I stopped listening after i heard the word indoors. Another Senior Adviser eyes are told me, ron and nikki made it clear it is djt Donald Trump juniors, excuse me. He donald john trumps party they needed Nikki Nikki Haley to come out here and endorse him tonight. Remember this . She only won two primaries, but she continued to get Tens Of Thousands of votes from republicans even after she it dropped out of the race, those votes, many of them in critical Battleground States like arizona, like pennsylvania, they were thrilled at the fact that she had directly dressed. Those supporters and that she told them to go vote for Donald Trump. They were thrilled at the fact that she made it a binary choice. That is something Donald Trump and his team have tried to do. That is something that Nikki Haley did tonight, and that is why they wanted her on that stage tonight. All right. Kristen holmes. Thanks so much. Lets go to Phil Mattingly now, whos getting more reaction to the Haley And Desantis .
Hes staying in. And reports a parkinsons specialist has visited the White House eight times in eight months. And the harrowing moments onboard a united flight. First tonight, Hurricane Warnings and watches in effect right now, as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in texas. Up to nine inches of rain, wind gusts topping 90 miles per hour. Tonight, the Death Toll rising, at least three people killed, including a 73yearold grandmother, when a tree came down on her home. Water rescues under way. Multiple confirmed tornadoes tonight. The system bringing Heavy Rain and winds all the way up to detroit, then over into the northeast. Also tonight, President Biden insisting, quote, i am not going anywhere. The president now democrats who doubt him to challenge at the convention. The White House pressed about a Parkinsons Expert who visited the White House eight times. The brutal Heat Wave. Nearly 150 Million americans under heat Alerts Coast to coast. Record temperatures, Palm Springs hitting 124 de
In areas with low vaccination rates. Im joshua johnson. Welcome to the week. Let us begin tonight with two stories that say a lot about who we are as a country and where we might be going. In charlottesville, virginia, crews removed three statues today. Among them were monuments to Confederate Generals robert e. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Charlottesville had planned to remove them nearly four years ago. White supremacists and neonazis marched in protest and that led to violent clashes that turned deadly. It was one of americas first Looks at extremism during donald trumps presidency. Meanwhile in austin, texas, were monitoring a Special Session of the State Legislature that began this morning and continues into the night. Its happening right now. It is the next phase in the republican partys push for new rules on voting. Texas has become a Battleground State in the fight for Voting Rights. According to the brennan center for justice, nearly every state has introduced restrictive bills.
To violent clashes that turned deadly. It was one of americas first Looks at extremism during donald trumps presidency. Meanwhile in austin, texas, were monitoring a Special Session of the State Legislature that began this morning and continues into the night. Its happening right now. It is the next phase in the republican partys push for new rules on voting. Texas has become a Battleground State in the fight for Voting Rights. According to the brennan center for justice, nearly every state has introduced restrictive bills. More than 380 bills in all across the country. This is largely driven by the former president s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud. Those Claims Led to another outburst of Extremist Violence at the capitol on january 6th. The bills under Consideration Tonight in texas are House Bill 3 and Senate Bill 1. Theyre similar to legislation that got blocked in may. Democrats staged a Latenight Walkout forcing the legislature to adjourn before the bills could pass. Am
Details about the Dukes Funeral are due to be released later, as tributes are paid here in Windsor, across the country and Around The World. Flags are flying across the uk at Half Mast, including here at Buckingham Palace where a small number of people have begun to gather and lay flowers to pay tribute to Prince Philip. Well be reflecting on The Dukes far reaching Legacy And Hearing from those whose Lives he touched. Hello, welcome to this Bbc News special. Iamjane i amJane Hill at i am Jane Hill at Windsor Castle. The Armed Forces will lead a second day of tributes to the Duke Of Edinburgh, who died yesterday aged 99, with Gun Salutes across the uk, in gibraltar and from warships at sea. Details of his funeral are also expected to be announced later. Prince Philip was the longest serving royal consort in british history and was a constant support to the queen during more than 70 years of marriage. Today we will be looking back on hiS Life with some of those who knew The Duke well, th