friday marked the single busiest day in the skies ever. add in 34 million at risk of severe weather and we have a potential recipe for a travel disaster. we have your forecast and when you may want to steer clear of the roads. plus, a weekend of gun violence in america, at a nightclub in kansas and a block party in baltimore, injuring dozens and claiming two lives. what we re learning about these mass shootings. later, the ride of a lifetime that no one asked for. the scary moment at an amusement park that should give everyone pause. it makes me second-guess guesting on a roller coaster now. let s begin with what you need to know as you get ready for your independence day celebrations. sizzling temperatures and severe storms in the forecast while americans set travel records not seen since before the pandemic. aaa projecting nearly 51 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home as a storm system moves down over the carolinas and 36 million people under heat
well, it s easy to see why it s turning so many heads when you look at that video. the good news is that no one was hurt on this ride. the ride called fury 325 now closed indefinitely as the state department of labor is on the ground investigating, seeking answers around what led to the crack in that beam. reporter: this morning new questions swirling about safety after this alarming video of a giant crack in a roller coaster s support beam causing it to shift outwards as a car full of thrill seekers round the curve. jeremy wagner who took the video at north carolina s carowinds amusement park was shocked by what he saw. i m like, i can see light through it, and i m not an engineer, but that s not that s not good. reporter: wagner, whose family had just ridden that coaster quickly told park security and the fire marshal, and the ride was shut down indefinitely. carowinds, which is owned by cedar fair entertainment writing in a statement, safety is our
The staff of ULM’s student-run newspaper, The Hawkeye, joined student journalists from twenty-two other universities at the Southeast Journalism Conference 2023 on February 9 -11, 2023, at Nicholls State University. The Hawkeye editors attended sessions and participated in on-site competitions over the two-day event.