was upgraded to a tropical depression, and it's set to soak florida over the next few days priscilla thompsonrts us off tonight from texas >> reporter: water rushing onto a highway in western texas, submerging cars and forcing drivers to abandon their vehicles >> trying to get you, man. i'm coming. >> reporter: this man, who loses control of his car, climbs out a window to escape >> here, i got you. >> reporter: emergency crews also unable to move many who had to leave their cars forced to navigate waist-high waters after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours, prompting mudslides, rock falls, and several road closures. >> it's completely washed two vehicles right off to the side. >> reporter: more than a dozen water rescues have taken place across the lubbock area >> this is west texas. >> reporter: on another highway, hundreds of drivers got stuck in the deluge, unable to pass an abandoned semitruck that overturned on the highway, blocking traffic. a flood watch is in effect in the area until late tonight as this system shifts east at the same time, a tropical depression developed

>> priscilla thompson, where folks are cooling tlauf in houston. priscilla, thank you. >>> to boston now, where the coast guard is revealing new details tonight about the investigation into that sub that imploded while exploring the "titanic" jesse kirsch has the late e. >> reporter: tonight the u.s. coast guard says the titan submersible rescue efforts are officially over. now the coast guard says it's convened a marine board of investigation working with international partners to figure out what went wrong, killing all five men on board titan. the board will first and primarily work to determine the cause of this marine casualty and the five associated deaths. and it can make recommendations to the proper authorities to pursue civil or criminal sanctions as necessary. >> reporter: the military discussing the cost of its efforts too. >> the coast guard doesn't charge for search and rescue, nor do we associate a cost with human life. we always answer the call. >> reporter: tonight oceangate spokesperson tells nbc news the company has, quote, no addi

priscilla thompson, nbc news, houston, texas. >> devastating images out of texas. >>> we now want tod to iowa, and the new video just in showing that apartment building in the city of davenport starting to collapse earlier this week. it is our first look at the moment when it happened. shaquille brewster is in davenport with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, exclusive new video of the moment this davenport, iowa apartment building suddenly collapsed four days ago. officials say three people are likely still trapped in the rubble. brandon colvin, ryan hitchcock, and daniel prien were each living in parts of the building no longer standing. >> all the information provided to us is that space is not sustainable for life. >> reporter: the update comes amid new questions about missed warning signs in the days before the partial collapse. >> i just told them leave, get away, back away. >> reporter: this is the day before the actual collapse? >> yes. >> reporter: ryan shafer runs a masonry business. he says the owner of the building rejected his bid to make repairs in february because of th

joining me now is nbc's priscilla thompson, joining me from orlando. priscilla, welcome to you.k about the festivities, what's happening there, especially in light of the states push to restrict rights. >> yeah, alex, there are pool parties, there are, there is this expo happening here. of course, the big days of people heading to disney and their red shirts. i spoke to organizers who say that people can flocking their, wherein shirts that say, don't say desantis, or say get, i say trans, all of those things to really stand in solidarity with disney during this moment as they are pushing back against governor ron desantis and the so-called don't say gay bill. organizers tell me that in the initial days, there was some hesitation as people got on the ground here in orlando, that they heard from some people who said that they were canceling their reservations, and weren't coming in over fear that they wouldn't be able to be out and proud here. as you mentioned, tens of thousands have still turned out. they are really making their voices heard in this moment. i asked the ceo, josep

nbc's priscilla thompson is there this morning. priscilla, what does it look like on the ground? >> reporter: willie, good morning. residents here have been working around the clock to clean up this damage. but late yesterday that work had to stop as storms and tornado threats rolled through. this morning those residents are waking up to the possibility of more damage. overnight thunderstorms dealing another devastating blow to tornado ravaged perryton. >> our first responders are going to stay here with this community. we're not leaving. >> reporter: the deluge coming as residents are still cleaning up after a tornado now estimated as an ef-3 tore through the tiny texas town thursday killing three people. new satellite images revealing the scope of destruction that officials say included more than 100 homes and businesses. >> seeing a house like this is really devastating. >> reporter: do you all have insurance? >> no. >> reporter: texas governor greg abbott on the ground saturday signing a disaster declaration and vowing help to rebuild. >> encouraging, maybe even inspiring, to

joining us now with more is nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson. good morning.nd of conditions are people facing today? >> reporter: yeah, jose, well, here in houston, folks are waking up to huge tree limbs and trees that have been downed in front yards and on top of houses. there are tens of thousands here without power after that round of storms with winds, record-breaking winds of nearly 100 miles per hour. but all of this is nothing compared to what the folks in matador, texas, are dealing with, right now. we're talking about a tornado that tore through that small town of around 600 people last night, four people killed, at least nine injured and search and rescue efforts are ongoing there to make sure that everyone has been accounted for. but they are looking at least 20 homes and businesses that have been destroyed. and, of course, electricity out for much of that town, if not all of that town. and that is going to be a problem today because of the heat that we are seeing throughout texas. yesterday there were six places where records -- temperature record

me, so -- >> joining us now is nbc news meteorologist bill karins and nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson in perryton, texas. bill, let me start with you. can you give us the forecast what can we expect today and throughout the week? >> jose, i'm going to start with the breaking news. i know you care about this so much, and anyone on the east coast, the caribbean and everything, too. we have a tropical depression forming out in an area that it shouldn't because our water is warmer than it should be this could be a hurricane in a couple days. it's only june typically we watch storms all the way out here nr the atlantic, late july, august, september, october this is really early it's out in the middle of nowhere now. in four or five days it will be near the windward or leeward islands, near st. lucia and northward. you're like, wait, this is a storm we have to pay attention to to i will caution you this is five days from now. the weaker the storm is, the more it goes to the south. this is what we call a low confidence forecast. although everyone in puerto rico and the virgin islands say we

joining me now is priscilla thompson at the gate's expo in orlando. ories? >> yeah, yasmin, there was some hesitation among some folks during the first few days as this was kicking off. there were concerns among people that they may not feel safe, not really knowing what they were walking into here. organizers tell us that there is been security here, they've been in touch with local police to ensure that things are going smoothly. there is really been a resounding, you know, group of people that have come out and said, we are not going to allow this to scare us away from florida and the things that are happening here to scare them away. tens of thousands have turned out. there were dragon fence held this weekend for people of all ages. that is despite new laws that were passed last month that could've resulted in fines and penalties, things like that. so, really trying to send a message of defiance. of course, a big part of gay days is this day where folks go to disney, they wear their red shirts, showing that they are in community or members of the l

. >>> let's begin with nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson. she's in perryton, texas, near the oklahoma border. give us a sense of what you're seeing right now. >> reporter: it's absolute devastation. the downtown area, lots of it completely wiped out. you have homes like this one that have been blown out. in the last hour there was a vehicle crushed right up to the front of this home. we spoke to the man in this home. they saw the tornado out of their window. they didn't get any warn. i want to play a little bit of my conversation with him. >> when you got up and saw that tornado, what went through your mind? >> i was like, this can't be happening right now. -- blankets, we didn't have time to get anything. we just rushed into the bathroom. >> reporter: he literally grabbed his brother and they ran and hit in the bathroom. thankfully they survived. as you mentioned, there were three people who died in this tornado, including the 11-year-old who was at the mobile home park there. also 75 to 100 people who have been injured. at this point offic

he has been. >> priscilla thompson for us. thank you, priscilla. i appreciate. it we have been watching the president. as i've said we are looking at live pictures now showing the president kicking off his first rally of the 2024 campaign season. speaking before union workers. specifically, in philadelphia. we want to get right to. it nbc's gary graham back standing by for. us what we have we heard from the president so far? what are your expectations going forward? there are a few things that president biden loves more than philadelphia in unions. that is exactly where he is today. kicking off its 2024 campaign, officially -- although he did it formerly a few weeks ago, this is his first real big campaign event with those union workers. he is going through some of the same talking points we heard from the previous campaign and over the past two years. how he is going the class, not from the top down but from the bottom up in the middle. out talking to these union workers because these are the base of his support. for, working class folks. it's like he portrays

want to bring in msnbc's priscilla thompson in perryton.eorologist michelle grossman for more on this. >> michelle, i wanna start with, you talk to us about what we've been seeing on the ground. how people are returning, and seen the absolute devastation, what are they telling you? >> yeah, yasmin. this was an ef2 tornado that absolutely wreaked havoc on the small town. i'm standing on what used to be a lumber in hardware store that was completely destroyed. there is an 18 wheeler that was essentially launched right on top of this building, there's a trailer here that also just all flew in to this building. and what we're seeing is folks in this community coming together to try to help people with the cleanup, helping people to dig through the rubble. and salvage what they can. we're also seeing just about every church, even some of the businesses that you have, pallets of water, people handing out water, the barbecue pits with people trying to give out food and do what they can to help this community right now. we spoke to a pastor of one

he spoke to nbc's priscilla thompson >> it's hard it's really hard all the loss all the people that lost their lives >> reporter: severe weather continues to sweep the south. today a confirmed tornado along the florida panhandle. and flash flooding in alabama. an ominous sign of what's to come and across the region hundreds of thousands of people remain without power in some of the very same places that are seeing triple-digit highs making cleanup like this all the more difficult with threats of more tornadoes tonight. lester >> all right, blayne, thank you. >>> and we have breaking news tonight about the first named storm in the atlantic this season. tropical storm bret has formed in the central atlantic it's about 1,300 miles from the lesser antilles it is expected to strengthen to become a category 1 hurricane by tomorrow night and could impact puerto rico by the weekend. we'll stay on top of that one >>> across america the long weekend a string of mass shootings. near chicago 23 people were shot, one of them fatally, during a juneteenth event yesterday. in kellogg, idaho four people

nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson joins us now from houston. lison, very disturbing and earlier today that suspect michael stevens was in court here in houston and some of those charges and allegations were read out including text messages between him and this undercover agent who he believed was a 15-year-old girl with him describing in very explicit detail what he would do to her, what h he would w want her to d hihim and so it t was incncredi concerning and that is on top of what we already heard from investigators that he had been sending explicit and nude photos to this person who he believed was a young girl and also asking for those in return. i want to play a little bit of what the constable had to say about those photos and also the allegations against stevens. take a listen. >> some of hisis disturbingg phs appearar to havave been takakens office. he has been a coach, a principal and assistant principal in various towns across north texas. >> reporter: and so investigators say that they are looking into the possibility that there are v

priscilla thompson, nbc news, houston, texas >>> the man who attacked democratic minnesota congresswoman angie craig in an elevator in february pleaded guilty in federal court thursday prosecutors say 26-year-old kendrick hamlin pled guilty to the charge of assault on a member of congress, in addition to two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer. his attorney said he did mott know craig was a member of congress and capitol police have no evidence she was targeted because of her position. a representative for craig says she escaped the encounter with bruises. assaulting a member of congress carry as sentence of up to ten years in prison. >>> a new supreme court ruling is seen as a loss for organized labor. they have sided against the union, saying that they can sue for damages. drivers went on strike and left wet concrete inside their trucks, which they say caused intentional damage to their product. the justices ruled 8-1 in fave favo fafavo of the company justice ketanji brown ruled against it >>> a drone controlled by ai killed its operator. apparently the drone recognized it

he spoke to nbc's priscilla thompson. >> hard. it's really hard. all the loss. all the people that lost their lives. >> reporter: severe weather continues to sweep the south. a confirmed tornado along the florida panhandle and flash flooding in alabama. an ominous sign of what's to come. >> our thanks to blayne for that report. >>> youtube has remove add video after p presidentntial candididr what itt callss vaccicine mmisinformation. the platfoform said m monday itk down a 90-minute-plus interview bebetween d democratitic presid candidate robert f f. kennedy juninior and j jordadan peterer peterson's channelel. kennedy, who is challenging joe biden for the democratic nomination has long held an anti-vaccine stance. in a statement, youtube said the video violated their general vaccine misinformation policy, which prohibits content that alleges vaccines cause chronic side effects. kennedy questioned the website's actions in a series of weets, even going as far to tell them election interference. the full interview can still be seen on peterson's twitter page. >>>

let's go to texas with nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson and nbc meteorologist michelle grossmancking what's in store today for millions still at risk. pris priscilla, that is really quite stunning to see what you have there. talk to us about that community and what happened. >> reporter: ana, as you can see, residents here are still digging through the debris after that ef-3 tornado destroyed some 200 homes and businesses like this one there are still hundreds of people here who are without power as severe storms continue to batter the south. overnight homes leveled as a tornado ripped through part of mississippi, the southeast pummeled by another round of summer storms, and 12 million americans across the south at risk today it comes after a weekend of walloping weather. >> it was like rumbling. you can hear stuff cracking, breaking. >> reporter: reports of at least 14 tornadoes touching down in nine states, killing five. from intense storms to extreme heat some 31 million southerners remain under heat alerts as record-breaking triple-digit temperatures grip the region meanwhil

bill karins is tracking the forecast for us, but first, we begin with nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson, in a very, very hot houston, texas, so priscilla, you got the short sleeves on, hope you're staying cool. exactly how hot is it in texas right now? and houston specifically? land is the latest in the recovery effort in matador. >> it is about 96 degrees in houston here right now, with the temperature continuing to tick up. given the splash pad behind me a bit of a break, and there are a lot of kids off to the side of me who are very sad about. that they've been playing in that water all day today. trying to get some relief from the heat. parents bringing their kids out here, especially here. tens of thousands of people throughout the houston area who are without power after those severe storms swepts through earlier this week. we spoke with one mom who brought her kids out for that exact reason and i'll play a little bit of how she described her situation right now. >> over the last couple of weeks, our power has shut off three times from the storm. so we had to -- we had a tree stru

bill karins is tracking the forecast but we begin in sweltering holt texas with priscilla thompson. >> reporter: we all remember that winter freeze where the power grid completely went out and it was miserable for so many people here and this week the texas power operator have issued a watch, they are prepared to handle it. but of course for folks who lived through that freeze they're a little nervous. i asked one woman about that and i want to play what she had to say. are you at all nervous about the grid in zmrooim a little bit scared that we wouldn't be able to use our air conditioner. keeping the temperature at 76 as much as we can stand it. just so that we don't have to be victims of that this year. >> reporter: and the city of houston has opened cooling centers and fol rx coming out here, they've got their sunscreen on, water bottles to stay hydrated. we're waiting for the triple-digit temperatures to set in here in the afternoon, it's going to get even more hot than it already is. >> oh, boy, i already see the little ones behind you playing if water. >>> i want to bring in met

for the very latest on the extreme, weather let's go to nbc,'s priscilla, thompson in perryton, texasilla, what is the situation like there in texas after the deadly storms? it looks like a mess behind you. >> yeah, alex, i want to give you a sense of how things are looking. i am standing at what used to be a hardware and lumber store. as you can, see a huge tanker truck was completely just dumped on top of what used to be a building here. there are crews working to try to clear out this area. and really begin to assess this damage. one of the things that is so remarkable about what happened here is that this tornado came so quickly that the sheriff tells me there wasn't even time to sound the tornado sirens. i talked to one resident about that and what this experience has been. like i want to play a little bit of how he described what happened here. >> we were -- just me and my brother were in the living room, taught watching tv. we were on our phones. we just saw hail, big hail hitting. we got up, we are just looking around, we're recording, he looks up and says, oh my god! a tornad

let's go back to nbc,'s priscilla, thompson once again in, to, texas harrington with the very latest.ke it's nearly never ending. >> it is a lot of cleanup, alex, but i have to tell, you in just over 24, hours it's pretty incredible what they've been able to accomplish here. you see some of that happening behind me, this is an oil and former community, a lot of people have this big machinery. so they've been able to get in and clear out this destruction and move this stuff out of the way. you also have folks working to dig through the rubble and find things that they can save, we've passed a lot of homes for the 6 to 8 people working on any given home trying to sort of clear out this destruction. and residents here say that this coming together is really what is going to help them to get through this. and again, to move forward, we spoke to one woman who is from, here she was volunteering trying to hand out food and things like that earlier today. about this, recovery effort, a lot of play a little bit of what she had to say. >> when i heard the tornado hit, like, it made me sad to se

priscilla thompson, thank you for that. >>> we have breaking news, right now, the u.s.rd is searching for a missing canadian sub. it offers tours of the titanic wreckage more than 12,000 feet below the ocean's surface. the company that runs the tours, oceangate says it is working with multiple agencies to bring the vessel and its crew back safely it's not yet known how many people are on board. >>> and coming up, a weekend of gun violence as americans celebrated father's day and juneteenth leaving several dead and dozens injured. >>> but first, president biden kicking off his campaign into a higher gear. we're on the trail with him in california what's his message to voters and can he bring his approval ratings above water? you're watching "chris jansing reports" only on msnbc and now she has myplan, the game-changing new plan that lets her get exactly what she wants and save on every perk. sadie is moving to the big city and making moves on her plan, too. apple one, on. now she's got plenty of entertainment for the whole ride. finally there! hot spot, on. and she's ful

people dead and dozens of others injured joining us now with more is nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson joining us live from perryton, texas, where a tornado struck and also with us is msnbc meteorologist bill karins we'll get to bill in just a moment and a new tropical storm forming, but priscilla, first, what doesed r the road to recov look like for this texas community? >> is a long road to recovery, especially when you look at the devastation that is all around me four days out, folks are still back here cleaning out these areas. this is a business and there are more businesses over here that are kpleed completely destroyed we're talking about 200 homes and businesses that were destroyed. we're seeing people out with this heavy machinery trying to get as much of that damaged material and debris as they can, clearing out these businesses to see what they have left. you may also notice that there are some signs of hope here. the power trucks are also out here as these folks are working on these cleanup efforts this is one of those hardest hit areas where power is now being restored i

. >> priscilla thompson is in new orleans in a sweltering new orleans. pheric administration, heat kills more americans every year than any other weather-related event so it is a big deal for first responders, right? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. across the south first responders are seeing an uptick in number of heat-related calls. in houston that number has quadrupled in recent weeks. i recently had an opportunity to ride along with a senior captain as he was out respontding to the heat calls. i talked to him about what his message is to folks going into this holiday weekend. he said that he is very concerned about the number of calls that they're going to get. here is the advice that he had for folks headed out this weekend. >> get in some shade if you are going to the beach. you need to rent that, spend a little extra money and rent that umbrella and things like that. >> and drink water. >> drink water. hey, i'm not a doctor or anything, but i mean you -- i like drinking like gatorade or powerade, things like that plus water. >> reporter: and that hy

nbc news meteorologist bill karins has the forecast, but we're going to begin with nbc's priscilla thompson in perrington, texas still on the road to recovery. >> reporter: it's been four days since that ef-3 tornado ripped through texas, and this is what things look like. there is still destruction, people everywhere. people began cleanup late last week, but then had to stop over the weekend as another round of storms and tornado threats swept through this area, but today, folks are back at it trying to clear out those debris and assess what is left for them here. i spoke to oscar hernandez. he owns this business and three others up the block. all of them destroyed, and he tells me he does not have insurance, and he got emotional as he talked about what comes next. take a listen. how are you doing emotionally right now? >> it's hard. >> yeah. >> it's really hard. >> the buildings, the, you know. all the loss, all the people that lost their lives. what can you do? start over and get to work. that's what we're trying to do. >> reporter: and the mayor tells me he believes 90% of the 200 homes

but, first, priscilla thompson is in houston. the temperatures are still soaring there. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. in just a few hours, this splash pad will be filled with kids looking to get relief from the 100 degree temperatures we're expecting to see here in houston this week. it marks a third week of a historic heat wave battering millions across the south. this morning terrifying tornadoes and sweltering summer heat combining for a brutal one-two punch of wild weather. >> i don't think we're done climbing on temperature. >> reporter: temperatures across the south hitting triple digits. baking some hard-hit communities for the third straight week. tens of millions facing even more heat alerts in the coming days. >> this year it feels hotter than regular. >> reporter: in sweltering southwest texas, the national park service says a 14-year-old boy got sick and died while hiking. temperatures in big bend national park hit nearly 120 degrees. the boy's stepfather rushed to find help and was found dead, officials say, after his car crashed over an emb

first, nbc's priscilla thompson joins us from perryton, texas. good morning. how is it looking there? >> reporter: well, kristen, good morning. as you can see, residents here in perryton are still digging through the destruction after that ef-3 tornado bore down so quickly and so powerfully that officials weren't even able to sound the alarms. and we are now learning that at least one person has died after tornadoes ripped through mississippi last night. this morning, people across the south are waking up to more devastation. overnight, homes leveled as a tornado ripped through part of mississippi. the southeast pummeled by another round of summer storms. and 12 million americans across the south at risk today. it comes after a weekend of walloping weather. >> it was, like, rumbling to hear stuff cracking, breaking. >> reporter: reports of at least 14 tornadoes touching down in nine states. from intense storms to extreme heat, some 31 million southerners remain under heat alerts as record-breaking triple digit temperatures grip the region meanwhile, residents