we will be playing country music over the place even if you are not a fan of country music, it is memorial day and patriotic. todd: it puts you in the mood to honor america but most importantly honor those who paid the ultimate price that we can enjoy today and everyday in the land of the free and of course, that the home of the brave. this is definitely the home of the brave. with that, a lot of you traveling will see a lot. a holiday crisis, gas prices and flights being canceled due to staff shortages at airlines. ashley: alexandria hoff live with more, alexandria. good morning, ashley, todd. i wrapped up my holiday travel at the airport and it was no joke. aaa predicts 25% more americans will travel for this holiday than they did last year between weather, airline staff issues, hundreds of flights canceled this week and including more than 200 so far today. that is on top of passengers already having to shell out more, listen. when i travel, i m not really surprise
think of the men and even the women who have gone before us and paid the ultimate sacrifice some of the weekend and began to heal as a nation. we are really badly wounded, divided and let the sacrifice of the men and women in uniform be the first step towards healing this nation. todd: beautifully said and thank you for sharing the names. the individuals we should never forget because through their sacrifice we have what we have. make sure to check out anthony s book chasing the lion. thank you for your reflection on this memorial day. we appreciate it. thank you, todd. todd: remembered the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice and president biden s withdrawal from afghanistan. ashley: army combat member cory mills to honor that next.
such dying in ukraine should see this besiege city of mariupol more than 100,000 civilians remain trayed from the outside world. there are little resources to sustain life in that coastal city at the moment in the agencies like the red cross, are trying to get folks to evacuate and get aid in but every time they do they say they re having a hard time doing so for the people who have mansioned to escape and get through nonstop shelling and bombardment by force they end up here lawrence in lviv which have become somewhat of a safe haven for those getting caught in the cross fire. lawrence. lawrence: jeff paul thanks excellent reporting. joining us now is retired army general and author of chasing the lion. anthony tata general thank you so much for joining me.
crying. dying in ukraine. the world should see this. 100,n trayed from the outside world. there are little resources to sustain life in that coastal city at the moment in the agencies like the red cross, are trying to get folks to evacuate and get aid in but every time they do they say they re having a hard time doing so for the people who have mansioned to escape and get through nonstop shelling and bombardment by force they end up here lawrence in lviv which have become somewhat of a safe haven for those getting caught in the cross fire. lawrence. lawrence: jeff paul thanks excellent reporting. joining us now is retired army general and author of chasing the lion. anthony tata general thank you so much for joining me.
such dying in ukraine should see this besiege city of mariupol more than 100,000 civilians remain trayed from the outside world. there are little resources to sustain life in that coastal city at the moment in the agencies like the red cross, are trying to get folks to evacuate and get aid in but every time they do they say they re having a hard time doing so for the people who have mansioned to escape and get through nonstop shelling and bombardment by force they end up here lawrence in lviv which have become somewhat of a safe haven for those getting caught in the cross fire. lawrence. lawrence: jeff paul thanks excellent reporting. joining us now is retired army general and author of chasing the lion. anthony tata general thank you so much for joining me.