(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) JANET PROTASIEWICZ: And while there is still work to be done, tonight, we celebrate this historic victory that has obviously reignited hope in so many of us. JANET PROTASIEWICZ, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-Elect: Our state is taking a step forward to a better and brighter future where our rights and freedoms will be protected. That gives it a liberal majority ahead of a key ruling on abortion access and on voting rights. He was backed by the city's teachers union.Īnd, in Wisconsin, voters elected Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court. In Chicago, Brandon Johnson won a Tuesday run-off to be the next mayor. Progressive Democrats are celebrating victories in two key elections today. That would have barred him from buying a gun. Air Force never reported that the shooter had been court-martialed for assault. He killed 26 people, including a pregnant woman, and wounded 22 others.Ī federal judge found the U.S. Justice Department has reached a tentative settlement of more than $144 million with victims of a mass shooting in Texas.īack in 2017, a gunman attacked a Baptist church service in Sutherland Springs outside San Antonio. In response, militants in Gaza fired rockets and the Israelis launched airstrikes.īack in this country, the U.S. The Palestinian said a number of people were beaten by the police. Police video showed office are storming the compound as Palestinians threw fireworks. ![]() In the Middle East, there are reportedly new clashes this evening in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem that follows last night's violence, when Israeli police said Palestinians refused to leave after evening prayers. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump had argued that the subpoena violates executive privilege. GEOFF BENNETT: All told, some 40 million people were under the threat of severe storms today across a swathe of states.įormer Vice President Mike Pence will testify after all in the Justice Department's January 6 investigation.Ī spokesman said today that he will not appeal a federal judge's order to comply with a subpoena. It all came just days after tornadoes struck Little Rock, Arkansas, and elsewhere, killing 32 people.įor the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Gabrielle Hays in St. GABRIELLE HAYS: And an Illinois blast of lightning and intense winds causing damage to cars, homes and power lines. On Tuesday, eyewitness video and audio captured a long, spindly funnel cloud, whipping into rope-like formations. The storm was part of the latest weather system to wreak havoc throughout the U.S. Louis Fire Department.Ĭrews went door to door checking for victims and survivors, at times cutting back toppled trees just to access them. Search-and-rescue operations got under way with more than 20 agencies involved, including the St. Officials say the twister touched down for roughly 15 minutes. The storm ravaged the areas of Marble Hill and Glenallen in rural Bollinger County, about two hours south of St. GABRIELLE HAYS: The tornado struck in the pre dawn hours, and daybreak brought the destruction into full view. It was the second round of deadly storms to strike that part of the country in less than a week. (BREAK) GEOFF BENNETT: Good evening, and welcome to the "NewsHour."Ī tornado killed at least five people today in Southeastern Missouri. MONIKA SALVAGE, Project Director, Healing Cayuga: Those few minutes are really important.Īnd it's even more critical in rural areas, where it's not just a few minutes until first responders arrive. ![]() ![]() and China.įormer President Donald Trump remains defiant after being charged with multiple felonies, as the political reaction to the case risks further dividing the country.Īnd how rural communities are using a fast-acting overdose treatment in the daunting fight against opioid addiction. On the "NewsHour" tonight: The president of Taiwan meets House Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid rising tensions between the U.S.
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