here we go. tuesday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. president biden is ready to confirm what used to be a given for an incumbent in american politics, that he is running for re-election. the official announcement of his 2024 campaign today comes as polls show a majority of voters and even a majority of democrats don t want him to run again. jasmine wright is joining me. good morning. what do we know about the campaign rollout? reporter: well, today is the day maybe, that is an important caveat, because we know that president biden is one that can change his decision especially about his political future. so that caveat is very important, but if president biden were to go forward with it today he d be really in essence launching his final campaign of his decades long political career. it is only official when it is official, but if it happens, we know logistically how it will look. the president will be launchi
from dallas, texas. we have a couple of things going on here. obviously health concerns over the people in richmond, california, near that refinery fire plus the financial hit we re all going to take if gas prices spike make above $4 a gallon. it has been going on for several weeks now. you blinked and it seems like you missed it. over the course of the last month or so gas prices have gone up about 30 cents, the national average now $3.66 a gallon, up about 30 cents and in the last month. the fire in richmond is just one of the problems. obviously there is a great deal of global issues and concerns that go into gas prices but what we have seen over the last few months is a disruption in service and flow of gas at refineries across the country from the midwest down to oklahoma where we have seen problems with pipelines and other issues and the infrastructure and this fire in california this week highlighted even bigger problem where now because of this fire many analysts ar
candidates. the response, huge. and komen bombshell. a huge shakeup at the breast cancer foundation, the president stepping down. the founder moving out of management. did planned parenthood funding change komen s focus from pink to green? and history on the track. an american breaking a record 44 years old. leo manzano bringing it in the 1,500 meters. newsroom begins right now. good morning, everyone. i m fredricka whitfield in for carol costole this morning we begin with a political competition this morning called the veep stakes. and any day, we are expecting the answer to this very critical question. who will innit mitt pick? let s bring in cnn reporter. tim pawlenty. a familiar name on the trail, says he is honored to be considered but that 2012 is about more than mitt romney s number two. let s listen. the main issue here isn t the vp process or who s going to be the vp. the main issue is what do we do to get this country and economy moving again and provide
the california fire that s about to burn a hole in millions of wallets. this was the scene monday at chevron s richmond, california oil refinery. a huge toxic blaze partially shutting down production at one of the region s biggest gas suppliers. not a good time for that to happen, it s expected to send the pump prices skyrocketing on the west coast and beyond. ed levandera is live in dallas, texas. it s not just about gas prices, it s about people and health concerns in that area, as well, right? reporter: there s no question, people there who have been up close with the refinery fire that started on monday, and is still not quite back up to full production. have been dealing with the effects of that. but if you re like me, you ve noticed over the last few weeks already, as you pull into the gas station, hey, something is not quite right. but that s because the national average of gasoline prices has risen to $3.63 a gallon, up almost 30 cents in the last five weeks. so qui
it s so nice to be here. nice to sit next to you. this is the news from a to b. i love it. i m brooke baldwin. it s bright and early. we do appreciate it, brooke. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s start with this one, shall we? hitting the road today. up first, the obama bus tour ready to roll this morning and heading for the white house. betting on america tour kicks off with four campaign stops in ohio today, and then it s on to pennsylvania for an appearance in the steel city tomorrow. brenda keeler is live in washington. i like that beginning, ohio, because in the campaign we like to say ohio, ohio, ohio. but really, the message is kind of universal for president obama. he wants to hit the economy hard, doesn t he? reporter: he ll be talking about the economy and he s trying to draw a contrast. he ll be emphasizing the auto bailout. that plays very big, specifically in ohio, because this is a place that is number one when talking about auto suppliers. he ll also be e