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Nothing made the day's lack of serious news more obvious than CBS' decision to kick off its newscast with a trio of feature stories: Nancy Cordes surveyed trends in airline travel; a pregnant Kelly Wallace balanced the pros and cons of fish in the diet--mercury toxins vs omega-3 acids--for women with child; Sandra Hughes looked at lead paint on toys. The lead story saw Cordes advise us to book ahead if we were planning to fly over Thanksgiving because several airlines (USAirways, NWAirlines, Continental, United) in several cities (Detroit, Houston, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis) have reduced their capacity by switching from a few wide-body flights each day to a more frequent schedule using small jets with as few as 50 seats. At least Cordes made her anchor happy with her reporting: "Nancy, your story prompted me to buy my Thanksgiving tickets this afternoon so thank you for that."
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