WEBVTT 00:02.100 --> 00:05.033 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% JUDY WOODRUFF: As we reported, public health officials are concerned too many people traveled 00:06.233 --> 00:08.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% this holiday week to be with loved ones. 00:08.333 --> 00:12.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% But air travel is still 60 percent below where it was 00:12.500 --> 00:16.833 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% at this time last year. Tens of millions have decided to stay home. 00:18.866 --> 00:22.166 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Before the holiday begins, we gathered voices from around the country to hear 00:22.166 --> 00:25.933 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% their thoughts about approaching Thanksgiving differently this year. 00:25.933 --> 00:29.866 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% MARIA TREMINIO-RAMIREZ, Maryland: Hello. I'm Maria Treminio-Ramirez. 00:29.866 --> 00:31.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% PHIL WRIGHT, Missouri: I'm Phil Wright. 00:31.100 --> 00:32.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% GERRY ADAMS, Florida: My name is Gerry Adams. 00:32.300 --> 00:33.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% JACQUI FALLUCA, Florida: I'm Jacqui Falluca. 00:33.533 --> 00:34.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% NICK FALLUCA, Florida: I'm Nick Falluca. 00:34.800 --> 00:36.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% SELENA PAO, Arizona: My name is Selena. 00:36.233 --> 00:37.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% DEBORAH POTTER, New Mexico: I'm Deborah Potter. 00:37.400 --> 00:37.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% DR. JAY PATEL, Wisconsin: My name is 00:39.600 --> 00:43.266 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Dr. Jay Patel. I work in Southeastern Wisconsin, and I'm a critical care physician. 00:45.733 --> 00:50.466 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% PHIL WRIGHT: Thanksgiving at our house ranges year to year, depending on how many family 00:50.466 --> 00:55.433 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% members are in town. And, of course, in the past we have had as many as 20, 25 people. 00:56.900 --> 00:58.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% SELENA PAO: Sometimes, we will do turkey. Sometimes, we will do 01:00.666 --> 01:03.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% other things that are special to us. We like to do hot pot. 01:03.700 --> 01:07.700 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% DEBORAH POTTER: I'm a widow, and, normally, I would be with my family and friends. 01:07.700 --> 01:11.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And my husband was a great chef. I was sort of the sous-chef. 01:11.866 --> 01:16.333 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% GERRY ADAMS: I'm usually the volunteer who kind of watches the kids, because while I'm OK 01:16.333 --> 01:21.333 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% with playing Monopoly with the kids or playing Risk with them, because, well, I always cheat. 01:21.933 --> 01:23.433 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (LAUGHTER) 01:23.433 --> 01:27.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% JACQUI FALLUCA: My family gets together every year. There's 01:27.300 --> 01:31.233 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% probably about 40-45 people there, usually at my aunt's house. 01:31.233 --> 01:36.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% MARIA TREMINIO-RAMIREZ: This year, we will be eating at home and we will be talking with my 01:38.266 --> 01:41.900 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% family virtually, hopefully. And I will be cooking my own dishes for the first time. 01:43.900 --> 01:48.700 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% I'm planning to cook panes de pollo, which is a sandwich that we make in El Salvador. 01:50.766 --> 01:53.866 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% PHIL WRIGHT: We're going to reach out to everybody that couldn't be with us, 01:55.833 --> 01:59.666 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% whether it's a FaceTime our just a phone call or whatever. It's just very important 02:01.566 --> 02:04.900 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% that everybody stays healthy, because we have made it this many months now. 02:04.900 --> 02:07.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We certainly don't want to jeopardize it. 02:07.833 --> 02:12.833 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% SELENA PAO: I would hate to either be a vector or potentially get my grandparents 02:14.800 --> 02:16.966 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% sick. I don't think I could ever forgive myself for doing something like that. 02:19.300 --> 02:22.533 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% I also want to be extremely cautious myself, because I have a small baby, new baby here, about 02:27.466 --> 02:32.466 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% five months old. And if we get sick, who's going to take care of our son? 02:33.666 --> 02:35.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% GERRY ADAMS: It is one of the things 02:35.566 --> 02:40.366 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% that in my personal situation in life becomes the most valuable thing I got. 02:44.266 --> 02:49.266 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% I'm on oxygen. I'm on dialysis. I have lots of health issues. I don't get to do much anymore. 02:52.133 --> 02:57.100 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Living for these family moments are the best reasons why I want to stay alive. 02:58.366 --> 03:01.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% This year, we can't take that chance. 03:01.000 --> 03:05.466 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% DR. JAY PATEL: I know it's around the corner, but I think many of us are just kind of buckling 03:05.466 --> 03:10.166 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% down and sort of doing our work right now, so much so that we haven't had a chance to really 03:10.166 --> 03:13.066 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% sort of think about the holiday season. At least -- at least, I haven't. 03:13.066 --> 03:16.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% DEBORAH POTTER: I decided to get a Thanksgiving dinner with all 03:16.900 --> 03:20.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the trimmings from a local farm store. And it's locally owned. 03:22.866 --> 03:24.433 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% And then I thought, well, geez, this is going to be too much food for me. 03:26.400 --> 03:29.966 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% So, I thought about my friends that have been sick lately. And I thought, I'm going to pick 03:31.933 --> 03:35.066 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% up these orders and bring them to my friends on Thanks -- the day before Thanksgiving. 03:35.066 --> 03:39.700 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% JACQUI FALLUCA: My husband and I are very active in the community, so I work as a nurse and he has 03:39.700 --> 03:44.500 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% to travel for work. So we didn't think it would be safe to be around all of the extended family. 03:44.500 --> 03:49.500 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% So, we were actually going to announce that we're expecting our first child. I wanted to be there 03:51.566 --> 03:55.500 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% to tell my whole family at once. So, hopefully, they're watching this, and they will get to see. 03:56.533 --> 03:58.000 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (LAUGHTER) 03:58.000 --> 04:01.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% DR. JAY PATEL: Thanksgiving and other holidays are 04:01.066 --> 04:03.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% there for us to just kind of reflect upon the year. 04:05.433 --> 04:07.466 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% And I wonder if that could be used - - this can be used as an opportunity 04:07.466 --> 04:11.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to reflect upon the impact of our actions this time of year. 04:11.533 --> 04:15.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Adam Schiff It's better to sacrifice one Thanksgiving 04:15.066 --> 04:17.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for many other future happier Thanksgivings. 04:17.866 --> 04:22.866 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% PHIL WRIGHT: We're fortunate, in that everybody is healthy and taken care of. 04:25.300 --> 04:30.300 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% It's just that we won't be together, but that's not the end of the world. 04:31.166 --> 04:34.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% JUDY WOODRUFF: Tough decisions. 04:34.833 --> 04:38.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And congratulations on the baby announcement. You heard it here.