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Shortages are part of this. the good news is this doesn't affect safety. this is the reason. they are making sure everything is safe. they keeping spaces between planes and making sure every one is rested enough. that creates a will the of delays but it does guarantee safety. that's the good news here. >> there might be people watching us today that maybe haven't ventured out since the pandemic started maybe more than two years ago. there just aren't people that fly allot. what's your advice for someone facing this? >> the most important things to do are just leave as much time as possible. ge...

You'll get alerts often before the airlines will even alert you flight aware will know because they power over half of all estimated time of arrivals in the u.s. and it is such a great tool for people that need to pick you up at the airport or you need to thick people up. it will send you alerts via text or email and there is even a great function that said where is my plane. so if you're sitting at the gate if denver, wondering when your flight to seattle is going to leave because you don't see a jet. you just go on there and say where is my plane and you could figure out before the gate agen...

Recommit ourselves to having the courage to take action. that was us vice president kamala harris speaking a little earlier saying that enough is enough, addressing a roomful of american lawmakers and talking about how important it is now two move forward with gun reforms. we can speak now to former fbi special agent tracy walder, i want to add as well that tracy is also a mother whose child is currently attending elementary school in texas and she joins us now from dallas. tracy, in the first instance, thank you so much. i can't imagine as a mother myself what must be running through your min...

You have a right to ask for couch. if they say they're going to put you on another flight, you can also still decline and get your money back. that is your right. if you choose to be rebooked and you are already at the airport, here's a pro tip. do your own research. a busy gate agent may not be looking at all the options and i can promise you this, you yelling at them is not going to help. there could be another airport you can fly into, a connection that you could possibly use, some airlines will actually book you on another carrier, but you've got to ask for it. if they cannot get you on an...

Fairly moderate to major blizzard. >> the very thin comfort that comes from realizing that it could be worse. but let me ask you this, if folks find out their flight has been canceled and they are stuck at the airport during a pandemic, what should they do? from a health standpoint as well as a practical standpoint. stick around, sleep on the floor or get out of dodge and wait to fly another day? >> you know, it really depends just on what flight they can get on. a lot of the time, you know, best thing to do might be avoid the big line cuing up to the customer service. maybe you can find a gat...