soaring to nearly 120 degrees. the dangerous temperatures only expected to get worse over the next few days. and the record heat is fueling several new brush fires here in southern california. they are erupting in size and they are forcing evacuations. nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the numbers for us but we will begin with nbc marissa power instilling, phoenix. marissa, just how are people they re coping with this incredible heat? yes listen it is no secret phoenix is used to soaring temperatures but even people who live there are struggling to find relief amid what could only be described as a heat marathon. millions of americans waking up to yet another day of extreme weather. water logged for ahmaud bracing for more rain after catastrophic flooding. down, south extreme heat breaking more records coast to coast. from miami, until death valley, or the hottest place on earth is about to get even hotter. predicted this weekend to reach a scorching 13
secretary of state, some of it heard on the infamous phone call. so, look, all i want to do is this i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. now, trump is desperate to derail the investigation, because he knows what might be coming. a final decision on criminal charges from the georgia grand jury is expected before the end of the summer. all of this as special counsel jack smith s probe into january 6th is heating up, now faithful trading trump s inner circle, interviewing dozens of witnesses, people like trump s former attorney general, rudy giuliani, mark maddows and former vice president mike pence, who was one of the targets of the violent mob at the capitol that day. growing list of witnesses including hope hicks, and his son-in-law jared kushner, who were reportedly asked pointed questions about trump s criminal intent. they also spoke to the january 6th committee. jared, are you aware of instances where pat cipollone threatened to resig
the judge overseeing the classified documents case issues her first order. the deadline today pushing incomplete legal team to apply for classified clearance to view the documents in the case. the first of the trial is genz putting montana on trial, and what this could mean for the fight against climate change. this is cnn news central. terrifying footage from the storm chasers who captured the severe weather that devastated the small texas town in the panhandle. a twister picks up speed, and really gets going right here. there is other video that shows twister as it is hitting perryton, a town of around 8,000 residents. at least one killed and a resident says she saw dumpsters flying. there was a time that i thought that i was going to die, and i would leave a lot of things undone. i know that there is people here who died today serving our community. and some of the best people i have ever met in my life are here in this town. i think that there is a sense of fear
including two police officers who gave their lives in the lie of duty here in new york city. wilbur mora and jason rivera, they were ambushed while responding to domestic violence violence call last january. rivera died that day. he left behind his childhood sweetheart and wife and did not live to see the birth of his child. the 27-year-old was shot in the head. he had a bullet lodged in his brain. he was on life support and died days later. house lawmakers also passed a new resolution on monday that memorialized police officers killed the line of duty and expressed condolences to their loved ones. while the house resolution was approved with near unanimous support, two progressive congresswoman voted against honoring those fallen officers. democratic squad members rashida tlaib and cori bush were the only two lawmakers to vote nay. i have the honor at the blue lives matter nyc gala to be present and help give out the archangel awards the families of those fallen officers. my
good evening, bret. this is a major step in the ongoing battle over tiktok and the growing attempts to limit its use or in this case, to ban it entirely. montana s law now signed by the state s republican governor prohibits any downloads of tiktok in the state and would find any, quote: entities, meaning an app. store or tiktok itself $10,000 per day for each time someone, quote, is offered the ability to access the social media platform or download the s enforce somebody scenes open question. ban come back increasing concern lawmakers nationwide and fbi and other agencies over tiktok, which is owned by a chinese tech company called bytedance. officials worry that the company could share data on american citizens with the chinese government. now, the montana ban, the first of its kind in the nation, seems certain to face legal challenges from tiktok, from those who provide access to the app. from businesses that use tiktok for advertising and f aclu who said the ban is unco