involving everything from military strikes to cyber attacks. so why hasn t it happened yet? . and we re learning more about a potential israeli hostage deal just one day after the families of american hostages brought their questions and concerns to the white house. i ll talk to one of the women who was there about the possibility of a new deal and what the u.s. is doing to force the issue. but i want to begin with that contentious hearing on capitol hill, demanding answers from the ceos of the world s biggest social media companies, focusing largely on child sexual exploitation on their platforms. the heads of facebook and instagram, snap, tiktok, discord and x, formerly known as twitter, facing intense pressure from senators on both sides of the aisle. when a boeing plane lost a door in mid flight several weeks ago, nobody questioned the decision to ground a fleet of over 700 planes. so why aren t we taking the same type of decisive action on the danger of these platfo
a vote to impeach alejandro mayorkas is heading to the house floor after a 13-hour hearing that stretched into the early hours of this morning, and ended with a gop party line committee vote to advance. but will it advance out of the house and to a senate trial? that is not clear. just like the vote for speaker, republicans have a tight margin. already two members are expressing doubt the gop has enough evidence to impeach mayorkas. are there more out there? that is not the only risk. the move itself is being panned as overtly political, especially as speaker mike johnson vows to squash a bipartisan border bill in the senate. killing a potential fix for the crisis in the cradle. as the wall street journal editorial board writes, quote, grand standing is easier than governing. and republicans have to decide whether to accomplish anything other than impeaching democrats. joining us now, at a shelter near the southern border is nbc news correspondent david noriega, punchbowl
the ship from sinking. emergency teams say they were not trained for this type of blaze. the earth s three hottest days on record. one day right after another. tonight, 26 million americans under heat alerts as we come on the air. scorching and dangerous temperatures spreading nationwide. rob marciano standing by. the new rare videos tonight. russian fighter jets harassing american drones over syria for the second day in a row. the war in ukraine. russia conducting a deadly attack against civilians in lviv. at least seven people killed. dozens more injured. martha raddatz in the battle zone, sitting down with ukrainian president soozelensky. arraignment day for walt nauta. president trump s loyal aide and co-defendant, accused of helping the former president hide classified documents, facing a judge after two previous delays. threads of success. the new social media platform launched by meta reports tens of millions of users in just one day. why some are calling thi
here s where the bank s base rate stands at the moment at 5.25% it is the highest in 15 years. the bank has raised the cost of borrowing fourteen times to try and tame soaring prices but inflation has eased sharply in recent months and the expectation now is that rates may soon start to come down. however, for those in the uk hoping for cheaper mortgages and loans there was something of a bad omen in the us, where the chair of the federal reserve seemed to dash expectations of a rate cut next month. as michelle fleury reports. the fourth meeting in a row, the federal reserve did not raise interest rates. this is the longest pause since policymakers began their aggressive rate campaign to tame inflation back in march of 2022. but for rate weary americans, well, they will likely have to wait a few more months to see any relief, given these comments by the federal chair. based on the meeting today, i would tell you that i don t think it s likely that the committee will reach a
sm mark rulings. here is chief legal correspondent and fox news sunday anchor. hands up. reporter: another day of decisions split, 6-3 showing deep divisions at the nation s highest court. an opinion by chief justice john robert, the majority struck down the biden administration plan to wipe out $430 billion in student loan debt. we hope the act allows the education secretary to waive or mo modify existing provisions. not to rewrite the statute from the ground up. they argue the secretary did have the power. the statute gives the secretary broad thought to relieve it on borrowers able to repay student loans. president biden who has vowed to wipe out student loan debt conceding he may not have the authority blasted the court and promised to find other ways to benefit borrowers. did you of step your authority? i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. reporter: the court recognized a concrete right for free speech for a colorado web designer who says she shou