incident. dana: governor greg abbott putting the blame squarely on president biden s border policy. echoing that very sentiment. i want to see that secretary of homeland security come out to press today and come out and do a statement and continue to lie to the american people that this 40 is secure enclosed. that your policies are safe and humane. because the fact is, your policies has caused record illegal imminent, immigration. the record is all bad. i m sick and tired of this administration telling me how their policies are and how secure the border it. i ve been there. it changed me forever. this is horrific. these people died horrific tragic deaths. dana: temperatures on the border are soaring into the triple digits. the migrants found alive in a trailer are being treated for heat stroke and exhaustion. officials say the truck had no working air conditioning. trace: that s just awful per the situation at the border getting worse every day. over 7,000 migrants ev
short. we just learned his recorded testimony is expected to be shown tomorrow. and children under age 5 are another critical step closer to getting covid vaccines for the first time. we ll break down the new green light by fda advisers as cases are rising, and even dr. anthony fauci has now tested positive for covid. 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 begin with the biggest jump in interest rates in nearly 30 years here in the united states. the federal reserve prescribing new medicine for the ailing u.s. economy that may be tough to swallow for so many americans. brian todd is joining us live from outside the federal reserve. brian, this is truly a consequential move aim at trying to tackle soaring inflation. reporter: prices across the board were soaring out of control. the fed needed to do something. now it s a matter how the average american can absorb this. with prices s
grateful that you are starting your weekend with us. it is a day of activism across the country. very good point. because we start with the national call for gun reform. hundreds of march for our lives rallies are being planned in nearly all 50 states today. they re demanding lawmakers address the epidemic of gun violence in the country. high-profile mass shootings from uvalde, texas, to buffalo, new york, have put renewed pressure on lawmakers on capitol hill to take action. washington, d.c., new york and parkland, florida, among the more than 300 cities where protests will be held. they follow the 2018 march that was organized by former students at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. you may recall in february of 2018, a former studentered the school near fort lauderdale and opened fire killing 14 students and three staff members. i think the march will serve as a reminder to everyday americans and politician as like that there is serious momentum within
the capital in an attempt to o overturn the twenty twenty election results. for more , let s go to chief congressional correspondent chadress pergram. good afternoon. the committee aimed to tieye the riot to formerd president trump. the panel played new audioudpr and videotape of those close tof the president that included former attorney general bill barr who said there was no fraud in the election. y wyoming republican liz cheney invoked a painting in the capitol which shows president george washington resigning his military commission. p cheney says former president trump did all he could to stay in office with this noble act. washington sete the indispensible example of the peaceful transfer of power what president reagan called nothing less than a miracle the sacred obligation to defend this peaceful transfer of power has been honored by every american president except one . there was dramatic testimony from u.s. capitol police officer caroline edwards. she sustain
to overturn the 2020 election results. for more, let s go to chief congressional correspondent chad pergram. good afternoon. the committee aimed to tie the riot to former president trump. the panel played new audio and videotape of those close to the president that included former attorney general bill barr who said there was no fraud in the election. wyoming republican liz cheney invoked a painting in the capitol that shows president george washington resigning his military commission. cheney says former president trump did all he could to stay in office. with this noble act, washington set the indispensable example of the peaceful transfer of power. what president reagan called nothing less than a miracle. the sacred obligation to defend this peaceful transfer of power has been honored by every american president except one. there was dramatic testimony from u.s. capitol police officer carolyn edwards. she sustained a traumatic brain injury defending the capitol. th