dead, inccluding six chiildren,, and d the number of victims, we, ththat s e expected to clli entire communities in some of the poorest places in our country. search-and-rescue teams backed by the national guard are going door to door frantically looking for the missing. president biden has declared a major disaster. it is the latest in a string of catastrophic natural disasters this summer floods, extreme drought, and wildfires. we is have a lot of news to get to tonight. mike seidel from our partners at the weather channel will start us off. mike, good evening. reporter: good evening, major. something we don t need is any more heavy rain that is coming down now this evening right across this creek. yesterday morning, the water got up to where the top of my head is. look tebrie. the souv flipped over in the creek. this caught many people off guard and tonight emergency crews are working around the clock and hoping to find and save anyone left behind. as the floodwaters i
murder? the indicators are, in cases like this, that it is the spouse, not a random act. but why would she kill a man that she obviously loved? they never fought, they were very happy. this was a family fair all right, but it was another family, keeping secrets. ever see anything like that before? no. one father who fought to save his son, another who used his son to save himself. he is a monster. hello, and welcome to dateline. joe morrissey was a respected scientist who loved his work. that is where he met k, we shared his pass in, and would eventually become his second wife. then, late one night, joe, and kay their youngest son were attacked inside their florida home. investigators did not know what to make of the strange circumstances surrounding this brutal crime, or the stunning betrayal that followed. here is josh mankiewicz with broken bonds . what would you do for your family? would you lie? would you walk through fire? could you ever a
committee and other former cabinet members. they are in negotiations to do the same. yet, there are some things that neither the justice department nor the january six committee may ever find out. the washington post reported this week that even more testimony and text messages sent and received by federal employees around the time of the insurrection were deleted. they may be gone forever. this latest news involves the phone records of former acting homeland security secretary, chad wulf, and his acting deputy secretary ken cuccinelli. the situation closely resembles the recent revelations of the secret service may have also deleted and failed to preserve text messages that may be relevant to the january six investigation. including, from the phones of agents who were signed to donald trump on the day of the insurrection. for more on this, i am joined now by his betsy who is a national correspondent for politico. she is also an msnbc contributor. so, betsy, let s start with
and i m here whenever you re ready to talk. garrett: the actor posts an emotional apology to chris rock for the onstage slap at the oscars. hear what smith had to say. mega millions turns to megabillion. lottery fever as hopeful players line up for a long-shot chance at a billion-dollar payday. 9/11 families protest trump and the saudi-bracked golf tour. why the former president and players are accused of putting money ahead of justice. a halloween scare from hershey. why the chocolate maker says trick-or-treaters could be without their favorite treats. and on the road, with an update on the unlike friendship between twins and a world war ii veteran. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. tonight, the death toll in kentucky continues to rise following what the governor called the worst flooth disaster he has ever seen.
for the last month. john so it has been a fierce advocate on this issue, and you will not want to miss what he has to say. that is coming up. but first, i want to start tonight with this really weird moment that happened last week at a house hearing. transportation secretary pete pitt a judge was testifying before the house committee, and as you would expect, for several hours, they discussed infrastructure. roads, railways, electric vehicles, energy prices, all the usual stuff. until one republican congressman on the committees suddenly took the transportation hearing off the rails. and that joke was for you, transport nerds. you re welcome. have a watch. we now have president biden in office for 18 months, and just recently, we now see the mainstream media questioning president biden s mental state and for good reason. sadly, he shakes hands with ghosts, and imaginary people. he falls off bicycles. even at the white house easter celebration, the easter bunny had to guid