now air travel is going supersonic again our tom costello with an nbc news exclusive sneak peak. >>> retailers want your cash amazon prime day getting a run for its money from rivals walmart and target. >>> matt gaetz under investigation for obstruction of justice. >>> and some saying this happened to lebron james that hasn't happened in his previous 15 playoff seasons "early today" starts right now >>> good to be with you on a friday morning i'm frances rivera. >> i'm lindsey reiser. >>> the justice department is elevating ransomware cases to the same level as terrorism. the u.s. could launch offensive cyber attacks of its own against hackers in russia. the aim is to protect the economy. some estimates expect it costs trillions of dollars what are hackers looking for when they choose their target? here's jacob ward. >> reporter: experts are calling it a hidden crisis across america. cities and towns facing the threat of ransomware attacks here in san francisco the public transportation was hit this whole news ram was hit. here's the asian art museum. they had to bring in city offici

tom costello, nbc news, warwick, rhode island >> tom covering a lot of territory there >>> in tonight's "price you pay" if you have lots of travel points or miles now may be the time to use them with that here's stephanie ruhle. >> reporter: many americans are planning trips they put on hold during the thick of the pandemic knowing they'd be able to use those tickets and bookings in the future but experts say the future may be now. >> make sure that you're aware of those expiration dates and make sure you're aware of how much money you have to spend so you can budget your trip accordingly. >> reporter: the rules vary for example, with american airlines credit cards miles expire 18 months from your most recent card use. for united tickets canceled during the pandemic you have until march of 2022 to travel so read the fine print on your vouchers and keep in mind that if you book through a third party you may have to rebook the same way when it comes to banking rewards points, travel credit card holders have an average of almost $650 in points saved up should we have a use it or lose it me

with more on that here's tom costello. >> reporter: meatpacker jbs just the latest big company to pay a ransom. $11 million in bitcoin. after cybercriminals knocked out plants that processed 20% of america's meat supply. to pay or not to pay is the dilemma all ransomware targets face the small newhall school district in california was attacked last fall teacher payroll, grades and lesson plans locked up for nearly two weeks as hackers demanded big money. >> there is no school district that is positioned -- we don't operate with lush funds just sitting around >> reporter: with school systems strapped for cash and little money for cybersecurity, students' personal information can be vulnerable ibm security x-force calculates 1,700 schools and colleges were hit by ransomware last year. even more this year. >> they don't have the expertise to respond to these types of incidents, but still they're getting targeted again and again. >> reporter: the company recently awarded six school districts half a million dollars each to beef up their cybersecurity defenses 7,800 applied. meanwhile, citi

there are fears this latest attack could send high food prices climbing even higher we begin with tom costello >> reporter: it is another attack on critical infrastructure this time the food supply the world's biggest meat producer, jbs, forced to curtail operations after a ransomware attack. at least six plants in the u.s. shut down operations also affected in australia and canada jbs says its backup servers were not affected, and it sees no evidence that customer, supplier or employee data was compromised. but transactions may be delayed >> now to the developing story involving criminals that are now targeting the world east biggest meat producer. >> reporter: beef and poultry prices are climbing after the pandemic disrupted supply chains. now concern prices said it is engaging directly with the russian government, delivering a message that responsible states do not harbor ransomware criminals it comes less than a month after hackers forced colonial pipeline to shut down for more than a week on the east coast. gas pumps empty. colonial paid a $4.4 million ransom to suspected russian hackers

we begin with tom costello >> reporter: from checkpoints to coach to customs an unexpected crush of flierser for post covid escape more than 2 million passengers on sunday, the most since before the pandemic forcing airlines to scramble throw in bad weather, stranded passengers, american airlines was forced to cancel 400 flights over the weekend, hundreds more today. thousands of travelers affected and plans to cancel up to 80 per day until mid-july. >> the thing about airlines is you can't just turn the light switch and have them restart again. >> reporter: after pandemic furloughs and early retirements, american is short on ground staff, flight attendants and pilots who must go through retraining before returning, just as families like britney harrison and her girls take to the skies. >> we're just going to get the girls out on the beach, have a great time. >> reporter: the airline already notifying july passengers if their flights are changing it may mean you're booked on an earlier, later flight or routed through a city you weren't expecting. american said we mad targeted changes with

tom costello has more. >> reporter: yet another disturbing video showing yet another scare in the airengers on board a delta flight from l.a. to atlanta, pinning a man down. after the airline says an off duty delta flight attendant tried to take control of the plane's p.a. system. >> next thing i knew there were people rushing up to the front. he started shoving people. there was this outrageous fight. >> reporter: the captain took to the intercom asking passengers to help. >> we would like all strong males to the front of the aircraft to handle a problem passenger. >> reporter: air traffic control diverted the flight to oklahoma city friday night where police took the passenger into custody. it's just the latest incident involving what the faa says is a surge in bad behavior in the skies. earlier this month, another delta passenger was arrested after reportedly attempting to breach the cockpit. on this southwest flight in late may, a passenger punched a flight attendant causing her to lose two teeth. >> passengers are behaving belligerently. they are becoming aggressive, hostile. the

we begin tonight with tom costello >> reporter: tonight more evidence that america is under constant cyberattack the country's biggest transit system, new york's mta, says its computers were hacked in april, though the mta says the system controlling train cars was not affected u.s. sources say they're looking into whether the hackers are in china meanwhile, a russian cyber criminal group named r-evil is suspected in the weekend hack on the meatpacking giant jbs. jbs says its operations are coming back online, but the attack threatens to send meat prices higher weeks after another hack caused fuel prices to spike >> they went after our gas and they went after our hot dogs no one is out of bounds here. everyone is in play. >> reporter: the implications reverberating across the country. nbc's jake ward is at a cattle ranch in northern california. >> cattle ranching is an ancient practice, but in the modern world it's been entirely digitized, and now ranchers here in california are sounding the alarm >> we have a very fragile system, and these kind of events bring that to the forefront

the problems are just about everywhere here's tom costello. >> they're the most glaring examples of undere. kelly navaro blew two tires in texas. >> we shouldn't have to drive on highways like this, roads or anything it's ridiculous. >> reporter: it's widespread civil engineers give an overall grade of c much lower to dams, mass transit, water systems and yes, roads and bridges. it's up to individual states to prioritize which bridges to fix when here in rhode island, 16 to 20% of the bridges are structurally deficient. this one is held up by wooden cribbing because the concrete above is crumbling, the rebar is rusting. this state gets a d minus. rhode island has embarked on a massive repair list which makes the federal infrastructure money critical. >> the longer you wait to do it, the less safe it becomes certainly people's lives are in jeopardy over time the longer you wait, the more costly the repair is. >> reporter: more road projects mean more jobs it's not just roads and bridges. the mississippi river is a 2300 mile interstate of water with aging locks and levies and dams. 500 mill

here's tom costello. >> reporter: it's a big bet that the future of aviation is retro, back to the united airlines buying 15 supersonic jets from a small upstart aviation company in denver called boom it was 2003 when the concorde last flew new york to london in three hours. but the plane was loud, outdated and expensive. concorde's only crash put an end to the program. 18 years later boom is rolling out the next generation of supersonic ceo blake scholl gave us an exclusive look at the prototype the bigger plane could seat up to 88 people as a passenger what will it be like? >> so every seat you're going to have a large window where you can see the view from 60,000 feet, the curvature of the earth, the sky a deeper blue. >> reporter: and flying at 60,000 feet flight times cut in half boston to madrid in 3 1/2 hours. seattle to tokyo in 4 1/2. the first test flight coming later this year or early next year then the passenger version of the plane, with united airlines hoping that passengers will be on board by 2029 tickets likely $5,000 to $7,000. >> particularly we see strong demand betwe

>> tom costello, thank you. >>> there is new fallout tonight following president biden's summit with russian president vladimir putin. the white house and republicans offering sharply different views of how it went. here's geoff bennett. >> reporter: tonight president biden back from geneva, the white house touting what it calls a successful trip, punctuated by that summit with russia's vladimir putin. >> i did what i came to do. >> reporter: the president says it was important to set some rules of the road in the relationship with russia that's been eroding for years. especially on cybersecurity. with the u.s. blaming russian hackers for recent attacks on america's food and fuel supply. president biden presenting putin with a list of 16 critical infrastructure areas he says are off limits to cyberattack. but republicans tonight panning the president's performance, saying he got in concessions from putin. >> this whole thing is absurd. i've got 16 parts of my economy that i consider to be no-go zones. well, what about the rest of america's economy? so this thing was a disaster. >> re

our correspondent tom costello has more. >> geoff, airports all over the country are packed.ng through the tsa checkpoints sunday more. and sunday is the heaviest day, but the bottom line is that airports never expected that many people to surge back into the travel system after the pandemic, and they are struggling to keep up. so american airlines canceling 400 flights over the weekend and more today, and american says that it now expects to cancel 50 per day until mid july and 1% of the total flights. as a result of that, you may see that your flight has been moved to earlier or later flight or through a hub that you were not expecting. this is what american airlines is saying about the thing. not enough employees and bad weather over the weekend led us to build in additional resilience and certainty of the operation by a fractionf our airlines, and we made cuts, and targeted changes with the goal of impacting the fewest number of customers, and the bottom line for american airlines, they had go in to furlough the employees when it went into the fall, and some people took t

here's nbc's tom costello. >> meatpacker jbs just the latest company to pay a ransom. $11 million in out plans to process 20% of americas meat supply, to pay or not to pay is the dilemma all ransomware targets face. the small school district in california was attack last fall, teacher payroll, grades and lesson plans locked up for nearly two weeks as hackers demanded big money. >> there is no school district that is in a position, we don't operate with lush funds. >> which school system strapped for cash in little money for cybersecurity, students personal information can be vulnerable. ibm security x force calculus at 1700 schools and colleges were hit by ransomware attacks last year, even more this year. >> they don't have the expertise to respond to these types of incidents but they're getting targeted, again and again. >> the company recently awarded six school districts half 1 million dollars each to beef up their cybersecurity defenses. 7800 applied. meanwhile cities large and smaller also under daily attack. here in new orleans it took nine months last year for the city to rec

tom costello. tell me what's going on with american airlines.people must have been losing their minds. >> reporter: 400 flights cancelled over the weekend, american says it will continue to cancel 50, even more today. 80 or so today. american says it will cancel 50 or so every day up until mid july. here's the reason. nobody at the airlines, nobody at the tsa, nobody at the faa expected the surge in passengers that we're seeing so quickly post pandemic. as you mention, two million passengers flying a couple days ago. we thought we were going to be in the low million or so. this is an unbelievable rebound in passenger volume, and the airlines which in some cases furlough people. american airlines had to furlough pilots and flight attendants, then vendors had to furlough, layoff staff. now they have to bring everybody back. in the case of pilots, you can't call up a furloughed pilot, say be back in the cockpit next week. they have to go back through certification training again. as a result, all of this means that they are in a situation they're g

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nbc news correspondent tom costello has our report from washington.rom chuck points to coach, to customs, and unexpected crush of flyers, eager for post covid escape. more than 2 million passengers on sunday, the most since before the pandemic forcing airlines to scramble. through bad weather, stranded passengers, airlines were able to cancel 400 plants over the weekend. hundreds more today. thousands of travelers affected, and plans to cancel up to 80 per day until mid july. >> to think about airlines, is you can't just turn the light switch and have them restart. again >> after pandemic furloughs and early retirements, america is now short on ground staff, flight attendants, pilots who must go through re-training before returning. just establish like britain harrison, as the girls take the. >> we take the rollout on the beach, just have a great time! >> the airline already notifying its passengers of their flights unchanging. >> maybe in that you're booked on an earlier flight, later flight, or rather you are in a city you never expected. >> america

nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: from check points to coach to custom, an unexpected crush ofhan 2 million passengers on sunday, the most since the pandemic, forcing airlines to scramble. throw in bad weather and stranded passengers and american airlines was forced to cancel over 400 flights over the weekend, thousands of passengers affected and more canceled until mid-july. >> the thing is with airlines, you can't flip a switch and have them return again. >> reporter: pilots must go through retraining just like this woman and her girls. >> we're going to get the girls on the beach and have a great time. >> reporter: the airline notifying july passengers their flights are changing. it may mean you're booked on an earlier flight, later flight, or a town you weren't expected. >> reporter: american is struggling but still flying more flights than its competitors as everyone ramps up to handle the passenger surge. meanwhile with an unprecedent increase in unruly, disruptive, even violent behavior onboard often over the mask mandate, american airlines is asking the justice departme

here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: meat packer jbs the latest big company to pay a ransom. $11 billionemma all ransomware targets face. the small newhall district in california was attacked last fall. teacher pay roll, grades, and lesson plans locked up for nearly two weeks as hackers demanded big money. >> there is no school district that is in a position, we don't operate with slush funds. >> reporter: with little money for cyber security, students' personal information can be vulnerable. it is estimated 1700 schools and colleges were hit by ransomware last year. even more this year. >> they don't have the expertise to respond to these incidents. but still, they're getting target again and again. >> reporter: the company recently aawarded six districts half maldollars each to beef up security defenses. 7800 plies applied. meanwhile, cities large and small are under daily attack. here in new orleans, it took nine months for the city to recover from a ransomware attack. for a while it put police, fire and public works back on pen and paper. them critical financial data was protected in

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from navy pilots and crews and the bottom line, the government can't explain most of them nbc's tom costello: hey, guys good morning so they have 144 reports over the last seven years they can only explain one of them and that was a deflating balloon. so what about the other 143, is it debris in the air, atmospheric conditions, some lighting zirconia, could it be a secret aviation program or could it be life beyond earth? even people who believe in life beyond you earth doubt that it's aliens whatever they are -- >> there's a whole fleet of them. >> reporter: -- they seem to defy the rule of physics, hovering in the wind, stopping immediately and moving at hypersupersonic speeds and diving into the ocean. >> splash. mark bearing range >> reporter: the first theory, software glitches in the tracking radars create on-screen illusions, but a government source says there were no glitches and the veteran navy pilots are very credible >> it gets in front of me and poof, it's gone. >> reporter: a second theory, a new plane using break through technology capable of flying at mach 5, 3,800 miles per

a reminder of the serious problems that space junk can create. >> nbc's tom costello covers space foring. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, there is so much space junk up there. this was a very close call the space station itself was not hit, nobody injured, but the canada arm, that 57-foot arm that was built and really supplied by canada, that was struck so it really just drives home the risk posed by so much space debris it's a small hole in the robotic arm connected to the international space station. the canadian space agency says it was struck by a piece of flying space junk, but the arm, built and provided by canada, is still operational. >> the arm is in great shape the arm has been cleared to continue nominal operations, and we're doing that. >> reporter: robotic operators noticed damage during a routine inspection last month, but experts say the lucky strike is another reason to pay close attention to a sea of orbiting space debris zooming by at speeds of more than 17,000 miles per hour >> what happens with the canadian arm is an example of debris that's going very fast and ca

nbc's tom costello has been looking into all of this and he joins me now. good to see you, tom.tell us about the overall state of our of our inf. frankly i hear this all of the time when i talk to people that travel to europe, travel to the rest of the world, how do we stack up? >> it is embarrassing to be honest with you. in terms of modern infrastructure we're not even in the top ten to give you a sense. here in washington dc, the nation's capital, 8% of the bridges are structurally deficient including the roosevelt bridge that goes from virginia to washington. no matter where you live, if you walk outside of your front door chances are you see the decay every single day. >> how many times has it happened to you? you hit a pothole and it ruins your tires and rims? >> i'm mad. i'm real upset. i'm real upset we should not have to drive on highways like this. >> the nation's civil engineers warn that america's under investment could under mine global competitiveness. take bridges, of 600,000, 46,000 are structurally deficient. the u.s. is ranked 13th in infrastructure. it includi

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tom costello has more. >> reporter: amid growing cyberattacks against tv stations, food supplier, waterystems and all levels of government, the fbi confirms to nbc news it is investigating 100 different types of ransomware attacks. >> we can cannot give any quarter and no kuchb should be harboring criminal actors of any type. >> reporter: and ibm runs a constant cyber expert assessment and blaming revil is response for the attack on jbs. revealing glimpse of the online negotiations between hackers and victims, companies and charities, large and small. and in one exchange, a company pleads, my bosses have told me that they can offer $73,000, they said if we had to pay any higher, we would not be able to pay our employees. the hackers response, provide supporting information that your company is in a financial hole and we will review your price. the employee but all of our systems are down. and another charity pleads if you can desist and allow us to continue our work. the hacker agrees only after receiving proof of the charity's work. average initial ransom demand, $5 million. two-third

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nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: amid growing cyber attacks against tv stations, food and fuel from russia. the deputy attorney general -- >> we cannot give any quarter and no country should be harboring criminal actors of any type. >> ibm cyber force runs a cyber threat assessment showing the russian criminal gang claimed revil for the meat producer jbs earned $123 million in ransom last year, a revealing glimpse of the online negotiations between hackers and victims, companies and charities large and small. in one exchange a company pleads my bosses have told me they can offer $730,000. they said if we had to pay any higher we would not be able to pay our employees. the hackers respond, provide supporting information that your company is in a financial hole and we will review your price. the employee replies, but all of our systems are down and are not sure how we would provide that information. in another, a charity that's been hacked pleads, please, if you can decyst and allow us to continue our work? >> the hammer agrees only after receiving proof of the charity's work. >>

tom costello reports >> reporter: amid growing cyber attacks against tv stations, food and fuel suppliers, hospitals, water systems and all levels of government, the fbi confirms to nbc news it's investigating 100 different types of ransomware attacks, many originating from russia the deputy attorney general today. >> we cannot give any quarter and no country should be harboring criminal actors of any type >> reporter: ibm cyber x force runs a constant global cyber threat assessment, showing the russian criminal gang r-evil, blamed by the fbi for the attack against meat producer jbs, earned at least $123 million in ransom last year tonight a revealing glimpse of the online negotiations between hackers and victims, companies and charities large and small. in one exchange a company pleads, "my bosses have told me they can offer $730,000 they said if we had to pay any higher we would not be able to pay our employees. the hackers respond, "provide supporting information that your company is in a financial hole and we will review your price. the employee replies, "but all of our systems are do

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nbc's tom costello has the latest. >> reporter: more evidence that america is under constant cyber attack the country's biggest transit system, new york's mta, said its computers were hacked in april though they say the system controlling train cars was not affected u.s. sources are looking into whether they were in china revil attacked jbs the hack threatens to send meat prices higher weeks after another hack caused fuel prices to spike. >> they went after our gas and went after our hot dogs. no one is out of bounds here everyone is in play. >> reporter: nbc's jake ward is at a cattle ranch in northern california cattle ranching is an ancient practice now it's been digitized. >> we have a very fragile system and these kind of events bring that to the forefront and show people how critical it is to have a safe food supply. >> reporter: black box cyber security predicts cyber crime will cost $6 trillion globally this year doubling since 2015. the hardest hit sectors, education, services industry, government, manufacturing, technology and retail businesses the largest ferry operator connect

let's get it started with nbc's tom costello. tom, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. so jbs says it believes it is making progress in addressing all of the implications from this ransomware attack, but this really drills down on the threat, a national security threat posed by the ransomware attacks, not only against gas pipeline but city halls and libraries and police stations. now, the nation's beef supply. the world's largest meat processing company is scrambling this morning to get back online after being hit with a ransomware attack that shuttered jbs operations in several states across the country. the union for more than 25,000 of its meat packing workers tells nbc news, all of the company's beef plants were shut down on tuesday. now, the company says the vast majority of our beef, pork, poultry, and prepared foods plants will be operational today. jbs also telling the biden administration it believes the ransomware attack came from a criminal group likely based in russia. >> the white house is engagi

nbc's tom costello has been looking into it. got a reality check. you know, the country is the biggest in the world in terms of our economy. we're not even in the top ten in terms of the quality of our infrastructure 8% of the bridges just here in the nation's capital are structurally deficient, including the roosevelt bridge between virginia and washington built in 1964 and the chances are you see signs of decay where you live every single day. how many times has it happened to you, you hit a pothole and it ruins your tires and rims? >> i'm mad i'm real upset i'm real upset because, i mean, we shouldn't have to drive on highways like this >> reporter: the nation's civil engineers warn america's under investment in infrastructure could undermine america's global competitiveness. take bridges, for example, of 600,000 nationwide, 46,000 are structurally deficient the world economic forum ranks the u.s. 13th in infrastructure behind countries big and small, including singapore, japan, south korea, france, and the uk. china is 36th a

tom costello is at newark airport in new jersey.ngers are back and they're back for good >> reporter: yeah. and united is putting money on it this is a 737 max8 it's been completely upgraded with the new united logo, but also all of the new equipment on board. take a look at this. united is placing the biggest order for new planes in its history. what that means is more meets and premium seats, as well the overhead luggage bins now much bigger so that everybody on board can put your luggage right here look at the back screens here. the back of the screens and how big they are, 14 inches in first class, 10 inches in the back here faster wi-fi you'll be able to use your bluetooth on these screens the bottom line is united is betting big that the slump in pandemic air travel is over. >> continue boarding number 2323 with service to nashville. >> reporter: for the airline industry on its knees and losing billions of dollars just last fall, what a difference a vaccine makes. >> people are ready. people can't wait to get out >> anywhere.

nbc's tom costello has more from washington. >> reporter: good day. believes it's making progress in addressing the cyber attack launched against it over the weekend. yesterday, tuesday, six jbs plants were offline in the u.s. as well as operations in canada and australia. jbs says the world's biggest meat producer and a supplier to major u.s. brands, including pilgrims, mcdonald's, costco and walmart. the company has told the white house it believes russian criminal hackers were behind the attack demanding a ransom to free up the company computers. in a state late yesterday jds says the vast majority of our beef, poultry and prepared foods plants will be operational today, wednesday. it's the latest cyber attack against critical u.s. infrastructure. last month the colonial pipeline was hacked shutting down a critical gas line off the east coast and squeezing gas pumps dry but it comes at a time when beef and poultry prices are surging. president biden is meeting with russian president vladimir putin in geneva in two would ex, and szish security will

coming up on the "today" show, the truth is out there tom costello will sit down with some scientistst the s aea majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. . >>> right now at 4:30, more mask confusion as l.a. tells people to cover up their faces. will we have to do the same thing here in the bay area? experts are weighing in on the delta variant spread. >> driving delays. a live look at san francisco near the top of the list when it comes to the most congested metro areas in the u.s. this morning what a surprising new study is revealing about your daily community as "today in the bay" begins right now. >>> a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a new day here.

nbc's tom costello joins us with more on this. tom, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. a couple story lines, as you mentioned. to begin with, there certainly is news about the number of cases dropping, but the pace of vaccinations is also slowing. in fact, in the south, tennessee and five other states below 50% ation rates. that's concerning.eally pushing now to get teenagers vaccinated amid an increase in hospitalizations among that age group. the good news this morning, and there's plenty, covid cases have fallen to levels not seen since the early days of the pandemic. the current seven-day average of daily new cases under 15,000, down 35% from the week before. hospitalizations also down by 17%. in new england, the most heavily vaccinated region in the country, there has been a steady drop in hospitalizations >> a year ago, it felt like it was an exceptional case if it wasn't covid now, it feels like it is an exceptional case if it is covid. so it really feels flipped. >> reporter: with 63% of the nation's adults receiving at least one shot, the country is inching clo

. >> that was nbc's tom costello reports there. tom adds that cyber experts say the u.s. can target and disrupt criminal systems in russia, china and elsewhere. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> and another good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports and we'll begin this hour with breaking news. the white house announcing just now a record $31 million americans covered by the affordable care act. president biden revealing a brand new video of a conversation he had with former president obama as they marked the achievement. >> joe biden, we did this together. we always talked about how if we could get the principle of universal coverage established, we could then build on it, and i just want to say how proud i am of what you've done now with the american rescue plan. >> when we opened up the enrollment period again, and reduced the cost, 1.2 million people signed up on top of the 30 million and look how many times they decided to feat your legislation? >> how great to see those two together again. we'll have more on that in just a m

the problems are apparent, but look so much worse when compared to other countries here's tom costelloter: how many times has it happened to you you hit a pothole and it ruins your tires and rims. >> i'm mad, real upset, because i mean, we shouldn't have to drive on highways like this. >> reporter: the nation's civil engineers warn that the underinvestment in infrastructure could undermine america's global competitive necessary. takes bridges, for example up 600 thousands, 46,000 are structurally deficient the world economic forum ranks the u.s. 13th in infrastructure behind countries big and small, including singapore, japan, south korea, france and the uk china is 36th and climbing as it and other countries upgrade railroads, ports, airports, broadband, clean water and bridges. if you travel international lit, you probably have seen it yourself the roads are in remarkable condition. in fact i haven't driven across a single piece of chewed-up road or a pothole nbc's claudia la vania on the red arrow, rome to naples. >> this would hit a top speed of 190 miles an hour. europe has invest

onboard planes. >> and this all comes as the summer travel season is really ramping up. >> nbc's tom costello hey, guys, good morning. so on friday the tsa reports the most number of passengers yet post-pandemic. 2 million. with that surge in passengers, the surge in bad behavior we've been reporting on for weeks. the most recent case, a flight from l.a. to atlanta a flight attendant had to be pinned down and the flight diverted to oklahoma city. this morning another disturbing video showing another scare in the air. passengers onboard a delta flight from l.a. to atlanta pinning a man down after an off-duty delta flight attendant tried to take control of the plane's p.a. system. >> the next thing i knew there were people rushing up to the front and he started shoving people, and there was this outrageous fight >> reporter: the pilot took to the intercom asking passengers to the front. >> we'd ask all strong males to the front to handle a problem passenger. >> reporter: air traffic control diverted the flight to oklahoma city friday night where police took the passenger into custody. it's just

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