Ep 319. November 30, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration said the U.S. saw a record number of flights leading up to Thanksgiving, and the TSA expects to screen three million more fliers on Sunday alone. Whether Americans are flying or driving, severe weather across the country threatens a smooth ride back home. Ali Bauman has the latest. The militant group Hamas released a propaganda video Saturday of an Israeli-American hostage pleading for President-elect Donald Trump to secure his release. Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen vehicle in Khan Yunis killed several people. Israel said the strike was targeting a man it accused of being involved in the Oct. 7 attack. Debora Patta reports. Anti-government rebels seized control of Syria's second-largest city of Aleppo on Saturday. Their advance ignites a new phase of the country's long-running civil war. President-elect Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are praising their surprise meeting Friday night in Florida amid rising tensions over Trump's tariff threats. Weijia Jiang has more. A woman who snuck onto a Delta Air Lines flight from New York City to Paris earlier this week without a boarding pass was removed from a return flight Saturday after creating a disturbance prior to takeoff. Millions of Americans packed shopping malls and stores across the country on Saturday searching for deals this holiday weekend. Elise Preston has the latest spending data as inflation cools. While Ukrainian men continue fighting in the nearly three-year-long war with Russia, women are stepping up on the homefront. Holly Williams has more.