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
unarmed black man who was shot at least 60 times. 60 times. the police chief speaking out. more on that story ahead. also this morning, former president trump is anxiously considering when he might announce a run for president in 2024. playing into that decision, pressure to reclaim his image following devastating testimony from the january 6th select committee hearings. but we begin in washington this morning. president biden will return to the white house in time for a fourth of july fireworks tonight. meanwhile, he s facing blowback for blaming gas stations for high prices at the pump. the president calling out companies responsible for setting fuel prices, tweeting, bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you re paying for the product and do it now. cnn s jeremy diamond joins me now from the white house. how is the president s message being received? as you know, this july 4th weekend is a painful reminder for so many americans of how s
five people died on the street. another died later in hospital. more than two dozen others were treated for gunshot wounds. those taken to hospital range in age from 8 to 85. and most have since been released. police say they believe robert crimo iii opened fire from the rooftop of a building along the parade route. they say they recovered firearm evidence from the scene. crimo was arrested a few hours later not far away, in lake forest, illinois. he led police on a brief chase, but it was eventually taken into custody. this individual is believed to have been responsible for what happened and the investigation will continue. charges have not been approved yet at this time and we re a long way from that. there s still a long investigation and there are a lot of efforts that are going to continue tonight. we have more now from cnn s adrienne bros does. reporter: investigators say it was a north chicago police officer who found that 22-year-old investigators believe who
had yesterday, and don t have today. we are going to continue to follow these protests all across the country this evening, so make sure you stay tuned in the coming hours here on cnn. look at this map. 13 states already have trigger laws that would pan ban apportion. at least six wept into effect as soon as the supreme court struck down roe. the rest, in a matter of days or weeks and at least one justice would like this to go forgoter, justice clarence thomas writing quote in future cases, we should consider all this court substantive due process precedence, including griswold, lawrence, and obergefeld. that means a court a court that says there is no right to abortion could also take away more rights, like the right to birth control, the right to same-sex relationships, the right of gay couples to get married. tonight, i am going to talk to the plaintiff in the land mark case that legalized gay marriage that is coming up later in this program. but listen to what the jus
thank you so much for sticking with me. i ll be back here 9:00 monday night. don lemon tonight starts right now. sara snider, thank you so much. this is don lemon tonight as the lady said. you are looking at protests right now across the country. at least 70 planned, from coast to coast. thousands of americans, taking to the streets in the wake of the supreme court overturning roe v. wade after almost half a century. three conservatives appointed to the court by then-president donald trump, who promised to nominate justices to overturn roe, and now, a fundamental right the right to abortion is taken away. and that has been upheld by generations of justices appointed by both republicans and democrats. a right, millions of americans had yesterday, and don t have today. we are going to continue to follow these protests all across the country this evening, so make sure you stay tuned in the coming hours here on cnn. look at this map. 13 states already have trigger laws