news the suspect posted disturbing messages online before the shooting, which is just one of many over the holiday. authorities in shreveport are searching for the suspect wanted for killing four people at a birthday block party. 18 people killed, more than 100 wounded in mass shootings over the last four days. trevor ault is in philadelphia. record-breaking heat and travel. more than 50 million americans are now making the return trip home after the long holiday weekend. the tsa screening an all-time high of 2.8 million in one day. and tonight, a new round of severe storms from denver to chicago. heat alerts from oregon to florida into the northeast. and the new record for the hottest day on earth. tensions rise in the gulf of oman. the u.s. navy releases video showing an iranian naval ship, accusing iran of trying to seize two foreign oil tankers in international waters, firing at one of them. a u.s. navy destroyer racing to protect the ships. marcus moore standing by.
the suspicious powder found over the weekend. also tonight the philadelphia mass shooting suspect appears in court as we re learning about his disturbing social media posts. bill asking philadelphia s district attorney what they might reveal about a motive. and president zelenskyy warns that russia is ready for a potential attack on a ukrainian nuclear power plant under the control of russian forces. speaking exclusively to cnn about the threat to the plant amid new global fears of a nuclear disaster. welcome to our viewers. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt and you re in the situation room. starting tonight at the white house, confirmation that a small bag of white powder was found in the west wing and was in fact cocaine. the question now, who s responsible for bringing an illegal substance into the inner sanctum of the white house? the latest on the investigation, jeremy, how is the white house handling this in. reporter: we heard from white house press
hello and welcome. i m lynda kinkade. ahead on cnn newsroom. the u.s. led coalition said the latest strikes in yemen are about protection and not escalation. but the houthi rebels say they won t be deterred. u.s. president joe biden is projected to win his first official primary victory of the 2024 campaign. and i am honored to stand here as foreign minister. we mark a moment of equality and a moment of progress. after two years of political gridlock northern ireland s government returns to a power sharing agreement with a new first minister. live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with lynda kinkade. we start with breaking news. just minutes ago the u.s. announced it had shot down an anti-ship cruise missile in yemen. it comes after the u.s. along with british and coalition forces struck at least 30 targets in yemen at ten different locations. fa-18 jets and a pair of u.s. destroyers hit what the u.s. said were facilities involved in attacks on international shi
iconic building in the world. it is embarrassing to a certain point. jericka: shocking allegations, prosecutors suggest the man arrested near weapons and ammunition got the address from president trump s social media platform. storms will be popping off all day and even into overnight. we are talking flooding, large hail, damaging winds. in the northeast we will be 5-10 degrees above average. jericka: the suspect in philadelphia s july 4th shooting in court today as the country reels from a wave of gun violence. you will not get away with this. i want whoever you are to pay. a growing number of shark attacks has some of the country s most popular beach destinations are putting swimmers on high alert. shark bites reported in two days off of long island beaches. it s nice to have some financial freedom. jericka: help wanted from teens whose paychecks are up nearly 12 percent for those summer jobs. we are now competing with supermarkets. we ar
good evening. i m norah o donnell live from the u.s. naval base here in bahrain, home of the navy s fifth fleet. so much has happened since we arrived here in the middle east on sunday. each day we have learned of new attacks from iranian-backed militias. american soldiers have died, and american warships and aircraft are under fire. the number of attacks from houthi militants are increasing, and some of their weapons are getting closer. a senior defense official here in bahrain just moments ago telling us exclusively that about 10 minutes ago, the f-18 super hornets bombed ten unmanned drones in western yemen that were preparing to launch. that is how dynamic this situation is. also, just hours ago, there was another attack. the uss carney shooting down a ballistic missile and several drones that were heading their way, and we are also learning new details about that attack on a u.s. destroyer last night. that was the uss gravely. and the houthi missile came within a mile of