lots of travelers already have frayed nerves amid all of that the ceo of united airlines is apologizing for taking private jet out of the new york area this week while his airlines canceled flights that left thousands stranded. that frustration has been spreading across the country. according to flight alert.com there are about the 800 delayed nationwide with the worst delays in dallas, atlanta, chicago, worst cancellations washington, chicago, not necessarily as it has been. how s it looking over there? there relates struggling to meet the record numbers look and wait times about 20 minutes or so. ~ flights delayed here in atlanta. you mentioned the numbers are simply record-breaking. posted pandemic levels four years ago be exceeded 17.7 million expected to travel by air in the u.s. during the holiday week for atlanta had to process more than 100,000 tsa just friday alone. the numbers up 11% over one year ago. try to tell people, get to the airport early. at least two or th
he was born in 1827, he was a minister in the church, he served as a chaplain for the union army during the american civil war. then in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislature to the united states senate believe it or not. the first ever black man stand to either body of congress in our country s history, was him. it is sort of hard to imagine that today, mississippi was the first day to actually send a black man to the, congress but they did. and they did it all the way back in 1870. and then believe it or not, an 1875, they did it again. the mississippi legislator said blanche k bruise to the united states senate. that s the second time ever a black man was elected to that chamber. and you re probably wondering why or how that happened. the reason mississippi was actually able to make history like that all the way back in the 1870s was because of reconstruction. after the civil war, mississippi was forced to adopt a bunch of new laws and franchising the states n
ironic it is that your the justice says when they re nominate and they re going through the confirmation process, they say we don t like to comment on hypothetical cases. and it was watching the opening segment and it was like no one is aggrieved, there actually is no case here, but they have no problem making decisions about hypothetical cases if, that, say someone one day was aggrieved. that s a great point. they re-found their ability to weigh in on high post. exactly. great show as always, my friend. great to see, you enjoy the rest of your evening off. and thanks to at-home for joining us tonight. alex has the night off. i m filling in for her this evening. but we begin tonight with the supreme court. and his name was jerome rebels he was born in 1827 he was a minister in the amy church. he served as a chaplain for the army for the american civil war. and in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislator to the united states senate believe it or not. the firs
we ll see you again tomorrow. now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. good evening, alex. so we are on to the united states senate, where things might take a while, because of the fact that the amendments are allowed, as you pointed out. but it is pretty clear that chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell are going to get this thing through the senate intact. they sure are. it s clear that tim kaine has a lot of, he is wounded, i think, in many ways, by the way the white house put the mountain valley pell plane in the steel. but it sounds lake the democrats believe they need to be the adult in the room and set aside the personal concerns and ultimately say yes to something they never wanted to be part of to begin with. well, democrats, of course, have the curse of responsibility. yeah. they are the responsibility party. the other party is the not serious party, and so democrats frequently found themselves casting difficult votes in
on the tail, on this particular one, a cardinal, a symbol to many that a past loved one is there. she literally looks like a little angel. and that s what her grandparents had written on the note. a note that reminds us to discover humanity in ordinary places, and in that, we all may find a little grace. katie beck, nbc news, tampa. safe travels little grace kelly. and on that very beautiful note, i wish you all a very good night. thinking about chris murphy and that spiritual renaissance we all needed. f our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. well, if you re wondering who won the debt ceiling deal, the proof is in the vote in the house of representatives. the total vote was 314 in favor, 117. opposed 165 democrats voted for it, 149 republicans voted for it. 71 republicans voted against it, and only 46 democrats voted against it. more democrats supported this bill than republicans, because this