marked classified that was found had been intermingled with press clippings, clothing and other nick knacks. questions about what the former president was doing with 11,000 documents that were recovered. the federal district court released the catalog while she makes a decision on whether to appointing a special master. william barr called it a waste of time and a red herring. he also said loud and clear that his old boss brought this on himself by taking what did not belong to him, refusing to give it back and he seemed to suggest perhaps obstructing justice with his legal team deceiving investigators. i think the driver on this from the beginning was, you know, loads of classified information sitting in mar-a-lago. people say this was unprecedented. it s also unprecedented for a president to take all this classified information and put them in a country club, okay? and how long is the government going to try to get that back? they jawbone for a year. they were deceived on
waste of time and a red herring. he also said loud and clear that his old boss brought this on himself by taking what did not belong to him, refusing to give it back and he seemed to suggest perhaps obstructing justice with his legal team deceiving investigators. i think the driver on this from the beginning was, you know, loads of classified information sitting in mar-a-lago. people say this was unprecedented. it s also unprecedented for a president to take all this classified information and put them in a country club, okay? and how long is the government going to try to get that back? they jawbone for a year. they were deceived on the voluntary actions taken. they then went and got a subpoena. they were deceived on that. they feel. and the facts are starting to show that they were being jerked around. and so how long you know, how long do they wait? the answer, as we now know, was more than a year before seeking a search warrant. the former attorney general had more
what a crazy day in the markets and for the economy. just when we thought the inflation news couldn t get worse, it did. a sign of what is coming. wholesale inflation that makes you think wait a minute. the retail inflation that is bad could get worse. susan li with more. the dow down sharply this morning after the near record high inflation numbers for producers. wholesale prices coming at 11% higher than last year. you couple that with the steepest consumer price increase and 41 years. we know that americans and companies are paying a lot more for their goods these days. meantime, you have america s biggest banks kicking off what wall street sees as a crucial earnings season to check on the health of corporate america. the biggest lender in the country, j.p. morgan and jamie dimon confirming that his prediction of a economic hurricane down the road has not changed. he points out that the u.s. economy continues to grow in the job market hand consumer spending remains healt
and, the race to save the giant sequoias in yosemite national park as a wildfire threatens trees that have stood for thousands of years. but we start with the january 6 house select committee final push with two more public hearings set to take place this week. this is going to be a really big week for the investigation. committee members are looking to build on the momentum. from the previous six hearings. the next one is set for tomorrow afternoon and will focus on what some panel members call the martialing of the upon. it will include evidence of coordination between former president trump, his top aides and associates, and white nationalists or militia groups such as the proud boys and the oath keepers who, members say, led the assault on the capitol. the thursday hearing will zero in on trump s actions. or inactions as vice president mike pence and house and senate lawmakers and hundreds of police officers came under attack. thursday s hearing is expected to be held in
make it all. lydia? hi, charles. a month of cooling prices, certainly encouraging news for consumers that welcome the relief. they ve probably noticed gas prices coming down at the pump. there are still concerns that inflation could turn around and tick back up as there s other elements like housing, rent prices are still very high and should by said one month of cooling prices does not a trend make. consumering still notice how they re paying through the nose for a lot of items. gas prices still high even though they are coming down. up about 44% higher over last year. prices for food at the grocery store, more than 13% higher than last year. health insurance premiums up 20%. airline fares up, too. more than 27% still. you know, charles, it s school season. parents are stressed right now. they re out shopping getting their back to school supplies and noticing the sticker shock. take a look at this basket of back to school items like notebooks and binders and pencils. data