part of the grand jury investigation into the mar-a-lago classified documents. the former president escalates his rhetoric overnight. threatening, quote, death and destruction if he is charged with a crime. i will be joined by michigan congresswoman debbie dingell, one of the congress people who questioned tiktok s ceo. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington. we start with the u.s. air strikes by f-15s against what the u.s. said are iranian-backed groups in syria. killing an american contractor and injuring five u.s. service members and another american contractor. the pentagon says the deadly strike was from an iranian suicide drone. courtney kubie reports. a rocket attack against another base in syria used by u.s. troops. president biden on his trip to canada ordering air strikes against the targets in syria in retaliation. right now, the president is meeting with canada s prime minister justin trudeau in ottawa. joining us now is white house national security counci
Good evening and welcome to a special early edition. Im laura coates. Live. We begin with breaking news. Special counsel jack smith is now thinking a gag order against donald trump in the classified documents case. Jack smith is asking the judge to quote, make clear that trump may not make statements that pose a significant imminent and foreseeable danger to Law Enforcement agents who are participating in the investigation and prosecution of this case. So now, why is it special counsel asking for this . You might be asking, well, its because of what donald trump said this week when he falsely claimed, but fbi agents who searched maralago or quote, Locked And Loaded and authorized to shoot him. He was misrepresenting the standard language and documents and the fbi says it uses routinely. Heres by the way, how attorney general Merrick Garland explain it just yesterday okay. And that one that allegation is false and it is extremely dangerous the document that is being referred to in the a
Holiday weekend, more than 70 Million People are under a Severe Weather threat as intense tornadoes baseball hail add Near Hurricane Force Winds hit the Central Plains and parts of the midwest. Lets bring in now cnn meteorologist, at elisa rafah. So at least so what areas are you watching most closely . We are really bullseye in parts of oklahoma and kansas today. Again. And whats been a very active Severe Weather season. We have a moderate risk level four out of five there you can see in the red from its your todd down towards Oklahoma City where we could find baseballsized hail intense, strong, long live, violent tornadoes possible, and damaging wind gusts. Notice is if youre Weather Threat though, does stretch down across the deep south, including places like atlanta. And then theres another little portion of it up in the northeast as well. But where we could find these ef2 or greater tornadoes with the intense winds that could pack up to 100 or more miles per hour. Thats in the bul
No Overdraft Fees join me. It can. Com violin earth with the lea primer premieres june 2, had nine on cnn hello, and welcome to all of you watching us here in the states, canada, and all around the world. Im kimberly hubert. This is cnn newsroom. Tens of millions of americans face the rear risk of Severe Weather, even as we see Record Numbers hit the roads in the skies. This Memorial Day Weekend new gag order request for the former president well look at why the Special Counsel wants to stop donald trump from talking about Law Enforcement involved in the search of maralago and a dire situation in Papua New Guinea for more than 100 people are feared dead following a landslide. What the latest on the rescue and Recovery Efforts live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with kin group its Memorial Day Weekend here in the United States in a Record Number of americans are planning to market by hitting the roads or the airports. Although one big wildcard, even for those staying put this weekend
So much through his art, ideas and generosity. The world has lost a true Creative Genius and a special man. Boras its definitely luck. Thank you so much and thank you so much for joining us tonight. Ac30 60 starts right now tonight on three, 60 Breaking News on the criminal hush money trial, new details about the Jury Instructions coming just days before prosecutors and Defense Attorneys deliver their summations and a Jury Decision could come as early as next week, also tonight, it is not just flags Justice Samuel alitos history of speaking his mind about both cultural and political issues plus a Young American couple risk their lives to help those suffering in haiti. To us missionaries killed in a gang attack their story. Tonight good evening to you. Im jim sciutto in for anderson this long warm Memorial Day Weekend, Breaking News now about the former president s hush money trial. Days ahead of tuesdays make or break summations. A source tells cnn that judge juan merchan has issued th