house. and this is cnn you re in the cnn newsroom. hi everyone. i m jessica dean in washington and we have breaking news this memorial day weekend as powerful and dangerous storms are threatening millions of americans. it s as many communities in texas this arkansas, oklahoma, and kentucky have spent the weekend digging out from under debris, at least 15 people have been confirmed dead as a result of these storms as rescues continue in valley view, texas, at least seven people have died. here s texas governor greg abbott. the same, time, that we are going through the heart wrenching loss of life including the heartbreak of a family losing a two-year-old and a five-year-old child we have cnn s ed lavandera, valley view. we re going to go to him in just a moment. but first let s check in with cnn meteorologist lisa rafah, who is tracking the threats that will continue through tonight. elisa yeah it s really sad when you hear that about the losses of life and unfortunate
anderson cooper 360, week today on cnn welcome to all you watching us here in the i d states, canada, and all around the world in cameroon, who were this is cnn newsroom. less than a week until the first debate between donald trump and joe biden marry each taking a very different approach to prepping we ll have a look at their strategies. american pilgrims among the dead in mecca as thousands face record heat temperatures during the annual haj. here from a traveler who s spent days in the sweltering heat loss for menthol, vaping products are set to hit the shelves following a controversial decision from the us food and drug administration striation why some groups are concerned about the risk for young people buy from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber or four days away from the cnn presidential debate, while us president joe biden continues to prepare this challenger donald trump hit the campaign trail on saturday with back-to-back events the republican a
again and welcome. it s time to break down the big stories with some smart people. today, we re asking just days before then put it away. the cell phone ban affecting half 1 million kids with sunset goes too far and brick by brick, police stopping a surprising theft, bring that s all about a hot trout the pavlo is here and ready to go. so sit back, relax, and let s talk about up first with five days to go before cnn s presidential debate. joe biden is spending this weekend prepping a camp. david, while donald trump is campaigning. the showdown taking place three months earlier than any previous presidential debate. could be a pivotal moment in this tight race. if you want some idea of what to expect, checkout the last time they shared a debate stage it started with a friendly greeting. would you who work late devolving into personal insult? it is nothing smart about yuja and constant in iraq options that d be honest. it s a very important, it out. i know the answer to t
the number. one most loved, thanking cnn this morning with kasie hunt next it s tuesday, june 18, right now on cnn this morning, a sweeping new immigration policy from president biden that will protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants from deportation plus gop infighting in virginia today as house freedom caucus chairman bob good tries to prevail over his trump bad honig and vladimir putin visiting north korea for the first time in over two decades, raising concerns about their deepening ties i ve. 5:00 a.m. here washington, but here s a live look at the statue of liberty. good morning, everyone. manu raju in for kasie hunt. today, president biden is expected to use his executive power to reshape us immigration policy. cnn has learned biden will announce a sweeping executive action that would shield some undocumented spouses of us but citizens from deportation, allowing them to work legally in the country as they seek citizenship. now the policy would ap
today closing arguments underway in hunter biden s federal gun trial i ll after we learned that the president s son will not testify in the case, why did the defense decide not to put him on the stand? a verdict could come as soon as today, plus former president trump does yet another thing. no former president has done before meet with a probation officer it s a standard part of the process ahead of his sentencing. next it s month we ll talk about what comes next and happening now, a high-stakes meeting in israel, the us secretary of state s sitting down with israel s prime minister pushing for a ceasefire after idf forces rescue four hostages in gaza. an array that reportedly killed hundreds of palestinians were following these major development i ve been stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central we start with breaking news, closing arguments are now underway in the hunter biden trial after calling three witnesses to testify on friday, the def