pact and added support for his war in ukraine. we re going to look at what kim jong own got out of the trip for north korea and a broader impact for both of their adversaries fire and floods. while the east bags and the west coast with wildfires that are torching hundred grids of buildings and forcing thousands of people to flee in texas. problem is water and they tropical storm do to make landfall here in the next 24 hours and remember i m bringing the incomparable willie mays, the iconic baseball player who may have been the greatest to ever play the game. we re following these major developing stories and many more we re all coming in right here to cnn news central we begin this hour with pomp and circumstance in north korea as vladimir putin and kim jong own looked a strengthen their alliance the russian president just wrapped up a rare visit to pyongyang, his first trip there in more than two decades. he was met with a lavish ceremony that included a military parad
really it s a total tragedy jake tapper loves k-pop and the leads starts right now is, this extreme weather our new normal believes starts right now at least 27 large wildfires are burning out west fueled by insanely high temperatures. and 70 million americans from indiana domain are under an alert burt from that same heat. now, first tropical storm of the season is here. we re going to dive into the reasons as to why and how to keep your family safe and what one of the most excruciating hearings in heat years had the ceo of boeing facing brutal questions from democrats and republicans, lawmakers demanding answers. and serious changes because after months of safety concerns and frankly, some pretty scary stories from passengers, i m going to talk to one us senator who told the ceo that he is the problem. plus latin reports putin says he and kim jong-un have taken the relationship to a new level. what they re now promising each other and what that might mean for the free wor
It is a great pleasure to have you all here this morning. I want to start by thanking the Abraham Lincoln institute, the Illinois State society in washington, d. C. , and all our presenters and speakers for making today possible. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] i am standing here on the set of our current production of ragtime of ragtime, a musical based on the wonderful novel of the same name. On the inside of your program, there is a special Discount Code to be used for this evenings performance. If anyone would like to come and see the show, is at 7 30 this evening. If you cant make it tonight, the production is playing through may 20. It really is spectacular, and i hope you all come and see that. The other side of what we do here at fords theater. A few housekeeping things for the day. No food or drink in the theater. I think they allow bottle water and that is it. Your wristband that you have on will serve as your ticket for the full day admission. It will also gra
It is a great pleasure to have you all here this morning. I want to start by thanking the Abraham Lincoln institute, the Illinois State society in washington, d. C. , and all our presenters and speakers for making today possible. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] i am standing here on the set of our current production of ragtime of ragtime, a musical based on the wonderful novel of the same name. On the inside of your program, there is a special Discount Code to be used for this evenings performance. If anyone would like to come and see the show, is at 7 30 this evening. If you cant make it tonight, the production is playing through may 20. It really is spectacular, and i hope you all come and see that. The other side of what we do here at fords theater. A few housekeeping things for the day. No food or drink in the theater. I think they allow bottle water and that is it. Your wristband that you have on will serve as your ticket for the full day admission. It will also gra
Teen drivers due to distracted driving. You are for sale. Radioshack selling private information to the highest bidder. All that and more coming up on willis report where consumers are our business gerri we had a big, big selloff today in the markets. Well tell you more about that later in the show. First a showdown at the Supreme Court. The Environmental Protection agency is pushing the obama administrations green agenda for years. Some complaining agency is over reaching its mandate but now that power is being challenged in court. Peter barnes has details. Peter . Hey, gerri. The epa and electric utilities have been fighting over tougher pollution rules for power plant, the majority coalfired for 25 years. The battle at the Supreme Court now comes down to one word, appropriate. Can clean air Laws Congress passed in 1990 said epa could regulate plant emissions if it studied them and found now rules, prepare and necessary. In 2000 it did just that, targeting mercury emissions specifica