May 5. Reporter and when do you graduate from high school . May 22. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Tonight millions are in the path of severe storms. State. The system headed their way is the same one that exploded over the plains over the weekend. It brought twisters to east texas and near record flooding to missouri. At least 16 people were killed. And at least 62 were hurt. Two Young Children tonight are missing in arkansas after being swept away by floodwaters. We have two reports. First well go to Mark Strassmann in canton, texas. Reporter four tornadoes packing winds up to 145 mph terrified people in east texas, including dawn sumner in canton. The wind started picking up. We looked over the trees. There was a huge like cloud funnel. Reporter sumner owns the rustic barn event hall. When the twister hit, a dozen people hunkered down inside bathrooms crying and praying. Some were teens wearing tuxes and gowns for a prom that was
How they got out of that plane. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. And we begin tonight with the fbi director james comey. His most forceful answers yet amid that grilling on capitol hill today. Comey animated in his answers, facing questions about whether his Decision Just 11 days before the election affected the outcome. Comey using those words saying it makes me quote, mildly nauseous that he might have swayed the election. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leading us off. Reporter under the microscope since that election result came in, were you comfortable with the role you played in the investigation . Tonight fbi director james comey back in the hot seat. Tell me what you would do. Reporter at issue, that bombshell 11 days before the election. Hillary learning when the plane landed, director comey had reopened the email investigation. The revelation dominating the front pages in the final week and a half. Just yesterday, clint
Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. And we begin tonight with the fbi director james comey. His most forceful answers yet amid that grilling on capitol hill today. Comey animated in his answers, facing questions about whether his Decision Just 11 days before the election affected the outcome. Comey using those words saying it makes me, quote, mildly nauseous to think he might have swayed the election. He was pressed why didnt he reveal the investigation into Donald Trumps associates and russia, but went public with hillary clinton. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leading us off. Reporter under the microscope since that election result came in, director comey, were you comfortable with the role you played in the investigation . Tonight, fbi director james comey back in the hot seat. Tell me what you would do. Reporter at issue, that bombshell 11 days before the election. Hillary clinton learning when the plane landed, director comey
We have correspondents throughout the area. We go to Diane Gallagher in new bern, North Carolina. What are you seeing . Reporter its continuing to rise here. Im in downtown new bern right now, in the middle of a street here. Just for frame of reference, im a little more than 510. Its some up over my knees now, this water. Were again in the middle of a road here. Im going to see if my photographer can pan out. We still do have power in new bern. You can see the lights reflecting off of the water. A lot of people here in Craven County do not, though. In fact, its one of the top counties at this point in North Carolina to lose power. Weve been experiencing some of these larger gusts of wind in the past half hour or so. In fact, we got into our vehicle to move it to a safer location, and it was a little difficult for my producer, jay, to drive. We started seeing debris in the air. For the most part, its been things in the water. This isnt necessarily the ocean that im wading around thats c
His Supreme Court pick. Reporters are with the president right now and he is speaking about other matters, im told, by the pool at this moment. But well soon know if he has anything to say about the kavanaugh fight. Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser both say they are willing to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary committee if necessary. The panel set to vote on his nomination this week, in fact, in just three days. 51yearold Christine Blasey ford claims judge kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago while they were both high school students. She told the Washington Post newspaper it happened at a party when she was 15 and the now Supreme Court nominee was 17. She says kavanaugh was drunk, pinned her to a bed, groped her before she was able to escape. She says kavanaugh covered her mouth when she tried to scream. The Washington Post quotes her as saying the following. I thought he might inadvertently kill me. He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing