this juneteenth, i m chris jansing. with begin with developments in donald trump s classified documents case and a new ruling from the magistrate judge with strict restrictions around classified documents and warning to him and his defense team that they cannot release evidence to the public or the media ahead of trial. but will the former president cooperate? meantime, the one competitor who trump trails in the polls is slow rolling his start two months after officially announcing his reelect campaign, his first rally over the weekend, and today, his pitch to voters and donors in california. and what we know about secretary blinken s high stakes meeting in beijing, can it calm international fears over the chill between these two countries. and multiple states under dangerous weather warnings at this hour. we ve got the latest on the deaths, the impact across the southern region and that weekend of severe storms and tornadoes we ll have a live report from texas now unde
latest on all of it. hey, alex. reporter: hey, griff, good to be with you. yeah, this debut re-election rally, this is an appeal to american workers, to union workers in particular. in about an hour, the president will crease this room. this event is hosted by the afl-cio, a powerful collective of about 16 unions, they represent about 12.5 pearl million americans. no surprise that the endorsement went the a democrat as it always has. and while the stage was being set earlier, president biden was actually in the sky surveying the damage of last sunday s deadly tanker crash that led to the closure of i-9 a 5 in northeast philadelphia. the president did provide an update on how his administration will be aiding in that reconstruction effort that has paralyzed one of the most critical roadways. listen. there s no more important project right now in the country as far as i m concerned. i m directing my team, not figuratively but literally, to move heaven and earth to get it do
or digging into the scathing report, the pattern-or-practice investigation launched after george floyd staff. we re talking to minnesota s attorney general keith ellison, about the serious systemic problems and how they plan to get a handle on. them and there s a lot to talk about about the republican presidential primary, the 2024 is also could be a crucial test for state races. specifically, gubernatorial races in states like north carolina. we re gonna dig into what s at stake at some governors have been critical to putting coming through republican state legislatures. class, more of our journey to juneteenth special. at the national we re gonna look at how black americans learned of their freedom way back when in 1865. leading to the holiday will all be celebrating tomorrow. i m symone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. it s no secret that systemic change in police in america is long overdue. the fight and police misconduct is now a centuries long st
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday, everybody. i m christine romans. we begin at the far north end of the texas panhandle. tornado on the ground. national weather service confirming a tornado strike in perr perryton texas. the fire chief confirming at least three deaths and damage to at least 200 homes. there were collapsed lungs, head injuries and broken bones. cleanup is already under way. congressman ronny jackson is asking people in the area to help any way they can. want to bring in derek van dam in the cnn weather center. this was just one of seven tornados reported thursday along with nearly 200 storms. are we looking at anything like this for today? up fortunately we have another active day ahead of us. the tornados in texas absolutely devastating to see. let s focus on the more immediate threat, what is happening now. we have severe thunderstorm watches stretching from texas through louisiana and the gulf coast. there
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