welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday, everybody. i m christine romans. we begin at the far north end of the texas panhandle. tornado on the ground. national weather service confirming a tornado strike in perr perryton texas. the fire chief confirming at least three deaths and damage to at least 200 homes. there were collapsed lungs, head injuries and broken bones. cleanup is already under way. congressman ronny jackson is asking people in the area to help any way they can. want to bring in derek van dam in the cnn weather center. this was just one of seven tornados reported thursday along with nearly 200 storms. are we looking at anything like this for today? up fortunately we have another active day ahead of us. the tornados in texas absolutely devastating to see. let s focus on the more immediate threat, what is happening now. we have severe thunderstorm watches stretching from texas through louisiana and the gulf coast. there
support. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. monday america celebrates the third ever federal holiday of juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved african americans. as we do, the consensus among legal scholars is the supreme court will soon be ending affirmative action, at least in the context of college admissions. does that mean it achieved its purpose or we re abandoning the underlying premise? a pair of cases have been argued. we ll soon know the results. one involves harvard, the other the university of north carolina. the conventional wisdom is that race-conscious admissions will end. currently race is permitted to be a factor, meaning one factor among many to be considered as schools seek to create a diverse student body. kwoet quote teas, however, are unconstitutional. that s the bottom line after the supreme court has taken up several cases involve ing affirmative action over time. justice sandra day o connor wrote we expect 25 years from now the us
it is thursday. i m off tomorrow for my daughter s first play. this is very exciting. you re looking particularly beautiful this morning. oh, gosh. you are so sweet. it s true. we have a lot going on this morning. let s get started with five things to know for this thursday, june 1st. also i had mom s birthday. happy birthday, mom. really significant news here first on cnn. caught on tape. federal prosecutors have donald trump in his own words acknowledging he held on to a classified pentagon document after he left the white house. and told people he couldn t share it with them. this is first on cnn reporting. what does it mean for the investigation? and speaking of trump, his former number two mike pence about to take him on for the white house. pence will announce his run next week as will former new jersey governor chris christie. the house overwhelmingly passing that debt limit deal in a move to avert a national and global economic crisis. the fate of the bill w
the former president dump subpoenaed for records, all of this in the wake of the tape, where he was caught discussion holding on to a document. attorneys have not been able to find that key documents. jobs reports shattering expectations. president biden is touting the red-hot labor market, could that mean the federal reserve may need to do more to rein it in. could there be an 11th all coming in right here to cnn news central . we have a major development in the handling of classified documents. sources tell cnn the former president s attorney turned over more this time, discussion a classified documents. that tape sparked a subpoena in march, seeking in and all documents. with a specific iran document that is mentioned on the record is not morning the terms that his team handed over. back in march, margot martin testified before the grand jury, now, they asked her, because she was one of the people in that meeting back in july 2021. initially we have learned that t
spending. i strongly urge you both to pass that agreement. ukraine s military says just 70 aerial targets launched by russia in the latest onslaught. ukrainians are calling this the largest attacks using iranian drones. almost all of them were shot down. russia will only face defeat. turkey extends his power for a third decade. there is jubilation of triumph for erdogan. these are his most ardent supporters. this was potentially the closest electoral race and they still couldn t defeat him. ken paxton is calling his impeachment vote. the first attorney general in texas to be impeached. this is a case of republicans policing republicans in the state of texas. corruption has now been voted out. significant step for the integrity of the state. up side down! he s been eliminated! i started out as a fan in the crowd. everyone kept asking me why i won this race. they look at you like you re a failure. i m so glad to be here. good morning, everyone. 7:00