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At this hour, a massive storm system is pushing north along the eastern seaboard, packing heavy winds, rain and snow just in time for the thanksgiving holiday. this leaves one question. will you make it home for oh mom's stuffing? nbc's gabe gutierrez is live from the nation's busiest airport in atlanta. so, gabe, let's start with the flight. very important we all know there can be a change reaction. >> reporter: it remains to be seen, joy. we hope we can get home. we have been dealing here in atlanta with some rain all day, but thankfully, the temperatures have stayed above freezing. there ha...

So far no ice. that means no ice, no major delays here. we looked at the departure board and some flights today 10, 15 minutes not too bad. there is a handy interactive map that we've been following that is flightaware.com's misery map. some minor delays in charlotte as well as memphis, here in atlanta you see a little bit of red but, again, not too bad. what should be interesting about the storm as it moves in a the northeast over the next day or so you're not seeing a widespread delay as we saw the past few days especially in dfw but as it moves in a the northeast and brings snow along with ...

Scott, the travel season can be rather trying, you say you can help yourself out by knowing the weather not only where you are but where you're going. and also where you may be connecting. explain. >> reporter: yeah, where you're connecting could be the most important factor in your trip. if you know the weather will be bad in charlotte, even though you're going from say florida, to california and the weather is fine in both places you may be suffering big-time delays. the quicker you figure that out, call the airlines. see if you can re-route through a hub in houston or dallas or someplace th...

>> yeah, they really can. and not just from your airline, but also a service like flightstats.com, and flightaware.com. flightstats gets information from faa computers and airlines, at the airport. you can be standing at the gate and get information from the flight service long before the agent figures out your flight has been cancelled. you get a little jump on everybody else and you will be first in line for rebooking, or get that early alert of gate changes. it can really help. it really gives you peace of mind that you will get help with your particular flight. >> scott, this goes against ...

Wayne lastppierre is on "meet t press." to the weather, three days from christmas. more than 93 million of us will be traveling over the holidays. masty weather is lingering across much of the country and high winds could delay flights today. msnbc's dave gutierrez. outside the busiest airport in atlanta. so far so good. looks like it is getting more crowded now. >> reporter: hi, alex. good afternoon. you are right. this is as good as you can hope for on a heavy travel weekend in atlanta. you can see behind me, traffic is moving along pretty well here at delta check-in. according to flightaw...