last couple of hours happened as the u.n. security council met in new york over north korea s firing over japan the first time. we re monitoring all of this for response from the west. in our other top story tonight, less than five weeks ahead of the midterm elections, terrible news for president biden and the democratic party. if you are looking at gas prices. as opec plus oil ministers say they will sharply cut production. this comes as the u.s. is dealing with a new surge in gasoline prices across the country coupled with skyrocketing inflation and soaring interest rates. white house correspondent peter doocy has our report live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. president biden doesn t have any control over what opec does. he asks them to increase production. they decided to decrease it. and now gas prices back home may start rising at a terrible time for him politically. but, as international politics get tricky, the president has a surprisin
opposing trump s request for a special master to review all the materials seized by the fbi. the department reports it has now recovered more than 320 classified documents from mar-a-lago. prosecutors say, some documents or likely concealed or removed from storage in an effort to obstruct their investigation. the court filing cast serious doubts on a statement by trump s attorney that all classified material had been returned. the justice department also argues that trump lacks legal standing to request a special master s, since the documents belong to the government, not to him. the court filing came with this photo showing documents taken by the fbi from trump s office. more now from cnn s sara mine. the justice department weighing in with the good side of the story of what s happened in the run up and in the aftermath of the search at mar-a-lago. this is all part of the court battle playing out over whether there should be a special master, an independent third party app
big red flashing lights that we are starting our descent into the midterms. what will probably be a bumpy ride all the way to november 8th, president biden is warning about the normalization of political violence. the spread of big lies. and one ever growing donald trump who is calling for lawlessness and promises, and even promising parties to those convicted of violent insurrection crimes. trump took the stage last night for the first time since the fbi searched his home. he claimed that they searched the room of his wife and teenage son. again, ramped up the dangerous rhetoric against president biden and against law enforcement. of course, we must not forget the good news. the cdc recommending a new booster to fight the highly contagious omicron subvariant. and the economy getting a boost with another solid month of job creation. maybe some hope ahead for the residents of jackson, mississippi. who are now in their seven 77th day without clean air and clean water. in a mome
florida. where judge bruce says that he is inclined to unseal some of the affidavit used by the fbi to secure a search warrant of the former president s home in mar-a-lago. the affidavit contains important information like the fbi s probable cause, and specific details that witnesses. a lawyer representing the justice department is able to, quote, a potential interference in the investigation. should be released to the public? an important point. but after an hour-long hearing on thursday, the judge said that he didn t feel the government left the burden of proving the whole affidavit should remain sealed. he instead decided to side with media companies, including nbc. nose to say it should be held the judge ordered the justice department to submit his proposed redactions to the affidavit, and illegal memmel justifying that by next thursday. it was a little perplexing. about all of this frankly. is that for the last several days, donald trump and his allies have been arguin
former presidents authoritarian impulses, as he threatens to make this network pay if he takes back the white house. all offer some thoughts about just how dangerous that is. also today, is it possible that the greatest scandal facing the house republican conference this week actually had nothing to do with george santos? congresswoman stacey plaskett is here to talk about a house that is still very much on fire. and later, as lawmakers fleet congress at a record pace, the first installment of a new series we re calling the exit interview. congressman why he s leaving, what he s learned, and what comes next. so, many, many years ago, a former president was suspected of breaking the law. though he was long out of office at the time, big questions still loomed over his legacy. they wanted to set the record straight. but in trying to justify his actions, he uttered what might be the most fundamentally incorrect line about the boundaries of presidential power. one the preside