there s a lot of people who are getting sick still. i will probably be more likely to travel outside the country now, you know, and not be have to worry of being stuck, you know, for a couple of weeks. charles: yeah, airline and tourism groups are applauding the move after months of pleading with the biden administration to end the testing requirement. industry pros say not only demanding weaken for international travel but also caused a whole lot of folks to have travel nightmares. we were afraid and what s going to happen, are they going to stay in the hotel that they were booked in, there was a lot to, you know, think about so, yes, people were freaked out. charles: we are hearing from one of the major airlines, delta airlines, spokesperson for delta airlines telling us in a statement removing pandemic era policy is not only welcome news
starting today, air travelers on flights to the u.s. are no longer required to have a negative covid test to enter the country. charles watson has more. he has lived that one of america s easiest airports in atlanta. this kicks in at midnight tonight, right? it happened already. it happened early this morning at midnight. things are slowly getting back to normal for folks flying into the u.s. the cdc dropping its testing requirement for international travelers. folks can fly into the u.s. without first showing proof of a negative covid-19 test. their requirement is no longer necessary. largely thanks to access to the covid-19 vaccine and vaccines of
therapeutics for the lower risk of death in developing disease. at comes as welcome news for millions of americans that were just getting back out in the world. there is still a bit of hesitation for some. it is about time. not many other countries require it. yeah. i am happy with that. that being a requirement. wise it any different now? they are applauding the move after months of pleading with the biden administration to end the testing requirement. they not only did the mandate for international travel, it also calls a whole lot of folks. they were afraid of what would happen. there was a lot, you know, to think about. people were freaked out.
set of hearings. plus flying in without a covid test, why the cdc is dropping a international testing requirement. and the embattled uvalde, texas, police chief defending his actions over his department s response. you ll hear from him just ahead. good morning, it is saturday, june 11th. thank you so much for starting your day with us. christi, always a pleasure to be with you. thank you so much. each when we have to talk about what we re talking about now because this is effecting every single person watching us. no question about that. we begin with painful economic news. the national average gas price surpassing $5 a gallon for the first time ever. this is unprecedented.
restriction is set to be removed for travelers entering the country. reporter: travel into the united states just got a little bit easier. the u.s. centers for disease control has decided to lift the requirement that people get tested for covid-19 beforen tet tering the united states. this will go into effect at midnight on sunday. if a new variant does emerge, the cdc could reinstate the testing requirement. let s take a look at why the cdc wants to lift this requirement. they say now things are different. there are high rates of immunity to covid-19 due to therapeutics and vaccines. the travel industry has been pushing for this change for some time now, and some people say look, vaccination rates in the u.s. have been relatively high for some time.