The incident at the border, of course, comes as 49 million Americans are hitting the road for thanksgiving. And the nation's airlines report record passenger levels this week. Tom costello is watching it all for us tonight.

From the San Mateo bridge in the west to I 95 in the east, a bumper to bumper day interloop slows.

On your approach to Tyson's, headed toward McLean and across the g. W. Parkway.

With drivers paying $0.35 less per gallon than last year.

Been very busy, and I'm trying to get back to the family.

Meanwhile, it's been shoulder to shoulder in the nation's airports.

Pack your patients. That's all you can do. Pack your patients.

Long lines, snaking through checkpoints, though the TSA managed to keep most under 30 minutes.

It makes me regret not getting TSA PreCheck.

The FAA now says 2.9 million people are flying today, more than predicted on a mostly blue sky day, though many east coast airports were still delayed after heavy rain and wind caused 500 delays and 72 cancelations Tuesday.

Still looking at a clean ois, going straight to the terminal timeline today.

Heavy turbulence forced the FAA command center to temporarily close. Some military airspace opened up for Thanksgiving at Houston hobby airport. Two private planes collided on the runway. No injuries. But for the airlines, this is the big test.

The clock is ticking. On a domestic flight, they've got about 45 minutes to get the plane in. Bags off passengers on and out again. On an international flight, about 90 minutes.

American chief operating officer David seymour and.

We'Re going to carry over half a million customers every day. Every day, every day, every day. Yeah, it's a busy, busy period for us.

A record setting week with a record breaking crescendo on Sunday, as nearly 3 million passengers all try to fly home at once.

All right, tom joins us now live. Tom, following that incident on the Canadian border, any change to airport security around the country?

TSA says no.

It was already in forward leaning posture. More officers in airports, more dogs because of the situation in the middle east. By the way, we just checked 3000 right now, 3000 delays nationwide, 62 cancelations following the weather we had moved through last night and this morning.

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