that prompted the white house to go into a spin overdrive like this. you would be amazed if they would declare this period to be a recession, even if two quarters of negative growth. we have a strong labor market and we are creating one of those jobs that is not a recession. i think probably. there is so much out of our control to read what inflation is being a global problem. brian: in fact, the gas prices coming down in the summer is extraordinarily rare. that is not something we see very often pure they follow every single day since started. that is progress but not enough and we need to keep working on this. we begin with gillian turner reporting live from the white house, good morning. good morning to you julie and bill. we did not see him at all over the weekend and we will not see him in person before wednesday. his position wrote in the letter, this just in and we will hear direct from the white house the covid coordinator this afternoon and we will get some
taiwan and we need to support them any way we can. bill: thank you for coming in. let s talk about again before the election. plenty to discuss between now and then. thank you for your time. julie: a kayaker rescued after hours stranded at sea. watch this. what happened here? kayak went down. literally probably, i don t know, probably 2 1/2 miles ago. julie: this florida boat captain saw the man in the water, rescued him. we ll speak to both of them about this viral video next. research shows that people remember ads with young people having a good time. so to help you remember that liberty mutual customizes your home insurance, here s a pool party. look what i brought! liberty mutual! they customize your home insurance.
recession and convince us that we aren t already in one. biden s party turning on him with a growing number hoping he doesn t run again. former president trump and ron desantis are hitting a high profile conservative events about questions swirl about a top contender in 2024. the faulkner focus top of the hour. julie: check out the viral video. it captures the moment a florida boat captain rescues a kayaker stranded at sea for hours, many hours, four to five hours during the night. take a look. what happened here? kayak went down. it literally probably, i don t know, probably 2 1/2 miles ago. all right here. every boat i screamed at,
series of bomb threats made to several wal-mart stores in kansas and missouri. a total of 11 stores have received phone threats. all the stores were searched and the authorities say no bombs were found. last month we told you about this florida boat captain who lost his hand in an alligator attack. he was apparently guiding a tour boat and held a fish off the side when the gator snapped his hand off. to make matters worse, he s being charged with a crime because feeding alligators is a misdemeanor in florida. he was brought to jail over the weekend and has since posted bond. gretch? gretchen: as if the scrutiny surrounding the ceo of yahoo wasn t enough, ma rice is a mayer is in the spotlight for saying she ll forego maternity leave. it reignited the debate whether women really can have it all. liz stern, founder of diva luscious, mom, and caroline an
reportedly life threatening. it s been a rough week or couple of weeks for a florida boat captain. first an alligator bit off his hand, now he is facing charges for t. no, the man. tourists on board his air boat at the time said the captain was trying to entice the gator with fish when, instead, the gator took a a liking to his left hand. officials have charged the man with unlawful feeding. the captain could face up to $500 in fines and possible jail time since feeding alligators is against the law in the state of florida. experts say feeding the animals make them lose their fear of humans. this happened near everglade city. a dozen people got stuck 150 feet above ground when a roller coaster stalled at its highest point. happened yesterday at six flags north of san francisco. crews brought in second crane along with water and sun block. after the first crane couldn t reach the passengers. about two hours later park workers got the coaster