passengers upset and exasperated. i was meant to leave at 8:00 a.m., you know, flight canceled. another flight was going to be 11:00 a.m., canceled. one more at 3:00, canceled. we have to get home. we have a flight. it is going to be, you know, canceled. they need to let us know now so we can know what to do. the problem a huge surge in passenger traffic. call it post-pandemic rebound. the tsa says it screened more passengers on friday than on the same day in 2019. let s talk about what s happening here. business journalist mark stewart joins me now. tsa says they screened 2 1/2 million people. that is remarkable. same number as way back in february 2019. or 2020, i guess. what is that telling us about the american economy? it tells us people are finding room in their budgets to travel. it s the notion of pent-up demand. another struggle facing the economy is labor. airlines are dealing with these pilot shortages. i heard from one pilot last night, there should be scr
good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and all around the world, it is monday, july 4th, and the independence day celebrations kicking off early in some cities. this is video from milwaukee s waterfront where thousands gathered to catch a spectacular fireworks show, just beautiful there. the mood was not so festive at america s airports, though, flights canceled, passengers stranded. if you are flying holiday weekend chances are you are not having a happy 4th and feeling anything but independent because you were at the mercy of overwhelmed airlines. more than 1,500 flights were canceled from friday through sunday and saturday was the worst, 653 flights were axed. the airlines are also blaming the weather, thunderstorms in the northeast delaying thousands of flights and adding to the chaos the highest travel demand we ve seen since the start of the pandemic and, of course, rampant staffing shortages. let s take you now to one of the busiest airports in the world, atlanta s
Tonight, breaking news the war of words escalating as joe biden goes after President Trump and what he allegedly said about fallen u. S. Troops. The president emphatically denying the damaging report, claiming he made insulting comments about fallen american troops, allegedly calling them, quote, suckers and losers. His rival joe biden seizing on the report, citing his own sons service and saying, if true, trump is not fit to be commander in chief. Also developing tonight, the antifa activist takedown. Portland on edge after u. S. Marshals shot and killed an antifa demonstrator wanted for murder. Authorities say he was armed and trying to flee. Just an hour after saying in an interview the shooting was justified, that he was protecting a friend. The dangerous turn. Emotions boil over in times square, a car driving through a crowd of black lives matter investigators. As the Daniel Prude Investigation continues. Protesters and police clashing there. Seven officers suspended. Tonight, the
nice to see you. thank you, christine. carolyn mano. christine romans. new day starts right now. boris sanchez this morning. so great to have you here. great to be with you. happy 4th. john berman is off today on this new day. and after a two-year hiatus in many parts of the country the fireworks and festivities are back in full swing. in the meantime, the price tags on food, gas and, yes, even fireworks keep climbing as the white house struggles to rein in inflation. this morning we have also newly released disturbing body camera footage after an unarmed black man suffers at least 60 gunshot wounds following a police chase. plus, a threat of multiple criminal referrals against former president trump and his allies from republican liz cheney. the january 6th committee promising even more revelations coming soon.
police. and here in new york city, a car mademotoght,er, ight, emotions boiling over on the streets of new york city. police sources say a counterprotester s car drove through a crowd of black lives matter demonstrators who had gathered in times square to protest the death of daniel prude. there were no injuries and no arrests. black lives matter! reporter: ongoing protests in rochester. police firing pepper balls and pepper spray to disperse the crowds. at least eight people arrested overnight and two officers injured. these people was out here peacefully protesting on my brother s behalf, and i appreciate their time. i appreciate their compassion. they don t give a damn about that. reporter: the outrage sparked by disturbing body camera footage released this week. put your hands behind your back. reporter: prude seen naked and in the midst of em the officers placing a hood over