hello, everyone. at this hour departure boards bringing post-christmas misery to travelers everywhere. one major u.s. carrier is the big source of a nationwide headache. plus, incoming congressman george santos says he should get a pass for lying about virtually every single detail of his resume because not telling the truth is not a crime. and new cnn exclusive reporting about why you ll pay less at the pump now, but should be preparing for more pain in the spring. this is what we re watching at this hour. we begin this hour with the blame game playing out at southwest airlines. thousands of stranded travelers just want to get where they are going but bad weather, bad planning and bad systems mean more than 25 hundred southwest flights grounded today so far. that s around 90% of all flights canceled in the u.s. southwest passengers can t get through to customer service and its employees are struggling to speak to the people in charge. it s just it s frustrating for pil
as well. so it was really just kind of a momentary, i think, post-lunch lightheadedness. say dr. mccullough, is that satisfyn your concern about this as anni and cardiologist? you know, i see. and care for seniorswhvents li e who have events like this. and it was a significant neurologic event. cowhere heit was about 20 secone you froze. there was no blinking recall that he had fallen and had a concussion back in march of 2023. so we can t make a diagnosis on tv. but i can tell you there s anlist oproblemsf serious problt could have caused that spinad l and i wouldn t have anyr senator or representative take mcconnell s word for it or have them provide assurancesp in to america. i agree we need family and doctors to step in when there s physical and mental declin laura: e. and now onto another topic. fox obtained shocking internal
really just a momentary, i think, post lunch lightheadedness. laura: dr. mccullough, does that satisfy your concern about this? as an internist and cardiologist, i see and care for seniors who have events like this. it was a significant neurologic event. it was about 20 seconds where he froze. there was no blinking. recall that he had fallen and had a concussion back in march of 2023. so we can t make a diagnosis on tv but i can tell you there is a list of serious problems that could have caused that spell. and i wouldn t have any senator or representative take mcconnell s word for it or have them provide assurances to america. i agree we need family and doctors to step in when there is physical and mental decline. laura: and now on to another topic. fox obtained shocking internal facebook emails, doctors, on how
miami dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa is in concussion protocol for the second time this season meaning he s been monitored by team doctors ahead of sunday s game against the patriots. now, tagovailoa played the entire game sunday. the dolphins head coach said he is not sure when the quarterback might have suffered a head injury. but there s been focus on a play where he fell to the ground. tagovailoa got a concussion back in september in a game against the bengals after being sacked. he laid on the field for several minutes and was taken off on a stretcher. earlier this season the nfl updated its concussion protocols to mandate any player who showed symptoms of a head injury had to sit out the rest of the game. from the olympics in beijing to the world cup in qatar, 2022 was a remarkable year for athletes on and off the field.
death of junior seau. new questions about whether his suicide was the result of a concussion back in his playing days. we re in danger. the words of chen guangcheng now begging the united states to allow his family to board hillary clinton s plane to america. would you pay $1,500 for a piece of stale cake? cnn newsroom starts right now. we do begin this hour with breaking news. with a rare and startling look inside the mind of osama bin laden. right now the public is getting its first look at documents seized in the raid that killed the al qaeda mastermind. they are in his own words. and they capture a fading leader desperate to launch another catastrophic strike on the united states. hundreds and hundreds of pages are now appearing on the website of combatting terrorism center at west point. peter bergen is our national security expert and was given early access to this so-called treasure-trove of material. what s been your biggest take away? i was able to review som