these are live pictures from atlanta s jackson airport where you can see long security lines already forming this morning. we re tracking hundreds of delays and cancellations at airports across the country. where we re seeing those slowdowns and where the weather could impact your travel plans right now on new day. we re so grateful that you re starting your holiday weekend with us. it is saturday, july 2nd, just two sleeps away from fireworks and hot dogs and all the good stuff. thanks so much for waking up with us. good morning, kristen. good morning, boris. yeah, just two days away if you can get there as you look at all of these major travel disruptions that we re seeing this morning at airports across the united states. they re threatening to spoil the holiday for millions of americans. airports being put to the test as the number of people traveling by plane this fourth of july weekend climbs to near pre-pandemic levels. but staffing issues, cancellations and su
going to be cancelled so we can know what to do. it s saying my flight was last seen near new york. it s not really saying. it s not really telling me what s going on. all right. so here is the lawsuitest tally, more than 1,300 flights in the u.s. have been delayed so far today. and it s only 9:00 a.m. eastern time and cancellations just other 400. aaa pretickets 3.5 million people will fly this weekend and additional 42 million people are expected to drive somewhere this holiday weekend. silver lining and as boris said last hour it s a very small silver lining for hours is that gas prices dropped about 8 cents other the last week. that s still $1.70 more than it was a year ago. live to the busiest airport in the country, nadia ramiro is in atlanta. we have been seeing enormous lines behind you. what s the mood of these travelers? what are you seeing? reporter: yeah. so right behind me this group of travelers has just been cleared to move forward to get through anothe
much of the northeast. new york, philly and d.c. all in the bulls eye. this as tropical storm collin forms. striking back. how states responding to the supreme court s rule on abortion and guns. good morning. thank you for joining me. we begin with new information that appears to corroborate some of the stunning details from cassidy hutchinson s testimony this week before the january 6th committee. the former aide to mark meadows testified about the event president trump s intense anger when security detail refused to take him to the capitol on january 6th. sources in this secret service tells cnn that versions of this story have been circulating inside the agency over the past year. this development comes as allegations of witness tampering are getting extr scrutiny on capitol hill following tuesday s explosive hearing. witness sbikintimidation has be a focus of the january 6th committee. cnn learned both instances the committee presented as examples of witness intimidat
cancellations. and if you add the cancelations from yesterday and today, we re at more than 1100. right now there are about 550 cancellations today alone. 2200 flights delayed. and as you know, when one flight is delayed or canceled, it has this ripple effect, this domino effect not just here in atlanta but across the world because of how important and how busy this parent is. but we spoke with one young travel who are was so wise. his parents told me you want to interview him because he knows exactly what to do to get through the airport safely and early. take a listin. we left at around 4:00 and got here at 5:00. and yeah, the lines are longer than they usually are. i think that is good to leave early and so you could make sure you have everything and be prepared. reporter: leave early and be prepared. words of wisdom coming from a 13-year-old kid who is on his way to a family vacation. i spoke with the woman on her way to belize to be with her in-laws for a tropical
nadia romero at hartsfield jackson in atlanta. we ve seen the lines stretch all day. what are people saying about their travel this weekend? reporter: yeah, well it is a really a mixed bag, ryan. you talked to some people who may sort of come to the airport, a lot earlier than normal. one couple came three hours early just to make sure they were able to make their flight. but we also heard from a gentleman who is just trying to get from atlanta to vegas. his flight has been canceled now three times. he was supposed to leave at 8:00 a.m., and now put on a flight at 7:00 p.m. he no longer has a hotel so he s going to hang out at the airport all day hoping to get on the last flight out tonight. and he s no too happy with the airlines and how things have gone so far. we saw the busiest amount of people and the most people at the tsa checkpoint this morning during that 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. hour. if you could see behind me, where people are checking in to delta here, getting bags ch