americans a break. but tonight, lawmakers, including many democrats with serious reservations. cecilia vega at the white house. tonight, the new images, the moments that passenger plane landed in miami. the landing gear failing. the plane catching on fire and tonight, images from inside the plane. and how old was that plane? sitting in a new mexico desert for years, then brought back into service. gio benitez covers aviation. the dramatic rescue in ukraine. a u.s. nuclear scientist escaping from russian-controlled mariupol, hiding in that city for nearly four months. james longman from ukraine tonight. the devastating earthquake in afghanistan. more than 1,000 people killed. the 5.9 leveling villages. maggie rulli reporting tonight. after the school shooting in uvalde, the schumermarket shooting in buffalo, news tonight on that bipartisan gun safety deal. will there be enough republicans in the senate to get this through? and tonight, republican leaders in the house a
kristen: thanks for joining us on this interact show, getting answers. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. severe storms hitting the east right now from virginia to washington, d.c., pennsylvania, and new york. also tonight, the horrific shark attack. the images just coming in now. first, we re tracking those storms hitting now. damaging winds and torrential rain in virginia. those storms from washington, d.c. up through parts of new york. rob marciano standing by to time this out tonight. also, that shark attack. the images just in before we came on the air tonight. the man attacked off the california coast. severe injuries, we re told. bitten on the leg and stomach. others padfuling out to save him. police with drones trying to spot the shark. will carr is live tonight. will there be a gas tax holiday in this country? president biden wants one for three months this summer to give
washington, and laguardia. more than 1,000 flights already canceled. the dark clouds already rolling in. here in new york city, obscuring the top of the empire state building there. powerful wind gusts and torrential rain in virginia. more than 100,000 customers already without power tonight. and of course this dangerous second heat wave continuing for millions. so, let s get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all for us. hey, rob. reporter: hey, david. virginia hit really hard. richmond reporting a wind measurement of 60-plus miles per hour and these storms are moving north to south, so, they may get hit again. here it is on the radar scope. look at the watches. up through lexington and louisville. and that line crossing into ohio, that means business. the next couple of hours will be dicey. flood watches across new york and pennsylvania. the heat gets squeezed to the south. 101 in nashville, the first time in a decade you ve been that warm. 101 in mobile. these