[ roar ] [ scream ] see, not so bad. [ crash ] [ roar ] today uvalde will see more funerals, including that of irma garcia, who died protecting her students, as well as her husband who died of broken heart president biden's former fed chair and secretary janet yellen says she was wrong about the path inflation would take. the u.s. provides ukraine

with longer-range rocket systems. and trans swimmer lia thomas speaks out we've got a new study on longevity, you'll be happy to hear about. it's the middle of the week but the first of the month >> we begin with the marathon of grief under way in uvalde, texas. funerals will continue today beloved fourth grade teacher, irma garcia, will lie side by side with her husband joe at a funeral mass the family says joe died of a broken heart after losing irma there are many broken hearts and unanswered questions in that small texas town we're still learning more about what officers did or didn't do to try to save lives that day. our morgan chesky has the latest >> reporter: heartbreak hitting home with hundreds saying

good-bye >> it hits your heart. >> reporter: including services for four 10-year-olds. mata rodriguez wanted to be a marine biologist jose flores' father said he wanted to be a police officer, and amerie gosa, her family said she called 911 that morning. the girl scouts honoring her with one of their highest awards, the bronze cross, given to those who risk their lives to save others. jose and irma, sweethearts, her husband died two it days later heart attack >> chaos everyone's trying to get to the

school people were trying to get everything situated. i was just trying to get toward my wife's room and daughter's room >> reporter: border patrol agent saying he rest ruushed to the s where his wife is a teacher and daughter a student >> there's a lot of scrutiny now about the police response. what's your take on all that in. >> to me, i believe everyone there was doing the best they could, given the circumstances yeah i believe everyone there was doing everything in their power. >> reporter: last week authorities said a teacher left the door to the school propped open >> the exterior door was propped open by a teacher. >> reporter: but the texas department of safety saying the teacher closed the door after realizing there was a shooter on campus, but the door didn't lock >> this is not a criminal investigation. there's no allegation of criminal wrongdoing in this case, gross incompetence, maybe.

failure to follow training, maybe. >> reporter: isaac perez sending his school mates a message on te sidewalk >> they'll be missed by their friends. >> you're going to miss him too, huh? >> yeah. from the gas station to the grocery store. soaring prices are stretching paychecks thinner than ever. 87% of u.s. adults cite rising costs of their stress. nbc's brie jackson is in d.c. with the latest. the president is trying to map out a strategy now >> reporter: yeah, president biden had a rare in-person meeting with the fed chair yesterday, focussed on taming inflation. the federal reserve is trying to clamp down on interest rates without knocking the country into a recession

but president biden says his plan is simple, trust the fed. he wants to reduce ut fthe fede deficit. relief can't come soon enough. gas prices hitting another all-time high, climbing to4.62 says she knows the burden rising prices has placed on american households and admitted that she underestimated the threat of inflation. >> i think i was wrong then about the path that inflation would take there have been unanticipated and large shocks to the economy that the boosted energy and food prices and supply bottlenecks that have affected our economy badly that i didn't, at the time, didn't fully understand. but we recognize that now.

>> reporter: a recent nbc news poll shows just 33% of americans approve of the president's handling of the economy. nbc news reports that his sinking approval ratings has rattled mr. biden, and he's looking to turn it around with a more compelling message. >> the question now is whether his team can turn things around before the midterm elections frances? >> might be rough going for all of us until then in a new opinion piece, president biden said he would provide ukraine with more advanced rocket systems. there are multiple launch systems capable of reaching russia, although ukraine has agreed agreed not to use them to launch rockets into the country now from richard engel but first a warning. >> some of the images we're about to show may be disturbing. >> reporter: russia grinding o ut a victory in eastern ukraine

with its troops advancing behind barrages of rockets and artillery. president zelenskyy warning russia is now using maximum combat power russia's destructive advance all about range. each time russia takes new territory it can push forward its artillery and rockets by a mile or two, extending their capabilities and now russian troops can even attack the center of one of the major cities in donbas russian shells pounded this row of apartments. vitaly says after the explosion he looked through the dust for his wife she started to shout, my leges, my less. she wanted water but there was no cup so i gave her water from my hands. the sheets on her bed are

drefrngsd in blood he says he doesn't know where his wife is now. downstairs, american volunteer dallas casey had arrived the six-year army veteran who says he was compelled to help ukraine defend its democracy was nearby dallas and his team helped vitali down from his apartment and to a car bound for a hospital without telling him his wife is dead e the the fighting is getting heavy. >> buildings would get hit, and we would go to those buildings immediately. try to pull people out >> reporter: and more help is coming ukrainian troops are pouring in and the united states is pouring in more weapons. the european union is also tightening economic screw, banning the import of russian oil by ship. by pipeline is still allowed

the move is expected to cut russian oil supplies to europe by two-thirds by the end of the year, draining a key source of income for the kremlin richard engel, nbc news, the donbas, ukraine. the supreme court deal as major victory to tech companies. they voted to block a texas law. from hurricane ago atha to storm stretching from texas to maine, anymichelle grossmann has been keeping busy. >> this is a slow-moving cold

front. we could see winds gusting to 60 miles per hour also a chance for flooding rains. we could see one to two to three inches of rain in some spots also looking a into the panhandle of texas, amarillo and lubbock. >> when we come back in just a bit, we're going to look at the atlantic hurricane season and a tropical disturbance to look at. >> a lot of you are grabbing that cup of coffee

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should not be seen as a threat to the integrity of womens sports overall >> the rules regarding trans women competing in women's sports have been around for ten-plus years and we haven't seen any massive wave of trans women dominating >> reporter: the interview coming two months of a thomas made historypy winning first place at the 500 freestyle in march, a victory that capped off a year of public debate about trans athletes competing in women's sports >> from the beginning, i've said biological boys should not play in women's sports. >> reporter: florida governor desantis going as far as to say that thomas did not win and that the medal goes to the athlete

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to see a little bit of everything parties in the streets concerts we hope to see the queen as well take a look. final preparations under way for what is going to be a bit of royal history here as a child in mayfair, elizabeth was nin the simplest of terms a country girl >> she would have been happy to live with her animals, with her family that choice was never one for her to make. >> reporter: she became the heir apparent when her uncle, next in line, abdicated to albert. she made this vow to her nation. >> i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

>> reporter: a promise she's kept for 70 years. >> so the ceremony has arrived >> reporter: since her coronation in 1953, the first ever broadcast on live tv, she has led the nation through prosperity and pain. >> the queen has been theis anchor >> reporter: she's seen the onset of airplanes she's been on the throne through war and division in her personal life, there have also been ups and downs. >> british royal family is obv obviously a delicious steaming broth. the nugget i take out of the broth is the queen, the fact she's survived it all. >> reporter: with a steadfast demeanor, an unwavering dedication to service, that hundreds of thousands now gather

to celebrate during her historic platinum jubilee yeah, and look, the highlight of all this could come thursday when we expect to seat queen on the balcony behind us at buckingham

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