year for sport. up here, an historic treble. down under, a women s world cup. england and australia couldn t be separated in the ashes, whilst cricket, rugby union and netball all had world cups of their own. golf came togetherfor the solheim and ryder cups. but the start of this sporting year was, for some, less a beginning and more a resumption. football had onlyjust returned after its unprecedented winter world cup break. also resuming, returning, the australian open once more welcomed novak djokovic, a year on from his deportation over his covid vaccination status. still no vax for novak but here he was, back and unbeatable. his was a 22nd grand slam title. for irina sabalenka, a first. saudi arabia s bid to become a major player in global sport was laid bare. cristiano ronaldo becoming a figurehead for the fledgling football league. before the end of the year, they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin su
world, you are watching cnn newsroom and i am rosemary church, just ahead, the clock is ticking for the u.s. to raise the debt ceiling or risk a default. and in the hours ahead, another key meeting between joe biden and kevin mccarthy is on the agenda. leaders of the g7 summit say that they want to bring peace to ukraine as president zelenskyy disputes moscow s claim that russian fighters control bakhmut. is but a resounding victory, greece fails to secure a majority in parliamentary elections, serving the country up for another round of voting soon. live from the cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us, with the g7 summit now behind him, he was president joe biden back in washington to face his most pressing issue right now. the impasse over the u.s. debt ceiling, in the coming hours, president biden will meet yet again, with house speaker kevin mccarthy to try to strike a deal on raising the countries borrowing limit. mccarthy s
fires at random, killing three elderly women. police taking down the gunman. a sergeant is wounded. fellow officers coming to her aid. the gunman s final message, and what his family is saying. also, the massive fire in charlotte, north carolina. more than a dozen people rescued. at least two missing. the inferno reaching 2,000 degrees. nbc news now reporting florida governor ron desantis is set to formally announce he is running for president, as disney cancels a $1 billion development in its feud with the governor. just breaking, a man rams his car through a gate at the vatican, before police stop him. we have late details. president biden in japan, while back home, negotiators work around the clock to reach a deal on the debt limit. where things stand right now. why deutsche bank is agreeing to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by jeffrey epstein s victims. priced out. one of the toughest housing markets in years. higher rates, far fewer homes for sale. how t
stop him we have late details president biden in japan, while back home negotiators work around the clock to reach a deal on the debt limit where things stand right now. why deutsche bank is agreeing to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by jeffrey epstein s victims. priced out one of the toughest housing markets in years. higher rates, far fewer homes for sale how to navigate it and at age 63, she is going back to where she feels most at home, outer space. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. once more we are seeing the horror of a mass shooting through the eyes of the heroes days after a teenaged shooter randomly killed three elderly women, police in farmington, new mexico, have released dramatic body camera video capturing the daring actions of police officers. in scenes we should warn you may find upsetting, the video captures officers rushing toward the danger, their long guns extended in front as one officer confr
the government confirms it is supplying ukraine with the long range missiles it requested for its fight against russian forces. and the australian immigration lawyer taking on eurovision tonight. at 6.30: concerns of how the cost of living crisis will make access to health care worse in london s poorest areas. and rail strikes make an unwelcome return tomorrow. we look ahead to semifinals. the bank of england has raised interest rates again, as it tries to stop prices rising so high. but the bank s governor has warned that prices will not fall nearly as fast they had predicted though he says the economy won t now go into recession. have a look at what has happened to interest rates over the past 15 years. these here were booming times before the financial crash. the economy was growing, there was a house price boom and the bank raised rates to try to damp it all down. and then this steep fall after the crash, with the bank of england trying to save the economy by slashing