we will have a live report from southern israel. new rocket strikes near a nuclear power plant, raising fears of a disaster in europe. we re live in ukraine, with the details. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us, the u.s. is on track to make its biggest investment to combat the climate crisis in history, after the democrat passed sweeping climate and tax bill officially known as the inflation reduction act, vice president kamala harris cast the deciding vote to break a 5050 tie. the are 50, the knees are 50, the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the bill as amended these past. not a single republican senator voted for the measure, they of course have a much different view of the bill. here is senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. american families are crying out for relief, the democrats decided to spend hundreds of billions of dollars of the people s money on a bi
Thinking. Donald trump using one of his precious few days outside the courtroom to campaign in minnesota ahead of any swing states. So does the former president really think he can win a state thats disappointed republicans for more than five decades . Plus, the u. S. Is throwing a lifeline to thousands of palestinians at risk of starvation, courtesy of a makeshift effort to get food and fuel into gaza, but getting the supplies there is just step one. Workers have to figure out how to get it to the people who need it in the middle of an active war zone. And sentencing for the man convicted of brutally attacking Nancy Pelosis husband with a hammer set to start any minute now. Why federal prosecutors are pushing for much more than the recommended time behind bars. First, it is a rare weekday away from court for donald trump, who was given the day off to attend his sons High School Graduation in florida this morning. Later today, the former president is heading to the midwest where he wil
Service members during president biden s withdraw from afghanistan. florida congressman cory mills is pushing to impeach defense secretary lloyd austin claiming he ignored key intelligence that could have prevented those deaths. michael walls joins us next hour to reflect on this. fox weather alert, florida leaders keep an eye on a potential hurricane moving toward the gulf of mexico. it is only a tropical system for now but the national hurricane center says it could impact florida s coast as early as tuesday. there s an 80% chance the system strengthens into a named storm which would be idalia. fire festival is back. despite its notorious reputation for stranding hundreds of fans in the bahamas, slice of bread and some cheese, the organizer who went to prison for fraud is the first batch of tickets already sold out even though the
While in the south and southwest, it s the oppressive heat that remains the top concern. we ll hear from al roker in a moment about that heat dome, but we again with nbc s kristen dahlgren in the flood zone tonight in vermont. reporter: from the air, the scope of the disaster is unmistakable. vermont s capital city submerged. the winooski river unstoppable as it swelled to more than 21 feet, its second highest flood level on record, overtopping its banks and stranding hundreds. make no mistake, the devastation and flooding we re experiencing across vermont is historic and catastrophic. reporter: swift water rescue teams from several states perform more than 100 rescues. these people pulled from a downtown hotel. with the first floor under water, there was no other way to get out. how quickly did things go bad? yeah, really quickly. yeah, it went from, you know, water at the front of the hotel up to over the cars. reporter: this afternoon, mayor jack
dana: a chain reaction crash in virginia stranding hundreds of driver along i-95. many been trapped overnight without food or water. our next guest is a truck driver who was stuck in the middle of it. joining us now as emily clements in. thanks for being with us. i know it has been a trying time, but you are trying to help others we were there. you are on i-95 or five hours and now you are on u.s. one. you say that is also snarled. what are you seeing as it give the song? i hear from dominic feel for them. i have food and water. luckily, i ve only been in it a short time compared to others. even here on u.s. 1, it s no