of what s to come as we approach peak summer travel. the pressure the biden administration is now putting on the airlines. the dangerous new heat wave taking aim at much of the country, millions under heat alerts tonight. rob marciano standing by timing it out. the new warning from nato that the war in ukraine could drag on for years as american firepower makes it to the front lines. our team on the ground with a up-close look. will the heavy artillery make a difference in the war? the news out of italy, the oscar-winning film director detained after allegations of sexual assault. celebrations across the country commemorating this year s juneteenth national holiday marking the end of slavery in america. and led by the 95-year-old grandmother of juneteenth, opal lee. and an emotional story this father s day, the promise one dad made to his son, the dream fulfilled. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight. good evening
it. inflation, it is zapping the strength of a lot of families. that inflation hit 8.6% last month, highest rate since 1981. majority of americans weren t even alive actually. u.s. families paying more for everything. gas, cars, food, housing, just to name a few. plane tickets, everything. and today fed is expected to rise rates three quarters of a point. so that means that people will pay more to get a car loan, houses and even college. that will taste bad, but the hope is that it cools down inflation overall. right now on wall street you re seeing a little bit of optimism here heading into this final fed decision here. in overseas market, mixed performance in asia and europe has opened higher this morning. this is a perfect day to talk to greg mcbride from bankrate.com, he knows something about interest rates, all kinds of different rates. hi, greg, how are you? good morning, christine, great to be with you again. so this rate hlike we re expecting, 75 basis point
the i also reports on the fallout from the vote, saying there could be daily attacks from bankbenchers who will try to undermine the prime minister s leadership. but the express says he ll fight back and silence the rebels , but introducing multiple tax cuts and business incentives. and the ft leads with a message from president zelensky, who says a stalemate with russia is not an option, and that they need more military support from the west. evening to you both and thanks for being with us, let s start with this developing over the course of the evening, a summer of discontent, think it is fair to say. total shutdown on the metro. and 50,000 strikers on three days, crucially, the states are spread out and inevitably, it would be a weeks worth of strikes. john, it is not looking good for the summer getaway in any shape or form, looking good for the summer getaway in any shape orform, is it? looking good for the summer getaway in any shape or form, is it? in any shape o
Plus, putin calling in backup, the russian president may soon meet with north Koreas Kim Jongun to make a plea for more weapons. What does it mean for the war in ukraine . And on the run, the convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania Prison is believed to have been spotted four times now. The District Attorney involved in the search is my guest. Lets go out front. Good evening, welcome to a Special Edition of out front. Im Brianna Keilar in for erin burnett. Tonight bidens battleground pitch, in what is quickly becoming the center piece of bidens camcampaign, the presid celebrating an upbeat job market in the must win state of pennsylvania. Job satisfaction is higher than its been in 36 years. While unemployment is down, inflation is down as well, bidenomics is a Blue Collar Blueprint for america. Its for you, my plan for the country is to make the economy work for people like you because when it works for people like you, it works for everybody. Yeah, not everybody is sold on
Protesters arrested in new york, and what the nypd says about an officer accidentally firing his gun during a raid at columbia. The democratic congressman and his wife indicted on federal charges. They say theyre innocent. What theyre accused of doing for bribes. A grim discovery in the search for two australians and an american missing on a surfing trip. Three bodies found in mexico. The future of air combat. Unmanned Fighter Jets Piloted by a. I. And michelle yeoh, Katie Ledecky, and other big names at the white house to receive the nations top Civilian Honor. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome at the end of what has been an especially dangerous and destructive week of weather across big sections of the country, including 130 reported tornadoes since last friday, and tonight, floods, the parade of Severe Weather leaving parts of Southeast Texas under heavy flooding tonight. Torrential rains have inundated communities, sending major rivers r