you.
Judy: There's yet more evidence
tonight of
inflation rippling through the
U.S. Economy.
The labor department says
wholesale prices in may were up
10-point-8 percent from a year
ago.
A separate report last Friday
showed retail prices hit a new,
40-year high.
President Biden argued today
that Republicans have blocked
his anti-inflation policies.
They said his plans would make
things worse.
On the pandemic:
An fda advisory panel voted to
recommend that the CDC approve
"Moderna's" vaccine for kids 6
to 17 years old.
It would be the second vaccine
for that age group.
The panel meets tomorrow to
consider recommending "Moderna"
and "Pfizer" shots for kids
under 5.
Federal investigators say
widespread pandemic relief
fraud was largely preventable.
Auditors and inspectors general
have estimated nearly $100
billion dollars was stolen --
from small business loans,
stimulus payments, unemployment
benefits and even funeral
coverage.
Today, investigators told
congress that officials put
speed ahead of fraud prevention
-- in the trump and Biden
administrations.
>> No one is suggesting in the
ig or oversight community that
you wait weeks or months. I just
think there are several steps
that could've been taken to
easily match some existing data,
basic checks that could've
prevented some of the fraud
because all the data shows that
if you put a roadblock in front
of a fraudster in the first
instance they usually won't come
back and try another door.
>> Federal agencies currently
have more than 1,100
investigations under way into
pandemic relief fraud.
The U.S. House of
representatives gave final
approval today to expanding
supreme court security.
It will cover the justices'
families and senior court
officers under the bill that's
headed to president Biden.
The issue gained new urgency
after a man was charged last
week with trying to murder
justice Brett Kavanaugh.
In Ukraine, Ukraine's president
zelenskyy said tonight his
forces are suffering heavy
losses in the city of
severo-donetsk and the kharkiv
region.
Most of severo-donetsk is under
Russian control, and hundreds of
civilians are holed up at a
chemical plant, under heavy
shelling.
Britain's plan to deport migrant
asylum-seekers was blocked by
the board of human rights.
Once in Rwanda, they'll be
allowed to apply for asylum
there -- but not in Britain.
Back in this country:
--
Boris Johnson said it is about
halting human trafficking.
In Christ we had to stop it.
It has been extremely difficult
to find a way that is doing it
humanely.
We have to interrupter the
business model.
>> Once in Rwanda, there would
be allowed to apply for asylum
there but not in Britton.
Back in this country, the race
for a key U.S. Senate seat in
Nevada is headlining the days
primaries.
They faced Sam brown, a retired
army captain and purple heart
recipient.
The winner will take on the
democratic incumbent senator in
November.
More than 109 Americans from the
gulf coast of the great Lakes
are under heat alerts through
the middle of the week.
Excessive heat one is covered
much of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Missouri, Alabama and Georgia.
Floodwaters across the
yellowstone region in Montana
and Wyoming started to proceed
today.
Heavy rain and melting snow,
washing away houses and touching
off a rock and mudslides.
Roads and bridges were
destroyed, leaving tourists and
others stranded.
On Wall Street, stocks struggled
to limit their losses as
investors waited for tomorrow's
federal reserve decision on
interest rates.
The NASDAQ fell 14 points and
the S&P 500 gained 19.
Lessons the January 6 committee
could take from the bipartisan
9/11 commission.
Lgbtq groups become the latest
target of far right extremists.
And an artist transforms his
work after an accident on the
job.
And much more.
>> This is the pbs newshour from
W eds studios in Washington and