cbs evening news starts now. tonight, 62 million americans are under threat of severe weather from alabama to new york. good evening and thank you for being with us on this memorial day. i am maurice dubois in for norah o donnell. tonight, storms a part of the same system that brought deadly tornadoes to the central u.s. this weekend. this is valley view, texas, where tornadoes bulldozed through, turning homes into unrecognizable piles of lumber and metal. at least 23 people have been killed, including two children, in texas, arkansas, oklahoma, kentucky, and virginia. the force of the winds clear from the sheer scale of the damage tonight. now that system is drenching parts of the northeast, slowing down returning travelers, more than 5,000 flights have been delayed, and major hubs like atlanta, chicago, new york, with alerts posted up and down the east coast. cbs s meg oliver starts us off with more on these catastrophic storms. reporter: shattered homes and eve
in rafah as prime minister benjamin netanyahu is states are reeling from severe weather, the tornado threat extending to the east coast with millions on alert, right now, including right here in the nation s capital welcome to our viewers the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i, boris sanchez and you are in the situation the skis, cnn breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news on what to expect during tomatoes closing arguments in donald trump s hush money trial sources revealing some of the key points that both sides plan to make cnn s kara scannell is in new york with the details. carol, what do you learn it? boris, in closing arguments tomorrow, michael cohen is expected to be a focus of both the prosecution and the defense sources say that trump s attorneys are going to look to try to undermine his testimony and focus on some of the witnesses that prosecutors did not call to buttress cohen s testimony, including the forward trum
this generation is so dramatic! move with xfinity. one thing. it s a series of events is the final flight. now streaming on mac? good morning and happy memorial day, you were alive in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington, more than 120 million americans are bracing for dangerous, whether this memorial day after powerful storms, including tornadoes swept through the central us, at least 19 people were killed across four states. this weekend, hundreds of thousands are still without power. oklahoma is one of the hardest hit areas. storms leveled homes, leaving widespread destruction and dozens injured. meanwhile, in arkansas state of emergency is still in place. du to so extensive damage from the storms, eight people were killed. there a second storm-related death was reported in kentucky. this warning, this tornado tore through the state on sunday, leaving behind a trail of devastation bayesian everything but at least my dog don t came my husband. okay. and seven
the courtroom is standing by. a rare tornado emergency issued in kentucky as powerful storms sweep through the south. the death toll rising after relentless tornadoes flattened entire communities, uprooted trees and families all across the central u.s. plus an nbc news exclusive report from taiwan. our correspondent is with the congressional delegation in taipei as china carries out military drills just miles offshore. helping the families who have lost their children in rotc. they were too young for basic training but old enough to know they wanted to serve their country. will congress step in to extend military benefits? i m chris jansing in new york. thank you for joining us on this very busy memorial day. 420 days after donald trump was indicted on 34 felly charges in manhattan, tomorrow the judge will hear closing arguments in his hush money trial along with the jury. the defense delivering its summations first, followed by the state. that s expected to take most
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