wishing him the best. thank you for watching. cnn this morning starts right now. i want everyone who is dealing with the problems we have been facing, whether you haven t been able to get to where you need to go or you re one of our heroic employees caught up in a massive effort to stabilize the airline we re doing everything we can to return to a normal operation. and please also hear that i m truly sorry. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, december the 28th and that was an apology from the ceo of southwest airlines after the chaos that continues for the airline and so many passengers. it is little solace for thousands of stranded passengers across the country and thousands more who are about to find out their flight today has been canceled. also, title 42 still being enforced at the southern border after a new supreme court decision we got overnight. it has left thousands of migrants and advocates in a state of flux and confusion. we are getting a new batc
country, we have a look at how democrats are trying to protect providers and women who travel to different states for an abortion. and new cnn reporting on former donald trump on january 6 berating his secret service detail. the stories that have been swirling inside of the agency and how it plays into this week s stunning testimony on capitol hill. plus, monkey pox cases on the rise in the u.s. and now reporting in more than two dozen states. the steps that the government is trying to take to try to slow the spread here. it is saturday, july 2nd. just two days away from fireworks and hot dogs and all sorts of fun. we appreciate you getting up early for us. and beginning your weekend with new day. good morning. good morning, boris. seeing the lines at airport. already it is getting bad out there. it is. major travel disruptions at airports across the united states. threatening to spoil the holiday for millions. airlines being put to the test as the number of peo
but also the crew, the overtime. so this is going to be an expensive costly issue. the question here, and why the stock is down pretty significantly is because this isn t an overnight fix. it s not. this is a year plus to fix. yeah. and it s going to be costly investments. it s the money that the airline has to give back to passengers. this is their super bowl. the holiday period, this is when they make so much money. it s the money they have to give back, to pay to all the people working the phones and around the clock and by the way, there s a chance potentially of a fine. right. that pete buttigieg was talking about. you have great advice for passengers stuck right now, maybe you re watching us at the airport we hope you re not stuck. what else can they do? i asked around and there are a few things if you are still at an airport and we are thinking about you, a few things to think about, kathleen banks of flight aware, rebook but get creative.
and implement emergency plans, if necessary. stephanie felt, thank you for the work you re doing. busy, and we ll check back in. appreciate your time. so the storm is sweeping in on one of, as we said, the busiest days for airports. kathleen banks is spokesperson for flightaware and a former commercial airline pilot. we re going to lean on both of those there. start with the airports of most concern right now as we advantage over the next 24 hours or so. well, i think actually that list might be shorter, which one s we re not concerned about, bhaut but what we re seeing is moving from the west into the midwest, seeing numbers in chicago and midway, even into the east coast, those cancellations. already at 2,000 cancellations today. we had 600 yesterday. we re already looking at 1,000 tomorrow. example would be the regional carrier, canceled one third of
heavy downpours and heavy rainfall as this makes its way toward the northeast. it will move fairly quickly. about 8 miles per hour and once it moves out to the atlantic it is picking up speed. so watch out for that. it may be a washout in of the coastal areas. heavy rain falling across the deep south and into the northeast and by the afternoon, the chances for significant precipitation in storms in the i-95 and portions of the dakotas. lots to talk about today. back to you guys. karen mcginnis from the weather center. thank you so much. joining me now, kathleen banks, a spokesperson for flight aware and a former airline pilot. good morning, kathleen. good morning. great to be here. thank you for coming on the show. so as you know, many airlines are now preemptively cutting back on scheduled flights with delta alone saying they could cancel 100 flights a day through