griff: that s a good one. he s definitely going to make the cut, because as you pointed out and i really hadn t thought hard, deep thoughts about the antlers, but we ve got to get milk and cookies up there. oh, perfect, excellent. santa s going to like that. you were talking about the antlers. the antler didn t have one in the middle of its head. carley: one of the reindeer was very top-heavy with the one big antler. griff: i can t wait to touch one. we are moments away. carley: is there a difference between reindeer and caribou? griff: yes. one can fly around the globe and deliver presents, and the other is just caribou. [laughter] todd: i need an audio clip of saying i can t wait to touch a reindeer. that s going to be my new ring tone. i didn t think it was such a big deal until today. carley: we re tracking santa, and he is just over japan or just left japan. believe give just over right now. you can see from this precision map that is santa flying with the reindeer, an
in just minutes will land in south korea and the present six day asian swing intended to highlight trade and global economy as well as sending a message to china to stay out of taiwan. the president preparing for the trip tweeting i m on my way to the republic of korea and japan and my first trip to asia as president. i look forward to strengthening alliances and deepening economic alliances and help shape the rules of the road for the 21st century. but as you guys mention, the president s trip overshadowed by the mountain crises he leaves here behind. the record inflation and baby formula shortage but the soaring gas prices front and center, as you mentioned, look at this just released a new daily record high $4.59 for a gallon of gas and that is up 1 cent from yesterday. and thursday to pass the kratz bill with price gouging on gasoline. yet members of the president s cabinet want to place the blame on russia instead. you can thank the activity of vladimir putin for invad
in south korea. president biden will tour a samsung facility. president biden said i m on my first trip to asia as president to strengthen alliances and partnerships and working with fellow democracy to shape the rules of the road for the 21st century. the president lands as soaring gas prices hit a new daily record high. new numbers released $4.59 for gallon of regular gas, that is up 1 cent from yesterday. the house voted thursday to prevent price gouging. members want to place the blame on russia. you can think the activity of vladamir putin for invading ukraine and pulling oh, nonsense. with all due respect, that is utter nonsense. griff: others refusing to believe the pain being felt at the pump. americans are still recovering from this terrible pandemic and there are a lot of other world events making things difficult. you are unwilling to say gas prices are too high. we re doing all we can, senator. griff: not the only mounting crisis the president left
Thank you for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. Happy mothers day. We begin with the world attempting to get back to normal in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. More than a million cases confirmed globally and over 281,000 deaths. Those numbers expected to rise. One of the key models used by the white house projects 137,000 u. S. Deaths by august. Thats 3,000 more deaths than the previous projection. The revised number due to what researchers call, quoting now, an explosive increase in mobility, among americans in states that have reopened. Meanwhile, several top u. S. Medical officials may have been exposed to the virus. Dr. Anthony fauci. Cdc director dr. Robert redfield, and fda commissioner dr. Stephen hahn all going under quarantine after coming into contact with white house staffer or staffers, who have recently tested positive for coronavirus. And today president trumps economic adviser says everyone in the white house knows the risks theyre taking. I knew when i was goi
completely limb may not those entire agencies. not that surprising, griff, unfortunately. she also objected to the increases in defense spending as she deal with threats from russia, china, north korea and iran. griff: mike, you have the perfect backdrop, that warm fire, so what s your christmas message? well, thanks, griff. i think we have a special guest here with me, but of course this is griff: yes! this is baby army santa right here. look, this is jesus birth day, our savior, the birth of jesus should always be front and centered. but we have family, and here we have army santa, baby army. but i do want to always remember those men and women all over the world that are out on ships deployed, you know, doing all kinds of things to keep us safe. our veterans should be first and foremost. and if my of them, if any of you are going to a dark place, please call 988 from a mental