it is in northeastern pennsylvania that john mitchell gathered and clarence darrow helped to establish the fair labor standards act, 40-hour work week, weekends, getting children out of the mines, we understand the importance of labor rights in northeastern pennsylvania and i'm proud to be here. what we are doing here is announcing and i'm announcing introduction in the house by the public service freedom to negotiate act, this is a bill that strengthens the rights of public employees to stand together as one and negotiate with their employer. it protects the rights of employees collectively to bargain for decent pay and fair workplaces. of course we have several democratic co-sponsors on this bill. but we reach out and urge our republican colleagues to join us because this is not the way america should be going. we should be honoring and valuing the hard working men and women in this country and not stripping their rights. i'm congressman cartwright and proud to introduce the house version of this bill. [applause] ms. hirono: we'll hear from congressman scott from virginia, another sp

a tornado touches down in northeastern pennsylvania overnight. a shopping center is shredded and several people are hurt. we're on the scene where a gas leak is creating a new danger. >> president trump responds to critics who say he's ignoring north korea's human rights record by praising kim jong-un as a tough guy. plus, why did the kermit nation's leader bring his own toilet to the summit? >> congressman scalice will play ball tonight one year after he was shot during practice. he'll talk to nancy cordes. >> the company that makes america's best-selling e-cigarette is accused of marketing directly to teenagers. only on "cbs this morning" a top executive at juul responds. and country music superstar dierks bentley shows jan crawford how he found inspiration for his new album in the mountains of colorado. >> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> strong storms left a path of destruction, smashing windows, collapsing buildings and downing trees. >> violent weather in pennsylvania. >> significant dama

. >> tonight the big clean-up is underway after a tornado slammed through parts of northeastern pennsylvania, leaving a path of severe damage in wilkes-barr. meantime as we head west they are bracing for tropical storm bud forecast to move across the southern end of baja, california sur lashing the with high winds and surf. >>> now to what could be the future of travel and solution to beating the traffic, billionaire entrepreneur elon musk is back in the headlines not for spacex company or car company, instead the mayor of chicago unveiled a plan to help solve theitproblem. will ire? and could it work where you live? here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: in a city notorious for traffic congestion and gridlock, elon musk's boring company got the mayoral nod to dig deep. a tunnel for high speed trip from chicago to o'hare airport called the express loop, the design is similar for musk's plan for los angeles. using electric pods built by tesla to carry 16 people at up to 150 miles per hour. travel time, 12 minutes. four times faster than the current 17-mile trip. ticket price, 25 bucks. >> we

overturned vehicles and multiple building collapses with people the luzerne county area of northeastern pennsylvaniaas under tornado warning late last night. the storm rolledhrgh a large shopping plaza. strong winds knocked down trees and power lines, injuring multiple people in the area. several businesses sustained namage. residents have b warned to stay out of the storm's path. >>> as the uproar continues over the tmp administration's separation of immigrant families oo the border, we are now getting our first inside one of the country's largest detention facilities for migrant children. nbc's jacob soboroff was among the first journalists to be c allowed to enta padre in texas, a so-called mega shelter for these children. cameras were not allowed inside the facility, but jacob tol msnbc's chris hayes that while the facility is licensed and run by trained staff the children are still essentially in prison. >> i have been insid a federal prison before. i've been inside several county jails. this place is called a shelter, but effectively these kids are incarcerated. they're not actually literally

in northeastern pennsylvania, where selective bargaining rights are time-honored and highly valued, the work our unions have done the past 100 years has changed our laws and practices that help create our middle class.an our middle class really makes us the envy of the free world and american unions keep the middle class strong. today, public-sector unions represent about 17.3 million workers across the country. these public-sector workers keep us safe and teach and nurture our children come to care for our families. as union members they are empowered through collective action to fight for fair wages and work conditions. in a 5-4 decision, the supreme court ruled against unions. decades ofrned four legal precedent and undermined the right of correctional officers, state and local policeman, firefighters, snowplow drivers, teachers. all of the local government employees that work hard for us and make us savor every day. the decision invalidates the laws of 22 states and the district of columbia. these are states that allowed employees to agree on ensuring that they pay a fair share. not

p >> tonight the big cleanuis underway after a tornado slammed through parts of northeastern pennsylvania leaving a path of vere damage including several homes and businesses demolished. in the meantime, as we head west, they are bracing for tropical storm bud forecast to move across the southern end of baja, california dumping several inches of rain and lashing the area with strong wind and high surf. >>> what could be the future of travel and the solution to beating the traffic. llionaire entrepreneur elon musk is back in the headlines. not for his spacex y,eadlines and tesla compnstead musk and the mayor of chicago today unveiled a plan to help solve that city's mass transiproblems. will it work there and could it work where you live? is nbc's tom costello.>> reporter: in a city notorious for traffic congestion and gridlock, the boring company got the mayoral nod to dig deep. a tunnel for a high-speed trip from downtown chicago to o'hare airport called the express loop, the design is similar to r musk's plan s angeles, using electric pods built by tesla to carry up to 16 people at 150

we're learning new details this morning about that powerful tornado that ripped through northeastern pennsylvania. the twister that touched down in wilkes-barre township, pennsylvania, packed winds of up to 130 miles per hour, and it was powerful enough to flip trucks and destroy buildings. sara smith was just starting her overnight shift as a baker at panera bread when she was forced to ride it out inside the walk-in cooler. >> the whole front of the store smashed out and locked me in the cooler. i was trapped in the cooler and i water pipe burst so water kept coming in, and the water was up to my knees, and i called my mom to tell her that i love her, and i didn't know if i was going to make it out. >> six people were hurt. nearly two dozen businesses were damaged or destroyed. >>> time now for a look at your weather on this friday morning. >>> good morning. we get a bit of a pattern change in the southwest, and this could really be a good thing as there about the four corners area. cool air dips into parts of california and nevada and moisture will kick up but the big story really isn't friday

we understand the importance of labor rights in northeastern pennsylvania. i'm proud to be here among my colleagues. what we are doing is announcing an introduction in the house by the public-service freedom to negotiate act. it strengthens the right of employees to stand together as one and negotiate with their employer to negotiate collectively to bargain for decent pay fair workplaces. we have several democratic cosponsors. we are republican colleagues to join us. this is not the way america should be going. we should be honoring the valuing the hard-working men and women in this country and not stripping away their rights. i am proud to introduce the house version of this bill. [applause] >> now we hear from congressman scott from virginia. another sponsor of the bill to make the recognizer colic from new jersey in the back. thank you. >> thank you senator. yesterday, the supreme court attacked public-sector unions and millions of workers they represent and also attacked one of the greatest engines of economic justice in america. it's not a coincidence t

so it makes me proud to be from northeastern pennsylvania, where for many, many years gifford pin had -- pinshow lived. mr. speaker, the land and water conservation fund's authorization expires on september 30. this vital program, which was -- which has broad bipartisan and bicameral support, should be made permanent and should be fully funded. i am proud to support h.r. 502, which permanently authorizes the land and water conservation fund . it has bipartisan support from 229 co-sponsors in the house, over 30 republican house members recently wrote to leadership expressing their support for re-authorizing the land and water conservation fund this year. lwcf plays an instrumental role in preserving and protecting our precious drinking water, safeguarding our natural resources, and providing pristine outdoor recreational spaces to millions of americans, all while creating jobs and supporting local economies. stakeholders work together to leverage lwcf funding with other state, local and private funds to make the most out of every lwcf dollar spent. without these federal funds sparking

tough night there in northeastern pennsylvania. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. half past the hour. happy birthday, mr. president. we start with mike pompeo on a nuke shuttle diplomacy mission. he will discuss north korea with president xi and other chinese officials. pompeo underscored north korea must denuclearization before easing of sanctions. he tried to ease concern about verification. >> sanctions relief cannot take place until such time as we have demonstrated north korea has been completely denuclearized. the summit created this enormous historic opportunity. for us to move forward together and fundamentally shape the relationship with the united states and north korea. verification is central to that. certainly denuclearization encompasses that idea clearly. >> pompeo pushing back against criticism the joint declaration of kim jong-un and donald trump did not have the words verifiable or irreversible. pompeo insists that complete is in the statement and encompasses means verifiable and irreversible. he said the

powerful storms, including a possible tornado pounding northeastern pennsylvania. reports of collapsed building, overturned cars with downed trees and power lines hreutd li the streets. six people have been injured. as the sun comes up, we are getting fresh information, so stand by for that. >>> president trump seems to be gearing up for a poe ten showdown with special counsel robert mueller. as the president was flying back from singapore, he was working the phones with his lawyers, including a sitdown with mueller or the possibility of facing a subpoena. >> and the highly anticipated report from the doj's inspector general on how the fbi handled the hillary clinton e-mail investigation will be released today. the report could provide a fresh line of attack against fired fbi director james comey and the justice department. or not. we'll know a few hours from now. meanwhile, secretary of state mike pompeo continuing his asia tour, discussing the summit with allies. he is in beijing at this hour after meeting with south korean officials in seoul where he vowed no sa

a tornado touches down in northeastern pennsylvania overnight.center is shredded and several people are hurt. we're on the scene where a gas leak is creating a new danger. >> president trump responds to critics who say he's ignoring north korea's human rights record by praising kim jong-un as a tough guy. plus, why did the kermit nation's leader bring his own toilet to the summit? >> congressman scalice will play ball tonight one year after he

you can see here the damage left behind after a powerful storm rips through a community in northeastern pennsylvania. look at the debris all over the road there. the strip mall was damaged and cars were even tossed around in that parking lot. the national weather service will be at the scene trying to figure out if this was a tornado that touched down. there are no reports of any injuries there. >> at least one washington capitals player will not be visiting the white house. before the team even won the stanley cup, smith-pelly told canadian media he would turn down an invite from president trump. he was quoted as saying the things that he views are rapist and sexist. during a conference -- >> you reportedly said you don't want to go. do you still feel that way? >> i said what i said. i stand by that. >> the majority of the cavs say they will attend the white house visit. trump has not officially invited the team yet. most championship teams do receive an invitation. the president canceled the eagles visit and uninvited them after the players said they wouldn't attend. >>> players in oakland warehou

. >> overnight possible tornadoes rip through northeastern pennsylvania. >> i started going 5 or 10 milesjust to get home because i was that scared. >>> a highly anticipated justice department report set for release today, putting former director james comey back in the spotlight. > making it harder f law enforcement agencies to g information fromet iphone. >>> and then musk do mist. a rapid system between o'harerp aiort and downtown chicago. bandit.ke a that office-scaling raccoon set free in the suburbs o minnesota, thursday, june 14th, 2018. >> i am glad we have closure. >> i leave for one day and that big story breaks. >> yeah, that's what happened. >>> we will t get our story with kim kardashian west and alice johnson. >> i'm home. >> alice marie johnson is sharing one of her favoriteon gospel with me, special moments like these with her family nearly 22 years in the making. >> you never gave up. >> not a day? >> not on the worst day.ow >> >> in 1997, alice was sentenced to life in prison without parole for her role in a drug trafficking operation in the mempa.s a it was herst fime n

. >> overnight, possible tornadoes rip through northeastern pennsylvania, destroying store fronts andand trucks. >> started going 5 miles, 10 miles an hour just to get home, because i was that scared. >>> comey, clinton, and culpability. a report examining the fbi's actions in the 2016, placing james comey back in the spotlight. >>> core values. apple announces a new security feature, making it harder for law enforcement agencies to gain access to information on iphones. the company saying it is not an effort to frustrate officers from doing their jobs. >>> musk-do list. chicago chooses elon musk's boring company to build and operate a multi-million dollar rapid transport system between o'hare airport and downtown chicago. >>> and off like a bandit. that office scaling raccoon set free in the suburbs of minnesota. today, june 14th, 2018. >> i'm glad we have closure on the raccoon. i want to know he's okay. >> i leave for one day, and that big story happens. >> exactly. >> we're going to get to our exclusive interview with kim kardashian west and alice johnson. they met face-to-face fo

the cleanup continues in northeastern pennsylvania after letornadoesd through tornadoes plural becausetional weather service. this was about 100 miles north of philadelphia wednesday night just outside of the enlkes-barre, pylvania. the winds topping out at 130 miles an hour. as you can see the damage severe a lot t of rorn off and look at that shopping center. not good at all. at least six people were hurt. in colorado, a shooting in the parking lot of a dentist's office leaves a young boy dead and three other people hurt. police say theer boy, his b and mother all shot. the woman and brother sufferedfe threatening injuries. a man was also shot but is expected to survive.at investigs do not believe the man knew the mother or her ildren. a motive in this shooting is unclear but police s have a person in custody in connection with the shooting. >>ttnew york'sorney general filed a lawsuiten against presidtrump and his foundation accusing the esident and threef his children of operating the foundation to raise money not forhemselves -- for themselves rather not for others. the lawsuit see

pennsylvania has the fourth highest rate of deaths due to drug overdoses in the nation and northeastern pennsylvania where i represent has one of the highest rates of fatal drug overdoses in our state. beyond the statistics are stories of broken families and broken dreams due to the addiction to and the abuse of these drugs. in fact, the centers for disease control and prevention estimate that approximately 91 deaths from opioid overdoses occur every day in our nation. this epidemic -- it breaks our hearts. but it also hurts our economy. an estimated 20% of men and 25% of women declined labor force participation between 1999 and 2015 can be attributed to the increase in opioid prescriptions. this is a public health and economic crisis that we have to address right now. and that's why i am so pleased to see the house taking up this legislation establishing this advisory council to study the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace is essential to understanding how damaging this epidemic is both to individuals and communities. we know that we must confront this epidemic on all fronts. it's a bill that

i represent a district in northeastern pennsylvania where collective bargaining rights are time honored and highly alued. the the work our unions have done over the past 100-plus years has changed our laws and practices that helped create our strong american middle class. our middle class is something that really makes us the envy of the free world and american unions keep them --the middle class strong. today, public sector unions represent about 17.3 million workers in state and local governments across the country. these public sector workers keep us safe and teach and nurture our children, care for our families. as union members they are empowered through collective action to fight for fair wages and work conditions as mr. mcgovern mentioned. but yesterday in a 5-4 decision, the supreme court ruled against unions in the asfscme. nice vs. they overturned four decades, 40 years of legal precedent to undermine the rights of correctional officers, state and local policemen, firefighters, snowplow drivers, teachers. all of the local government employees that work hard for us d make us sa

pennsylvania. i know you're familiar with the layout of the state. i represent northeastern and south central pennsylvania which includes some very rural areas. one of the things i always here when i'm traveling through my district is the critical role that community pharmacies play in providing health care to those areas, especially our seniors. unfortunately, over the past few years, community pharmacists have been burdened with post claim dir fees. at the time they dispense medication to the patient, pharmacies receive information about what their reimbursement for the cost of the medication and professional services will be. however, weeks later, they can be notified that some of the reimbursement will be clawed back, otherwise referred to as pharmacy dir fees. this creates serious uncertainty for community pharmacists in terms of business operations and cash flow. and sometimes these fees are enough to actually put them out of business. in your own department, cms has recognized issues with dir fees, including how they are reported by part d plan sponsors, how these fee

pennsylvania. not severe weather. that's all diving parts of northern and northeastern maryland now. ail parts of the c.c. santd. the highest rain chances will be in northern maryland. wi time that rai chance will eventually find its way courtesy tf the heating of the day down through the distr and parts of northern virginia, so before lunchte, highest rain chances are up for our friends and families so i caneto frederick, maryland. >> temperatures this morning in the steamy 70sll across the area. highs today upper 0 willing t rarnd 90 degrees a little warmer than forest and cul piper. >> if you are going to be kbhoil? it will be mitt and myself. it will have to acomplyonight to an end no the game. we'll break in the angds on thursd thursday. then rain chances where, maybe our last 90 dfree day the ten-day forecast. now it is time for first 4 trausk. >> dpg a going at the look on the roads. inner loop after centralavenue. at 450 annapolis road. the right lane. the john kerry zone. what if it's tomorrow. lent laerng bun water. 67 here and income new to ka ka here after wld the bridge on 59 just a tinying slow, an

i represent northeastern pennsylvania, a place where the right to bargain collectively is time honored. back in 1902, this man, john mitchell, a labor organizer, came to the area and what he found was miners working all hours in terrible conditions for meager pay. he also found that the workers were unable to join together because of ethnic differences and the mine owners played those ethnic differences off against each other. somehow and to his ever lasting credit mitchell was able to get the workers to look past their differences and get them to go out on strike together. they struck for higher wages and shorter days and together they put their very lives on the line. for six months they struck. and the workers were left with absolutely nothing at the end, after 163 days, the coal strike ended and they went to arbitration. since none of us were around then, i want to share with you the words of this man, clarence darrow, who spoke for the workers. he said this. i have heard my clients, 147,000 working men, who toil while other men grow rich, men who go down into the earth and face gr