just ahead, powerful storms sweeping across parts of the u.s. with reports of multiple tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind and we will speak to a meteorologist on the ground. the u.s. is warning china it could face cost if it provides aid to russia for the war on ukraine and in-laws charged in murder with the gruesome chilling of model abby choi. thanks for being with us and we begin this hour with a crust storm system damaging oklahoma kansas and texas. at least nine tornadoes have been reported so far, 7 in oklahoma and two in kansas. there are reports of widespread damage down power lines and did i bree blocking roads in norman, home to oklahoma s largest university. 10s of thousands of people statewide are without power. and wind gust of 114 miles per hour was reported in northern texas in the town of memphis. more than 115 storms have been reported across the southern plains and more than 65 million people are under high wind alerts. on the phone is max unger meteo
protect your life take cover, now a former mayor of rolling for telling a local television station that the tornado blew the windows out of the back of his home. and the sharkey county sheriff s office reporting gas leaks and people still trapped in piles of rubble. mississippi governor tate reeves, also saying in a twitter post that the search and rescue efforts were ongoing , and that more ambulances and emergency assets are being sent to those areas that are affected. the governor also saying many in the mississippi delta need your prayers and god s protection. the storm prediction center, saying the greatest threat of for more tornadoes overnight as an arkansas louisiana again in mississippi and tennessee storms with damaging winds and hail are also forecast from eastern texas and southeastern oklahoma in the parts of southeastern missouri and southern illinois. once again if you re just joining us 10 people now confirmed dead and unknown number of people. injured and pos
investigation. severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we re ting it president biden and canadian prime minister justin trude anncing a major immigration deal. will it stem te record surge of migrants at america s northern border? taking the stand at a utah trial. the man suing the actress over a skiing accident. and our series, ai revolution, the rapidly developing technology that can literally read your mind. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we beginith american warplanes in action over syria conducting what officials call precision air strikes in response to a drone attack against americans that killed one u.s. contrac and woued five service members. president biden ordering the retaliatory strikes. u.s. officials saying the targets were linked to iran s revolutionary guard corps. the u.s. saying the base where the amer
and wounded five u.s. troops at a base in northeast syria. our reporting, the key radar system that was down at the time. did that leave the base open to attack? also tonight, the scare at the office of the manhattan d.a. investigating donald trump. the suspicious powder and threatening letter discovered. police hauling hazmat bags from the building. it comes as mr. trump warns of death and destruction if he s charged for a hush money payment and a new blow for mr. trump and the special counsel s january 6th investigation. severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we re tracking it. president biden and canadian prime minister justin trudeau announcing a major immigration deal. will it stem the record surge of migrants at america s northern border? gwyneth paltrow taking the stand at a utah trial. the man suing the actress over a skiing accident. and our series, ai revolution,
despite china s threats. and a pivotal week for president biden s agenda as democrats aim for senate passage of climate and health care legislation, mindful that the midterms are now just 99 days away. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the flood disasters in eastern kentucky right now. the death toll as of now, 35. with hundreds, hundreds of people still missing. evan santoro is on the scene for us. the governor who will join us live in just a few moments, said this is the deadliest and most devastating flood disaster he s seen in his life. reporter: i ll tell you, wolf, we took a tour of some of these damaged areas with the governor over the weekend. and the emotion was so obvious on his face. it is clear when anyone sees the devastation, it is just it is it overcomes you. people in this area of kentucky, there is a mountainous region and people are used to