there s a need for bold action to fight is pandemic. we re still facing a very dark winter situation and when it comes to gas prices, we re going through an incredible transition that is taking place and god willing, when it sng over , we ll be stronger w. the idea we re going to be able to, you know, quick switch, bring down the cost of gasoline is not likely in the near termik . we aren t likely to see the kind of blockbuster job reports month after month like we had over this past year. that s a good thing. yeah, that s a good thing. and remember, record high gas prices are good too because it means that more of you are going to be forced to take out a loan to buy some electricff car that you can t afford and you don t want the fact that americans are getting poorer under biden s kind of european style socialism. it s also a good thing as far as the elites are concerned. let s face it, they ve always preferred countries like france and germany over the united states an
out. our correspondents are covering every angle of the story, including our cnn teams on the ground in texas. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. without anyone initially trying to stop him. cnn national correspondent jason carroll is on the scene for us. jason, police revealed alarming new details as you well know as they face very serious questions right now about their response to the massacre. reporter: yes, wolf. as you know, a lot of details that authorities still have to clarify out here, especially after they gave out that bad information about who had initially responded to the shooting. all of this as parents out here in this community are still frustrated, very, very angry, and looking for answers as to why it took more than an hour to take counsel the shooter. tonight cnn has obtained video showing frantic parents gathered beyond the police line while the shooter was inside
su semiconductor plant. the other stop is japan. but as biden makes the rounds, there is also growing concern over what north korea might do next to rattle the saber. the united states preparing for the distinct possibility that kim jong-un would conduct a missile test, an icbm, in coordination with biden s trip. wouldn t be the first time he did it. more on that in a moment. let s begin in seoul, south korea, cnn s jeremy diamond is there. tell us what the biden administration hopes to accomplish on this trip, both in south korea and japan. reporter: well, jim, president biden has arrived here in south korea at a moment of extraordinary tension as the potential for north korean ballistic missile tests looms large over the president s trip. we have learned according to an official familiar with the intelligence that south that north korea appears to be taking steps to fuel an icbm, which would be one of the final stages before a launch. really raising the stakes and the p
radio presenterjenny kleeman, and kate ferguson, who s deputy political editor of the sun. hello to you both. the front pages. the uk s new defence pacts with sweden and finland make the front page of the telegraph, which says britain would help them fight the russians in case of any invasion. alongside is a picture of borisjohnson and his swedish counterpart, taking to the water after signing their pact. a picture of them putting pen to paper is in the financial times, which leads with the eu vowing to retaliate if the uk rips up the post brexit trade deal for northern ireland. the paper sastoe biden is trying to mediate any dispute. a dramatic front page from the guardian the paper claims oil and gas companies are planning scores of new projects that could trigger a climate catastrophe , driving global temperatures past agreed limits. the i claims number ten wants to speed up new measures to tackle the rising cost of living, but the treasury is resisting any further gove