children were on lockdown this afternoon. i have two small children and their schools were on lockdown responding to this tragedy. they re there, i m here hoping and praying that they are safe. but the truth is none of us is safe. that s senator rafael warnock of georgia on the senate floor yesterday addressing another mass shooting in america, this one at a medical center in atlanta. we ll have much more on the deadly attack and the senator s call to action in just a moment. also ahead the latest on the suspicious claims out of russia accusing ukraine of a drone strike on the kremlin. plus donald trump s legal team makes an odd choice for its defense strategy in a civil rape and defamation trial. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 4th. i m jonathan lemire, thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with the latest mass shooting in america this time in atlanta, georgia. at least five women inside a medical center there were shot,
democratic congressman jamie raskin and eric swalwell going after republicans for their efforts to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress. we ll have more from that partisan vote in the house in just a moment. it comes as donald trump will be on capitol hill today to meet republican lawmakers from both chambers, setting up his first face-to-face meeting with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell in more than three years. and also ahead we ll bring you the latest from the g7 summit in italy where support for ukraine is a top priority for president biden and other world leaders. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 13th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin this morning overseas where president biden is in italy for the first day of the g7 summit. he arrived last night around 11 p.m. local time and will now attend multiple working sessions throughout today. afterwards, he ll meet w
paul is listed as day to day following the exit of the game two loss with a groin injury. now to another pair of second round openers in the stanley cup playoffs. to raleigh, the carolina hurricanes made pretty easy work of the new jersey devils last night, jumping out to a two goal lead and never trailing on their way to a 5-1 series open victory. now to las vegas. the golden knights outlasted four goals scored by drisisal. still not enough. vegas wins game one 6-4. that s going to be a fun series. let s turn now to major league baseball. in los angeles the dodgers erased a five run deficit against the philadelphia phillies yesterday. and we pick things up now the game time in the bottom of the ninth the dodgers with the bases loaded. max munsey, swings at the
front. areas of low pressure arrive along this. reinforcing this heavy rain in the southeast. to the northeast, we ll see that snow move off, but by tomorrow, we re going to see an area of low pressure deepen and it s going to throw back some snow swo into the mid-atlantic. from d.c. to raleigh, into virginia, we re looking at the potential for accumulating snow. and this would happen in the overnight hours into your monday morning commute. imagine going back to work after your two weeks of enjoyment and you re dealing with a messy commute tomorrow morning. and then an area of high pressure moves in after that and that reinforces the cold air in place. where there is not cold air, that s in the southeast. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. 77 today in mobile. that s 15 degrees above normal this time of year. and that warmth stretches up to new york city. 59, near 60 degrees as a high this afternoon. we will see temperatures plummeting 30 degrees by later on tonight and we ll be in the 30
iowa, minnesota. minneapolis, 3 inches. same for kansas city and st. louis. from memphis to nashville, 1 to 3 inches likely. the heavier snow totals will be over the appalachians. pittsburgh will have enough to plow snow out of this, 6 to 9 inches. buffalo, rochester, syracuse, you ll get good snow. our folks around new england will get 6 inches. d.c. and boston, 1 to 2 inches of rain. not a huge deal. the only thing we have to watch out for, we could get an ice storm from columbia, north carolina-charlotte to raleigh. that will be of concern. no one likes ice. we can deal with snow, especially in the middle of winter. ice storms and power outages, that s not what we like to deal with. no one likes ice. bill karins, thanks for all. have a great weekend. still ahead, between inflation, vaccine mandates, and voting rights, it s been a tough couple of days for president