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
Support that policy. Mayor quans office sent out a letter this morning saying the aclu down in los angeles reported a dramatic drop in policerelated complaints during his tenure as the chief of the lapd. Live in the newsroom, anne makovec, cbs 5. Thank you. Five men under arrest this morning for the shooting of an Oakland Police officer. The undercover cop was at an stakeout in east oakland on monday when a group of men approached his car and shot him in the arm. The manhunt for suspects also uncovered several weapons. Officers say two of the suspects are known gang members. I think anytime we have subjects who are willing to confront the police and pull the trigger on an officer, i think we have to take that very seriously. Well, police are not releasing the names of the men arrested. They say they are still following up on search warrants and looking for additional suspects a bay area directors feature film about oscar grant has become the breakout hit of the sundance film festival.
See a broader expansion on what were going to see them lay out when they get to the senate floor. Thats going to be interesting to watch. If you want to know what is going behind the scenes from the preparation perspective, top lawyers from the House Judiciary Committee walked behind me, going into speaker pelosis office now, were expecting at 11 00 a. M. The house managers get a tour of the senate floor, looking at the lay of the land, where they spend the next couple of weeks. A lot of behind the scenes going on now, important filings, but still not totally clear as you noted what the actual rules will be when the trial starts tomorrow. You told me mcconnell will hold the rules until he starts tomorrow, play his cards close to his chest. Schumer telegraphing hes going to push for a vote to immediately call for witnesses in this process. What is going to happen if he pushes for that vote . Thats exactly right this is going to get interesting early there is misconception about when vot
Last, youre sensing a theme here. One thing that is known, the president s legal team is up against a deadline. They have until noon today to file a legal brief outlining their case defending President Trump. Next hour is also a deadline for the house to respond to the president s legal team. While they make their case on the senate floor starting tomorrow, we have a preview of the legal strategy of both sides. The president s legal team saying this about the two articles of impeachment passed by the house, quote, this is a brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election and interfere with the 2020 election now months away. Predictably the house managers had a much different take, saying this in part of their very lengthy legal brief, President Trumps conduct is the framers worst nightmare. Lets go to washington, cnn congressional reporter lauren fox is standing by as well as sarah westwood. Youre learning more about the president s legal strategy, the team, th
Though, their lives are in danger in this weather. Yes. Reporter joseph desencelos works in minneapolis. We went along as he tried to get the homeless indoors. This is where people live . Yeah, this is the spot. Its the reason why a lot of People Choose this area here is because its close to downtown its close to Many Services where people can eat, shower. Its walking distance. Reporter its under interstate 394, and its hard to imagine, on a day like today that anyone could survive a night out. Is there ever a time when you say, look, its just too cold we cant go out . No. If our folks are outside, then we can go outside. Anybody home . Reporter they live in makeshift tents with blankets and tarps on top to ward off the cold. But most were empty. I may look like a bank robber tonight, scott, but in minneapolis, this is self preservation. The temperature is one degree right now, and it feels like ten below. Pelley dean reynolds, our masked man in minneapolis, thanks very much. In washin