mayor says air defenses have been shooting down russian missiles all over the city. we re going to get an update on all of it for you. meanwhile here at home, the economy and politics are on a collision course. gas prices are up 20 cents in the last month. just 20 days from the midterm elections. in two hours, president biden will put the economy and energy front and center as he is set to announce he s releasing 15 million more barrels from our strategic reserve due to opec cuts and ease the pressure that folks are facing at the pump. new polling out this morning reinforces the politics of this and the warning signs for democrats. the economy remains top of mind for voters. and republicans have the edge on that issue as the electoral advantage is shifting in their direction on the generic ballot. but we re going to start with president biden s focus on the economy and energy prices. let s go right to kelly o donnell and her post at the white house for us. also with me, w
tonight on the reidout we have got to get to proceedings. there has to be somewhere we can maintain the sense that people have that there is some security or some confidence that government can function and that we can elect a president of the united states. it s been exactly two years since the january 6th insurrection. and watching nancy pelosi s leadership in a crisis is a stark contrast to how we currently have no speaker of the house at all. and while kevin mccarthy may have gained votes today, he has now lost the speaker s race 13 times. not exactly inspiring confidence, and another glaring example of his failures as a leader. and on january 6th, we would be remiss if we didn t mention mr. fist pump, josh hawley, lucas kuntz, the democrat who announced he s running against hawley, joins me tonight. and we begin tonight with the two-year anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. when 64 days after election day a mob of donald trump loyalists stormed the
will kevin mccarthy be the speaker of the january 6th, 2024 that s a pretty i don t know if i would bet for him to last a year? i take that that in the opposite. i think i probably would, yes. given the fact that, in an hour, we are going to have the 14th vote, i mean i m not a betting lady but have a good weekend, my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. we are now just one hour away from the house of representatives coming back to the session at 10 pm eastern, this evening, to potentially end this now historically an embarrassing of the house. after four days, and 13 failed rounds of voting, republican leader kevin mccarthy has finally managed to move the needle, bringing all but six of his detractors to his side. mccarthy needs just two more opponents if that happens, he could win this thing he s already made some very good progress. we will come back tonight. i believe to finish this once and for all. but if he can t no
democratic officials. republicans are demanding more answers from president biden over his handling of classified material, but the white house says those answers do not exist. we ll explain. in ukraine, hope of finding survivors is fading after a reportedly russian missile sliced an apartment building in half on saturday. we re live with the latest. on capitol hill, a battle is brewing over the debt limit. the deadline to raise is two day was. congress isn t in session, so what happens on thursday? and a new policy goes into effect today for miliary veterans in crisis. how it could help millions. we begin this morning with the arrest of a failed republican candidate accused of being a master mind behind a series of shootings at the homes of democrat you can lawmakers. police took him into custody yesterday calling the shootings politically motivated. back in november, he lost his race for state representative and complained the election was rigged. police say he confro
top priority. you heard it just moments ago. he said he would introduce a bill to protect abortion rights if democrats can hold on to congress. it s clearly an effort to motivate voters. his last words were vote, vote, vote. but with economic worries, not abortion top of mind for most americans, the question is, will it work? plus, would you pay more than $1,000 for a hotel room? a new house investigation finds that the secret service had to do just that repeatedly because that s what the trump organization charged them to stay in their hotels. we have details on this alleged scam. breaking it down with a reporter who knows more about trump s finances than almost anyone. the new york times david. no one likes to pay baggage fees at the airport, even worse if you re unfairly charged. that s what happened to customers of one major airline, so they fought back and they won. we ll dig into the details of the settlement by american airlines and how you might get a piece of that