europe. we ll look at how the virus is spreading in the u.s. and the push for vaccines. millions of americans hitting the road this holiday weekend but fright delays and rising gas prices are putting the brakes on many of those, hoping for a great escape. we begin in ukraine where russia is said to have bombed an island it just abandoned two days ago. ukraine released this video saying it shows russian air strikes on sfanake island frida night. they used phosphorus bombs which cnn can t independently verify. russia is trying to destroy the equipment they let behind after leaving the strategic island in the black sea. this as a senior u.s. defense official says ukraine has used the u.s. made high mars multiple rocket launches to take out russian targets. at least four of those are in ukraine with four more on the way. president zelenskyy is accusing russia of terrorism following friday s residential strikes near odesa. at least 21 people were killed with 40 others wounded.
we will put into context just how devastating it was for certain rights, some of which originated with thomas jefferson. and later, florida schools rolling out lgbtq restrictions as the states don t say gay law takes effect. it s impact already being felt. all of, that and more is coming up. and they re good saturday morning to. you i am katie phang. if you are one of the millions of people flying or hitting the roads this holiday weekend, pack your patience. sky high gas prices, canceled flights, and picketing pilots are just a few of the travel woes americans are facing ahead of their vacations. it s live from reagan national airport with what we can expect. gary? katie, if you needed any indication the pandemic is over in the minds of many of mayor cans, look no further than the airports and the roads this week. according to aaa, 40 million people are going to be taking to the skies are hitting the roads this weekend. just yesterday, 2 million people walked through tsa
guy, jeff clarke. the january 6th committee turns its spotlight on jeffrey clarke, the critical figure in trump s corrupt plot to put the parameter on his fake elector scheme. also tonight, trump is not happy with kevin mccarthy because the january 6th hearings are completely devoid of clowning, trolling and disruptions that trump was counting on for his attempted coup. i have a special guest, cherelle griner and the wife of basketball star britney griner who has been held in russia for four months. we begin with the january 6th committee hearings which most people can agree have been extremely substantive. so much so that they re going on longer than we thought. chairman bennie thompson said today that the committee received so much new information on the tip line that he s been promoting during each of the previous hearings that after tomorrow additional hearings will be held in july. one of the latest developments, never before seen footage subpoenaed from the committe
In the airport. In russia. It was definitely a freefall. I literally saw my life flash before my eyes. I was like, its over. Bg is no more in that moment. And i was deathly afraid. Wnba star Brittney Griner in her first cable interview since her imprisonment in a russian gulag. We talk about the fear, the sham trial, the letter she wrote to putin, how trump turned on her, and her joyful homecoming. And welcome to a Special Edition of the reidout. Interest in Womens Basketball is surging thanks to young talent and top rookies like kamilla cardoso, angel reese and caitlin clark. All of whom helped boost the wnbas star power, as well as draw attention to pay disparities in the league. But not too long ago, the world was fixated on one particular Basketball Star for an incident that occurred far from any american court. Back in february 2022, Brittney Griner, a wnba allstar and twotime olympic Gold Medalist was stopped at a Security Checkpoint at a moscow airport. Officials said they found
Talk to me about that moment when you realized that those cartridges had accidentally remained in your bag. In the airport. In russia. It was definitely a free fall. I literally saw my life flash before my eyes. I was like, its over. Bg is no more in that moment. I was afraid. Wnba star Brittney Griner in her first Cable Interview since her imprisonment in a russian penal colony. We talk about the fear, the politics, putin, and how her childhood prepared her for that harrowing ordeal. Also tonight, more damning testimony against donald trump in his Crimthal Trial in new york. This time from one of his companys accountants who allegedly helped reimburse Michael Cohen for Stormy Daniels hush money payment. Plus, a glimmer of hope that the end of the israel ghazi war could be near. Hamas announces it has accepted an egyptian qatari ceasefire proposal. How will israel respond . But we begin tonight with the age old adage, the coverup is worse than the crime. Today, in a new york city court