following this hour. extreme heat and storms threatening holiday celebrations from california to the east coast as more than 1,000 flight delays frustrate travelers trying to reach friends and family by the fourth of july. also this hour, vladimir putin looking to strengthen ties with china after the public embarrassment of last week s armed rebellion as president zelenskyy argues the pace of ukraine s counteroffensive is not meeting its hopes. more troops occupying the west bank as president netanyahu faces criticism from the united nations. we begin this hour with what s become a record setting run-up to independence day. from busy skies to hectic highways, nearly 51 million americans are expected to travel for july 4th. friday broke records as the single busiest day in tsa history. extreme weather could slow everything down with millions under severe weather alerts an concerns over strong thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic states and portions of the northern great pla
that crosses the north and south carolina border. this video a week earlier appears sho show the crack starting to form. the coaster has been operating since 2015, and carowinds says fury 325 and all of its rides undergo daily inspections. how did it get to this point, and people are on that ride. reporter: it s putting the spotlight on ride safety. last year, missouri 14-year-old, tyrese sampson fell out of a drop tower seat and died at orlando s icon park. despite the harrowing incident, president of premiere rides says safety measures are rigorous. the same types of tools that are used in aerospace engineering are used in the theme park industry. for jeremy wagner, he says his family won t be worried to get bang on fury 325 when it s fixed. i would like to think that there are safety protocols and fixing the issue would be secure enough. reporter: carowinds did not say what might have cause the