for the latest forecast, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, major. mother nature providing a freworks show of its own here with a lot of lightning, a lot of storms. it's possible across parts of the midwest, there could even be a few tornadoes along with damaging winds and some hail. in these areas right here, some strong storms possible into the nighttime. the threat continues again tomorrow, from montana to the ohio valley, and even into parts of the northeast. and things are going to remain very hot this week, as well. it's possible over a huge portion of the united states there could be record heat, and, major, no relief on the way for the drought any time soon. >> garrett: chris warren, thanks so much. today is the nation's 246th birthday. now, few images capture the celebratory spirit as much as fireworks. but this year, the occasion will be different for some. and cbs's carter evans explains. >> reporter: we honor our freedom with patriotism and pyrotechnics. but the skies tonight will be

for more, let us bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. ood evening. >> good evening, majo an ongoing destructive wind event currently in the upper plains and through the midwest. already we have seen winds gusting stronger than 90 miles an hour and hurricane-force winds do remain a possibility. it is very likely we're going have more damaging winds and large hail. the threat is going to increase in iowa, southern wisconsin, northern illinois and then into indiana as well. and tomorrow that threat for severe weather again will be back into the midatlantic. this all happening, major, while we're still seeing this week the potential for more record heat. >> the weather channel's chris warren, thank you. >>> president biden awarded the medal of honor, the nation's highest medal for valor. david martin reports. >> reporter: the vietnam war seems long ago and far away, but it was front and center at the white house today. >> we're upgrading the awards of four soldiers who performed acts of incredible heroism during the vietnam conflict. >> repor

for more let us bring in meteorologist chris warren from her partners at the weather channel. vening. >> reporter: good evening, major. an ongoing destructive wind event currently in the upper plains and through the midwest. already we have seen winds gusting stronger than 90 miles an hour, and hurricane-force winds do remain a possibility. it is very likely we are going to have more damaging winds and large hail. the threat will increase in iowa, southern wisconsin, northern illinois, then into indiana as well, and tomorrow that threat for severe weather again will be back into the mid atlantic.ther again will be back this all happening, major, while we're still seeing this week the potential for more record heat. >> reporter: the weather channel's chris warren thank you. president biden awarded the medal of honor to four men for their service in the vietnam war. cbs' david martin reports. >> reporter: the vietnam war seems long ago and far away but it was front and center at the white house today. >> we're upgrading the awards of four soldiers who performed acts of incredible

for the latest forecast, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, major. mother nature providing a fireworks show of its own here with a lot of lightning, a lot of storms. it's possible across parts of the midwest, there could even be a few tornadoes along with damaging winds and some hail. in these areas right here, some strong storms possible into the nighttime.m the threat continues again tomorrow, from montana to the ohio valley, and even into parts of the northeast. and things are going to remain very hot this week, as well. it's possible over a huge portion of the united states there could be record heat, and, major, no relief on the way for the drought any time soon. >> garrett: chris warren, thanks major, no relief on the so much. today is the nation's 246th birthday. now, few images capture the celebratory spirit as much as fireworks. but this year, the occasion will be different for some. and cbs's carter evans explains. ( explosions )some. cbs's carter eva >> reporter: we honor ourns exp fr

meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. >> reporter: good evening. mother nature providing a fireworks show of its own with a lot of lightning, a lot of storms. possible across parts of the midwest there could be a few tornadoes along with damaging winds and hail in these areas right here. strong storms possible into the nighttime. the threat continues again tomorrow from montana to the ohio valley and even into parts of the northeast, and things are going to remain very hot this week, as well. it's possible over a huge portion of the united states there could be record heat and, major, no relief on the way for the drought anytime soon. >> chris warren, thank you so much. today is the nation's 24 246th birthday. few images capture the celebratory spirit as much as fireworks, but this year the occasion will be different for some. cbs's carter evans explains. >> reporter: we honor our freedom with patriot tim and pyrotechnics. but the skies tonight will be quiet in dozens of towns. salt lake city canceled fireworks shows due to drought and wildfire con

for the details, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. evening, chris. >> reporter: good evening, norah. with storms expected to be strong in the northeast this weekend, it might be a good idea to use that waiver, as errol mentioned, because we're going to see these storms get going here on friday and, possibly for the northeast, get even stronger and worse on saturday. these storms have the potential of being severe. there could be some large hail, also some damaging winds. that's what the forecast looks like here on saturday. severe weather possible in the northeast. southeast, more of the hit-and-miss type storms. of th may end up with some damaging winds. sunday, similar story. and once again, on the fourth of july, mother nature may be providing fireworks of her own here, with showers and thunderstorms possible for the southeast, the upper midwest. but, finally, norah, things are looking much better-- nice-looking fourth in the northeast. >> o'donnell: all right, chris, thanks so much. today was the final day of a politically-charged

for the details, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. vening, chris. >> reporter: good evening, norah. with storms expected to be strong in the northeast this weekend, it might be a good idea to use that waiver, as errol mentioned, because we're going to see these stors get going here on friday and, possibly for the northeast, get even stronger and worse on saturday. these storms have the potential of being severe. there could be some large hail, also some damaging winds. that's what the forecast looks like here on saturday. severe weather possible in the northeast. southeast, more of the hit-and- miss type storms. some of them may end up with some damaging winds. sunday, similar story. and once again, on the fourth of july, mother nature may be providing fireworks of her own here, with showers and thunderstorms possible for the southeast, the upper midwest. but, finally, norah, things are looking much better-- nice-looking fourth in the northeast. >> o'donnell: all right, chris, thanks so much. today was the final day of a politically-ch

for the details, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. s. >> reporter: good evening, norah. it remains hot and very dry in the west, where those wildfires are burning. you get away from the water, temperatures in the 90s and even triple digits. extreme to exceptional drought, exceptional drought, the most intense form of drought, more record heat on the way for western locations, and, once again, in texas. tens of millions will have temperatures over the next few days above 95 degrees. in texas, ercot asking customers to conserve electricity, climate prediction center showing no relief, norah, in sight for at least the next couple of weeks. >> o'donnell: chris, thank you. here in washington today, president biden addressed families of those killed in mass shootings to mark a bipartisan gun safety law. the first significant gun legislation in three decades. but for some, the measure doesn't go far enough. cbs's lilia luciano is in uvalde tonight, where the frustration over the release of key evidence is mounting. ( chanting ) >> no justice!

chris warren from our partners at weather channel. > good evening, norah, it remains hot and very dry in the west where the wildfires are. away from the water, 90s and triple digits. extreme to exceptional drought, most intense form of drought. more record heat on the way for western locations and once again in texas. tens of millions will have temperatures over next few days above 95 degrees. in texas, ercot asking customers to conserve electricity and climate center showing no relief in sight for at least a couple of weeks. >> chris, thank you. >>> in washington, president biden addressed families of those killed in mass shootings to mark a bipartisan gun safety law, first significant gun legislation in three decades but for some doesn't go far enough. cbs's lilia luciano is in uvalde where the frustration over the release of key evidence is mounting. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: grief has grown to action in uvalde. more than a month after the massacre of 19 students and two teachers, hundreds marched nearly a mile from r

met with some heavy hitters in the democratic party, senators amy klobuchar and elizabeth warren, as well as chris murphy, who posted this photo on twitter. newsom calling him a hero for championing gun control measures -- championing gun control measures in the senate. newsom himself is a leader of that cause obviously. just this month newsom signed bills adding new restrictions on g.o.a.t. guns, marketing firearms to minors and allowing victims of gun violence to sue gunmakers in court. newsom also met with california senators feinstein and padilla, talking wildfire strategies with the department of defense, including better cooperation with the national guard, more aircraft to detect and track wildfires, and removing a cap on the number of military aircraft used to fight them. but much of the trip has been political, as sara mentioned yesterday, taking aim at florida's republican governor ron desantis on education. >> back in the good old days in the '90s, people had difference of opinions about something called charter schools. but what's happening now, banning books, suppressing speech, the o

now we met with democratic senators, including elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar and chris murphy.m told reporter alex michaelson that he spoke about california's new gun control laws, including one modeled after the texas abortion law. it's modeled after sb eight and the abortion ban that came out of texas and it's going to go right to the heart of private right of action. um to where the supreme court is on abortion. the question is whether they are complete an abject hypocrites and frauds. if they reject our bill that's modeled after that abortion bill as it relates to private right of action to go after assault weapons in california. now. the governor says he plans to sign that bill next week. in that same interview, the governor talked about the decision by u c l. a to leave the pac 12 conference and joined the big 10. newsom says he was surprised the university and its chancellor did not consult the uc regions ahead of making that announcement. they say, hey, i just want to give you a heads up. here's what we're thinking. don't worry. it's not going to impact berkeley. it's n

yesterday he met with democratic senators elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar and chris murphy.angeles that he spoke with members of convert congress about california's new gun control laws, including one modeled after the texas abortion law. it's modeled after sb eight and the abortion ban that came out of texas and it's going to go right to the heart of private right of action. um, to where the supreme court is on abortion. the question islete an abject hypocrites and bill thats modeled after that abortion bill as it relates action to go aften that bill next week. in that same interview, he talked about the decision by ucla to leave the pac 12 conference and joined the big 10 conference. newsom says he was surprised the university and its chancellor did not consult the uc regions ahead of making that announcement. to say, hey, i just want to give you a heads up. here's what we're thinking. don't worry. it's not going to impact berkeley. it's not going to impact the rest of the system. we've got their back because we recognize we're a public university. and our top priority is

he met with senators, including chris murphy of connecticut, and elizabeth warren of massachusetts, and klobuchar of minnesota, talking about issues like guns and abortion, and a lot of people here are talking to the governor. about florida and rhonda santos and why the governor put out an ad on tv in florida. so i asked him. has he ever even met rhonda santa's take a listen ever met rhonda santos or talk to him? what would you say to him? you know, stop treating stop being a bully. stop belittling people that look differently. act differently. love differently. who the #### are you? stop stop threatening people! stop being so course of it's not power over. power dominance. aggressive fearmongering. we live this with the briggs initiative in the 19 seventies. we've lived this in california prop 1 87. look what abbott is doing. abbott's talking about eliminating a fundamental right for people, regardless of their immigration status to get an education. we were debating that 19 nineties. watch that space. watch that space. that was the dough decision. they're going to come after that. nex

with more meetings on capitol hill, he met with democratic senators, including elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar and chris murphy. governor newsom told reporter alex michaelson that he spoke about california's new gun control laws, including one modeled after the attacks. the texas abortion law. it's modeled after sb eight and the abortion ban that came out of texas and it's going to go right to the heart of private right of action. um to where the supreme court is on abortion. the question is whether they are complete an abject hypocrites and frauds. if they reject our bill that's modeled after that abortion bill as it relates to private right of action to go after assault weapons in california. the governor says he plans to sign that bill next week. in that same interview, the governor talked about the decision by u c l. a to leave the pac 12 conference enjoying the big 10 conference. newsom says he was surprised the university and its chancellor did not consult the uc regions ahead of making that announcement. to say, hey, i just want to give you a heads up. here's what we're thinking. don't worry. it'

he met with democratic senators, including elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar and chris murphy. this follows meetings at the white house yesterday, the governor told reporter alex michaelson that he spoke out about california's new gun control laws, including one modeled after the texas abortion law. it's modeled after sb eight and the abortion ban that came out of texas and it's going to go right to the heart of private right of action. um to where the supreme court is on abortion. the question is whether they are complete an abject hypocrites and frauds. if they reject our bill that's modeled after that abortion bill as it relates to private right of action to go after assault weapons in california. the governor said he plans to sign that bill next week. i'll speaker nancy pelosi says she expects the house to vote on abortion rights tomorrow . the bill at issue was originally introduced earlier this year. it's known as the women's health protection act. the legislation is designed to stop states from imposing restrictions that could make abortions more difficult or expensive t

chris. lawmakers are coming to a universal model when it comes to chargers such as smart phones and other devices. today bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, and others that a letter to the secretary to create a path for a universal charger. that would be awesome. they said the absence of such a standard creates more financial burden for consumers. in a tweet, senator warren said quote consumers should not have to keep buying new chargers all the time for different devices. it could clear things up with a uniform standard for less expense, less hassle, and less weight. last week, the european union agreed to universal charger will still take effect in 2024. >> that something we can all get behind. >>> gio kim sales are expected to decline for the first time in years. they expect a 1% loss by the end of the year. the industry side boom during the pandemic, pushing eight record 190 record $191 billion in sales. that is expected to come to $188 billion by the end of the year. between inflation and fears of the possible reception, that is being cited. >> > to get back to the charger thing? i have a whole ziploc bag full of different ones. >>

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