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inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone forecasters are using terms like heat dome and atmospheric rivers to describe what is driving extreme weather conditions across the country tonight, from dangerous rain and flooding to crippling heat many will see triple-digit highs in fact over the course of the next seven days, over 250 million americans can expect temperatures 90 or hotter. and while drought-stricken parts of the west can t seem to buy a drop of rain, too much of it has fallen in montana and wyoming. it s been wiping out bridges, roads, and literally carrying houses away. yellowstone park closed tonight a crushing start to the park s busy vacation season. from tornado sirens blaring in chicago to fires in the west, this is already shaping up to be a summer to remember our team is in place to cover it all, starting tonight with gadi schwartz. reporter: tonight, weather extremes as destructive as ....
and as you can hear, the bells of st paul s are pealing and will be pealing continuously for four hours to mark this momentous occasion. our other main headlines this lunchtime: it s 100 days since russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. and on the second day of the first test at lord s england are bowled out after another disappointing display with the bat. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one from st paul s cathedral where a service of thanksgiving honouring the queen s 70 years on the throne has been taking place. prince charles is representing the queen who withdrew from the event after experiencing discomfort during yesterday s platinum jubilee celebrations. we understand that the queen is watching the service at home. it s the first major royal event prince harry and meghan have attended since stepping back from official duties. our first report today is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. a service of thanksgiving at st ....
that contradicts republican denials in an ethics complaint about the allegation about the congressman himself. william barr has formally talked to the committee last fall. they want him to speak again, this time under oath. how likely is that? anderson, they have a tentative agreement for him to appear with the committee to do this interview under oath. so, we expect that this is actually going to happen. one of the interesting things with bill barr is he has spoken a little bit publicly doubting the committee and whether it s made too much of a big deal about january 6th. but obviously there s a lot of information the committee believes he has from the period before he left office. keep in mind he left office at the end just before the end of december. so, there s a lot of information he has from the period after the election that he can tell them about. the last time barr spoke with the community, conversation focused on interactions with president trump before ....
even as the threat of a north korea missile test looms during this visit. all this is a balancing act as russia s war in ukraine hangs over the white house. today in another public show of support, the president met with leaders of finland and sweden as they pushed to join nato, a historic step as more countries unite against russia and condemn its invasion. the big question here is can turkey get on board? we are following all the headlines out of ukraine and the state of play there. first, let s start at the white house and we are joined now. arlette, tell us more about the president s message and his mind set as he s embarking on this. he s flying to asia for his first trip to the region as president. officials said he had hoped to get there earlier in his presidency, but was constrained due to covid-19 and other crises such as the war in ukraine. but the president will be traveling to both south korea and japan to meet with the leaders of each of the countries as ....
and one confirmed case now in the united states. i m jake tapper. we start with the health lead in the biden administration, warning parents desperate to get their hands on baby formula to beware of online scammers, charging exorbitant prices for formula that does not exist. house lawmakers griled the fda commissioner demanding answers and action. this after the house passed a pair of bills to address the crisis. the first would provide $28 million to the fda to fix the shortfall and prevent it from happening again. the second bill is ensuring low income families can find and buy form law enforcement last night, biden passed the defense production act to direct suppliers to deliver formula to manufacturers. but the slew of actions is not stopping even biden allies from criticizing the overall administration response. nobody did their job here. no one did well. senator casey and i wrote to the fda and to abbott back in february and said, what are you doing? we need to ....