about 2 million passengers are being screened every day at tsa checkpoints.both security lines are often slow down when people try to carry prohibited items through security. can include anything from a bottle of water to guns. summer travelers are often running into longer airport security line. this is part of the reason why passengers who prohibited items. >> slows you down. bank check is going to take two, three minutes. lisa from tsa says this table represents just three eight seven items confiscated at baltimore-washington international airport across the country officers are finding more full-size bottles of water, alcohol and beauty products you do not want to bring a side aerosol product. one pack per person. but sizes 2. 4 ounces. >> dangerous items are also being cut including thousands of pepper spray canada ammunition is being confiscated in a growing number of guns is also being found. tsa will seize about 5600 firearms by the end of the year easily breaking the record of 4400 in 2019. travelers can search tsa.gov or my tsa app to see if i carry

the tsa reported its lowest air travel numbers of the summer this week.e than 1.4 million people took to the skies tuesday, and 1.5 million went through checkpoints wednesday. that's a large decrease from the 2.2 million people who hopped on planes in early august. >>> peloton is dropping the price of its original at-home bike for the second time this year. its core bike now costs close to $1,500. peloton said the cut is part of its mission to make the company's products more accessible and attainable. it's facing fierce competition from rivals producing cheaper products, and people returning to gyms. peloton's stock fell in after-hour trading after fourth-quarter financial results missed wall street estimates. >>> and here's a rich incentive to get vaccinated against covid. tyson is offering one of its employees a chance to win $10,000 once a week for the next five weeks if they get at least one shot in the arm. the company is already giving its vaccinated employees $200. tyson has made it a requirement for its workers to be fully inoculated by november

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tsa is reportedly planning to extend its mask mandate into next year. set to expire in less than a month. but now is expected to be extended until at least mid-january. the mandate requires people to wear masks on planes, trains and buses. >> the caribbean island of dominica is one of the latest destinations that americans are being advised to a surge in coronavirus cases. the cdc has money cut from the lowest risk level one to the highest risk level for turkey montenegro and the island of jersey were also added to that list of high-risk destinations. anybody who must travel somewhere on the level for liz should be fully vaccinated. first, you can check out the cdc's risk level for any destination. it's cdc dot. gov slash coronavirus. >> the entire country of new zealand is on lockdown after a single coronavirus case was detected. the prime minister says the area where the infected man lives will go into full lockdown for 7 days. well, health experts there try to figure out how he became infected the rest of the country going to be locked down for 3 day

the tsa saying they don't yet have a time line. reached out to the cdc but have yet to hear back. >> let's bring in dr. peter hotez. dr. hotez, i want to get your reaction to this breaking news. the tsa extending the mask mandate on planes and trains until mid-january. why not a vaccine mandate? would that not be a more science-based approach if we're going to start requiring, keep requiring people to do things to be on the nation's planes and rails? >> yeah, ideally both. for masks we're at a screaming level of virus transmission in the united states. we're pushing up to 150,000 new cases a day. we'll soon probably be up to 200,000 new cases a day. if you look at the slope, that's practically vertical. in terms of new cases it looks as bad as last january and february. i would certainly prefer a vaccination mandate. i think that's been a tougher nut to crack. but that would be ideal as well. but that's been fraught with a lot of political difficulty. >> let's be honest, it's not the science that's precluding a vaccine mandate for

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tsa is reportedly planning to extend its mask mandate into next year. was set to expire in less than a month. but now it's expected to be extended until at least january the mandate requires face masks on airplanes trains and buses and at airports and train stations. that includes both muni and bart here in the bay area. california, doctors facing criticism after being accused of handing out fake mask exemptions for students, concerned. parents held a rally outside that doctor's office in roseville according to the doctor's office, some parents are worried that their physicians will not give mask exemptions for students with serious medical issues to be excused for mask wearing and class students have to have written approval from a doctor doctor, michael wong says he's not writing false exemptions and that he's doing work that other physicians refused to do other doctors tell us it is rare for people actually need a mask exemption. >> coming up at 6, laurie smith, the santa clara county sheriff pushing back against the calls from local leaders for her

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the adorable pooch will also be featured on the 2022 tsa cover. >> beautiful. >> calendar girl.k the camera. >> i think we've made everyone's day with all the cute animals. >> hi, mary. >> thank you. >> love you guys. all right. good friday morning to you and we are starting off our day with good air quality. as you look east you can see the sun rising over mt. diablo you you can see how hazy it is as we start off our day. we'll see more haze and smoke, temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. so we're looking good. if you want to take that walk, pet for a walk, now is a good time to do it. we are going to see deteriorating and worsening air quality. here's what you can expect today and tomorrow due to smoky skies a hot day today. we're looking at temperatures soaring into the 90s. above average daytime highs. smoke continues this weekend. it peaks on saturday. so we are tracking the heat, the smock all because of this ridge of high pressure and offshore winds helping to push that smoke into the region into the bay area. as we look toward the end of the weekend, that backs up a bit.

the tsa screened a record number of people sunday, the highest number since the pandemic started. andrew? mona? >> megan, thank you. and as you mentioned, i mean, the employers can't keep up with the shortae of employees and also the demand for people just wanting to travel and get back outside. >> i traveled this weekend. i got lucky. didn't have to wait for hours. you are seeing it more at airports, as travel demand increases. >> exactly. >>> coming up, kathy griffin opens up about her excruciating transformation. what the comedienne is saying about her addiction to painkillers. a life-or-death mental health crisis and now a stunning canister diagnosis. a message of hope for her fans. >>> later, "this happened." the intrepid praying mantis that took himself out to the ball game. you're watching "world news now." you've been investing in your home for years. making monthly mortgage payments doing the right thing. well, that investment can give you tax-free cash just when you need it. learn how americans 62 years and older are accessing $100,000s in tax-free cash with a reverse mo

>> yes. >> good luck getting around the tsa. measure like taking you're shoes off at the airport. >> make me take my shoes off in here. >> [applauding]. >> greg: tyrus, would it will predictable if i asked you the question about chuck schumer rapping. >> i will keep it real. if you are going to do it. go hard in the paint. it's wutang clan is not nothing to [bleep] with. the democrats took something cool and edgy and turned it into porridge. take your dentures out next time. >> i think he did it bad on purpose. >> greg: pulled an hillary. >> i can count on one hand the number of successful white rappers. all have face tattoos and none are in their 70s. >> m-and-m doesn't have face tattoos. >> and he hasn't had a good song in 20 years. >> but he made a lot in the past. >> greg: we are hearing from the mc. you could have been an insane cloud posse because you have a scary look. >> i am not sure that's a compliment. >> i am not sure either. >> i am more of a country sing. i can play 3 cords on a guitar and tell a good story. >> gre

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basically -- and who know airline travel and tsa systems. you could essentially just put another thing on the database as it collects information about your travel plans, your birth date, with an upload of the vaccination requirement. there's lots of states that are moving to online systems. we know new york and louisiana, some are putting them into their driver's licenses so you can just acquire that information that way. and the federal government could make a promise that it's not going to distribute that information anyway as it does when we give information for security purposes. so this is -- we've got to move the percentage of people who are not getting vaccinated and science is not the way. there are people who will believe the science who want fda formal approval, but there's a large group of them that recognize -- that is not doing it because they're not being burdened enough. the private sector has to put more burdens on and the public sector and now the aviation sector has to. >> really interesting, juliette. we've heard a lot of

several former tsa and faa agents telling fox business current airport security measures are lacking0% last year, that is because in were more screenings amid a drastic drop in passenger levels. 5.1 guns were seized for every million searched that was you amid a passenger drop of 75%. experts say the tsa is making the same mistakes now that they made 20 years ago and with what's happening in afghanistan, they're even more concerned right now. jillian: the biden administration reportedly set to announce a historic increase in food stamps, is that right. cheryl: that's correct. average benefits will rise among monthly. that will give the 40 million americans on the program more assistance. it's going to add billions to the cost of the program, billions with a b. the changes do not require congressional approval. the change could be announced as early as today. i have a feeling the white house might be busy with other things. we shall see. jillian: thank you. carley: and the time is now 50 minutes after the hour. no word from president biden on the collapse of afghanistan overnight. but

following colonial pipeline, the transportation security administration, tsa, within the department ofs issued certain requirements to pipeline operators to raise the cyber hygiene bar. we're on it. >> let me ask you about vaccinations and covid, because you've got more than 240,000 employees. the president has issued requirements, should we go further, should there be mandates, and what pushback are you getting from unions, from tsa or border patrol or any of the other units that you supervise? >> so we started in january operation vaccinate our workforce, vow, and we started with 2% of our workforce vaccinated and we have made leaps and bounds in success. we're taking a look and of course following the president's leadership and the task force's leadership, we cannot overstate, not only to our own workforce, but to the american public, the absolute imperative of getting vaccinated. >> are you getting pushback from inside? >> we have some in some corners, but we're working through it. we're educating and informing people. misinformation is one of the challenges that we are overcoming

tsa planes you still had to wear masks.nd they're basically looking at the data now and saying there's still a lot of virus out there. in fact the numbers obviously have gone back up. so for the time being they're going to maintain that mask mandate. i think vaccine mandates are coming in many place s as well or at least this idea that in order to do x you have to be vaccinated you don't get to do this unless you're vaccinated. we're going to see more and more of that. >> let's talk about this other breaking coronavirus news. texas governor abbott testing positive. he's not showing symptoms, he has been vaccinated, we're happy for that. so why would he be treated with regeneron's monoclonal antibody if he's not showing symptoms? >> there's been a couple of studies around this now where basically, broadly speaking, the regeneron, the monoclonal antibodies, the outcome measure is to keep people out of the hospital. so that's one of the things. and first they were testing it primarily in people who had mild symptoms who were a

. >>> meantime, the tsa officially extending the mask mandate mandate's now going to stay into effect until mid january it was set to expire next month. they wrote they hope the measure will slow the spread of covid delta. the extension covers busy times for travel in the u.s. including of course the thanksgiving and december holidays. >>> heavy rain hitting haiti days after the powerful earthquake now search is being suspended. we're live on the ground where more help is making its way into the country. >>> wind fueling the flames of two wildfires burning out of control in greece. more people being evacuated as they work against some of the highest temperatures in decades. >>> spirit airlines revealing how much it cost them to disrupt your travel plans. >>> the facts. the truth. "the news with shepard smith" back in 60 seconds ♪ you'll jump for joy. ♪ here, better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands with allstate. click or call for a lower auto rate today. >>> heavy rain and flooding overnight have complicated aid to those in haiti. some rescue workers had to susp

are rethinking their travel plans because of the surge in cases. 1.7 million people screened by the tsa tuesday the lowest dale will number of passengers in two months. airlines are seeing more cancellations and air fares are coming down. because of the low demand. >> the other big story. 200 million americans facing extreme heat. areas in the 70s will be over 100. the heat is fuelling fires and forcing more water restrictions. for millions, strong storms are leaving behind a trail of destruction. >> this morning, from seattle. >> really hot. >> to philadelphia. more than half the country is sweltering. dangerously high temperatures sweep the nation. feel like temperatures topping 100 from coast to coast. >> it's going to get worse. >> in minnesota a toddler died and his brother hospitalized after they locked themszs inside a car. third hot car death in the country this week. portland could hit 107 today. 15 degrees higher than average. in washington state nearly 100 people died in a record heat wave this summer. nursing homes are bracing. >> we made sure that the residents have access

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. >> the tsa is reporting its highest number of airport travelers since the start of the pandemic, thegency says more than 2.2 million travelers were screened on sunday. the previous ice as the pandemic started. it was just under 2 million travel numbers have been steadily climbing over the last few months tsa reminds travelers to mask up to social distance and to wash hands often and talking about traveling. let's take you to sfo. check out the view of the sunset at the international airport. >> this might be a time when folks want to stay here instead of traveling lawrence. yeah, it's going to be cooling down a little bit around the bay area. pretty comfortable. nice night out there right now. >> out of sfo. not too much fog worry about because that can mess up your flight plans. you can see just a couple patchy fog trying to form and up above. we've had these new clouds. these need a sears form in some areas tail out there. some of the ice crystals fall out of those clouds making for some neat wispy clouds indeed. well, we've got no delays at sfo. no delays at oakland or san jose. s

according to the tsa, they're at about 80% the passenger volume we had this time of year back in 2019demic. connell? connell: that's the real point, it's really picking up. they made a big deal when they passed a million not that long log, and then something like this happens. jonathan, thank you. jonathan serrie live in atlanta. >>> all right, i want you to think about this for a second. would you rent out the pool that you have in your backyard, if you have a backyard pool -- see you later, jonathan. would you rent it out if you need a little extra cash? you know grady trimble, he came over and said i want to rent your pool, would you rent it to him? oh, man, what a disaster. i hope that's live because i want to see how he's going to perform this report when we come back. a company -- soaking wet grady trimble still to come! crypto, as we come to the break here -- [laughter] that was great. it's up 5%. grady's down about 10%. we'll be right back. ♪ [engine revs] ricky bobby, today the road is your classroom. [engine revs] now let's go borrow a boat and make some bad decisions. [engi

that includes both muni and bart tsa says the reason for the mandate is simple to minimize the spread of covid-19 on public transit. texas governor greg abbott has tested positive for covid-19. he released a short video today confirming his diagnosis saying it felt good and was not feeling any symptoms. the texas republican is fully vaccinated and is tested every day. last night he attended a mostly maskless indoor event. he is currently isolated in the governor's mansion and is receiving regeneron's antibody treatment. his wife has tested negative. still ahead tonight, candidates in the recall election. go head to head on the debate stage tonight while another candidate drops out. we'll have the latest. >> plus cracking down on bad behavior up next, why air bnb is now taking legal action against the bay area. renter whose illegal party turned deadly. make this the summer you taught them what it means to serve. the summer of hauling happiness by the ton. and bringing home hardware by the handful. where traditions were passed down on the tailgate. and the only thing more powerful than

she gets to appear is the cover girl on the 2022 tsa canine calendar.ow should probably just prefer a nice big fat stake. yeah, she doesn't care about the he do it, but we do weekend. yeah. we like to take advantage. you know what's better than 3 >> that's right. for fun things. that's right. and so there's a lot of things going on around the bay area. how about this is going to be a hot one pub in the park redwood started to redwood city starts at 11:00am temperatures. they're going to the low 90's. lots of family fun and music and plenty of food. >> and rings. how about some music for you. this is going to be of a brat brass quintet in piedmont of 04:00pm. bring blake if you want to enjoy that. how about circus in the park in san francisco. that starts at noon. and don't forget about this. a free symphony that is going to be a good one. golden gate park enjoy all that one of disney music, you've got them. all of that. >> bring a mask. but in the morning for it. make this the summer you taught them what it means to serve. the summer of hauling happines

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this follows separate breaking news accord to sources the tsa plans to extend the mask mandate at leastruary 18th. all of this as president biden is expected to speak about booster shots for most americans and as the cdc reports today the delta variant now accounts for 99% of all new cases. i want to get perspective now from our chief medical correspondent from dr. sanjay gupta and dr. peter hotez at houston's texas children's hospital and author of "preventing the next pandemic, vaccine diplomacy in a time of anti-science." as texas leads the nation for most children hospitalized. >> well, i certainly hope he does okay. i understand he has no symptoms and wish him and his family all the best. and as we say in yiddish, you should live to be 120, so i hope he does well. but it is really concerning what's going on in texas right now. the level of transmission is just screaming. i just didn't think we'd get to this level, the highest that we've seen since the summer of last year which was so horrible. and it's not just cases, anderson. it's hospitalizations and a lot of young people by som

so just moving on from that, the fact the tsa is expanding its mask mandate until january 18th not much it encompasses the holiday travel season. do you think once the vaccines receive full fda approval there could be vaccine mandates to travel as well, doctor? >> i would certainly hope so. again, when you have this level of transmission especially here in the south -- i mean, right now in texas we're averaging about 14,000 new cases a day. what are our two best tools? our two best tools are vaccines, number one, and masks are right up there. so we have to use every tool at our disposal when you've got a virus agent this transmissible and not just focus on the airlines and the businesses. look what's going to be happening with schools right now. we're already hearing about schools opening and shuttering because of so many breakthrough covid cases. and again, with this level of virus accelerating, we haven't even begun to do what's really needed. i mean, the truth is, anderson, as schools start to open -- so here in houston an independent school district we're opening august 23rd, next w

we had a conversation briefly about tsa and some of the pipeline decisions they've made on regulatory decisions. my request was to get communication back and forth and to get notice and comment. they have interim guidance out there. i've had some assurances from you it will be notice and comment and time for the companies to contribute insights based on the simple fact some of the statements required of them will take a very long time to be able to accomplish. just a simple instance, some of the things they're asked to do to prove them already done, looks like they're being asked to do it again because of new guidance. is there notice and comment time coming for tea is a? >> yes, that is indeed the plan and that remains the plan. i appreciated your feedback and are higher conversation with respect to the private sector companies that are subject to tsa's action and i began to follow already on that. >> terrific, thank you for that. let's talk about the border while dispensing which is assistant place, the fence was noticeable portion of that includes the fence, a road for patrol and i

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the tsa is expect did to extend its mask mandate through january.was set to expire next month. >>> the u.s. coast guard arrived in haiti to help search for earthquake survivors. the death toll from the weekend disaster has now surpassed 1900. haiti is also dealing with floods created by tropical storm grace. the storm temporarily halted search and rescue efforts. the earthquake happened just one month after the assassination of the country's president. >>> erie new images from inside the caldor fire zone in el dorado county. photojournalist dave gresh of, from our photosystem, kovr, kept his camera rolling as fire crews escorted him to safety through the grizzly flats area. meanwhile, some new satellite fikeketi mu the thick layer of of nort california. you can see most of it is blowing to the east, thankfully. and as we take a live look at the tri-valley, a little less hazy than it was earlier today. >> so how long will that last? chief meteorologist paul heggen is watching the wind. >>> unfortunately we are going to see that smoke blowing into the

. >> reporter: it may be the travel season wind-down, the covid surge or both, but the tsa is starting to screen fewer airline passengers on tuesday, the lowest checkpoint volume since mid-june meanwhile, with the delta variant spreading fast, hopper.com reports less interest in international travel, more interest in u.s. destinations, and a 33% increase in passengers booking fully flexible tickets. >> a lot of people can't get vaccinated like children. so for families, you know, there is a lot of different calculations you have to take when leaving home a lot of people simply aren't comfortable with that risk. >> reporter: with covid still upending travel plans, more americans are buying travel insurance insure my trip reports a 20% increase in cancel for any reason insurance, which would include covid. >> however, it's a time sensitive benefit, meaning you have to purchase it within 14 days of your first dollar deposit on your trip in order to be eligible for that benefit >> reporter: travel insurance is usually best for big nonrefundable items, certain hotels and excursions, some cr

the tsa extending the mask mandate. supposed to be september 13th. they pushed that back. i would be a little bit nervous to fly on an airplane because you have those unruly passengers who have said enough is enough. i'm not wearing a face mask. then you see the fights with the flight attendants that have to police this. or you might see people saying this is new reality. whatever. i will just mask up. stuart: until mid-january. >>> change of subject. our next guest is running against georgia's governor brian kemp. vernon jones was a democrat before switching to the republican party. now he is taking on the republican governor of georgia. vernon, why are you challenging governor kemp? >> well he has failed georgia. he has failed with his leadership. he has failed election integrity. he has failed with the mandates that we have upon us now. you see more recently he has failed as it relates to allowing potentially taliban terrorists to come into our country. stuart: wait a second. you object if georgia allows afghani refu

want to pay close attention to reflect whether human beings adjust like opentable seated diners or tsathose metrics and more will be the ones to pay close attention to to gauge whether the impact of the virus is significant enough on individuals and families and business leaders that behavior is changing and that the best way to focus in the absence of what we experienced a year or so ago. jack: you been in the position the best way to handle the scenario is to diversify, you have an overweight on healthcare what looks attractive about that sector? >> it's only outperform that we have among the 11 sectors and that's based on the view that we think we will continue to see significant volatility within sectors leadership literally on a day-to-day week to week basis and you don't want to make a lot of sector bets but tied in with our view particular if you're an active investor if you want to focus on both of the factors of value and growth i'm not talking about the indexes but the fundamentals of value and growth in healthcare is a sector where you find characteristics of both you have a

the tsa is extending its mask mandate until january 18th. the controversial rule was initially set to expire next month. it has led to many confrontations between passengers who don't want to wear masks and flight attendants who have been asked to enforce the mandate. >>> in haiti, the death toll jumped to almost 2,000 people following the powerful earthquake on saturday. and some villages that badly need help are now cut off by debris and swollen rivers. vlad duthiers traveled by helicopter to get a look at the devastation. >> reporter: more misery fell on haiti as the remnants of tropical depression grace battered the country with heavy rain. we flew to the hardest hit arear blocd by mides from t air, thoude it's only when you get on the ground that the full scope of the devastation becomes clear. in one of haiti's largest cities rcing survivors to camp out in the open. this is the village of maniche. the mayor david brinard says 98% of the town has been obliterated. they need tents to rebuild their homes. when you get up close you can see

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the that the tsa reported their lowest numbers of the year. >> there's a lot or anxiety with airlines, cruises compared to just a couple months ago. >> a survey from cars.com shows many are choosing to drive instead. >>> it's hazy. many won't be traveling around outside. >> we have the heat, hazy and smoky skies. an air quality advisory in effect for today and tomorrow due to the hazy skies. hot are temperatures as well. we're talking 90s to triple digit heat inland. the smoke continues with it peaking on saturday. here's a live look at san francisco and partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s at this hour and good to moderate air quality f you want to get out and take your dog for a walk, now is the time to do it. we'll seat air quality worsening. that ridge of high pressure building in. we're talking inland heat, more are smoke today and tomorrow with offshore winds helping to push that in from wildfires burning to the north. here we go. you can see as we head through our weekend we are looking at that ridge of high pressure backing up a little bit more. so it tr

with the process owner, dhs to streamline this, specifically customs and border protection, along with tsa who owns that process. some of the challenges our use of the proper vetting authorities to ensure that we look at the same ones and they are coming across we knew exactly who was certifying that. that is customs that was certifying across to the other side. what happened was if the improper system was utilized, they were being flagged as read on the receiving end at dulles. that should give you comfort, that we are not leaning toward more conservative and pushing them out, but ensuring verification. that led to the delays you are talking about. why took the brief this morning, we had no airplanes on the ramp waiting at dulles for processing through customs. i do not have an update right now, i believe we are in a good position. press sec. kirby: tomorrow? -- tara. >> reporter: can you talk about the challenges you had with the dod and dhs systems -- biometric systems being able to pass the information in a timely manner, and explain a bit more about how the different flagging red you

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it is an area of overlapping responsibility among dot, tsa, and fbi. i think my staff and i would be happy to address that question. rep. lamalfa: i am interested in the fbi piece. thank you. i yield back. >> mr. cohen, you are recognized for five minutes. rep. cohen: you will notice in the background a television screen where the washington nationals are playing a game. four of their players are in covid restrictions, eight personnel in restrictions. i think masques is a good idea, especially on airplanes and for public gatherings in small spaces. i want to thank the members for holding this. most of the transportation industry was hit hard because of covid-19. people were concerned about flying next to people and even with masks it was somewhat concerning. we resuscitated the industry with lots of aid and some of it was far from perfect and how it was delivered. one issue i worked on extensively was the disproportionate share of grants for less traffic airports at the expense of major commercial airports who serve as most of the public and do most of

it is an area of overlapping responsibility among dot and tsa as well as the fbi for enforcement, and i think my staff would be happy to answer that question. rep. lum alpha: i think you for your time, mr. chairman. i yelled back. >> i would like -- if you notice the background is in my office, the washington nationals are playing a baseball game. four of their players are in covid restrictions, aid of their personnel on covid restrictions, i think masques is a good idea, especially on airplanes and public gatherings in small spaces. i want to thank chairman defazio for holding this hearing. most of the transportation agency was devastated because of covid-19. people are afraid to fly and concerned about flying next to people and even with masques, it's somewhat concerning. some of it is far from perfect and how it is delivered. when issue i have worked on is the disproportionate share of cares act grants awarded to certain smaller, less trafficked airports at the expense of our major commercial hub airports who do most of the work, including memphis, the world's largest cargo airport

as covid cases surge, a drop in tsa screenings. airlines reporting rising cancellations. what one expert says if you already have your trip booked. can you still get a refund? >>> catch of a lifetime. >> you caught a shark. >> oh, my god. >> a fisherman hooking a great white, the moment caught on camera. why sharks are so close to the shore right now. ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ >>> and double "jeopardy!" the game show naming not one but two new hosts. executive producer mike richards and actress mayim bialik, how they will carry on the legacy of alex trebek. >>> good morning, america. it's great to be here with amy and eva on this, what, friday eve. >> friday eve. >> that's right. we are so excited. we have not one but two new "jeopardy!" hosts and we'll have much more on that announcement coming up. >> very exciting. >>> first, a lot of news to get to this morning. as the delta variant surges, abc news confirming that the fda is expected to authorize a third booster shot for immunocompromised people just a few hours from now. >> this comes as hospitals acr

. >> reporter: after jumping by more than 300% since last year, tsa says the number of travelers fell by about 10% from july's peak to this week. southwest airlines even warned wall street that flight cancellations will hurt his bottom line. but here in the bay area -- >> i'm not worried. >> i think we're fine. >> people like rene say they're still ready to go. >> it is just more on my mind but we deal with the social distancing, wear a mask, i have my hand sanitizer. i'm going to do my business. >> i'm a little nervous but i'll take my chances. vaccinated, hand sanitizer, mask. >> we have second, understood and work the details. >> reservations.com says the drop in local travel comes largely from businesses which have not resumed the hotel and business conference trips yet. >> another factor possibly slowing business travel, tech companies slowing their return to the office. in fact, just today, facebook announced it would delay its employee return until january of 2022. in san jose. nbc bay area news. >> here's a new way to convince more people to get their covid shots. convince a f