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From Oprah to Tom Hanks and even our very own Lester Holt, commencement speakers across the U.S. offered students some words of wisdom this year. On tonight’s broadcast, we take a look back at some of this year’s graduation highlights. 

Severe weather is tearing through Texas with a reported five tornadoes and at least one confirmed touching down near Fort Stockton, Texas. Meanwhile, a tropical storm is slowly moving through the gulf. NBC News’ Sam Brock has the latest weather updates.

A family in Florida has been reunited after their car was stolen with their sleeping two-year-old child inside. The suspect is still missing. NBC News’ Miguel Almaguer has the latest.

New documents reveal more details about the days leading up to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s death and how he struggled to adapt to life behind bars. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has more details.

Eight workers were injured in New Haven, Connecticut after a building where crews were pouring concrete suddenly caved in. This comes as rescuers in Davenport, Iowa are beginning a long-awaited dig for survivors at a different collapse. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa has details on both.

The Itasca administrator is accused of sending lewd photos and soliciting a minor, officials said.

Workers at the site told first responders the concrete was being poured faster than they could spread it, and it pooled too much in one area and caused the collapse.

The decision, which comes ahead of the 2024 election, undoes a policy implemented in December 2020, after President Joe Biden won the election.

“They were going in my hair and going in my ears and in my nose, and I thought I better keep my mouth shut because those bees will be in my mouth,” the 81-year-old said.

Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez entered Brownsville, Texas, with her parents and two siblings on May 9. She died on May 17, her ninth day in Border Patrol custody.

Weil’s daughter, Dr. Jenn Mann, said that the songwriter died Thursday at her home in Beverly Hills, California, “surrounded by her family.”