this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to youron from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: good evening. it is good to be with you. we begin tonight with a fast spreading fire that's burning out of control in california, at the doorstep of yosemite national park. hot and drconditions, linked to climate change, are making it an exceptionally tough fire to fight. reporter: the flames moved so swiftly, residents had very little warning to get out. the fire engulfed entire homes in the sparsely populated mountain communities of mariposa county. . more than 6000 people have been forced to evacuate. the oak fire in -- ignited friday afternoon and since has exploded in size, more than doubling from saturday into sunday to 22 square miles, enabling the fire, bone dry vegetation after the worst drought in a decade. cal fire authorities report more than 2000 firefighters are battling the blaze that so far is 0% contained. the oak fire is so large, it is visible from t international space station drifting over a swath of the western united st

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: new data out today shows the u.s. economy shrank for the second straight order. at the same time, democrats are logging a senate deal announced late yesterday to affect inflation while reducing the deficit. the agreement is a stunning development after over a year of negotiations failing to win the support of joe manchin. stalling key parts of the president's agenda in the closely divided senate. president biden: the work of the government can be slow and frustrating, sometimes even infuriating. then the hard work of hours and days and months of people who refuse to give up pays off. history is made. lives are changed. with this legislation, we are facing up to some of our biggest problems and taking a giant step forward as a nation. judy: we will look at the economy in a moment but geoff bennett has more on the democratic deal. what it does and how it came to be. jeff: -- geoff: it took a compromise on what was the president build b

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. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: barely one day after striking a defiant tone, britain's prime minister boris johnson told his nation today that he would resign his post later in the summer. and stand down now as head of the conservative party. it marks the beginning of the end of a chaotic and eventful johnson premiership. reporter: amid a cresting wave of anger within britain, especially his own party, boris johnson admitted today what almost everyone already knew. it was time to go. >> it is clearly now the will of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister. reporter: this was a resignation from his party as leader, not the premiership yet. his three years in power marked by tumult and a people coming to a close after a mass exodus from his government crescendoed in recent days. >> as we have seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. reporter: two top cabinet secretaries left

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: inflation has delivered its second shot in his many days, this time at a wholesale level. the u.s. laborepartment reports that prices in june were 11.3% higher than yesterday. the core rate, not including food and fuel, was still at more than 8%. retail inflation was also sharply higher than expected. separately, home mortgage rates shot back up this wk, averaging 5.5% on a 30 year loan. the inflation news and week bank earnings held wall street in check. the dow jones industrial average lost 146 points and the nasdaq rose three points, the s&p 500 fell 11. a federal grand jury today indicted the white suspect in the buffalo supermarket massacre. 10 black victims. he now faces hate crimes and other counts on top of state murder charges. the federal indictment came shortly before local and state leaders marked a two month anniversary of the shootings. >> this is the day where we declare that hate did not win. that hate was defeated. that ha

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: eastern kentucky is the epicenter tonight of the nation's extreme -- latest extreme weather disaster. at least 16 people have died in flooding that rewrote the record books and ravaged neighboring states as well. the town of garrett, kentucky, is hardly recognizable, inundated by torrents of rain water that flooded streets and wiped out homes and businesses. >> everything is gone. my whole life is gone. >> her mother also had to be rescued. >> we had to put her on a door to get her out of the trailer. she was flooded in and cannot get out. >> search-and-rescueeams backed by the national guard are still searching for missing people, but determining the exact number of missing has been a challenge as many people were stranded without cellular service, and many are in areas still inaccessible to the cruise. >> we got folks now we cannot get to. they got water in their home and they are trapped, and we cannot get to them because the water is

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: police in indianapolis are looking for answers after the latest mass shooting. a man armed with two rifles killed three people in a mall food court last night. investigators say a bystander legally armed with a handgun shot and killed the gunman. a heatwave is scorching the central u.s. with temperatures at dangerous levels. extreme heat warnings were issued across the west, midwest, and south. ratings range from 100 degrees in fargo to 110 in dallas. officials in texas born power use could break records as customers crank up the air conditioning. a separate seat -- a separate heatwave moved north into britain today. temperatures top 100 degrees, closing schools and train lines and closing some airports after runways melted. the heat has fueled wildfires in france and spain. heat related deaths are in the 100s. we will return to all this later. russia continued its campaign of heavy shelling, killing even more civilians. rescuers sco

. ♪ announcer: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: we'll return to the full program after the latest headline. today was the hottest day ever recorded in britain. the country baked under super heated their sparked fires and buckled train tracks. it is part of a wider weather emergency in europe that's lasted for days. a scorching heat wave continues to engulf europe smashing high temperature records in the uk tuesday, the mercury hit 104.5 degrees beating a record set in 2019. as the heat wave moved north to germany residents sought ways to stay cool. >> up until the early afternoon, the pool is quite pleasant. once it gets too hot, we're going home. stephanie: but most homes in europe don't have air-conditioning which makes the heat more dangerous. officials have tallied 1,000 heat-related deaths in portugal alone. flames a grass fire consumed homes in a suburb of london. in france 39,000 people have been forced to evacuation wait as firefighters struggle to put out wildfires

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: and illinois state judge denied bail today for the gunman who police say confessed to the july 4 massacre in highland park that left seven people dead. authorities revealed that the gunman considered startg another shooting spree in madison, wisconsin, where he drove while he was avoiding police in illinois. and there were more questions about how he was able to get his guns in the first place. >> today in a close hearing, the first court appearance for the 21-year-old alleged gunman behind monday's attack, charged with killing seven people and injuring more than three dozen at a july 4 parade in highland park, illinois. >> the judge ruled that robert crimo iii would be held without bond and that there was probable cause to hold him at this time for seven counts of first-degree murder. >> deputy chief christopher clavell he of the sheriff's office shared the suspect's plans. >> he seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehi

." ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tostation from viewers like you. thank you. william: president biden has ratcheted back expectations tonight for any substantive action on climate change in an economic package. in a statement, he says congressional democrats should accept a slimmed down bill cutting drug prices and extending health insurance subsidies. that's after democratic senator joe manchin effectively blocked a larger bill that included major climate provisions. manchin said he'd only support the drug and health care sections. we'll take a closer look after the news summary. democrats in the house of representatives approved 2 bills today to restore abortion rights nationwide, but they're expected to stall in the senate. one bill expands on protections provided by roe v. wade before the supreme court overturned it. the second bill protects the right to travel across state lines for abortion services. support fothe measures fell almost entirely along party lines. >> as a mother and grandmother i can tell you that p

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: heat waves here in the u.s. and abroad are fueling new appeals tonight for action on climate change. president biden addressed the issue today, as large swaths of the united states and europe spent another day on broil. geoff bennett begins our coverage. geoff: parts of europe tonight remain in the grip of a scorching heatwave, bringing with it fires. in italy, firefighters spent the day battling flames in tuscany. hundreds were forced to evacuate as blazes spread across the border into slovenia. in greece, authorities were able to control a wildfire sparked outside of athens, after several residents lost their homes. >> the entire house burned, everything was lost, books, cd's, piano, clothes, icons, photos, files, everything that a person would have. geoff: firefighters in spain and france are still battling wildfires in the south command temperatures in the uk finally fell after breaking records yesterday as europe's heatwave rages on,

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: former japanese prime minister shinzo abe was gunned down today during a stump speech for a legislative candidate he was supporting. abe was japan's prime minister, two separate times, and his second stint lasted from 2012 until 2020 when he resigned. his murder sent shockwaves not st through japan, but across the world, as special correspondenphoebe amoroso in tokyo reports. phoebe: what began as a sleepy campaign event became the site of horror, chaos, and murder of japan's longest-serving leader. felled by an assassin on the street. shinzo abe's death comes as a shock in a country where gun violence is exceedingly rare. guns are tightly restricted. the gunman, now in police custody, took aim at abe from behind. japanese media say he used a homemade weapon. video from the scene shows him being pinned down by security. the 41-year-old man, a former member of japan's navy, told police he was dissisfied with abe and wanted to kill him. simi

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: a federal judge has said no to delaying steve bannon's trial -- for contempt of congress. it's set to begin next monday. the former trump white house adviser had refused to cooperate with the january 6th investigation -- then, he reversed course over the weekend. bannon's lawyers would not say if today's ruling changes his decision to testify. president biden hailed a new federal law aimed at gun violence today -- but he also called for more. he said it's time to hold gun owners accountable for weapons used in shootings. the president spoke 16 days after signing the new law -- and one week after the attack on a july fourth parade outside chicago. we'll return to this, after the news summary. police in south africa are still hunting for 5 gunmen who killed 15 people in a crowded bar early sunday. the attack in soweto was the worst of 3 such incidents that killed 21 people in all. gunmen burst into taverns and fired scores of rounds.

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the january 6 committee hearing this afternoon, the seventh public meeting, ended with a dramatic revelation. vice chair liz cheney said former president trump recently called a witness the committee was talking to, an action the committee referred to the department of justice as potential witness tampering. over the course of three hours, the committee also laid out in detail a series of events leading up to the insurrection on january 6. that began weeks earlier in a mid-december white house meeting that one former aide called "unhinged," as allies of then-president trump repeated baseless claims about election fraud and urged action to overturn the results. later that night, mr. trump sent a tweet that one committee member called a "call to arms" for his supporters. "big protest in d.c. on january 6. be there, will be wild!," he wrote. as the committee showed, supporters of the former president, including members of far-right mi

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtation from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the federal reserve raised interest rates significantly again today in a bid to put the brakes on inflation and the economy is no longer running nearly as hot as it did last year. but chairman jay powell said it was crucial to tame high prices and raised rates by 3/4 of a point. he also said he hopes a recession can still be avoided. our economics correspondent paul solman reports on the fed's latest moves, whether it can strike the right balance and the impact these changes are already having. paul: in oklahoma city, a local institution, shuttered. morgan harris was forced to close her kids' store green bambino after 12 years, as inflation and pandemic losses overwhelmed her margins. morgan: revenue this summer has slumped considerably, and while i didn't expect the boom of 2021 to continue, i didn't expect it to collapse as suddenly as it did. paul: and in fresno, california, annette de dios, experiencing what so many americans are these

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions fromwers like you/ thank you. stephanie: i'm stephanie sy with newshour west, we'll return to the full program after the latest headlines. a man armed with 2 rifles killed 3 people in a suburban indianapolis mall last night. investigators say a bystander -- legally armed with a handgun -- then shot and killed the gunman. we'll have more on this, and on other mass shootings, after the news summary. a dangerous heat wave is scorching the central united states. extreme heat warnings were issued across the west, midwest and south today. readings ranged from 100 degrees in fargo, north dakota, and tulsa, oklahoma to 110 in dallas. in california's san joaquin valley, an excessive heat warning was issued for temperatures as high as 109 degrees. officials in texas warned that power use could break records again this week as customers crank up air conditioning. a separate heat wave that's been searing southern europe moved north into britain today. temperatures topped 100 degrees, shutting schools

this program was made possible weather corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: inflation in the u.s. is the highest it's been in four decades and new numbers out today give no reassurance it will let up soon. the labor department reported the consumer prices jumped 9.1% over last year, worse than economists had projected. gas prices were up more than 11 -- 11% in june. furniture, clothing, health care, groceries and cars grew morexpensive as well. beyond increases in food and energy prices, the core inflation index rose .7% over the previous month. to break down what this means for the economy and the american people, i am joined by greg ip, chief economics commentator at the wall street journal. look back to the newshour. not such good news. it looks like this is across-the-board, that almost everything is getting more expensive? greg: i think that is what was so disappointing and surprising. there was no good news. the big. increase came from energy and food. . gasoline has gotten a lot more expensive. that is

. ♪ announcer: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionsur pbs news station from viewerses like you -- viewers like you, thank you. stephanie: i'm testify knee sy. we'll return to the full -- i'm stephanie sy. we'll return to the full freshman. inflation has many shocks this time at the wholesale level. producer prices in june were 11.3% higher than a year ago. the core rate not including food and fuel was still up more than 8%. retail inflation was also sharply higher than expected. separately home mortgage rates shot back up averaging 5 1/2% for a 30-year loan. a federal grand jury indicted the white suspect in the buffalo massacre of 10 black victims. peyton gendron face hate crimes. the federal indictment came shortly before local and state leaders marked the two-month anniversary of the shootings. >> this is the day where we declare that hate did not win. that hate was defeated, that hate has no place in east buffalo or buffalo or in the great state of new york. and that this community -- this community drove time-out darkness. stephan

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: firefighters are battling a devastating forest fire near yosemite national park in california, now in its third day. it's turned into one of the state's largest fires this year and forced thousands from their homes -- all as a heat wave is still baking major parts of the country. nicole ellis begins our coverage with this report. nicole: in the foothills of the sierra nevada, the sprawling oak fire continues to rapidly spread across central california. the blaze erupted friday and has now consumed more than 16,000 acres. that is more than half the size of boston. planes poured retardant on the fire from abovwhile firefighters battled the inferno on the ground. today, cruz announced that they had contained 10% of the fire. they say it's now less extreme than on previous days. but the destruction has left thousands fleeing their homes, taking with them whatever they could. >> so we got the call that we had to evacuate and the fire wa

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributionsur pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. amna: today has been the hottest day ever recorded in britain. the country baked under superheated air that sparked fires, buckled train tracks and touched off a torrent of emergency calls. as stephanie sy reports, it is part of a larger weather emergency that has lted for days. stephany: a scorching heatwave continues to engulf europe, smashing high temperature records. in the uk tuesday, the mercury hit 104.5 degrees, beating a record set in 2019. as the heat wave moved north to germany, residents sought ways to stay cool. >> up until the early afternoon, the pool is quite pleasant, especially with small kids but once it gets too hot, we're going home. stephany: but most homes in europe don't have air conditioning, which makes the heat more dangous. officials have tallied more than 1000 he related -- heat related deaths so far in portugal alone. another danger, fire. flames from a grassfire consumed homes in a suburb of london. in fran

. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: a seventh person has died from the mass shooting in highland park, illinois. police are charging the gunmen with multiple counts this evening. police said today that the 22-year-old pre-planned the july 4 attack for several weeks. nearly 40 other people were injured after the spect fired over 70 rounds during a holiday parade. while the community grieves, law enforcement is still trying to determine a motive. lisa desjardins begins our coverage with this report. lisa: the scene of chaos yesterday allegedly came from a calculated plan weeks in the making. police in illinois released more information about robert crimo, the 21-year-old accused of carrying out yesterday's deadly mass shooting. officials say he used in ar-15 style rifle, with a second one found with him when he was arrested, plus other handguns at his residence. all but legally and locally, but authorities provided no details on how. the deputy chief says the gunmen cli