our republic. they are angry and they are determined, but they have not seen anything like the power of americans united in defense of our constitution and committed to the cause of freedom. there is no greater power on this earth. and with god s help, we will prevail. it is the top of the fourth hour of morning joe. welcome back. it s 9:00 a.m. in the east, 7:00 a.m. in jackson, wyoming, where republican voters yesterday ousted congresswoman liz cheney. former president trump had made cheney his number one target on his revenge tour against republicans who stood against him after the capitol attack. cheney s battles with trump cost her her spot in house republican leadership, and now her house seat entirely. her loss also means eight of ten house republicans who voted to impeach trump will not be in congress next term. and this morning liz cheney spoke with savannah guthrie on the today show about her election loss and the state of the republican party. look, as we
many where the right to abortion hasn t changed. in new york city and outside the supreme court. we begin with lucas tomlinson outside of the white house where the president spoke before signing into law a new gun legislation piece. that s right, before jetting off to europe, president biden signing the largest gun cell bill in 30 years. and the prepared remarks took about four minutes. president biden called the supreme court decision shocking and answered one question. do you think the supreme court is broken in your view? i think the supreme court has made some terrible decisions. here is what s in the build. funding for red flag laws, enhances background checks for buyers under 21, only as good as the data you put into them according to law enforcement, and choses the boyfriend loophole and clarifies for dealers. and more than 200 in the house voted for the gun bill. liz cheney, adam kinzinger, and others. this doesn t happen if trump didn t put three on the etch
one facet. tsa and security have had challenged. our vendors on our concourses have had challenges. reporter: with passenger totals consistently approaching pre-pandemic levels, the busy summer season has been turning. the heat on the entire airline industry, exposing problems with staffing, scheduling and the handling of bad weather. travelers are frustrated and running out of patience. look at the line. reporter: some industry leaders say unless big changes are made, upcoming holiday travel could be anything but merry. we re going to see the same result, cancellations and delays at the worst time possible. joe, that s the ripple effect when you have just so many different facets of flying impacted by shortages. and shortage of employees.
airport in the country and airport spokesman told us yesterday that compared to pre-pandemic 2019, passenger totals are up on a daily basis 15%, griff. griff: bring your patience. phil keating in miami, alicia. alicia: for more insight on the airline industry chaos and mounting economic pressures looming over the biden administration we are joined by capitalist founder and fox business contributor jonathan honick, thank you very much for being here. great to be here. alicia: americans are so ready for a vacation, a road trip is ridiculous because of gas prices, okay, i will fly, maybe i won t fly, what s the impact here on the economy and pessimism overall? well, i mean, everyday
reporter: tonight, americans taking to the streets in celebration of both the thanksgiving holiday and the return to tradition. cities across the country bringing back parades canceled last year and welcoming the crowds that give them life. the macy sthanksgiving day parade, kept virtual in 2020, making a spectacular, oversized comeback. spectators packing the stands along the 2 1/2-mile route. we feel safe and it s great to be starting to get things back. reporter: it s because of the prominence of the vaccine that we can return to traditions like this. in fact, last night the streets were even packed for the inflation of the floats, and everybody who showed up had to prove they were vaccinated. and it s not just parades seeing crowds. the holiday travel push is back. airports seeing prepandemic passenger totals. the tsa screening 2.3 million people wednesday. nearly as many as the same time in 2019, with even bigger numbers expected this weekend.