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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
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 hand for this spectacular fireworks show. america s airports not so spectacular because hundreds of flights canceled or delayed since friday. if you re flying, you re very much at the mercy of overwhelmed, understaffed airlines. more than 1,500 flights were canceled from friday through sunday and saturday was the worst day. 653 flights taken off the board. airlines also blaming the weather. there were thunderstorms in the northeast that delayed thousands of flights. and adding to the chaos is the desire to travel, pent-up demand. the highest we ve seen since the start of the pandemic. cnn has reporters fanned out from atlanta to los angeles on this busy holiday. let s take you now to los angeles and cnn s natasha chen. one of many big cities where the
delayed, passengers have been stranded. if you are flying, chances are you are not having a happy fourth because you are at the mercy of overwhelmed, understaffed airlines. more than 1,500 flights were canceled across the country friday through sunday and saturday was the worst. 653 flights axed. the airlines also blaming the weather, there were thunderstorms in the northeast that delayed thousands of flights and adding to the chaos, the highest travel demand we ve seen since the start of the pandemic and those chronic staffing shortages that you just mentioned. let s take you out to the busiest airport in the world, atlanta s hartsfield-jackson international and cnn s nadia romero who has been there live all weekend watching some passengers go through all the stages of grief as their flights get delayed, delayed, then canceled. how are passengers holding up this morning. reporter: this morning there s light traffic throughout the airport so that s a good sign if you chose to trave
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