Passengers forced to jump up onto seats because the water was rising so fast. Several people killed in Basement Apartments. And tonight, those confirmed tornadoes, including a possible ef3. Winds more than 135 miles per hour. And this evening, the new images coming in from philadelphia. Evacuations still under way. People taken from a hotel just a short time ago. Our team across the storm zone tonight. Whit johnson, Janai Norman and Ginger Zee with what drove this. And now the concern going forward. Also tonight, the Supreme Court overnight issuing a 54 ruling. The court will allow the new Texas Law banning most abortions to move forward. Tonight, President Biden calling it an unprecedented assault on womens rights. Several states already using this Texas Law as a potential blueprint. So, what does this mean for the future of Roe Versus Wade . Rachel scott in texas, Terry Moran at the Supreme Court. The Desperation Growing in louisiana tonight. Millions still without electricity. The n
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multiple response units deployed for active search and rescue as there are reports of vehicles in the water, as we had. coastguard units on the scene include small boats from the station in annapolis and curtis bay and helicopterfrom curtis bay and helicopter from air station at atlantic city. there are also multiple state and local agencies on the scene according to the coastguard. they say also it is unknown at this time if there are any casualties. what we have also heard from them, from the baltimore fire department, they have confirmed as many as 20 individuals may be in the water along with what they say are numerous vehicles and possibly a tractor trailer. you can see from the pictures there that the road is blocked off, that a major interstate road has been cut off when this bridge collapsed and traffic is being diverted. we are continuing to monitor these scenes which is a developing story is the rescue operation is still under way. simonjones is simon jones is monit
this morning, our state is in shock. our response teams are doing everything in our power to rescue and recover the victims of this collapse, literally as we speak. search and rescue efforts are continuing tonight after the dali container ship careeered into baltimore s spectacular road bridge, collapsing much of it into the water. we ll be speaking to a ship captain, bridge expert and a baltimore politician to analyse why it happened. also tonight. a new childcare deal for england is due to be rolled out next week with £4 billion promised in last year s budget to help working parents with increased free hours and more care for the youngest but with staff shortages and funding shortfalls, will this turn out to be a fairy tale? there are organisations, childcare providers, who are saying that there are problems. with the amount that we re putting in, with all of the nurseries we ve been working with, 9,000 businesses, i am very confident that we ve got the rates right t
40 in washington and this is cnn cnn breaking news good morning, everyone. i m casey khan, live in washington, dc and we do begin this hour with major breaking news overnight. a bridge in baltimore collapsing after it was hit by a large ship. you can see that happening there video from that live stream shows the moment of impact with the francis scott key bridge, which then crumbles into the water. this happened around 01:30 a.m. eastern time overnight. official say that multiple cars fell into the tab sco river below right now rescue cuz crews are searching for at least seven people. one official called the collapse, a quote, developing mass casualty event. cnn s gabe cohen has been dispatched to baltimore. he joins us on the phone and route to the scene good morning to you. what do we know at this hour yeah. so casey is you mentioned at this hour we have confirmed that this shipping container, a couple of hours ago around 01:30 a.m. eastern time collided with it appears