tonight. also this evening, abc news showing the death of an inmate in custody, held down for 12 minutes by deputies and staff at a hospital in virginia. he is seen handcuffed and wearing leg irons, pros cue or thes say unable to breathe. we re tracking this new and dangerous flooding rains,co winding gusti more than 80 miles per hour, from the west to texas, tennes up into the noashet.ht tonight, the massive strike shutting down the nation s second-largest school district. more than 30,000 staff members, including school aides, bus drivers, catch tier ya workers, and custodians walking off the job in los angeles. tonight, a reality check here. what they re earning and what they say they need just to pay the bills. kayna whitworth with workers who are parents, too. vladimir putin and china s president xi on the world stage. what they declared today. tom sue fbi burr ridge in key. the race for president back here at home. and tonight, the new interview. what florida go
telling me this strike was a last resort. we re not seeking to strike. this is a sacrifice. half of our members are parents of a student in lausd. reporter: and david, this strike will likely last for two more days. the superintendent says he s ready to negotiate, but the union leader is telling me they don t want to settle, and they also say it s highly possible there is an open-ended strike coming down the line. david? kayna whitworth in los angeles tonight. thank you. now to the war in ukraine and the images out of moscow today, where russia and china marked a, quote, new era of strategic partnership on the world stage. vladimir putin hosting esident xi at the kremlin. in a joint statement, warning against the war in ukraine reaching a, quote, uncontrollable phase. abc s tom soufi burridge in ukraine again tonight. reporter: tonight, in the grandest of halls inside the kremlin, president putin and china s president xi putting on a show. projecting the power of their
tonight. also this evening, abc news showing the death of an inmate in custody, held down for 12 minutes by deputies and staff at a hospital in virginia. he is seen handcuffed and wearing leg irons, pros cue or thes say unable to breathe. we re tracking this new and dangerous flooding rains,co winding gusti more than 80 miles per hour, from the west to texas, tennes up into the noashet.ht tonight, the massive strike shutting down the nation s second-largest school district. more than 30,000 staff members, including school aides, bus drivers, catch tier ya workers, and custodians walking off the job in los angeles. tonight, a reality check here. what they re earning and what they say they need just to pay the bills. kayna whitworth with workers who are parents, too. vladimir putin and china s president xi on the world stage. what they declared today. tom sue fbi burr ridge in key.
the southern plains on thursday and looks like north texas will be under the gun. and then into shreveport and jackson and memphis, tennessee, on friday. potentially some tornadoes by week s end. david? all right, rob marciano, thank you. meantime, also in los ange angeles, a massive strike shutting down the nation s second-largest school district. more than 30,000 staff members including school aides, bus drivers all walking off the job. members picketing in that rain today. teachers also walking out in support. the union which has been without a contract since 2020 saying its 30,000 members are barely making minimum wage as costs in southern california soar. abc s kayna whitworth tonight in california. reporter: tonight, streets in downtown los angeles packed with protesters. as los angeles unified school district service workers strike for better wages and working conditions. it looks like this for blocks as teachers have joined the service workers in solidarity.