situation is fluid. we ll be listening to what nancy pelosi has to say. and it gets to a larger question, is momentum building for some big wins, a bill that helps us compete with china now heads to the president s desk for signature. and democrats have senator manchin on board for a bill they are calling the inflation reduction act that addresses everything from climate change to health care. couldn t come at a better time with the midterms fast approaching and democrats fighting to hold on to control of congress. and there are policy challenges from the war in ukraine to securing the release of brittney griner. there is iran and russia and china whose leader the president spoke with yesterday amid rising tensions of pelosi s trip to the region and potentially taiwan. let s dig into all of this. wehave mike memoli and also ali vitali. and we have our mcrib contributors. ali, what more can you tell us about the situation of the bills? reporter: at this point it is really fl
with a controversial stop in taiwan, not ruled out, not confirmed. a live report from kentucky where a deadly flood is deaf stath rural areas. this is by far the worst flooding disaster, at least of my lifetime, in kentucky. it has wiped out what we believe are hundreds of homes. we have half of some of our counties under water. we will lose double digit lives. in pete we trust. i will be joined by our legendary justice correspondent pete williams as we pay tribute to his remarkable career here to nbc news before he heads off for new adventures. we begin with the economy and the white house. joining me now are kristin welker and cnbc senior economics reporter steve leaseman. the white house trying to control the narrative on this economy. inflation continues to be a major drag on their messaging. reporter: you are right. they are trying to put the focus on the fact that the labor market is strong, that the unemployment rate is low. but it is a complicated argument t
right now. it s all in my mind right now. i love norman leer. i was just in awe in the front row when i saw him once. it reminds me of the nostalgia watching the shows with my parents and i still do today ooichlt jealous. live in the moment. i m angry at you. i appreciate it. everyone, i m laura coates. and this is cnn tonight. the january 6th select committee isn t resting. multiple sources telling cnn that the former secretary of state mike pompeo could sit for deposition as soon as this week. the committee shift to cabinet level officials seems to indicate they are interested in conversations about invoking the 25th amendment after the attack on the capitol. pompeo would join the list of several cabinet level officials to meet with the committee. and that panel isn t the only one moving forward. it s now clear the doj hasn t been dragging its feet. where it ends up is not entirely certain, but the doj seems to have its march of orders in place. we re going to follow th
i spent the last day since i knew that we would be talking looking forward to this moment, and i adore everything. he adores living each moment. an excellent suggestion on how to live in these complicated times. happy birthday, norman mayer. thank you for all you have done. the news continues. let s hand it over laura coats and cnn tonight. it is picking all that i have not dissing the mauve theme song and medic a diver. it is all in my mind right now. i some him speak once, and i was just in awe in the front row. it reminds me of this nostalgia of watching all my children with my parents, anderson, i am jealous, jealous, that is my point. live in the moment, this moment right now, i am angry at you. thank you so, i appreciate it. everyone, i am laura coats and this is cnn tonight. the january 6th select committee is not arresting. multiple sources telling cnn that the former secretary of state, mike pompeo, could sit for a deposition as soon as this week. the committee s
director brian deese with this. of course what s important is looking forward and the administration and all of us are focused on where else can we reduce costs for families even as we try to bring down the deficit and help to reduce inflation on the fiscal policy side? the united states is in a better position than any other country in the world right now. if we make these right policy choices it will matter and make a difference and bring prices down more quickly and give us a better chance to drive that transition effectively. harris: talking points. i wonder if they sit on one card. those don t seem to be fooling anybody. new fox news polling shows just 31% of people approve of how the president is handling the economy overall. only 25% say they approve of how he is doing specifically on inflation. the high prices on everything. republican congresswoman nicole malliotakis says the biden administration needs to talk straight. they are playing smoke and mirrors with t