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does she feel like she owes an apology? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening. as riveting as the stories were, it was who was telling them that gave way to chilling testimony before the january 6th committee today about donald trumps pressure campaign on his vice president, mike pence, to stage an illegal one-man attempt to overturn the presidential election results one pence adviser calling it constitutional mischief another warning it risked the el...

pouring gasoline on the fire by tweeting that. >> the secret service couldnt control the situation and do their job to keep him safe. >> at 2:26 p.m., the secret service rushed vice president pence down the stairs. >> approximately 40 feet. thats all there was. 40 feet between the vice president and the mob. make no mistake about the fact that the vice presidents life was in danger. the recent court filing by the department of justice explains that a confidential informant from the pro...

plus — the crypto crash deepens. could it spell disaster for el salvador�*s multi—million dollar gamble on bitcoin? we start in the us — where the federal reserve has announced the biggest rise in borrowing costs in 28 years. the fed raised its key interest rate by three quarters of a percent — and signalled more big increases are on the cards. as our correspondent michelle fleury reports, from washington, its battling to control the worst inflation in four decades. intensify...

shrinking stocks unfortunately in the pensions. peter doocy on the shrinking poll numbers for a president that just found a new villain for all of this and his name is not putin. welcome. im neil cavuto, this is "your world." a very turbulent world. when it comes to the markets, a lot redder world. how much? to jackie deangelis with more. >> good afternoon. another rough day for the markets, neil. not for the feint of heart. the markets digesting the rate hike that we saw yesterday and...

before the 6th. pence pushing back every time. >> was it your impression that the vice president had directly conveyed his position on these issues to the president, not just to the world through a dear colleague letter, but directly to president trump? >> many times. >> and he had been consistent in conveying his position to the president? >> very consistent. >> and then the new memos show ing pences legal and political advisers spending weeks whether pence could block or delay the el...

so lets get down to business and we begin in the us where the worlds most powerful central bank wraps up its monthly meeting later. its a given the federal reserve will increase the cost of borrowing. the question is by how much. with recent inflation data flashing red the sentiment on wall street has been grim. on monday the s&p 500 entered a bear market after the index fell by more than 20% from januarys recent high. our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, has more...

the prices down. first, what more can we expect with this decision from from the fed next hour? bottom line what does it mean for american families? >> reporter: i think hearing from powell will be highly scrutinized. i think economic projections. we will hear how fed officials are feeling about the state of our economy, not just right now but also for years to come in terms of things like gdp growth, inflation for sure. also unemployment, the battle of the bar here for short is intere...

years, marking the central banks most aggressive move yet to bring down the soaring costs of food and gas and almost everything else. inflation is not easy. just days ago we learned its at the highest level since 1981. the fed released a darkening forecast projecting more inflation and higher unemployment. joining me now matt egan. we heard from the fed chairman. he signalled more rate hikes. what did you learn? >> reporter: well, victor, clearly inflation is on fire. today the federal...

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...

weanthe country off fossil fuelw for fuel outrage over historically high cost. that outrage is reflected in the latest fox news poll being released right now. and could become a huge factor in the midterm elections for which primaries were held gled a handful the states. the presidents approval rate stands at 43% with 57% disapproval will. just 18% consider the economy in good or great shape. 82% believe it is only fair or poor. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonig...