weekend of deadly severe storms. in parts of arkansas. the damages catastrophic reports of at least a dozen tornadoes. they re the hardest hit area was the town of wind. we don t know what s left. all my neighbors house is about destroyed. my two boys are out now trying to help dig people out of their homes. little rock, arkansas also bearing the brunt of these storms, the city s mayor, telling cnn today that entire neighborhoods were flattened. impact is devastating. i just came out of nowhere. clearly no, it was coming. everyone took cover, as relates to the emergency response from that standpoint, but just to see the devastation of the impact of the flattening of homes, flattening of businesses and a matter of minutes. and more devastation and several other states, including indiana and tennessee , as state that is reporting seven deaths now, but the threat is far from over. millions are now bracing for a new round of storms. today cnn has teams tracking the latest from th
under way as the united states of america hits its limit on debt. how this sets up a showdown for congress and the white house as republicans vow to cut future spending before agreeing to pay the bills already due. stunning news, actor alec baldwin is going to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the tragic deadly shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the rust movie set. the actor is gearing up for a legal fight while hutchins family is weighing in. and new reaction to the shocking announcement by new zealand s prime minister. why is popular celebrated leader jacinda arden really, really resigning? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. growing fears of a looming economic crisis that could affect every single american. today the united states officially hit our debt ceiling. that s the limit set by the u.s. congress on how much the federal can borrow to pay its bills. we re not talking about new spending, money the united states government owes. it is
instagram and then repeatedly messaged one of them. cnn national correspondent camila bernal is following the latest developments for us. camila, what more can you tell us? reporter: hey, fred. so, this is really important because authorities have not given us a connection between bryan kohberger and the victims. they have not said whether they knew each other or whether they had interactions. so people magazine is finding one of these connections saying that bryan kohberger followed the three girls on instagram and also saying that the three girls did not follow him back. the report also saying that not only did he follow them but he reached out to one of the girls in particular repeatedly. those messages went unanswered. it s unclear whether she saw the messages or whether she just chose not to answer them. but people magazine saying they were able to review that instagram account before it was deleted. they also went a little bit further saying that the girls worked
that facility. new images first on cnn show little to no change in damage at the site compared to last month, but worries are continuing over the safety of europe s largest nuclear complex. both russia and ukraine are accusing the other of plotting attacks on or around the plant. now, the lack of independent access to the plant makes it impossible to verify what is actually happening there. yes, it s very hard for even u.s. officials to have visibility into exactly what the security situation is, but this is new video showing russian military trucks inside a turbine hall near the nouclear reactor. it s not clear when this video was taken. cnn s senior international correspondent is there for us. david, do we know if it s secure or the exact situation? reporter: the exact situation is very difficult to ascertain. what we do know is russian troops have been there for months now and they have placed military assets in and around that site. now, who is doing the shelling, whe
Major airport. Bracing for Severe Weather, hail hitting the mid atlantic. Tens of millions at risk in the plains. Al roker is here. The armorer on the rust movie set, Hannah Gutierrezreed sentenced. The judges harsh words. The mothers from kansas missing for weeks. Now four people charged with murder. Stun guns, burner cell phones, the shocking and elaborate new details alleged in police affidavits. Defacing our National Parks, Police Searching for the men Seen Damaging Ancient Rock Formations. And one on one with Caitlin Clark, the greatest College Shooter ever ready to go pro when the wnba draft tips off tonight. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome, everyone, in a moment he had desperately tried to delay or derail, donald trump took the defendants seat in a manhattan courtroom today for the start of his first criminal trial, a historic moment for a former american president that brought him practically face to face with a stream of prospectiv