doing, quote, what republicans in congress refuse to do. the power the new order gives him just weeks before his first debate with donald trump. also tonight, opening statements in hunter biden s federal gun trial. the text messages the prosecution showed to the jury taken from his purported laptop, and what the defense is saying about his past drug use and purchase of a firearm. the nationwide disruptions impacting at&t and verizon customers. what s causing it. the first major heatwave of 2024. triple-digit temperatures in the west. we re tracking it. attorney general merrick garland defiant on capitol hill, telling republicans i will not be intimidated, as they demand tapes of president biden s interview with special counsel robert hur. our nbc news exclusive. the new electric vehicles rolling off gm s assembly line. the ceo on why gm is still betting big on evs, despite a sales slowdown. and after he stole the show from his congressman dad, the 6-year-old telling
once he does here is what will happen. there will immediate i will be an extension of unemployment benefits through september. billions for state and local governments, billions for schools, billions for vaccine distribution, and expansion of the child tax credit and those $1400 direct stimulus checks. but that right there is only part of the big news that has come out today. a year after the w.h.o. declared a global pandemic we got some of the best news yet. a new study shows the pfizer vaccine prevents near all asymptomatic infections. a huge step towards ending this pandemic and getting us back to normal. on top of that the pfizer vaccine shows it is 97% effective at stopping hospitalizations and deaths including against the uk variant which doctors say is more contagious. it is incredible news delivered at an incredible speed. tonight president bide listen deliver his first prime time address to the nation and he is expected to recognize the immense lost that we have suff
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first tonight, hunter biden s gun trial begins. the first trial of a child of a sitting president. the first lady there in that courtroom. also developing, president biden preparing a new executive order, a crackdown on the mexico border. it would shut down the border immediately to asylum seekers if daily migrant numbers hit 2,500. and what we re learning about this. in new york city tonight, those two nypd officers shot and wounded. chasing a robbery suspect. one shot in the chest, saved by his bulletproof vest. what authorities have now revealed about the suspect. this major heat wave already building tonight. temperatures well into the triple digits across several states. and the wildfire burning in california. the swimmer attacked by a shark off the coast. bitten on the chest, arm, and hand. witnesses on how the swimmer survived. israel s war with hamas. tonight, the israeli military now confirming the deaths of four more hostages in gaza. here in the u.s. to
fully vaccinated can now see their family if no one is high risk, tonight here, the reality check. new reporting from inside the hospitals, with icus full, as the cdc says americans must remain vigilant with the variants still spreading. and major news tonight on one of the three vaccines and how it did against one of those key variants. the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, charged with the killing of george floyd. at least three jurors now seated tonight and you will hear the audio of those jurors being asked key questions about the case. tonight, the queen responds. the first statement from buckingham palace on the allegations made by meghan and prince harry, including accusations of racism. president biden s $1.9 trillion rescue plan nearing the finish line tonight, and a clearer picture here this evening of what a typical family of four could receive in help. cecilia vega at the white house. the growing concern tonight about aborder. the