gio benitez live from atlanta tonight. and gio, the late news, the pipeline now back up and running but we know me your y'all day still a couple of weeks away. millions will hit the roads. and it could take that long to get back up to speed? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, david. we're talking about two weeks to get that gas all the way from texas to the northeast. and on that price gouging, remember, those state of emergency orders specifically mention price gouging, so, state officials say they will investigate any complaint and if they have to, they'll prosecute them. david? >> gio benitez leading us off tonight. gio, thank you. >>> we also have new reporting tonight amid the battle inside the republican party. representative liz cheney tonight ousted from her leadership position today for speaking out against president trump and about lies involving the election. it took just minutes, with reports of boos while cheney made a last-ditch argument to save her post and she argued the republican party. moments after the vo

gio benitez standing by. >>> the cyberattack forcing the shutdown of a major u.s. pipeline that supplies nearly half of all fuel to the east coast. operations halted on the 5,500-mile pipeline that runs from texas to new jersey. could it impact americans' wallets? >>> the shooting in times square as we come on the air. two adults and a child taken to the hospital. the gunman on the loose. parts of times square now shut down. >>> the pandemic tonight and the push to get americans vaccinated. average daily shots dropping significantly, falling under 2 million for the first time since march. the atlanta braves the latest pro team giving free tickets for those getting shots at the game. and the major american city paying residents for everyone they sign up and bring to an appointment. >>> the deadly school bombing in afghanistan. the blast outside a school killing dozens. the horror unfolding amid a rise in concern for women and girls in the country as u.s. troops begin heading home. >>> help wanted. the white house on defense after disappointing job numbers in april.

caution there is no reason to believe the vaccines won't work against the variant from vietnam. >> gio benitez back with us now from newark airport. and gio, as health officials are looking into that new variant, you're learning vietnam is now restricting travel into the country? >> reporter: that's right, whit. vietnam is now suspending international flights into its capital until june 7th. they're trying to contain this outbreak, but still, the u.s. state department says americans can come home with a negative covid test. whit? >> something we'll be watching. all right, gio, thank you. >>> now the long weekend coming to an end, millions experiencing weather extremes. skies finally brightening in the east. this earth cam split screen showing the contrast here yesterday on the left with all the rain, today on the right in seaside heights, new jersey. and from texas to colorado, more than a dozen reported tornadoes over the holiday weekend. so, let's get right to abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee. a major warmup, though, under way in the northeast. >> reporter: i mean, from this time

>> gio benitez back with us tonight. gio, thank you. >>> as i mentioned just a moment ago, colonial pipeline, it's been reported, paying ransom to that hacking group believed to be based in russia, first reported bly bloomberg. i want to go to pierre thomas who has been following this. we saw that report from bloomberg today that a ransom was paid by colonial in the low millions? >> reporter: david, we're still sorting out how that ransom might have been paid. these ransomware attacks are complicated and can sometimes involve third parties. i've been told that the ransom demanded was in the low millions of dollars in the attack, launched by a gang using software developed by "darkside" in russia. the limitations of the federal government to control how companies maintain their security and respond to such attacks. we know the fbi's position was that the ransom should not be paid, david. >> opening up a new round of questions on this. pierre thomas tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, the battle between israe

abc's gio benitez is at newark airport with the latest, and, gio, another busy day ahead.d morning. >> reporter: absolutely, whit, good morning to you. yeah, this weekend broke record after record when it comes to pandemic travel, and we are not done just yet. between thursday and saturday, more than 7 million people were screened at tsa wreck points. friday holds the single-day record since the start of the pandemic, nearly 2 million people screened at u.s. airports on friday alone. but still, most people hit the roads this weekend. an estimated 34 million people driving to their destinations. now in most major cities, this afternoon will likely be the busiest on the roads as people head back home, of course, so the earlier you can get out there the better. meanwhile, as travel picks up, we are seeing more and more reports of unruly passengers, and even violence on planes. you'll remember that flight attendant attacked just a week ago. southwest and american now saying over the weekend they will not be selling alcohol. whit. >> we're seeing the airlines trying to do every

guys, back to you. >> gio, he gets so excited. when are they going to do the first journalist in space? >> eporter: i'm in. i'm in. let's do it. >> all right. >> you're on the record. >> top of the list. >> great job covering this for us, gio. thank you so much. >>> coming up, we've got some breaking news to tell you about which is overnight a deadly shooting at a wisconsin casino. who authorities believe was the target. >>> plus, policing in america. our in-depth look at the challenges american police forces face, and possible reform laws enforcement officers are recommending right now. >>> epic versus apple. what's at stake for consumers of "fortnite" and other games and apps as two silicon valley firms face off in court. >>> "good morning america" is sponsored by state farm. like a good neighbor, state farm is there. oh, just one. jake from state farm, it's the least i can do. you really did me a solid with that “maya markdown” on my insurance. here's the deal maya, state farm offers everyone surprisingly great rates. right. no

gio, thank you very much. we appreciate it. fd the same time. >> exactly. >>> time now for the weather, and a sign of the times, rob marciano is at a carousel that just reopened in brooklyn. oh, i know where you are. you're by the brooklyn bridge. >> you know it. that's right. down under the manhattan bridge overpass as they like to say, and while you guys dream about riding rockets, i just dream about getting on that carousel later in the show. we'll have more on that. so far the rain has held off here, but we had some rough weather down in the carolinas yesterday. i want to show you this incredible video out of fairfield county, the airport there just north of columbia. those planes are getting tossed around like nothing. there was a tornado close by, and winds were tacked at over 100 miles per hour. ef-1 obviously doing damage there, hail and rain coming down sideways in leland, north carolina. that's enough to take out a windshield. today, we do have a severe weather threat as the pulse comes out of the rockies and snow in

, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning again. this could go on for days. this morning, states of emergency declared in georgia, florida, virginia and north carolina as pressure at the pump spreads up and down the east coast. >> we have sold 4,000 plus gallons within 3 hours. >> reporter: cars lining up waiting to refill tanks as prices rise and pumps run dry at more than a thousand gas stations. >> if i don't get gas, i'll be sleeping in my car tonight at work. >> reporter: as the shutdown of the colonial pipeline enters its sixth day, gas buddy reporting extreme outages in major cities overnight. 60% of stations in norfolk depleted. 50% in atlanta and 35% in charlotte. even some airlines are starting to feel the effects. american saying it will have to make pit stops for fuel on long haul flights to hawaii and europe and cancellations could be next. now, some homeland security officials are calling the cyberattack the most devastating ransomware attack on critical infrastructure in the u.s. to date. earlier this morning, george

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for "this week," gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> thanks to gio for that.rts. we're joined by the former director of the advanced aerospace threat identification program at the department of defense, and colonel steven ganyard. mr. alessandro, let me begin with you. your program studied the national security implications of aerial phenomenon. based on what you know, do you believe these sightings are evidence of alien visitors? >> they're certainly evidence of something. we know that whatever it is in our skies is real. the question is, what is it? and of course, you can go down the rabbit hole or we can look at it from a foreign adversarial perspective. the bottom line is we simply don't know. what we know is that these -- whatever these aircraft are, are displaying next generation capabilities and what's concerning from a national security perspective, they can outperform anything that we have in our inventory. >> what do you say to those skeptics like mick west who post youtube videos that say there are more mundane explanations like balloons and drones

teenage attacker gio raina scored the 1st 2 goals as door opened one a 5 nil victory in the semifinal they'll face our baby lights in the final here in berlin. well worth it as christians around the world are celebrating easter worshippers in some countries most still observe pandemic restrictions but others have been enjoying more freedom in israel christians were not allowed together last year but this time around things are very different. some call it a miracle the holy fire at teresa looms church of the holy suppose her belief to come from jesus' tomb itself appears again on the day before easter. israel's vaccination drive has brought infection numbers down to just a few dozen allowing orthodox christians to celebrate their most important holiday together that is one of many you get last year was a sad here for the 1st time jerusalem was locked down in the holy fire today and the church was closed the patriarch only had 4 priests with them this year is better not like before the one pilgrims from all over the world were visiting the country. but while israel loosened its restric

gio benitez is in atlanta with the latest. welcome back, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael. the way. this morning, the restart, colonial pipeline announcing it has restarted operations five days after that russian linked hack shut down the massive 5,500-mile pipeline, but the ordeal isn't over yet. overnight people driving from station to station just looking for gas. >> how many gas stations have you tried? >> eight. >> this is my sixth. >> everything is like out of gas. >> reporter: gas buddy reporting at one point seven out of ten stations in north carolina were out of fuel and outages affecting air travel too. at charlotte's airport, they're trying to conserve fuel to avoid canceled flights and nashville international airport's fuel reserves dropping to just 750,000 gallons. they usually have more than 6.5 million gallons. the outages aren't hitting every state but in the last 24 hours, several states seeing spikes in gas costs, nearly ten-cent increases per gallon in at least three states. now, another concern, price gouging. this virginia station charging nearly $7 a g

good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning to you.dy on wednesday, tsa screened more than 1.6 million people. that's up from just 260,000 last year and that's why some are saying this is just the beginning of the summer of travel. this morning, the busiest holiday travel period since the pandemic began is officially under way. as americans take to the roads and skies, we're expecting to see more travelers this holiday weekend than we've seen in over a year. and for many people, it's a welcome return to the skies. >> this is our first time traveling since last year, february. we're going to new york for a wedding and are really excited about it. >> reporter: more than 37 million expected to take a trip. that's 60% more than last year, when 23 million traveled. united's ceo scott kirby telling us bookings are piling up. >> so we're expecting 1.3 million people. it will be by far the biggest travel weekend that we've had so far this year. >> yeah, you're seeing different trends you typically don't see every other year. domestically, what

brasier dortmund's are through to the german cup final after thrashing 2nd division side kiel teenager gio raina scored the 1st 2 goals as dortmund won a 5 no victory in the semifinal they will face in the final and belin. in formula one most sadie's drive us military busses and lewis hamilton dominated qualifying for the portuguese crown prix house and was hoping to secure his 100th pole position but he was edged out by his teammate who set the fastest time by less than a 100th of a 2nd it's the 3rd raise of the season. that's if you're up to date stay tuned for sports live in just a moment i'm in berlin thanks very much for watching. we have important news. smoking is healthy post designs are good for the being. global warming doesn't exist. you don't believe those will not yet come for me to read my mind. the. industry is controlling your thoughts here are 10.

dortmund are through to the german cup final after a thrashing 2nd division side q teenage attacker gio raina score the 1st 2 goals as dortmund won a 5 nil victory in the semifinal they'll face rb light sake in the final here in berlin. orthodox christians around the world are celebrating easter worshippers and some countries must still observe pandemic restrictions on others have been enjoying more freedom in israel christians were not allowed together last year but this time around things are very different. some call it a miracle the holy fire a true slim's church of the holy supposed her believed to come from jesus is too much self appears again on the day before easter. israel's vaccination drive has brought infection numbers down to just a few dozen allowing orthodox christians to celebrate their most important holiday together that is one of the make it last year was a sad here for the 1st time jerusalem was locked down in the holy fire day and the church was closed the patriarch only had 4 priests with them this year is better not like before the one pilgrims from all over the w

good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning.h, this vaccination site here at jfk opened just moments ago as we come on the air, and lue vaccinate airport employees, an ahead and donate it to the state so that they can go ahead and vaccinate any u.s. resident who is flying into or out of jfk. they're giving that single-dose johnson & johnson vaccine, and i got to tell you, robin, this is 1 of 7 airports across the state of new york that are going to be going ahead and giving that vaccine, again, to any u.s. resident. >> and, gio, we know more than 37 million people are expected to travel this week? >> reporter: a lot of people, robin. that is up 60% over last year. 2.5 million of those are going to be flying, okay? so when you're looking at that, that is six times more than 2020. 34 million people, they're going to be going ahead and driving more than 50 miles from home. in fact, trip it tells us that car rental books up are 220% over last year. that is one reason we're seeing so many rental car shortages. gas prices, they are hi

here is abc news reporter gio benitez. >> reporter: making money from your backyard. it looks like a jungle paradise, the swinging bridges, outdoor bed and sounds of nature, but this is actually peter's backyard. >> i am booked as much as the days are available. >> reporter: in fact, the treehouse is booked almost it would through october of 2023. that is why airbnb is begging people to become people would come here? >> i didn't really think it. i could not imagine it. >> reporter: but they are, because as we reach ofar deerate stays that lookgreat in that have done it successfully? it is all coming up 7:00 a.m. i am gio benitez, abc news, atlanta. >>> lottery ticket worth $26 million may have gone down the drain, literally. we told you about this story yesterday morning. the ticket was sold in los angeles county back in november and the deadline for the winner to come forward was yesterday. well, yesterday a store employee say as woman came in and says she is the winner but she put the ticket in her pants and accidentally washed them. surveillance video does show the

good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning.h, here on the ramp here in laguardia airport we are just seeing plane after plane take off. delta air lines actually tells us that this weekend they already have more than 3 million bookings between today and sunday. last year that was 300,000. let's take a look at this right now, because more than 37 million people are expected to travel starting today. that's 60% more than last year when 23 million traveled and in just four days delta says domestic leisure travel returns to 100% of pre-pandemic levels. sun and mountain destinations seeing the most activity. for airlines. places like jackson hole, sun valley, vail along with vegas, miami and orlando. in fact, florida is such a big destination right now. there are so many people flying in and out of the region that air traffic controllers there in the region, they are seeing more planes in the sky than they did in 2019 before the pandemic even started, george. >> what about the roads, gio? >> reporter: oh, it's going to be busy. if yo

gio benitez is at one of them. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george.ost wished for airbnbs in the world right now, and it's called the secluded in town house. we're actually in the heart of atlanta and this, well, it's somebody's backyard and it exactly is the type of place that is making big money right now. take a look. it looks like a jungle paradise. the swinging bridges, the outdoor bed and the sounds of nature. but this is actually peter's backyard. >> i'm booked as much as the days are available. >> reporter: in fact the tree house is booked almost solid through october 2023. that's why airbnb is now begging people to become hosts. you didn't even think people would come here. >> i didn't think anybody would come. i really didn't. i just couldn't imagine it. >> reporter: but they are because as we reach the end of the pandemic, people are desperate for unique outdoor stays that look great on instagram. searches for tree houses, tents, plastic igloos and barns are up triple digits on airbnb. in fact, tent searches are up 260%. >> is it the same a

gio benitez in pittsburgh with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning, george.t launch will make history as the first space tourism flight to launch from the u.s. and it sets into motion an entirely new industry. this morning, the beginning of space tourism is just months away. blue origin created by amazon founder jeff bezos announcing it will launch its first crew into space on july 20th with one seat going to the highest bidder. >> we're auctioning off the first seat to benefit our foundation for the future. so that future generations can do something extraordinary up there. >> reporter: now, we don't know who the other crew members will be, but that one civilian will make it the first time any private citizen launches into space from american soil. the flight will last just enough minutes, long enough to get a view of earth, with almost no gravity. some astronauts aboard the international space station right now tell me it's a good idea. >> this will hopefully open the door for many more people, civilians per se, to be able to come up and experience what we

here is gio benitez. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, in-flight chaos. with more than 37 million people expected to travel for memorial day, 2.5 million by air, all eyes are on those rising encounters. between passengers and airline workers. the numbers are concerning the faa receiving about 2500 reports of unruly passengers since the start of the year. 1900 for refusing to wear masks. >> let me be clear in underscoring something. we will not tolerate behavior that violates the law. >> reporter: and all this unruly behavior isn't just happening on planes. coming up at 7:00, we will tell you about the increasing number of assaults on tsa employees happening before flights even take off. with your gma first look, i'm gio benitez, abc news, new york. >>> all right. big air. big tricks are the theme of this event in south africa. a mountain biker from spain landed a 100 foot front flip on what is known as the dark fest course. this is a world record for that stunt and it smashed the previous mark by more than 30 feet. >> can we go back to the woman on that p

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here is abc reporter gio benitez.ejeffezos announcing readr e it will launch its first crew into space on july 20 with one seat going to the highest bidder. >> we are auctioning off the first seat to benefit our foundation club for the future. >> reporter: we don't know who the other crew members will be, but the one civilian makes it the first time any private citizen launches into space from american soil. the flight will last minutes, enough to get a view of earth from almost no gravity. >> this will hopefully open the door for many more people, civilians, per se to experience what we get to experience. >> reporter: so will other billionaires like elon musk follow basis' lead? it is all coming up on "gma" at 7:00 a.m. i am gio benitez, abc news, pittsburg. >> there is something else i am irritated about. i wish this weren't up to the highest bidder. i wish it were a contest to have someone that always dreamed of going to space. a scientists that otherwise would not be able to get there. >> i wonder if someone wins

guys. >> gio benitez, always a font of practical wisdom.stage a comeback, cruise lines, norwegian, princess, carnival and holland america have all announced plans to resume service this summer starting with cruises to alaska so let's bring in gus antorcha, president of holland america line. gus, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so, we all remember those really tough stories at the beginning of the pandemic like the odyssey of one of your liners, the "zandam" where passengers spent weeks stranded at sea quarantined in their rooms after that outbreak. so after all of that, how do you convince people to get back on board one of your ships? >> first let me say that we're very excited that we'll be returning to cruise in july from seattle to alaska. you know, a lot has changed since those early days during -- of the pandemic. we've learned a lot, and we've been working very closely with the cdc to make sure that the procedures and protocols we have in place make it very safe to cruise. with the work we're doing with the cdc, i argue it'l

gio benitez with late reporting. >>> also tonight, republican congresswoman liz cheney ousted from her leadership position because she spoke out against former president trump and against repeated lies about the election. new details tonight from inside the secret vote, taking just minutes. reports of boos in the room as cheney made her

the 35-year-old now on a road to recovery after first spotlighting an eatg dirder that gio both supportivere. >> gorgeous. thank you. >> reporter: model tess holliday. known for her bright red hair and body positivity. she has amassed over two million follow owners instagram, and major brand partnerships. but below the surface, tess says she has been suffering with an eating disorder. >> i wasn't taking care of myself in the way i needed. i wasn't looking after my mental health in the ways that i should have. i was always making sure everyone else's cup was full and i wasn't filling my own. so i think that's how i went so long without really being able to address, you know, myself an >> reporter: the 35-year-old mother of two says her decades long disordered eating caught up to her in the last year. >> i would go all day without eating. and i would chalk it up to i'm busy. i'm this. but the thing is, i had hunger pain all day, and i was sick all day. oh, i'm busy. i'm a mom, i'm this. i'm working. i'll eat later. i'll eat later. but later never happened. and then at nighttime, you know, us

or i dunno stories after a very short break and gio for children apologizes for cases of sexual abuse of his projects or to investigation reveals the incidents go back to the 1990s we were taught in just a moment. so what males have tended to do and still do is is we tend to we certainly have empathy and all of that but we also tend to do nurture through aggression so we create things like soccer and football and you know all of the various hundreds of games that involve aggression now women are aggressive and to play those games no doubt very well but when you go back to why they were created those games were created for males to nurture other males to aggression to teach them how to be a fixed through aggression. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the dangers thinks. we dare to ask. good of you to share some of your saturday with us here in moscow of course russia is gearing up for a victory day on sunday and other military hardware will be rolling right through moscow's red square with hundreds of troops marching in the air force taking to the skies so to. join one of the he

gio benitez with late reporting. >>> also tonight, republican congresswoman liz cheney ousted from herpoke out against former president trump and against repeated lies about the election. new details tonight from inside the secret vote, taking just minutes. reports of boos in the room as cheney made her final plea to

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good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning to you.d of the faa and he says he's seeing a dramatic increase in these cabin confrontations and that these fines are among the strongest actions they've ever taken. this morning, from the friendly skies to the unruly ones passengers facing big fines over in-flight fights. now this week the faa proposing its biggest fine yet this year, more than $52,000 for a passenger who officials say tried to open the cockpit door on a delta flight from honolulu to seattle before allegedly striking a flight attendant in the face. faa administrator steve dixon saying it's unacceptable. are you seeing a dramatic increase in passengers just behaving erratically? commercial airline captain for more than 27 years, unruly passenger incidents themselves are nothing new, but as i said we have seen an alarming increase in the rate over the last few months and it's something that we need to get under control. >> reporter: a similar incident was caught on tape in october. >> oh, lord. >> reporter: two passengers wer

gio benitez has more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning, cecelia.s giant rocket behind me. the chinese rocket, it's even bigger than that weighing 23 tons. take a look at this map right now because we're told this could land anywhere from the u.s. to europe, china, even to new zealand, and they won't get a sense of where it's going until a few hours before it happens this weekend. now the department of defense is tracking it, and they're sending a message to china saying countries operating in the space domain should be required to do so in a safe and thoughtful way. now we should tell you there is no plan to shoot this down right now. they're just hoping, guys, that it lands somewhere in the water. >> that would be a good goal. all right, gio, thanks. >>> a lot more coming up including a "gma" exclusive live in his first interview since the recall of the company's treadmills. after a surge of reported injuries and the death of a child. >>> plus, the the colorado husband charged with murdering his wife in court for the first time, and her sister is

gio benitez has the latest for us. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. yeah, all eyes were on that 23-ton rocket over the weekend. take a look at this because we now have some new photos and videos of that rocket orbiting the earth and re-entering the atmosphere. now china says it re-entered near the maldives, disintegrating in the sky with debris landing in the indian ocean, but the u.s. believes it happened over the arabian peninsula. nasa administrator bill nelson saying in a statement, it is clear that china is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris. now, robin, i got to tell you this was so dangerous because it was just so big. this was one of the largest pieces of space debris ever to come crashing down to earth. >> yeah. there was so much concern about that, and thankfully it didn't -- it was in the ocean, and not on land, and that's what it appears to be, but we're hearing that china is expected to launch more of these rockets in the coming months? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. china is expected to launch at least 1

gio benitez standing by. >>> the cyberattack forcing the shutdown of a major u.s.s nearly half of all fuel to the east coast. operations halted on the 5,500-mile pipeline that runs from texas to new jersey. could it impact americans' wallets? >>> the shooting in times square as we come on the air. two adults and a child taken to the hospital. the gunman on the loose. part t

gio benitez has all the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning.s was incredibly daring because it happened in the middle of the night. the first nighttime splashdown for nasa in more than 50 years. over the weekend, dramatic images like we've never seen before. >> and there you can see it. in the entry of earth's atmosphere, crew dragon continuing its journey home. >> reporter: that fireball is the spacex crew resilience, surviving 3,500 degrees of fiery heat as it brings four astronauts home. >> le resill yans, welcome aboard the recovery vessel. >> reporter: mike hopkins exits with a happy dance. >> he's really excited. >> feeling pretty good after six months in space. >> reporter: and victor glover with a thumb's up after making history as the first black astronaut to live on the iss for a long-term mission. >> i looked out the window and saw the earth from 250 miles up. i will never forget that moment. it wasn't about the view. it was how the view made me feel and earth is amazing. >> reporter: infrared cameras capturing the parachutes and the

good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning.okay this morning. but for his parents this was quite a scare. it happened in the blink of an eye. a 9-year-old boy climbing onto this airport luggage belt getting pulled inside seen in surveillance video obtained by npr news. the boy had wandered away from his family at the minneapolis airport on saturday afternoon and onto the baggage conveyer system. delta airlines staff immediately stopping the belt but the boy escaping onto another one. that eventually brought him to the screening area. he's then seen crawling out and jumping down. officials telling abc news airport police found the child who was uninjured in less than four minutes and returned him to his parents. an investigation is now under way. it's not the first time a child has gotten carried away at the airport. in 2019, this toddler went for a scary ride through the spirit airlines baggage system in atlanta. >> i just went blank, i wanted to jump in and try to get him but they didn't allow me. >> reporter: 2-year-old loren

all right, gio, thanks. have a good day.>> reporter: when gina and joshua decided to list their island home they weren't quite ready to move. pregnant with their first child, they thought they would just test the waters. >> we didn't even start thinking about looking at houses. when we bought the freeport house it took forever to find. >> reporter: something they never expected, an offer, $30,000 above their asking price. >> my house literally sold in 48 hours. a few weeks later i am in the hospital about to give birth. we got the contract ready, we signed and sent it back and is mommy holding you? >> reporter: across the country homes are selling at a record pace, about 30% faster than this time last year. it's something to keep in mind as you consider listing like gina and joshua you might need to be ready to act fast. >> it is crazy how fast we sold compared to how fast we were able to find a home. >> reporter: so how can you set yourself up for selling success? tip number one, pay attention to timing. >> so if you're thi

violence policies we discuss the implications of all of this with a former trump campaign advisor karen gio and i and also with r.t. america host chris hedges. they have created these digital monopolies which should be broken up if they can do it to a head of state like trump they can do it to a head of state like merkel or somebody else that they don't like what they really want to shut down or any critics on the right or the left of neo liberalism of corporate capitalism of the crimes of imperialism and. we just it's not a world that we want to enter because it essentially snuffs out the free flow of information we must remember they know everything about us we know nothing about them and it sets a very dangerous precedent now it's a whole new paradigm and one that i find very terrified i think this should actually terrify every single american any single citizen in the free world because we're looking at. a private corporation who is operating as a platform and one day and a publisher the next day we can have have it both ways but apparently they are right. these individuals. whether the

good morning, gio, and nice vest. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning to you.'s nice. we're on the ramp here at o'hare. so many flights here, they are already sold out. in fact, united airlines' ceo tells me that for this weekend they have 1.3 million bookings already. let's look at what tsa is telling us, they say they could screen more than 2 million people in a single day at u.s. airports this weekend. at least 6 million estimated for the whole holiday. that would be the first time we're seeing numbers that high since the start of the pandemic. and where are people going? hopper tells us that the top domestic destinations right now are vegas, miami and orlando. for international we're looking at cancun, cabo and montego bay. now, for the busiest airports, atlanta takes the top spot and then you're looking at number two right here, chicago's o'hare. l.a.x. is number three. the busiest time for that travel, hopper says it's looking like friday morning, and if you want to be really specific bit about it, 5:45 a.m. in atlanta, so get there a little bit early if

gio benitez spoke to one woman who tried it. >> and we found the car we wanted, and this guy came toneighbor and he pays his rent by turo'ing his car. memorial day was $1200 cheaper using one of these rental services than with your traditional national chain. >>> next a new chapter in tim tebow's career. >> so he appears to be ready to return to the nfl, but not as a quarterback.eawi h hoto jacksonvie to tht end. nfl in the 2015 preseason. since then he's been playing minor league baseball, mets, and doing some tv work. >>> next rescuers are calling this nautical nonsense off the coast of california. >> a homemade boat made from buckets, kiddie pools, plywood. two college kids launched this so-called boat into the pacific ocean. >> they had to be rescued when the tide pushed them out to sea farther than expected. believe it or not, alcohol was not a factor here. >>> well, next we take to you washington state to visit a tasty looking park. >> a bacon and eggs skate park that includes two eggs sunny side up with a piece of bacon to ride. all it's missing is hash browns. >>> and a four-

gio benitez is at atlanta's hartsfield airport, america's busiest. >> some airlines are already feeling the effects. american telling us it will have to make pit stops for fuel on some long haul flights to hawaii and europe and cancellations could be next. >> reporter: it's been more than four days since colonial revealed that its systems were compromised by what the fbi has identified as a gang of hackers based in russia known as "darkside," in a brazen scheme to extort money. >> cyber attacks in our nation's infrastructure are growing more sophisticated, frequent and aggressive. >> reporter: according to the department of homeland security, ransomware attacks targeting the u.s. are up nearly 300% this year, with hackers extorting roughly $350 million from u.s. companies and consumers. the fbi identified "darkside" last october and said the group has targeted a number of industries ranging from manufacturing to health care to insurance. "darkside" part of a larger trend where hackers are going after bigger and bigger targets. >> and pierre thomas back with us again tonight. pierre, thi