Americans air flocking to airports for travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday even after the U.

S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pleaded with them to stay home as the cove in 19 pandemic rages across the country.

There's a lot more people here than I thought would be here.

The US Transportation Security Administration said on Monday that more than one million travelers pass through airport security the day before, making Sunday the busiest day at U.

S airports since mid March.

I'm 64 years old and I just want to enjoy what we can enjoy while we can.

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Air Travelers is still down nearly 60% from the same date last year, but Sunday was the second time in three days that the number of passengers screened topped one million.

If you can avoid traveling for Thanksgiving, you absolutely should.

In an interview on CBS this Morning on Monday, Dr Ashish Jaw, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, said the potential impact of people traveling over Thanksgiving could be dire.

What I'm worried about issue look, we're already seeing a surge in cases in large parts of the country after every holiday.

Over the last six months, we have seen another surge of cases.

I'm worried that what's gonna happen is we're going to see a big bump.

Hospitals already are strained.

They're going to get into more trouble.

And by Christmas time, I think we're gonna be in a lot of trouble with a lot of infections, a lot of hospitalizations and a lot of deaths.

But as Americans are urged to stay home, ABC News has learned.

The White House is planning an indoor holiday gathering on November 30th hosted by first lady Melania Trump, who on Monday welcomed the official White House Christmas tree.

The upcoming celebration follows a Siris of White House events in recent months that have been linked to a rash of outbreaks.

Asked about the Trump administration's plans, U S Surgeon General Dr Jerome Adams said in an ABC News interview on Monday that holiday parties can be super spreader events, adding that all Americans even at the White House should follow CDC guidelines and avoid large gatherings.