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
chicago hit with severe flash flooding stunning drivers stunned by the sudden rushing water. nascar fans faced downpours for the city s first street race delayed by 90 minutes due to the weather and it was shortened by 25 laps. still exciting though, a lot of fun to watch and today on the west coast residents are warned to brace for extreme heat with temperatures in some areas expected to soar, get this, over 115 agrees so we check in with meteorologist adam klotz for our fox weather forecast. adam. very active weather across the country continuing to see at least some of that here early this morning and it will linger the next couple of days. all those thunderstorms have been largely on the eastern half of the country. this is a 12 hour radar loop and you see the explosion of thunderstorms every single afternoon and evening. expect to see something similar again today. early this morning you see those storms die down they pick up in the afternoon and evening hours but
forces. more details on how many men putin has sent to the front lines. plus, the investigation into trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election heating up as the special counsel focuses in on trump s legal team. and a terrifying video of a visible crack in the support beam of a popular roller coaster. the man who shot this video, the video that eventually forced the park to shut the ride down is my guess. let s go outfront. good evening, i m erica hill in for erin burnett. putin is now said to have moved more than 180,000 men to the front line, including 50,000 near bakhmut and the buildup comes as ukraine claims it is slowly making progress in the east, taking back more than 14,000 miles in the past week. we re getting video of a massive fire ball seen rising over the city of sumi. russia hit a number of residential buildings and a security service building. these attacks underscore why zelenskyy is pressing for ukraine to be able to join nato. erin asked zelenskyy
rahel solomon in for christine romans. a stormy and hot independence eve day eve, is in store for millions of people across the country. severe storms are expected to spread from mississippi to massachusetts, with wind gusts, hail and tornadoes possible in some areas. the streets of chicago flooded on sunday after record rainfall. meantime, more than 30 million people across the west coast, mid-atlantic and the carolinas will be under heat alerts today. and the severe weather could also mean another frustrating day at airports. nearly 7500 flights were delayed, more than 600 were cancelled across the u.s. on sunday. and since saturday, there have been almost 1,000 cancellations. so, a lot to get to, let s bring in right now, cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. allison, good morning. what areas are you watching specifically? good morning, rahel. two separate areas of western. the first one kind of slides up and down most of the east coast and a secondary position for the mid
following this hour. extreme heat and storms threatening holiday celebrations from california to the east coast as more than 1,000 flight delays frustrate travelers trying to reach friends and family by the fourth of july. also this hour, vladimir putin looking to strengthen ties with china after the public embarrassment of last week s armed rebellion as president zelenskyy argues the pace of ukraine s counteroffensive is not meeting its hopes. more troops occupying the west bank as president netanyahu faces criticism from the united nations. we begin this hour with what s become a record setting run-up to independence day. from busy skies to hectic highways, nearly 51 million americans are expected to travel for july 4th. friday broke records as the single busiest day in tsa history. extreme weather could slow everything down with millions under severe weather alerts an concerns over strong thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic states and portions of the northern great pla