after it was shelled this week. they say moscow s actions are increasing the risk of a terrible accident. # we re locking in the air. # we re walking in the air. and the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the children s book the snowman, has died at the age of 88. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start in the us, where donald trump has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family s business practices. mr trump described the inquiry by the new york attorney general, letitia james, as a witch hunt. ms james is looking into whether the trump organization tried to acquire loans and avoid taxes by misleading the authorities. the former president s deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home as part of a separate investigation. shortly after his visit to the ne
sales plunging as mortgage rates rise. what it means for buyers and sellers. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone as the heat tightens its scorching grip, in some places, it s one eye on the thermometer and the other on the electricity meter. texas in particular seeing nearly unprecedented power usage as triple-digit temperatures continue to drive people indoors, testing the power grid nationwide electric bills are already expected to climb 20% over last year, to a average of $540. roughly a third of americans right now under heat alert yesterday saw a dozen record highs broken. more expected today. parts of the desert southwest could see a dangerous 115 degrees. and th heat now pumping into the east and south washington, d.c., bracing for a possible high of 100 by sunday. philadelphia under a heat advisory through the weekend. ou team in place tonight with the very latest and we begin with sam brock reporter: the blistering heat
on this tuesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us today. a bipartisan senate working group led by democrat chris murphy of connecticut and republican john cornyn of texas will hold a remote meeting today in hopes of reaching a basic framework for gun reform. senator cornyn said yesterday that many gun issues should be discussed at the state level and said background checks, mental health, and red flag laws are things that congress can address. after spending nearly four hours with uvalde families on sunday, the president returned to the white house yesterday, and expressed optimism that quote rational republicans will make a move this time. he decried, easy access to high caliber weapons, while also discussing the limitations of his own power. s own power. one week after the deadly shooting in texas, funeral services are under way, for the victims. on a hot memorial day, american flags flew at half-staff in uvalde yesterday. not only for fallen soldie
and first lady are scheduled to meet with religious and community leaders and to mourn with the families whose children are killed. this is a comes as you volleys occult police force faces scrutiny for connection for the mass shooting at robb elementary. school the loved 19 children and two teachers dead. according to texas public safety officials. students and teachers repeatedly begged 9-1-1 operators for help. during the attack, while the school district police chief told more than a dozen officers to wait in a hallway. those actions have now become the center of the investigation into the horrific shooting in the near one hour delay in confronting the shooter who led to discipline lawsuits and even credible charges into meanwhile chilling new details are emerging about the 9-1-1 calls. that came from inside the classroom. the shooter barricaded himself. in the washington post has reporting, at 12:03 pm, a girl called 9-1-1 for a little over a minute and whispered that s
and whether or not nikki haley, her vote increase does go up. and what that means? for republicans. thank you for joining us, santa news night with abby phillip starts now republicans keep trying to prove that there s fire where they he sees smoke. that s tonight on news good evening. i m abby phillip in new york tonight if at first you don t succeed, dust yourself off, and try again. i ll republicans, okay. they may not have leah committed to memory three, but it definitely seems like they ve taken that advice to heart and they are perpetually in search of evidence to pin crimes on biden s allies. now they re supposed to be proof in the pudding, but republicans can t seem to make jello the gop struck out on the mayorkas impeachment. they lift again when they tried to impeach joe biden. and just yesterday, they tried to turn anthony fauci into dr. frank inside. they laid the blame for a monster covid pandemic at his feet and now today, congress gave us the latest exampl