together. and do our best to try to help those. and we will see the potential solutions to try to heal that community. we moved to this this morning, gas prices soaring at a record high $4.61 this morning. rachel: as american wallets are getting pummeled at the pump, parents in need of baby formula are getting desperate with some heading to, get this, mexico to find cans of formula. will: alexandria hoff live with more on this. hi, guys, this is interesting, i wrapped up holiday travel with flights canceled in 300 more today. the airport was chaotic but given that we are traveling with a baby, it was interesting how we were waiting in line and people asked how we were handling the formula shortage. everybody talking about it whether airport lines or at the gas pump, we don t need it but tens of thousands of parents
in those long airport lines? reporter: you know, lester, i have been through 20 airports myself this year i have seen very little social distancing most people are really just relying on the mask. all right tom costello, thank you. president biden will address covid crisis in a speech tomorrow as he faces growing scrutiny over his response to covid and the apparent collapse of his domestic agenda at the hands of a fellow democrat our garrett haake with details. reporter: tonight president biden facing a dual nightmare before christmas a new covid surge gripping the country and his domestic agenda now derailed by a democrat today senator joe manchin firing back after fellow democrats and the white house blasted his announcement that he won t back the president s massive $1.7 trillion social spending and climate bill. i want social reforms to the point that has responsibility and accountability.
john: could president biden supply chain trigger a national security threat? our panel sounds often that. but first southwest airlines canceled 300 flights today. this after they grounded nearly 2,000 flights and delayed more than 50 over the weekend. the company claiming problems with the air traffic control and bad weather, but the faa is pushing back saying, wait a minute, there were no air traffic issue since friday. the matter that led to long lines at the airport lines. and with the passengers had to say about what they were doing. we did not find out until 5:00 this morning it was canceled. we were on the phone for seven hours, 44 minutes before they answer the phone because it is still backlogged. they didn t even tell me it was delayed. i trust them but they are having problems. they didn t say what it was and they said, you are lucky you got a flight. the weather is fine and all connecting areas.
that is the state it is on the ground. it is a rent a situation that lies on the shoulders of the biden administration. we, our leaders are missing in action right now and i m running for congress because we need better leaders in washington dc who are real world problem solvers and operate with common sense. jillian: they are outsourcing visa checkpoints to the taliban. doesn t that put more people in harm s way? if they don t get through these checkpoints you have a red flag raised and the taliban knows who you are. right now the airport lines are so crowded there is, it is just a chaotic experience where people are trying to do their best on the ground. we were having this conversation of prioritizing american citizens which we should do but the crowds are part of the reason the american citizens aren t able to get to the airport and what i think should
battle as we open up and more and more people become more resistant to taking those measures. anyway, thank you so much for bringing all of that information to us. really appreciate it. thanks again. you re very welcome. a piece of pre-pandemic life makes a comeback during the independence day weekend in the u.s. holiday travel roars back, but so do long airport lines and jammed highways. that s next. stay with us. gena® rapid wrinkle repair® smooths the look of fine lines in 1-week, deep wrinkles in 4. so you can kiss wrinkles goodbye! neutrogena®