i wish everybody happy thanksgiving. dana: anyone talking about politics at the thanksgiving table, either of you? hopefully not. we talked enough about politics. dana: michael? i will be happy about the 40 democratic seats we just picked up. that will be on our mind. dana: you can gloat as you pass the gravy. michael and alex, thank you. thank you. thanks. dana: travel today, feast tomorrow. more than 54 million americans are on the move this thanksgiving according to aaa. we sepb our crew to the crowds. mike tobin is at chicago o hare international airport. hillary vaughn is at lax in los angeles. hillary, let me start with you. reporter: dana, there s a lot more people flying to their turkey this thanksgiving. travellers expected to show up in record numbers at airports across the country. 30.6 million people are expected to hop on a flight this holiday, up over 5% from last year. if you thought lines were long
by my comment, i certainly apologize. there was no ill will, no intent whatsoever in my statement. there has never been anything, not one thing in my background to ever indicate i had ill will toward anyone. no one twisted your comment because your comments, it came out of your mouth. i don t know what s in your heart, but we know what came out of your mouth. dana: joining me is president of square communication and alex conit. he s a partner at fire house strategies. thank you for joining me. so this race in mississippi, alex, wanted to get your take on it. mississippi is a very red state. president trump is gonna head there to rally next week. yeah. you and i have talked about this before. midterm elections are all ab turnout especially one lining this which will be the only thin
pwhrabout and this is what will be left on voters minds. there s a little bit of timing of this. i don t think this race will come down to mike espy s policies versus hyde-smith s comments. dana: i m glad you told me about that game. i got to do my mascot theory and tell everyone who i think is going to win. alex, you have a lot to be thankful for this thanksgiving. i do. as you know, i had a baby boy. my wife and caitlin and conner are doing fantastic. very thankful. dana: do we have a picture of conner that we can throw up there? there he is. very cute baby conner. alex, we appreciate you coming on the show. michael meehan, you re always a grateful eye. what s on your mind this year? i m grateful for my family. very grateful for my friends. very grateful for the people that i get to work with.