Airline travel amid the pandemic and the pandemics impact on the aviation industry. Sharp talksn about issues affecting native americans and the role they played in the election. Good morning. It is wednesday, november 25, the day before thanksgiving, traditionally one of the busiest travel days in the year. This is a Union Station in washington, d. C. , popular hub. Health and state Public Officials have urged people not to travel or spend the holiday outside their household, yet millions of americans packed airports this week in more are expected to hit the road today and tomorrow. We want to hear about your travel plans or lack thereof. If you are traveling this thanksgiving, what precautions are you taking . Give us a call if youre traveling. The number, [video clip] 202 7488000. If you are not traveling, 202 7488001. You can send us a text this morning. That number 202 7488003. If you do, include your name and where you are from. Catch up with us on social media. On twitter, cspan
His column. He has been on the airline and aviation beat for nearly two decades. He joins us on zoom this day before thanksgiving. Despite all the Public Health warnings and efforts to get people to stay home, air travel has hit an eightmonth high this thanksgiving. Has the amount of people willing to travel surprised you . Guest not really. I think for a lot of people, there have been mixed signals about travel. You have an Airline Industry that is pushing hard on the notion that travel is safe. There are dangers to it. And, you know, in some ways the , a more definitive warning about thanksgiving travel came late. We have seen a bit of a falloff in the number of people screened by tsa yesterday, down to 37 of what it was for a comparable day last year. Over the weekend, it was about 45 of last years totals, so, you know, there are a lot of people traveling. Look, people really want to go. They want to be with their families or take a break. And i think, you know, they have not gotten
Edward. Reporter going on right now is that the statement in the rose garden between the president of mexico and the president of the United States, president donald trump. The two World Leaders finishing that up. They will have a signing ceremony after that to celebrate this the mexican president known to be longwinded. He is speaking at the moment. President trump touting the trade agreement as a huge win for the two countries. The administration saying it would add 600,000 jobs over the next five years. Andres Manuel Obrador you see there, sees the trip to reiterate importance of the trade agreement and strengthen cooperation with the pandemic. It is his First International trip as president of mexico. He flew her commercial, an wore a mask, testing negative for the virus yesterday. President donald trump rolling out the red carpet. In addition to a signing ceremony, formal dinner. Mexico invited the fifth richest person in the world among others, carlos slim, who owns a number abou
As International Condemnation grows over israels attack on an aid convoy in gaza, the bodies of the six Foreign Workers killed in the drone strike have been taken to egypt. A seventh palestinian man has already been buried. They worked for the Charity World central kitchen, whose founder tonight said those killed were targeted deliberately, nonstop, until everybody was dead. Three of those killed are british nationals, including james kirby, who was a7, and from bristol. His family have told the bbc he was a selfless humanitarian, who knew the risks but wanted to help people. The head of the Isreali Military says it was a grave mistake due to misidentification, and an investigation is now under way. Well take a look at what we know about the air strike, and get the latest from Jeremy Bowen Injerusalem and james landale, here at the Foreign Office. But first, Lucy Williamson has more on the aftermath of the attack. Well, israels actions in gaza and the need to expand access for aid. The
Use by executive land holding agencies. In your opinion do you believe that gsa has done everything in its power to give life to the directives embodied in section 6409 which you referenced in your testimony of middle class tax relief act . Have they done everything they can . Mr. Chairman, i do not believe they have. As a matter of fact, im a former administrator myself of the federal agency and if i had implemented something too poorly that congress instructed me to do id be embarrassed. Theres an executive order by the president of the United States correcting gsa to move faster to get these contracts together and to date nothing has been done. Three years after Congress Enact this legislation, progress has been slow gsa hasnt been proactive. Proactive. I think our members are having to negotiate for each and every site individually just as they have in the past. Gsa has not implemented the intent of congress and we cant wait three more years for whats needed i think today. Theres a