of course, the rush to return home, that is on. big time after millions of americans took to the skies for the holidays. given the rising covid cases among airline workers, couple that with severe weather, thousands of flights are now canceled. so joining me with the latest is nbc s steven romo at laguardia report in new york where i imagine there are more than a few grumpy folks. describe the situation passengers are facing. lots of frustration, yeah? yeah, alex, they are starting the new year with a lot of frustration and disappointment as they try to get home from these holiday celebrations. and those around 6:00 a.m. down around the baggage carousels, a lot of people just sleeping down there. i didn t wake them up to find out what exactly caused them to sleep down there but it s a safe bet it had to do with a delay or flight cancellation. airlines are blaming several factors for these delays and cancellations. including, as you mentioned, the rising omicron variant cases of