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estimated $58 million. for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wen it's monday, june 20th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." flight frustration. with the summer travel season here, how airlines appear to be overwhelmed already. it's been a tough week for you. >> it's been much worse for them. >> network exclusive. cbs news' chris livesay speaks with an american who fought alongside two u.s. citizens captured by pro russian forces. reopening yellowstone. days after homes and roads were destroyed by historic flooding, the national park is on track to let visitors back in starting this week. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the nations's
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airline woes after another weekend filled with flight delays and cancelations. more than 6,900 flights were canceled between friday and sunday according to flightaware. at least 1,400 already been canceled today. nanaomi ruchim is in new york wh more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. we are just launching into the summer travel season and vacations but the airlines already appear to be overwhelmed. there are already reduced schedules, we're hit with thousands of disruptions this holiday weekend, and not all of them can be blamed on weather. after two years of pandemic-related restrictions, many americans are eager to travel. it's unclear, though, if the airline industry can accommodate all of them. >> i'm extremely frustrated and disappointed. >> reporter: the juneteenth holiday weekend began with the busiest air travel day of the year. the tsa says nearly 2.5 million people passed through its airports friday.
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>> we're talking ten hours. >> reporter: unfortunately, the weekend was marred by huge numbers of flight delays and cancelations. more than 19,000 since thursday. >> sad to miss father's day's day with my daughter because i'm stuck here in the airport. >> reporter: air carriers blamed the disruptions on several factors including severe weather and staffing shortages. in a statement, delta said, "canceling a plate is always our last resort, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience to their travel plans." >> we can drove five hours already to get here. and now we are delayed and are struggling with this. >> reporter: despite rising demand with summer approaching, many airlines say they don't have the capacity to add more flights to their schedules. last week, transportation secretary pete buttigieg met with airline executives to discuss their companies' performance. buttigieg hopes to see some improvement by the fourth of july. anne-marie? >> naomi ruchim in new york. thank you very much.
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breaking overnight, a 15-year-old boy was killed and three others hurt after a shooting at a street concert in washington, d.c. ent, but they shut it down after a large fight. another scuffle broke out, and that's when the shooting happened. a police officer is among the wounded but is expected to be okay. so far, no arrests have been made. and we have an update on the investigation into a mass shooting at a school in uvalde, texas. according to "the san antonio express news" surveillance video showed police never tried to open a door leading to two classrooms in the 77 minutes after the gunman entered the rooms. 19 children and two teachers were killed in last month's attack. investigators believe that the shooter could not have locked the door from the inside as first suspected. earlier this month, school district police chief pete arredondo said that there was a delay because officers waited for keys and tactical gear.
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the president of ukraine believes that russia will step up its attacks this week. in his nightly video address, volodymyr zelenskyy predicted russia will show more aggression as european leaders decide whether to let ukraine join the european union. meantime, it's been 11 days since two americans fighting alongside american forces went missing. chris livesay reports with details on what may have happened to them. >> reporter: this has been a tough week for you. >> it's been much worse for them. >> reporter: an american on the front line, insisting he remain anonymous because he fought alongside andy huynh and alex drueke before they were captured. they surfaced on russian media in footage where drueke said he's been repeatedly beaten by his captors. did you ever consider that you might get captured? >> yes. once we were together, we had talked about it, yes. being in the hands of any enemy force, you are going to do what
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you have to do to stay alive. >> reporter: so you, andy, and alex all came here with your eyes wide open. >> maybe not wide open, but i think we like to think so. >> reporter: they didn't know each other when they came, but sharing a small tent quickly changed that, he says. >> they are the best. i have rarely made friends that quickly, that -- with that strong of a bond. where one went, the other two were close by. it was the three of us. >> reporter: all the more gutting when the two were captured leaving him to notify their loved ones. >> the first two phone calls letting them know that they were missing were without a doubt the hardest phone calls i've ever had to make in my life. listening to joy black, alex's
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fiancee, it was -- extremely difficult having to put sort of a sergeant's voice to her. and then i had to tell her that her fiance's missing. >> reporter: missing, captured, and coerced. but at least they're alive. >> that was chris livesay reporting from ukraine. it is unclear where the missing americans are being held. well, portions of yellowstone national park will reopen this week just days after historic flooding. the park service said the south loop will have limited service starting on wednesday. the northern area will remain closed until further notice. last week severe flooding caused by torrential rain and snow runoff destroyed homes, water systems, and roads in the area. and americans across the nation are marking juneteenth in its second year as a federal holiday. people in fort worth, texas, marched 2.5 miles on saturday. it was led by 95-year-old opal lee, one of the driving forces
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for juneteenth's national recognition. her granddaughter explained why o important. >> it's the catalyst, it's the springboard that allows us to talk about the tough conversations about why we have the systemic racism. when you talk about why we're celebrating freedom, freedom from what? that gives a chance to talk about where we were and where we're going. >> it marked the 2.5 years it took for word of the emansionpation proclamation to reach enslaved black people. ballparks also recognized juneteenth. yesterday at wrigley field there was an on-field presentation recognizing black entrepreneurs and their impact in the city. coming up, easing high gas prices. treasury secretary janet yellen offers a possible way to lower the costs of filling up your tank. later, a pricey charity lunch with warren buffett. how much someone is paying to dine with the billionaire ceo. this is the "cbs morning
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with the search. officials did not release any details about how the inmates escaped. the "wall street journal" says that a gasoline tax holiday is worth considering. that's according to treasury secretary janet yellen. she says that gas prices have taken a financial hit on american households. the current national average is just under $5 a gallon. she appeared on abc's "this week" yesterday and echoed president biden's statement last week saying that she doesn't think a recession is inevitable. >> well, i expect the economy to slow. it's been growing at a very rapid rate as the economy is -- labor market has recovered and we have reached full monument. it's natural now that we expect a transition to steady and stable growth. yion con. > and e "associated press" or reports residents in the city of odessa, texas, can safely drink the tap water again. over the weekend the city lifted
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category for athletes who don't meet the criteria. the new rule would block swimmers like lia thomas from olympic competition. in march thomas made history as the first transgender woman to win an ncaa swimming championship. apple store workers in maryland made history with a union vote, and someone is paying big bucks to have lunch with warren buffett. wendy gillette has those stories and more in today's cbs "money watch" report. >> reporter: u.s. financial markets are closed today as the nation observes juneteenth. investors are still concerned about inflation and a possible recession. on friday the dow fell 38 points to close out its worst week since march, 2020. thsdaq gned 152, and the s&p 500 rose 8. but both ended the week in negative territory. it's a first for an apple store. union workers at a baltimore area store voted to unionize over the weekend. leaders say employees at more
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than two dozen other apple stores have also expressed interest in unionizing. at the maryland store, 65 employees voted in favor of the union. 33 voted against it. purchasing a home in today's market is so stressful, half of buyers say the process brought them to tears. a new survey from zillow finds gen-z and millennial buyers are far more likely to cry at least once, over 60% admit to breaking down in tears. almost half of all homes sold in the u.s. in april went for more than the asking price. how much would you pay for a private lunch with billionaire warren buffett? would you consider $19 million? that stunning sum is what an anonymous bidder shelled out in an ebay auction to have the pleasure to dine with the ceo. they can bring up to seven guests. buffett, who's 91, says this will be his last charity lunch.
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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ ben stiller is the latest celebrity bringing attention to the plight of refugees in ukraine. he was spotted in lviv over the weekend. the actor said he was working with the u.n. refugee agency and posted to instagram, quote, millions have been forced to flee their homes with over 90% being women and children. i'm here to learn, to share stories that illustrate the
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human impact of war, and to amplify calls for solidarity. england's matt fitzpatrick just won this year's u.s. open. his first career major title. the 27-year-old took the lead with a two-shot swing on the 15th hole and then sealed the win with a shot onto the green from a fairway bunker. >> the feeling's out of this world. it's -- it's so cliche, but it's stuff you dream of as a kid. and yeah, to achieve it, i can retire a happy man tomorrow. >> fitzpatrick won the u.s. amateur tournament on that same massachusetts course back in 2013. he and golf great jack nicklaus are now the only men to win a u.s. amateur and u.s. open on the same course. and tennis star naomi osaka will not compete at wimbledon this year. the former number-one-ranked player told fans on twitter that her achilles still isn't right. she did not play wimbledon last year either after taking a mental health break from the
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game. last month, the 24-year-old lost in the first round of the french open. and people in mexico city punched out a new record. on saturday, more than 14,000 people set a new guinness world record for the world's largest boxing class. mexican boxing champions were on hand to lead the crowd throwing jabs, upper cuts, and crosses. the crowd wore the colors of mexico's flag for the 30-minute workout. coming up on "cbs mornings," we're going to speak with history-making air force pilot lieutenant general richard clark about the importance of diversity in the armed forces. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." " ♪ >i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ >i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ >i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪
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our top stories this morning -- the nation's airlines appear to be overwhelmed with the summer travel season here. more than 6,900 flights were canceled between friday and sunday. this according to flightaware. at least 1,400 have been canceled today. carriers are blaming factors including weather and staffing shortages. and european leaders this week will consider whether to let ukraine join the european union. they're expected to endorse the application. ukrainian president volodymer zelenskyy believes russia will escalate its attacks against the war-torn country as retaliation. the january 6th panel has reached a halfway point in its presentation to the public. the next hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. elise preston has a preview.
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>> reporter: this week the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack plans to show former president trump was involved in a plot to get states to name alternative slates of electors following the 2020 election. >> it will show evidence that the president's involvement in this scheme will show courageous state officials who stood up and said they wouldn't go along with this plan to either call legislatures back into session or decertify the results for joe biden. >> reporter: congressman adam d hito change the state's diere electors, and georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger will testify he was pressured in a phone call to find more votes. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have.
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>> reporter: at a rally saturday, he said the things president trump did during and after the 2020 election were perfectly fine. >> word for word this phone call could not have been better. >> reporter: committee member zoe lofgren says the justice department will decide who if anyone gets prosecuted criminally. but she says congress can act to make sure electors are protected in the future. >> the electoral count act was violated, but we think we can tighten that up so it's less susceptible to abuse. >> reporter: representative adam kinzinger, a republican on the committee, believes president trump is guilty of seditious conspiracy, and he recently received a written death threat against him, his wife, and his 5-month-old baby. >> there is violence in the future. i'm going to tell you. until we get a grip on telling people the truth, we can't expect any differently. >> reporter: former president trump has already threatened to overturn the 2024 election if it doesn't go his way. elise preston, cbs news, new york.
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coming up on "cbs mornings," we'll take you to st. louis for the story behind a new memorial being unveiled to honor the hundreds of enslaved people who sued for their freedom leading up to the civil war. plus, we're going to speak with history-making air force pilot lieutenant general richard clark about the importance of diversity in the armed forces. and lilia luciano takes us to a lab where they are growing mushrooms to create leather that is cruel-free. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪
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