Good morning and welcome to Kid News, I'm Kim, today's Thursday, February 23rd, 2023.

And we begin with a silver lining to the stormy skies over much of the country right now.

For many of you, you only need to look out the window to see that the three-day storm system

we told you about yesterday has officially arrived. With it came thousands of cancelled flights.

But for some lucky travelers stuck at San Francisco International Airport,

the weight might be worth it. The WAG Brigade, an eclectic group of therapy animals,

makes the rounds at SFO, visiting the busiest terminals wearing vests that say, pet me.

Axios reports the brigade was created by the San Francisco Society for

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to offer emotional support and stress relief for travelers.

It includes Lulu, the pig, a 34-pound rabbit named Alex, and a mix of 12 dogs and cats.

A WAG Brigade spokesperson calls them the unicorns of therapy animals,

and says they must demonstrate that they can work a two-hour shift a week,

while remaining calm and impervious to things like loud noises and tail pulling.

Another treat for travelers, new family seating, ununited. According to CNN,

the airline has a new seat map feature to help families with kids find seats together

at the time of booking free of charge. In the past, customers often had to pay extra for upgrades

to get seats together, but the Department of Transportation and President Biden

have been calling on all airlines for months to cut back on what they called junk fees

that make family travel expensive. Delta, American, and Southwest already offer options

for families with young kids to sit together or board early.

United's new policy goes into effect in early March.

Some old favorites are changing with the times, and not everyone is happy about it.

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