tonight for the big debate. the manhunt in new york city focused on central park. and the famous actress now battling alzheimer s. first tonight, that severe storm threat from the midwest to the northeast. dangerous thunderstorms, possibly damaging winds. ginger zee standing by with the forecast. the high stakes earliest ever presidential debate, just 48 hours away now, thursday night. president biden and the mock 90-minute debates at camp david. donald trump and what he s saying about biden s ability on that debate stage. and about the new rules involving mics and no audience. tonight, special counsel jack smith revealing never before seen photos showing classified documents and how they were allegedly stored at mar-a-lago, amid accusations from trump s team that fbi agents mishandled the documents. and in new york tonight, the gag order partially lifted in the hush money case, where a jury convicted donald trump. so, what does this mean now that he can talk about
risk of failing. we are dealing with a catastrophic loss. norah: plus dangerous heat inspecting tens of millions of americans from coast to coast. the news starts now. there is a new round of severe storms spanning the midwest tonight treating fresh have. good evening to your crime norah o donnell. and we are going to begin our broadcast once again tonight with wild weather in the u.s. it has been our lead story almost every night for the past tendays. and that is because it has been the hottest, wettest start for summer ever in some areas, all made more likely by climate change. the extreme weather is having dire consequences, authorities keepig a close eye tonight on this minnesota dam that is facing imminent failure. in south dakota, entire neighborhoods have been destroyed. and for about 60 million americans, a significant heat wave continues. the good news, it will likely peak in the next few days, but the national weather service warns that heat persisting over