streak where we saw numbers at airports higher than 2 million each day. fear not, the busiest days are ahead. today will be one of the busiest. january 3rd will be one of the busiest. travelers say they feel pretty confident right now despite the omicron variant. here s what they re telling us. you can only do what you can do for yourself, you know. what everybody else is doing, you have no control over. so that s the scary part. but just want to go have fun and be safe and mask up. reporter: you know, the tsa says in total 20 million people will travel between today and january 3rd. airlines continue to insist that flying is safe because of the heavily filtered air on board and the federal transportation mask mandates still in place until march 18th, 2022. by the way, a new partnership between the faa and tsa.
majority of people will drive. 100 million people traveling 50 miles or more, it projects, that number off only about 7% from what we saw back in 2019. dr. fauci said it is safe to travel. so long as you are fully vaccinated and boosted and airlines underscore that flying is safe and you re chances of getting covid on an airplane are low because of the heavily filtered air on board and the federal transportation mask mandate now still in place until march 18th, 2022 and the tsa and the faa announced a new partnership, if you defy that rule you could lose your tsa pre-check for good. wolf. not good if you want to avoid waiting in long lines. pete muntean at reagan national. thank you very much. just ahead, we re on verdict watch as the jury in the manslaughter slaughter of kim potter deliberates for a third day.
united airlines ceo scott kirby said, yes, cancellations have gone out but not nearly as bad has when dealt tall hit. here s what he said. we re not past it. covid is not over yet. covid is never going to be over. it s still in the pandemic phase, probably endemic phase. the cdc is providing three at hoff home test kits to international travelers at a few select airports, dallas, miami, minneapolis and chicago. they say that could expand to other airports sometime soon. and it s imperative for international travelers coming into the u.s. to get tested within three to five days of arriving. the bottom line for the tsa, wear a mask as you re traveling. that s the federal requirement until march 18th 2022. bring a lot of patience. if you ve not booked a ticket yet, you may want to consider
administration says you have to be masked. that is a federal requirement until march 18th, 2022. if you re traveling, bring a lot of patience and a lot of flexibility if you are traveling. you may want to consider booking on christmas day itself. that s when the numbers are projected to be the lowest, boris and paula. all right. pack your masks and your patience. all right. with this busy travel season ahead let s take a look at the weather. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar has the forecast. allison, looks a little rough out there, right? mother nature is not making it easy for a lot of travelers out there, regardless of where you live. we have a couple of different dynamics to talk about. closer to the tennessee valley, rain, heavy rain. northern edge of the storm, snow, sleet, and even some ice. not a good combination at all whether it s flying or even on the roadways for a lot of these areas. snow, widespread. maybe two inches. especially the closer you get to
at-home coronavirus tests to international travelers as they arrive into the united states. select airports only right now, maybe more soon. the bottom line from the tsa, wear a mask, that s the federal guideline until march 18th, 2022. bring a lot of patience and a lot of flexibility. if you haven t booked yet, may want to consider booking for christmas day itself when numbers will be the smallest. also g7 health leaders are calling the omicron variant the biggest current threat to global public health. as cnn s scott mclean reports, the uk just reported the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began for the third consecutive day. reporter: with the omicron variant surging across the uk, scientists at the university of glasgow are racing to confirm in the lab what real-world data is already suggesting. omicron is able to escape far better the immunity induced by vaccination than any other. reporter: it also appears to