That left 34 people dead. The shocking new claim from a crew member who survived. Plus, the victims of this terrifying hot air balloon crash speak out. It was terrifying. It was horrific. The pilot thrown overboard. How they survived. And on the face of it, a popular dating site makes a change to get real about peoples appearances. Good thursday morning, everyone. Im Mona Kosar Abdi in for janai norman. And im kenneth moton. We begin with breaking news along the gulf coast. What was Tropical Storm imelda has spawned at least two tornadoes near houston. And now the big concern is the relentless rain some areas could see, up to two feet. The flash flood threat has also expanded into louisiana. This morning, the remnants of Tropical Storm imelda spawning at least two tornadoes near houston. Pictures overnight from the Harris County sheriff show collapsed buildings, shredded branches and sheet metal wrapped around these trees. Theres a tornado literally right freaking next to me. Reporter
your mind, he also said wherever you re sending it. doj believes he still has documents you shouldn t somewhere. back up against the wall, losing and facing dissent from high ranking insider. and biden with a threat to the world assessment. those rallying to herschel walker s defense must have known it could get worse and it did. jason johnson in for joy reid. reporting says even after 18 months, multiple requests from national archives, federal subpoena and fbi search of florida estate, government believes the president still hasn t returned all the documents he took from the white house. top intelligence official jay bratt communicated the complaints to the lawyers. unsure if there s evidence or just a suspicion because of the 58 empty envelopes with classified markings they found at mar-a-lago. one bunch he did return before leaving washington, related to 2016 probe into russia s links to the trump campaign. it was in such disarray, when trump gave it back, doj couldn
well, tonight, three officers face punishment for the death of candidate kyle mullen during hell week. cbs david martin speaks to the mother of the yale football player. and, a warning for parents. tonight, the respiratory illness on the rise in children. cbs nikole killion talks to parents and doctors. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we want to begin with the breaking news in what is the largest defamation suit payout ever in american history. the landmark verdict awarded the families of those killed in the sandy hook massacre parents who lost their young children, and then faced a decade of torment a small sliver of justice. a connecticut jury ordered far- right infowars host alex jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages for spreading lies about the elementary school shooting. the 2012 massacre in newtown, connecticut, killed 20
back underway. a preview of what to watch for just hours from now. then, a trump insider reportedly flips and says it was none other than the former president himself who ordered top secret documents moved in his florida home. plus, alex jones and the billion dollar consequences of his conspiracies about sandy hook. i will talk with two parents who won in that courtroom today, as the 11th hour gets underway on this very busy wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. the house select committee trying to uncover what led to january 6th in less than 24 hours from what is likely to be their final public hearing. that attack on the capitol was fueled by conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election. and so far, nobody has been held accountable for telling those lies. but this afternoon, in connecticut courtroom, a jury revealed that someone who spreads lies for a living can be held accountable in a big, big way. conspiracy theorists alex jones, wh
it s the top of the hour on cnn news room. it s good to have you. i m victor blackwell. president biden just upkdated congress on what his administration sees as the biggest national security threat facing the country. in his new national security strategy, vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine is not the top political challenge according to biden. that distinction goes to china. russia was however at the heart of a key global meeting. there was a meeting with 50 other defense ministers on how to boost ukraine s air defense systems. ukraine is facing a third day of intensified air assault from russia which was condemned by the defense ministers for continuing to target civilian facilities. cnn s kaitlan collins is at the white house. kaitlan, you re up first. let s begin with the president and his just released national security strategy. why is china above russia here? reporter: yeah, it might surprise some people given of course, russia s ongoing invasion of ukraine, but b