nation s airports and airlines. cbs lilia luciano is at l.a.x. tonight with more. lilia. reporter: good evening, adriana. there are long lines here at l.a.x. and at airports nationwide. that s proof that the holiday travel rush is on, and with it, of course, the masks. spring break travel is almost back to pre-pandemic levels, with millions of fliers facing jam-packed airports, higher prices, and concerns about covid. i just try to be as careful as i can. reporter: more than two million travelers went through t.s.a. checkpoints friday, a jump of nearly 55% from 2020. the increased demand is leading to some flight cancellations, with pilot shortages and protests over working conditions. we ha the same concerns and frustrations as the flying public. it leaves us stranded without answers. we are dealing with the angry passengers. reporter: the holiday weekend rush comes as new covid daily infections nationwide have jumped 32% in a week. and while there s a slight
from russia and ultimately the truth will withstand on the truth that we can expect to come from us. he would do it better. it wouldn t happen under him. what is are you aware response to the former president, donald j. trump saying these things about the current administration in. i don t have a response to the former president. we are focused on getting the job done. getting the support to the ukrainian people that they need and applying unprecedented pressure to the russian economy and building western unity that no one could kpexpect and we ha sustained through the early period of the war. thank you very much. to follow up on what you said about ukraine setting terms,
have wearing mandatory face coverings indoors, reducing large gatherings, the government can improve support for testing, to be able to get testing resources where we need them. that will be hard to do in a matter of weeks. some of that will take longer. but it s that old saying, when s the best time to plant a tree? 20 years ago, but the second best time is today. and the second best time to get testing improved is starting today. and then i think already a number of things that can be done with financial incentives to help businesses and other parts of our community that would be impacted by ramping up non-pharmaceutical interventions. and our thanks to dr. james lawler for his insights there. u.s. president joe biden will address public concerns about the omicron variant in a speech on tuesday. and the white house is clarifying remarks made by vice president kamala harris about mutations, like omicron and
own country. i got to say the u.s. has done more about this than all of the other countries combined. we have already shipped 275 million doses of vaccines to 110 countries including a lot to africa. interestingly, in south africa they re having the same problem we are in the u.s. they have enough doses, they just have people who are resistant to using them. this is a big problem for our whole plan et cetet, that we ha difficulty with misinformation that is causing people not to take advantage of life saving. we have to address that one, too, and it is not just our country that seems to have the problem. lastly, you know, this announcement of increased surveillance taking place at four u.s. airlines, the cdc announced that as well as the news top government officials are considering have more testing for international travelers including u.s. citizens, is that really effective? is that just making it sound like we are doing something when i mean what does it mean, increased surveil
americans this summer. and it could get busier over the holidays. bu before you even board a flightou must upload your cdc vaccine card to the airline website. many countries health department also require it. europeans use a phone app that displays their vaccination status. americans can use their cdc card but don t forget it. in france unique to show your cdc vaccine card, to eat at a restaurant. you lllso show your card to get into our shs and orting evts. ven sh your ccine ss to aigh kethroug a fren nation park. we ha to sh to geon an rplanewe havto shoit to g on resurants, museums, any kind of public place, and it s fine we re good with that. while the rules change often, mo european countries do require americans to provide proof of vaccination. but don t require further test and quarantine. the sweden s not alwing amicans toly dirtly from the u.s.. and britain stillrequires testing. despite sporadic protests,