will the developing world to cope. i will be discussing this with all of that, the chief economist at the world food programme and the head of agriculture at the african union. also on the show, because technology help africa grasp its agricultural potential? will be speaking to the big boss of a company helping to spread or spread smart farming across that vast continent. spread smart farming. wherever you arejoining me wherever you are joining me from around the world can once again, they can anyone welcome to the show. russia s invasion of ukraine is devastating the population, leaving tens thousands feared dead and millions displaced destroying lives and uprooting the very fabric of that country. at the heart of the ukrainian economy is agriculture. in particular, growing crops. a nation are known as the breadbasket of europe, disrupting that production is having a dramatic effect on the global food supply, is having a dramatic effect on the globalfood supply, sending
hospital in the nursing home. we heard from her grieving family today. we re not just hurting, we re angry, we re mad. this should. have happened. he took away my mother and my best friend. how dare you! how dare you! this needs to be fixed. incredibly emotional testimony there. we ll have more live from buffalo coming up this hour. also this hour, the last hours of campaigning in a super important primary race. you know the one we re talking about in pennsylvania, where voters are getting ready to pick their general election candidates, with not one be two late in the game surprises for virtual front-runners, although that word may be overstated. one candidate answering questions about his health, another facing questions about her participation in a d.c. rally on january 6th. plus, formula fallout. the head of the fda saying the empty shefls are because of a contribution problem, not a lack of supplies. and what is the white house doing to make sure this doesn t happe
the first major heatwave of 2024. triple-digit temperatures in the west. we re tracking it. attorney general merrick garland defiant on capitol hill, telling republicans, i will not be intimidated, as they demand tapes of president biden s interview with special counsel robert hur. our nbc news exclusive. the new electric vehicles rolling off gm s assembly line. the ceo on why gm is still betting big on evs, despite a sales slowdown. and after he stole the show from his congressman dad, the 6-year-old telling us about his viral moment of fame. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. president biden tonight sidestepping congress and taking his own action to sharply tighten controls at the southern border. with his signature alone, the president using his executive authority to shut down asylum requests when the average daily number of illegal crossings between ports of entry exceeds 2,500. tonight, that average number tops
doing, quote, what republicans in congress refuse to do. the power the new order gives him just weeks before his first debate with donald trump. also tonight, opening statements in hunter biden s federal gun trial. the text messages the prosecution showed to the jury taken from his purported laptop, and what the defense is saying about his past drug use and purchase of a firearm. the nationwide disruptions impacting at&t and verizon customers. what s causing it. the first major heatwave of 2024. triple-digit temperatures in the west. we re tracking it. attorney general merrick garland defiant on capitol hill, telling republicans i will not be intimidated, as they demand tapes of president biden s interview with special counsel robert hur. our nbc news exclusive. the new electric vehicles rolling off gm s assembly line. the ceo on why gm is still betting big on evs, despite a sales slowdown. and after he stole the show from his congressman dad, the 6-year-old telling
in a statement, google said none of these ads ever ran, adding their enforcement process has multiple layers to ensure ads comply with policies. if you don t try to combat the collection and misuse of data on the tech platform, it will see the problematic often toxic ai growth system we re seeing. reporter: there is also the risk of ai-generated content becoming a normalized part of the election process as deepfakes are set to transform the landscape for real. janis mackey frayer, nbc news, chennai, india. and for more on the ai revolution, watch raising the ai generation at 9:00 p.m. eastern on nbc news now. and coming up here tonight, perhaps no one could come through the tense atmosphere in congress quite like one lawmaker s 6-year-old. that s next. one lawmaker s 6-year-old. is his prized possession or the family hauler. he needs to protect it. this father s day, give him the gift of weathertech.