337. the firm citing execution, events, and policy risk and a few mega cap tech names hitting record highs. apple and meta trading at those levels. altimmune bucking the biotech selloff, sterling over 30%. the company given up to put its experimental obesity drug to the test in the phase three trial, also said to give more data on how it can treat liver disease in early 2025. we are joined by altimmune ceo vipin garg. great to have you with us. that drug, if i can say it, if you give us an overview, it is now entering phase three and it will be 5000 subjects acr

. >> reporter: united airlines ceo scott kirby telling tom costello, safety remains paramount.ces on average down from a year ago. now,ust over $3 a gallon. experts advising drivers to plan for potential weather and traffic delays, and avoid traveling while tired. tips to get where you're going safely and make merry with the ones you love. all right. if you still have flexibility in those holiday travel plans, this might not be, as the wind picks up, the most popular option. but experts recommend actually traveling on the holidays, if you can, christmas eve, christmas day, new year's eve, new year's day. the roads an absolute mess. planning around weather, craig, is key. >> amen to that. get inside, maggie vespa in minnesota. thank you. >>> al is keeping his eye on the weather, and this is the story. >> that's right. here we go, and you saw the snow in maggie's live shot. here it is, verification on the radar. we've got heavier snow, part of an alberta clipper, from bismarck to the north of chicago, winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings as well. this alberta clipper