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
his death now raising fears of a potential escalation in the region which could expand into a wider war israel has eso far avoided. plus, three years after rioters stormed the capitol, donald trump further cements his dominance over republicans. what brand new polling is revealing about the gop s increasing loyalty to trump and their thoughts about the legitimacy of president joe biden s election win. and also ahead hours from now house speaker mike johnson and 60 republicans will head to the southern border as senate negotiations resume. we llbri you the latest on where those talks now stand. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ve got a lot of news to get to this morning. we ll begin overseas where hamas is now blaming israel for the death of one of its leaders, who was killed in an explosion in lebanon yesterday. what appeared to be a drone strike happened in a densely p
nancy mace coming up. reckless. in his sharpest rebuke yet, mike pence says history will hold his former boss accountable for january 6. will other potential trump challengers agree? a new voice. a multimillionaire businessman says he is running for president to shake up the gop. we are hungry to be part of something bigger than ourselves. is his new approach striking a cord within his own party? that s ahead. hello. i m caitlyn collins in washington. the state of our union is watching the 2024 race heat up. big news in the gop presidential primary last night. mike pence went further than he has before behind closed doors at the gridiron dinner in washington, describing his experience at the capitol on january 6 and delivering a blistering line attack against his former boss and frankly many in his own party saying, tourists don t injure 140 police officers by sightseeing. make no mistake about it, what happened that day was a disgrace. it mocks decency to portray i
cnn s state of the union right now with caitlin collins. fallout. a key bank fails prompting some calls for a government bailout with washington split over a plan for the overall u.s. economy. i don t know what there s much to negotiate on. where is it heading? former economic adviser under president trump gary cohn joins me and republican congresswoman nancy mace coming up and reckless, in his sharpest rebuke yet, former vice president mike pence says history will hold his former boss accountable for january 6th. will other potential trump challengers agree? plus, a new voice, a multimillionaire is running for gop. we are hungry to be a bigger part of ourselves. will he be the head of the republican party? hello. i m caitlin collins in washington where the state of our union is watching the 2024 race heat up. big news in the gop presidential primary. mike pence went further than he ever has before behiendz closed doors at the gridiron dinner in washington d
tonight keeping them honest with signs other times in the political climate today. they run the gambit from the downright dangerous to the nearly trembling and absurd. it s fair to ask if there is a threat connecting all of them, political philosophy of nihilism driving it or whether this was a moment for whatever reason that one example, new mexico, for home shot at belonging to democratic officials. the man now in custody and charged in connection with the crimes was a republican who lost the state house race in a landslide and refused to concede. he seemed agitated, he seemed a little aggressive to me. i did not consider him a threat then, but he was upset that he lost the election. that s debbie o malley, who joins us shortly. she said police who may be who tweeted after the election, quote, trump just sentenced for 2024, i stand with him. i never conceded my h g 14 race, not considering my options. the options he allegedly chose was politically motivated, that