life in america. a dream that came to a tragic end with dozens of others in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. and we begin in ukraine, where a u.s.-supplied advanced weapon is reportedly starting to gain some traction on the battlefield. a senior u.s. defense official says ukraine has used the himaz multiple rocket launchers to take out russian rockets and other target. four of those are in use in ukraine, four more on their way. meanwhile, president zelenskyy accusing russia of terrorism following friday s missile strikes on a residential area near odesa. at least 21 people were killed, 40 others wounded. this as the u.s. announces a new batch of military aid for ukraine including those anti-aircraft missile systems. mr. zelenskyy saying the equipment will give ukraine a much much-needed boost. translator: i am especially grateful to the united states of america and personally to biden
europe. we ll look at how the virus is spreading in the u.s. and the push for vaccines. millions of americans hitting the road this holiday weekend but fright delays and rising gas prices are putting the brakes on many of those, hoping for a great escape. we begin in ukraine where russia is said to have bombed an island it just abandoned two days ago. ukraine released this video saying it shows russian air strikes on sfanake island frida night. they used phosphorus bombs which cnn can t independently verify. russia is trying to destroy the equipment they let behind after leaving the strategic island in the black sea. this as a senior u.s. defense official says ukraine has used the u.s. made high mars multiple rocket launches to take out russian targets. at least four of those are in ukraine with four more on the way. president zelenskyy is accusing russia of terrorism following friday s residential strikes near odesa. at least 21 people were killed with 40 others wounded.
country, we have a look at how democrats are trying to protect providers and women who travel to different states for an abortion. and new cnn reporting on former donald trump on january 6 berating his secret service detail. the stories that have been swirling inside of the agency and how it plays into this week s stunning testimony on capitol hill. plus, monkey pox cases on the rise in the u.s. and now reporting in more than two dozen states. the steps that the government is trying to take to try to slow the spread here. it is saturday, july 2nd. just two days away from fireworks and hot dogs and all sorts of fun. we appreciate you getting up early for us. and beginning your weekend with new day. good morning. good morning, boris. seeing the lines at airport. already it is getting bad out there. it is. major travel disruptions at airports across the united states. threatening to spoil the holiday for millions. airlines being put to the test as the number of peo
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
thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. there s growing with damning new details about what trump did before, after, and really didn t do in the capitol hill insurrection. hutchinson saying under oath trump knew the crowd was armed, yet still wanted them to have access to the capitol ground. hutchinson testified that personally insisted on leading the armed mob to the capitol and recounted being told by the president and lunging at a secret service agent after being told he couldn t go there. liz cheney this morning is calling on former white house counsel pat cipollone to testify. hutchinson told the panel that he explicitly warned that if trump and others went to the capitol, quote, we are going to get charged with every crime imaginable. cnn s jessica schneider is starting us live in washington. it seems people are still processing everything that came out yesterday. they are, and the fact that cassidy hutchinson is just 26 years old, but she did have this up close a