who may have tried to intimidate star witness before she testified. the loved ones of the uvalde shooting victims are sick of waiting for answers. we re sitting here just listening to empty words. that s all it is. empty words. my sister died protect ing her children, her students. sd why the mayor claims he can t tell them anymore. welcome to the lead. we begin with our politics lead. breaking news as we follow the repercussions from cassidy hutchinson bombshell testimony. we have the very latest. reporter: witness intimidation has become a serious focus of the january 6th select committee. cnn has learned both instances the committee presented as examples of possible witness intimidation during the hearing on tuesday were directed at their witness, cassidy hutchinson. he knows you re loyal and you re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. i think most americans know that attempting the influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents
millions are already traveling for what expert say will be the busiest travel weekend of the year so far. for the first time in a long while, gas prices declining. aaa says the national average for regular gasoline is now $4.84 a gallon. that s down 9 cents from last week. still, more than $1.70 than gas prices were a year ago. the high prices aren t keeping americans in park. how many americans are expected to hit the road this holiday weekend? if you ask aaa, they will tell you that nearly 48 million travelers will be out and about over the weekend for this holiday weekend. 42 million of those, such a big chunk there, expected to hit the