And we start today's other headlines here at home, where the official start of summer tomorrow is expected to bring a stifling heat wave across much of the country.

Already large parts of the western U.S. and the upper Midwest are under extreme heat alerts.

Temperatures this weekend are expected to hit triple digits in some places, while dangerously high humidity will make it feel even hotter.

The extreme heat is expected to push east next week.

Meantime.

Indiana is cleaning up after a line of severe storms blasted through the state yesterday,

knocking out power for tens of thousands of customers,

while flooding and rock slides closed a section of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee, North Carolina state line.

Hurricane Eric is making its way inland. Across southern Mexico, after making landfall this morning,

is a Category 3 storm. It narrowly missed the resort areas of Acapulco and Porto Escondido,

crashing into a less populated area with top winds of 125 miles per hour.

Along the way, Eric smashed beachfront restaurants and fishing boats in Wauhaca State.

Forecasters expect the storm to weaken

as it moves further inland and hits coastal mountains. There are no reports of injuries or deaths

so far. Spain is rejecting a NATO proposal due next week that calls on member nations to commit

5% of GDP to defense spending. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called that target unreasonable.

In a letter to NATO Secretary General, he wrote that it would move Spain away from optimal

spending and it would hinder the EU's ongoing efforts to strengthen its security.

Spain was already the lowest spender in the 32-member alliance last year, allocating less than 2% to defense.

President Trump has pushed the 5% target, saying NATO leaders rely too heavily on the U.S.

President Trump signed an executive order today, allowing TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. for another 90 days.

The announcement on his social media platform allows the government until mid-September

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