progressive democrats in washington have waged a war against fossil fuels. rather than unleashing american oil production, rather than celebrating american roughnecks, they go to communists and venezuela. sandra: tom cotton slamming the drilling in the wrong places, that the biden administration is considering scaling back sanctions on the oil rich nation of venezuela. they say the white house should be encouraging more drilling here at home. trace: after opec burned president biden announcing it would cut oil production by 200 million barrels a day, and as americans pay more, the tide is turning on the president and his party just five short weeks before the midterms. sandra: larry kudlow is making his way to the studio, he ll join us moments away why it seems biden is beholden to other nations. after the saudis and opec+ snubbed the president and his team, president biden is not admitting, at least not now, that there is a plan for the u.s. to turn to another dictat
greenberg is one of democrats most seasoned pollster. he wants president biden and dems to shut the h up. i cleaned it up. they are all potty mouth right now. he wants them to concentrate on their accomplishments because they know that the messaging isn t working. americans are struggling to pay their bills and fill up their cars. quote, i m stunned about how much of the democratic commentary is winging it. this is stan greenberg. we have the self-satisfied message of how much we ve accomplished rather than being focused on what is happening to people. house speaker nancy pelosi here. the fact is that when i hear people talk about inflation as i heard there, we had to change that subject. inflation is a global phenomenon. it is not the fight is not about inflation, it is about the cost of living. if you look at what we ve done to bring down the cost of prescription drugs, to bring down the cost of energy and the rest and our legislation, you will see that there has been
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
alert to southwest florida, president biden has just landed and is set to get a first land look at the devastation there unleashed by hurricane ian. the president will also be meeting with governor ron desantis of florida during the trip as the region faces what could be ears of rebuilding. hello, welcome, sandra smith in new york. and a big welcome to bret, i m sure you heard the voice and thought that s bret baier. bret: good to be with you, bret baier here for john roberts. one week since the category 4 hurricane ian made landfall with historic winds and storm surge. damage estimates are staggering, as high as $50 billion. sandra: the numbers continue to climb. the president expected to reaffirm the commitment to rebuild during remarks a short time from now. bret: the storm killing at least 109 people in the u.s. so far. sandra: so heartbreaking. alexandria hoff is in fort myers beach, what is the president s plan? yes, he s going to get a unique view of this off
dr. sanjay gupta, great to have you analyst on. we appreciate it. thanks bianna. and good morning, everybody. i m bianna golodryga. the jury in the death penalty trial of nikolas cruz, the parkland school shooter has reached a decision on whether to sentence him to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. cnn s carlos suarez is outside of the courthouse in fort lauderdale. what more could you tell us about this? reporter: so we re expecting that the jury s verdict will be read in court at 10:30 this morning. they only spent a single day deliberating whether or not nikolas cruz is going to dry for his actions at marjorie stoneman d douglas. one of the last things they did yesterday was ask to see the ar-15 that cruz used to kill 17 people in parkland, florida. the jury s decision on death does have to be unanimous. so they all have to agree that cruz should die for these murders. if there is a holdout in my of the charges, then cruz would be essentially