hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with juice a range rover bulldozes migrants killing eight, authorities identifying the driver, signposting his criminal lift and unveiling eight manslaughter charges against him. plus, so much blood. horror stories from first responders to a mass shooting in allen, texas, as investigators now examine the gunman s obsession with neo nazi beliefs. and outlier or a warning? new polling shows america is deeply unhappy with president biden, including democrats, as the president confronts this week crises on the border and on capitol hill. up first for us, though, texas families measuring loss. police mulling over motive after a mass shooter blasted his way through an outlet mall taking eight innocent lives. the pop of gunfire there, screa we re all much ty afflicted by n epidemic. the mass shooting unfolding with great neck speed.shter stepped . the minutes that followed sent shop
there and even though he missed he had this huge grin. it s all act your attitude. attitude can manifest a lot of things. they both have good attitudes. we ll see what they manifest for tonight. jeff, thank you so much. as always, we love having you here. cnn this morning continues right now. treasury secretary janet yellen warning washington it has just 31 days to pay america s bills or risk catastrophe. this bill has to be between biden and mccarthy. it s political arson. it s time for republicans and democrats to sit in the room and act like adults and make sure that the united states doesn t default on our loans. a tragic scene in central illinois. a dust storm led to a series of pileups. now that the dust and smoke has cleared, you can see what s left of this horrific and deadly crash. several vehicles and even semis that had jackknifed, air bags were deploying all around us. the fbi releasing a new picture of the suspect who allegedly gun
good thursday morning. top of the hour. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. major economic news this morning and good news. inflation showing signs of easing in the month of december consumer prices post the biggest monthly decline in months, also easing in the annual growth rate. the impact this could on the fed s decision to race interest rates. how much, how long, we ll break down the numbers just ahead. president biden s legal team has discovered a second batch of classified documents. the white house has declined to comment on the matter. republicans certainly have much to say. we ll discuss the legal political ramifications facing the administration, also the differences with trump s handling of such documents. the airline industry this morning recovering from that massive damage done by a single corrupted file yesterday. what is the faa saying as they investigate the cause for these thousands of delays and cancellations yesterday. we ll bring you up to speed. firs
poll. his age is the top reason. opinion page publishing this. joe biden is too old to be president again. the white house circling the wagons. we aren t going to pay attention to polls. not what we ll do here. we ll focus on is delivering for the american people. bill: the trend lines for the president heading in the wrong direction. approval rating on a downward slide since last year. the biggest concern among americans inflation. it continues to rise crushing americans every time they head out for groceries or gasoline. dana: former trump advisor kellyanne conway standing by. first mark meredith live at the white house. good morning to you. the white house says it is not focused on polling, interest groups and lawmakers running for reelection sure are. as you talked about the recent polling shows the president is facing political head winds here. he insists the country is in better shape than when he took office. the new york times says it its latest survey 64% o
active and on going investigation in buffalo. waiting to get new information that is supposedly should have new information about the gunman and possibly how long he was here in buffalo casing this area. officials say he was inside the store and possibly talked to employees. you can still see the crime scene tape here. you can see this is new video. the fbi is here hahn scene trying to canvas the area. they re taking pictures and marking several bullet holes that were left in the building where the gunman opened fire in what is called a racially motivated hate crime. out of the 13 people shot here in buffalo at the supermarket, 11 are black. it have aers believe the gunman s rampage was not going to end there. he was planning to continue shooting people in the neighborhood that he apparently chose because it has the largest black population in buffalo. they believe he mapped it out one day before the shooting. listen. the hatred towards blacks, jewish and immigrants was his