the economy. the new report out just today driving new recession fears tonight. and what president biden said about this today. and the american families from new jersey to kentucky, across this nation, who say no matter what you call it, we re feeling it. rebecca jarvis reporting. tonight, the big push. democrats racing to pass that surprise breakthrough deal on climate. it would be the most ambitious climate undertaking in u.s. history. the bill also lowers prescription drug costs, health care costs, taxing the very rich and corporations. so, do they have the votes? with joe manchin now onboard. rachel scott standing by live on the hill. also news tonight, this phone call between president biden and china s president xi. the call lasting more than two hours. president xi with a warning to the u.s. and will house speaker nancy pelosi and a congressional delegation visit taiwan amid these tensions? mary bruce with late reporting. russia now responding tonight to that u.
this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening there is significant movement to report tonight in the effort to bring home americans brittney griner and paul whelan, both separately imprisoned in russia. late today, secretary of state antony blinken acknowledging there was a substantial proposal on the table to facilitate their release. griner, the wnba star detained since february, who has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil whelan, a marine corps veteran, serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted of spying in 2020. both, the u.s. says, are wrongfully imprisoned blinken says the next step, a call with his russian counterpar sergey lavrov. believed to be on the table, a prisoner swap that could prove to be a bitter pill for the biden administration which has been under fire in its efforts to gain freedom for the americans. all this unfolding as griner told her story today inside a russian courtroom. andrea mitchell now
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with both new hope in ukraine and a new round of fighting. officials say 13 missiles struck a city about 300 kilometers north of mykolaiv, leaving a number of people injured and killed. the missiles targeted a military airfield and a railway facility. officials are urging people to stay in shelters for now while the mayor of mykolaiv is reporting what he called powerful blasts in that city as well. on the hopeful side, ukraine and russia have signed an agreement that will allow ukraine to resume grain exports through the black sea. much of that grain has been stranded buzz of a russian naval blockade leaving 47 million people around the world in state the u.s., britain and the eu all have welcomed the agreement. president zelenskyy seems skeptical that russia will keep their word. here he is. translator: we trust the u.n. thousand it is their responsibility and responsibility of international part
president trump s longtime allies steve bannon found guilty on two counts of contempt of congress for refusing to comply with the subpoena from the january 6th committee. bannon now facing jail time. pierre thomas with late reporting. the bannon verdict coming less than 24 hours after that dramatic public hearing. the january 6th committee sharing testimony from former top trump officials showing how the former president failed to act. the dramatic secret service recordings from agents protecting then-vice president mike pence. the testimony that some feared for their lives, calling to say good-bye to their families. and the outtakes of the former president refusing to say the election was over 24 hours after the mob stormed the capitol. jonathan karl standing by. the dangerous and deadly heat wave sweeping from coast to coast. 94 million americans in 28 states under heat alerts. rob marciano timing it all out. new video just coming in. the moment a small plane crashed
Israeli Security Forces and hamas fighters as israel is trying to regain control of all of its communities and bases. Israeli official says at least 300 israelis have been killed, but the former Prime Minister of israel, neftali bennett, tells me that number is much higher. Hell be with me in a moment. We have gruesome video in, though, now which appears to show Palestinian Militants opening fire on a civilian car. You hear the gunshots, the car crashes, and there are no signs of life inside. Dozens of israelis we know have been taken hostage, including this young woman who was kidnapped and taken away on a motorcycle. In a moment, im going to be speaking to her roommate this hour. Now hamas is warning anyone taken hostage is, quote, present in all axes of the gaza strip, beware of miscalculation. Meantime the Israeli Military is mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists, fighter jets, and drones carrying out strikes on hamas targets in gaza. The show of force, though, really coming o