strohmier. we talked to a farmer who says this could snowball into a food shortage. there is all kinds of shipping delays, it s a big snowball effect happening at this point. ashley: griff jenkins live in washington with more, good morning. griff: inflation was 1.4%, yet in his first interview with a reporter since february, president biden tells the ap we re in a stronger position than any nation in the world to overcome inflation. if it is my fault, why is inflation higher in other countries in the world. we are higher than germany, france, israel, and saudi arabia. he does admit the country is in a funk, which he blames on the pandemic. people are really, really down, consequence of the covid crisis, this after biden blamed oil companies for $5 gas threatening them with emergency powers. at least one company is firing back writing, exxon mobil has been developing more than any other country and globally invested more than we ve earned over the last five years. we kep
in chattanooga, tennessee, sunday morning, two people were shot and killed and at least 14 others wounded near a downtown night club. i m tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies as if there are families whose lives have been shattered forever because once again we had people deciding to resolve their issues with firearms. another shooting overnight at a bar, this one in mess a, arizona. that left two people dead and two more injured. saturday night, at least three people were killed and 11 others injured in a shooting in philadelphia. police say several gun men fired into a crowd there. we re absolutely devastated, devastated by this incident. and we mourn the lives lost and the dozens and dozens of lives affected by this tragedy. that s not all. a drive-by shooting at a graduation party in south carolina left one woman dead and eight people injured, including a child. police say they have recovered about 60 shell casings from the scene so fa
just to keep the country running. this news coming on the heels of a politico report that says, concerns are mounting on capitol hill about the administration s ability to properly account for all the money and weapons heading to ukraine. it s coming under increased scrutiny from members of both parties from progressive elizabeth warren to libertarian ran paul. some lawmakers warning the administration that a future aid package for ukraine could lose the overwhelming support past efforts have had if the pentagon doesn t step up its oversight on previously allocated funds. with no cease fire or peace agreement in sight, the fight between ukrainian and russian forces slogs on. zelenskyy, this week told lawmakers in luxembourg that nearly 12 million people have been internally displaced since the russian invasion started. he also conceded that russian forces are advancing in the eastern part of ukraine, and now control a greater amount of territory than they did before the war s
phoenix. jesse: pools are open, baseball is on and families are together. it reminds us of all the things we love about america. but, most importantly, it reminds us of the great sacrifice that was made to give us all the freedoms we enjoy today. so, on this day, we honor and remember those brave young men and women. we wear our red, white, and blue. we fly the american flag and, of course, we attend memorial day parades. as you can see jesse jr. is a big fan of the parade and is he a huge patriot. and stick around, because later we are sending johnny to the beach to find out just how patriotic this younger generation is. it really was an all-american weekend. for the first time in a long time, we were able to celebrate like we always have. no masks, no social distancing, and no doctor fauci wagging his finger and barking orders. just pure patriotism and the feeling of normalcy. americans were loving it we re ready to enjoy the summer. we are ready to get back to normal. su
IsraeliLebanon Border. Evacuations are underway in one city in the northern israel. As this after days of hezbollah rocket fire. This as President Biden calls on congress to send more aid to israel, oh, and by the way, ukraine, too. That came out of last nights 15 minute oval office address. Hamas and putin represent different threats. But they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy. Completely annihilate it. Ainsley around the same time as that address u. S. Military bases in iraq came under fire in another series of drone attacks. Lawrence unbelievable. This just in u. S. Officials confirm that a Rocket Attack on u. S. Coalition forces Near Baghdad International Airport just minutes before bidens speech. Brian all right. Were also learning more about the u. S. Navy ship that intercepted several missiles fired near the coast of yemen. Look up houthi rebels. Pentagon officials saying the missiles were potentially heading towards targets in