a delay or cancellation. it happens quite often. they are too many flights in and out. newark is terrible. i agree. charles watson is live from atlanta at the airport. you aren t in newark. look on the bright side. that s true, julie. hopefully today is the day that flyers can avoid the chaos and the nightmares that they ve experienced for days now here in atlanta things seem to be moving along pretty smoothly. we see a lot of people moving in and out of this airport pretty smoothly this morning. light crowds when you talk about one of the world s busiest airport. the folks here tell us that operations for the most part have been moving along smoothly. that has largely been the case despite all the disruptions for a record number of folks flying during the fourth of july travel period. aaa estimating more than 4.1 million holiday flyers. that seems to be in line with the massive tsa checkpoint numbers. the agency is averaging 2.6 million screenings a day over the last f
to mike tobin in chicago on the holiday crime surge showing no signs of ending. mike? starting in philadelphia, edward, identification of the gunman through the official channels. no answer for a man walking up the street in philadelphia and randomly shooting at people. the man had an ar rifle and 9 millimeter pistol and ski mast. he had a scanner to listen to the police. his first victim fled into a house and died of his gunshot wounds there. more information about the investigation is waiting. law enforcement made it clear this gunman will face multiple counts of murder and a psalm. another mass shooting on the west side. a holiday gathering right @midnight after the event shut down. gun fire created panic and blood shed. a lot of foot traffic, vehicle traffic. still file works were being shot off. people trying to flee the area from the multiple gun shots. it was difficult for them to navigate in to the area. back to the latest information in philadelphia, police the
appreciate the opportunity that country blessed us with. american pride is on the decline. 39% of adults took extreme pride in our country, down from three years ago. pride in our nation has been on the decline for 20 years and an interesting distinction, gallup found 60% of republicans were proud and 29% of democrats did. wall street journal released american pride poll of their own earlier this year with just 38% of americans saying patriotism is important to them. at 1998, the figure was 70%. pride is not the only tradition heading out the poll, 39% of americans think religion is very important, down from 62% in 1998. stunning new fox news poll shows majority of americans believe the country s best days are behind us. gallup poll found 70% of americans have no confidence in national government. start there. joe concha to the midstel in the hot seat. what do you think? joe: one other part about this poll that stands out to me. what is the best country live in the world?
chicago hit with severe flash flooding stunning drivers stunned by the sudden rushing water. nascar fans faced downpours for the city s first street race delayed by 90 minutes due to the weather and it was shortened by 25 laps. still exciting though, a lot of fun to watch and today on the west coast residents are warned to brace for extreme heat with temperatures in some areas expected to soar, get this, over 115 agrees so we check in with meteorologist adam klotz for our fox weather forecast. adam. very active weather across the country continuing to see at least some of that here early this morning and it will linger the next couple of days. all those thunderstorms have been largely on the eastern half of the country. this is a 12 hour radar loop and you see the explosion of thunderstorms every single afternoon and evening. expect to see something similar again today. early this morning you see those storms die down they pick up in the afternoon and evening hours but
and religious freedom, calling the court not equitable and impartial, and labelling some of the justices unqualified. here is the union s president last week. extremist out of touch court has now failed our families, failed our students, and honestly, they have failed at upholding american values. gillian: princeton university political scientist lauren wright. happy 4th to you, lauren. thanks for taking time with us. hey, happy 4th. gillian: thank you. so, the president undertook a pretty bold plan by democrat standards, pretty devious plan, according to republicans. the billion dollar question now is who is going to take the blame for the fallout that has ensued. do you think that president biden is going to carry this burden or do you think american students are going to hold the conservative supreme court justices responsible? you know, i have to say, gillian, i m not surprised by a lot of things in american politics these days but biden s student loan plan an