that s what the white house wants to talk about. they believe they delivered. the president is dealing with a decision that was made out of his control. the significant, dramatic cut that was made in output levels by opec. the president, blunt, in his view of that. what s your reaction to the opec decision? disappointment. don t hurt him. is it going to be there s a lot of alternatives. we haven t made up our mind yet. reporter: there s so many different elements of this, the domestic economy, the global economy, the bilateral relationship, the geopolitics in the midst of the war in ukraine, and politics, 30 days out from the election. the white house is working on a series of options that the president may pursue to block major increases at the pump. they are aware this is a global market. a decision made by some countries that the u.s. viewed a s allies or should have been allies leading up to it. the disappointment is real. some rage, to some degree, when you t
how far will u.s. and allies go to try to calm rising tensions in the region? plus, a heartbreaking find. the california family that was kidnapped, found dead. the youngest victim, only 8 months old. what detectives are saying about the person they believe is responsible. welcome to the lead. president biden taking his first steps possibly towards the decriminalization of marijuana on the federal level. he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of quote simple marijuana possession. this will clear convictions for several thousand americans. president biden is now also encouraging governors to follow his lead and pardon those convicted on similar state charges. the biden administration also says it will continue to review the federal classification of marijuana. right now, it is still a class 1 drug alongside heroin and lsd which means according to the government, cannabis has no accepted medical use at the federal level despite study after study. it is legal in 37 states
cover. and tonight, the mishap during a joint u.s./south korea exercise meant to be a show of force. martha raddatz with late reporting. the developing headline tonight from purdue university. authorities investigating the murder of a college student in his dorm room. his roommate is under arrest. tonight, alec baldwin and producers reaching a settlement with the family of cinematographer halyna hutchins, shot and killed on that set. as part of the settlement, her widower will now be an executive producer on the movie going forward. but does this change potential criminal liability? chilling new video showing the apparent kidnapping of four family members in california. including an 8-month-old girl. tonight, a suspect in custody. but where is the family? the war in ukraine. and even as vladimir putin signs russia s so-called new territories into law, tonight here, the new images. ukrainian forces gaining ground in some of those very territories. ian pannell in ukrain
tapes that prosecutors played during day it woutwo of the sed trial from an alleged 2020 oath keepers meeting. members were secretly recorded by a meeting attendee. they talked about bringing weapons to washington and being prepared to fight for former president trump. whitney? reporter: a new recording released by the department of justice by an alleged november 2020 planning meeting of the far right military were group the oath keepers. if you re going to attack people, don t be afraid. go there in large numbers. that s why we need to be there. reporter: federal prosecutors played the seek cretly recorded trial of the five oath keepers. all five defendants have pleaded not guilty. this is the first major piece of evidence that prosecutors have used to support their allegation the group planned to descend on washington to prevent the peaceful transfer of power if the fight comes, let the fight come. i m willing to sacrifice myself for that. let the fight start ther
residents of sanibel island today will be able to return to see what is left of their homes. residents have to access that barrier island now by boat. it remains cut off from the mainland. ian ripped apart a causeway. cnn s layla santiago just arrived a few moments ago and is able to file this report. reporter: this is west gulf drive, one of the main streets here on sanibel island. it s also a place where the residents tell me was the worst hit. this is now a street that s lined with debris. can you see straight into homes and see personal belongings everywhere. you also have part of a roof that is sitting on the side of the street. to make the point of exactly how powerful this storm was, residents tell me that this was actually across the street. now you can see straight in what was once a kitchen, a family room, no longer here. the equipment and refrigerator now partially on the the door. not much left to be salvaged. i believe we have leyla you want live. what more a