these are live pictures from atlanta s jackson airport where you can see long security lines already forming this morning. we re tracking hundreds of delays and cancellations at airports across the country. where we re seeing those slowdowns and where the weather could impact your travel plans right now on new day. we re so grateful that you re starting your holiday weekend with us. it is saturday, july 2nd, just two sleeps away from fireworks and hot dogs and all the good stuff. thanks so much for waking up with us. good morning, kristen. good morning, boris. yeah, just two days away if you can get there as you look at all of these major travel disruptions that we re seeing this morning at airports across the united states. they re threatening to spoil the holiday for millions of americans. airports being put to the test as the number of people traveling by plane this fourth of july weekend climbs to near pre-pandemic levels. but staffing issues, cancellations and su
silver line, gas prices have dropped more than 9 cents other the past week. that s still $1.70 more than it was a year ago. yeah. that is a very small silver lining. cnn s nadia romero live from heartsville jackson international airport in atlanta. how bad is it out there? reporter: i think people are trying to keep a smile on their face. you can see this group is pretty excited to be making their way through. so you have to stop so that they don t have too much of a backup once you get closer to the check point. this group making their way through right now. and you can see this gentleman here, mr. hor ris works for airport operations. he s been so pleasant today and festive. look at that festive hat on reminding everyone this is a holiday and to keep your good spirits. but you heard boris mentioned those flight cancellations really a domino effect that started yesterday with more than 580 flights cancelled on friday. the biggest impact at laguardia