good morning. it s saturday, july 2nd. i m boris sanchez. right now hundreds of flight vs been cancelled or delayed across the u.s. threatening to spoil the july 4th holiday for many people. arms are being put to the test and pushed to the brink as the number of people traveling by plane climbs to near pre-pandemic levels. staffing issue, cancellations and summer storms have caused headaches for airlines and travelers. we got to get home. we got a flight. it is going to be cancelled, they need to let us know now. 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. nearly 1500 flights in the united states have been delayed so far. cancellations, as you can see, over 450. aaa is predicting that 3.5 million people will fly this weekend. an additional 42 million are expected to hit the road and drive to their holiday destination. the silver lining for those drivers and this is the absolute thinnest a silve
Home serve. Com this is cnn the worlds News Warning Signs facing dire warnings about his standing in the polls this week again, President Biden makes his case to black voters. Were wild our nation. Why is it bidens message connecting with enough key voters . And is he doing enough to change it . Democratic senator John Fetterman from pennsylvania is necks and gave the trump trial starts to wrap up. Ive been stuck in here for four weeks as a cast of allies Audition Courtside to be trumps number two. What will the jury and voters think about what weve learned in the only trial trump is likely to face this year. Potential trump vp pick former Hud Secretary dr. Ben carson is ahead. Bad blood, tempers flare in the house after a personal insult. I think your fake eyelashes are messing up hey that set off a Late Night Committee fights what next democratic congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of texas joins me coming up hello, object aspirin washington, where the state of our union is getting ready
Is expected to appear tuesday for an arraignment and phoenix unless he has granted a delay by the court hello again everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Ive heard Rica Whitfield and we begin this hour with break the news. Israeli war cabinet member and former deputy Prime Minister benny gantz delivering an ultimatum to Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, saying he must choose between victory and disaster, and telling him the war cabinet must agree on a plan for the Gaza Conflict by June 8th Gantz is threatening to leave the Coalition Government if netanyahu does not meet his expectations, cnns Elliott Gucken is in tel aviv for us and were here now that theres a response from netanyahu there is a response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Office Deriving Dismissing benny gantz as words, as washed up words, and saying the gantzs plan would result in a defeat for israel against hamas and also the abandonment and all the hostages who were abducted by Hamas On October the sevent
house. and this is cnn you re in the cnn newsroom. hi everyone. i m jessica dean in washington and we have breaking news this memorial day weekend as powerful and dangerous storms are threatening millions of americans. it s as many communities in texas this arkansas, oklahoma, and kentucky have spent the weekend digging out from under debris, at least 15 people have been confirmed dead as a result of these storms as rescues continue in valley view, texas, at least seven people have died. here s texas governor greg abbott. the same, time, that we are going through the heart wrenching loss of life including the heartbreak of a family losing a two-year-old and a five-year-old child we have cnn s ed lavandera, valley view. we re going to go to him in just a moment. but first let s check in with cnn meteorologist lisa rafah, who is tracking the threats that will continue through tonight. elisa yeah it s really sad when you hear that about the losses of life and unfortunate
are getting ready in their own ways for biden, he s holding intensive discussions and preparations with trusted aides at camp david. all weekend. meanwhile, trump is skipping the traditional debate prep for now and spending his saturday on the campaign trail moments ago, he spoke to a gathering of christian conservatives in washington before traveling to a philadelphia rally tonight, which is what we are expecting. now thursday s debate could be a pivotal moment for both campaigns the latest fox news poll shows a neck and neck race too close to call. we have team coverage, even mechan is that the faith and freedom conference where trump just spoke. but i want to start with kevin lip tak, who s got a little bit more on how president biden is preparing i m going to yeah we are now on day two of debate camp out and camp david presidential retreat in western maryland. and certainly president biden is expecting a tentative couple of days really don t expect to see him before thurs