now. president biden was wrong back in december when he predicted that inflation was at its peak and said this. i think you ll see it change sooner than quicker, more rapidly than it will take than most people think. leader mcconnell is standing by. first, gene sperling. good to have you with used too. the question that comes up again and again is that the messages that we received from all left fields of the white house and treasury have been wrong. so how did you get this so wrong? well, martha, the white house and the treasury department were saying last year and i can t stress this enough, reflected the overwhelming economic consensus in the private sector, in the u.s. and other places around the world. it wasn t so much it wasn t the people were wrong with the facts that they had. it s that things happened after that that affected the outcome. so we had not just delta, but omicron. we had gas prices at $3.31 january 17 when putin first started doing military ex
home. the wall street journal reports the attorney general merrick garland deliberated for weeks over whether to approve that fbi search. separately, sources tell cnn that trump white house lawyer eric herschmann has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating the insurrection. and in a separate investigation, georgia prosecutors have told rudy giuliani he is a target of a criminal probe into election interference. and in yet another investigation, long time trump organization cfo allen weisselberg is expected to plead guilty in a tax evasion case. let s get to it, let s begin with katelyn polantz on the news out of the justice department this morning. so, what are you hearing from the justice department about this request to unseal the affidavit? reporter: the justice department does not want to unearth a lot more detail about what is going on here in that prompted the search of mar-a-lago and what is under criminal investigation here. in a court filing yeste
who can t afford it. martha: the dow is up a lot on that news. in less than 24 hours, we ll know if the u.s. is officially entering a recession. charles payne joins me on that. and the other big story that we start the hour with here on this wednesday, china. warning the united states saying that when it comes to nancy pelosi s trip, it s a red line for them. china recognizes obviously china believes that taiwan is part of china, that it s not an independent country that can greet u.s. officials on their own. when asked were republicans from the hill will join her on this trip, the speaker said this. i never talk about travel. it s a danger to me. so why is the white house trying to dissuade this trip? we ll ask john kirby about that. he joins us in a few moments from there. first, to gillian turner covering this story for us today. it s a story that keeps moving all throughout the last couple hours, gillian. what is the very latest? martha, this just in. the secretary
the u.n. estimates more than half of the population needs some form of humanitarian assistance. the world banks say they re at the lowest level in a decade and after promising to respect women s rights, the taliban have banned most girls from going to school past sixth grade. even in the past, there were restrictions and violence but there was hope. we had school. we could have knowledge. now they lost their only hope, which is education. this a somber reminder of how desperate people were a year ago to get out of afghanistan anticipating a taliban takeover. you can see them there clinging to the side of a u.s. military plane taking off from kabul. some afghans tragically fell to their death. the chaotic u.s. exit led to a terrorist attack outside the airport. now republican congressman is out with a report accusing the biden administration of a strategic failure anybody the country. congressman michael mccaul and general jack keane join us in just a moment. but first, we
Good morning. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. Erin burnett is live in tel aviv, israel. That is where President Biden is headed tomorrow tore a highstakes visit. The humanitarian crisis in gaza is escalating. And the president is under growing pressure to help get desperately needed aid, food, walter, other aid to the millions of civilians stuck in this war zone. This morning we are continuing to see israel strike gaza. Some airstrikes were right near the Border Crossing between gaza and egypt. That crossing remains closed as israels blockade continues and this is new video of smoke rising near the border wall there. It is the same Border Crossing where vital humanitarian aid has been piling up. The World Health Organization is now warning that water is running out for Hundreds Of Thousands of palestinians. Satellite images show 30foot bomb craters blocking the roadway nearing the crossing. Another top priority for President Biden, securing the release of hostages. Ham