The situation room. We have breaking news right now. A tornado watch for Corpus Christi, texas, and beyond. Violent weather warnings for the houston area. Lets go live to Karen Mcginnis. What is the latest . Brianna, we have a very dynamic and dangerous situation taking place across a good portion of texas, including the coastal areas and west central texas. Well focus in from Corpus Christi down towards houston. This is where the watch goes in effect until 9 00 local time. One particular cell moving off towards the northeast, very strong. Already some reports of damage associated with this. This line just to the southwest of houston and the area right around roseburg. Weve seen some trees fall down on homes. Also, windows have been blown out of homes as well. This is expected to move off towards the northeast at just about 20 miles an hour. Included in that is the fact that theres very heavy rain associated with this. So if a tornado does touch down, more than likely it is going to be
Donald sterling is apparently not going to go quietly. The clippers owner sent a 32page response that i hold here in my hand that promises to fight for the clippers and says efforts to terminate his ownership violate his rights. Im joined now by cnns senior legal analyst and thats jeffrey toobin. I want to look at some of the responses from Donald Sterling before you and i talk. First, this is from page 2 of his response. It says, because the conversation that v. Stiviano invades mr. Sterlings rights under california constitution and cannot be used for any purpose, these proceedings must be terminated. And it says that it was a lovers quarrel and in which he was clearly distraught, he did not take or support a or action. It a very impressive document. Its 32 pages of tightly argued legal pros which basically says two things. One, this was an illegal act, as you just quoted, that cannot be used against don sterling and even if you consider these statements that v. Stiviano recorded, the
Investigators reveal the pings they thought were the planes black boxes, they may be completely unrelated to the vanished jetliner. Were breaking down the surprising, new turn and what comes next. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. It is thursday, may 29th. It is 4 00 a. M. In east. It is early, but a lot going on. Youll be happy youre awake. We begin with breaking news in the scandal at the va. This morning, the white house says vet caerans affairs secret Eric Shinseki is on thin ice. Thats the white house saying hes on thin ice. More lawmakers, including democrats, calling for his resignation, after the vas own inquiry substantiated what we first discovered in a cnn investigation, that waiting lists were manipulated at va facilities in phoenix, delays that cnn found may have led to dozens of deaths. The va now says some 1,700 veterans in phoenix were never scheduled for appointments, seemingly all in an attempt to make that medical centers wait
From nbc news would headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with Brian Williams. Good evening on this memorial day. Im Cynthia Mcfadden in for Brian Williams. Topping the news, the horrific massacre in santa barbara. Ten minutes is all it took for a single gunman to take the lives of seven, including himself. As we learn more about those killed, a painful question, could something have been done to prevent the slaughter . Mike taibbi has the latest. Reporter there were a number of red flags over the past year that Elliot Rodger was headed to trouble and might take others with him but none of the clues were clear enough to legally stop him. Now an entire community is in mourning. A mother and father embraced in their doorway today in anguish and tears. I ask god why he dont take me instead of my son. Reporter their son was among the first victims of the rampage leaving the wangs to prepare for the saddest trip any parents could make and leaving a community in mourning. It was
And a 19yearold found dead with multiple stab wounds inside the gunmans apartment along with another man. The three men students at the university of california Santa Barbara were rogers first victims before taking off in his black bmw to this Sorority House. I saw a gunshot wound to her abdomen and her side and one through her head. Reporter this is where police shot Katherine Cooper, killed right in the front yard. Less than two blocks away, roger opens fire again at the deli mart, according to officials, killing a 20yearold student. Video captured customers diving and scrambling for cover. Ill never have another child. Hes gone. Reporter cnn spoke to chriss father who blames the government for a lack of gun control. I cant tell you how angry i am. Its just awful. No parent should have to go through this. No parent, to have a kid die, my kid died because nobody respo responded to what happened at sanny hook. Those parents lost little kids. Its bad enough i lost my 20yearold, but i ha