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>> reporter: well, wolf, the l.a.x. airport has tweeted within the last 30 minutes that the department of water and power is assessing a power issue impacting some l.a.x. facilities at this time. you see the tweet there. the airfield is operating normally but some terminals traffic lights and systems may not have power. our teams are working on the issue with dwp and follow us for additional updates. it continues to say that due to the power issue, tsa has stopped screening passengers in most terminals. so if you have to fly today, out of l.a.x., they're asking you to allow extra tim...

spending. and let's begin in washington, d.c., where the federal reserve has just announced its latest decision on interest rates. economists predicted an eighth straight rate increase as the central bank tries to tamp down inflation without causing a recession. matt egan is inside the federal reserve. what's the decision? >> reporter: 25 basis points, the fed just delivered its eighth straight interest rate hike, lifting interest rates to the highest level since 2007, all part of the fed's quest to get inflation back down to healthy levels. but importantly, the fed is dialing back t...

katy tur. here we are again, another fed meeting and another expected rate hike. we're going to get to the number in just a second. it is expected to be a quarter of a point. we're going to see how the markets react to that because they have been on a relative upswing and we're wondering does that trend continue? we are also watching as you well know, memphis. the funeral for 29-year-old tyre nichols is today. and supposed to begin right about now. weather has been delaying it, so we'll go there as soon as it does start. but again, there is breaking news from the fed. just confirmed,...

Today. Did you know that. Griff i did not know that. Im busy down here working with congress and we are getting a new phase 4 covid stimulus package thats going really well down here. Pete yeah. Griff you have an even bigger task which is swimming the hudson river. Pete emily, your encouragement is to give me encouragement from seattle. Emily im really good at that im a good cheerleader. You know. This. Pete you are. Of course, today is the day that i have been dreading and looking forward to. I am going to join the gi go. Org. A bunch of navy seals, 60. We are going to try to swim across the ...

U. S. Protesters reached the gates of the white house. You can see here how close they are. News emerged sunday that the president and his family went to the white house bunker for a time this weekend. Many demonstrations, most in fact, were peaceful like this one in new york city. Diverse groups coming together to stand for equality and to demand change. It has been exactly one week since the incident that started this week of outrage across the country. George floyd was detained by minneapolis officers on may 25th, a week ago today. There were still sizeable crowds on the streets of new york...