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News On The Move: Midwest storm leaves 1M people without power, Salmonella outbreak hits 900 cases

Adam Shapiro and Julie Hyman highlight Tuesday’s trending stories.

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ADAM SHAPIRO: "News On The Move--" a powerful storm called a derecho roared across the Midwest yesterday, producing wind gusts of 100 miles per hour. Now, the derecho tore through Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, knocking out power to more than 1 million people. Strong winds knocked down trees and power lines, also tore roofs off of buildings. The storm traveled more than 770 miles before it lost strength.

JULIE HYMAN: A shooting outside of the White House yesterday prompted security to momentarily evacuate President Trump in the middle of a press briefing. The Secret Service later said in a statement that a man had approached an agent on a street corner nearby, said he had a weapon, and ran towards the officer, who fired, striking the person in the torso. It turned out the man was unarmed and was seriously wounded.

ADAM SHAPIRO: An outbreak of salmonella that made more than 900 people ill has spread to 43 states and parts of Canada. The Food and Drug Administration traced the outbreak to a crop of onions from California. 85 people have been sent to the hospital, but no deaths have been reported. Most of the cases in the United States have occurred in the Western part of the country.