rewrite the dictionary. griff jenkins has more in washington, good morning. griff: good morning, americans are bracing for nows we are in recession with dropping gdp numbers. the president says he doesn t see that happening? president biden: we re not going to be in a recession in my view, the employment rate is still one of the lowest in history, the 3.6 area. my hope is we go from rapid growth to steady growths. we ll see some coming down, god willing, i don t think we ll see recession. griff: white house message focusing on how well the economy is doing because of how many jobs have been created. if you look at the economic indicators, the labor market, the average amount of jobs that have been created, about 400 per month, indicators do not show that we are in a recession or even a pre-recession. griff: she s not the only white house official challenging technical definition of a recession. i covered the economy for many years, i was told by everybody i spoke
The from the heart of the washington Swamp On Capitol Hill where in mere moments we will be joined by the 56th Speaker Of The House of representatives mike johnson for his very first tv interview since becoming speaker. Now the louisiana native now is third in line to be president. He has vowed to secure our southern border, decentralize our federal government, reform the weaponized and politicized doj and fbi and bring the Republican Caucus together with a thin majority and, predictably, this was not hard to predict, the left has launched a fullscale attack on the new speaker led, of course, by did dnc calling him a Maga Extremist and much more. And advising him not to get comfortable in his new position. Now coming up, were going to ask him how he plans to deal with his political adversaries, what are his top agenda items, how will he keep this caucus together . Plus well check in on israels looming Ground Invasion in gaza, a short incursion last night, the first of what we expect to
Killing 700 israelis, many of whom were attending an outdoor concert and abducting dozens of people, including children. Israel says it reestablished control of the territory on its side of the gaza border 48 hours after the attack. Although the fighting and the bombings continue. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the country saying the military would intensify its operations against hamas and its attacks on gaza are just the beginning. Israel has ordered a full siege of gaza, pounding the area with air strikes and gathering 300,000 troops ahead of what could become a group operation. More than 1,000 people have been killed so far in the fighting. At least 700 people have died in israel, according to its military. More than 680 people have died in gaza, according to the Palestinian Health ministry. 11 americans have been killed in the conflict, and more may be missing. Amid the hamas attack, more than 100 people have been kidnapped and are being held hostage. Captives
The powerful new jersey senator leaving the courthouse today, as the calls for his resignation grow. Now including the secondranking democrat in the senate. Free iphone in philadelphia, this is just one of several stores still shut down after more than 100 people stole everything, from iphones and shoes to clothes. We have tonight just a bunch of criminal opportunists making an attempt to destroy our city. Norah the american soldier who crossed into north korea is on his way back to the u. S. After kim jong un expels him. How china and sweden secured travis kings release. Tonight, for the first time, the chairman of the joint chiefs response to Donald Trumps suggestion that he deserves to be executed for calls to china. Are you worried about your safety . The nypd seized multiple 3dprinted ghost guns from inside a Home Day Care center. This comes just a little more than a week after a 1yearold died in what Police Believe to be a fentanylrelated overdose at another Day Care Center. Neva
the re establishment of communication includes working meetings between the departments of defence and chinese officials. both sides also agreed to establishing a us china artificial intelligence and anti drug cooperation working group, to address the fentanyl crisis. and the issue of taiwan also came up in the talks. president biden said the us maintains its one china policy, but added that he expects china not to interfere in taiwan s upcoming elections. overall, mr biden hailed the meeting, calling the talks some of the most constructive and productive discussions we ve had. in a press conference following the meeting, he spoke of the need for both sides to work together. the united states will continue to compete vigorously with the prc, but we ll manage that competition responsibly. so it doesn t veer into conflict, oraccidental conflict, and where it s possible, where our interests are, coincide. we re going to work together like we did on fentanyl. that s what the wo