. tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the death toll rising in houston after the devastating storm. hundreds of thousands without power as a heat wave approaches. and ukraine facing new russian attacks, evacuations under way in the east. first, that deadly severe

weather. houston reeling after a derecho struck the city, with straight-line winds gusting up to 100 miles per hour. at least seven dead, including a mother of four crushed in her suv. building collapsed, power lines down, more than 400,000 customers owithout electricity. a anew round of storms taking am at the nation's heartland. and thousands fleeing kharkiv and the relentless russian bombardment. the country lowering the draft age and mobilizing convicted criminals in the east. james longman on the ground in kharkiv. in gaza, a fourth israeli hostage is found dead in a hamas tunnel. marcus moore has laet develop late developments from israel. trump positioning himself as the protector of the second

amendment. plus calling on president biden to be tested for drugs ahead of their debate. and president biden now in atlanta for his own address at more house college. the tragic death of a teenage girl who was wakeboarding in florida. a fifth american arrested in turks and caicos after two rounds of ammunition were found in her luggage. plus, that disturbing video obtained exclusively by cnn allegedly showing diddy consulting his then-girlfriend. why the d.a. says he's unable to bring criminal charges. and america strong tonight. the surprise that made graduation day even more special. ♪ good evening. thanks for joining us on this

saturday. i'm whit johnson. we begin with deadly severe weather on the move. more than 400,000 people in texas with without power. the national weather service reporting what they call a derecho packing powerful straight-line winds gusting up to hurricane strength ripped through houston this week. the death toll rising to seven people. large trees coming down, homes and buildings destroyed. one city official saying some of the power outages could last weeks. a tornado touching down in pittsburgh on friday, winds gusting more than 100 miles per hour. tonight, growing concern as a heat wave expands across the region. temperatures feeling like the triple digits as many are left with no power or air-conditioning. somara theodore with the forecast in just a moment. first jacqueline lee leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, the death toll rising in the houston area, where the national weather service now says a derecho struck late thursday. straight line winds gusting as high as 90 to 100 miles per hour.

this building under construction, collapsing during the storm. at least seven people losing their lives across the area, including 31-y martinez, a mother of four who was moving her suv. her brother, jonathon, telling our station, ktrk. >> when she ran out, the tree, it snapped, and she thought she was safer in the truck, from what i know, and that's when the tree fell. >> reporter: dozens of houston i-s-d campuses, the state's largest school district, damaged. officials say their goal to have every student safely back in school on monday, providing they have power. as of this afternoon, more than 400,000 customers, across harris county alone, are still in the dark. severe weather striking much of the country for days. this tornado, touching down in pittsburgh friday. winds of 105 miles per hour. texas officials say some families could be without power for days or even longer.

there are new concerns about heat and air quality leading to challenginge iing conditions th weekend. >> let's get right to meteorologist somara theodore. now another round of severe weather on the way. >> reporter: that is correct, whit. we have our eye on wisconsin, where jusently a severe thunderstorm watch was issued. that's until 10:00 p.m. the east coast of florida could see thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. we see an elevated risk for severe weather in central kansas, where they could see tornados tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening. we are tracking the heat in the south. houston with the power outages could be exacerbated with the next three days temperatures approaching or in the 90s. factor in the humidity, it will feel much hotter, places like laredo, texas, in the triple digits. overseas now to the war in ukraine.

ukrainian troops struggling to hold russian forces at bay as they advance on eastern towns and industries. president zelenskyy says thousands of people have been evacuated from kharkiv. the u.n. reporting more than 10 million ukrainians have been displaced since the war began. james longman tonight from ukraine. >> reporter: ukraine claims to have stabilized russia's incursion toward kharkiv. the fight north raging for a week now, at least 12 towns and villages swallowed up by russia's advance. the bombardment of kharkiv itself relently. hours ago a guided bomb striking this neighborhood, wounding five people, including a 15 and 16-year-old. we've been in kharkiv a few days now. we have day we hear missile and drone attacks on the city. this hit a few hours ago. we actually heard it hit.

there are investigates on the site. the house ruined. you can see the crater in the garden. every home here peppered with shrapnel, bloodstains on the floor, now alongside family photos and strollers. marina fled with her family to . she finds herself on the frornt lines again. kharkiv has been successfully defended when this war began, but ukraine blames a weapons and ammunition shortage on their latest setbacks. an even bigger issue, manpower. tonight a new law coming into effect lowering the age for men to be drafted from 27 to 25. this week another measure passed. the law will soon require convicted criminals to join the war effort. i just met with the commander of a brigade. he said he believes vladimir putin when he says he doesn't want to occupy kharkiv, but he also believes more russian

incursions into the north are likely. staying overseas now, in the war between israel and hamas the idf announcing the body of a fourth hostage has been recovered from a tunnel in gaza. let's bring in marcus moore from israel. what else are you learning about this. >> reporter: family members said 53-year-old ron benjamin had been out on a cycling ride when he was murdered on october 7th, his body taken to gaza by hamas. the idf saying tonight they have now recovered his body there. he is the fourth hostage to be recovered after three overs in the past 24 hours. this grim news adding to the anguish so many families are feeling as they implore the israeli government to reach a hostage deal and bring their loved ones home. some took to the streets in tel aviv to protest. this use comes as the temporary pier off the gaza coast is up and running. it's expected to handle 150

trucks a day. also tonight, potential ripples in the israeli government as benny gantz gave an ultimatum to prime minister netanyahu threatening to quit the government on june 8th unless netanyahu implements a six-point plan that includes bringing back the hostages and establishing an international administration for gaza once the war ends. whit. back here at home, the race for the white house is heading up as both president biden and former president trump seek to solidify support for some key voting blocs. late today, trump promising attendees at the nra convention in dallas that he will protect gun rights and roll back some of president biden's gun reforms. the current president is in georgia trying to appeal directly to a traditionally strong part of his base. here's jay o'brien. >> reporter: in his first campaign appearance since agreeing to debate president biden twice, tonight, donald trump, scoring the

endorsement of the nra, as the embattled gun rights group turns to the former president for help weathering a political storm. >> we've got to get gun owners to vote. >> reporter: trump telling the nra's annual meeting in dallas he'll roll back biden's gun control reforms, after an estimated 150 plus mass shootings so far this year. >> the nra has stood with me from the very beginning. and with your vote, i will stand strong for your rights and liberties and four more years in the white house. >> reporter: once a politically potent organization, the nra, now at an inflection point. its longtime, powerful ceo, wayne lapierre stepping down earlier this year. in february, a new york jury finding the nra liable in a civil corruption case, fining lapierre and another senior executive close to $6.5 million. here in dallas, mike barr will be watching the debates closely. he's voted for trump twice, but isn't sure about this year. what could trump do to get your vote versus somebody else? >> shut his mouth.

he pops off his mouth with some ridiculous things. >> reporter: at a fundraiser friday night in minnesota, a blue state trump dreams of flipping red for the first time since 1972, the former president taunting biden before the two square off. >> i'm gonna demand a drug test here, by the way. i am. no, i really am. >> reporter: you want him to tone it down a little? >> i would like to see it, you know, act a little more professional with it. >> reporter: president biden this weekend in georgia, a key swing state, to give the commencement address tomorrow at morehouse college, a historically black, all-male school. student protestors tonight, calling for morehouse to rescind biden's invitation, over his administration's handling of the israel-hamas war. back here in dallas, trump is speaking on stage now. his legal calendar is cutting into his campaign time. in fact, the next expected public appearance

president presumptive gop presidential nominee will be monday when he's back in court. new details from that tragic boat collision that claimed the life of a 15-year-old girl in florida. an attorney for the man accused of operating the boat releasing surveillance video, claiming it shows that her client was unaware his boat had hit anyone. >> reporter: tonight, new surveillance video showing the operator of the boat, that authorities say fatally struck and killed a florida teen, 78 gold carlos "bill" seen docked his boat after the incident. releasing the video stating, “as the video shows, bill was alone, he was not drinking, and he had no clue that he may have hit someone.” authorities say 15-year-old ella adler was wakeboarding with friends off the coast of key biscayne last weekend. she was in the water with the board attached to her feet when she was fatally struck. the boater not stopping to help.

florida fish and wildlife locating the suspected boat in coral gables. investigators seen seizing the vessell and hauling it away. alonso's attorney saying her client had no knowledge of the accident until law enforcement came knocking at his door. >> if bill hit anything, let alone a person, he absolutely would have stopped. >> reporter: adler, a high school freshman, and talented ballerina. her family sharing this video, saying "ella was beautiful and shined brightly. in her 15 years she gave us more light than we could have ever dreamed.” alonso is fully cooperating with law enforcement. it's unclear at the moment if any charges will be filed, whit? >> thank you. now to the florida mother pleading to be released from turks and caicos facing charges for rounds of ammunition authorities say they found in her carryon bag. she is the latest to be detained

on the islands, all five now facing a possible 12-year prison sentence. and a warning from the u.s. state department, check your luggage. >> reporter: tonight, a florida mom describing the moment authorities say they found illegal ammunition in her luggage. >> i didn't know what was going to happen. i couldn't believe they were in there. >> reporter: she's now with ammunition possession and facing a minimum 12-year prison sentence. greer, a registered gun owner says she and her daughter went through what was supposed to be a routine luggage search. >> they found two rounds in the bottom of my duffel bag. >> reporter: her daughter immediately released, but the mother spending a week in jail before posting a $15,000 bail on friday. she must remain on turks and caicos and check in weekly with

police before her july court date. turks and caicos hardened their gun laws banning civilians from carrying guns and ammunition and imposing harsher tonight the governors of oklahoma, virginia and pennsylvania asking turks and caicos to reconsider the charges against their residents and expedite the release back to their states and families as soon as possible. the former prime minister of turks and caicos is defending what some have described as harsh punishment for these types of offenses. she points out that the country has experienced violent crime before and adding deciding what is just is not always easy. there is still much more ahead this saturday. the so-called miracle drug that may have saved a firefighter's life. and why diddy won't face

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special announcement. >> all the way from kosovo. >> that one word taking him completely by surprise. >> kosovo. i was listening to what he was saying. then i heard kosovo. i knew she was deployed. i was like hold on. >> his mother serving in the national guard has been deployed in kosovo for the last four months and wasn't expected back home until later this year. >> my heart dropped. >> malik suddenly seeing his mother's face, running into her arms, overcome with emotion, holding on tight. sergeant rovi determined to be there for malik's graduation, requesting leave months ago. >> there was a possibility mine wasn't going to be approved. as soon as i contacted the university, they were all for it. they were excited. >> they helped keep her visit a

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