the president says the stakes for women could not be higher and denounces what he called politically driven attacks on women s health. lester, the white house had warned if the court upheld the lower court s decision, it would have put women s health at risk and undermined the fda s ability to keep safe and effective medications available for those people who need them, lester. peter alexander, thank you. tonight s other top story, the deadly severe weather that has ripped through the plains and the midwest this week with millions still at risk as the storms move east. our priscilla thompson has the latest. reporter: unrelenting rain. that water came up to here and you were just like trying to crawl out the window. people were getting out of their cars swimming. so it was pretty bad. reporter: as golf ball size hail pummels parts of oklahoma and illinois. oh, my god. reporter: thousands
for many at nasa, the moon looks as close as it has in a half century. i do look at the moon differently. i m sure we looked at it that way back when we were flying apollo, but it s been a long time. reporter: nasa will tell you that wait is almost over, but its lunar landing timeline hinges on meeting a series of bi one, tncthe first one is to a space succe stor mark, thah st calls a climate catastrophe. today raging floodwaters trapped this boy until he was pulled to safety by a helicopter crew. unrelenting rain, as you see there, has killed more than 1,000 people since june and displaced millions. in china, it s extreme drought and scorching heat waves that are proving crippling. he s cbs s rhamian ascencio. reporter: summer is the rainy season for china s southwest, but dry cracking riverbeds like this across the 4,000-mile
pastor once then again at close range after the pastor had fallen to the floor. the gunman then fled the scene. these people thought they were hearing a message from god. instead, they witnessed a pastor being gunned down in the middle of the service by the deacon. kerry drekted them to two guns, a shotgun and a pistol that were thrown in a wooded area. cnn, atlanta. the community of lake charles will hold a candle light vigil for pastor harris on tuesday. and his funeral has been set for october 12th. parts of oregon and washington state are getting slammed by unrelenting rain and feersz wind gusts. more downpours are expected tonight and tomorrow. flash flood warnings are also in effect. gay and lesbian companies across new jersey are celebrating a judge s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.