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faced with delays and cancellations -- look at these numbers and they will get higher heading to the fourth of july. passengers are just trying to deal with it and get through it. they say this. >> i have a five-hour layover. >> i got to la guardia airport at new york in 6:00 a.m. to find out that my 8:00 fight was cancelled. >> even with the delays, they worked with us. we had no problems. >> oh, boy. this person is way more patient than i would be. the pilots are out in force and protesting today. they say they are stretched way too thin, that even -- that flights are being put in ...

Simply not factual. the average airline pilot based on f.a.a. regulations can fly no more than 32 hours in a seven-day work period. no more than 100 hours in a given month. so, you know, pilots are not being overworked. the airlines are faced with an entirely new dilemma, which is not all of their fault. the primary factors are traffic problems at the airports with regard to too many landing aircraft, too many aircrafting in cue for taking off and the airport infrastructure simply isn't supporting the increased airport traffic. in addition to that, martha, what we have are fewer air traffic co...

Can create their own no-fly zone if they have certain equipment and weapons and this weapons system could really help. it's called the s hch 300 ps mobile surface-to-air mobile defense air system. it's a soviet air system, a competitor to the patriot air system. some of the common models carrying a 293-pound warhead. that i have a range of 46 miles an here is the key capability. they can strike targets at altitudes of up to 82,000 feet. stingers cannot hit that far. they can only traveled five miles and hit 12. the s-300s can hit fighter jets, other aircrafting and they can strike incoming rus...

they bear the name of his predecessor. president obama is seizing the bush tax cutted and calling for them to be extend, but not for everyone. the president wants to let them expire for the wealthiest americans. that puts him at odds with congressional republicans, as well as his rival mitt romney and sets the stage for a very heated battle with less than four months to go before the election. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is covering this for us. first of all, why is the president doing this today? >> reporter: well, wolf, this is certainly part of his narrative that ...