crisis. let s begin with peter live on the north lawn. hi, peter. jillian, if the supreme court does not intervene, title 42 could end today. the lack of information lately from officials here at the biden white house about what they want to happen after title 42 goe crs curious about what exactly the biden white house wants to happen next. we ve got the biden administration and most democrats who don t see this as anything but a win. they re seeing this an success at the border. every person that you talk to in the biden administration says this is not a problem. you talk to the president, he said there s other problems that we have. officials here are saying less about migrants arriving at the southern border than about migrants being bussed to d.c. the white house says governor abbott abandoned children on the side of the road and below freezing temperatures on christmas eve without coordinating with any local authorities. this was a cruel dangerous and shameful stun
the list of deaths. we could see more when everything is said and done. there is still a big concern for people stranded in their cars, when there was whiteout conditions. people would get lost in the storm. people were making contact with people stranded in cars. the mayor saying 200 individuals, they could still be out there, that they are trying to make sure they get safe. there s also some frustration in the voice of officials here, as they say that people do not are not really getting it right now. and braving the streets. that should be off in the distance here. we don t know where they could be going. only essential travel is allowed right now. they are clearing the streets to be drivable, just like the one you see here in downtown buffalo, and allow first responders to basically make it out to calls if necessary. but as far as the storm, this has been just it has not sto stopped. erie county officials say the storm is going to hover over buffalo, and perhaps we ll
immediate steps that are being taken to try to keep gas prices under control. the other thing that continues, we think, to be very important, is to hold oil companies accountable. you know, just about everybody in this country is frustrated with the extraordinarily high price of gas, except for oil executives who have made it clear they re not going to invest in production when they re as profitable as they are. that s why the president has called for use it or lose it rules if an oil company is sitting on production permits or leases and not using it to do the kind of production that could lower the cost of oil, that they re held accountable for that. right now, there was unified, congressional opposition, but we think it s a good one that would make a difference for consumers who are feeling the pain at the pump. secretary, i know you re here to talk about transportation, but unfortunately many days we have to talk about gun violence, and so given the latest mass shooting
traditional definition of being in a recession. the second quarter gross domestic product g.d.p. shrank at annual rate of nine tenths of a percentage point. that s the second straight quarterly deficit and that checks the box, historically considered as recessionary. president biden says it s no surprise the economy is slowing down because of inflation. but he insists he has the nation on the right path and, quote: it doesn t look like a recession to me. the president also spent time today on a call with his chinese counterpart in a time increasing tension with communist china. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. the numbers are right there in black and white. the u.s. economy shrunk for a second consecutive quarter. but, until large, well-respected groups, nonpartisan groups of economists issue some sort of a formal declaration that a recession is underway, then officials here
and innighting sheer terror. people that work for the parade said keep running, keep running. my daughter said mommy, i don t want to die. as i was holding her friend s head. i said it s okay. let s keep running. people walking with blood on their shirts and pants. listening to a woman screaming her child s name trying to find her child. let s get to mike tobin. he has the story for us live from highland mark, illinois. mike? a sad update. i just got confirmation through highland park and lake county authorities that there s a seven s fatality. so from the people that were injured and hospitalized, another sadly succumbed to their injuries. the investigation moves forward by leaps and bounds. the suspect here, 21-year-old shooter was described by police as dressing up like a woman to avoid detection as part of the planning for his attack. that s why the early description of bobby eugene crimo included long hair. the weapon used in the attack described as a high powere