with gas prices now averaging $3.57 a gallon nationwide, down $1.30 from this time last year. whit, tonight the ceo of united airlines is facing some criticism. even he couldn t get a seat on a united flight, so he took a private jet. he s now apologizing for that, he says that was insensitive to the many people who are stuck waiting to get home. whit? whit: turnover also for us, thank you. now to that skating report on the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. the state department report saying president biden shares the blame and detailing mistakes, including the speed of the withdrawal, relying on the afghan government to hold the taliban in check, also handing over bagram air base early on, leaving the kabul airport as the only way out. the president was asked today if he made mistakes, answering, i was right. now to the crackdown in france after violent protests sparked by the fatal shooting of
was so different from what we heard from senator chuck schumer last night, which was railing against republicans for the way they had handled the deal. to your point president biden really wanted to make sure he sounded authoritative, sounded professional and presidential, which i think americans needed today hereafter weeks of these parties just railing against each other. i also take note the bipartisanship is not just happy talk. he ran on that in 2020, and he d been accused of abandoning that message in favor of talking about maga republicans, so it seems to me the white house had a real reason to want to reinforce that in americans minds. but i mean the job numbers alone from today, 339,000 jobs created, that s a huge number, i mean almost contradictory in that it might give rise to more fears on inflation, but also look at gas prices. a year ago $4.72, today $3.57. these are also things that the
i mean, almost contradictory in that it might give rise to more fears on inflation. but also look at gas prices. a year ago, $4.72. today, $3.57. these are also things that the president wanted to point out. two points. i agree with doug that i would have like to have seen him do it a little bit earlier. but i also agree you ve got to get the networks to take what they can. i think two things are important. number one, the president of the united states is saying this is an oval office address, therefore it s very important. as someone who filled up her tank for $3.43 today, the thing i m fascinated by, abby, is why isn t president biden getting more credit for what is actually a really strong economy with the jobs numbers and everything else we re talking about. so, i think he s trying to rein people back in saying, i am the guy who can get things done, i am the guy who can build consensus. that message is consistent
national average. hurricanes are only part of the problem. regional and local insurers say they are struggling due to frivolous lawsuits and excess claims. looking at markets, hang seng closed up 4%, that is the biggest one day gain in three months. the rally led by news that china may unveil stimulus to boost its faltering recovery. european markets are also higher. stock index futures also moving up. investors cheered a vote to raise the debt ceiling and that and thinking that the fed will pause its interest rate hikes this month. the debt ceiling is resolved but not before the drama pushed up mortgage rates to their heist level since november. inflation watch, gas prices held steady, $3.57, but down from near record highs a year ago. coming up, may s jobs report due out in a few hours. 100,000 jobs expected to be added. and let s bring in chief
unauthorized parties access to private videos. markets around the world, asia finished mixed. new home prices spell for the first time in four months. eurozone inflation eased in may to 6.1%. on wall street stock index futures are bouncing back here. u.s. markets fell yesterday as the debt ceiling vote slowly moves ahead this congress. investors are closings book on may with debt ceiling drama and recession fears. last month tech stocks stood out. the nasdaq gained nearly 6%. s&p 500 was practically flat. and the dow fell 3.5%. global oil prices are falling here this week which could lead to even lower gas prices ahead. gas prices fell a penny overnight to $3.57 a gallon, $1.10 cheaper than last year. weekly jobless claims, mortgage rate data and private sector employment data due out later this morning. and we re looking at the