inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone forecasters are using terms like heat dome and atmospheric rivers to describe what is driving extreme weather conditions across the country tonight, from dangerous rain and flooding to crippling heat many will see triple-digit highs in fact over the course of the next seven days, over 250 million americans can expect temperatures 90 or hotter. and while drought-stricken parts of the west can t seem to buy a drop of rain, too much of it has fallen in montana and wyoming. it s been wiping out bridges, roads, and literally carrying houses away. yellowstone park closed tonight a crushing start to the park s busy vacation season. from tornado sirens blaring in chicago to fires in the west, this is already shaping up to be a summer to remember our team is in place to cover it all, starting tonight with gadi schwartz. reporter: tonight, weather extremes as destructive as they a
side. and, the january 6th hearing that was set for this morning aimed at trump s influence on the department of justice has been postponed. we ll tell you what s next for the investigation into the insurrection. good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 15th. i m jonathan lemire. we re learning new details about the next january 6th committee hearing which will now take place tomorrow afternoon. a hearing originally scheduled for today has been postponed. congress woman zoe lofgren said it was stemming from an overwhelming demand on staff to produce the videos they have been showing during the hearings. as for tomorrow s hearing, the focus will be on former president trump s efforts to pressure his vice president mike pence into overturning the 2020 results. vice chair of the committee liz cheney, republican, teased ahead hearing new video she posted to twitter. the select committee will examine president trump s relentless effort on january 6
you think it means. jesse: we get burned by overconfidence at one point in our lives. trust me i have been there. for our country, unfortunately, we have a delusional leader that actually thinks he is doing a great job for america. under my plan for the economy we made extraordinary progress. i don t want to hear any more of these lies about reckless spending we are changing people lice. we are delivering the biggest drop in the history of the united states of america. if by extraordinary progress his individual breaking on prices, incongratulation and stock market prices have at it. he has gone a great job. biden can t remember a time when the economy was this strong and i don t doubted him. he probably doesn t remember much. almost every economic indicator shows we are under pressure. even cnn and joe s favorite rating agency moody s analytics is calling him out. experts i spoke to still scoffed at the idea that president biden is personally responsible for having r
this, of course, despite his promise to make saudi, quote, a pariah state. all this as the federal reserve is expected to announce its biggest hike in decades. john harwood is live in philadelphia. john, there is a lot at stake for the president. reporter: a lot at stake, erica, for the president. a lot at stake for the country. as we ve seen underscored by the january 6th committee hearings. the president s biggest political problem is negative public sentiment about high inflation. as you indicated, he is going to say that this is his top priority. mostly a job for the federal reserve, but he s also going to do what he can to try to make a difference on the margins. that s why he is going to swallow his statements about making saudi arabia a pariah and meet with the crown prince, mbs, on a visit in a few weeks. that s in hopes of expanding saudi oil production and getting gas prices down a little bit. he s also here before this friendly audience to talk about the positi
another prisoner swap? then, the same kind of technology used for the best covid vaccines, mrna, is showing promise in treating other conditions, including some cancers. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead. prices are up and the stock market is down. president biden is trying to put a positive spin on the economy, today insisting that tackling the worst inflation the u.s. has seen in decades remains a top priority. during a speech in front of the afl-cio in philadelphia, the president touted his administration s coronavirus relief efforts, record new job creation, and low unemployment levels. sure, but that s likely little consolation to the millions of americans paying record prices for everything from food to gasoline. especially as many economists predict the federal reserve will drastically hike interest rates tomorrow to try to get control of the inflation. president biden will try to address one of those crises, gas prices, now avera