This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. A rescue at sea is under way anight after a u. S. David martin is following this at the pentagon. Co this is what the u. S. Navy destroyer fitzgerald looked like shortly after colliding with some of the ships crew are not yet accounted for, and others are injured. The fitzgeralds captain has also been reported injured, and his executive officer is now in charge of damage control. Ie ship is taking on water below decks, and you can see that hoses are pumping water overboard as the fitzgerald waits for the japanese coast taard to come to her assistance. The condition of the merchant vessel and its crew is unclear. The accident happened in crowded shipping lanes at 2 30 in the morning local time, when most of the crews on both ships would have been asleep and not able to brace themselves for the collision. The extent of injuries aboard the fitzgerald is unclear. There were initial reports that weme of the
Of america. [ cheers and applause ] reporter when we talk about that much larger problem for democrats, take a look at also what happened in South Carolina. There was a special election there as well. Democrats unable to pick up the seat there. That race was much closer than expected, but still so far democrats are 0 for 4. Chris, brooke . Its easy to be gracious in victory. We hadnt heart handel put her arms around trump last night. Thats what happens when you win. When you lose, we need the political kpanl. John avlon, margaret taliban, political reporter for the journal constitution, greg bluestein. John avlon, what do you take of what happened last night . First of all, all the money in the world cant fight a plus nine republican advantage. Theres a redistricting issue in this country where all districts are not set up evenly. Republicans ran someone with experience against a firsttimer. All that money and unthus as couldnt over come that deficit. Republicans successfully tied the
Mason and this is our western edition. Good evening. Im Anthony Mason. As summer arrives a Tropical Storm is threatening the gulf coast. And it is dangerously hot in the southwest with excessive heat warnings posted in parts of arizona, nevada, and california. The mercury soared into triple digits for the Third Straight day. In phoenix, it was so hot, more flights had to be canceled. Kris van cleave is there. T reporter unrelenting heat bears down on phoenix as the temperature shoots towards a recordbreaking 120. Fire crews are rushing to handle a surge in heat emergencies. When its over 110, your body cannot cool itself down, setting up the potential for deadly heatstroke. Director of Emergency Management lisa jones. Bu your house stays hot. Buildings stay hot. ,he sidewalk stays hot. So theres no reprieve, basically. In reporter the city opened 47 cooling Centers Across the valley, and about 50 flights had to be canceled at Sky Harbor Airport because it may be too yst to fly. For the
Details. Dana, what is mueller asking here . Reporter cnn learned the special council, Robert Mueller sent a letter to the White House Council this week asking white house staff to save all documents relating to the june, 2016 meeting at trump tower with donald trump jr. , Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and a russian lawyer. According to a source i spoke with who has seen the letter and read it to me, the request pertains to any subjects discussed in the course of the meeting and also any decisions made regarding recent disclosures about the june, 2016 meeting. Muellers letter clearly connect this is request to the larger russia investigation. As you are aware, we are investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial election, including links and coordination of individuals with donald trump. Any information concerning the june 2016 meeting between donald trump jr. Is relevant to the investigation. Now, this preservation request inclutes text messages,