to the scene of the crisis. in mcallen, texas, the testimony from border chief as republicans search for answers and solutions. the white house accusing them of playing partisan games with the hearing. that is rich, considering democrats are playing their own. they were going. even spent our tax money on travel to get there and suddenly a political flip, they all cancelled on the border hearing. a republican spokesperson tells us the members booked travel and called a witness before backing out. here is what they missed. chief ortiz, does dhs have operational control of our entire border? no, sir. harris: what is it exactly the dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas has been saying? not that truth. here he is last year. will you testify underoath, do we have operational control, yes or no? yes, we do. we have operational control at the border? we do. harris: it was bad back then, it is historically raw and dangerous now, you know it is not under control. art delqua.
Not just democrats like Speaker Nancy Pelosi and steny hoyer, but republicans like Vice President pence, Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell, Majority Whip john thune and countless other appointees across the administration. All of them did what President Trump was not doing, what he simply refused to do. Take a listen. Theyre taking the north front, staff only. Were not going to be able to hold. The door has been breached. People are gaining access into the capitol. Senator schumer is at a secure location. Theyre locked down in the senate. There has to be some way we can maintain the sense that people have, that theres some security, some confidence that government can function and that we can elect the president of the United States. Did we go back into session . Did go back into session. But now apparently everybody on the floor is putting on gas masks to prepare for a breach. Theyre putting on Tear Gas Masks . We need an area for the house members. Theyre all walking through the
carley: all up from this time a year ago. take a look at the price of gas this morning. the national average $3.90 a gal on. on inauguration, it was $2.90. kevin has more details on that. kevin: great to be back with you. there is a saying, if you don t like what they are saying about you, be sure to change the topic, the smart thing to do. for the biden white house, that is the thing, especially when it comes to talking about the economy. the latest cpi is out, up 8.2% year over year, massive jump. the president says it could be worse, but he swears things are getting better. president biden: today s report shows progress, overall inflation was 2% over last three months, down from 11% the past three months, that is progress. republicans win, inflation will get worse, that simple. kevin: tough to imagine getting much worse than things are right now. speaking of worse, national average for gallon of regular unleaded gas almost $4, incredible, that is bad, this is wor
not just democrats like speaker nancy pelosi and steny hoyer, but republicans like vice president pence, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, majority whip john thune and countless other appointees across the administration. all of them did what president trump was not doing, what he simply refused to do. take a listen. they re taking the north front, staff only. we re not going to be able to hold. the door has been breached. people are gaining access into the capitol. senator schumer is at a secure location. they re locked down in the senate. there has to be some way we can maintain the sense that people have, that there s some security, some confidence that government can function and that we can elect the president of the united states. did we go back into session? did go back into session. but now apparently everybody on the floor is putting on gas masks to prepare for a breach. they re putting on tear gas masks? we need an area for the house members. the
the economy. the new report out just today driving new recession fears tonight. and what president biden said about this today. and the american families from new jersey to kentucky, across this nation, who say no matter what you call it, we re feeling it. rebecca jarvis reporting. tonight, the big push. democrats racing to pass that surprise breakthrough deal on climate. it would be the most ambitious climate undertaking in u.s. history. the bill also lowers prescription drug costs, health care costs, taxing the very rich and corporations. so, do they have the votes? with joe manchin now onboard. rachel scott standing by live on the hill. also news tonight, this phone call between president biden and china s president xi. the call lasting more than two hours. president xi with a warning to the u.s. and will house speaker nancy pelosi and a congressional delegation visit taiwan amid these tensions? mary bruce with late reporting. russia now responding tonight to that u.