. it's tuesday, june 13th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news". oh, no. oh, no. terrifying tornadoes whip across the plains. at least one person has been hurt in the severe storms with damage to homes and buildings and more of the same system on the way. the president's attorney general heads to the hill today. what to expect from jeff sessions public testimony on the russia investigation and the ouster of fbi director

this morning, jurors in the bill cosby sexual assault trial resume deliberations. ahead the prosecution's final push to convict cosby. and trading championships. kevin durant dominates and the warriors take the title back from lebron james and the cavs. 0. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning parts of the plain states are cleaning up after a day of dangerous weather including dozens of tornadoes. storm chasers caught the worst of it as it rolled through wyoming yesterday. >> big, big debris. big debris.

oh, no! no, no. >> tight shots in the video show debris swirling in the air. police in cheyenne reported significant damage throughout the city and at least one person was hurt in wyoming. nebraska was also hit with several tornadoes. toppled trees and wind caused widespread damage and after 30 reported tornadoes on monday, another round is on the way. severe thunderstorms including damaging winds, heavy rains and the potential for more tornadoes is forecast for the plains and parts of the midwest today. attorney general jeff sessions will likely face more than one uncomfortable moment when he's question this afternoon. members of the senate intelligence committee are expected to grill sessions on two issues, his contacts with russian officials during the campaign, and his role in firing

>> reporter: good morning. sessions will be answering those questions during a public hearing. the justice department says he requested it not be behind closed doors because he believes it's important for the american people to hear the truth directly from him. >> i'm glad to be here. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions praised president trump and fellow cabinet members monday ahead of his testimony before the senate intelligence committee today. he's expected to face questions about his contacts with russia's ambassador to the u.s. during the presidential campaign. sessions, though, has recused himself from all ongoing investigations into russia. >> i should not be involved in investigating a campaign i had a role in. >> reporter: sessions may have to answer for what role, if any, he played in the firing of former fbi director james comey. comey during his temple to the senate hinted there might be

more to sessions' recusal. >> we're aware of facts that i can't discuss. >> reporter: sessions will have the opportunity to avoid some questions by citing executive privilege a move the white house has not ruled out. >> depends on the scope of the questions. to get into a hypothetical at this point would be premature. >> reporter: he may be asked if there are tapes of the president's private conversations with comey as mr. trump suggested last month but refused to confirm monday. >> are there games of you and koem in the oval office. >> reporter: the secret service revealed yesterday it's unaware of any recording device inside the oval office. the attorney general testified here on capitol hill of at his confirmation hearing in january when he said he didn't communicate with the russians. lawmakers have asked the fbi to investigate whether sessions committed perjury.

cbs news will bring you full coverage of the attorney general's testimony in a special report this afternoon. it's expected to begin at 2:30 eastern, 1:30 central right here on cbs. after another appeals court ruled to block president trump's travel ban the administration said it would seek further review at the supreme court. ruling in hawaii's challenge to the ban, the san francisco based 9th circuit of appeals ruled it violates immigration law. this is the second time in less than three weeks an appeals court ruled against the ban. more than 1500 people were arrested during anti-corruption rallies across russia. more than 100 rally, many denouncing president vladimir putin were held across russia. 5,000 demonstrators gathered in moscow, over 800 were arrested

opposition leader was arrested and sentenced to 30 days in jail. the jury in the bill cosby sexual assault trial resumes deliberations today. jurors got the case yesterday after just six days after the trial began. cosby did not testify in his own defense. >> reporter: the trial lasted a little more than a week before it went to the jury of seven men and five women. constand testified for several hours. she said cosby gave her three blue pills to relax her while she was consulting with him about her career at his philadelphia mansion. she said the pills left her half conscious and unable to move when cosby touched her. the 79-year-old entertainer's lawyer said while cosby had been unfaithful to his wife he did not commit a crime. he added the 2004 encounter was consensual and the two had been

intimate before. cosby's lawyers called one witness to the stand, a detective who testified for just six minutes. cosby did not take the stand in his own defense. hard to watch security video was shown during the first day of a preliminary hearing to decide if 16 members of a penn state fraternity will be charged in the death of a pledge. the video showed the boy taking part in an alcohol fuelled hazing in february. he fell several times and was left to suffer. his friends did not call for his help until 12 hours after he first fell. >> surveillance video that was shown in this courtroom today is chilling. it is horrific. and it is unfathomable. >> he suffered a fractured skull, brain and abdominal bleeding. some fraternity members face

and aggravated assault. the city of orlando spent the day remembering the 49 victims of the pulse nightclub massacre. services and remembrances were held. some at the gay nightclub where a gunman opened fire one we're ago yesterday. last night 15,000 showed up at a ceremony where victims names were read. victims families said they were grateful for the support. >> it's togetherness, i think and a lot of support will get us through. one year anniversary and years to come. >> the gunman omar mateen pledged allegiance to isis. he was killed after a standoff with police. the pentagon identified the three american soldiers killed in afghanistan. corporal dillon b aldridge,

houck and william bays. former nba player dennis rodman arrived in north korea today. rodman left from beijing early this morning. he's been to north korea before. in 2014 he arranged a basketball game between former nba players and north koreans. tensions remain high between the north and the u.s. and rodman says he's trying to open a door. in oakland, california basketball fans have a reason to party. the warriors clinched their second nba championship in three seasons last night. they scored a nine-point victory over lebron james and the defending champion cleveland cavaliers. golden state added kevin durant to their team and he poured in 39 points and was named the playoff mvp. >> i had a couple, too many

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good morning 4:25. let's run through three things you need to know. attorney general jeff sessions in the hot seat today. he'll be testifying about russia. we will have everything you need to know. >> also the fate of bi

a jury. he'll be back in court for his sexual assault trial. >> voters picking republican and democratic candidates for governor today as you head to the polls. first back in the 90s, the heat wave continues. good morning, allyson. >> good morning, yes it is going to be another hot one today. yesterday we tied the record at reagan national. 95 degrees. today 94 degrees our forecasted high and our record is 96. it's hot, it's humid. it's going to feel about 100 during the afternoon. 77 right now. we have some clouds out there. wind out of the south. it's a very humid start to the day and we'll stay humid today. small improvements as we head through tomorrow, but then we'll see a little bit of a cooldown as we head through the middle of the week. 93 by 3:00. we'll stay into the 80s right through 9:00 tonight. here are your high temperatures town by town. 97 for frederick and 94

this might be the last day, though, that we are into the 90s before the weekend. we'll have some rain showers to talk about as well, time them out in just a moment. good morning, allyson, welcome back. happy monday to you. tough to get going. if you are out on the roads at this point, it looks kind of good. we do have construction, the one that's highest is on 66 heading eastbound between route 15 and route 29 is where you're going to see the delays. 66 eastbound pay attention there and also down on m street right by nats stadium. if you are in southeast heading eastbound there's a new traffic pattern here between south capital street and van street southeast. watch out, that could be a little bit tricky. , mike. thank you ellen. golden state warriors are nba champs. stef curry -- big shoutout

warriors beat lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers 129 to 120. this is their second nba title championship in the last three years. dennis rodman is going to north korea again today trying to open a door again. he told reporters that he believes president trump is happy with this visit. rodman has traveled to north korea before. rodman says he does not plan to talk to north korean leader kim jong-un about americans detained there. team executives are holding a news conference at 9 this morning. you can keep one this up with this story and the breaking news on our app. this is wake up washington on wusa9.

good morning, inc. mike hydeck. did you ever hear about a snaplicat ion. i'm mikea turner in for jan jeffcoat this morning, let's get right to your weather. meteorologist allyson rae standing by with a look at your forecast. >> it already is a scorcher out there. we're already into the 70s. very muggy once again. you're not going to need the jacket today. we are going to see some storms. 73 for leesburg, 68 for manassas right now, 70 waldorf. it's humid and that's why temperatures don't fall into the overnight hours. this afternoon we're headed to the 90s. there will be some spots that are able to reach the upper 90s. when you factor in the humidity, it will feel about 95 to 100 degrees. that's below heat advisory criteria, but we're going to be pretty hot and humid once again. this is the last real day where it's going to be overwhelmingly uncomfortable. tomorrow still will be hot. we're making small improvements. forecast to94

at reagan national 96. a little relief for some. we'll have a chance for some showers, even a thunderstorm. a lot of them will be off to the west including leesburg through frederick, including purcellville. as you head over to gaithersburg and off to the east, they're not going to last very long. once the sun gets to set they'll fade away in a hurry. we'll stay into the 80s overnight. we have more rain showers headed our way but cooler temperatures as well. that's coming up in just a bit. it's a scorcher and the air- conditioning breaks down. no? sounds like every air- conditioning commercial. >> that's true. it was a specific one that came on before price is right. i remember watching it with my grandparents. if you're on 66 there is construction between route 15 and route 29 in gainesville. you might see some delays there. not anything that our sensors are picking up. i have a traffic lane camera on the outer loop of the beltway between pennsylvania avenue and branch avenue. we do have some construction going ,