tonight for a convicted killer who escaped after stabbing a guard and hijacking a prison bus. crypto-crash: $1 trillion worth of virtual currencies, like bitcoin wiped out over the last month. deadly storms: three killed across the midwest from 100-mile-per-hour winds, hail, and tornadoes. did this traffic stop in georgia violate the civil rights of athletes at a historically black college? and on the road. a spring tribute to love in bloom in connecticut. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan in for norah. tonight, president biden said it is just a matter of weeks before baby formula is back on shelves. the u.s. is working now with manufacturers to import formula and relieve this nationwide crisis. from coast to coast, over 43% of all baby formula products are just out of stock, and in some parts of the country, the problem is even worse. but for
feel any significant relief at the grocery store or gas pump. fuel costs just hit another new high, $4.40 a gallon on average for the first time ever. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is traveling with the president. jeremy, the president gave a speech about inflation yesterday. today it s supposed to be more about food supply. what can we expect? reporter: yeah, victor, but inflation will still be very much top of mind for the president as he addresses this dueling issue of rising food prices, as well as this global food shortage. part of it sparked by the war in ukraine. ukraine/russia, key suppliers of wheat around the world. we ll hear the president address both of those. and the fact that he s talking about inflation for the second day in a row, a reflection of the extent to which he s facing serious political pressure on this issue, a top issue for voters heading into the midterms. today we ll hear the president announce several new steps to help farmers
Wicked weather this week between heat and rain storms and winds in excess of 100 mile per hour in texas, houston, where at least seven are confirmed dead. And hundreds are still without power. Katie, how do things look there now . A new shift of workers have arrived this morning and their work is underway after some cleanup crews worked through the night and theyre trying to board up a lot of the shattered windows in some of the Downtown High Rise Office Buildings and hotels. And you can see the work is cut out for them and there are a lot of windows theyre going to have to take care of, all of this damage, caused by the strength of 100 mile per hour straightline winds that hit right in downtown houston. The cleanup and power Restoration Efforts are likely to take weeks, not days. More than 500,000 people in Harris County here are still waking up in the dark. Its a huge concern as we enter the stretch of 90 degree days coming up. Weve been speaking with a lot of people on the ground be
A plane falling out of the sky, crashing into a home in oregon, two killed. What were learning. Opening statements in the trial of Sam Bankmanfried. The onetime crypto king now accused of billions in fraud. The suspect arrested in the 1996 killing of tupac shakur in court for the first time the new evidence shown to the grand jury Making History simone biles leading team usa to a seventh straight victory on the world stage. S this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. If youve been wondering who would want to become speaker of the house after Kevin Mccarthy was unceremoniously shoved aside yesterday with a push from members of his own party, the answer has come quickly. Two republicans officially stepping forward today saying they will compete for the speakers gavel, setting off a scramble to gather support and votes from within a splintered Republican Caucus thats governing with a slim majority uncertainty over the next speaker Rendering Congress Paralyzed To
What does the chaos in congress mean for the American People . The drama here at the capitol threatens to inflict some real pain in communities across america. A strike involving more than 75,000 Health Care Workers is indeed getting underway after Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions failed to strike a deal. This is the Largest Health care strike in u. S. History. The workers are telling us what they are looking for and how it could affect patients. Norah the Urgent Search Tonight as police look for who opened fire during a universitys homecoming week. The new details. The future of the Catholic Church. What pope francis is signaling after mass at the vatican. Bishops are meeting right behind me to discuss controversial topics, like blessing samesex unions. To the delight of some, but to the dread of others. At this facility in georgia, they are recycling used batteries from electric vehicles. It is all part of a growing supply chain around evs in the u. S. We are going to show