increase in hate crimes in 2020. overall the number of reported hate crimes rose 30% in 2020. that s the highest number in two decades. the majority of attacks targeted african-americans up 63% in 2020. hate crimes against asian americans surged 76% last year and many attacks may have gone unreported. next, the race to find new solution toss the supply chain crisis with the holidays quickly approaching. amazon is adding more planes, fedex and u.p.s. is hiring more workers. will that all be enough? here s abc s transportation correspondent gio benitez. reporter: tonight, amazon saying it s taking action to offset the growing supply chain crisis. we spend the full year thinking about how do we get ready for the holiday season,
terminal two while the bomb squad investigated. some airlines forced to cancel flights because of weather and trouble with staffing. and that new threat from hurricane elsa, you see there, already hammering barbados with 85-mile-per-hour winds. the storm is barreling across the islands. florida and the gulf states bracing for its effects. rob marciano with the forecast in just a moment but first abc s transportation correspondent gio benitez leads us off. reporter: tonight jam packed airports from coast to coast, atlanta, chicago, detroit and minneapolis. i m just excited to get out of here and do something new and different. reporter: at l.a.x. a bomb scare forcing the crowds to evacuate for a time. and just take a look how iny wark libertyntnational airport, and it will be busy again on monday when people fly back home. this as cancellations pile up too, southwest today canceling nearly 200 flights, more than 200 yesterday.
good evening and thank you for being with us on this memorial day, i m whit johnson, in for david tonight. we begin with the holiday across the country, honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. but americans also enjoying freedoms many haven t experienced in more than a year. freedoms many having experienced in more than a year. reunions with family and friends, backyard barbecues, all possible with the pandemic now in retreat. parades, towns and cities returning to the holiday tradition this year after the lifting of covid restrictions, paying tribute to the nation s fallen. and with the majority of adults now fully vaccinated, many americans hitting the roads. airports everywhere packed. the tsa screening more than 7 million people this weekend, shattering pandemic records and predictions. but with more people on the move, a warning tonight about a new covid variant overseas and what that could mean for travelers. abc s transportation correspondent gio benitez leads us of
reporter: 135,000 fans packing stands at the indy 500 in the biggest event since the start of the pandemic. california still two weeks away from fully reopening. our will carr is in santa monica. with vaccinations up, the beach here in santa monica and the pier are packed with people, all happy to be returning to some sense of normalcy. it just feels amazing. you get to breathe the fresh air. it s been a tough year for everyone. reporter: but experts are tracking new variants. health officials in vietnam are studying a new strain that shares features with the more contagious uk and indian variants. but experts caution there is no reason to believe the vaccines won t work against the variant from vietnam. gio benitez back with us now from newark airport. and gio, as health officials are looking into that new variant, you re learning vietnam is now restricting travel into the country? reporter: that s right, whit. vietnam is now suspending international flights into its