Possible tornado forming in central new york. This hour, the cleanup and where a threat of Severe Weather still lingers this week. Also ahead, the indictment of donald trump, the judge ordering a new hearing as lawyers spar over evidence in the Election Interference Case. When we can see them back in court. And later, the high stakes special election today that could determine the fate of Abortion Rights in ohio. What Ohio Republicans are trying to do in a rare august vote. Good morning. It is great to have you with us. It is 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with some breaking news. Deadly weather causing chaos, pouring rain, high winds, even tornadoes batter, the midatlantic and southeast, canceling thousands of flights and leaving close to a Million People without electricity. Check out this scary scene that played out in maryland. People were trapped in their cars after intense wind took down an entire line of power poles. Nbcs kathy park is tracking i
campaign rally today. nearly two months after he announced reelection bid. biden faces dismal polling numbers hand mounting concern even from within has only party about age and cognitive abilities despite that, he s gaining major endorsements. alexandra hoff live where today s rally was held. good evening, the focus of the debut reelection rally was union workers specifically calling themselves the most prolabor resident in history, hosted by the afl cio of powerful federation and 60 unions which recently voted to endorse the biden harris ticket, president biden spoke of the administration s record and make this accusation to the crowd. let me tell you something. after what i ve done when they come back to get rid of these clean energy investments, they try to stop the plan, i will try to do these things. guess what they re coming for your jobs. republicans argue the clean energy initiatives by the biden administration would hurt american workers in the economy. the
interest rates have been held at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row by the bank of england, despite the rate of inflation hitting the bank s target level of 2% for the time in three years. of 2% for the first time in three years. economists have predicted that interest rates, which are currently at a 16 year high, won t be cut until august. with more, here s our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. ok, so it s four bedrooms. first time buyerjames has his eye on his dream home in coventry. but getting the keys to the door has been more challenging than expected as higher mortgage rates have made the first rung of the housing ladder harder to grasp. we definitely had to make some cutbacks as a couple and look at our financial plan to see if we could afford the mortgage. with the rates being high, we ve had to save for effectively another year to come into line with that. it s also understanding, yeah, the term of the mortgage, you know, from looking at it, it s now
november election. even in a red state? oh, yes. oh, yes. reporter: and we know from watching this in the 2022 midterms and other referendum votes we have seen, this is not a classic r versus d, republican versus democrat split when it comes to abortion access. this is something where especially when we re watching conservative women in the suburbs, it is a place that could really have big implications on both parties. ana? thank you for this reporting. ali vitali. and now to a road trip out west for president biden. he s kicking off a climate-focused tour today starting in the battleground state of arizona, where climate is top of mind for everyone, of course, during this heat wave. that state s capital of phoenix hit temperatures of 110 degrees for 31 days straight. let s bring in nbc news white house correspondent monica alba now. monica, what is on the president s agenda out there in arizona today? reporter: well, it is something historic, ana. the president is going to
temperatures still below par, about 14-21. it temperatures still below par, about 14 21. it looks fairly unsubtle to the next week or so. some showers in the next week or so. some showers in the forecast, but a little bit of sunshine around too. thank you. we are going to end the programme tonight with a special tribute to george. 20 years ago, george and i launched the new six 0 clock news together back in january 2003. he was a foreign correspondent at heart that was his passion. but he felt enormously proud and privileged to be presenting the bbc s evening news, and he loved it. he loved being in the newsroom, being part of the team. and he made a good cup of tea as well! we all adored him. he felt a real connection with the audience too. after he was diagnosed with cancer just over nine years ago, he received thousands of letters and messages from people who wrote to him as if they knew each other, strangers who spoke to him as a friend. he was really touched by your support. geo