these people are working, farm workers are working from sunrise to sunset, by the time they get home and ask for transportation and pay to go and find they find nothing. it s so terrible. this has been a big, big issue. i thank you for being with us. thank you for doing what you do on a daily basis. it s been great to have you here with us this morning. that wraps up the hour for me. see you tomorrow night on nbc news saturday. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. good day, everyone. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington. president biden is trying to show he is taking action in response to the supreme court s abortion decision. it s not clear what he can do without congress. just back from nato, the president will meet with nine democratic governors virtually to talk about steps they can take to protect abortion access. the white house is trying to increase the availability of abortion pills as recent cou
reporter: the federal reserve just made history announcing that they re raising interest rates by 3/4 of a percentage point for the second meeting in a row. we haven t seen anything like that in back to back meetings in modern fed history, but we re not in nor times. we re dealing with the worst inflation inflation prices in 40 years. inflation remains elevated due in part to russia s invasion of ukraine and very high food and energy prices. so the fed is stepping in and acting like the firefighter. they re trying to put this inflation fire out. the goal here is to raise borrowing costs and try to cool off red hot demand, and that should hopefully allow supply a chance to catch up. but you know, officials also signaled that they re not nearly done with rate hikes. they said it would, quote, will be appropriate to continue raising interest rates. and here s the problem. they re raising rates into an economy that is already showing cracks here. in the new statement today, the
found brittney griner guilty as she was led away in handcuffs. britntney, how do you feel? i love my family. we start with fred pleitgen. what happens now? where do we go? hi, erica. essentially the court sentenced her to nine years in the penal colony. if she would send her, the fields are very far away from the russian capital. they re usually tough places as well. our understanding is that because her legal team say they re going to appeal this verdict, for now she s going to remain in the same detention facility outside of moscow that she has been insofar as long as an appeals process would take place. brittney griner, of course, was essentially appealing to the judge for leniency in a very long speech to the judge asking for leniency. let s listen to some of what she had to say. i know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but i hope that that is far from this courtroom. again, i had no intent on breaking any russian laws. i had no intent. i
And fills at the Burning Man Festival after heavy rains caused chaos. Police investigating at least one death. All of that, plus a subject close to my heart, literally, next hour. Im using my personal battle with it is east to educate our viewers. And im not alone. We have to be able to pivot. You have to be able to do the exact same things that you tell your athletes to do, you tell your kids to do if something is not right, then you have to act. And i had to act. She had to act, as we all. The legendary Hall Of Fame Basketball dawn staley, and another fellow survivor carroll divine, join me with two top medical experts in the field, for a special. You do not want to miss it. It could save your life. That is our next hour, ahead. We want to begin, at the, with the former president , donald trump, said to be arraigned wednesday along with 18 codefendants in georgias election interference case, even without most of them being there. Trump and 11 other defendants have waived their right
But the legacy of the event is no longer just about the horrific mess as officials are now investigating at least one death in the nevada desert. Plus, the latest on a stunning and senseless killing at a college in texas. A 21yearold student shot pointblank by a man he didnt even know. As chilling as that was, wait until you hear what the alleged gunman said he planned to do next. And President Biden addressing Union Workers in philadelphia today, celebrating the American Economy as the strongest in the world. So why dont the American People believe it . We want to begin with the shocking and now deadly situation at the burning man festival. One person is dead and others are stranded as rain has turned it into a major, muddy mess. Were just getting an update here, liz, many of the revelers being able to leave soon. Tell us more about what were learning. Reporter this is an update just moments ago from burning man organizer es. Weve been waiting for this and they said they have decided