here are tonight s headlines. the west and south are baking under triple-digit heat temperatures, with no end in sight. it s hotter and hotter every summer time. norah: and as vermont and new york begin to assess the damage from massive floods, the area is also bracing for more rain. still pumping water out days after? yes. norah: multiple passengers and flight attendants our introductory flight to florida hit severe turbulence. she flew up in the air, like matrix. the only way i can think to describe it. three people are dead, 14 others seriously hurt after a crash involving a greyhound bus. i-70 near st. louis. president biden capped a two-day nato summit by emphasizing the military alliances united front in rallying around ukraine. our commitment to ukraine will not weaken. norah: hundreds of military nominations hang in the balance, held up by one senator protesting abortion access. how long are you willing to keep this hold on?
here are tonight s headlines. the west and south are baking under triple-digit temperatures, with no end in sight. it s hotter and hotter every summer time. norah: and as vermont and new york begin to assess the damage from massive floods, the area is also bracing for more rain. you are still pumping water out days after? yes. norah: multiple passengers and flight attendants injured after a flight to florida hit severe turbulence. she flew up in the air, like matrix, is the only way i can think to describe it. three people are dead, 14 others seriously hurt after a crash involving a greyhound bus. it was i-70 near st. louis. president biden capped the two-day nato summit by emphasizing the military alliance s united front in rallying around ukraine. our commitment to ukraine will not weaken. norah: hundreds of military nominations hang in the balance, held up by one senator protesting abortion access. how long are you willing to kee
good day, and thank you for staying with us. i m jose diaz-balart this hour on msnbc, extreme weather and a new round of deadly storms tearing across the south leaving hundreds of thousands without power amid blistering heat. we ll have a live report from texas and your weather forecast as well. former president donald trump facing blistering new criticism from members of his own cabinet including his own defense secretary and former vice president mike pence questioning mr. trump s conservative credentials trying to stand now the a crowded 2024 field. on this juneteenth, msnbc s trymaine lee travels to galveston, texas, the birthplace of juneteenth to look at the ongoing struggle by black americans for freedom and equality we begin this hour with severe weather warnings across the country. 12 million americans across the south are at risk after 14 tornadoes touched down in nine states, killing at least six people and leaving thousands without power in record-high heat
multiple tornadoes. we got above average temperaturese eastern seaboard. norah: planning to travel this summer? is your passport up to date? what you need to know about the potential turbulence appeared to be the unprecedented demand. we are looking for a regular passport come about 10-13 weeks. a new emergency drug cocktail. xylazine and fentanyl combined has been described as the deadliest drug in the united states. norah: and on the road with two old friends who met in an unexpected way. he was in prison for murder. i wasn t worried. when you have people that believe in you and won t give up on you, that it makes it harder for you to give up on yourself.% norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we are awaiting a supreme court order on the use of a common abortion drug. cbs s chief legal correspondent jan crawford standing by outside the supreme court. when we have those orders, we will bring them to you, just any mome
reporter: the carnage you re describing sounds like something out of world war ii. yeah. o donnell: in tonight s eye on america, cbs ben tracy on how parts of the mighty mississippi now look like a desert and why that could impact the price of things you buy. and, the new york city bus driver being hailed a hero after a hijacking. 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. tonight, we return to a community still in pain, still searching for answers, and still wondering why it took police more than an hour to enter the classroom where a gunman was murdering fourth graders. at a hearing today, families had their first face-to-face confrontation with the texas public safety chief. he s the one in charge of the dozens of state troopers who waited in the hallway during the deadliest elementary school shooting in a decade. today, colonel s