hours of the race. we re in dangerous times. this is not the first time we ve been we ve been threatened. arizona s kari lake after a suspicious white powder was sent to her campaign office. and a potential tropical storm could impact florida just as voters are heading to the polls. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. today, one final day of campaigning before it s all in the hands of voters. at stake, control of both houses of congress along with dozens of state offices including governor. early voting still under way in 47 states with more than 40 million ballots already cast. here is what some voters have been telling us. i drive a truck. and it does not get very good gas mileage. i had to quit my last job because i couldn t afford to drive all the way out there. why is the price of gasoline where it is today? you can t just overlook that issue. i came up in a union household. my dad was a teamster for 3
power last year. and temperatures injapan are at the highest in nearly 150 years. now, fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the chinese president, xijinping, has sworn in hong kong s new leader, john lee. the territory is marking 25 years since the handover from british colonial rule. mr lee is taking over from carrie lam, whose time in office saw beijing tighten its grip on hong kong. this was scene in hong kong in the last hour asjohn lee took the oath of office. mr lee is a security chief who oversaw the police response to hong kong s huge democracy protests in 2019. it s mr xi s first trip out of mainland china since the beginning of the covid 19 pandemic. and it s his first to hong kong since swearing in carrie lam. translation: the practice of one country. translation: the practice of one country, two translation: the practice of one country, two systems. l translation: the practice of l one
in the shortages across the nation. also tonight, with memorial day weekend and the unofficial start of summer now less than a week away, record high gas prices have some americans second guessing a road trip and their daily budgets. and as the focus turns to georgia primaries just days away, the pennsylvania republican senate primary still too close to call with a recount likely around the corner. we begin with the crisis on the border which shows no signs of slowing down despite a judge temporarily halting the biden administration s plan to end title 42 covid restrictions at the border tomorrow. bill melugin is live in eagle pass, texas, with the latest there. bill? well, jon, good evening to you. that federal ruling really isn t going to change anything on the ground here tat southern border. the at the southern border. the illegal crossings will continue. title 42 has been in place the whole 250i78 the whole time, and we expect everything to stay the same. for the l
the tale of triumph for a baby giraffe inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening a solemn journey to buffalo for president biden today meeting with some of the grieving families who lost loved ones in saturday s supermarket massacre the president and first lady visiting the site the president offering comfort and giving full-throated voice to the anger so many feel over the racist ideologies that drove the attack that allegedly targeted black people the president declaring white supremacy will not have the last word this evening a chill still sweeping across buffalo as the pieces of the horrific plot reveal themselves. tonight what we ve learned about the suspect s previous journey to the city, the planning, the alternate targets allegedly considered all under the nose of an unsuspecting community. emilie ikeda has new details for us tonight. evil will not win, i promise you. reporter: today president biden and the first l
i worry at its commitment to health disparities, to the ten year cancer programme, to the fight to lead a healthy life, to our whole commitment to making britain healthier. the fa cup final is into extra time, as both liverpool and chelsea continue to search for a goal at wembley. and there s just an hour to go until the eurovision final gets under way in turin. there are high hopes for the uk s sam ryder, but ukraine are favourites to win. and a baby giraffe born with her front leg bending the wrong way gets a helping hand, with special leg braces to put her on the road to recovery. russia s president, vladimir putin, has warned his finnish counterpart thatjoining nato and abandoning finland s neutral status would be a mistake . finland is expected to formally announce its intention to join the western military alliance tomorrow. russia and finland share an 800 mile border and russia says it has no hostile intentions towards finland and sweden, but has warned that their mem