it was 8.5% in march. however, that is negligible as we re stuck in record territory. prices for most everything are still well above pre-pandemic levels and nearly 6% higher than when president biden took office. here is the president hitting all of his alleged culprits, including senator rick scott, who called the president incapacitated and called for him to resign. president biden: the first cause of inflation is a once in a century pandemic and the second cause mr. putin s war in ukraine. what s the congressional republican plan? they don t want to they want to raise taxes and lower. senate rick scott laid it out in a plan. the ultra maga agenda. harris: rick scott is from florida, not wisconsin. senator, he is also governor hard to forget. republicans like senator john thune say they are finished with president biden s finger pointing. president biden is flailing around swinging blindly hoping that something will land. and his latest target, of course, is rick s
Here in simi valley california. It was the second Republican Debate now in the books, and it was a debate for the ages. Were going to talk about the winners, the losers. Were going to have the analysis and well talk about maybe who continues on their quest to become the president and maybe who drops out of this. Were going to get into all of that. But we begin with Grady Trimble live at the Reagan Library with the highlights on this. Agreedy, good evening. Reporter good evening, trace. They covered a lot of ground tonight from crime, education, the border and, of course, the economy. But there were some fiery moments as well. And some of the most pointed attacks of the evening were aimed at someone who wasnt even in the room. Donald trump is missing in action. He should be on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record where they added 7. 8 trillion to the debt. That set the stage for the inflation that we have. My former running mate, donald trump, actually has a plan t
Night, and welcome to the Reagan Library. We are live from what they call the spin room at the library here in simi valley california. It was the second Republican Debate now in the books, and it was a debate for the ages. Were going to talk about the winners, the losers. Were going to have the analysis and well talk about maybe who continues on their quest to become the president and maybe who drops out of this. Were going to get into all of that. But we begin with Grady Trimble live at the Reagan Library with the highlights on this. Agreedy, good evening. Reporter good evening, trace. They covered a lot of ground tonight from crime, education, the border and, of course, the economy. But there were some fiery moments as well. And some of the most pointed attacks of the evening were aimed at someone who wasnt even in the room. Donald trump is missing in action. He should be on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record where they added 7. 8 trillion to the debt. That se
From new england all the way up to canada, Hurricane Lee On Track to bring heavy rain, wind and coastal flooding today and through weekend. As House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy stries to avoid a government shutdown, he has a message for the republicans threatening to revoke his leadership. Kareem abduljabbar asked the question, is biden too old to be president . The nba Hall Of Famer joins us live in studio just ahead. This hour of cnn this morning starts now. Working the uaw, we put four great offers on the table and we get little pieces of paper about one aspect or the other. We have never gotten a serious counteroffer in two weeks. These Companies Got to come to the pump for their workers. He want to call them family when its easy. But the proofs in the pudding. They havent taken care of their workers. We went backwards the last 16 years. Backwards. And breaking moments ago. Its white house says President Biden will speak today about that historic strike against all three automakers. Thi
Y. Auto workers are on strike against the big three. 12,700 members who will be walking out. I dont know how im going to survive, but im going to do it. Theres a fine line here that we wont go past. Shame on them. What theyre saying is complete bs. Three federal gun charges. It is the first criminal prosecution of a president s child in history. The prospect remains that this is not the end of these charges for hunter biden. The constitutionality of these charges are very much in doubt. Donald trump will not be in trial in october in georgia but two of his codefendants will be. What did i do wrong . I didnt do anything wrong. That gives him a preview of what the evidence will be. Its a big win. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Were glad youre here. That was a packed first hour. And theres so much breaking news, including several things that you and i are both deeply fascinated with because of how important and consequential they are at this moment. And because of wh