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as union soldiers spread -- paving the way for them to mayor, to vote, to vote and to worship and decide their own destiny. the civil war officially ended in april 1865, but in a small community of gavelston island, texas, enslaved slaves were owe believious to their reality, two and a half years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation when a u.s. general informed the last enslaved black people in america that freedom had finally comp the people erupted in joy. that joy beca...

were beginning with chaos in the skies during what may be the busiest weekend so far this year for air travel. according to the flight tracking website flight aware more than 900 flights were canceled on sunday alone across the u.s. since friday there have been more than 3,000 flight cancellations. >> so the airlines are blaming weather problems and ongoing staff shortages, in particular a shortage of pilots, so can travelers expect more of this as we enter the peak summer travel seaso...

jurassic world held onto the top spot. "new day" continues right now. >> im brianna keilar with john berman. chaos in the sky as airlines cancel thousands of flights over the weekend. is this the new normal? a member of the january 6th committee says subpoenaing former president myself expense a majority. house majority whip jim clyburn joins us. what he says about joe bidens bid for re-election and how information on how russia could take advantage of u.s. division during the mi...

he told cnn the panel will present evidence showing state officials who stood up and said they wouldnt go along with this plan to either call legislatures back into session or decertify the results for joe biden and will connect the bid to submit fake electors to overturn the election straight to the former president. that is what schiff says. now, as investigators watch for where the markets go this week, days after the federal reserve increased the key interest rates three quarters o...

for the juneteenth holiholiday, the biden administration and officials around it are not taking the weekend off. yesterday, i spoke with energy secretary jennifer granholm who projected optimism despite economic challenges. >> the president is really focused on preventing these inflationary increases to the extent he can, inflation is happening globally, recession is in the inevitable, the president really wants to have a steady and stable recovery. but, of course, one of the biggest p...

lifting the gas tax is on the table. plus captured americans. russian state media shows two alabama men who volunteered to fight alongside ukraine in captivity held by russian-backed separatists. up first for us, nthe january 6h committee next hearing is tomorrow. fallen promises to expose donald trumps role in a scheme to sub in fake electors for the real ones. on cnn a committee member says part of the evidence will directly tie the former president to the plot. >> we will show evide...

a chilling warning about the cost of trumps nonstop election lies. >> there is violence in the future. im going to tell you. >> and as soon as tomorrow, kids as young as six months old will be able to get their first dose of the covid-19 vaccine. roughly 17 million children under five in the u.s. are finally eligible for the shot. well detail the administrations rollout. first, the travel nightmare. lets go to pete outside washington for us. whats the scene there and what is causing su...

brand-new hour here on "cnn newsroom." im victor blackwell. good to have you on. were on the eve of another hearing on the capitol insurrection this time tomorrow, the committee investigating january 6th plans to focus on former president trumps efforts to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election. georgia elections officials brad raffensperger and gabe sterling are expected to testify about that pressure campaign. along with arizona house speaker rusty bowers...

travel situation? will it interrupt your summer plans? and pride month targeted. notorious extremist groups getting violent as they take aim at the lgbtq community. are some politicians providing cover and even incitement? welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection is preparing its fourth hearing and they say they will show evidence donald trump was involved in a specific scheme, this...

u.s. citizens home? >> well, in fact, the state department put out a statement saying that they have seen photos and videos of these two u.s. citizens reportedly captured by russian military forces in ukraine. we are closely monitoring the situation and our hearts go out to their families during this difficult time. we are in contact with ukrainian authorities, the international committee of the red cross, and with the families themselves, due to privacy considerations, we have no furt...