Hey, it's Martine. Good morning and happy holidays.

So, I often hear from listeners who love post-reports and have made it part of their afternoon

or evening routine, but they want to know what they should listen to in the morning to

get their day started. So now, we have a podcast for you.

The 7 From The Washington Post gives you the 7 biggest stories of the day, all by 7 a.m.

in your podcast feed. This week, instead of your usual post-reports, we're going to play

each day's episode of the 7. Because my favorite thing about this show is how efficient

it is. So you can spend the next few minutes getting caught up and then get back to enjoying

time with your family. Here's what you need to know today to get your day started.

Southwest Airlines looks like it's getting back on track. We're also looking at the benefits

of a dry January. That's some of what we'll get to on the 7 From The Washington Post.

I'm Jeff Pierre. It's Friday, December 30. Let's get you caught up with today's 7 stories.

Number 1 will be some good news for a lot of people. Southwest Airlines said that flights

will be almost back to normal today. Only a handful of flights have been canceled so

far, compared with about 2,500 yesterday. This is a sigh of relief for tens of thousands

of frustrated passengers trying to return home from the holidays. A storm and a breakdown

of the airline's internal technology caused a travel meltdown over the past week, leading

to over 15,000 cancel flights.

Number 2 a house committee is expected to release Donald Trump's tax returns today. This

is happening after a year's long legal battle. The former president broke with tradition

by not making his returns public as a candidate and as president. The information in his

tax returns could help explain why. The expected release is coming in the final days of democratic

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