secretary of state antony blinken reacting to the shocking news. our thoughts, our prayers are with him, for his family, with the people of japan. this is a very, very sad moment and we re awaiting news. former president donald trump who had a very close relationship with abe saying, quote, absolutely devastating news that shinzo abe a truly great man and leader has been shot. he has a true friend of mine and much more importantly america. brian: you heard it was serious and he ended unjust passing away. abe who was japan s longest serving member left office in 2020 due to his health issues not political issues. the suspected gunman was immediately taken into custody. we don t know much about the gunman except he was 40-something years old and seems to be a hand made gun. you don t hear a lot about violence in japan. and shinzo abe still taking part in the political process was campaigning for somebody when he was struck. this is stunning news because simultaneously t
peter doocy has more. the white house sees inflation as a problem but we re in a very good economy. today s economic news confirms the fact that my economic plan is moving in a better direction. the reason the president says that, he sees a low unemployment rate as top above all. right now wages are not rising as fast as the prices on everything else, which republicans say they see as a blinking red light. the problem is that every single day americans are hurting when they re either putting gas in their tanks, trying to put food on their table or trying to pay rent or energy bills. all of these things are out of the president s control. so white house officials say those are the only things that they believe is hindering their economic agenda. remember, this price increase is due to putin s tax highs, putin s war on ukraine. that s why we have seen the increase of gas prices and food. the press secretary says that we are stronger economically than we have been
border patrol council are toque who art del cueto will join us on that. we began america reports this friday with june unemployment report beating expectation but still below pre-pandemic levels. with inflation still climbing. hello, i am in for sandra smith and rich, hello to you. good afternoon, i am in for john roberts. 372,000 jobs added last month in unemployment rate to study at 3.6% but record number of job openings persist with two jobs available for every unemployed person and there are still concerns over runaway inflation and new jobs report shows rising costs with average earnings. anita: meanwhile the president is taking heat for more than just the economy and some of his own party criticize him for a lack of action on guns and abortion. the president s last hour sending executive order to access to abortion and the move comes two weeks after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. rich: mark meredith live on the beautiful lawn of the white house, mar
so let s get down to business. and we begin with president biden s trip to the middle east. when he arrives in israel today he will be the first us president to visit the middle east since 9/11 without american troops engaged in a combat mission there. the white house has said the visit s aims include expanding regional economic and security cooperation . israel s finance minister says its hoped the visit will lead to a common middle east market that includes saudi arabia. with businesses on all sides poised to make the most of the opportunities. well, let s go live tojerusalem and discuss this withjon medved chief executive and founder of our crowd a global equity funding platform for investors. orwarm or warm welcome to the programme. what are your hopes for this visit? i programme. what are your hopes for this visit? for this visit? i think it is incredible for this visit? i think it is incredible that for this visit? i think it is incredible that the - for this
1981 when ronald reagan was president and battling a recession that seemed endless. a guy names paul volcker was hiking interest rates a full percentage point at a team to squash inflation that proved relentless. when indiana jones was the hottest movie in the country and charles and diana, the hottest wedding ticket in the world. back then bacon cost $1.75 a pound. try more like $7 now. coffee was $2.46 a pound. closer to $6 now. a half gallon of ice cream set you back about $2. nearly trip that will today. some perspective on time and prices. lower and slower back then. faster and out of control right now. we are all over it with lydia hu at a new york city supermarket on how folks are holding up. hillary vaughn on capitol hill where democrats and republicans are digging in. edward lawrence in jerusalem on if those inflation numbers are weighing the president down. why house economic adviser jared bernstein on what costs he sees no longer going up. welcome. i m neil cavuto.