now, for the business news, i m victoria valentine. we start in the us where there is more evidence that, after tens of thousands ofjob cuts, big tech is pulling out of its post pandemic slump. amazon is the latest to reveal it s making much more money than wall street was expecting. sales hit more than $127 billion in the first three months of the year, and the online retail giant says that figure will be higher in the current quarter. it comes after alphabet, the owner of google and youtube, and meta, which owns facebook and instagram, both surprised investors with better than expected results. samira hussain reports from new york. this over the last year and is on has been aggressively cutting costs to help with profitability. it has already laid off 18,000 people and is currently about to eliminate another 9000 jobs. currently about to eliminate another 9000jobs. it currently about to eliminate another 9000 jobs. it would appear that some of those measures are already pay
overturning of the landmark abortion case roe v. wade. and this is the fallout from the leaked supreme court draft opinion on it. the actual ruling could come as soon as this week. president biden s justice department and attorney general merrick garland so far are doing nothing to protect the justices and their families at their homes. critics say this inaction is basically condoning violent attacks on pro-life centers. here is utah senator mike lee on the federal law you hear me cite here daily. the justice department has turned a blind eye to blatant violations of of the provision that prohibits people from showing up at the home of a supreme court justice to protest. by not condemning and prosecuting them the biden administration is legitimizing and propelling the attacks. harris: ron johnson from wisconsin, great to have you in focus today, senator. let s start with what we re seeing. that is what i call a leveling up potentially more of this from activists and it
bill: the mayor is calling for accountability for those responsible. here is one witness describing what he heard and saw last night. he was screaming for his mom and it is hurtful to hear that, man. no one was able to help him. to see him go is like it bothers me seeing this. i don t think i would come outside for nothing else ever in d.c. shots rang out. i was next to a cop. he proceeded on. we were trying to enjoy ourselves, crowds kept running back and forth. dana: mark meredith is live in washington with the details. good morning. police are trying to figure out what sparked the shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead. latest incident spotlighting the issue of rising crime here in major u.s. cities. sunday s shooting was tied to a juneteenth celebration but organizers did not have a proper mitt and police were trying to break up the event because of previous chaos. they heard the teenage victim call for his mom when the shots rang out. he was killed and other
biden desperately tries to deal with the skyrocketing inflation fueled at least partly, maybe greatly by record gasoline prices. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has our top story tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening to you, bret. today president biden brushed off a gloomy forecast from former president obama s secretary larry summers says it s more likely than not that we will see a recession by the end of next year. biden has a different outlook after he says he spoke with larry summers this morning. but the white house is finding creative ways to ease pain at the pump. with sky high gas prices, team biden is reconsidering aned in they first tabled sending americans rebate cards. also eyeing a gas tax holiday. i hope i have a decision based on data i m looking for by the end of the week. a short-term solution one industry ceo says runs counter to the administration s broader strategy. they were really focused on demand destru
violence in the united states. washington, new york, chicago and atlanta, some of the cities seeing deadly shootings as the country braces for a possible summer unrest. all of this ahead of a midterm election where crime will likely be a top concern for voters. anita: thank you so much, i m anita vogel in for sandra smith. a teenager is dead in the nation s capital and three others are hurt including a d.c. police officer during a shooting during a concert. the teen was screaming for his mother as chaos unfolded around him. john: a stampede as dozens attempted to escape. more than 100 officers were at the scene but organizers of the event were completely overwhelmed. park meredith to kick us off with more on the tragic events. another violent weekend in the nation s capital, and one shooting a lot of attention after a 15-year-old boy was killed and multiple other people were hurt. police have not identified the victim in the shooting but witnesses say he was calling for