news the suspect posted disturbing messages online before the shooting, which is just one of many over the holiday. authorities in shreveport are searching for the suspect wanted for killing four people at a birthday block party. 18 people killed, more than 100 wounded in mass shootings over the last four days. trevor ault is in philadelphia. record-breaking heat and travel. more than 50 million americans are now making the return trip home after the long holiday weekend. the tsa screening an all-time high of 2.8 million in one day. and tonight, a new round of severe storms from denver to chicago. heat alerts from oregon to florida into the northeast. and the new record for the hottest day on earth. tensions rise in the gulf of oman. the u.s. navy releases video showing an iranian naval ship, accusing iran of trying to seize two foreign oil tankers in international waters, firing at one of them. a u.s. navy destroyer racing to protect the ships. marcus moore standing by.
the suspicious powder found over the weekend. also tonight the philadelphia mass shooting suspect appears in court as we re learning about his disturbing social media posts. bill asking philadelphia s district attorney what they might reveal about a motive. and president zelenskyy warns that russia is ready for a potential attack on a ukrainian nuclear power plant under the control of russian forces. speaking exclusively to cnn about the threat to the plant amid new global fears of a nuclear disaster. welcome to our viewers. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt and you re in the situation room. starting tonight at the white house, confirmation that a small bag of white powder was found in the west wing and was in fact cocaine. the question now, who s responsible for bringing an illegal substance into the inner sanctum of the white house? the latest on the investigation, jeremy, how is the white house handling this in. reporter: we heard from white house press
a ziplock baggy filled with cocaine found just steps from the west wing where guests are often ushered through the white house. now the question who dropped it, setting off sunday s hazmat evacuation. then, the phenomenon unique to the united states, gun violence in america reaching a new level of horror. 356 mass shootings so far this year. a stunning 15 of them just this past holiday weekend. coming up, why these tragic shootings always seem to spike in the summer months and what can be done about it. plus, a federal judge slapping the biden administration with new restrictions on social media saying the biden administration cannot decide what is and is not misinformation. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we begin with something of a mystery in our political lead. who left a baggy of coke at the white house? there was a brief evacuation sunday night after the powdery substance was found in an area of the west wing that is accessible to some tour groups. this
iconic building in the world. it is embarrassing to a certain point. jericka: shocking allegations, prosecutors suggest the man arrested near weapons and ammunition got the address from president trump s social media platform. storms will be popping off all day and even into overnight. we are talking flooding, large hail, damaging winds. in the northeast we will be 5-10 degrees above average. jericka: the suspect in philadelphia s july 4th shooting in court today as the country reels from a wave of gun violence. you will not get away with this. i want whoever you are to pay. a growing number of shark attacks has some of the country s most popular beach destinations are putting swimmers on high alert. shark bites reported in two days off of long island beaches. it s nice to have some financial freedom. jericka: help wanted from teens whose paychecks are up nearly 12 percent for those summer jobs. we are now competing with supermarkets. we ar
news the suspect posted disturbing messages online before the shooting, which is just one of many over the holiday. authorities in shreveport are searching for the suspect wanted for killing four people at a birthday block party. 18 people killed, more than 100 wounded in mass shootings over the last four days. trevor ault is in philadelphia. record-breaking heat and travel. more than 50 million americans are now making the return trip home after the long holiday weekend. the tsa screening an all-time high at 2.8 million in one day. and tonight, a new round of severe storms from denver to chicago. heat alerts from florida to oregon into the northeast. and the new record for the hottest day on earth. tensions rise in the gulf of oman. the u.s. navy releasing a video. firing at one of them. a u.s. navy destroyer racing to protect the ships. marcus moore standing by. here at home, the secret service confirms a small amount of cocaine was found inside the west wing of the w