future of the program remains in jeopardy for hundreds of thousands of people that call america home. we ll talk to one of those dreamers later this hour. we begin with the efforts to bring down the skyrocketing prices we re paying for gas, groceries, and many other items. in a few hours from now the federal reserve is expected to announce its third interest rate hike this year. raising a key interest rate by three quarters of a percent. that s the largest increase since 1994. this comes as president biden looks at other steps to try to reduce the highest priced spikes in more than 40 years. the president sent letters to seven energy companies asking them to explain their record profits, as well as a drop in refining capacity helping to drive up gas prices. he also says he s prepared to use emergency authority to increase refinery capacity and output in the near term. the new york times reporting the president is also considering rolling back some of the tariffs preside
hearing. hours after testimony from families involved in mass shooting, the house passes a package. while those measures are not likely to pass senate, bipartisan negotiations on a different compromise are showing promise. president biden is urging voters to keep this issue in mind at the ballot box. here s what has to happen. all of you folks, and i hope i m not being facetious when i say this, hope there are republicans here as well, you ve got to make sure that this becomes a voting issue. here in los angeles, president biden is underscoring the importance of democracy at the summit of the americas as mexico s president chooses not to attend over the exclusion of three non-democratic countries and accuses senator bob menendez of pressuring the president. senator menendez, chair of the foreign relations committee, will join us live. tonight the house panel investigating the attack on the u.s. capitol will hold its very first prime time hearing starting at 8:00 p.m.
politicians, some carrying zip ties and carrying gear. to come, a panel with who, what and why the insurrection. we ll present the evidence, the timeline, the money and the people behind the attempt to subvert democracy and keep the elections loser, donald trump in office. we ll have interviews with trump white house aides, campaign officials and members of the trump family. we ll hear from two people who interacted directly with the proud boys on and around the attack, one of them is british filmmaker nick queston, considered a firsthand fact witness because of amount of time he spent with the extremist group right before the capitol was breached. i am not allowed to say what s going to happen today because everyone is just going to have to watch for themselves. but it s going to happen. something s going to happen. one way or the other. the question at hand now is not just what these hearings will deliver but what will the hearings do to stop it from happening again? as
mia cerillo covered herself in her friend s blood, pretended to be dead so that she could survive. the hearing comes as pressure mounts on u.s. lawmakers to address a recent string of mass shootings. this afternoon the house will vote on a set of bills that would raise the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic weapon from 18 to 21, ban high capacity magazines and crack down on ghost gun purchases or guns that are not traceable. the bill is unlikely to garner republican support, but a different story is unfolding in the senate where the top democratic negotiator of a bipartisan package of gun bills says a deal could be reached by the end of this week. some issues on the table include addressing mental health, expanding background checks, providing incentives for states to implement red flag laws and strengthening school security. the calls for lawmakers to act got a boost on tuesday afternoon when actor matthew mcconaughey a uvalde native made an emotional plea from the white hou
left 19 students and 2 teachers dead. in uvalde families continue the excruciating task of burying their loved ones, their children. today three little girls murdered in robb elementary will be laid to rest. all between just 10 and 11 years old. during the shooting, 17 others suffered life-threatening injuries. the tribune reported five of the wounded are still being treated in the hospital, including a 10-year-old girl who remains in serious condition. the gunman s own grandmother shot in the face before the school rampage, now slowly recovering. meanwhile, rear hearing from the uvalde mother who ran into the school to rescue her two children, her sons, after being handcuffed by law enforcement. nothing was being done. if anything, they were being more aggressive on us parents that were willing to go in there. as i told the officer, i don t need your protection. i need you to go in there with me to go protect my kids. if anything, they were being more aggressive on us. the