governor s race. kathy hochul is in a bit of trouble here as lee zeldin nudges this race now from what was a solid dem in that column, now it is just likely dem. so these are moves that we watch closely. hochul is now trying to recalibrate, scrambling to say that everyone deserves a subway ride that is without fear after this horrific scene that we watched over the past several days. so many other beatings that have frightened new yorkers. these two races are also shifting. sean patrick malone, head of the democrat campaign committee, a very important influential democrat is now in danger of losing his seat to mike lawler of the gop who you may have seen on with sandra. then you have john katko s seat a republican leaving office. looks like it could stay in gop control in what is considered to be a part of new york stay that could easily go to the democrats. these are places that joe biden won by double digits. so republican congresswoman nicole malliotakis is running again
to go live every weekend, because the news doesn t stop, nor should we. very good to have you. let s get the read of what s at stake as we wrap up a number of key debates, other contests simply too close to call as the battle for the house and senate is on. the very latest from kelly o grady in los angeles on the real pain that a lot of shoppers/voters are feeling right now. reporter: good morning to you, or neil. that inflation number came in hotter than expected this week, and the big worry is what s called core inflation. that s a number when you don t factor in food or energy prices. that came in at 6p.6%, the 6.6%, so it kind of shows how inflation is becoming entrenched in our economy. here s the president this week downplaying that inflation number. americans are squeezed by the cost of living. it s been true for years, and folks don t need a report to tell them they re being squeezed. reporter: the numbers tell a very different story though. look how prices ha
time to fight inflation. plus our report on energy costs skyrocketing a we head into winter. how you can save money. and serving up more than a good meal. a cooked tortilla makes all the difference in the world. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, president biden is calling on all americans to stand up to protect our democracy amid the threats that election deniers pose to the voting process. the white house says the president is seeking common ground with voters that our country s future is more important than our political parties. all this is taking place as the house continues to investigate the january 6 attack on the capitol, in which thousands attempted to interfere with the verification of the 2020 presidential election. and it comes just days after the alleged attempted murder of house speaker nan
venezuela, one of the filthyest oil producers on the planet and he is about to make some history for a move to further cripple us as a nation economically. biden set to tap into our rapidly vanishing oil reserve. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. saudi arabia leads opec+ and the biden white house has been pressuring them to do more to help us while president biden s policies have suffocated our own oil production at home. well, if we didn t know it before, we know it now. they are not interested if helping the united states. we re so addicted to foreign oil, it is a business plan for them to hurt us. and the tough words from the president calling opec s decision short sighted. that from his administration. speaking of finding your words, the white house press secretary is blaming russia. opec s decision to cut production quotas is short sighted. it is clear that opec+ is aligning with russia with today s announcement. harris: they don t have to love
many of his party will be handling it now. welcome, everybody, neil caboodle on a very, very busy news day on the oil front and on wall street because all rapidly rising. that is a front to you. how long does it last? first, peter at the white house with more, peter. neil, good afternoon. some biden officials who met with saudi counterparts about energy last month are expressing some surprise sagging they did not see the production cuts coming. you did not think there would be this big of a cut? no, i did not. i did not walk away with that understanding. but that was two weeks ago. that was two weeks ago and the president seemed to confirm a wall street journal report today that the u.s. may cut some sanctions on venezuelans maduro a potential source of oil if maduro irons out political issues of his own like talking to his own political rivals about 2024 fair election in venezuela. that was a bigot because we are told the national security council at the white hous