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Parts of the country. the coastal low in the southeast increasing the risk of high surf and dangerous rip currents and beaches from virginia to florida. a slow-moving front could lead to storms for montana and through to west texas. a red flag warning for minnesota and north dakota right through this evening. it goes without saying, be careful with fires and holiday cookouts. >> air travel in the united states just hit its highest level since the pandemic as millions take to the skies. their wor...

Pointed out that even if you get close to the date, there could be economic impacts, and so you know, i think its yet to be seen, and its unclear if that is something that the white house and that, you know, republicans in the house would be willing to risk, you know, getting past that date. but you know, i think thats something well have to wait and see. >> all right. laura with roll call and congressional quarterly, thanks so much. the summer travel season officially here and people are wast...

All right, if youre thinking about hitting the road this memorial day weekend, be prepared. aaa expects more than 42 million americans to travel 50 miles or more this weekend. travelers are packing their bags in record numbers, with tsa expecteding to screen 10 million passengers between thursday and monday at the airports. friday alone saw the highest checkpoint volume in the last three and a half years with an estimated 2.7 million flyers. and its not just the airports, but also roadways, seei...

Million americans to travel 50 miles or more from their homes. travelers are packing bags in record numbers with tsa expected to screen 10 million passengers between thursday and monday. friday alone saw the highest checkpoint volume in the last 3 1/2 years with an estimated 2.7 million fliers. its not just the airports, but also roadways with more than 37 million people expected to hit the roads this weekend. aaa says thats up 6% from a year ago. we are at the worlds biggest airport in atlanta ...

Complained of shortness of breath. the tsa says its officers have found more than 450 firearms at atlanta checkpoints so far in 2021 and the tsa reports catching 4,650 firearms at checkpoints nationwide in the first ten months of this year. a majority of those weapons were loaded. nadya romero, cnn, atlanta. >> and as we head into the thanksgiving week here, you know theres a lot of travel. tsa announced friday was the highest checkpoint volume for a single day since the pandemic. more than 2 mi...

Checkpoints nationwide in the first ten months of this year. a majority of those weapons were loaded. nadya romero, cnn, atlanta. >> thanks to nadya romero for that report. the scene was complicated because of so much travel for the holiday. as thanksgiving travelers hit the road the tsa announced friday was the highest checkpoint volume for a single day since the start of the covid-19 pandemic. more than 2 million airline travelers screened across the united states. >> despite breaking pandemic...

This year. the invasive pests are known to attack honeybees and other insects. there is growing outrage after the humane society says a beloved lion named mopane was lured from ixears after cecil the lion was killed near the same park by an american dentist here at home, just as summer travel was bouncing back, there are signs that delta variant is slowing it down again tom costello now with the price you pay. >> reporter: it may be the travel season wind-down, the covid surge or both, but t...