a u-haul truck crashed outside the white house. police say it was no accident. plus late night talks at the capitol, are the two sides any closer to a debt limit deal. and sabotage inside russia, kremlin blames ukraine as a group of russian citizens say they did it. good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with what police are treating as an attempted attack on the president. a u-haul panel truck crashed into a security barrier in la fayette square. the vehicle then backed up and slammed into the barrier again. the driver arrested right away. he faces charges including threatening to kill or harm the president, vice president or a family member. police have not yet released the man s name and there is no word on a motive. video shows park police taking inventory of the truck, packing up evidence including a flag with a swastika. time is running short this morning for the white house and re
democrat congressman tim ryan. only 54% of democrats approve of the president s handling of the economy as whispers of a recession grow much louder and inflation straps family budgets. let s bring in buckeye state republican congressman jim jordan. he s the top republican on the house judicially committee. congressman, great to have you on. this is the sixth time the president has visited your state. he clearly believes he s got a captive audience there. your thoughts. he might believe that. but what is it? nine out of ten fellow citizens think the country is on the wrong track. that s up 15 points from two months ago. that s how bad things are. i don t know that making a trip to ohio will change things. you mentioned the senate race. where is tim ryan? i don t think he will be with president biden today. the president makes the sixth visit to your state and you re running for senate and you won t show up? that tells you about this administration and how wrong the policy is
with all on this. sandra: a big line-up, but an economy in crisis. americans are looking for solutions to those surging gas prices and the highest inflation in decades. but it has democrats staring down a red wave in november as more and more voters are coming to the conclusion biden administration is not up to the task. hello, and welcome as we begin a brand-new week. sandra smith in new york. john: great to see you back after a long weekend. john roberts in washington, and this is america reports . the price of gasoline setting a record high the tenth day in a row, an average of $5 a gallon. the cost to fill up the tank up 103% since president biden took office. sandra: and people are certainly taking notice. those numbers putting democrats hopes in jeopardy in november, 83% of the american people in a new abc news poll say the economy is the top issue for them heading into the fall. now desperation setting in at the white house as word comes, president biden might
see morning sunshine, cloud will bubble up to such an extent that we ll see showers breaking out across parts of scotland, england and wales, northern ireland should stay fine and dry, closer to an area of high pressure. temperatures down in recent days, it s going to feel cool in the breeze across north but warm enough in the may sunshine. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term getaway begins. dramatic pictures from torquay marina where a major fire has broken out in the harbour more conservative mps publicly declare they have no confidence in the prime minister after sue gray s report into lockdown parties in downing street. liverpool and real madrid fans descend on paris to support their teams in the final of european club football s most prestigious prize. now on bbc news, it s time for talking business. hello everybody, welcome to talking business weekly, with me, aa
including as punishment in a psych ward full of criminals. so i was too worried about, you know, who was in the cell with me to actually sleep. you thought they might kill you? yeah, i thought that was a possibility. more from my exclusive interview with trevor reed, the u.s. marine veteran who is finally thankfully home. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and renewed fears of an economic recession as the markets closed moments ago. the dow finishing flat after a day mostly in the red. what s sounding alarm bells now is this is the eighth straight week of losses for the dow. that s the longest weekly losing streak since 1923. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also taking hits fueled by investors getting increasingly spooked about how high inflation is, messing with the u.s. economy. matt egan is live in new york for us. viewers are likely to see the words bull and bear market tossed around a lot. what does this mean in terms oour money, our sa