one. airlines facing a stress test this memorial day weekend. aaa expects air travel to be busier than it s been in nearly 20 years. also, the washington post with quite an exclusive report this morning. workers at mar-a-lago moved boxes a day before the fbi came to pick up classified documents last year. how that etcvidence could determine obstruction. and one of the most powerful republicans in texas is facing possible impeachment by fellow republicans. the gop led committee of state lawmakers wants the attorney general removed. big basketball headline this morning. the boston celtics staying alive with a dominant game five win against the heat in the eastern conference finals, and the lsu women s basketball champs heading to the white house today. this hour of cpr thi cnn this m starts right now. but we begin with your, hopefully, long holiday weekend. memorial day travel. airports are going to be very busy, the busiest in two decades as america bounces back from
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
the mass shooting at robb elementary school earlier this afternoon. this comes as a justice department announces it will conduct an independent review of the law enforcement response to the shooting with the d.o.j. says the mayor of uvalde requested that review after we learned police waited nearly an hour to storm the classroom where the shooter was holed up despite multiple 911 calls from the children still trapped inside. arthel: let s go live to uvalde, texas and our jeff paul is standing by, jeff. arthel what would normally be a day full of excitement that comes along the presidential visit is instead full of sadness as people continue to come here to the city center to pay their respects to the 19 students in two teachers who died. first lady jill biden and president joe biden are now trying to do their best to help this community that continues to grieve. now after landing in san antonio the first family made their way to uvalde their first stop was at robb elementar
earlier they paid respect at a memorial in front of a school and attended mass. the justice department did announce it is officially investigated the law enforcement response to the shooting in uvalde. that is where we find jeff paul tonight. hi, jeff. this community is very much in the beginning stages of morning after this unthinkable loss. a big part of the reason why joe biden and first lady jill biden are here today to try to comfort the community after losing 19 kids into teachers. the president made his first stop that robb elementary school, the scene of this mass shooting. they were met with a bipartisan group of politicians including governor greg abbott in the city s mayor. while at the school, some protesters shouted at governor abbott telling them to do something that may prevent such a tragedy from occurring again. motorcades then made it to a nearby catholic church for mass. afterwards a crowd caught chanting at the president do something over and over. presi
Airports nationwide between yesterday and memorial day on monday, especially given that big number that you just mentioned, 2.66 million people screened at airports nationwide yesterday, we have seen numbers wednesday, monday, those were actually bigger than the same day back in 2019 before the pandemic. now the number to beat is the 2.88 million person record set back on thanksgiving 2019. we will see if they get that high. what is so interesting here is that memorial day last year really kicked off the summer of cancellations for the airlines, between memorial day and labor day airlines canceled about 55,000 flights. the tsa insists it s ready this time around, the airports insist they re ready this time around and airlines insist they re ready this time around with right staff, they ved a..edded about 48,000 workers, also right size, operating fewer flights using larger airliplanes.