session fears. this hour i ll be joined by dr. anthony fauci to discuss the biden administration s response to monkey pox. the public health emergency and the impact of the most recent covid variant spreading across the u.s. we begin with the new u.s./china tensions. joining us now are nbc chief white house correspondent peter alexander cohost of weekend today and the former nato supreme allied commander. peter, tensions you have been tracking so closely between two major powers, the two remaining super powers, clearly es-kating. i cannot recall any time between the u.s. and china where the military behavior by china has been at this fever pitch. i think you re right. the escalation has increased in recent days with these live fire missile tests in the taiwan strait in taiwan s territorial waters there. so much so that just yesterday nbc news has now confirmed with white house officials the white house summoned china s ambassador to the united states to the white house fo
china has fired missiles near taiwan in a show of force against nancy pelosi s visit to the island. and the bank of england makes its biggest rise in interest rates for nearly thirty years while saying the uk s headed, for recession. a court in moscow has sentenced the us basketball player, brittney griner, to nine years in prison on charges of drug smuggling. she was also fined $16 thousand. here s ms griner arriving at the court for the sentencing. the olympic gold medallist was detained in february at an airport near moscow when cannabis oil vape cartridges were found in her luggage. here s what she said after both sides presented closing arguments. i made an honest mistake and i hope that in your ruling that it doesn t end my life. brittny griners s lawyers spoke to reporters after the sentencing. we feel disappointment. you know, when we saw britney, i think it was tuesday and we were told we will see you on thursday. and she said, see you on doomsday. so it looks like
arthel: hi everyone i am arthel neville played through the big stores were prone here at this hour, record high gas prices and rising inflation continuing to drag down president biden s pole. approval rating below 40%. also a firefighter killed several others pulled from the rubble. the burning building and philadelphia. lasting for hours. an l.a. district attorney being criticized after the shooting death of two los angeles police officers. critics say the suspect s out of jail because of his soft on crime policies. we have live fox news coverage chad on the arrest the crew on capitol hill. breanne is in los angeles on the follow-up for those police officers killed in a line of duty. jonathan on the death of a firefighter in philadelphia. first will go to lucas and tomlinson. his life at the white house president facing first we have to ask how is he doing after falling off his bike this afternoon? bumpy roads for the president not figurative but literally. he fell off his
o donnell: plus our bob costa tonight with new reporting about vice president mike pence ahead of our live coverage of tomorrow s hearing. dr. fauci tests positive for covid. he s the face of america s pandemic response. pandemic tonight, the treatment he s taking. plus, a key f.d.a. panel endorses the moderna and pfizer vaccines for kids as young as six months old. severe weather. life-threatening heat and devastating floods. ford s major recall. nearly three million vehicles in danger of rolling away after being put into park. and a basketball team with no home. meet the middle schoolers who beat the odds. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we begin with the state of the american economy and what it means for you and your family. today, the federal reserve took aggressive action to tackle the fastest inflation in four decades. the ra
last night after legal action. and our shrinking coastline a warning that rising sea levels mean almost 200,000 properties in england may have to be abandoned. also coming up before nine o clock. as new government research reveals that young people are particularly at risk of chronic loneliness, we take a closer look at something affecting up to half of adults in england and ask how we can better cope together. boris johnson s ethics adviser has resigned after saying there was a legitimate question over whether the pm had broken ministerial rules over pa rtygate. lord geidt did not give a reason for his departure, but in a statement he said it was the right thing to do. let s speak to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. what do we know about why he decided to go? this what do we know about why he decided to o? , . ., what do we know about why he decided to no? , what do we know about why he decided too? , ., ., to go? this came as something of a surrise to go?