just some of the horrifying consequences for women all over the country, after the supreme court decision overturning roe two years ago today. plus, multiple hearings today on trump s purloined classified documents as trump s favorite judge entertains an absurd argument that special counsel jack smith was illegally appointed. and we begin tonight in the midst of a heat wave. amidst the sweltering heat that is shattering records worldwide. saudi arabia announced yesterday that at least 1300 people have died making the hodge, the islamic pilgrimage due to extreme heat. and 100 million people in the u.s., nearly a third of the country, spent much of last week under a heat advisory. these temperatures are not normal. they are the direct result of the climate crisis we re currently living in. and scientists have sounded the alarm. quote, these heat waves are the fingerprint of climate change, experts said, and are a glimpse of what s to come as human induced climate change c
families of seniors who died of covid-19 in nursing homes. a letter from a group called voices of seniors saying it is clear that you put your own political reputation and personal profit above the well-being of our most vulnerable family members. the cuomo administration has denied any wrongdoing. same goes for the michigan governorship of gretchen whitmer who tells an nbc reporter she s proud how the state handled the pandemic, but the nbc report goes on that covid positive patients were placed as fox news @ night s negative patients. did end that practice after the first six month of the pandemic. the reporter claims whitmer s policy compares from new york cuomo, instead whitmer incentivize the process by taking homes to take patients who contracted covid-19. where defends what you said by saying that there was a national strategy. the quarantines will continue plus facts are that nearly half of debts were happening in nursing homes. and as for former president trump,
here are the official numbers coming in. we projected romney as the winner in all three of the contests. 23% of the official vote in maryland is now in, romney significantly ahead, 47% to 31% for rick santorum. newt gingrich and ron paul trail significantly. in washington, d.c., 24% of the vote is in. 69% for romney. 13% for ron paul. 11% for newt gingrich. santorum was not on the ballot, did not qualify. in wisconsin, mitt romney ahead right now with almost a third of the vote in. 30%. he s got 43% to 38% for rick santorum. 11% for ron paul. 6% for newt gingrich. let s bring in our own candy crowley. she s been covering the romney campaign. a lot of happy people over there. three wins, that s significant. reporter: it s a clean sweep. it s exactly what they wanted. you heard first from paul ryan, who s been accompanying romney around wisconsin. we republicans are unified. you might get some argument tonight in the camp of rick santorum, but there s a clear push here for, h
together we ll build the greatest america we have ever known. where prosperity is grown and shared, not limited and divided. an america that guarantees that ours is the door that innovation and greatness always knocks on first. there was a time not so long ago when each of us could walk a little taller and stand straighter because we had a gift that no one else in the world had. we re americans. that meant something different to each of us, but it meant something special to all of us. we do it without question. so do the people in the rest of the world. those days are coming back. that s our destiny. so join me, walk together, take another step every day until november 6th. we believe in america. we believe in ourselves. our greatest days are still ahead. we are after all americans. god bless this great country, god bless you, god bless the united states of america. thanks, you guys. thanks for the victory in wisconsin, maryland and district of columbia. thanks, you guys. tha
tick to ck. three days to super tuesday. who stays, who goes? tonight, it s all about the washington caucuses. tsunami on tape. incredible new images out of japan like you ve never seen before. why there could be thousands more like these to come. that and more right here, right now on cnn. good evening, i m don lemon. tonight, you re going to meet some of the people mind images of destruction that you won t soon shake. you ll hear stories of survival from americans who through quick thinking, luck or divine intervention will live to see another day. we begin in henryville, inn inl. if you re ever this close to a tornado, run to a safer place. luckily our i-reporter did survive. [ bleep ]. we ve got to get in the house. [ bleep ]. look at that. my friend lives right over there, too. oh, good! come on, nick. that is nuts! [ bleep ]! same town, same storm, but a different man who has to duck into a gas station for cover. a fearsome sight of a swirling mass tearing u