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meltdown of his airline was unfolding here at newark airport. here is what scott kirby had to say about that. he issued a statement saying, taking a private jet was the wrong decision because it was insensitive to our customers who were waiting to get home. i sincerely apologize to our customers and our team members who have been working around the clock for several days, often through severe weather, to take care of our customers. so certainly not what you want in terms of optics when your airline is melting down and your customers are unable to get to their final destination. this is causing a lot of criticism for both united airlines, not just from their customers but also from their employees. so united airlines under scrutiny this travel holiday weekend as what is expected to be a record-breaking weekend gets underway. amara, victor. gloria, thank you very much. glad it is a bit calm there for
hazy chicago skyline this morning. chicago now has the worst air quality in the world this morning. five u.s. cities crack the top ten right now with chicago, washington d.c., and detroit number one, two and four on the list. canada is currently experiencing the worst fire season ever and officials say they see quote no end in site. rain and storms in the midwest could help improve the air quality there today. holiday travel is off in full swing and travelers being met with long lines, lost luggage and folks sleeping on cots and today is expected to be one of the busiest for the travel holiday. this weekend, more than 4 million americans are expected to fly. that s according to triple a. united airline said it s for them, all hands on deck to get operations back into full swing
visibility is expected to improve. things have not been any better four folks who chose to hit the roads this travel holiday. aaa expecting roads to get busy again on tuesday and wednesday. folks will have to buckle up out on the roadways. just have to have some patients there, definitely. charles watson live in atlanta, thank you very much a merry christmas to you, charles b mack merry christmas. anita, flu cases are slowing down in several states after brutal started this year s flu season. reporting that 6.3% of hospitalizations last week were due to flulike illnesses. that is down from 7.5% just a month ago. let s bring in fox news medical contributor and johns hopkins professor. merry christmas. thank you for taking some time. we passed the worst of it?