on the saturday afternoon. i m yasmin vossoughian. boy, we have a lot to cover over the next couple of hours. spewing qanon conspiracies, the former president, once again, using these blatant lies at a political rally last night. plus, what his lawyers are doing to stop the federal grand jury that is investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 elections. plus, the fate of the former president and his organization. i m going to ask michael cohen, you see him right there, what he thinks is going to happen to his former boss after that fraud lawsuit was filed against him and his family by new york s attorney general. and then his reaction to laetitia james s shout out and the inside information he gave during a congressional hearing. tracking 20 storms, everybody. right now, more than half 1 million canadians without power, as the nation s east coast takes the brunt of what was hurricane fiona. the dangerous problems residents are facing their and separate from that, by the way,
difference between america s two major political parties, and what they want for the future of this country couldn t be more stark. this week, the former president and republican president nomination, donald trump, tweet of his trump national golf club in bedminster, university speaking of the league s big tournament this weekend. now, the live tour is a new venture, financed by saudi arabia s public investment fund. it s all part of a campaign by the saudi government to refresh the kingdoms image in the eyes of the world. you see, they want you to think of your favorite golf players, when you think of saudi arabia. not their long list of human rights abuses, including the murder of the washington post schoumacher shoji. now, trump took a hands on role in that injury he had by hosting the event at his property. just miles away from ground zero, and they had this to say in his defense. well, nobody has gotten to the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately. a family member, family
school. we should look forward to a very different school year. we should look forward to a school year where every child is in school, in person, full-time, for the whole year. the changes the cdc hopes will keep kids in the classroom. dire warnings from scientists who say the arctic is warming at alarming speeds. we re joined by one researcher who is seeing the changes firsthand. and the disturbing new testimony in vanessa bryant s case against l.a. county, allegations that gruesome photographs were shared at a social gathering. newsroom starts right now. good morning and welcome to your weekend. it is saturday, august 13th. we re grateful to be a part of it. i m boris sanchez. grateful to be with you as well, boris. i m amara walker. you re in the cnn newsroom. this morning, growing t controversy about the fbi raid at former president donald trump s residence. some material was marked as top secret/sci which stands for sensitive compartmented information.
john: dow down 807 points at this moment. unfortunately, few people surprised by the new inflation data, confirming the pain at the pump and sticker shock. hello, john roberts in washington and happy friday to you. and happy friday to you as well, john. good to see you. anita vogel in for sandra smith. prices soared 8.6% from a year ago, highest in four decades as rent, energy and grocery prices continue to surge. another record high for gasoline prices as the national average edges ever so closer to $5 a gallon. anita: fox team coverage starts right now. karl rove on president biden s response to the economic crisis and a closer look at how much americans are paying at stores. john: but first, jacqui heinrich is travelling with the president live in los angeles. what is the white house saying they are going to do about inflation, jacqui? we have not heard from the president yet, he s going to speak later about supply chains but the chair of economic advisers says
tanks and aircraft. all kidding aside, he s come off the sidelines. he retired. he helped us get ahead of the challenges that arise at our ports, our railroads and on the road. this is about reducing costs for families. you know, i have to admit to you a lot of us elected officials have been in office for a while. every once in a while something you learn makes you viscerally angry, like if you had the person in front of you, you d want to pop him. i really mean it. there are nine major ocean line shipping companies that ship from asia to the united states. nine. they formed three consortiums. these companies have raised their prices by as much as 1,000%. so everything coming from asia, they get 90 something percent of stuff coming from asia. they ve raised it by 1,000%. that s why i called on congress and they re foreign owned shipping companies that raised their prices while raking in just last year $190 billion in profit. a seven-fold increase in one year. seven-fold inc