joe on a friday morning, this first day of july. it is 6:00 a.m. in san diego, 9:00 a.m. here on the east coast. it is a holiday weekend but busy friday morning as we talk to governors across the country to talk about abortion. two states had their ban blocked. that important nato summit for the president ended yesterday but less than 24 hours after the alliance meeting wrapped up, russia ramping up attacks on civilians in ukraine striking a residential building in odesa and killing at least 19 people amid a new report from amnesty international that declares russia committed clear war crimes in the attack on the theater in mariupol and while the january 6th committee is taking a break for the july 4th holiday, new questions who exactly is paying for the lawyers representing some of the witnesses and whether that is impacting their testimony. meanwhile, vice chair liz cheney is defending the committee s actions during a debate for her political life. we need to recognize t
between president biden and governors to discuss plans to protect access to abortion. this morning the trial of wnba star brittney griner began in moscow. we ll bring you the very latest. we start this friday morning with the holiday rush. if you hit the road or the skies this weekend you will not be alone. far from it. according to aaa nearly 48 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more. that s almost at 2019 pre-pandemic levels. if you thought high gas prices would slow down traffic think again. ron allen is talking to drivers in new jersey. good morning. 42 million drivers exec expected to hit the road this weekend. that s a lot of problems potentially. reporter: there they are right over there. a bunch of problems starting over there. new jersey turnpike heading south to philadelphia and beyond. yes. the traffic is already piling up. it is only what? 10:00 in the morning. the worst time is afternoon and gets worse as the day wears on. this is the first su
trump administration and its policies, our dream team standing by to debate. also breaking tragedy on the streets of new york city as a woman pushing a stroller on the upper east side is shot dead in what appears to be a targeted attack. mayor eric adams is on the scene and police say they are on the hunt for the shooter. the baby in that stroller we re told is fine. a young woman describing the horrific scene tonight. i realized that, oh, no, this was serious and there was a gunshot and it really frightened me because i was right there at the park playing and i would have never have thought ever that this would have happened. meanwhile crime up in california, the city council in west hollywood goes to defund the police, at least in part. a report from los angeles and in portland. a a pro life demonstration turns destructive over the weekend. the lightning round with jason rants is coming up later but we begin with the growing push back with some of tuesday s testimony fr
to ukraine. including a fresh new infusion of $820 million just this week, bringing the total commitment, are you guys ready? to $54 billion, which is about a third of ukraine paucity entire. according to one advisor we must sacrifice so the liberal world order is upheld. watch this. the military analyst, the director of national intelligence say this could be a long war measured in years. i think everybody understands why this is happening. but is it sustainable? what do you say to the families that say we cannot afford to pay for .85 dollars a month if it s not sustainable. the president set a clear articulation of the state s. this is about the future of the liberal world order and we have to stand firm. how long will you be expected to suffer in silence for the liberal world order? according to joe biden, as long as it takes. how long is it fair to expect americans to pay a premium because of the war? the second part of the question? will it bring down prices?
to ukraine, including a fresh new infusion of eight hundred i and twenty million dollars just this week, bringing the totalof commitment. are you guys ready toe fifty four billion dollarsyo, which is about a third ofis ukraine s entire gdp. but according to one biden adviser, we all must sacrifice so that the liberal world order is upheld. watch this .e the military analyst, the director of nationalal intelligence, they say that this could be a long war measured s in years. and ian think everybody understands why this is happening. but is it sustainable? what do you say to those families who say, listen, we can tto afford to pay forla eighty five a gallon for months, if not years? s this is just not sustainable. for which heard from the president today was a clear articulation of the stakes. this is about the future of the liberal world order and we . so just how long will you be expected to suffer in silence for the liberal world order? well, according to joe biden,