and the little prince who stole the show announcer: this is “nbc nightly news” with lester holt and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight just moments ago president biden delivered an urgent address to the american people on gun violence the president speaking more than a week after 19 children and 2 adults were killed in uvalde, texas. and a day after four shot dead in a tulsa hospital the president saying every day places have become killing fields, battlefields in america. he called for raising the age to purchase assault weapons, expanding background checks, and creating a federal red flag law. while bipartisan lawmakers say they have a potential plan to try to curb gun violence, their efforts come after many failed attempts in washington. will any of it become a reality? we start tonight with kelly o donnell. reporter: president biden who has grieved with families traumatized by mass shootings tonight implored the congress and the communities to cha
the pain at the pump here s tom costello. reporter: with gas prices setting new record highs every day sources tell nbc news president biden is expected to travel to saudi arabia later this month and expected to meet with crown prince mohammed bin salman the news comes after intense diplomatic efforts, and on the same day, opec and ten allies unexpectedly said they will modestly increase oil production by 648,000 barrels a day in july and august for months the saudis have refused u.s. requests to pump more to bring gas prices down since taking office, the biden administration has tried to isolate the kingdom following the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. today most oil analysts appeared skeptical that the extra oil announced so far is enough to lower pump prices. the national average today hit yet another record, $4.71 a gallon eight states now pay more than $5 a gallon. $6.21 in california. let s see 76 bucks look at that