president biden pay respects in the wake of the assassination of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. also, search and rescue efforts are under way in ukraine after a russian missile hit a residential building, killing at least a dozen civilians. we ll get a live report. n civil. we l welcome to way too early, on this monday, july 11th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for joining us. the next hearing into the january 6 capitol attack is tomorrow and it will focus on what the committee has called the marshaling of the mob. this will reportedly include evidence of coordination between trump world and the extremist groups that led the attack on the capitol such as the proud boys and the oathkeepers. a source tells the nbc news that former oathkeepers spokesman jason will testify. he left the group back in 2017 but he will speak about how it spreads propaganda and how it became radical over the years. he has met with the committee twice before. former produce white house
behind one of the most iconic movie themes of all time announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening ancient history is facing an immediate and uncertain future tonight in one of the most cherished slices of america a wildfire roaring through parts of california s yosemite park, threatening hundreds of giant sequoias some more than 2,000 years old. tonight crews literally using a network of sprinklers to create humidity around the towering trees to give them a fighting chance. remarkable imagery revealing the spread and intensity of the fire, which doubled in size over the weekend. the fire fueled by the severe drought now affecting over 97% of california, along with extreme heat which is not just making things difficult in the west, but extending all the way to the gulf coast, leaving 36 million under heat alerts. miguel almaguer is in the fire zone tonight with late details. reporter: exploding in size again overnight, yosemite s washburn fire i
When president Muhamadu Buhari won the nigerian presidency two years ago it seemed like africas most populous nation had turned a corner. A first ever peaceful democratic transition bought a promise of cleaner, better governance and Major Economic reform. Hows it going . Well, my guest today is emmanuel ibe kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources. Can Oil Dependent nigeria transform itself into a modern, Trading Economy . Emmanuel ibe kachikwu, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. I guess the lesson of the last two years or so, with president Muhamadu Buhari in power, is that nigeria remains dangerously overreliant upon oil. Well, yes. Clearly over reliant. I dont know if its dangerously. Look at the positive sides of oil, in terms of what it has done to the country over the years. When the price slumps, its dangerous. Oh yes. We would love to see, obviously, a lot more diversification, a lot of effort is going into that, emphasis on agriculture, tourism areas, emphasis
we need some younger people in the office yeah. that s bottom line. should be extended to everybody, yeah kind of up there. reporter: however the vice president said sunday they expect to be in the race. he intends to run. and if he does, i intend to run with him. reporter: one clear warning, only 13% of americans said they think the country is on the right track. i feel like we re taking so many steps back right now. reporter: to counter doubters, the white house touts the strong job market and gas prices down 33 cents in the last month. tomorrow the president heads to israel and saudi arabia where he will push to increase oil supply to ease gas prices can we get that price down and can we keep it down reporter: that new polling does offer a positive sign for the white house, showing president biden a few points ahead of donald trump when voters are asked about a potential re-match in
as president, it is my job to keep our country strong and secure. we have to counter russia s aggression, put ourselves in the best possible position to outcompete china and work for greater stability in a consequential region of the world. to do these things, we have to engage directly with those countries that impact those countries. saudi arabia is one of them. and when i meet with saudi leaders on friday, my aim will to be strengthen a strategic partnership going forward that is based on mutual interests and responsibilities while also holding true to fundamental american values. i will be the first president to visit the middle east since september 11th without u.s. troops engaged in a combat mission there. it s my aim to keep it that way. joining us now is white house reporter for the washington post tyler pager, he is traveling ahead of the president, already in jerusalem. the president heads to israel and the west bank first, and then on to saudi arabia. tyler, great to see