to do to keep everyone safe. reporter: she was a mom of af 4-year-old traveling for first time with her husband and baby. you can hear that sentiment echoed throughout the crowds, people are willing to give up some freedoms so they feel safer in the airport and so for most part, things are going quite smoothly although it s the weather causing the brunt of the problems and also the number of people traveling, dana, the number of people traveling this year estimates by aaa, 100 million, 5.8 of those expected to be going through the airports. that is a huge number. and i was going to ask you about the fact that security is one thing but clearly as we ve been reporting the weather is not good but you mentioned it s going to be maybe a long trek for a lot of people going home to see family christmas time. sara, thank you so much for that report. straight ahead, violence strikes the heart of the holy land as christians gather for christmas eve. a live report from bethlehem
unusual for beijing. although it does see its fair share of security incidents. in 2013 a car rammed a security barricade in the fame the tee enman square killing five people. that attack was perpetrated by separatists from the western province. it is unclear if the yellow alert issued by the chinese government had anything to do with alerts issued by the several foreign embassies on thursday. but what it is clear, there is a heightened sense of awareness here in the city. matt rivers, cnn, beijing. a brand-new cnn poll shows hillary clinton still holding a commanding lead in the days after the latest democratic debate. but when you compare her to some of her potential republican rivals, it s a different story. we ll show you the match-ups next.
freer, safer america represented by a republican president in 2016. when you move past the talking points and bumper stickers no talking points here, buddy. i have to leave it here. robert zimmerman, amanda carpenter, thanks to both of you. tune in this afternoon for cnn s interview with hillary clinton today with jake tapper at 4:00 p.m. eastern. you can catch all the democratic candidates sparring when cnn reairs the debate at 10:00 p.m. eastern. another wave of violence in israel today. is it just getting even worse? we ll take you live to bethlehem next. iflike i love shrimp, come to red lobster s endless shrimp. .for as much as you want, any way you want it. sweet, buttery, and creamy. like new pineapple habanero coconut shrimp bites. .and teriyaki grilled shrimp. and yeah, it s endless, but it won t last forever.