welcome to 10:00 a.m. eastern hour, my friends. i m erica hill. voters will decide who will control congress. president biden announced he ll give a major speech tonight. a lot of big names hitting the campaign trail. former president obama is in arizona today. former president trump stumping for republicans in iowa and both expect to be it s liz cheney making waves in michigan with her endorsement of a democratic candidate, elizabeth slot kin. if we want to ensure the survival of our republic, we need to walk away from politics as usual. we are americans above all else. we re told the president s speech will be about protecting democracy. mj lee is joining us with details, all of this coming on heels of what prosecutors have said was a politically motivated attack of speaker pelosi s home and her husband paul was the one who was ultimately attacked. what do we know? president biden s schedule has been officially updated to reflect the speech he is going to be giving
inflation. we break down this historic move and how it could affect you and your family. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. . capitol police say a review is underway after serious questions about the break in in the house speaker pelosi s home could have happened let alone the brutal attack on her husband. i spoke with the san francisco district attorney about the threat posed by the suspect and why she insisted he should be held without bail. this is a person who was willing to go to extreme lengths to plan out this attack. to figure out how to get in their house and then to enact violence even in the the presence of the police. we know he presents a level of danger that s really as high as it gets. let s go to our cnn security correspondent josh campbell joining us from san francisco. josh, the district attorney brook jenkins told me the pelosi family was set to meet with police to
carley: all up from this time a year ago. take a look at the price of gas this morning. the national average $3.90 a gal on. on inauguration, it was $2.90. kevin has more details on that. kevin: great to be back with you. there is a saying, if you don t like what they are saying about you, be sure to change the topic, the smart thing to do. for the biden white house, that is the thing, especially when it comes to talking about the economy. the latest cpi is out, up 8.2% year over year, massive jump. the president says it could be worse, but he swears things are getting better. president biden: today s report shows progress, overall inflation was 2% over last three months, down from 11% the past three months, that is progress. republicans win, inflation will get worse, that simple. kevin: tough to imagine getting much worse than things are right now. speaking of worse, national average for gallon of regular unleaded gas almost $4, incredible, that is bad, this is wor
call. 35-year-old police sergeant dustin delmonte, father of two with another child on the way. he was a 2019 officer of the year, school resource officer and an advisor for the explorer cadet program. also killed in the gunfire, a 35-year-old officer who leaves behind a wife. the officer was also an advisor to the cadet program. heartbreakingly we have another shooting in raleigh, north carolina, to tell you about where five people have been killed including an off-duty police officer. 29-year-old gabriel torres, after a gunman who was just 15 years old, opened fire yesterday along a walking trail with at least two others wounded critically. the suspect was taken into custody and is in critical condition. before last night s horrific shooting the fraternal order of police tweeting since monday, at least 12 police officers have been shot. the spewing of anti-police rhetoric and the failed policies of prosecutors and judges are placing our officers in greater danger. the cult
that attack, all of the violent domestic violence with the danger police face in the line of duty every single day. but the critics say soft-on-crime policies are making it more dangerous for the men and women dedicated to keeping us safe. fox news contributor leo terrell will join us on that coming up. sandra: but we began kayleigh: with president biden on a west coast swing to tout his big spending plan that new data shows inflation sticking around and price is at record highs. hello, welcome i m sandra smith in new york and tracy, great to have you on this friday. always great to see you, trace gallagher in for john roberts. on the west coast the president visiting california with a speech later today how he is lowering costs for american families, but if you asked the president s critics the state paying the most for gas in the entire country, reining in sky high inflation is a topic he knows little about. the later consumer price report said that prices increas