GEOFF BENNETT: And we start the# day's other headlines with an## in-person meeting between President Trump# and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Po..

It was their first sit-down of Mr.# Trump's second term.

In a statement,## the Fed said the president initiated the meeting# and that Powell did not discuss his expectations## for monetary policy.

But Powell did say that# he and his colleagues will make decisions on## interest rates based solely on careful,# objective, and nonpolitical analysis.

At the White House today, Press# Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed## that characterization of the meeting# and added the president's perspective.

KAROLINE LEAVITT, White House Press Secretary:# That statement is correct.

However, the president## did say that he believes the Fed chair is# making a mistake by not lowering interest rates,## which is putting us at an economic disadvantage# to China and other countries.

And the president's## been very vocal about that both publicly# and now I can reveal privately as well.

GEOFF BENNETT: President Trump has argued there# is no inflation and has called Powell a fool for## not lowering rates.

While inflation is down, it# still remains above the Fed's 2 percent target.

The U.S. Supreme Court today backed a# multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in## Utah.

The justices reversed a lower court decision# the 88-mile project that would connect oil and gas## producers to a national rail network.

The case# centered on whether a federal agency had done## enough to consider the environmental impact# of the expansion as laid out by a 1970 law.

In the court's ruling, Justice Brett Kavanaugh# wrote: "The goal of the law is to inform agency## decision-making, not to paralyze it.

"# Environmental groups expressed alarm at## the decision, calling it disastrous.

The project# could still face legal and regulatory hurdles.

Forecasters say the first named storm of# the hurricane season is churning in the## Pacific.

Tropical Storm Alvin is located off the# Western coast of Mexico with sustained winds of## 40 miles an hour.

It's expected to weaken as# it approaches the Baja Peninsula this weekend.

Meantime, the Western U.S. is bracing for a# different kind of dangerous weather.

That's## heat.

The first major heat wave of the# season is due to hit California and other## Western states starting tomorrow.

More than# 15 million Americans are already under heat## warnings and advisories, with temperatures# expected to top 100 degrees in some places.

America's envoy to Syria says the U.S.# plans to declare that country is no## longer a state sponsor of terrorism.# Tom Barrack made the comments on his## first visit to Damascus in his new role,# where he raised an American flag outside## the U.S. ambassador's residence.

The# U.S. Embassy has been closed since## 2012 after protests against then-President# Bashar al-Assad led to years of civil war.

Though the embassy itself remains closed,# Barrack's visit and the raising of the## flag are further signs of warming# relations between the U.S. and Syria.

Washington, D.C.'s Capital Jewish Museum# reopened today more than a week after## two Israeli Embassy employees were shot# and killed as they left an event there.

CHRIS WOLF, President, Capital Jewish Museum: I## ask you now to take a moment# of silen.. GEOFF BENNETT: Officials honored the memories# of Israeli citizen Yaron Lischinsky and American## Sarah Milgrim.

Their deaths are being# investigated as a hate crime.

The chair## of the museum's board said the institution# would not be deterred by such violence.

CHRIS WOLF: Today's reopening is not simply a# return to normal.

It is an act of resilience.## It is a declaration that we will not allow hate## to silence our voices or diminish our# commitment to building a better future.

GEOFF BENNETT: A 31-year-old suspect# faces two counts of first-degree murder,## among other charges.

According to court records,## he told police at the scene -- quote -- "I# did it for Palestine.

I did it for Gaza."

In the Swiss Alps, authorities# suspended the search today for## a 64-year-old man who went missing after# a huge chunk of a glacier crushed a town.## This image shows the village of Blatten# both before the avalanche, seen on the left,## and after.

More than 300 people had already# evacuated before a piece of the Birch## Glacier broke off and caused a landslide,# destroying about 90 percent of the town.

Switzerland has the most# glaciers of any European country,## and scientists warn that global warming# is contributing to a thaw in recent years.

On Wall Street today, stocks ended a# bit higher as investors digested the## latest on tariffs.

The Dow Jones industrial# average added more than 100 points on the## day.

The Nasdaq rose about 75 points.

The# S&P 500 also closed in positive territory.

Still to come on the "News Hour": the latest# move and legal setbacks for President Trump's## immigration agenda; a provision in the# Republican budget bill puts millions## of people at risk of losing food stamp# benefits; and New York's Metropolitan## Museum of Art reimagines its collection# of art from the South and Central Pacific.