canceled. some schools returning to remote learning. one doctor tells cnn, quote, there s a tsunami coming. the biden administration is working to reassure americans it s prepared for the rise in cases, with president biden himself set to address the country this week. a busy holiday travel week is in full swing. airports on friday saw double the number of passengers from 2020, but storms could upend that itinerary. new day start right now. it s sunday, december 19th. thanks for waking up with us. boris, great to be with you here again. pleasure to have you, paula. the start of this christmas week, unfortunately, brings additional anxiety for millions of americans as covid-19 cases
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leads the nation in gun confiscations. a record 450 firearms this year alone. all of this playing out with millions on the move ahead of a busy holiday travel week. it s going to feel like that old thanksgiving, where you either sat in traffic or were in line at the airport. the tsa screening more than 2.2 million people friday. the biggest volume of passengers since the start of the pandemic. airports in california and florida look more like 2019, with long lines and wait times. this year, aaa estimates roughly 53 million thanksgiving travelers, at least 4 million plan to fly. try to get out early, avoid the rush. tsa officials say they re prepared to handle the surge, even with monday s looming deadline requiring vaccines for employees. government sources tell nbc news they estimate the vaccination rate amongst screening officers to be around 90%. yeah, to the point, we are going to be staffed enough to handle the surge, and i expect to have no impact whatsoever
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dozens of flights were delayed. atlanta s airport routinely leads the nation in gun confiscation s. you record 450 firearms this year alone. all of this playing out with millions on the move ahead of a busy holiday travel week. it s going to feel like that old thanksgiving. you either stain traffic or your in line in the airport. the tlc, screening more than 2.2 million people friday. the biggest volume of passengers since the start of the pandemic. airports in california and florida look more than like 2019, with long lines and wait times. this year, aaa estimates roughly 53 billion thanksgiving travelers. at least 4 million planned to fly. trying to get out early, avoid the rush. tsa officials say they re prepared to handle the surge, even with mondays looming deadline requiring vaccines for employees. government sources tell nbc news they estimate the vaccination rate among screening officers to be around 90%. yes, to the point, we are
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atlanta s airport routinely leads the nation in gun confiscations. a record 450 firearms this year alone. all of this playing out with millions on the move ahead of a busy holiday travel week it s going to feel like that old thanksgiving where you either sat in traffic or you re in line at the airport. reporter: the tsa screening more than 2 million people friday. the biggest since the start of the pandemic. airports in california and florida look more like 2019 with long lines and wait times this year aaa estimates roughly 53 million thanksgiving travellers, at least 4 million plan to fly. try to get out early, avoid the rush. reporter: tsa officials say they re prepared to handle the surge, even with monday s looming deadline for employees. they estimate the vaccination rate among screening officers to be around 90%. yeah. to the point, we are
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