did this kind of damage to whole apartment blocks. remains of the missiles are still scattered in the rubble here. at the fed we understand the hardship that high inflation is causing. you know what is worse than high inflation and low unemployment some it is high inflation and a recession with millions of people out of work. it is thursday, june 23rd, 4:00 a.m. here in atlanta and also in washington where the white house committee is investigating the u.s. capitol riot which will begin its fifth hearing in just a few hours. today s focus the former president s pressure campaign on federal officials. three former trump justice department officials awill testify. the next round of hearings will be delayed until july so they can sort lthrough new evidence. and they are looking at a filmmaker s footage to document the final weeks of the trump presidency. it will be released this summer by discovery plus can which is owned by the same country as cnn. okay. my father is
but congress is all ready balking. questioning if americans will get relief from record fuel prices. as gun violence rages, the senate appears poised to pass the first gun safety legislation in decades. but there are major hurdles ahead as house republican leaders are mobilizing against the bill. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. we expect to see more disturbing testimony tomorrow when the january 6th select committee takes a deep dive into then president trump s attempts to influence the u.s. justice department but tonight there are new questions. very serious questions about testimony we ve all ready seen from a key witness, ivanka trump. here s our justice correspondent, jessica schneider. tonight, new evidence is emerging as the january 6th committee prepares to hold its fifth public hearing tomorrow. that new information includes extensive footage from a british film maker. who
$4.96. i don t know what is going on. like why are we still paying so much for gas? i mean, it is an everyday necessity. they need relief now. reporter: president biden insists that his newest proposal is a start at addressing soaring prices, a 90 day suspension of the 18 cent federal tax imposed on each gallon of gas. but even fellow democrats like house transportation chair peter de-fazio say a gas tax holiday will take a multibillion-dollar chunk out of a fund that repairs roads and bridges. it is not going to provide significant savings at the pump. reporter: there are also questions about whether savings will even get passed on to consumers. one report cautions that oil companies and distributors could pocket more than 80% of the savings. it is an attempt to provide some relief, but the people who are screwing the american consumers are the oil companies. reporter: the newest attempt comes after years of skepticism over gas tax holidays, even the
leaving los angeles after paying 6.11 per gallon of gasoline but knows there s no running away from high prices. after the national average for a gallon of regular peaked last tuesday at 5:01. aaa says the average has dropped but only to $4 and 96 cents. i don t know what s going on. why are we still paying so much for gas? it s an everyday necessity. they need relief now. president joe biden insists his newest proposal is a start at addressing soaring prices. a 90 day suspension of the 18 rented federal tax imposed on each gallon of gas. but even fellow democrats like house transportation chair, peter defasio say a gas tax holiday will take a mull pi billion dollar chunk out of a fund that repairs roads and bridges. it s not going to provide significant savings at the pump. there are also questions about whether savings will even get passed on to consumers. one report cautions that oil