looking like the most crowded memorial day weekend travel that we ve seen in the better part of two decades. i m neil cavuto. we re on top of the fast-moving developments with alexis mcadams and how flyers are faring in secaucus, new jersey. we begin with alexis. good afternoon from new york international. it s not too bad. check it out. it has been ebbing and flowing throughout the day. just in the past hour or so, there s a ground stop here at newark that has been lefted. there s issues that airports across the country. so let s take a look at this flight aware map that shows you what airports are dealing with. we re talking about more than 3,000 delays in and out of the u.s. right now and about 100 cancellations and counting. there s that ground stop or there was a ground stop at denver international due to the bad weather that was lifted moments ago. this morning, transportation secretary pete buttigieg tweeted out that things are moving along smoothly so far saying yes
the cost of a shipping container has slumped since last year. is it a warning sign of a global recession on the horizon? well, we start here in the uk, if you can see me, i am at a slight distance. i m going to sit back down. the cameras aren t playing with us nicely this morning, so let s sit back down and we will start the programme again. let s pretend that didn t happen, shall we? 0k. welcome to the programme. we start in the uk whether has lodged a controversial new push for oil and gas exploration in the north sea. nearly 900 blocks are offered exploration with as many as 100 licences to be awarded. the government says it will burst energy security and support skilled jobs. but the decision is at odds with international climate scientists who say fossil fuel projects should be closed down, not expanded. it comes as households are warned they could face a rolling electricity blackouts this winter if problems with gas suppliers deteriorate further. national grid, overseei
7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought. eight areas have been moved to the third stage, including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london. as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire, east midlands. in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures, water c
but things are stacking up for a good summer. we re excited about it. neil: david, should we be worried as the traveling public about the shortage of air traffic controllers? that s beyond whatever you can control. it worried me a tad. i don t want to overpanic about it. what s going on there? you know, i think the new york area, a lot of the airlines that serve that area pulled back their service. kind of being proactive. you know, it s really a planning issue on the side of the f.a.a. they have to get out in front of it and make sure it takes awhile to train an air traffic controller. they re very important to the safety of our system. it s really miraculous. we tend to focus on a lot of the negatives that go on, but with 850 million people traveling a year, it s pretty we ve created a really remarkable miraculous air travel system. it s a wonder really. neil: you look at markets