i m not aware of the aspirational defense or free speech defense to a gang leader saying to his subordinates i need you to rob a bank for me and they do it, you know that is aspirational. but it leads to a crime. and that is exactly what trump did with pence. and trump s attorneys also claim he was simply following his legal team s advice when he pressured state election officials to find more votes for him. severe thunderstorms are rolling across much of the eastern united states. on monday alone, more than 600 storms were reported with strong winds and heavy rains causing damage and even deaths across the country. a teenager in south carolina was killed by a falling tree during one of the storms. members of the communities had this to say to the boy s family. our thoughts and prayers go
up late into the night rescuing 14 kids trapped in cars like this, surrounded by live wires or in their car wedged under poles. everyone is out and safe now and this stretch of route 130 will stay closed until crews clear this. it will take them sometime, there are number of high voltage polls down this road here, at least 30, we re told. the storms also hit the south, where tragically two people lost their lives, one a feign-year-old boy in south carolina, who was hit by a falling tree, according to the coroner office and police in alabama say a man died after being struck by lightning. the weather led to ground stops across the east coast and those delays are going toic trel into today and a lot of flights rescheduled for today, adding to high traffic, summer travel, it
cup, france this morning ending morocco s miracle run, beating morocco 4-0 to secure their place in the quarters. france going on to play the hosts australia. spain taking on the netherlands. sweden which sadly knocked out the u.s. by a hair, facing japan. and the favorites, the lady lionesses of england taking on colombia. also crowds paying respects to late singer, songwriter and activist sinead as her pro investigation drove past her old home in ireland. this is the only public portion of her funeral. bob geldof and bono reportedly attended the private burial. and deadly storms knocking out power to 300,000 homes and businesses across the eastern united states. lightning killed a man in florence, alabama. a falling tree killed a 15-year-old boy in south carolina. and downed power lines in maryland left drivers stranded