In one and the largest Mega Millions jackpot in history. Nearly 1. 6 billion up for grabs just hours from now. With les. Good evening and welcome. We start where we left good evening, and welcome. We start where we left off last night, that violent but slowmoving storm that was working its way up the east coast when we came on the air,powenes. Today that destructive packing near hurricaneforce winds, toppling trees and power lines. Today, t new em reaching into englanringing thunderstorms, flooding r, and at leas confirmernado. Reportedstorms across tation yeday, alabama and South Carolina. Making it the second most active storm day of 2023, claiming lives in alabama and South Carolina fierce wind gusts in maryland left 33 people trapped in cars for hours, pinned in their vehicles by toppled power lines. Today, airlines playing catchup, after 9,000 flight delays and 1,800 cancellations. Meantime tonight, parts of massachusetts, which saw as much as five inches of rain in under six hours, remain under flood watches through this evening. Kathy park has late details. Orter tonight, a confirmed tornado touching down in massachusett leve trees and ging h other parts of new with f floods r. Stranding driverd swallowingked ca e same sto system slammingtesa dohe east t nday night rts pennsylvania took the brunt of ththe brutal weather i see the wind coming through in the darkness. Reporter andrew king took covever in his basement asas tornado warnings were issued and then i hear the tree bomb impact, like, simultaneous, just crashing around the house. Reporter in the d. C. Suburbs, an outbreak of heavy downpours, hail, and hurricaneforce winds. Furniture went whoosh and the power went whump reporter while in northern maryland, a massive operation to clear 30 power lines, knocked down as explosive storms plowed through at the height of rush hour. 33 people trapped inside their cars for hours, including more than a dozen children. Emergency management Officials Say in these situations, drivers should stay in their car and wait for instructions from First Responders poles start to fall down reporter Joseph Dorsey and his four grandkids were driving when they witnessed disaster unfolding right in front of them they managed to get out of harms way just in time. The Sheriffs Office came through, telling drivers not to get out of the car reporter whats the biggest takeail way from all this . That its a miracle. I couldnt believe the poles were snapping the way they wir the poles were just snapping like they were twigs reporter and the dangerous wave of Severe Weather turned deadly in the south. Ab in souarolin fallen tree killed a yearol lightning struck killed man in alaba in south cina, a fallen tree killed a 15yearold tree on a ing to be a garage, theyre advising a child entrapped in the garage reporter an active week of round tomorrow. And kathy, cleanup efforts still under damaging storms, as parts of the midwest and south brace for the next round tomorrow. And kathy, cleanup efforts still under way in parts of maryland tonight reporter lester that is correct. Theres still a big cleanup under way right now. As you can see behind me, dozens of cars still need to be removed. Power lines are scattered throughout the area. They are deactivated, though crews are out here every day, but its still unclear when the highway will be back open lester kathy park, thank you. Parts of the countrys secondlargest city, los angeles, were partially shut down today, as 11,000 city workers walked off the job. Everything from trash collection to swimming pools to l. A. X. Affected miguelal ga al maguer is there. Reporter walking off the job and to the steps of city hall. Tonight, 11,000 Los Angeles City workers showing strength in numbers. A oneday strike, the first inore more than 40 years, aimed at shutting down or disrupting services in the nations secondlargest city. People are tired of not being heard, not being seen, and most importantly, being respected and appreciated. Reporter protests seeing stalled consider negotiations, city custodians and maintenance crews just some of those walking the picket lines impacting Shuttle Services at l. A. X. , animal shelters, as well as trash pickup across the city today, traffic officers and lifeguards were also a noshow. We feel like weve been slapped in the face. Were changing that today. Were sending a message loud and clear. Reporter even though the citys contract with the union doesnt expire until this winter, seiu local 721 says the city is negotiating in bad faith. As the Union Demands the city fill thousands of vaies and fer better pay and benefits, toni the mayor says the city is shut down, and will continue bargaining in good faith for fair contracts. Everybody deserves to make a living reporter in what has become a summer of strikes, city workers joined writers, actors, and Hotel Workers in los angeles who have been on the picket line for weeks. Tomorrow, one strike comes to an end, but thousands of workers remain united over their division with the city miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. The Supreme Court today revived the biden administrations restrictions on socalled ghost guns, those gunmaking kilt kitrestrl remain in place while s people can buy online that are harder trac e coruled the restrictions remain lace whlower courts consider the issue. The bide adminition says ost guns should be like other firearms. In the race for president , Florida Governor ron desantis has replaced his Campaign Manager the latest schaaf shakeup, as he struggles to gain traction against former president trump. The move comes after two previous rounds of campaign layoffs. In ohio, voters are turning out in force for a rare august special election the reason, it could have huge implications onabortion rights in the state. Ali vitali is there for us. Reporter tonight in ohio a stunning win for abortion advocates. Voters rejecting a ballot measure that would have qurequired a 60 threshold to amend the states constitution Top Republicans backing the change, known as issue 1 on the ballot if you want to change the law, change the law. You can do that with a simple majority, but in the constitution, we should have a higher standard. Reporter but opponents argued issue 1 was only designed to make it harder to enshrine abortion rights protections in the states constitution ohioans will vote on that in november the gop secretary of state recently saying issue 1 is 100 about blocking abortion protection has got to go hey hey, ho ho reporter issue 1 opponents sensed energy on the ground folks are energized. Folks are anand theyre seeing this as an opportunity to realave their voice heard. Reporter tonights results come against a national backdrop of republicans in red states losing referendums on abortion in the past year since the Supreme Court overturned roe versus wade. Some republicans here had secondguessed their partys move whats the lesson for your party, if come tuesday night or wednesday morning, the Ballot Initiative fails . Maybe we should spend more time thinking through things before taking the step reporter but a Top Republican disagreed any regrets about the approach no, its better to fight and lose than never fight at all i can tell you this, i think it will succeed. Reporter the failure now another data point in the postroe Political Landscape heading into 2024 ali vitali, nbc news, columbus, ohio ali, thank you. Some promising news tonight about a pop ewe lawyer weight loss drug that might also ward off other Serious Health risks Anne Thompson is following this anne, what did this new study find lester, this is a large study that finds that the weight loss drug wegovy not only helps people lose pounds, it also reduces their risk of strokes and heart attacks by 20 . These results are from a Clinical Trial of more than 17,000 adults 45 years and older and are also considered overw who have cardiovascular disease and are also considered overweight or obese. Reviewed. Its an expensive drug. The findings were released by the drugmaker, but they have not yet been Peer Reviewed its an expensive drug will insurance start covering it now . Well, not yet this drug can run up to 1,300 a month, but few insurance plans cover it the largest association of Health Insurers today said the results are potentially encouraging, but the longterm effectiveness cannot be based on a manufacturers press release. And the group says it will analyze the new evidence as it comes in, lester Anne Thompson, thank you. In montgomery, alabama, charges were announced today against three men involved in that violent confrontation at a riverfront dock. And theres new video of that incident tonight sam brock has late details for us reporter three men in the middle of this montgomery browell tonight are facing assault charges. 13 individuals were detained and brought to Police Headquarters for questioning. This investigation is ongoing, and more charges are likely reporter the trio of men facing misdemeanor charges richard roberts, allen todd, and zachary shipman. Police say one person has already turned himself in, with the others expected to tonight. The incident thats drawn National Outrage i dont think you can judge any community by in one incident cocaptain damien pickett. Police say the cap reporter the man seen attacked in the video is river boat cocaptain damien pickett. Police say the captain spent about 45 minutes trying to get the pontoon boat owners to move using a p. A. System before pickett untied the boat the cocaptain was doing his job. He was simply trying to move the boat just enough to where the cruise ship can park reporter this new video shows other men coming to picketts aid, as the altercation escalates. The unfolding fight, largely along racial lines, fuchfueling questions about possible hate crime charges. Though the chief says theres currently no evidence that would meet the fbis standard for that there was no stone unturned we examined this over a period of time, not only that night, but since that night we were unable to present any inciting a riot or racially biased charges at this time reporter those who witnessed the melee felt helpless what is your takeaway about what you guys witnessed over the weekend . It was a big surprise its a shocker, because, like, you never know how people are going to react nowadays reporter tonight, a city marred by the last 72 hours hoping the investigation delivers justice sam brock, nbc news. In 60 seconds, a woman attacked by shark off a new york city beach now in serious condition. And the reason why more sharks are coming closer to shore. E. Vyvgart t is for adudults wh geneneralized mymyasthenia g gs whwho are antitiachr anantibody posositive. 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So passengers can request rides 24 hours a day, right from their phones once you enter your destination, the car does the rest. You cant tell it what routes to take or streets to avoid so, if youre used to be being a backseat driver, you might want to find a car with a front seat driver. Autonomous vehicles can detect closed streets, drive around double parked cars, and even pull over for emergency vehicles but getting chauffeured by a robot isnt always a smooth ride state transportation records obtained by nbc news show selfdriving cars have been involved in 280 crashes across california over the past five years, resulting in at least 64 injuries, and a dead dog that includes collisions with other vehicles, bicyclists, and city buses a selfdriving car ran into me, no driver. Reporter some accidents were caused by other people on the road, according to crash reports. How many is unclear from the data. 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Im not sure why reporter the car eventually inched forward but kepteven stopping were kind ow in betwtwo lanes. Then, of a sudden, it hit the gas. H. Oh reporter okay. I dont know what its doing now. Our caove straight towards the median and just stopped, taking up almost two full lanes this is not good. Reporter yeah. People are honking at us soon came the looks from other drivers how does this compare to the worst driving student youve ever had . Oh, this is much worse. Reporter cruise declined to sit down with us again, but in a statement, said, the car encountered an unexpected Construction Zone that would have required several lane changes the better course was for the Autonomous Vehicle to come to a safe stop rather than proceed. While other drivers cruised right past that closed lane, our car sat parked, on a busy street, for 20 minutes, causi a trc jam blocks whats your reaction to it being a driverlear stuck here im not surprised. 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The room is hot and the pool is cold the tv aint got hbo and the water pressures always low and the minibar is empty and good luck gettin a good nights sleep right between the honeymoon suite and the 1980s vending machine where all they sell is pepsi so if your friends ask where to send your mail theres a special place in hell a zerostar hotel dont worry bout your stay cause ive already paid theres a special place in hell for you all the heat you put me through could never hold a candle to the room that they got held for you that special place in hell for you theres a badlit bathroom mirror take a long look at yourself theres a special place in hell a zerostar hotel dont worry bout your stay cause ive already paid yeah theres a special place in hell for you [applause] kelly welcome to the Kelly Clarkson show. Give it up for the band. That was special place by daniel bradbury. He won season four of the voice. That song was cowritten by mary morris. They are both from texas. Before they started with this song, they were amazing. I love those girls. That is a really cool song. Way to go danielle. Our first guest may not be from texas, but you may have seen him from dr. Death. He was charlie in the original mighty ducks and the other was pacing in dawsons creek. He is now in fatal attraction. Say hello to joshua jackson, everybody. [cheers and applause] nice to see you. Joshua i might not be from texas, but my dad is, from johnson county. Kelly i am from johnson. Joshua i did not know my father very well. Kelly this is therapy. Welcome to my couch. How is it when you run into each other . It is 20 years. That is a crazy amount of time. Joshua there was a little less gray in the beard. She was saying i cant believe you are a father. Dont get to see each other often. That was a lovely night, having the opportunity to see her. I havent met her husband. It is funny to get the most fancy dress up party you can do and have a high school reunion, but that is what we did. Kelly you did mighty ducks years before dawsons creek. Is that hard . I did not want to stand out. When you are in a huge movie like that, when you go back to school, did people pick on you . Joshua it is both. One, i am canadian. We are all nice, all the time. High school had its challenges, and going away, you disappear for a couple of months and nobody knows why and then the movie comes out and they say, you think you are special. On the flip side, acting can be a difficult journey for a lot of young people but it gave me a place to focus and to have something grownups would respect me for. If i showed up and knew my stuff, i could get respect from grownups, which you dont. For me, it was a healthy release and place the focus, even if not all of my fellow students enjoyed my success. Kelly do you remember when you found out you got the role . Joshua and vancouver public elementary school, there are many schools. I went to the art school because i wanted to be an actor. One thing you have to do is raise money to pay for anything you want. Every year you do phone drives. I was in the utility closet and my mom called and said you got the movie as i am in the matter of saying, high, would you like to donate 5. That is the glamorous phase of where my career started. Kelly i need to verify something. Is it true you were kicked out of school because of the jon stewart