going to hear about it. and you re going to hear about mine. first up, joe , biden calling for unity. our politics has gotten so angry, so mean, so partisan, and too often we see each other s enemies. i sincerely hope this holiday, this holiday season will drain the poison that has infected our politics and set us against one another. but let me remind you, this is the man who accused half of the people in this country of being semi fascist and says our country is steeped in racism. that s the guy who wants to have this big kumbaya moment now that christmas is here in santa is watching. but then, of course, there are his policies, which basically sent our economy into the toilet. all the indications that we see would point to a recession sometime within the first three to six months of next year. i think the greater risk is that at some point during 2020 three , the economy will head towards recession. so recession is very much likely in the coming 12 to 18 months.
advisers about what that means for him next. this morning many americans are on edge over the economy, coping with the rising cost of food and other goods including high gas prices. the average price for regular gas sits at $4.98. aggravation over traveling extended to the airport this weekend. folks facing a nightmare, to us of flights canceled. on sunday alone, yesterday, nearly 1,000 flights were canceled as airlines struggle with increased demand, bad weather and staffing shortages. the white house trying to tackle concerns about the economy and inflation as americans begin to feel the fallout from the federal reserve raising interest rates. janet yellen touting optimism, echoing president biden by saying a recession is not inevitable and even suggesting that a federal gas tax holiday is worth considering. joining us now nbc news white house correspondent and nbc news correspondent at newark liberty airport, the dean of the clinton school of public service at the unive
before, zoe lofgren leading that second hearing and pete auilar talking about the pressure campaign on mike pence. this will focus on the pressure campaign at the state level. they re going to use, as you mentioned, lawmakers from georgia to make that point. of course, that s one of the key states that we know that former president trump was pressuring election officials to overturn the election results or at least, in his words, find the overrule 11,000 votes that he would need in order to win georgia, which he actually lost. they re also likely to delve deeper into the idea of fake slates of electors. that s something that john eastman was pressuring former vice president mike pence on. we heard about that last week. but now we may hear a little bit more about the plots at the state level beyond just georgia that the white house and his allies were using at the time to try to find any way to keep the former president in power. and vaughan, former vice president mike pence
at a recently retired marine captain who has been missing since april. on friday, russian state television showed video of two other u.s. military veterans who hadn t been heard from since the previous week. president biden is urging americans to stay out of ukraine. alison barber has the latest. at least two missiles were intercepted in the kyiv region last night. one of them, not far from here in bucha. meanwhile, in the united states, the families of three americans missing in ukraine are desperate for answers. one of those men, a former marine named grady kerr posh, he has not been heard from by his family since the end of april. we spoke to a representative of the family and they tell us that he had a conversation over the phone with his wife around april 23rd. but after that, he says it was like he vanished. no text messages, no calls, the family says they now believe he is a prisoner of war. can pot is one of three americans reported missing in ukraine, russian st
ipsos out just a short time ago shows that 58% told thinks that trump should be charged with a trump crime for his 16 involvement. well 30 60% of the poll think that the committee is doing a fair investigation. 38% says it is not. also, today the economy saying that inflation is a high, and that tackling it is the president s number one priority. . when you go to the pump and see the prices were today great some certainty, it creates real economic hardship. but at the same, time it is important as americans that we are recognize the unique strengths that we have in this economy. the strongest labor market since world war ii. unemployment at 3.6%. house in balance sheets that have occurred over the coals of the last year. so we now have the lowest mortgage delinquencies in years. lewis credit card colin delinquencies in 40 years. those are unique to the american economy, we have a stronger and by the better position to track all inflation than almost any other country in t