flights moving on the ground every day. >> skyway 5415 bravo 3. >> reporter: this is united's biggest hub while other airlines have struggled with staffing in recent months, canceling thousands of flights, united insists it is staffed up with 99% of employees vaccinated we have our staff on the property and one of the key things that we did throughout the pandemic is we didn't furlough any pilots. >> reporter: that's allowed united to bounce back quickly from the pandemic as passenger traffic rebounded. across the usa, the busiest days to fly this week will be tuesday, wednesday and sunday. >> we got like 31 to 45. >> reporter: and tonight the push is on >> and, tom, i want to get you back to atlanta and that gunshot that went through the airport. have authorities found that guy yet >> reporter: still looking for him. his name is kenny wells, 42 years old. he is a known felon. and now multiple arrest warrants are out for him. but so far no sign of him according to atlanta police. lester >> all right tom costello, thank you. in just 60 seconds, inside the covid surge as americans travel for the holiday. and wa

problems that some o victory lap lately you have not at united had the same meltdown scheduling problems and staff problems that some of the other airlines well, really, i am grateful to the united team, people that really came together during a crisis a crisis can either tear a team apart or bring them together at its core, that's what happens. and doing things like negotiating a deal with our pilots union that was unique and the only one to make sure we kept all of our properties current and didn't furlough them has made it easy to bring the schedule back up and we did it gradually to make sure that we put our customers first and could reliably operate the schedule but it's really the people of united airlines who deserve the credit >> you made it mandatory that a lot of companies have yet to do, you made it mandatory that every employee that faces a customer gets a vaccine. and you wanted 100%. was there something specific that happened that made you decide to make that decision >> well, it seemed like the right thing to do. and we, of course, did it back in early august before the government mandated it for me, i think the real issue

united airlines passengers will soon have more drink options on board. the carrier is expending in- flight beverage services to include hard liquor on select flights. the company says it made the decision following customer feedback. >>> santa claus is coming back to malls this year. more shopping centers and department stores are bringing back in store personal appearances from chris pringle. macy's is bringing back the big guy in san francisco, chicago and new york city. also keeping each city's protocol for masking and social distancing. >>> still ahead, a first on sesame street. the new neighbor coming to the popular kids show. >>> i'm norah o'donnell at a turkey farm in >>> coming up at 5:00, preserve it as open space or build a big warehouse there. look at the future of coyote valley in the south bay. finally at 3:00, a new face coming to sesame street. the long-running kid show adding its first asian-american muppet. a 7-year-old g young is korean american who loves skateboarding and rocking out on her electric guitar and loves cooking with her gr

united airlines is anticipating its biggest passenger volume in 19 months. e for thanksgiving. but remember airlines got a lot smaller during the pandemic, making the challenge to get you to the dinner table even bigger. the frustrations of thanksgiving travel are back at airports across the country. the latest estimate from the tsa that 20 million people will take to the skies for the holiday. that means this year's rush will look nothing like it did last year. >> it's almost back to where it was before the pandemic. >> it's good to finally feel kind of normal again. >> people feel really safe about leaving and are excited to reconnect with friends and family. >> reporter: now the question is whether airlines can handle this rebound. united airlines network operations center in chicago is monitoring 3,900 departures a day packed with the most passengers since the start of the pandemic. >> i'm ready to deliver a great product to our customers. >> reporter: operations director david kensingtonic says the gold here is to head off staffing and weather delays bef

major, you know, united airlines and apple and google and amazon and others here, assets of more thannd together they are already implementing major decisions like buying electric fleets, trucks, big orders of trucks that are electric. making the commitment put up united airlines committed to a certain percentage of theirfuel committed to a certain percentage of their fuel that they sell will be 85% emissions free even though the technology isn't completely there, they are going to strive for returned companies have agreed they are going to only buy tickets on airlines that are doing that. that have that 5%. and so they know there is a buyer there and the same thing with steel. volvo announced 10% of its dealers going to be purchased will be green steel for the fabrication of their cars. maersk have ordered eight new ships, all carbon free. a lot is going to be happening and the implementation is the key. as we leave glasgow, our codeword is going to be implementation. follow up. follow through. we are going to spend as much effort as we can to try to make that happen so, you know, i

this is united's biggest hub while other airlines have struggled with staffing in recent months, canceling thousands of flights united insist it is staffed up with 99% of employees vaccinated. >> we have our staff on the property one of the key thing we did throughout the pandemic is we didn't furlough any pilots. >> reporter: that's allowed them to bounce back quickly from the pandemic as travel rebounded across the tsa, the busiest ways to fly will be tuesday, saturday and sunday and the push is on. so if you are flying over the next couple of days, the airlines say download their app, use that, it has good information. check in on the app. get to the airport two hours early. check your bags if you have any bags, if you do get rebumped, the airline can reschedule you you can reschedule yourself using the app. >> good tips, thank you. >>> the house committee investigating the capitol riots is zeroing in on more allies they issued suspense yesterday for five witnesses who they say helped organizer the rally preceding the siege on the capitol. among those listed, former trump adviser roger

united airlines pilot who filed a medical exemption against the vaccine mandates. good morning. ines canceled 486 flight yesterday. why are all these flights being canceled, what is going on? >> it was a holiday weekend, halloween and when crews get the time off on holiday weekend they tend not to want to come to work. i can only imagine they are not very motivated when their very livelihood is being threatened, get the vaccine or lose your job so that makes it difficult to accept premium pay to come to work when you don't know what your future is going to be. >> do you think that morale is down across the board within the airline industry because of the vaccine mandate. >> absolutely. it is even affecting crews that are still working. i hear from them daily at united, crews that took the vaccine that really regret it. >> there are many major airlines with vaccine mandates for staff including united airlines, american, jetblue, frontier, you filed for a medical exemption with united. how did the airline respond when you did? >> initially because i had:i asked for medical exemptio

they know of at least one, united airline flight 93. and you see the secret service agents shouting at the white house staff to evacuate, to take off your shoes and run. the capital, similarly they evacuate and tell people to run. at the white house, they rush vice president cheney into the bunker under the north lawn. and the secret service stand their posts, assuming that they are about to die as one of the inbound planes it's the white house. the supervisor and the joint operations center at the white house stands up and shouts after impact, anyone who survives go to the alternate command center and we will pick up there. and air traffic control in virginia during this time, then says land every plane now. they put 750 planes on the ground in the first ten minutes. this incredible nationwide effort, and we are sort of only familiar with like one really tiny bit of this story, which is the 38 planes that end up in gander newfoundland, the transatlantic flights diverted to canadian destinations, the 7,000 people dropped into a town of

united airlines and delta air lines. delta air lines says now it will not stop operating the flight between johannesburg and atlanta that operates three times a week. united airlines operates a flight five times a week from johannesburg and newark. why wait until monday? that's a big question, but look no further to what's happening, where in europe and the uk where restrictions came down with a lot of immediatancy in the neterlands, passengers on a flight from south africa to amsterdam found out mid flight that these restrictions came into place, and they had to be cordoned off in a particular part of the airport in amsterdam as officials waited to figure out how to go through. this is a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to some in the industry and also a gut punch. it wasn't even three weeks ago that the international travel world changed in a big way a 600-day delay in getting vaccinated and just any passengers, foreign nationals into the united states, now so long as they prove they have vaccinations and do not have covid

in fact, united airlines is anticipating its biggest numbers in 19 months. one of its flights. remember, airlines got a lot smaller over the pandemic making the challenge to get you to the dinner table even bigger. the newstrations of thanksgiving travel are back at airports across the country. the latest estimate from the tsa that 20 million people will take to the skies for hot day. that means this year's rush will look nothing like it did last year. >> almost back to where it was before the pandemic. >> good to feel kind of normal again. >> people feel safe and are excited to be connected and have a sense of family. >> reporter: now the question is can the airlines handle the rebound in the united operations center in chicago is monitoring 3,900 departures a day packed with the most passengers since the start of the pandemic. >> i'm ready to deliver a great product to our customers. >> reporter: operations director david kessenich says the goal here is to head off staffing and weather delays before they cause you to miss your flight. >> i am confident in d

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it's only maybe 500 or 600 who didn't get the shot out of tens of thousands who work for united airlineslines did it differently. they charged people who did not get the shot $200 a month extra in their benefits because if you get covid, it's $50,000, you know, the cost to the company if you're hospitalized. and guess what? almost everyone got vaccinated. we're seeing that these vaccine mandates are pushing people to get the shot. and at this point let's be honest. we talk about all the fire coming from some of these republican governors. we're talking about a few percentage points of people not getting the shot. we are moving toward a vaccinated work force and some people will be left behind. will we hurt the labor market? i don't think so. we know that there are 3 million people who don't want to look for a job because they're afraid of getting the virus. >> maybe it brings them back in. >> make the economy safe, your work force will come back. >>> our friends from "sesame street" are back for a town hall. join sanjay gupta, erica hill and big byird. always such a good show. our sleigh

>>> coming up, a first on cnbc interview with united airlines ceo scott kirby. "squawk box." live on cnbc live from the nasdaq . so, you want evs, you have come to the right place. is that tom brady? yeah. he comes in to recharge, get software updates. you know. let's go! >>> ply years who remain, i don't work so hard . >>> welcome back, everybody, world leaders at the cop26 summit climate in scotland have spoken about lowering world wide emissions. leaders will be the ones to actually carry out that work diana olick joins us from glasgow with a special guest hi, diana. >> reporter: hi, becky today is transportation day at cop26. major corporations in the auto and aviation industry are making new emission pledges one of them is the united airlines, joining us is the ceo scott kirby. thank you so much for being here you signed on with a new pledge with amazon to speed the development of aviation fuels. how close are we actually to getting to that? >> we are increasing stabilization fuel we got to scale it up. it is well higher than the 1%. at american airlines, o

one example, united airlines is anticipating the biggest numbers in 19 months.lot smaller over the pandemic, making the challenge to get you to the dinner table even bigger. the frustrations of thanksgiving travel are back at airports across the country. the latest estimate from the tsa, that 20 million people will take to the skies for the holiday. that means this year's rush will look nothing like it did last year. >> almost back to what it was before the pandemic. >> it's good to finally feel kind of normal again. >> people feel really safe l leaving and are excited to connect with friends and family. >> reporter: the question is whether airlines can handle the rebound. united's network operations in chicago is monitoring 3,900 departures a day, packed with the most passengers since the start of the pandemic. >> i'm ready to deliver a great product to our customers. >> reporter: operations director david kensick says the goal is to head off weather delays before they cause you to miss your flight. >> i'm confident in delivering a safe operation this thanksgiv

still can't drink on a plane, save united airlines starting today allowing you to drink on its planes where we go from here. madison, wondering no other airline yet followed suit with the booze on the flight, right? reporter: this is new. this is hard liquor. united was serving beer and wine. you can have the vodka and the bloody marys starting today. neil: wow. what could go wrong. what could go wrong. reporter: right. this is happening before the holidays. maybe you want a drink before you go to see them. starting today you could have the hard liquor. for the friendly skies knights, united anything over 301 miles in duration. since june the company has been offering beer, wine, hard seltzer. hard liquor is back. this is happening after that service was paused during the pandemic because of unruly passengers. that is what these airlines were saying but as you mentioned, as we've shown, this news doesn't mean unruly passengers are gone. in fact just this past saturday, a southwest operations agent was assaulted by a passenger on a plane and had to be taken to the hospital. important t

united airlines in august were about 59% of the workforce vaccinated. now closer to 99%.kers. quickly, the misinformation we talked to can apply to health care workers as well. it looked at flu overall, they say overall, about 80% vaccinated. but look at the places where there's mandates versus not. so these are health care workers who are taking care of vulnerable people. they need to obviously be protected as much as possible so they don't get sick or spread the virus. >> dr. sanjay gupta, thank you. >>> $6 million of ransom payments in the hands of the u.s. government after two hackers have been charged with a massive operation. stay with us. ...to be fresh. welcome to the eat fresh refresh. refresh where there is so much new, some say that it can't fit in one ad. i say... ...we're talking a new all-american club, deli-style oven-roasted turkey and... oh, that's the new steak & cheese. oh yeah, i knew that. that's the one with the new... ...seasoning. and that was the new mvp parmesan vinaigrette . right. which makes a next level foot... hold up. the subway logo? wait

delta airlines, united airlines and american airlines, all tell me that they are monitoring this. delta and united currently operating flights between south africain a the united states. this is the statement from delta. it says we'll continue working closely with our government partners to evaluate any changes to u.s. travel policy. big gut punch to the travel industry right now. not even three weeks ago that travel opened up for fully vaccinated foreign nationals coming into the united states. this shows how quickly things can change in this new pandemic era, jessica. >> right. the change is constant, pete. thanks so much. >>> and let me bring in dr. abdul al zaid, an epidemiologist and former detroit health commissioner. thanks for being with us. first, i want to get your reaction. we're learning moments ago that the w.h.o. has named this variant omacron considering it a variant of earn can. elizabeth walked us through a little bit what that means. as an epidemiologist, what do you think it means? >> it really is quite concerning. how fast that it's enriching, meaning how fast i

you not a united airlines delta airlines and american airlines are down 7, 8, 9%, respectively. also, the investors are moving into stocks that benefit during the pandemic zoom communications is up 10% today. how on the exercise company is up 3% today. today was the worst single-day drop for the dow in more than a year. travel and energy stocks are also among the biggest losers with. >> royal caribbean carnival and norwegian cruise is all down about 10% fda says an experimental pill to treat mild to moderate cases of covid-19 is effective, but more input is needed. the agency posting it analysis of that hill today. it comes ahead of a a public meeting scheduled for next week outside experts will give their verite there are some concerns about potential side effects in pregnant women and possible birth defects. the fda did note that the pill's maker merck did not collect as much safety data on medication as it did for other covid-19 treatments. meanwhile, researchers are working to determine if and when children and teens will need booster shot infectious disease expert doctor an

500 flights moving on the ground every day. >> 5415 bravo 3. >> reporter: this is united's biggest hub. while other airlinesmonths, canceling thousands of flights, united insists it is staffed up with 99% of employees vaccinated. >> we have our staff on the property, and one of the key things that we did throughout the pandemic is we didn't furlough any pilots. >> reporter: that's allowed united to bounce back quickly from the pandemic as passenger traffic rebounded. across the usa the busiest days to fly this week will be tuesday, wednesday, and sunday. >> 31, 45 -- >> reporter: and tonight the push is on. so if you are flying over the next couple of days the airlines say download their app, use that. it has good information. check in on the app. get to the airport two hours early. check your bags if you have any bags. and if you do get bumped, the airline may try to reschedule you. you can also reschedule yourself using the app. >> problem is we can't fly using the app. our thanks, however, to tom costello for that report. coming up after our final break, what this day used to mean in a once solemn place

united airlines. so joe, tell me that strategy versus jon saying i look at things and i think it's a little late >> i think jon should talk to pete more. because i heard pete on the show on friday give jets a final trade. i clearly, i clearly see a reopening in terms of traffic and let me explainfor a second what i mean. i see foot traffic for retail. one last industry that we've been waiting for the revival and that is the international travel and the return of corporate travel and the best exposure so that, i believe, is having the approach that is not tactical. we're trying to identify a w winner in the airlines sector. i think the entire airlines sector is going to benefit and i like that right now, the industry is incentivizing new workers to come on board that's going to obviously benefit the service that's being offered to the client, but i think this is the last industry that we've all been waiting for and i think the moment is here kind of consistent with a lot of what marco is saying there's

you mentioned united airlines and other companies have put in mandates.are seeing 85%, 90% compliance. we hope we will see a high compliance rate in companies that don't have any vaccine program. this will allow them to institute it. bottom line is creating a safe work environment for workers. >> what about penalties? if companies are not able to meet the january 4 deadline, financial penalties -- how do you enforce that? >> osha has a history of compliance and working with temporary standards. i am confident that in the osha process we will be working with employers, educating them on their responsibility. >> but there could be financial penalties for companies that don't comply? >> yes. >> we know republican attorneys general are already ramping up to sue the federal government. they have called this overreach into the private sector. they say it is an imposition on personal choice. are you confident that these rules will stand up in court? >> we are confident. it was a well-written rule. some other companies around the country have already begun someth

for united airlines.ific rule is going to create frictions for employers, a lot of employers with at least 100 employees frankly cannot afford to put up testing. they are going to want to cover the crosses to things that they don't lose their workforce, so that friction is going to be key. here also, i would say, brian, i've been speaking to many organizations across industry. verifications of vaccine status is part and going to be critical. now they are going to have to mandate verification. so we are getting two cents of the delta, how many people in the organization have not yet getting vaccination? i'm also saying, coming from stan bernardino, i was speaking to warehouse workers in the marino valley, many of whom are first responders, who are likely going to be subject to a health care workforce, mandate shortly, even though they know that it's coming down the pipeline, they still wanted to have a discussion, they still wanted to engage and have questions. they need to not lose sight on the long term

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. >>> okay, mini bart service back for united airlines passengers. offering mini boost bottles on long domestic flights. it came back when the pandemic started. passengers were disrupted or violent this year. the faa has recorded 5100 incidents, many of them fueled by alcohol. united said it made the choice based on feedback from customers and flight attendants. >>> okay, did we just see that, the 49ers looked real good tonight, the best they looked all season. what was the i'm anthony flores. the drought is over. the 49ers win at levi stadium for the first time in more than a year. the niners taking on the rams on monday night football. the rams adding star power on offense and defense with the signing of receiver odell beckham, jr., and trading for linebacker vaughn miller. but it didn't matter, not in this game. they marched 49 yards on 18 plays in their opening possession. jimmy garoppolo caps the drive with a pass to kittle. turning defense into offense. off the receiver's hands and into the arms of jimmie ward. it's a pick six, his second inter

. >>> okay, mini bart service back for united airlines passengers. united offering mini boost bottles on long domestic flights. it came back when the pandemic started. passengers were disrupted or violent this year. the faa has recorded 5100 incidents, many of them fueled by alcohol. united said it made the choice based on feedback from customers and flight attendants. >>> okay, did we just see that, the 49ers looked real good tonight, the best they looked all season. what was the key? we'll go to the stadium next and check in in the locker room. stay with us. can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love and attention i got from my customers. people are so moved by how much i understand about them. they start including me in their lives. that's helen and her friends. i arranged a wellness retreat for them. look at those ladies. such wisdom. mmm. but it's really genesys that helps me understand people and what they truly need. i'm just glad i can help. i'm anthony flores. the drou

so, people's patience may be tested but the united airlines ceo said they have brought unruly passengeridents down by 60% since the start of the year through de-escalation training for flight attendant and enforcement. now, he says that the passengers who are unruly get a card from the flight attendant if they are not behaved and not putting on their mask and say put it on or you're going to be banned from flying united airlines. in fact, they have banned 700 people from flying united. you can see that full interview on "today" show. so if you are traveling by car, aaa says that the busiest times will be mid day to 8:00 in the evening tomorrow on thanksgiving day. that will be about 1:00 to 4:00. and then on the weekend you can expect the roadways will be jam packed from about 1:00 in the afternoon until 7:00 in the evening. but according to the price tracking website gas buddy, this thanksgiving we are just pennies away from the highest gas prices ever recorded for the thanksgiving day holiday so it is possible that this year's travel will be more impacted by fuel prices than by covid

and american and united airlines expect to fly on the sunday after thanksgiving their highest numbersbegan. errol barnett, cbs news, atlanta. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," a warning about holiday shopping scams. anna werner has tips on how to spot fake deals. >>> plus, we'll celebrate 50 years of "soul train" and talk with singer leon bridges and jon batiste talks about his emmy -- grammy nominations and the importance of remembering music in the world. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

in part because you now look at black pilot in the cockpit of united airlines, 50% women or q private, women or people of color in the cockpit and had to get rid of the tests they previously used, there's no way any human being could be faulted for at least having a moment or instinct of questioning whether a femaleme pilot or nonwhite pit in the cockpit what has passed the same test because united airlines told us they had to get rid of the test to create this new system and i think it fosters an unfair new brand of judgment no black pilot or female pilot deserves and that is something that's unjust not only to white pilots excluded from it that might be one way we care about but injustice to the people who may have earned their position can't be distinguished. i think it actually creates a new wave of racism on its own, reinforcing the idea minorities of certain racial categories could not excel but have intervention. this new idea that math is racist the idea two plus two equals four, that discipline is racist because of the inequitable outcomes in mathematical achievementbl, a rac

if you look at, for example, the percentage of people at united airlines or the houston medical associationtions that have mandated, it works 99 plus percent. >> reporter: but mandates remain a flash point across the country, from los angeles today -- >> no one should lose their job over a vaccine mandate. >> reporter: to lynch berk, virginia, this week where dozens walked off the job. >> we would like the company to sit down and talk and come to the table with clear, open, and honest communication. >> reporter: tonight some states are planning to stew biden administration over this latest mandate after already doing so over a previous requirement for federal contractors. in houston, brian fillco is a ceo concerned about employees leaving in a tight labor market. >> i had real mixed emotions. on the one hand, i know that the vaccine is our one-way ticket out of the pandemic. on the other, there's a certain reality of managing our employee bases and running our companies, and those two may be on a bit of a collision course. we'll o find out. >> reporter: the biden administration says because

they will continue to provide that service as united airlines is saying they are determined to maintain a safe and vital link for essential supplies and personnel from the united states to those affected regions in southern africa. >> paolo and nick, thanks so much. >>> ketch mccarthy has spoken to coming woman lauren boebert after caught making anti-muslim comments and we'll also speak about the challenges that christmas tree farms are facing. [gaming sounds] [gaming sounds] [gaming sounds] just think, he'll be driving for real soon. every new chevy equinox comes standard with chevy safety assist, including automatic emergency braking. find new peace of mind. find new roads. chevrolet. at fidelity, your dedicated advisor will help you create a comprehensive wealth plan for your full financial picture. with the right balance of risk and reward. so you can enjoy more of...this. this is the planning effect. is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes knocking you out of your zone? lowering your a1c with once-weekly ozempic® can help you get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! my zone... lo

here in part because for some reason when you now look at that black pilot in the cockpit of united airlineswhen they had a quota system, women or people of color as pilots, and had to get rid of the test for pilot competence the previous use there was no way that any human being can be faulted for at least having a moment on instinct of question whether a female pilot or a nonwhite pilot in the cockpit would've passed the same test because united airlines told us they had to get rid of the test in order to great this new quota system. that fosters an unfair brand of judgment that no black pilot are no female pilot deserves. i think that something that is unjust not only to the white pilots who were excluded the that maybe one injustice we care about but injustice to the very people who made earned their position but now can't be distinguished from those who didn't. that creates a a new wave of racism on its own, reinforcing the idea that minorities of certain racial categories could not excel but for elite intervention. this new idea that discipline, 2+2 = four, that discipline, that is rac

for united airlines, what is the take-up rate break for the vaccination?ccinate. that happened in the seven week window between early august and late september. that is a testament to this company's commitment to safety and that is the reason why we put a vacuum equipment in place. we are so proud of our employees and this is a point of pride for employees who recognize a leadership role that united has played in terms of implement inc. safety requirements during the pandemic. this is just the latest example and it is an example that united leads the way. it's also why people can book with confidence this holiday season. we have seen operational meltdowns and other airlines. you've not seen that at united airlines because we have been a careful about putting her schedule back in place at a moderate pace. we left a little money on the table for the customer. >> dana: you saw people having to rebook over and over again with southwest and getting so frustrated. many people said that had to be because of the vaccine mandates but you're saying not necessarily t

united airlines is one we often cite as an example, but others have not. walmart, for example, one of the nation's largest employers. i'm curious why you think they have not put into place stricter regulations when it comes to requiring employees to get vaccinated. >> i think a lot of people have concerns about how do we move forward here? this is kind of unchartered territory in the last two years with the coronavirus, and there's been different ways of virus increases and the delta variant was another one. i think a lot of employers didn't exactly know how to proceed. and part of today with the emergency temporary standard, i think it will give some employers a road map on the best way moving forward. you mentioned united airlines, and other companies have put in mandates. this is not a mandate, but they put in mandates. and they've seen 85%, 90% compliance. what we're hoping here is we'll see a high compliance rate in companies that might not have any type of vaccine program. this will allow them the opportunity to institute it. and we want to-- the bot

a female pilot or a non-white pilot in the cockpit would have passed those same tests because united airlines told us they had to get rid of the test to create the quota system. i think that fosters a new unfair brand of judgment that no black pilot or female pilot deserves. i think that's unjust not only to the white pilots excluded though that might be one strain of injustice we care about, but injustice to the person who earned their position distinguished from those who didn't. and he think that creates a new wave of racism on its own. reinforcing the idea of minority racial categories could not excel, but for elite intervention. and this idea that is popularity that math is racist, that 2 plus 2 equals 4, that's racist because of the inequitable outcome in achievement. i think that's a racist idea and one of the things that we risk doing, right when racism is reached in all time low in the united states, the final burning embers, we're throwing kerosene on it and turning that into a new conflagration of its own and that's part of the issue i have with it. as pertains to harvard since you

some major american companies such as united airlines, walmart, and more recently ford motor, are already calling for some of their workers to be immunized, but many businesses already struggling with labor shortages are against the move, which is likely to trigger legal challenges. >> unemployment claims in the united states continue to drop towards levels last seen toward the current -- before the coronavirus pandemic. 200,000 new applications were filed last week. still more than the average of 2019, but another sign america's economy is continuing to heal. a recent u.s. census survey showed millions of americans are still not working for reasons related to the pandemic. that's creating some slack across the labor market. separately, the u.s. trade deficit widened to a new record in september. the commerce department said the economy imported $80 million worth more than it exported as supply chain disruptions continue to hamper markets around the world. the bank of england surprised markets by keeping interest rates on hold despite rising inflation. the central bank predicted inflation

if you look at, for example, the percentage of people at united airlines or the houston medical association or other organizations that have mandated, it works 99% plus. >> reporter: but mandates remain a flash point across the country. from los angeles today -- >> no one should lose their job over a vaccine mandate. >> reporter: to lynchburg, virginia this week where dozens of workers walked off the job. >> we would like to have a company actually sit down and talk and come with clear, open and honest communications. >> reporter: tonight some states are planning to sue after this latest mandate after already doing so after a previous requirement for federal contractors. in houston, brian is a ceo of a supply chain logistics company who is concerned about employees leaving in a tight labor market. >> i have real mixed emotions because on the one hand i know that the vaccine is our one-way ticket out of the pandemic. on the other, there is a certain reality of managing our employee base and running our companies and those two may be on a bit of a collision course we're going to find out. >>

. >> reporter:.harris represents nearly 1500 united airlines flight attendants, from san diego to l.a.x. he says that while this is a step in the right direction, it isn't enough. >> what will really deter people is if we had a national do not fly list, so those folks who choose to act inappropriately 35,000 feet in the air, for them to know and understand that they will not have access to air travel if they do so come a that will deter a lot of people point >> the faa has not investigated all 5000 of its cases just yet. once they do come a they expect marquesas to be sent to the department of justice for criminal prosecution. >>> uber prices have spiked as much as 20% since last year, so uber is preparing to bring back uber pool. the ride-share service shut down the carpooling option when the pandemic began. it allowed people to share rides with strangers at a lower cost. >>> up next, mediaman drawing from personal experience to help first-generation college students. >>> coming up tonight on the cbsn bay area , "cbs evening news" -- >>> americas hiring boom. more than half 1 million j

airports are facing and preparing for big crowds tomorrow alone united airlines is anticipating more than 30,000 in bound international travelers. and it's not just by air. our land borders are expected to be crowded as well. >> excitement and relief for thousands of people on both side of the u.s. canada border. starting monday, after being shut down for 600 days, the world's longest land border will be open to the vaccinated. >> how much of your business relies on people from canada? >> 40%. >> montana bar owner is welcoming back canada customers. but he's not expecting substantial border traffic right away. >> i think it will pick up a lot more once canada drops the covid test requirement. i'm being optimistic. that things will return to normal. next summer. >> reoping the borders comes as covid case ins the u.s. remain flat. with about 72,000 new daily infections. in the west, colorado, new mexico and california are seeing an up tick. to help fight the spread, tomorrow l.a. will require proof of vaccination at many indoor spaces. but outside today thousands of runners took place

you see united airlines, that was among the first to view the mandate.ng for jobs is through the roof. the best thing we can do to get people back to work is to make sure everybody is vaccinated. >> brennan: right. but can you push that until after christmas? >> that would be a mistake. this year we're on path to have a the strongest g.d.p. growth in decades. we had a blitz in the third quarter. wh delta variant. >> brennan: the u.s., as you know, because your passionate about this, paid family leave. we don't have it in this country. the president promised it was coming. it is not in this framework. that is a concession he made. you said it is so essential to getting the economy going. how disappointed are you that that was just given up? >> i'm unbelievably excited that we're on the pprecipice of passing the most impressive piece of domestic legislation in 50 years. broadband for every american, massive increases in child care -- as a working mother i know how -- >> brennan: but you said paid leave is essential and that is not in this. >> we will conti

the chronicle reports it happened on a united airlines flight from alaska in june. woman is accused of shouting and pushing a flight attendant after she woke her sleeping husband to ask him to wear his mask correctly. if convicted, the passenger could face a 20-year prison charge. >>> two walgreens stores are closing in san francisco. sf reports that the two stores are located on clement straight and on gough street near market. another is also set to close on wednesday on cesar chavez street in the outer mission. walgreens announced last month it intended to close five san francisco locations by the end of november, citing rampant shop lifting. >>> as they say, all good thing comes to an end. this morning, that includes the warriors' latest winning streak. last night in charlotte, step curry had 24 in his homecoming game including the third quarter buzzer beater right there. gave the dubs the lead. draymond green tied it at the last minute but the hornets answered stinging the warriors ending the winning streak. they play tomorrow in brooklyn against k.d. and the n

united airlines has seen the vaccination rate for employees go from 57 to 99% 99% sincey announced their vaccine requirement. tyson foods went from less than half of its workers vaccinated to over 96%. in my home state of washington, 15th and 16 of our states workers authority complied with the governor vaccine requirement. across the country healthcare facilities, universities and other employers are seeing similar results. and i expect that progress to continue now that the department of labor has put forward an emergency temporary standard on this issue. we are also seeing progress on booster shots with three different booster shots authorized and over 13 million already administered. on shots for children younger than 12 with the fda authorizing vaccines for children ages five to 11 last week, and the cdc issuing its decision on this recently. but even with all the progress we've made so far we must not take our foot off the gas. last winter we saw this virus push for t hospitals to the brek we saw it infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people including essential workers and hea

. >> united airlines is set to resume its longest flight from the bay area in an effort to bring back prepandemic travel. the air carrier will once again be flying nonstop to singapore the fight had been closed shut down since early in the pandemic but starting january 1st service from san francisco to singapore will return that it that flight is about 18 hours long and after crossing the dateline the arrival in singapore is 2 days after departure this comes a day after united announced it was resuming sales of hard liquor on those flights. as you put your christmas list together. new sky scanner p finds that travel seemed gifts are a big hit around a 3rd of the people. polled said they'd like to receive an experience such as travel over material goods such as a gift ties socks, whatever the number was even higher. for younger people who were surveyed. 3 out of 4 of those said they would like to try something completely new as part of an experience gift and most of the people surveyed said they want to go on a good and then ventures such as hiking or some water sports or soak up some

despite the fact that united airlines told everyone who worked there that had to be vaccinated, 99% take-up and numbered of infections weighted down. tyson foods, another food manufacturer, they also said they -- there have to be vaccinations. 96% of the employees pushed through with that. the biden administration believes this is a useful tool in the fight against covid, and they are determined to push ahead. laura: scientists have identified a gene that doubles the risk of lung failure and death from covid-19. according to researchers at the university of oxford, the gene is carried by 60% from people from south asian backgrounds and 15% of people from european backgrounds. researchers say the gene makes people's lungs more susceptible to the virus. vaccines significantly reduce those risks. still to come, the trial over the killing of ahmaud arbery goes ahead in georgia, despite protests over its almost all white jury. why thousands of nicaraguans are fleeing the country ahead of this sunday's presidential elections. ♪ >> hello, good to be here with you. here is your weather story for as

about thr that's good enough for united airlines which has ordered 15 of the jets. >> it looks like a vision goes beyond that though. because you think that you ought to have a plane where for a hundred bucks i go from new york to london. >> and imagine what it would be like if instead of reading about other cultures in text books and youtube videos, if our kids instead were able to visit other people. o break bread with them, experience their shared humanity. >> reporter: so next year test pilots and their experimental jets will take to the skies. to see if our world can go a lot faster and maybe become a lot closer. barry petersen, cbs news, edwards air force base, california. >> duncan: i like that idea a lot.rd still ahead on the cbs weekend news: why thousands of america's wild horses are being forced to find a new home. forced to find w and, getting screened for colon cancer. that's big because when caught in early stages, it's more treatable. hey, cologuard! hi. i'm noninvasive and i detect altered dna in your stool to find 92% of colon cancers, even in early stages. early stag