outage in ohio protests explode after a new police body footage camera shows a black man dying in a hail of bullets after officers say he opened fire at them from his moving car the growing calls for answers this morning an air show tragedy. the driver of a jet truck killed in a fiery explosion this morning his family is speak out about the stunt. get ready for fireworks in the skies and on the road. americans dealing with thousands of delays at airports while

drivers face record prices at the pump what to watch out for this fourth of july get a lease on a leash the warning for potential pet owner, and the hidden fees that could lead to your new furry friend getting repossessed celebrating the 246th anniversary of the nation's independence with a bang an american tradition returns to boston for the first time since before the pandemic. it's the fourth of july. "early today" starts right now >> good to be with you on this monday i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm phillip mena. a chaotic travel weekend for nearly 50 million americans. according to flight aware, already this morning there are over 4,000 delays. tsa has screened more than 4.5 million americans since friday for many, the last-minute scramble to get home for the fourth of july is on travel experts say it's a perfect storm where supply isn't meeting demand, calling on airlines to be more transparent about their staffing american airlines experienced a

scheduling glitch on friday night that allowed air crew to drop flights, leaving up to 12,000 flights without pilots through july >> well, drivers aren't catching a break either the national average for a gallon of gas is $4.81 a gallon. for your travel forecast, let's get over to meteorologist michelle grossman. weather plays a factor in all this as well, right? >> oh, yeah. happy 4th. we'll see slowdowns. we do have weather hiccups, especially in the northern plains or the upper midwest. we're watching the chance for spare weather. the southeast scattered storms continue we're looking at really hot weather that could cause some problems too in the middle of the country. temperatures into the 100. taking a look at your holiday hub impact we're looking at likely delays for chicago, also minneapolis. you can see that icon there in the red. and then we're looking at possible delays from charlotte to atlanta, miami, denver slowdown as well the northeast looking good from boston to d.c. that's going to change tomorrow, though, because that rain does

spread into the northeast. parts of the northeast, the ohio valley tomorrow. for tuesday, looking at chicago, detroit. boston, new york city, philadelphia, looking at likely slowdowns. the firework forecast, looking at rain in the northern plains, the upper midwest, chicago, you're going have some heavy rain tonight back to you guys >> michelle, thank you so much akron, ohio police have released new details and graphic body cam footage in last week's deadly shooting of black motorist jayland walker. the video shows a police foot chase, and then the moment eight officers opened fire an estimated 90 rounds on the 25-year-old, leaving him with 60 bullet wounds. walker was unarmed at the time he was fatally shot. in a statement, police said that they tried to stop walker on unspecified traffic violations and chased him when he didn't pull over. they also said officers reported a firearm being discharged from the suspect's vehicle during that pursuit >> walker eventually slowed down and jumped from his car while

wearing a spacex-3 ski mask, rung away from police. officers fist fired a taser but missed according to authorities, police thought walker was then turning toward them, reaching for a weapon when they again firing. police say they found a gun and what appears to be a wedding ring in walker's car akron's chief of police announced that the eight officers have been placed on administrative leave as part of protocol in a police shooting. and akron city officials have canceled all july 4th celebrations amid fears that protests over the shooting could turn violent in north texas, a man shot and killed two people before taking his own life over the weekend. an elderly woman who reported the shooting on saturday was injured. and three responding police officers were also shot and wounded in what the haltom city manager is calling an ambush local media is reporting that the shooter knew the victims, but the motive for the killings is still unclear, police say and none of the wound ready -- have sustained life-threatening injuries the police chief of the

uvalde school district has stepped down from a separate position in the wake of the school shooting. pete arredondo has resigned his seat from the city council just a month after being sworn in in a letter, he wrote it is in the best interest of the community to step down as a member of the city council for district 3 to minimize further distractions his response to the robb elementary school shooting has been under intense scrutiny. arredondo is currently on leave from his police position as well fresh off of a bombshell hearing last week, the january 6th committee is gearing up for more hearings and new witnesses this month after a former aide's damning testimony, committee vice chair liz cheney says they might send a criminal referral to the doj recommending charges against former president trump our josh lederman reports. >> reporter: the january 6th committee promising much more to come, disclosing that new witnesses are providing information. >> every day we get new people that come forward.

>> reporter: with more hearings expected this month, vice chair liz cheney says the committee may ultimately send the justice department a criminal referral for donald trump cheney also raiding eyebrows whether she might run for president in 2024. she is not ruling it out. >> i'll make a decision down the road. >> reporter: but another republican may not wait that long "the new york times" reporting trump could jump into the race, potentially before the midterms. president biden saying those midterm election also determine the path forward on abortion rights but frustrated democrats are demanding the biden administration fight back harder after the supreme court ruling >> don't be overwhelmed to the point that we are disheartened and we think that we can't do anything about it. >> reporter: and as americans hit the road this july 4th holiday, the president also under pressure over soars gas prices and inflation amazon mogul jeff bezos slamming the president on twitter for blaming gas prices on big oil companies, saying it's either straight-ahead misdirection, or

a deep misunderstanding of what's happening the white house hitting back, portraying bezos as part of the problem. >> if everybody cooperates we could bring the price down by at least a dollar a gallon. one person is dead after a fiery crash during an air show in michigan. the driver of a jet-powered semitruck was killed during a pyrotechnic stunt. priscilla thompson has the late e. >> reporter: tragedy on the tarmac >> oh, oh no >> reporter: at an air show in battle creek, michigan on saturday, chris darnell died after his family says the tire of his jet fuel truck blew out, rupturing the gas tanks which erupted in flames during one of the show's fiery stunts. video shows the shockway jet truck which can top more than 350 miles per hour emerging on the other side of the inferno before rolling several times what went through your mind as

you saw the truck rolling? >> fear for him. seeing it rolling, knowing that he is going over 300 miles per hour, you just can't imagine somebody would walk away from that. >> reporter: elizabeth matthews was in the crowd with her two kids >> a lot of people gasped. some people started praying for him. >> reporter: darnell had been driving trucks for two decades and had just celebrated his 40th birthday his family devastated. "we're so sad," darnell's father shared in a facebook post. "he was so well loved by everyone who knew him. chris so loved the air show business he was living the dream. >> it is a little comforting to know that he was doing what he loved when it happened >> reporter: the show going on in darnell's honor, a tribute in the sky to their missing man priscilla thompson, nbc news to the baby formula crisis now. the 11th operation fly formula delivery will touch down in fort worth, texas today the flight from australia will

be carrying 56,000 pounds of nestle pro baby formula that will be made available online at gerber.com since the fda loosened import restrictions in may, the white house says more than 37 million bottles worth of formula have been brought into the u.s. let's turn now to michelle grossman who is tracking wicked weather this july 4th. hey, michelle. >> hey, guys we're looking at stormy weather for some today especially the northern plains, the upper midwest, also parts of the northeast. taking a look at radar we're waking up with some lightning early this morning some heavy rainfall as well. that's going to be a concern and the bulls-eye is really the northern tier of the nation from northern plains up to the upper midwest, parts of the midwest as well you can see darker colors indicating really heavy rain falling through the dakotas. also through minnesota as we go throughout the day, 16 million people at risk for severe weather likely that's where you see the yellow spots minneapolis, chicago, green bay. mile city and rapid city we're looking for the chance for really gusty winds, over 65

miles per hour and also some damaging hail. and then tomorrow we're seeing that expanding into parts of the ohioe spots as well. also, stormy in the southeast as storms linger. all right, guys. it's so hot for so many of us today. temperatures feeling like 110 in spots. we'll take a look at that coming up >> all right thanks a lot, michelle talk to you in just a bit. fast forwarding into fourth of july. the president and first lady are celebrating america's independence by hosting a barbecue with military families later today. the first family will also view independence day fireworks at 8:00 p.m. eastern. houston will hold its annual freedom over texas event today it will feature six hours of festivities, live music and family friendly activities

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copenhagen janis mackey frayer is following the story for us janis, good morning. what do we know about the suspected gunman in this case? >> phillip, good morning police are still trying to piece together this attack that sparked absolute panic at one of denmark's largest shopping malls. three people were killed in the attack, two of them teenagers. several were injured there are three said to be in critical condition the suspect is a 22-year-old man. he was arrested and charged. police say they have not ruled out the possibility of considering this an act of terrorism. the attacks started at 5:37 p.m. when the mall was busy he started shooting. people were running out of fear. they went to the bathrooms and hid in the bathrooms what isn't clear right now is a motive police say that the suspect has now criminal record. he was said to be in possession of a rifle and ammunition. they're asking shop owners to turn over security camera

footage so they can try to piece together what happened but at this point, they don't believe there was anybody else involved the country's prime minister has expressed her shock, calling this a cruel attack. and there was expressions of sympathy from the danish royal family saying that they send their sympathy to the victims, their families, and those affected harry styles as well, the singer, was supposed put on a concert about a mile from where the attack happened. this concert was canceled. styles wrote i'm devastated for the victims, the families and everyone hurting i'm sorry we couldn't be together please look after each other the suspect is said to be, quote, an ethnic dane, and he will appear before a judge later today. phillip? >> a rare occurrence for that part of the world. janis, thank you still there is still much more to come here on "early today," including some important warnings about pet leasing what is it and how on earth can animals be

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hit, the concert took a break from playing at its iconic hatch ba this year, it's back here, and we were there with the orchestra for rehearsals fans couldn't be more thrilled >> always great. so we even have family from abroad coming through to see it with us. >> we're not from boston, so i think we're really excited to see them for the first time. ♪ >> 19-year-old violinist mary davis is returning to see them here for the fourth time. >> for me, it's seeing the orchestra and watching the 1812 overture and see everyone really connect over that. it's such a magical experience ♪ this year's event just as special for members of the ensemble, like this longtime flautist renee >> the emotion i guess is really one of gratefulness and real a sense of joy that we have the ability to do this, particularly

post-covid we're just so grateful to have each other near us, that we can actually be together ♪ >> the orchestra getting ready to bring back this gathering emotional for singer javier colon. ♪ >> i had to fight back some tears singing the song and hearing them, you know, supporting me. it was just -- it's what dreams are made of for sure ♪ >> conductor keith lockhart hopes the concert reminds everyone what this holiday is really about >> the heart and soul of this event is community there's one thing we can provide to people on this fourth of july, it would be that everybody comes together again and realizes how important it is for us as human beings and as americans to be able to share our experiences with each other. ♪ >> our thanks to kate snow for sharing that preview of

tonight's celebrations, which are sure to be epic, no doubt. >> i don't really know a lot about the orchestra scene, but boston pops is iconic. so i'm glad they're able to get back to how they were. >> boston pops is going to pop tonight. i agree with you, i don't know about the scene, but i think we shouldearn a littl l

i won't mince words, the video you are about to watch is heartbreaking. >> protesters calling for answers in ohio after the release of new police body camera footage that shows officers firing shots at a black man. in denmark, we are live with the fallout and harry stiles message to