good morning, good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, july 1st. first half of the year behind us. the second half ahead of us. already looking towards christmas. christmas, victor blackwell. i ordered my christmas cookies yesterday. you did not. you have to get on her list or you ll miss outs. can you get me on the list? they re fantastic. you have to start early. wow. maybe it is time for christmas shopping then. hello, everyone. i m amara walker. thank you for spending your holiday weekend with us. the holiday weekend will bring searing hot temperatures and severe storms to millions of people. we have a look at your holiday forecast and how new technology being switched on today could lead to travel delays at airports across the country. more than 1,000 people have been detained in france after a fourth night of protests following the death of a teenager at the hands of police. we re live in paris with the latest. president bid
vladimir putin and his show of force trying to show the world and the russian people he s still in charge and making moves moves act this reshape the war in ukraine. and a huge day at the supreme court, rulings on affirmative action, student loans and gay rights. be prepared for a change of plans, more than a thousand flights across the country have been canceled or delayed, adding to the pile of disruptions that have plagued passengers this week. it could be the beginning of holiday hell as travel for the july 4th holiday begins no you. this is cnn news central. we are set for a potentially huge morning at the supreme court. we expect decisions to be handed down on major cases that could have a transformative impact on more than one aspect of american life. the cases we re waiting on include challenges to affirmative action, gay rights and the president s student loan forgiveness program. let s get to jessica schneider who s going to be bringing us the decisions when
listen to the governor and buffalo native kathy hochul. we are in a war. this is a war with mother nature. she has been hitting us with everything she has since the late hours of thursday into friday, saturday and now on christmas morning. i cannot overstate how dangerous the condition still are. we need people to stay off the roads. we will persevere. we will battle and we are not going anywhere. a war with mother nature. alexis mcadams live with the very latest on this. how s it looking out there now? here in new york, that death toll is expected to climb after that historic storm in buffalo, new york, just land the area with several feet of snow and they are still in that cleanup process. take a look here on your screen. the latest video coming out of buffalo new york just out of the past few hours. this is what the streets of buffalo are looking like again this afternoon. at least seven people have been killed during this massive winter blast. authorities found
we will be playing country music over the place even if you are not a fan of country music, it is memorial day and patriotic. todd: it puts you in the mood to honor america but most importantly honor those who paid the ultimate price that we can enjoy today and everyday in the land of the free and of course, that the home of the brave. this is definitely the home of the brave. with that, a lot of you traveling will see a lot. a holiday crisis, gas prices and flights being canceled due to staff shortages at airlines. ashley: alexandria hoff live with more, alexandria. good morning, ashley, todd. i wrapped up my holiday travel at the airport and it was no joke. aaa predicts 25% more americans will travel for this holiday than they did last year between weather, airline staff issues, hundreds of flights canceled this week and including more than 200 so far today. that is on top of passengers already having to shell out more, listen. when i travel, i m not really surprise
Im rich edson. Im julie banderas. President biden and former President Trump are holding substantial leads over their challengers and new polling suggests a general election rematch, which would divide americans right down the middle. Griff the president is about to speak at a Labor Day Parade in philadelphia as there are growing concerns about his age and electability. Biden buy owing rafer is raising eyebrows saying a trump Biden Rematch is not a foregone conclusion. Let me ask you this way. At the end of this calendar year joe biden announces he wont seek a second term how much of a surprise would it be to you . A surprise to me but not a total shock. Julie peter doocy is live we white house this morning. President bidens top rival from the last primary cycle is pouring cold water today on the someone other than biden 2024 theory. I think President Biden is going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party and i think if he runs on a strong Progressive Agenda he is not only go to win