deemphasized. brian deese will be elevated. he will join us in a few moments. we ll ask him what that means and what s going on there. the biden white house takes incoming from those usually on the president s side. listen to this. when inflation is above 4 and unemployment is below 4, you re almost certain to have a recession in the next two years. going to the fall election with inflation running at 5 or 6% with gas prices just as high as today, could be higher, that is not a great recipe for electoral success. so nose are some former obama-biden officials speaking about what they see coming, recessionary pressures. here s some folks in leesburg, virginia, a state that president biden won by ten points. everything is sky high. i usele to fill my tank for $50. now it s $80. since the new administration has come into play, our sales have come down dramatically. it s not attributable to the democrats or the republicans. i a biproduct of the ukrainian war. their a
hamas making new demands in hostage talks with israel. what the terror group is asking for as the idf finds another body of a kidnapped israeli in gaza. plus the big diplomatic push continues, president biden meets with his mexican counterpart on migration and fentanyl trafficking. can they find new ways to fight these massive problems. and now nikki haley is on the ground in iowa in her quest to catch up to donald trump. is she the former president s biggest threat? we re following these major developing stories all coming in right here to cnn news central . we re learning of a new demand. sources now tell cnn hamas is insisting that israel stop flying surveillance drones over gaza as a condition for freeing hostage. this is part of hamas push for israel to pause its military operations in exchange for people that it is holding captive. and it comes after the idf says two hostages were found dead near al-shifa hospital. the body of a 19-year-old has been returned to
border. we ll have more on what was discussed when we get it. all right. well, new year, same soaring prices. gas buddy predicting gas could hit $4 in 2022 with inflation at the highest levels in 39 years. does this spell trouble for democrats in the mid-terms. brad, let s start with you. gas prices have been a huge pain for folks across the country. they re complaining about it as well as food prices. there doesn t seem to be an end in sight. tapping the svr have not really helped when it comes to the prices on the screen there. well, gas pump sticker shock is an avatar for voter concern about inflation. it is a big problem for democrats. i would disagree with you. i think there s an end in sight.