why the coffee giant is closing stores in several major cities and it s not about sales. and the trailblazing woman making nfl history announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the government is putting another dismal number to what our family budgets are already telling us prices are still going up the rate of inflation in june ballooned to 9.1% over the same month last year. the highest peak since 1981 the cost of virtually everything up, from gas, up 60%, to groceries, up 12.2%. to the roofs over our heads climbing 5.5% last month president biden calling the numbers unacceptably high but also out of date, noting they do not fully reflect recent declines in gas prices still, it spells a gut check moment for the fed as it weighs more interest rate hikes, sure to hit home for american borrowers and potentially tipping the economy into a recession. tom costello has our report reporter: for anyone struggling with daily expenses, espec
of the southern plains, lower mississippi valley and northwest. president biden making some waves in israel today, making clear how far the u.s. is prepared to go to prevent iran from becoming a nuclear power. and we re learning about an encounter in israel that led to a secret service agent being sent home. here s kelly o donnell. reporter: a welcome ceremony today marking his tenth visit to israel but joe biden s first trip here as president. seeking greater peace greater stability. greater connection reporter: the official greeting, fist bumps with israeli leaders. that could avoid a handshake moment during the controversial meeting with saudi s crown prince later this week advisers call this a covid precaution but apparently a fleeting one. meeting former prime minister netanyahu and embracing holocaust survivors as he paid respects at the yad vashem memorial a tension point here is iran.