obviously losing patience. right now you re sitting up here playing cards because they are short staffed and we can check-in and get in there in time so we are waiting for more people to come in. i was supposed to leave at 1:30 and they delayed it to 3:00 p.m. already today. i don t know if i m going to get out on time or not. i brought my laptop charger and i may be hanging out here for a while. we are hoping the plane is there when we are ready to get on and a pilot to fly it, so we have to get back and get back to life. mike: charles watson s life from hartsfield-jackson airport in atlanta. good morning, charles. good morning, mike and julie. things are pretty busy here in atlanta so far this morning but so far operations appeared to be moving smoothly here at hartsfield-jackson atlanta international. that said, passengers should prepare for another busy day at airports. the delays and cancellations are already racking up this morning. we are seeing about 140 u.s
matt finn is sorting it all out for us in a lot of filings to get through, good evening, matt. good evening, brett kavanaugh is asking the biden administration to respond to a flood of appeals coming in after six circuit ruling to allow osha to move forward with the president s controversial mandate with businesses of 100 or more employees to force vaccinations. the fifth circuit court of appeals initially halted the implementation of the mandate announced early this fall but because of the large number of cases against biden s mandate the sixth circuit to hear the consolidated appeals in favor of biden s mandate. the national federation of independent businesses calling this and with route regulatory power to get vaccinated and some governors against mandates are speaking out. i think massive expansion that goes beyond the constitution.
interesting the way that you put that because that s the pressure that we feel when we watch the markets on wall street this week. but it is also the pressure we feel when people go to the store and some of the shelves are completely deplete of things they need. the national federation of independent businesses reporting that historically large numbers of small businesses are struggling to increase their workforce. 29% say labor quality was their top problem. 48-year record high, 48% of all business owners reported job openings they could not fill. far exceeding the historical average of 22%. treasury secretary yellen said this about the labor shortages. we have a tight labor market. upward pressure on wages which is to some extent good but can also induce further price increases and needs to be watched. harris: whenever i hear the
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