fails to elect a speaker in its opening session. no persons having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname, a speaker has not been elected. and a mountain and a ski lift, but where s the snow? the record mild temperatures affecting europe s winter sports. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russia s defence ministry says officials will be held accountable after ukrainian forces located and destroyed an army barracks in the occupied town of makiivka, killing dozens of troops. russia now says 89 people were killed. ukraine says the number was much higher. russia says the unauthorised use of mobile phones by russian troops allowed ukraine to target its troops because they were able to use the signal to find the soldiers location. here s some more of the russian military statememt. translation: circumstances of the incident are currently being investigated, but it is already obvious that the main reason, despite the restri
white house has really been minimal at best since the discovery of these classified documents. you have president biden yesterday ignoring and shouting questions from reporters. twice at the white house and then for three days in a row this week, press secretary kareen jean pierre referred most of our questions about this topic to the justice department, the special counsel s office. she read statements from the white house counsel s office and reaction to the mishandling of these classified documents earlier this week. that is really essentially the posture that the white house has had since this was discovered. that is really the posture that green chunkier had when my colleague kristen welker asked her whether president biden would be willing to sit down with the special counsel if asked for an interview to be able to fully cooperate with the special counsel probe. take a listen to what she had to say. again, that is something that i do not have a magic wand here. i don
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
ukraine s first lady addresses congress, bringing pictures of horror, pleading with the u.s. for more weapons as russia expands its onslaught. one single text. tonight, the only message the secret service turned over, as congress prepares for thursday s prime-time hearing that will air here on cbs. baby formula shortage. even with an effort to restock shelves, the crisis worsens. we speak to parents struggling to feed their children. remembering ivana trump. the former president and his family mourn the 73-year-old. shark sightings near popular beaches and on shore. this is believed to be a baby great white shark on long island. righting a wrong, nearly a century later. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, it is another day of extreme heat across the country, and europe, as triple-digit temperatures are being
shopping mall. we will have details. police body cam footage sheds light on a death of an unarmed man in ohio. you will hear from the community demanding justice. and ukrainian troops are forced to withdraw from a key city as europe posts a conference on rebuilding the country. we are live in kyiv with the latest. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin in ukraine where officials are already turning an eye towards rebuilding even as their troops suffer a major setback on the battle field. in the hours ahead, ukrainian officials will arrive in switzerland for talks about how to rebuild the country once the fighting ends. but for now the war rages on with russian forces claiming control of a critical city in the east. on sunday, ukraine s military said it was forced to withdraw from a key target in russia s push to take control of the donbas. the loss likely means russian forces now effectively c