pandemic, americans are celebrating independence day with fireworks, pool party and barbecues but flight cancellations and delays are im impacting travelers. more than 1500 flights have been cancelled since friday morning amid staffing shortages. this comes as we re seeing a big increase in demand for air travel. even if you plan on driving today, you ll be paying a lot of the pump. the nationwide average for a regular gallon of gas, 4.81. that s nearly a 1.70 more than it was last year. let s start live at hartsfield jackson in atlanta. one of the busiest airports in the world. you were there all weekend serving as a grief counselor to these passengers that watched the flights get delayed, delayed and ultimately cancelled. what s it like there now? reporter: it was a rocky weekend, but today has opinion going pretty smoothly here at the airport despite seeing those weight times of about four minutes and they would spike up to 45 minutes. just when you had wave of passenger
Im kathryn hauser. Im chis mckinnon. Thank you so much for joining us. Its thursday, july 28th. Lets get over to dan ielle. Its our last day of hot weather out there. Yesterday we broke the heat wave. We did. 87 in boston yesterday was that sea breeze. Its 76 out the door right now in boston. Very similar to the past few mornings in the 60s in the suburbs, 60 in orange and same the keen. Its 69 70 to 74 on the cape and island. Were going to warm up quickly out of the 70s into the 80s by midmorning , low 90s by lunchtime. There will be some Building Clouds and just a chance of a thunderstorm. It will be hit or miss mainly north and west of boston. Nothing severe today, just your typical summertime thunderstorms. Look at the hour by hour. Even by 1 00, 2 00 theres one or two storms that pop. Through the evening hours north and west of tomorrow areas of rain are going to fill in. The morning commute will be wet with showers and storms. Ill let you know how much more to expect during the d
And u. S. 95. That northbound on ramp will be closed for quite awhile. Reporter we are talking about two months. From early tomorrow morning until november 15th. Right here you can see that the ramp closed sign is already in place just ready to go up. And this closure is necessary to make room for an hov or carpool flyover bridge connecting 95 to interstate 15. This is all part of project neon. A massiveje greatly improve traffic through the spaghetti bowl and beyond. All told, nearly 1 billion will be spent on the work. We talked to employees at a business near this first affected on ramp who say they understand why its needed. I can see south 95, right now its really going. Early in the morning, late in the afternoon, its just crawling. You know. So think it will be a good thing reporter again this ramp will close beginning at 4 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Alternate route suggested is down bonanza heading west to rancho. As for project neon, this will take three years for the entire p
Forgive them when they permit impatience to lead them astray, making them miss the wonder of and majesty of your purpose for our nation and world. Lord, renew in our senators the joy of belonging to you as they lovingly yield to your guidance. Direct their steps so that no duty will be left undone and no constructive words will be left unsaid. We pray in your great name. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , july 28, 2022. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jacky rosen, a senator from the state of nevada, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed patrick j. Leahy, president
Lead. A turning point perhaps in the democratic primary. Two weeks. No more. Thats all the time the u. S. Has left to prepare for an approaching viral tsunami. In two weeks the number of coronavirus cases is expected to surge here. So too the death toll and the strain on an already stretched health care system. Because in terms of preparation the United States is a lot more like italy, which saw the virus explode two weeks ago and is now in europes hard yet hit country. The coronavirus now confirmed in all 50 u. S. States. More than 100 people have already died. For the worst Case Scenario could see as many as 2 million dead. And right now avoiding italys fate rests on a response which varies from state to state, city to city, and inconsistent patchwork of measures ranging from aggressive action, which changes daily lives, routines, the very fabric of society, to almost nothing. And the economic pain already being felt and the Trump Administration proposing a trilliondollar stimulus pa