attention off the biden administration s failings. all they re doing is try to paint a new political narrative in november. it s inflation, sky high gas prices. border crisis. democrats created the crisis. the hearings are no more than an attempt to change the narrative. they are desperate. we all know it s a sham committee process. they want to put donald trump in jail. if they don t get that they want to keep his name off the ballot. dana: chad pergram is live on capitol hill for us this morning. hi, chad. good morning. the committee aimed to tie the riots to former president trump and his actions after the election. the panel played new video and audio tape of those close to the president that included former attorney general bill barr who said there was no fraud in the election. there was dramatic testimony from u.s. capitol police officer edwards sustained a traumatic brain injury defending the capitol. there were officers on the ground, you know. they were b
los angeles. we ll watch for it and cover it if it happens. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus . the inflation rate last month rose 8.6% from one year ago. the fastest pace since december 1981. that s up from 8.3% in april. it is hot. i told you, it s running hot. the energy sector hit hard. prices there for gas, heating, electricity have skyrocketed. prices of meat and eggs surging the double digits. the white house is ignoring the people it s supposed to serve and they know the power is in the hands of the voters. every item when i go food shopping is 20% more post covid. so it is tough out there for everybody. doesn t seem to be stopping. oil and gas, i don t see that mitigating. so it is going to hurt. i do know inflation is very high and everybody harris: larry kudlow warns brace for the summer. there is a lot of talk in both washington and wall street that we had seen peak inflation. there is no evidence in this report that we ve seen pea
john: another fox news alert to kick off america reports for this thursday. biden administration cancelling a massive oil and gas lease sale in alaska and the gulf of mexico. scrapping the potential to give drivers desperately needed relief at the pump. hi, i m john roberts in washington. gillian, good to see you again. gillian: great to be with you, i m gillian turner in for sandra smith. so, america s economic woes are continuing to mount. one red flag economists are pointing to now today, april wholesale prices. up 11% from a year ago. one part of the overall inflation problem. consumer prices up 8.3% from a year ago, a slight drop from march but still hovering near a 40-year high. john: filling your tank could drain your wallet. the national average of gas prices a record high, costing 4.41 a gallon. look at where it is compared to a year ago, gillian. gillian: tremendous pressure on the biden administration. americans are skyrocketing with the cost of everyday
day. enjoy your time on the boat if you go out. going fishing now. dana: thank you, bye, jim. great guy. nice life, right? bill: yeah. dana: are you questioning your life choices right now? some days, yeah, don t you? dana: wow, why am i sitting here with her. bill: it s 75 degrees outside. dana: have a good weekend. the faulkner focus is next. harris: inflation emergency. we now have an engine sucking the life out of the american dream. that crushing engine is president biden s brand of economics killing our chances to drive, thrive, and ride. inflation running hotter than it has in more than a generation. president biden could not have put the nation in a worst place if he tried. he is on the road today. he may make remarks this hour when he boards marine one for
looks for culprits to blame for inflation, to show voters he is on top of the problem, mr. biden needs to do something more than blame someone else for high prices. when you lost the washington post to jeff bezos, what do you have left? you might have the daily worker, post is gone. and look, just this week 8.3% c.p.i., today you ve got 11% p.p.i. and you are going to get import prices tomorrow or the next day, double digits. so, you are in an inflation emergency and crisis. and unfortunately the president is playing the blame game, and that s why he s chastised by the washington post and other, playing the blame game, the distraction game. this thing about ultra maga and