of hitting 42, but the crisis is still growing with new pressures on northern cities this school gym being turned into a shelter and i speak with families forced to make impossible choices how are you going to say good-bye more than 30 tornados and more tearing through neighborhoods. and the dramatic water rescues in texas 17 million at risk today our new reporting on governor desantis. the big step he s taking toward launching a presidential campaign his speech in iowa today and the endorsements just announced. chilling video of an emt who had gone missing, calling for help at a gas station. she said she ran away from people that kidnapped her. saying she was kidnapped and almost burned alive. the mystery of what happened touching tributes. how the university of idah honored the four students murdered there last year on graduation day. and there s good news. moment of triumph. the paralyzed woman. she did the impossible this is nbc nightly news with jose di
her disappearance came before this man was expected in court for a separate case facing charges for rape and abduction he s pleaded not guilty. court records also sho jordan had an order of protection against stinnett and he was arrested monday for violating a protection order but as stinnett has not been connected to jordan s disappearance case efforts to reach him and his lawyer have been unsuccessful. jesse joins us from cleveland. what are police saying about the investigation? reporter: police say thei investigation is ongoing meanwhile, the family tells us they re sharing few details because they don t want to jeopardize the work of investigators. thank you when we come back, graduation day at the university of idaho the families who walked in the place of the students who were killed plus, why a huge crowd packed an airport to thank our country s heroes an airirport t