Laura coats, and this is cnn tonight. Weve got two huge stories tonight that were following, of course right here in the nations capital, our continuing coverage of the state of the Union Address. Meanwhile, another sided country in los angeles, we have breaking news on another major story, in the world of sports. Entertainment, and frankly american culture. Lebron james tonight breaking the record to become the nbas alltime leading scorer. Passing a fellow laker, Kareem Abduljabbar. Once he broke this record the game was actually stopped for the celebration that was certainly do lebron joined on his court by his family, by the man he also passed, Kareem Abduljabbar. And even the nba commissioner, adam silver. In other words, everyone was watching to see whether tonight would be the night that he actually did it. I came into the game, and watch what happened in this really important, powerful moment. Lebron, for the record, hes got it. Hes done it. Lebron james is now the alltime leadi
to make land fall in just a matter of hours. and flooding already reported tonight ahead of the hurricane. this video just coming into us from key west florida. as you can see, one resident s basement is already flooded and there obviously many more just like it. plus, we showed you video last night of a wawa just outside philadelphia being ransacked and now we have brand new video giving us a much clearer picture of the roughly 100 juveniles some as young as ten years old causing thousands of dollars of damage. tonight how other area stores are looking to confront the increasingly rise in crime. it is a real problem across the country. and as you know we re also just days away from online applications being made available for president biden s student loan handout that could be put on hold, frankly, as there is a new legal challenge to tell you about tonight. we re going to talk to the group that has filed a lawsuit later in the show. but we begin this hour with hurricane
To tout his economic policies. Millions of americans headed home as the Holiday Weekend wraps up. We will tell you if you will make it on time. Kate and sara are off today, im john berman with Rahel Solomon and this is cnn news central. This Morning Tens Of Thousands of people, cars and campers are literally stuck in the mud and trapped at the popular burning manifest val. This after a rare rain event swamped nevadas Black Rock Desert. For days thank Ankle Deep Mud has made driving impossible. Only 0. 8 inches of rain, but thats three months worth of rain for those parts that fell in just a few hours. Good news, conditions may be dry enough for roads to open soon, some really, really good news. Sanitation trucks are moving through the city ensuring that portapotties are functional and clean. This morning giant trucks, they are able to help people who need to get out now get out now. Each year more than 70,000 people who call themselves burners go to that art, music and Community Event
I think what we need to focus on, whether it is black or white or or straight, making sure that we have Hate Crime Laws like this throughout the country, that protect people like this individual that was brutalized by those four maniacs. To be when i dont believe in hate crimes laws. I dont think we should prosecute people based on their thoughts. You dont think is a hate crime . Tucker i think hate is involved, im merely saying it is a separate category. Im also opposed to lying and downplaying something that is obvious. It is clear that this mans race and political position played a role. Absolutely. Tucker that is not all clear from the accounts that were prevalent today. The associated press, and the first account, didnt measure tl angles. I wonder why that was. I dont know. What i can say here, the charges came down from the prosecutor, the final arbiter, there is no arbiter of the case. People reporting the facts, which is, this individual was charged with a hate crime, this pros