hello, i m brianna keilar with boris sanchez. on this new day, the july 4th holiday off to a rocky start for some. more than 1,000 flights canceled this weekend and it may be the same story today. why it seems more likely this morning the house s january 6th committee will issue a criminal referral for president trump. after weeks under scrutiny, the uvalde police chief is resigning from the city council. how the community is reacting this morning. an incredible story of survival. hi brother rescuing his teenage sister after she s attacked by a shark. you ll hear from them directly as they join us live. so peppy. love that festive music. good morning. we re waking up here. good morning to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. today is monday, july 4th, and america is ready for a celebration. so ready that many cities kicked off the independence day festivities one day early. milwaukee, we are looking at you. this is your waterfront. thousands of people on
control of lysychansk. they say russian are preparing for assault on the nearby donbas region. you can find more of these stories all day at cnn and cnn.com. of course, don t forget to download the 5 things podcast every morning. you can go to cnn.com/5things. chaos breaking out in a busy shopping mall in copenhagen after a gunman open fire, killing three and sending crowds running for their lives. just a terrifying scene there. the suspect, the gunman, is now in custody. let s go now to cnn s reporter live outside that mall. what have we learned about this shooting and a potential motive, sam.