sales plunging as mortgage rates rise. what it means for buyers and sellers. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone as the heat tightens its scorching grip, in some places, it s one eye on the thermometer and the other on the electricity meter. texas in particular seeing nearly unprecedented power usage as triple-digit temperatures continue to drive people indoors, testing the power grid nationwide electric bills are already expected to climb 20% over last year, to a average of $540. roughly a third of americans right now under heat alert yesterday saw a dozen record highs broken. more expected today. parts of the desert southwest could see a dangerous 115 degrees. and th heat now pumping into the east and south washington, d.c., bracing for a possible high of 100 by sunday. philadelphia under a heat advisory through the weekend. ou team in place tonight with the very latest and we begin with sam brock reporter: the blistering heat
Month call, 18003 558999, or visit home serve. Com im someones are fatty in washington in this is cnn this is gps, the Global Public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. Im Fareed Zakaria coming to you from new york today on the program is rarely tags pushed deeper into rafah whilst ceasefire ive taught stall and Russian Troops advance towards kharkiv in a new offensive i will talk about the state of both wars with General David Portrays who has been described as the most effective American Military commander. Since eisenhower then the sixweek long election in the Worlds Largest democracy will soon drawing to a close and indias Prime Minister modi, as perhaps on the brink of winning a third term but what is his record on the economy . And what about fears of democratic decayed ill ask the former head of Indias Central Bank and at a time when journalists across the globe are under siege, im joined by Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Christophe in decades of
You. a stark warning for ukrainian from russian s foreign minister sergey lavrov who says russia wants even more territory in eastern ukraine, including kherson where today ukrainian forces bombed a vital bridge as they try to stop russia s advance. meanwhile, in washington, ukraine s first lady made a plea to congress for more american air defense systems. soon after, peter alexander sat down with her for an exclusive interview. reporter: five months into this war, do you worry that the world is moving on, beyond the war in ukraine? translator: i feel the entire world is supporting us but it is very important for us that this support doesn vanish, because every day brings new victims. reporter: she particularly worries about the toll this crisis is taking on ukrainians mental health how do you as first lady show the american people it s okay to ask for help translator: it s a sign of strength to go and ask for support when you need it it s an act of courage
We bring in a distinguished fellow from the washington institute. thanks for being with us. thank you for having me. what you expect to hear from the president. three things. he will talk about north korea because that s the most important thing about this long and important trip, second, rebuilding our alliances in the region, he is seeing leaders in vietnam, philippines, korea and japan, three are former allies of ours. it now is an informal ally. dealing with china more generally third, that has a trade aspect and security aspect and an overall, how we deal with a country that is trying to become a. competitor to the united states. those are the three things he has to deal with. ambassador, a key challenge is establishing and improving on relationships with these leaders to achieve these goals. exactly. he has good relationships with the key leaders, japan and china, and okay with the others. south korean president moon is a bit reluctant to embrace president trump, but mo