why the coffee giant is closing stores in several major cities and it s not about sales. and the trailblazing woman making nfl history announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the government is putting another dismal number to what our family budgets are already telling us prices are still going up the rate of inflation in june ballooned to 9.1% over the same month last year. the highest peak since 1981 the cost of virtually everything up, from gas, up 60%, to groceries, up 12.2%. to the roofs over our heads climbing 5.5% last month president biden calling the numbers unacceptably high but also out of date, noting they do not fully reflect recent declines in gas prices still, it spells a gut check moment for the fed as it weighs more interest rate hikes, sure to hit home for american borrowers and potentially tipping the economy into a recession. tom costello has our report reporter: for anyone struggling with daily expenses, espec
israel strongly opposes the iranian nuclear deal president biden is trying to revive in an interview with an israeli journalist, the president hardened his language but not his position on military force to prevent iran acquiring nuclear weapons. does that also mean, sir, that you would use force against iran is that what that means? if that was the last resort, yes reporter: and even when abroad 2024 looms. are you predicting a biden-trump rematch of 2024? i m not predicting. but i would not be disappointed reporter: before the president arrived a secret service agent was sent back to the u.s. after being accused of a physical altercation on the street israeli police did not file charges the agent is on leave pending investigation. lester kelly o donnell, thank you. now to our nbc news exclusive wnba star brittney griner is due back in a russian court tomorrow, and perhaps no one understands her struggle quite like a young american with a very similar story
gas prices up nearly 60% in the last year when will inflation peak as fears of a recession grow also tonight, new fallout after the leak of the uvalde school shooting video why some of the victims parents are outraged and the new questions the video is raising president biden on his first trip in office to the middle east the news he made in israel today when asked would the u.s. use force to keep iran from getting a nuclear weapon how he responded and the secret service under scrutiny why an agent was sent home from israel the state of emergency declared in virginia after flash floods more than 40 people unaccounted for and scorching heat, millions on alert tonight. our nbc news exclusive. the american held prisoner in russia her ten-month-long nightmare and her message to wnba superstar brittney griner being held in what is believed to be the same detention center starbucks shut down