there were guns. a rare mass shooting in denmark. tragic news there are several fatalities reported. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is monday, july 4th, independence day in the united states. millions of americans will be celebrating the holiday without covid restrictions the first time in three years. the celebrations come at a time of deep division over conservative politics. roe v. wade one of the issues. cost of living a concern for many families this holiday weekend. several cities marked independence day early with fireworks shows on sunday. you re looking at picture from milwaukee, wisconsin. it s their first show since 2019. but in many cities, fire work displays may be limited with costs for displays around 35% according to the pyrotechnic association. retailers are ready to meet demand this year. the fourth of july cookout will cost more this year, roughly 17% higher than last year. that s a little over $10 more tha
Trump has often saidthat the challenges of the world, including isis atrocities, dont leave much room for a candidate to worry about having the proper tone. The Obama Administration is calling for less standardized testing in our nations schools. A plan, unveiled during a meeting of school leaders, at the white house, recommends schools use no more than 2percent of classroom time for standardized tests. The plan also asks that the tests enhance teaching and learning and provide a clearer picture of how students are performing. sot pres. Obama learning is about so much more than filling in the right bubble. Were going to work with states, school districts, teachers and parents to make sure that we are not obsessing about testing. According to a recent study, students in big city Public Schools cucuently take, on average, about 112 mandatory standardized tests between prek and high school graduation. Plans for sioux citys new bryant elementary are moving forward. Approved the purchase of
Bus stalled on a flooded road. The storm now moved on from new orleans but not the misery of flooded streets, debris and damaged homes. Real bad, i mean, bad. Every time you get yourself situation another disaster comes through. Reporter but through it all even a little humor. Reporter if youre coming into mobile you should be okay, except for the gusts of wind and the blinding rain. Other than that everything is great. Reporter and now this entire system is moving into the midwest and northeast where you guys are. Its going to be a super soaker there as well. Matt and savannah, back to you. Weve been warned. Janet shamlian in pensacola, thank you. She says midwest, northeast, thats us. Thats right, and its going to be unrelenting for the next 48 hours. Show you where this thing is headed. Okay. Remnants of patricia, and more tropical moisture pushing in, and so were going to be watching this now through the day today. It starts to push out into the mississippi and ohio river valleys.
Contact order against broady, so their hearings will be separate. This isnt the first criminal case involving johnson and broady in a domestic dispute. On september 29th of this year, Authorities Say johnson punched broady in the face during a verbal argument inside a store at the Southern Hills mall in sioux city. Johnson was charged with domestic abuseassault. He has a pretrial conference scheduled for november 20th. Broady was also convicted for felony forgery in wisconsin twice in 2005. The suspect accused of running over several people during Oklahoma State universitys homecoming parade made her First Court Appearance yesterday. Adacia chambers appeared in court on a video monitor, but her family and friends were present. A judge set chambers bond at 1 million dollars. Her attorney told reporters chambers spent time in a Mental Hospital. He described what that time was like for her. S tony coleman attorney visited her she was foaming at the mouth, her arms were extended out. His e