series of steps to punish the u.s. for allowing house speaker nancy polosi to visit taiwan. which bay engine beijing sees a as a rogue nation. it is early morning in taiwan flight. as the region and the u.s. geared for more trouble with china. china firing with both barrels. as it continues its military exercises around taiwan. island air force jets scrambling as chinese war planes and warships crossed a median line separating china and taiwan. a key buffer zone. china says its forces is rehearsing blockade of taiwan. china has chosen to over react and use speaker pelosi s visit as a pretext to increase military activity around the taiwan strait. beijing went further. president xi regime says it they will cut contact with the u.s. on a range of issues. plus talks on everything from climate change to immigration to cross-border crime. s the chinese military muscles in on taiwan, it is warning the u.s. to stay away. we wish to issue a warning. united states do not act r
reporter: white house officials blame the current global conflict, russia s war on ukraine for historicking high gas prices. the average for a gallon is $1.72 higher when president biden took office. you want to talk to a nurse or teacher or firefighter if having that doesn t matter to them. gas prices are only $4.11. i m saying that even that little bit of breathing room matters to families. reporter: president biden still is not publicly on camera talking about these chinese military exercises. he only wanted to speak about the economy today in remarks he gave from the white house resident. usually he likes to get out the house and go home to del on the- delaware on the weekend. he s been here 16 days in a water.