aaa saying more americans are taking road trips this weekend than at any point during the covid-19 pandemic. so people are out and about, and cnn is checking in on the situation from the world s busiest airport in atlanta. nadia, how are things going today, and how does it compare to what you ve seen over the weekend? reporter: well, i ve got a secret for you that we re going to share with everybody. this is the perfect time to travel. in the middle of a holiday weekend, in the middle of the day. look behind me. you don t want to wait in lines. you re not a patient person? this is the time to come to the airport. people are just walking their way through the main security check point. this isn t clear or precheck. this is general boarding, and look how empty it is at the busiest airport. this is a far cry from what we saw yesterday. and what we saw definitely on friday. let s look at the numbers. this is july 2nd. over the past couple years. so back on july 2nd, july 4th we
out of control ahead of the july 4th weekend. rich, great to be with you. wonderful to be with you, i m in for john roberts, rich edson. millions are expected to travel for the holiday. aaa predicts 3.5 million will fly, but staffing shortage, pricey fares, and some pilots threatening to strike causing turbulence for the friendly skies. gillian: thousands are being canceled, delayed, experts are fearing an influx of new holiday travelers starting today is set to make matters even worse. listen. all of it is coming to a head, we are seeing the cancellations. we just need more people to work in the industry both as air traffic controllers, pilots, you know, flight attendants, all of that. all in short supply and they can only staff so many planes. gillian: casey stegall is tracking the travel nightmare from dallas-fort worth international. hi, good to see you. a little turned around, i should be wearing my winter coat, usually when we are standing at the airport doing
it was because of his time in the military. that s what it sounded like. the street behind me frozen in time, you can still see the chairs strewn about, the beach chairs where people were lined up for this moment of celebration for july 4th, left where they were, as people fled the scene in terror. the rifle, a rifle was discovered soon after the shooting on the rooftop. we have some new information about that rifle, which we ll bring to you in just a moment. the shooter himself, who the police are calling a person of interest to be clear, that s what i should call him, they obtained or apprehended a person of interest eight hours after the shooting, after a short chase. one policeman saw the suspect and then called for backup, he was apprehended, taken into custody on the street. one of our reporters was there, you ll hear from him in just a moment as well. again, the scene as it unfolded here was a pure moment of terror. earlier this morning, i had a chance to speak to a co
dozens others hospitalized. police are calling this attack on paradegoers both random and intentional. i do want to warn you, some of the video you re about to see is disturbing. it sounded like a string of firecrackers going off inside of a metal trash bin. that s what i thought it was. 20, 30, maybe. i just grabbed my dad and we ran and suddenly everyone was running behind us. and people were just shot behind us. there was a girl just dead. another man was shot in the ear, blood all over his face. you look down and you saw just people screaming, you saw people on the ground. and i think the instinct is of a physician to not run away. some of the bodies were there was an evisceration injury from the power of this gun. and the bullets. there was another person who had an unspeakable head injury. these are the bullets in guns that 18-year-olds have a right to shoot down on a parade in the sleepy little community july 4th parade. if you re angry today, i m here to t
between president biden and governors to discuss plans to protect access to abortion. this morning the trial of wnba star brittney griner began in moscow. we ll bring you the very latest. we start this friday morning with the holiday rush. if you hit the road or the skies this weekend you will not be alone. far from it. according to aaa nearly 48 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more. that s almost at 2019 pre-pandemic levels. if you thought high gas prices would slow down traffic think again. ron allen is talking to drivers in new jersey. good morning. 42 million drivers exec expected to hit the road this weekend. that s a lot of problems potentially. reporter: there they are right over there. a bunch of problems starting over there. new jersey turnpike heading south to philadelphia and beyond. yes. the traffic is already piling up. it is only what? 10:00 in the morning. the worst time is afternoon and gets worse as the day wears on. this is the first su