the race is on. run for the holiday weekend, but not before we tell you how jammed the roads and skies are. new data just released on crowded airports. a dress rehearsal for obstruction. a new report says mar-a-lago employees moved boxes of papers the day before the fbi searched trump s home for classified documents, and they allegedly held a practice session weeks before. what the fbi is now investigating. and the terrifying moments captured on camera after a passenger opens an emergency exit door mid flight. the incredible video from inside that plane. we are following these major developing stories and many more right here on cnn news central . it s 9:00 a.m. do you know where your holiday weekend is? it is on. let us be your guide through the fun and frustration and maybe the other f words in what looks like could be a historic holiday rush. this is a live look at reagan national airport. air travel is expected to be up by at least 11%, 3.4 million people are set
passengers gripping their seats in the exit row as wind whipped through the cabin. an official for the airline said a man in the exit row appeared to open the door while the plane was 700 feet in the area. he was arrested by local officials after the plane handed. paula hancocks joins us now. it sounds like a nightmare. how did this happen? reporter: well, rahel, is really is every traveler s worst nightmare. the way that they say this happened was when they were coming in to land there are about two or three minutes away from landing on this very short flight, it was less than an hour long and they were about 700 feet in the air. now, they say a man in his 30s who was sitting in the emergency row opened the door. e exactly what happened from that video. the strong gusts of wind coming through the air there. now, we have heard from aviation experts, they believe that technically it wasn t possible to open the door when the plane
in the meantime, we will have to continue resisting and urged all elected officials, including any democrats who want to pass themselves off as so-called moderates, to join us. and that s the angle. joining me now or two states attorneys general were fighting back against the biden mandate, florida attorney general ashley moody and ohio attorney general david yost. ashley, how will florida make its case that this should be struck down? well, laura, if you look at what the white house chief of staff himself was bragging about when this was first announced saying this is the ultimate workaround using an osha emergency row. i mean, look at what it means when you try to do an ultimate workaround. that s an ultimate workaround that is unlawful, unconstitutional, completely obliterates the separation of powers. affordable put up a ferocious fight, governor desantis and i pledged to support florida s workers, americans, to be pro-freedom and make sure that we are standing up for florida s
emergency commander and everybody doing the investigation. 101 people all safely off the plane. some injured, one burned. do you know how many were crew members? haven t gotten that breakdown. 14 people were transported and we re evaluating additional people even those in the family lounge that were off of that s plane. i should point out, i fly regularly in part because of my job. and as a result of that i very often find myself seated in the emergency row right by the door, and they do make a point of telling people who sit in that position that in the event of an emergency, you will have a responsibility to open the door, do not expect a flight attendant to be there. but the very first thing they tell you to do is to look out the window to make sure it s safe before you open the door. so it s possible that in the chaos or maybe the panic of the moment somebody deployed the chute and people rushed there unaware that there was actually a flame on that wing and they exited that w
emergency row we used to get for free, they re charging a premium, 19, 39, 49, $69 to upgrade to more leg room type flight. that gives you more options and they make more money off of you. they re doing this to get more seats in there and that s leading to the other problems, obviously. whether there s a connection or not, it does create a different environment on planes these days. they re not as friendly a place, not as comfortable. you re having more and more reports of unruly passengers. now they re asking for new rules what do you think may come into effect here? well, you know, we have to look at the fact i think the public today, we re we used to be a i know when i used to travel, my first flight was probably in the early 60s, you know, my mom and everybody else everybody was dressed in sports coats and suits and ties