are seeing a new round of trouble. more than 300 flights have been canceled today and more than 2,000 are delayed. pilots are protesting around the country. they say they are overworked and understaffed. it s been extremely frustrating. our pilots continuously step up day in and day out to get our passengers safely to their destinations, and the cumulative effects of these fatiguing schedules is adding up. and despite the high gas prices, it will also be a busy weekend on the roads. aaa predicts an all-time record, 42 million americans will hit the road, driving 50 miles or more for independence day. gas prices are dropping slightly, but they re still high. the average price per gallon of gas at $4.84. cnn s pete muntean is at reagan international airport and leyla santiago is at a gas station in miami. airlines have been bracing for this. how are things shaping up so far? reporter: this is the biggest test yet for airlines since they started to recover from the depths
republican congresswoman liz cheney is in the national spot light for her leadership on the january 6th investigation and she s also up for re-election in wyoming. she faced four gop challengers in a debate last night, including one backed by donald trump and gave a full-throated defense of her work on the committee and her criticism of trump. we are, in fact, a nation of laws, and we are a nation of laws only if we defend our constitutional republic. and as i made clear last night, we have to put our oath to the constitution above party. we are now embracing a cult of personality and i will not be part of that. i will always stand for my oath and for the truth. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles joins us now. let s talk about congresswoman cheney in a moment. first let s start with the new