Severe Weather Threat in the coming hours, from the south all the way up into new york. And the horrific images. The tornadoes slamming communities. Among them, the ef3 tornado touching down in greenfield, iowa. Homes wiped away. Tonight, 45 million americans on alert again, right now across multiple states. And well take you through it. Tonight, the other breaking story. The horrific and deadly Workplace Shooting outside philadelphia. Police now say an employee waiting this morning for coworkers to arrive for work and opening fire. This evening, the Supreme Court justice under the microscope now, just days after images emerged showing an upside down American Flag flying outside the home of Justice Samuel alito for several days after january 6th. Tonight, news on a second flag, this time at his beach house. Tonight, the new images inside that Passenger Jet rocked by deadly turbulence. The damage inside the cabin. Blood everywhere. And the American Family of four, a mother with a broken
Severe Weather Threat in the coming hours, from the south all the way up into new york. And the horrific images. The tornadoes slamming communities. Among them, the ef3 tornado touching down in greenfield, iowa. Homes wiped away. Tonight, 45 million americans on alert again, right now across multiple states. And well take you through it. Tonight, the other breaking story. The horrific and deadly Workplace Shooting outside philadelphia. Police now say an employee waiting this morning for coworkers to arrive for work. And opening fire. This evening, the Supreme Court justice under the microsoap now, just days after images emerged showing an upside down American Flag flying outside the home of Justice Samuel alito for several days after january 6th. Tonight, news on a second flag, this time at his beach house. Tonight, the new images inside that Passenger Jet rocked by deadly turbulence. The damage inside the cabin. Blood everywhere. And the American Family of four, a mother with a broken
Now to our nbc now, to our nbc news investigation into school punishments. in some states students who believe they ve been unfairly suspended or expelled may not always get an opportunity to adequately defend themselves. our priscilla thompson reports. here s the start of the situation. this is from the superintendent. what were some of your goals? playing my senior year. having my dad and mom walk me out for senior game day, taking my mom to prom. reporter: dreams that were shattered last november when cory jones of tuscaloosa, alabama, was accused of bringing marijuana to campus after police say they found weed in a car he and four friends rode in. what has this process been like? hell, hell. reporter: c.j., who receives special services in school for a learning disability, says he was called into the office and read his miranda rights, which he told police he didn t understand.
Request for an on-camera interview but say their policies exceed due process requirements and that when students violate the code of conduct, they are given notice of the alleged violation, an explanation of the evidence supporting the violation, and an opportunity to respond. no one had the time to listen to him. you accept what we give you, that s it. you got the diploma. reporter: c.j. s parents refused to send him to alternative school. see what i accomplished. reporter: instead he finished his senior year online. thinking about the good kid that looks like me, i got to fight like hell. i m not going to stop. reporter: as c.j. moves forward, his family continues to fight against what they see as a broken system. priscilla thompson, nbc news, tuscaloosa, alabama. up next here tonight, the american who just became the fastest woman in the world. dinner! [sfx: phone ping] what? tween milestones like this. may start at age 9.
State law, but rather give broad authority to school districts. do you feel like you all got any due process? no, ma am. due process does not exist in the school system here in alabama. reporter: c.j. s parents hired an attorney, but district policy prohibited her from being inside the meeting where they tried to appeal his punishment. charles bell has spent more than a decade studying punishment in schools. we re literally pushing children out of school. reporter: more than 2.6 million students were expelled or suspended for the most recent year federal data is available. black students were suspended at a rate more than double the national average. though experts say black kids don t misbehave more often. you have to leave, you re guilty, and we don t want to hear from you anymore. that s the thinking that we ve created with allowing broad discretions to autonomous policies. reporter: tuscaloosa city schools declined nbc s