reporting from the broadcast center here in new york city, i'm erroll barnett. cbs news fla elise preston in new york. visitation services for those killed in the uvalde school shooting begin monday. loved ones are expected to lay to rest the 19 students and 2 teachers over the next two weeks. the town's funeral homes are overwhelmed. >>> holiday weekend travelers are dealing with thousands of flight cancellations. more than 5200 flights have been canceled since friday according to tracker flight away. delta airlines canceled the most flights blaming it on weather and traffic control. >>> vietnam's glass bottom extension bridge is made of three layers of tempered glass. for more news, download the cbs app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm elise preston, new york. >>> it's monday, may 30th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." pledging action. president biden responds to pleas from families in uvalde, texas, as the investigation into the deadly school shooting takes a new turn. >>> security scare. what caused panic and a stampede at a new york city arena a

errol barnett reports that whether you're flying or driving, it's going to youth more this year to get away. >> it's been a great day to get out and fly. >> reporter: travelers across the country are venturing home tonight after one of the busiest travel "weekend news" to have the pandemic. >> i did see a good bit of traffic out there. >> reporter: the estimated 35 million holiday drivers are still facing record gas prices, hitting above $4.61 a gallon today. >> being a single mom of three kids, that takes a toll on us. >> the average costs to fill up increasing 15 to $20 over what gas prices were a year ago, so it's certainly a significant pinch. >> reporter: dual data web site gasbuddyuggesthi costst dramatically changing holiday plans. >> more americans are going to hit the road this summer versus last summer. >> reporter: part of the reason, air fare prices have also spiked, with april seeing the largest one-month increase on record, and the largest annual jump since 1980. >> the prices were high. everything is way more expensive. >> reporter: from thursday to sunday, more than 8.8

i'm errol barnett, good night.ponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh acces wgbh.org . >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix news. >>> now at 6:00, how firing up the grill led to a frantic mission to save a woman's life in the east bay. >> i had never seen such large flames so close before. >> it was kil memorial day, but lesson learned. >>> and in light of that, in tonight's first alert forecast, we're going to see why it's actually tomorrow when the greater concern comes in for fire weather. i'll show you to new red flag warning coming up. >> this is a problem all of us share. >> a powerful tribute to the victims of the school shooting. >>> and if you think it couldn't get worse, think again. california gas prices smashing an all-time record. >>> 2 foot-tall head dresses elaborate performances in music that makes you want to get up and dance. the mission district's best party makes a come back. >> it reminds me that we're still home and this is still ours. a lot of us have been disp

here's cbs' errol barnett. >> reporter: it's go time. >> get out of town.nice, warm weather. >> reporter: millions are hitting the road for the unofficial start to summer. >> we left early this morning and traffic has been picking up the whole way. >> reporter: most travelers will drive this weekend in higher numbers than last year, but below 2019's record. >> we're going to go somewhereew in the motor home. it was going to take over $1,000 to fill it. so, we're going by car. >> reporter: also, the national average price for gas dropped a fraction of a cent from its all- time high, its first decrease in over a month. >> despite inflation there is a desire to get out. folks have just decided they're going to travel. >> we'll be on the road for fou days. >> reporter: for the kapke family, costly fuel won't stop them from their goal of showing sons neil and ross all 50 states before they turn 18. >> it costs about $130 to fill the car's tank up. it's an uncomfortable thing to have to do, but it's not going to deter us from hitting the road. >> reporter: other

errol barnett, thank you so much. and still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," a deadly alligator attack in florida. why did a man dare to enter this lake, despite warnings? and here in d.c., a lawyer linked to the clinton campaign is found not guilty of lying to the f.b.i. and korean pop group bts visits the white house with an important message about inclusion. from within? dupixent helps keep you one step ahead of eczema with clearer skin and less itch. hide my skin? not me. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes, including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. ask your doctor about dupixent. [♪♪] looking for comfortable underwear that also helps provide unbeatable protection from bladder leaks? try depend silhouette. designed with depend's softest and smoothest fabric, i

erroll barnett has the story from new york's laguardia airport. >> reporter: at some airports acrosshe country traffic has already surpassed prepandemic levels. airlines admit they are still struggling to staff just about every position. and while every position is in demand, planes cannot go enwhere without the pilot. >> right now i'm embarking on the 400 hour mark and i spent about 60 to $80,000 to get an actual commercial license and to get to where you need to get to. it will cost over maybe $100,000. >> reporter: the immense time and expense of certification will eventually place him in high demand. over the next decade, more than 14,000 pilot openings are projected each year, but the pandemic slowed the rate of newly minted pilots with only 4300 graduating in 2021. at the same time, older pilots accepted covid era buyouts further thinning the ranks. the impact, mass cancellations last summer and this spring as weather put crews and planes out of place. now airlines have reduced summer schedules decreasing capacity. >> we're not quite back up to the number of pilots we had pre-p

i'm errol barnett in washington. thanks for staying with us.y weekend is fast approaching, kicking off the unofficial start of summer and the summer travel season. and if you're hitting the roads, the rails, or taking to the skies, you can expect just about everything to cost more. in april alone, the price of airfares surged more than 18%. that's the largest monthly increase on record. aaa expects more than 39 million americans to travel by car this weekend. that's up 8.3% from last year and brings travel volumes almost in line with those we saw back in 2017. meanwhile, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas remains at an all-time high. and the price of diesel is setting records as well. carter evans brings us the latest. >> fuel prices like $6.39 a gallon. >> reporter: imagine paying that for a fill-up of more than 100 gallons. >> a regular fill-up would have been just say six months ago about $700. now it's about a thousand dollars. >> reporter: it's what truckers are facing across the country for diesel, and you're paying the price, ac

." >> i'm errol barnett in washington. thanks for staying was.omes to grips with yet another mass shooting, this one at an elementary school in texas, many much older students are ending their education. commenments are taking place at colleges and universities from coast-to-coast. millions of graduates will be joining the workforce, and many of them will be carrying a mountain of debt. president biden has already canceled billions in outstanding student loans, but democrats are demanding he do more. david poag has a look at the problem. >> reporter: 28-year-old keira cheeney works for the government, lives in a basement apartment with her boyfriend in san francisco, and stresses about her college loans. how much do they add up to about? >> it's around 280 some,000. >> reporter: $280,000? >> yeah. >> reporter: she followed the classic recipe for success. she graduated from penn state. but now she is facing down decades of debt. have you ever tried to figure out if i put aside this much a month, this is the year when i'll pay off those $280,000? >

we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' errol barnett will start us off. vening, errol. >> reporter: good evening, norah. plenty of americans are seeing red tonight, and feeling the financial pressure of an economy potentially heading toward recession. from coast to coast, customers and businesses are trying to make ends meet, but they're telling cbs news, that is becoming more difficult every day. there are danger signs everywhere tonight for the american consumer. the cost of gas continues to rise. >> the prices are getting crazy. >> reporter: food prices are spiking. >> we don't have that kind of money. >> reporter: and corporate profits are taking major hits, sending markets plummeting this week. the dow down for seven straight weeks, the worst wall street performance in more than two decades. the war in ukraine and covid- related factory closures in china are fueling the worst inflation in 40 years. >> most of our delivery distributors are adding a fuel surcharge now to all of our orders. >> reporter: armen tufenkjian trucks in cheese from wisconsin fo

i'm erroll barnett. >>> the second time in less than two weeks president biden and the first lady areing communities gutted by gun violence. the sad ritual all too familiar as mister and dr. biden listened to sadness and anger. this as they are reviewing the botched police response. cbs's omar villafranca joins us. good evening, omar. >> reporter: thousands of people waited in line in 99 degree heat to pay their respects at this memorial

erroll barnett shows how airlines are finding the next generation of pilots. >>> plus in "kindness 101ssion to pay tribute to veterans. >>> and david begnaud talks to a media executive who found a new calling during the pandemic to save donkeys. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm wendy gillette. have a great day. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news.