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The forecast . Cbs evening news starts now. Traffic jams, flight delays, and Severe Weather. The memorial they traveled rushes off to anything but a smooth start tonight. Good evening, and thank you for being with us. I am barista bought in for norah. Nearly 34 million americans are heading out of town by road and by air and they are having their patience tested for two reasons. Wrist, there is a near recordbreaking number of travelers. At the tsa says today could be the busiest day ever for passenger screenings. Than there are the widespread storms, thunder, heavy rain, and strong winds from the great plains in the midwest to as far south as georgia. All complicating the holiday getaway. We have Team Coverage of the weather and travel, and cbss Kris Van Cleave will start us off. Reporter major gridlock on an l. A. Freeway holding the memorial day getaway. Shut down for three hours during a police standoff, and those pulling into lax just found another traffic jam. Break likes outside.
Severe Weather Threat in the coming hours, from the south all the way up into new york. And the horrific images. The tornadoes slamming communities. Among them, the ef3 tornado touching down in greenfield, iowa. Homes wiped away. Tonight, 45 million americans on alert again, right now across multiple states. And well take you through it. Tonight, the other breaking story. The horrific and deadly Workplace Shooting outside philadelphia. Police now say an employee waiting this morning for coworkers to arrive for work and opening fire. This evening, the Supreme Court justice under the microscope now, just days after images emerged showing an upside down American Flag flying outside the home of Justice Samuel alito for several days after january 6th. Tonight, news on a second flag, this time at his beach house. Tonight, the new images inside that Passenger Jet rocked by deadly turbulence. The damage inside the cabin. Blood everywhere. And the American Family of four, a mother with a broken
Severe Weather Threat in the coming hours, from the south all the way up into new york. And the horrific images. The tornadoes slamming communities. Among them, the ef3 tornado touching down in greenfield, iowa. Homes wiped away. Tonight, 45 million americans on alert again, right now across multiple states. And well take you through it. Tonight, the other breaking story. The horrific and deadly Workplace Shooting outside philadelphia. Police now say an employee waiting this morning for coworkers to arrive for work. And opening fire. This evening, the Supreme Court justice under the microsoap now, just days after images emerged showing an upside down American Flag flying outside the home of Justice Samuel alito for several days after january 6th. Tonight, news on a second flag, this time at his beach house. Tonight, the new images inside that Passenger Jet rocked by deadly turbulence. The damage inside the cabin. Blood everywhere. And the American Family of four, a mother with a broken
The tornado outbreak. 17 across multiple states, and where the threat is headed tonight. Nearly eight weeks after it destroyed that bridge in baltimore, that massive ship finally moved out. The crew still on board. Sean diddy combs apologizing after video showed him violently attacking his exgirlfriend. The growing fallout. And the powerful new memorial at the site of one of americas darkest chapters. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. The prosecution in the Donald Trump Criminal Trial has rested its case against the former president after doing its best to rehabilitate the credibility of its star witness, former trump fixer michael cohen. Day 4 of cohen on the stand featured more crossexamination by the defense. Trump lawyer todd blanche resumed his mission to paint cohen as a serial liar bent on revenge. Even getting cohen to admit he had stolen Tens Of Thousands of dollars from the trump organization. And then late today the defense starti