going to hear about it. and you re going to hear about mine. first up, joe , biden calling for unity. our politics has gotten so angry, so mean, so partisan, and too often we see each other s enemies. i sincerely hope this holiday, this holiday season will drain the poison that has infected our politics and set us against one another. but let me remind you, this is the man who accused half of the people in this country of being semi fascist and says our country is steeped in racism. that s the guy who wants to have this big kumbaya moment now that christmas is here in santa is watching. but then, of course, there are his policies, which basically sent our economy into the toilet. all the indications that we see would point to a recession sometime within the first three to six months of next year. i think the greater risk is that at some point during 2020 three , the economy will head towards recession. so recession is very much likely in the coming 12 to 18 months.
over a million people are without power from texas to the east coast as bone chilling temperatures kick in. more than two hundred million americans are currently under warnings or advisories. this massive winter storm is causing holiday travel chaos. transportation secretary buda jen says it is going to be days before this gets sorted out. yesterday, about 10% of flights canceled. now, of course, that means 90% of flights were not canceled, but, you know, if it goes above two percent, we consider that a lot. so 10% means just a lot of disruption for a lot of passengers now getting back to normal. but we re seeing, again, over the middle of the country that extreme cold and then the east that that wind and snow coming. it s going to be rough for certainly the next couple of days. when it comes to aviation. so far , over twenty six thousand flights have been delayed and nearly 9000 canceled since wednesday. mike tobin is at o hare airport in chicago with the latest. hi, m