Severe weather is sweeping across the country putting millions at risk for damaging winds and hail just one day after tornadoes tore through Illinois. In Texas, the brutally hot summer is now turning deadly. In Hawaii, Big Island residents are preparing for another tropical storm system. NBC's Ryan Chandler reports for Sunday TODAY.

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After almost four decades, the execution of James Duckett brought closure for two families who believe they both lost young girls to the same killer.
The 68-year-old was executed by lethal injection July 28 for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee while on duty as a cop for the Mascotte Police Department.
McAbee's family attended his execution at the Florida State Prison in Raiford.
They were joined by family and friends of 14-year-old Jeanifer Weldon. Authorities believe she also was killed by Duckett four months after he murdered McAbee.
Investigators Revisit Florida Serial Killer Case As Search Resumes For Possible Additional Victims

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After a deadly crash nearly three quarters of a century ago, a missing Pan Am passenger plane was finally found on the ocean floor, and cameras were there the moment researchers discovered it. NBC News' Tom Costello has the story.

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