making reporter: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening it goes against every fiber in our being, having to bury our own children parents in uvalde, texas now facing that grim reality, beginning to lay their children to rest in a world no safer today than it was a week ago when their children became victims of mass murder this holiday weekend, nine people were killed and more than 60 hurt in mass shootings across the u.s. overall, at least 156 died by gun violence hundreds left wounded. but in the tiny texas town of uvalde, still mourning the 19 children and two adults who were ruthlessly murdered last tuesday, we re still learning about the timeline and what officers did or didn t do to try to save them but today s focus, the first of 21 funerals celebrating the lives lost our morgan chesky is there. reporter: tonight heartbreak hitting home, with hundreds saying final goodbyes. you feel sad, man, it hits you hard reporter: 21 funerals over the ne
the doj set to begin a review of the delayed response our nbc news exclusive. the border patrol agent who raced to t school where his wife was a teacher and his daughter a student what he s saying about the response also tonight, historic hurricane agatha slams mexico and a new threat in the midwest after a tornado damaged as many as 100 homes. al roker is here gas prices hitting a new record high as europe moves t ban most russian oil and russian forces seizing half of a key city in eastern ukraine. the rare meeting president biden welcoming the chairman of the fed to the white house to talk inflation. and our reporting, the friction inside the white house as the president s approval sinks. a chaotic start to the summer travel season delays, cancellations, and soaring airfares and now the comeback for business travel. and the excitement building for the queen s platinum jubilee. the countdown to the event 70 years in the