impact it will have on students for years to come. in france there was a fourth night of protests after the death of a teenager at the hands of police. how landlords are getting creative to make money after commercial buildings remain empty after the pandemic. we re in it now. the holiday weekend and travel start is in full swing this morning. flight disruptions have improved some. we re still seeing delays and cancellations. already more than 600 flights have been delayed, 100 canceled. aaa expects 50 million to travel on the roads or skies. if you re traveling by car, some good news when it comes to gas. the average price per gallon is down now to $3.51. that is the cheapest, a dollar cheaper than it was this time last year. as for weather, it s a mixed bag
let s hear it. as we head into july 4th, the department of transportation and the faa are working closely with airlines to help minimize flight disruptions resulting from extreme weather, airline operations quickly recovered from the weather this week except for united airlines, which expects to return to normal tomorrow. rachel: so the ceo of united airlines said this about his decision to take it with the wrong decision. it was so insensitive and lured customers waiting to get home. you guys, i really i don t care if he took a what s he going to do? go behind the counter and help? i mean, he s obviously rich. he s the ceo, and let s all admit that that s what they do. all of us wish we were rich enough to take a private jet. let s not be lipocrits about it. hypocrites about it. joey: maybe call up five passengers going to the same place and say come with maine
following the death of a teenager at the hands of police. we re live in paris with the latest. president biden says he is not giving up on cancelling some student loan debt. the new plan the white house is announcing after a stinging defeat at the supreme court. thousands of hollywood actors will keep working, at least for now after the union postponed plans to strike. the wide-ranging impact a strike would have, especially since writers are already on the picket lines. so from the roads to the skies, it is expected to be a record-breaking 4th of july weekend for travel. aaa expects 50 million americans to travel more than 50 miles from their homes through wednesday. now, at airports flight disruptions continue to impact flyers looking to get to their holiday destinations. so far this morning more than 790 flights have been delayed in the u.s. and 100 or more, 108 or so have been cancelled. the tsa now projects to screen over 17.7 million people this
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The number of people traveling by air in the United States for the Fourth of July holiday is expected to surpass pre-COVID levels for the first time in four years, but recent flight disruptions raise fresh questions about airlines' readiness to handle the summer travel rush. In anticipation of a busy summer, U.S. airlines have taken measures like trimming schedules and beefing up staffing to prevent large-scale flight disruptions, though inclement weather in some regions presents a risk to travelers during the period. Despite signs of slowing consumer spending, about 51 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home between Friday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 4, according to travel group AAA.
anti-discrimination protections and the president will continue to call on congress to pass the equality act. now, second as we head in to july 4th, the death of transportation and the faa are working closely with airlines to help minimize flight disruptions from extreme weather. airlines recovered from earlier this week except united which expects to return to normal tomorrow. we will continue to keep a close eye on all of this and we want to remind air travelers to go to flightrights.gov to see what you re entitled to if your flight is cancelled or delayed. finally, as you know, we do the week ahead fridays. because it s 4:30 on a friday going into a holiday weekend, we re going to send the week ahead through a pool note before the end of the day for sure. before i move on, i want to acknowledge someone in the room who you all know very well. who has been a friendly face.