the holiday season is in full swing. a few months ago we showed you logjams at ports warning you, you might not get your gifts in time to put them under the christmas tree. millions of americans finished their holiday shopping, not me, i wish i had and looks like things are getting better with the port of los angeles set to have record imports this year despite those supply chain issues. i want to dig deeper and bring in gene seropa, executive director of the port of l.a. we were doom and gloom about the holidays a few months ago. tell us what the real state of affairs is. good morning, steph. i was one of those back in the summertime, but these savvy american importers started to advance inventories. we as consumers began shopping in september.