hurt. i think the real issue is that this is as the president said a slow grind. hype continueed as the homeland security secretary janet napolitano today claims sequester cut at the tsa are having an immediate impact. we are already seeing the effects at some of the ports of entry. the big airports for example. some of them had very long lines this weekend. want to say o hare. i want to say lax. i want to say atlanta but i d have to check. fox business did check with airlines for america. industry association. which said their members are, not seeing unusual delays. although, u.s. customs and border protection officials say cuts to overtime staffing have let to longer wait times for international arrivals. so sylvia knows her way around the budget. the president nominated sylvia matthews burrwell as the new budget director. vowed he is ready to cut the
northern california and southern oregon. places like san francisco and medford, oregon. some areas, another seven or eight inches of rain over next four to five days. that means flooding concerns. this is much colder storm than we saw a couple weeks ago. so big-time snowfall accumulations up to six feet of snow across some of the higher elevations. the good news is, travelwise, the next couple of days are looking good. the next big storm that we re potentially looking at is christmas across parts of the plains. megyn: rick, thank you. merry christmas to you. same to you. megyn: so we heard mike tobin say o hare was okay but the states around there have been dealing with changing conditions. we ve seen lots and lots of flight cancellations past couple days. we ll check in with courtney scott, senior editor of travelocity. courtney, thanks for being here with us. what is the situation now? we heard more than a thousand flights canceled over the past couple days. that s right. there h