we're getting towards the tail end, and it almost felt like it was never going to happen. >> crowds descend on beaches. that doesn't mean that the s pandemic is over. and new voting restrictions. could israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's record setting run come to an end?

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta to all of you watching us here, this is cnn news room. >> americans have been itching to put the pandemic behind them. this memorial day weekend looks like they just might do it. popular tourist destinations are reopening as restrictions are lifting. more than 60% more people are expected to travel this year than last year. half of all american adults have

now had at least one shot and as vaccinations have gone up new infections, hospitalizations will go down. >> while places like miami beach are thrilled to have tourists again, the crowds also bring their own challenges. we have more from natasha wchen. >> a lot of people here say they're taking their first trips in more than a year. there is a lot of people coming out eager to enjoy themselves under fewer restrictions. the mayor of miami beach said the volume of people here is unprecedented. we saw them in the streets at night creating a lot of traffic gridlock.

but with the crowds comes a different problem. the mayor here talking about the need for law enforcement to keep a close eye on these crowds. >> one of the things that we have seen in the last due months is an increase in volume and disorder. we're getting more people than we have ever come here even on weekday nights, and if you get 25,000 or 50,000 people in a small little area, like we're talking about, just a small percentage acting out, it's very hard to control that without a huge presence of police. >> hundreds of police officers are on deck all weekend. now there are businesses here that are happy to see all of these people come with the dollars flowing in after a difficult year. right now the occupancy will be coming, and according to the

bureau, the dining activity is more than a third higher than at this point in 2019. >> on the other side of the country, santa monica is also heavily dependent on tourism. now the famous pier is flush with visitors again. >> so standing on the pier in santa monica, and this is a small tourism city that relies so heavily on tourism, the tax base was o political rated in the lock down and the mayor saying now they are back. people are on the beach and she says this is important for the entire psyche and mental health of all of southern california

and people were thrilled to be walking again. >> it's important not to forget, but the fakt that we can gather again, enjoy the pier in is what it is for. >> it is a bit of relief, everyone was so tied up at home. it is just, i feel like it has been such a task on everybody worldwide. i feel like we're finally getting to the tail end of this. >> these are the largest crowds we have seen in santa monica. if it seems like there should be more people in the water think about this, the water temperature is only 61 degrees. you see a roller coaster ready to get going, all of these rides

are pumping in more financial life blood. in just a few weeks california will get rid of nearly all covid-19 restrictions. back to you. >>. as much of america reopens, many sectors are facing an employee shortage. i spoke to a member of the golden gate restaurant association about it. >> about 15% to 20% of folks that just decided to give up on our industry. stay where they were. they left l.a. and san francisco to consider it an opportunity to change careers, to do some self searching and say i don't want

to come back. and this caused a lot of stress. i felt it in april when we tried to start hiring again. >> that leads to a question, the founder of shake shack says that even is hiring at the same time. it will take two or three months for supply and demand to keep up with each other. he says it's a matter of time but you say a lot of people have left the industry. >> that's what we're h hearing. myself included. my staff had about 15% select not to come back. we have some higher hourly rates and pmandated health spends. we don't have the public school district back so many of our workers don't have any childcare.

the public transportation system is not back. the last b.a.r.t. trains stop at 9:00 p.m. and that doesn't work for the restaurant industry. >> while things are improving there is still a long way to go. look at this map here, the countries in red are still struggling. the u.k. says they have given at least one shot to half of the people in their 30s, including the duchess of cambridge. new cases crept above 20,000. so before we get to the bad news, let's get to the good news, the u.s. opening up again. >> there are all kinds of

examples. italy just started to relax some restrictions in place. hungary just ditched their mask mandate. the irish are restarting tourism, reopening hotels with indoor dining. they are all fighting to attract british tourists this summer. so as much as you're keen to -- pars of europe are keen to see british people come back not everyone is, france and germany put up new barriers to travel from the u.k. they have lower rates but there is mandatory quarantines in place. germany shut the door completely and it's because of this indian variant here. >> the u.k. has lots of

concerns. it is the same kind of urgency in mainland europe? >> not quite yet. the varpt is in europe if is circulated in europe right now and it doesn't seem to compare with what we're seeing with case counts exploding. the u.k. has seen about 9,000 cases, germany about 400 and change. the numbers don't compare yet but we know this variant spreads very, very quickly. quicker than the u.k. variant. they estimate that three of every four new infections may be that new indian variant. you said the u.k. hit 4,000 cases for the first time since april. hospital zizations are also starting to tick up. the government is trying to keep the reopening plan on track. they are trying to put shots in

arms as quickly as they can. and the u.k. here says that the government will have decisions to make it three weeks from now, as the final faze of the reopening plan. the government is not going to make a decision as to whether or not to go ahead with that final faze of reopening until the 11th hour, they want to see what happens with this vaeriant and f they can get it under control. >> pbenjamin netanyahu's reign could shoon be over. plus texas is trying to join other states and set sweeping limits on voting. . unlike other sleep aids, our extended release melatonin helps you sleep longer.

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jerusalem. this could be monument mental, what's the latest? >> he has been prime minister for 12 years, the longest serving prime minister and if things shake out the way that the media is reporting them, he could be out of a job in a week. it is a change led by gary lepine. and he would be prime minister first followed by another so it would be a leadership agreement. they won only seven seats in the march elections, but they have become the kingmaker in whoever will be in power to form this next government.

things are still difficult peer. we know that the conversations and negotiations are still ongoing. things could still whang. by the end of the day they are expected to anow they will announce a change block and it will be a wide ranging coalition. they are all united that they don't want him to be prime minister any more, but that may be where the united ends. if it goes to the supposed plans, they could be sworn in as the new government in the new week. >>. >> what effect will this have on

the palestinian peace process? >> we don't know what their new policies will be when they announce they could form a coalition or a government, they are expected to put out an announcement on what the issues are. but it could be pretty vague on how they want to governor. there will be a wide ranking view within this government because on the left you have people that believe a two-state solution and want to do things that things on the right are against. so it will be interesting. the only thing they agree on is they don't want netanyahu to be prime men ster any more. we're in the middle of a cease fire holding between israel and hamas. there is rising tensions in east

jerusalem. we have seen a clash as well. this is a unique knew government with a range ranging group will have to tackle. >> it could be very short lived as well. >> texas republicans are one step closer to sweeping new voting restrictions. they agreed on a bill that will make it harder to mail in ballots, ban after hours votes and drive through options. the final vergts of the bill needs to be voted on by midnight on sunday. gallagher has the details. >> lawmakers are one step quicker following in the footsteps of more than a dozen

other states. the legislation adds new restrictions and requirements as well as criminal and civil penalties and it really affects everyone. now, again, the governor indicated that he plans to sign this if it gets to his desk. joe biden on saturday called the legislation un-american and wrong. the last day of the legislative session in the state of texas is monday, may 31st. the two chambers here have until sunday night at midnight to get

it approved. >> and the u.s. president is denoupsing the bill saying they put forth a bill that is joining florida and georgia. it is part of an assault on democracy that we have seen far too often this year. they are disproportionately targeting black and brown americans. it's wrong and un-american. democrats are looking for a plan b after republicans scuttle them with the outside commission on the capital riot. they are considering a select committee into the attack. >> the irony is that most will

vote down, and then they will criticize the fallout as partisan. i think it is so clear. mitch mcconnell said it himself this will be counter to our political interests in the 2022 elections and at some opponent you have to ask yourself, is mitch mcconnell and the republican party willing to put something other than just getting their own power first? >> so if the house creates the panel, it would be a power to schedule subpoenas and hearings. mexico is suffering a wave of political killings. 80 candidates have been killed and hundreds of others targeted. we have more on the surge in political violence. >> here is a candidate for local office in the mexican

munic municipality. and crime was his number one issue. just one day after filming this ad, he was dead. shot and killed may 13th in broad daylight while handing out campaign fliers. they say he was deliberately targeted but they don't know by whom. it's further proof that in mexico, politics can be deadly. >> at least 88 politicians or candidates have been killed according to sources. it is out of a total 565 politicians that have been targeted. >> officials say it is lower, but still they admit there is a

problem. >> it is a difficult time for these campaigns says mexico's president. mexico consistently failed to protect it's candidates but political assassinations have been a problem for decades and this year is particularly bad. >> i think this is going to be considered one of the most violent elections in history. >> politicians are killed for a number of reasons, but most often it involves organized crime. criminal groups want their p preferred candidate in office especially those that make crime a centerpiece of their campaigns. >> candidates that talk the way that he spoke clearly run bigger risks. >> he was known for challenging criminal groups and drug cartels. as a private lawyer he was also

repre representing an outspoken family that lost nine members when they were suspected to have been murdered. he said they have killed my defender, what do we call this? the rule of law? >> was he killed because of his oppositions to the cartels? >> yes, he was always exposing them. >> authorities have not identified a suspect. >> he went on to say the streets belong to the people, not to criminals. and some of the people turned up here to his funeral. they gave him a standing ovation as his coffin was let out.

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watching here. many americans are hitting the road this holiday weekend. we have we look at how much has changed with dr. sanjay gupta. >> in many ways it will feel very different than last year. if you were vaccinated, many of the same cautionary measures you took last year you should take this year as well. wear a mask, keep your distance, but let me show you have graph that i think it republican interesting. the number the are roughly the same. roughly the same numbers, but the inertia and the trajectory are very very difficult.

and here they're going to hopefully go down. as you think about this weekend remember if you been vaccinated, you should feel very well protected in terms of being protecting. what you should do is encourage people around you to be vaccinated. the same measures apply. you are not likely to spread the virus to them, they're not likely to spread it to you, but they could potentially spread to each other and that is why the mask and the distancing, all of the things that we talked about still need to happen. >> a new analysis shows u.s. counties with low vaccinate rates tend to be poorer and less educated. this was based on federal data. here are some take aways.

counties with smaller vaccination rates have a roughly 20% lower household income. county vaccinate rates trjump 3 for every $10,000 more. they also have less access to computers and internet. >> what i'm interested in is what is going on in each community. i think that should guide what people do. i'm here in new jersey and something like 67% of adults are vaccinated. 14 miles away in trenton it's down to 33%. if you're looking across the state of new jersey we're doing incredibly well but it doesn't talk about the local circumstance where you really need to say okay, there are certain communities that you have to step up the efforts in a

really big way to increase the vaccination coverage. thank you for speaking with us. you have been working through this pandemic and i want to put up some numbers. those that received at least one dose of the vaccine. black 40 president 2%. that's a significant disparity and it reflects the vaccination rate of others. why haven't these numbers changed much? >> i think we're still basing the issue of access. people having trouble making it

to the vaccine sites. there is a lot of innovative strategies being performs we have an understanding of what we know and what we don't know. >> i'm going to show folks a map. the darker the section, the more vaccinations in the populations, the more affluent areas along the coast that are dark green, you get lighter inland toward the urban areas and in the middle you see the pinkish areas that includes the community of watt is where you have been doing a lot of work. it is not strictly a racial

problem. coverage jumps 3% for every 10,000 more many the median household income. what role does the income disparity play for this? >> again you have to think about the fact that folks are working two and three jobs. so how are they going to get to a vaccination site if they're doing two or three shifts. again, some of our amazing physicians opened up covid-19 vaccinations until 12:00 a.m. on monday through friday and also on the weekends. and so we're trying to do things innovatively and forwardly, and really getting on the streets to talk to people. >> i want to get to some of the solutions here. you talked about concern,

vaccination rates are now falling. people are being offered incentives from lottery to scholarships and so on. is that the kind of thing that will help in communities in which like you work? >> i think it can help to a certain degree. i would also caution that it is probably not the best idea to bribe to do something for their help. otherwise it could be seen later on as i really wanted that thing i didn't really want this vaccine. we have to be ethical in what we're doing, right? i think we have something coming down the pipelines to help

people. it is the novavax vaccine. over 96% efficacy rate. and also a great rate against the variants. the novavax vaccine is like the flu vaccines that we have had in the past. it's a protein based vaccine. doesn't have dna, and so it is not going to enter your cells. i think that was one of the things that people had a lot of concerns about. with the new vaccine coming out i think if we provide the proper education then we will see more people get the vaccine. >> let's hope so. dr. sheila young, thank you for joining me and thank you for all of the work you do in the community. i appreciate it. >> you as well. take care. hundreds have lost their

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the threat of another volcanic eruption in the democratic republic of congo. already the city is unrecognizable. hundreds of homes being watched away in the l lava. another e rupgts -- eruption could be catastrophic. we captured incredible footage, tell us more about what you saw. >> it is exactly eight days

since the volcano erupted. we captured what it looked like right now. this is just from hours ago and it shows plumes coming out of this mountain. it indicates that there is collapse in the creator. it shows the lava lake is empty but that does not mean that it is not safe and that people can think the worst is behind them. it shows after the eruption the lava leak has cleared out and there is no eminent end. it is so close, and it is always looming over them and threatening disaster at any time. this is what he says about what

we're seeing in the reduction of activity. >> you know sometimes it is another, can again. let's be patient. this is the most important thing. we don't need to rush. >>. >> there is concern about what is happening here. some of the people that were ordered to evacuate across the border and they just want to come home. >> we'll keep following that important story. thank you for bringing that to us. let's bring in derek van dam. >> it is fascinating, kim,

hearing them talk about the peeks that this particular volcano can go through. we reached a peek here. it can't be ruled out, also the lava flow with another eruption is another concern. also acid rain gets spread into the upper levels of the atmosphere. contaminating water as well. those are the immediate and potential threats but some of the experts from the observatory have told cnn several scenarios that could play out in the days, months, and weeks to come. the first scenario is the best case scenario.

earthquakes continue but lava doesn't make it to the surface of the earth. i guess that would be another good case scenario as well. scenario number three that they highlighted with lava flowing into the open land, into the lake, just to the shows we have potential concerns of what is called a limited eruption. this is the at least probably sce scenario. this would allow lava to flow in and it would release carbon d dioxide that could be lethal to humans and animals in the area. that would be a major major concern.

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the biggest legal fight that the art world has ever witnessed. a russian oligarch that says he was ripped off. we have the cases shining the light on the world of art dealing. >> billion dollar lawsuits and claims of subtrfuge if is the

feed ever done for a way of doing business. >> wa ka passty, lack of transportation, greed, tax evasion, money laundering. disuponesty. disenjenousness, corruption, where does it end. >> on one side this oligarch made his money in fertilizer in the country's advisor. the so-called era of gang ster capitalism. he says he has been swindled including leonardo di vinci. they admit to making money on hefty mark ups and claims his life has since been ruined.

>> i was blacklisted, my artworks, i could shot sell them, my business was destroyed. i don't know what i'll do, but i'll certainly see the world differently. >> they declined to be interviewed for this story. the spokesman told and if his story is false. for now what is most notable is what he does not dispute. as an art advisor he pretended to help his clients assemble an art collection at a cost of $2 billion. yet he duds dispute that he was ever an art advisor. a matter at the part of the allegations. a breach of trust. i'm an art dealer.

all of my papers showed me as the seller. they have declined to comment on those allegations. the ugly side of the market for the most beautiful items in ways seldom seen. >> it is a very good way to hide your true wealth, right? it is difficult to evaluate it. it is easy to move it around, right? >> it also highlights the vast sums of priceless works. it is $127 million but the dealer paid much less than that himself. >> my company made $40 million.

that's a very good deal for my company. i'm not going to complain. >> they don't want others to know how big their fortune is. just look at this case in 2017. all of the buyers were bidding anonymously. >> countries are tracking down arts in general with the eu and the uk in transparency. gl. >> they are at 400 million. >> reportedly to saudi arabia's prince. however, the legal wrangling between former owners continues. >> some fans are waking up after

a long night of partying they erupted in satcheers on saturda. it came after the stand ford bridge stadium. the victory was sealed just after halftime. car racing fans will see what is being dubbed the largest sporting event. 135,000 fans are expected to be in the motor speedway, so just 40% of the capacity at the brickyard as attendance is restricted. face masks are a must, but they say they're comfortable with the large crowd partially because of

the high vaccination rate. finally one couple says they were speechless when a diver found their engagement ring. it slipped off when they were taking pictures this week. after about 20 minutes in the frigid water, he returned to the surface with the ring. they would love to thank him by inviting him to the wedding in august if restrictions allow. that is a great ending there. new day is just ahead, it's road to the future

your new day, i'm christi paul. >> and i'm boris sanchez. texas enacting tough restrictions on voting following the 2020 election. we're going to break down what lawmakers are pushing for and what president biden is saying about this as states all over the country pass similar legislation. maybe turning a corner, millions of people are out this holiday weekend. the indy 500 is set to welcome 135,000 spectators today. we're going take you there live. meet the father walking an