conflict. it s important to take matters into your own hands. get on your mobile apps, get online, get on the phone, and also be online at the airport and really be strategic with rescheduling and replanning your trip. mobile apps are your best friend at any travel situation, but especially on a busy travel period like labor day. you want to be looking online for alternative flights, potentially rebooking into a hotel near the airport if you re stuck, and obviously mobile apps are fantastic for dealing with traffic, finding cheap gas prices. we have google maps, gas buddy, flight track pro, and of course travelocity s app. courtney, i got to say, i m really glad you re here. i think what you guys do is provide a noble service. travel, it s really important and valuable in people s lives. buying a really nice car, you
fireworks to start you off on wednesday morning, it s lee greenwood, god bless the usa, happy fourth of july to all of you. traditionally today i know and hopefully for many of you, will be filled with barbecues and fireworks. but unfortunately for a lot of people, that is not going to be the case. our starting point here this independence day, less about celebration and a lot more about patience, about 1.1 million people all across the country, they are waiting, waiting for the electricity to come back on and facing another day of intense heat. 20 people now have died since last thursday when fierce storms ripped the east in the midwest. and take a look. these are the states that are still waiting for power to return, you have west virginia, still more than 300,000 customers in the dark. ohio, virginia, similar shape. and power companies, they say they are out there, they say they are repairing the transmitters and lines faster than expected, but their estimates show custo