the juneteenth celebration turn deadly overnight shooting breaking out in a shopping lots in willowbrook, illinois 20 miles west of chicago. one person was killed. twenty others were wounded. police as of this hour have yet to announce any arrests and that shooting or even a motive for that reit. arthel: senior correspondent claudia s life. what more can you tell us? what s arthel what an event. bless crime scene tape mercury were the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. this morning in the parking lot of a strip mall in willowbrook. you count about 9000 people roughly 23 miles south of chicago. what witness said she and her friends were just about to leave the juneteenth celebration when they heard the sound of shots being fired and everyone ducked for cover. a terrifying ordeal for the hundreds of people who were there for a chair s deputies area also heard the gunshots and raced to that strip mall with a mass shooting triggered a huge emergency response. thirty spoke to rep
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. happy friday, everybody. i m christine romans. we begin at the far north end of the texas panhandle. tornado on the ground. national weather service confirming a tornado strike in perr perryton texas. the fire chief confirming at least three deaths and damage to at least 200 homes. there were collapsed lungs, head injuries and broken bones. cleanup is already under way. congressman ronny jackson is asking people in the area to help any way they can. want to bring in derek van dam in the cnn weather center. this was just one of seven tornados reported thursday along with nearly 200 storms. are we looking at anything like this for today? up fortunately we have another active day ahead of us. the tornados in texas absolutely devastating to see. let s focus on the more immediate threat, what is happening now. we have severe thunderstorm watches stretching from texas through louisiana and the gulf coast. there
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
coverage of the iowa caucus will continue. see you sunday morning. happening now, u.s.-led air strikes inseed yemen trigger a vow of retaliation by iran-backed militants. mass protests erupt in yemen and fears of a full scale regional war intensify. also this hour, a potential blizzard and bitter cold are disrupting the final push to the iowa caucuses. we re tracking the candidates and severe weather with only three days to go before the first presidential votes of 2024. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. let s get to our top story tonight. iran-backed houthi militants vowing to hit back after a u.s. led coalition struck their position faze yemen. the national what is president biden saying as the u.s. braces for retaliation? wolf, the president spoke briefly earlier today reiterating that the united states stand as poised to respond to any additional houthi action including missile an
she. bill: that visit designed to restore stability. the secretary admits it is not all sunshine and rainbows. we are clear eyed about the challenges posed by the prc. the united states will advance a vision for the future that we share with so many others, free, open, stable and prosperous world. i came to beijing to strengthen levels of communication. we agreed on the need to stabilize our relationship. dana: the trip was originally scheduled for last february but the discovery of a chinese spy craft in u.s. airspace prompted the white house to postpone it. i don t know what more that chinese communist party has to do in terms of violating u.s. sovereignty and international law for us to take a tough stand. i think the problem has been the entire biden administration has been filled with mishops towards china. he has made mistakes in terms of not being tougher against china on stealing of intellectual property. letting spy balloons fly over the country unharassed.