out fossil fuels. jeanine: joe biden wasn t kidding about ending fossil fuels, and now, he is coming for your car. the white house turbocharging its radical green agenda by unveiling their toughest restrictions yet. they will force you to buy an expensive electric vehicle, whether you like it or not. the new rules target tailgate emissions. and the goal is to have 67% of new vehicles to be electric by 2032. keep this in mind, only 6% of cars sold last year were electric. but there is a big problem: americans don t want them. just 19% say that they are very likely to buy and ev. and hey, it is no wonder. the average tv costs $47,000 more but biden s people say it will actually save you money. we are going to save consumers money. these vehicles don t require as much maintenance. obviously, the gas prices are a little steeper and electric vehicles will be cheaper over their life span. jeanine: and like all things joe biden, china is the big winner here. they own 75% of th
object discovered on radar, this time flying high over canada. it s not clear when or where it was first picked up. nor read saying in a statement quote military aircraft are currently operating from alaska and canada in support of north american aerospace defense command. norad confirmed with pond positively identifies an airborne object over northern canada. refusing to offer specifics, the second object detected in the arctic s since thursday night. senior u.s. official tells fox the object was not detected until it had already successfully penetrated u.s. airspace over alaska and shot on flight and of 22 after launched from air force base in anchorage. right now u.s. army helicopters like this on skis are combing the area of the rugged north coast of alaska. the temperature right now in the frozen tundra, minus 20 degrees. norad says limited daylight rough weather limited search. the object shot down home of north america s largest oil field. alaska also home to u.s. air
and then getting back up to reengage. officers being hailed as heroes for stopping him from killing more people. were there warning signs? and what his neighbors are saying. damage control. new revelations from the leaked classified intelligence documents, putting u.s. alliances in question. the manhattan district attorney sues a top house republican, claiming interference in the investigation of donald trump. the battle over an abortion pill. big pharma pushing back against a ruling, as some states start stockpiling drugs. tough new auto emission standards about to be announced, but will they push more americans to go electric? a big upside of artificial intelligence, detecting cancer much earlier, and predicting when it might strike. and the young bold athletes sharing their culture and moves with skateboarding superstar tony hawk. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. once again, in the tragic aftermath of a tragic sh
let s start in china, where the latest figures just released show the world s second largest economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year at 4.5%. this is the first set of quarterly gdp figures following the end of strict covid 19 restrictions in december. they also follow the easing of a three year crackdown on tech firms and property. lets get reaction from julian evans pritchard, head of china economics at capital economics. this is better than expected. most people are saying we re looking at 4% growth, give us your take on this number? really the strength is all about the consumer centre, we saw the vigors beads on the retail sales numbers are more generally in qrs or the household savings rates, so households are feeling more comfortable, households are feeling more comfortable, spinning again, they have comfortable, spinning again, they have the comfortable, spinning again, they have the possibility - comfortable, spinning again, they ha
states. reporter: the number of flight delays are still climbing along with major outrage over how air travel came to a near unprecedented halt. the faa did just post that no u.s. departures will happen today until 9:00 a.m. reporter: wednesday morning, airports across the country stood still as the federal aviation administration implemented a nationwide ground stop, something not seen since the n9/11 terrorist attacks. interesting day. everybody except medivac and military stopped. reporter: the faa fail injury st failure started overnight in notices to air missions the bulletins provide the latest information about airports and air space. it s absolutely essential and the system can be very fragile. reporter: the effect cascading cancellations and delays in the thousands. first it was a 20-minute delay and then an hour. reporter: anger is stretching from concourses to capitol hill. ted cruz the top senate republican overseeing transportation is calling