justice. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with new evidence that at least one trump ally attempted to influence the january 6 committee s star witness, fearing what cassidy hutchinson would reveal to the panel and to the nation. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles is working the story. reporter: new information tonight about the january 6th committee s star witness, cassidy hutchinson. sources tell cnn that hutchinson was one of two examples that vice chair liz cheney used to show trump allies were putting pressure on former staff members to stay loyal to the president. our committee commonly acts witnesses connected to mr. trump s administration or campaign whether they have been contacted by any of their former colleagues or anyone else who attempted to influence or impact their testimony. reporter: witness intimidation among a growing list of potential crime
even though he was firing shots outside for some 12 minutes, there are so many unanswered questions. here is what we do know. 11:28 a.m. central time the suspect crashed his truck into a ditch near the school. he exited the vehicle, fired at two witnesses across the street. at 11:40 a.m. the gunman entered the school through an unlocked door on the west side of the building. four minutes later, officers entered the school, received gunfire then retreated from the building as they called for backup. it was not until an hour later, full hour, 12:44 p.m. local time that a tactical team made entry and killed the suspect. this morning we are learning more about just what was going on inside that classroom. mia got some blood and put it on herself to pretend she was dead. she had bullet fragments in her back. that poor little girl and so many stories just hike it. we ll have more on mia s story in a moment. let s begin though on the investigation. cnn crime and justice correspo
70 calls for distressed swimmers, more than half of them happening on saturday alone. it was the bay county sheriff s office that is not taking any chances when it comes to awareness and public awareness, illustrating the impacts of the rip current, releasing these aerial photo, creating dredges deep underwater in the sand. we know this is the time of year that a lot of people come out to beach. families with their friends, loved ones, people coming out to enjoy the beautiful days. the bottom line is florida officials want you to know it has been a particularly deadly season when it comes to rip current, and they want you to be aware of that danger before you get in the batter. bianna? heed the local news in fort myers, florida. thank you. extreme weather conditions have been one factor in this week s ongoing nationwide travel fiasco that has left hundreds of thousands of airline customers stranded. but as cnn s pete muntean reports, weather isn t the only reason for the chaos.
weekend. according to the tsa, nearly 32,000 passengers moved through security checkpoints during the busy morning rush, and just like the skies, of course, the roads will be busy this memorial day weekend. more than 37 million people are expected to hit those roads. cnn s pete muntean reports on the rush at america s airports. reporter: a summer of tests for air travel is already off to a record-setting start from atlanta we are ready. reporter: to los angeles. we are looking at a very busy weekend here at l.a.x. reporter: with the transportation security administration screening 42.6 million people nationwide on thursday, the highest number since before the pandemic. i tried to prepare as much as i could with what i could control. the airport is really busy, but, otherwise, no. reporter: a smooth start
americans to travel 50 miles or more over the holiday weekend. at airports it s expected to be busier than it was before the pan dem nick 2019. tsa expects to screen 10 million passengers over the memorial day weekend. yesterday reagan national airport was expected to be the busiest day. just like the skies, the roads will be busy too. more than 37 million people expected to hit the roads. cnn s pete muntean reports on the rush at america s airports. reporter: a summer of tests for air travel is already up to a record-setting start. from atlanta we are ready. reporter: to los angeles. we are very busy at l.a.x. reporter: with the tsa screening 2.6 million people on thursday, the highest number since before the pandemic.