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Targeted by deliberate attacks. and the new warning by the fda on how much salt you are eating what you need to know. this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt good evening the white house tonight responding to the growing supply chain disruption that has left cargo ships waiting at sea to unload and consumers and small retailers burdened with shortages and delivery delays for all kinds of products president biden today hailing a deal with the massive port of los angeles to begin operating 24/7 the second west coast port to go around the clock it is part of a major push to relieve supp...

Employers can hire up. will that push prices up. >> this brings us back to the filibuster question. and the ways in which you have -- part of the problem is look, the first rescue plan wasn't paid for. that's easier sell than this. you have to raise taxes. including corporate. and guess what, corporate america is not like yes, please. they are working over congress to not do that. it's easier to tax cut than raise them. you have the threshold that republicans can wield in a add venn ta jous way. >> raising a corporate rate and raising taxes on the wealthy. that polls better than what you're us...

Pumps. carol? >> i'm just curious about something. if somebody predicts gas will be 5 bucks a gallon by summer; this a self-fulfilling prophecy? does that push prices up artificially? >> it does. these bullish notes really help to bring in speculators that i know you love, carol. if wall street says prices are going to rise, it attracts investors who want to get in and make money. the big wall street firms stand to make a bundle, that is for sure. putting out forecasts by these is legal. it's done all the time. analysts say get used to it. we will probably see more and more of these forecasts....

development of alternative fuels. his warning to arab oil producer comes amid a chilling prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. let's talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memorial day. oh, yeah, sarah palin is using the holiday to kick off her nationwide bus tour. she rode int...