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harry smith on the end of an internet era >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening today some tough medicine for an american economy racked by high inflation. the federal reserve raising a key interest rate 0.75% its the biggest bump-up since 1994 a hike sure to be felt in the wallets of american borrowers. think higher mortgages rates and bigger credit card payments which well get into in a moment. whats it all about? the fed hopes the increase will sta...

president. police were chasing o.j. simpson in a white bronco. this time its the feds chasing something else. not o.j. on the run, but prices out of control. experts call it getting ahead of the inflation curve. investors like what they saw. will you? after all, your borrowing costs just went up and stand to go up more. the hope is that the tough medicine will work and this inflation fever he break. the only question, of course, is when. weve got you covered regardless. connell mcshane...

join us coming up. >> john: first fox news alert to an economy in crisis. americans crushed on high prices from gas to food while their retirement accounts evaporate. growing concerns a dramatic move by the fed on interest rates could send the economy spiralling into recession. john roberts in washington. sandra. great to have you back. >> sandra: i am sandra smith in new york. this is "america reports." we are watching all of this, brand-new numbers today from may painting a bleak pic...

>> this is about hungry babies. hungry babies and parents. >> i never thought i would see this in the united states. weve been struggling as parents to find formula now for months. >> this is a top priority. >> president biden says getting baby formula to american families is a top priority. now getting the u.s. military involved. welcome. im charles payne in for neil cavuto. this is "your world." with us now, pentagon press secretary john kirby. thanks for joining us. now that the pre...

Not just tone deaf. reflecting a sneering snarling contempt for people who dont have what she has, which is wealth and power. >> exactly. >> that is a the style this administration and unless he reels it in, you have to assume that the president and the rest of the white house are okay with portraying themselves this way. >> thank you all. president trump announces a plan to commit more troops, how much has the u.s. already spent in the americas longest war? joining us now cnns chief money cor...

In afghanistan. colonel cedric leighton, thanks a lot. well talk again in about 20 minutes. as president trump plans to commit nature troops to afghanistan, how much has the longest u.s. war cost already? the most current fiscal financial estimate is $841 billion since 2001. thats straight from the u.s. budget including the presidents request for next year. many say thats too low. it does not include future spending like medical care for returning veterans. so others place the total price tag ...

Possible. >> the president is right. afghanistan has been a very costly war. since the invasion in november 2001, more than 2300 americans have been killed there. more than 17,000 wounded. the financial cost, an estimated $841 billion. thats just so far. tonight the president will be at fort meyer in arlington, virginia, to ask american service members and the mesh peop american people to trust his strategy at a time when americans are publicly questioning his leadership. jessica is out front. w...

All he says for the taliban is preventing them from taking over control for afghanistan. when you listen to the taliban, they say if the united states continues its war fighting in afghanistan, they will keep fighting. they, too, leave the door open for a slightly different outcome. >> one thing is clear -- the president here was listening, defaulting to his leadership on his military aides. thanks. as the president plans to commit more troops to afghanistan, a tally now of how much the u.s. w...