u.s. capitol, a fake badge, body armor, and high-capacity magazines. 100 days of the war in ukraine. meet the ukrainians using drones that can carry powerful explosives. soaring gas prices. watching me pump my paycheck away. o donnell: why drivers might not see relief any time soon. royal celebration: prince william and kate, prince harry and meghan all attend the queen s jubilee. why the guest of honor was missing. and tonight, we go on the road with a family reuniont s yearhe ming. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. tonight, a major storm system is bearing down on florida as the atlantic hurricane season gets under way. the system is expected to make landfall around noon tomorrow. but it s already lashing cuba with torrential downpours. two people were killed in havana when flooding turned streets into raging rivers. in florida flash
washington and albany. the allegations, denials and calls for his resignation continue. welcome to monday. it s meet the press daily. i m kasie hunt in for chuck the biden administration is facing an urgent crisis. due to a surge in migrant crossings and in unaccompanied mine grant children, the white house is trying to surge resources to the southern border. federal facilities are being overwhelmed. they are deploying fema and building temporary shelters. they are housing migrant children for longer than the law allows. they are facing difficult questions about how much their border and immigration policies might be contributing to the problem. last week the white house coordinator for the border said it might by a response of the softening of the hard line and in some cases inhumane immigration policies. she and other officials have emphasized, the border is not open. as the new york times notes, migrants hopes have been drummed up by human smugglers who promise t
Also not mentioned in the queens speech was Donald Trumps planned Donald Trumps planned state visit later this year raising questions about whether it will happen. The other main stories this lunchtime it could be a record breaking midsummers day with temperatures in parts of the uk expected to hit a forty year high. And triple oscar winner Daniel Day Lewis announces he is retiring from acting after more than a0 years in the film industry. And coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news. After six games on tour, some tough choices for warren gatland. He will name his lions fifteen to face the all blacks later today. Good afternoon from westminster where the queen has delivered the Governments Legislative Programme what it plans to do for the next two years at the State Opening of parliament. The queens speech had brexit very much at its core with a commitment to make sure the uk makes a success of brexit. But many of the Prime Ministers General Election pledges were not included a
A funeral for the first victim to be named in the Grenfell Tower disaster a syrian refugee looking for a better life. Quality time with the kids but memories of the baby they lost a new report on poor maternity care. Mercury rising its the hottestjune day for over a0 years but watch out for the storms to come. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, well round up all the news from the second day of royal ascot, and a prompt arrival by the queen after the state opening of parliament. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. This may be a queens speech that will be remembered for whats missing rather than whats being proposed. Gone are the Prime Ministers ambitions for big changes at home. Instead the legislative Programme Read out by the queen was dominated by brexit. So lets look at whats in the queens speech. There are are eight brexit bills in total. Other bills include one to tackle Domestic Violence and abuse. And another to give the go ahead to the second leg of the hs2. S
Addon advantage. Discounted hotel rates when you add on to your trip. Only when you book with expedia. Welcome to kasie d. C. Im kasie hunt. We are live every sunday from washington from 7 00 to 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Tonight, critical mass. Thought our politics were explosive before . Try replacing the swing vote on the Supreme Court. Well talk about the wild conjecture and whats actually about to happen. At the same time, democrats take stock after a top member of leadership is upset in new york. Rising stars ben jealous and jason candor join me live to talk about what their party should do next. And later i travel to utah
to talk with mitt romney on the campaign trail. Hes set to become the republican senator in the age of trump. Plus, do not congratulate. Russia stuns spain at the world cup. But first the interviews, the Lobbying Effort and even the ads are underway to replace Justice Anthony kennedy on the Supreme Court. The president is back home after spending the weekend at Bedmin