So we did check in with the duty manager here. So far there are 10 delays and two cancellations. Nothing really out of the ordinary. But it is always a good idea to check your flight status. Is christmas falling emerald week this year. Tricky for a lot of people to travel based on work schedules. Whether not they were able to get that long weekend. Or maybe some people do work on monday and todays the day there heading out of town. It will certainly be an exciting day for a lot of people doing lastminute travel. Ktvu fox news. Police are investigating this morning after crash involving six vehicles. The collision has to and last night at highway 85. The road was shut down but it is open once again this morning. One person was seriously hurt in two people were hospitalized with minor injuries. Police are not releasing any information about those involved in the crash or what may have caused the collision. Aaa is doing its part to keep bay area road safe this holiday. Starting at 6 00 to
It is now 6 am. Lets go back to the desk. A busy day on the roads and in the airports as Holiday Travelers make the last minute dash to get out of town. Are spinning their Christmas Eve journeying to where they want to be for Christmas Day. Oh my goodness. Is only 6 am and look at the line to get through security here. We have all of these people waiting to get through the metal detectors. There also sleeping bags and look at the line as it continues here. There people still filing in with these long lines. Give yourself plenty of time to get through security here this morning. It will be taking a while. I did get a chance to speak with travelers and they were keeping their spirits high. And said they are quite excited to get out of town for the holidays. We are so excited. We are going to disney world. You know, ive been hesitant to book this trip. But you know what, we are just going to do it. Its going to be an adventure and their frontier right now. We have the ponchos and umbrella
Congressman Henry Cuellar is a democrat from the border town of laredo, texas, which has seen an incredible surge in cubans crossing the Mexican Border into the u. S. Congressman cuellar when you see the numbers, it is literally mindboggling. Sharyl after several years of averaging only about 7,000 a year, the flood of cubans began reaching 24,000 in 2014, 43,000 in 2015, and another 25,000 in the past five months, meaning this year could top the others. Most of them come in through cuellars district in laredo. Congressman cuellar 45,00047,000 have come in through just the port of laredo. Sharyl its by far the biggest flood of cubans to the u. S. Since the mariel boatlift in 1980 a mass exodus after cubas castro government announced anyone who wanted to would be allowed to leave. 125,000 came to the u. S. Many on flimsy rafts. The law was amended in 1995. Now, cuban citizens intercepted at sea are turned back. But if they can manage to get one foot on u. S. Soil, theyre allowed to stay
Astonishing number of cubans are surging into the u. S. They re taking advantage of a law that allows them to stay legally in the u. S. If they can get one foot on american soil. That law is a relic from the cold war and one that some want to change. Congressman Henry Cuellar is a democrat from the border town of laredo, texas, which has seen an incredible surge in cubans crossing the Mexican Border into the u. S. Congressman cuellar when you see the numbers, it is literally mindboggling. Sharyl after several years of averaging only about 7,000 a year, the flood of cubans began reaching 24,000 in 2014, 43,000 in 2015, and another 25,000 in the past five months, meaning this year could top the others. Most of them come in through cuellar s district in laredo. Congressman cuellar 45,00047,000 have come in through just the port of laredo. Sharyl it s by far the biggest flood of cubans to the u. S. Since the mariel boatlift in announced anyone who wanted to would be allowed to leave. 125,0
Of show and tell capitol hill style . Im chuck todd. Joining me to provide insight and analysis this morning are radio talk show host hugh hewitt, Helene Cooper of the new york times. Maria hinojosa of latino usa, and Chris Cillizza of washington post. When republicans seize control of the senate and expanded majority in the house in november after four years of divided government in capitol hill, the partys leadership made a few promises. No longer would they be the party of no and no longer would we see governoring crisis to crisis. If this week is any indication they failed. Speaker john boehner was embarrassed when he went down in defeat after republicans angry over the immigration policy voted against the speaker. In the end boehner had to be bailed out by Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell and House Democrats in order to keep the Department Open for just seven more days. In a moment, ill ask a Top Republican if this is the beginning of the end for legislating of the Congres