and russian media reports a car explosion has killed the daughter of an influential russian philosopher and key putin ally. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brun brunhuber. we begin with the extreme weather threat across the central and southwestern u.s. a tropical storm warning has been lifted for far southern texas, but rain from that system could spread into oklahoma and louisiana through midweek. strong winds are expected as the storm moves further inland. meanwhile, more than 12 million people across the southwestern and central u.s. are under flood watches. in parts of arizona, new mexico and texas, the risk of flash flooding is high, with these areas expecting heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. in new mexico, residents are doing what they can to prepare for the worst. water backs up into our yards and also so far we made almost 50 sandbags. we have some that we made last year, but we re making more to prepare for that rain. an
eric: dozens of protesters being arrested as police empty another israeli encampment this is at the art institute of chicago. these loud rallies and disruptions are showing no sign of slowing down colleges and universities working to try to fortify security measures because it is time for graduation ceremonies as these disruptors that some say are pro- hamas threaten to disrupt even more events. take a look. this is yesterday protesters interrupting the commencement ceremony at the university of michigan. they chanted anti- israeli slogans and paraded palestinian flags. guess what the students and the parents did? they cheered. the demos are hauled off after interrupting commencement but welcome to a brand-new hour of f fox news live i am eric shaw. hi arthel. arthel: hello everyone i am arthel neville. aziz rallies container from coast-to-coast to more schools are cracking down for the university of southern california protesters finally going along with administrators and