good day, and thank you for staying with us. i m jose diaz-balart this hour on msnbc, extreme weather and a new round of deadly storms tearing across the south leaving hundreds of thousands without power amid blistering heat. we ll have a live report from texas and your weather forecast as well. former president donald trump facing blistering new criticism from members of his own cabinet including his own defense secretary and former vice president mike pence questioning mr. trump s conservative credentials trying to stand now the a crowded 2024 field. on this juneteenth, msnbc s trymaine lee travels to galveston, texas, the birthplace of juneteenth to look at the ongoing struggle by black americans for freedom and equality we begin this hour with severe weather warnings across the country. 12 million americans across the south are at risk after 14 tornadoes touched down in nine states, killing at least six people and leaving thousands without power in record-high heat
after a strange of deadly storms barreled through the region, leaving at least six people dead and dozens of others injured we re in a texas community still picking up the pieces. later highway collapse pennsylvania s governor vowing to reopen that busy stretch of interstate 95 through philly within weeks let s begin with the breaking news out of china this morning. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken just departing beijing after that high-stakes meeting with china s president xi jinping. that included the secretary s crucial two-day visit aimed at stabilizing the spiraling relationship between the two countries, upended recently by the downing of a spy balloon and this tense encounter by a chinese fighter plane and a u.s. jet. plus the encounter with military ships. let s discuss with janis mackey frayer in beijing as well as nbc senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell standing by in washington we know the meeting between blinken and xi lasted about 35 minutes,
to be arraigned on criminal charges. we ll bring you the details about what s going to happen in the next 24 hours. growing concern from law enforcement officials in florida about the largest number of trump supporters amassing who could show up at the white house tomorrow as they imply bellicose rhetoric. one of the busiest highways in the united states is shut down in both directions after a section of interstate 95 collapses in philadelphia. how long could it be to take how long it could take to repair that road. welcome to the lead. we start with our law and justice lead. minutes ago former president trump arriving in miami ahead of his historic court hearing tomorrow. mr. trump is expected to meet with his lawyers tonight and discuss building out his legal team with florida-based attorneys. security preparations are already under way at the miami courthouse ahead of trump s arainment tomorrow afternoon. law enforcement officials are rather worried about the p
tell us right now that there were kids inside that classroom. no response. did you know there were kids inside that classroom? no response. really? all right. time to get out of here. we re cnn, we re journalists. tell us no, no, no. sir, sir, it s okay. it s okay. we were told to come. we did. we are yes, but we sir, sir, we are. we are. they said go. mr. mccarthy, do you think you have the votes to be elected speaker tonight? yes. you do? yes. you re going to be able to do rosendale and crane. i have the votes. why don t you have concerns? because i can. there you have it, he said, yes, he s got the votes to become elected speaker if you re still with me, jake. he said he has the votes to be elected speaker. that is news. this is cnn breaking news. i m max foster with bianca nobilo in london getting breaking news out of italy, the italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has died. he died and in april he was hospitalized for complicat
defend him against grave allegations of mishandling classified documents and concealing him from investigators. also this hour, authorities are raising new concerns about security right now at the miami courthouse as trump and his allies are encouraging supporters to protest there tomorrow. the mayor says the city is prepared but are federal and local law enforcement officials doing enough to keep everyone safe? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in t the situation room. let s get to the new developments just ahead of a federal criminal arraignment. donald trump is holed up at his golf club outside of miami with his high stakes court appearance less than 24 hours away. paula is on the ground in miami just outside the federal courthouse. how is the former president preparing for his arrest and arraignment tomorrow? the former president is expected to meet with his team this afternoon to discuss legal strategy. r