. >> the lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives in the u.s. and developing countries.rted by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions -- this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions from pele like you. thank you. judy: results are still rolling in from last nights's primary elections in five states. north carolina republican representative madison cawthorn was ousted by state senator chuck edwards. the race has yet to be called in pennsylvania's republican u.s. senate contest. dr. oz is locked in a dead heat with a former hedge fund manager. on the democratic side, progressive john federman easily defeated a moderate. we will have more on all of the primary results right after the news summary. stocks took a plunge on wall street today over a disappointing earnings reports from target and lingering suit -- concerned about inflation. it is the biggest single day loss since 2020. the dow jones fell

. >> the lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives through invention in the u.s.eveloping countries. ♪ >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to making a peaceful world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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: the sharp rise in inflation in this country may have hit a peak. but it remains near 40 year highs. that is the upshot of today's consumer price report for april. it showed prices rose 8.3% from a year earlier. a slight decline from the reading in march. and a monthly increase from march to april was .3%. the smallest in eight months. not counting volatile prices for food and fuel. the core rate of inflation jumped twice as much as it did in march. on wall street, inflation numbers fuel fears of aggressive interest rate hikes by the federal reserve. the dow jones industrial average lost 300 26 points. 1%. closing at 31,008 34. the nasdaq fell 370 three poi

. >> the lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives through invention in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. 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: investigators continue to continue to search for a motive tonight in the elementary school massacre that left 21 people dead, including 19 children, in uvalde, texas. texas governor greg abbott said the gunman shared messages about his intents on facebook shortly before the attack. facebook said those messages were sent privately, not publicly. calls are growing here in washington and elsewhere for changing gun laws. and, in uvalde, residents are grieving over indescribable loss. amna nawaz is there now, and she begins our coverage. amna: today, the community of uvalde,

. >> the lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives through invention in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributis to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. vanessa: i'm vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy, with newshour west. we'll return to the full program after the latest headlines. the sharp rise in flation in this country may have hit a peak, but it remains near 40-year highs. that's the upshot of today's consumer price report for april by the u.s. labor department. it showed prices rose 8.3% percent from a year earlier, a slight decline from the reading in march. and the monthly increase from march to april was .3%, the smallest in eight months. but, not counting volatile prices for food and fuel, the core rate of inflation jum

. >> the lemelson foundation, committed to improving lives through invention in the u.s. developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. supported by the john d and catherine t macarthur foundation. more information at macfound.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: the federal reserve raised interest rates again today in its effort to stamp down surging inflation. the hike was a half percentage point, a move that will affect the pocketbooks of millions of americans. federal reserve chair jay powell said more hikes are planned for this summer and later in the year. the fed has changed its course for steering the economy considerably. but as economics correspondent paul solman reports, it's trying to do so without triggering a recession. paul: today's rate hike combined with the increase announced in march means the federal reserve is moving or word with the biggest monetary tightening since the year 200