we re talking triple digits and it will last right through the better part of the weekend. that is wild. derek, thank you. thanks so much for joining us. i m laura jarrett. new day starts right now. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is thursday, june 9th. i m brianna keilar with john berman. we begin with the price of gas, closer than ever to the dreaded $5 a gallon mark. the national average for a gallon of regular gas hitting $4797 up nearly 2 cents overnight and this is the 13th straight day of record highs for the gas prices, it s the 30th in the last 31 days, the surge hitting americans right where they live and drive. so it is worth noting that when you adjust for inflation prices are not at record highs, not yet, but they do keep rising with no real end in sight. this is what president biden said about soaring gas prices during his appearance on jimmy kimmel overnight. look, inflation is is the is the bain of our existe
powerful republican in the senate is open to raising the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21. he has said that in private, but mitch mcconnell has not and won t, it seems, say it in public. it is highly unlikely that it will be part of any agreement on gun safety as talks intensify between democrats and republicans. two weeks ago republican senate cynthia lieu mass of wyoming said she doubted any ideas to curb gun violence would be welcomed in her pro-gun state but now she s signaling an openness to finding legislative solutions because her office has been flooded with calls from con sit stants demanding an end to mass shooting. let s bring in arlette saenz and sunlen serfaty about this. let s talk about why discussions stand. there s optimism from both sides at this moment but they have not brokered a deal, have not had an agreement on some of these issues and that is what today is all about. today they have to sit down as negotiators, narrow their d
world, it is wednesday, june 8th. cnn has learned the most prominent republican in the senate supports raising the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic weapon like an ar-15 from 18 to 216789 mitch mcconnell has said that in private we are told, but he won t say it in public, and it is not likely to be part of any agreement on gun safety as talks heat up between democrats and republicans. republican senator cynthia lummis of wyoming said two weeks ago that she doubted that any plan to curb violence would be welcome in her pro-gun state. now she s signaling an openness to finding legislative solutions because her office has been flooded with calls from constituents demanding an end to mass shootings. let s bring in cnn s pamela brown about some of the latest reporting we re hearing on these negotiations and where this discussion goes from here. what are you learning, pam? so i m learning, me and my colleague manu raju have learned that the senate minority leader mitch mcco
disappointing game one loss, chase center absolutely electric tonight. golden state has plenty of time. jordan poole might have been the shot of the night. let s give it the shot of the night beating the buzzer with a 39-foot three, the longest three-pointer in the past 25 nba finals. oh, what a night, what a great game! abc s bay area marianne favro leads our team coverage from chase center. reporter: wow, what a game! at one point i had goosebumps it was so load loud and intense in here. yes, it was a nail biter in the beginning but then a big finish by the warriors and now fans couldn t be more thrilled that they re team emerged with a win. james mcclanahan of vallejo spent the warriors game on his feet yelling coaching advice from the stands and admits he was worried when the celtics quickly got the lead. i was nervous. i m not nervous anymore. reporter: that s because this is how the game ended. the game was outstanding. we played like we were supposed to hav
many words as possible. and the new champ gets a trophy and $50,000. she is going to be a guest on new day. just incredible. i couldn t spell any of those words. nor do i know what they mean. no. thanks for joining us. i m christine romans. and i m laura jarrett. new day starts right now. hello, i m brianna keilar with john berman and on this new day president biden says enough. his urgent plea to the nation s leaders to do something on gun violence. overnight a texas fugitive accused of murdering a family of five killed in a police shootout, how he escaped in the first place. a presidential pardon may not be enough to save steve bannon as new york prosecutors close in. exclusive new cnn reporting. and the king is now a billionaire, how lebron james just became the first active nba player to achieve that title . good morning to viewers in the u.s. and around the world, it is friday, june 3rd. president biden tell the nation enough is enough as gun violen