unemployment insurance claims before the thanksgiving holiday. today there were 2.4 million. what's more is that biden signed two significant pieces of legislation into law this year, a second covid stimulus bill that included direct payments of up to $1,400 to most americans, and a $1 trillion bipartisan bill that is one of the largest infrastructure packages in modern u.s. history. so i ask again, would you trade this thanksgiving for last thanksgiving? people have every reason to feel anxious, but for me, the answer is simple. things are so much better now compared to last year that i wouldn't trade that for all the turkeys in the world. for more, let's bring in our saturday night panel. adam ren is a national politics feature correspondent for insider. danielle moody is the host of the pod cost "woke af," and jena friedman is the cohost of "indefensible" on amc plus. great to have you on this saturday night.