the courtroom is standing by. a rare tornado emergency issued in kentucky as powerful storms sweep through the south. the death toll rising after relentless tornadoes flattened entire communities, uprooted trees and families all across the central u.s. plus an nbc news exclusive report from taiwan. our correspondent is with the congressional delegation in taipei as china carries out military drills just miles offshore. helping the families who have lost their children in rotc. they were too young for basic training but old enough to know they wanted to serve their country. will congress step in to extend military benefits? i m chris jansing in new york. thank you for joining us on this very busy memorial day. 420 days after donald trump was indicted on 34 felly charges in manhattan, tomorrow the judge will hear closing arguments in his hush money trial along with the jury. the defense delivering its summations first, followed by the state. that s expected to take most
andrea mitchell picks up coverage right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, a landmark deal between russia and north korea. what that could mean for vladimir putin s illegal war in ukraine. kim jong-un s illegal nuclear program. the threat they pose to the rest of the world. donald trump doing damage control in wisconsin, insisting he loves milwaukee and never actually called it a horrible city. are voters going to boy that? israel claiming it s punishing offensive in rafah is coming to an end. that doesn t mean an end to the war in gaza. no progress on negotiations to release the remaining hostages. the american parents of one of the young men kidnapped on october 7th will join me today. good day, everyone. happy juneteenth. we start with that historic partnership between russia and north korea, a bold show of anti-western defiance that s rattling the u.s. and its allies worldwide. this was the scene earlier today. russian president vladimir putin giving
the cbs evening news starts now. the nation s highest court rejects an effort to limit the use of the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the implications are enormous. medications are now the most common way to end a pregnancy, and some providers send them by mail to states that have limited or banned abortions. the decision comes on the same day that senate republicans blocked legislation that would protect access for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. democrats brought this bill to the floor because they are trying to make the battle over reproductive rights a centerpiece of the debate this election year. cbs s jan crawford is at the supreme court with why all nine justices on this divided court agreed on this ruling. my body! my mind! reporter: finding common ground in a divisive case, the supreme court refused to roll back access to the abortion pill mifepristone, saying a g
the cbs evening news starts now. the nation s highest court rejects an effort to limit the use of the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the implications are enormous. medications are now the most common way to end a pregnancy, and some providers send them by mail to states that have limited or banned abortions. the decision comes on the same day that senate republicans blocked legislation that would protect access for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. democrats brought this bill to the floor because they are trying to make the battle over reproductive rights a centerpiece of the debate this election year. cbs s jan crawford is at the supreme court with why all nine justices on this divided court agreed on this ruling. my body! reporter: finding common ground in a divisive case, the supreme court refused to roll back access to the abortion pill mifepristone, saying a group
storm surge. chad myers, 110 mile per hour winds. thank you so much, we will keep everyone on and focused on this. cnn s carlos suarez is in tampa, where the police chief warned residents turn around, don t drown. carlos, are you seeing some signs of a s arrival? yeah, there is no doubt that we are seeing the hurricane pasta tampa bay area, just off shore here. we ve been at this location since about noon and this is the worst of the weather. it has been raining for the better part of an hour and the wind has picked up. we expect this bad weather to go well into the night and into tomorrow, where really, the concern is for the tampa bay area, really all of hillsboro county is going to be the storm surge associated with this hurricane. the flooding that is going to come out of this as we head into tomorrow. the concern from emergency officials, what chad was just outlining a few minutes ago, at