[pledge of allegiance]. We have had the fortune of having Many Political journalists and the broadcast see here over the years but the one we have with us tonight has covered six us residents beginning with president reagan. And speaking of president reagan, for the first interviews back in 2002 when he and a handful of other experts came out to the Reagan Library share stories about president reagan and our air force one number 27,000, stories we use to make our visitors experience and our air force one civilians that much more rich. Since then hes come 2 other times to discuss and find copies of his book is of the white house in 2013 and ultimate insider, white house photographers and how they shape history 2000 since hes been covering the white house since 1986, im sure he has no lack of material for many more books, especially says today he continues to provide insightinto the white house of donald trump and the world of president ial campaigns. Perhaps if were lucky youll share so
possible floor vote on final passage by the end of the week. we ll tell you exactly what is in it. plus the war of words escalating tonight between president biden and the oil industry as the president seemingly mocks the ceo of chevron as sensitive as the blame game for record high gas prices continues. first, it s primary night in some states across the country. our election coverage begins with alexandria hoff live on the ground with a crucial g.o.p. senate runoff in alabama. alex, good evening. everyone is watching this one. good evening. we re here at katie s quarters clearly about to close up for the night but this was a really, really exciting evening. there was a lot of talk about how the last-minute endorsement by former president trump might have helped katie get to this moment it can t be forgotten how well she performed in the primary last month that ended up going into a runoff. she still came up 16 percentage points over her opponent. when she took the stage,
weanthe country off fossil fuelw for fuel outrage over historically high cost. that outrage is reflected in the latest fox news poll being released right now. and could become a huge factor in the midterm elections for which primaries were held gled a handful the states. the president s approval rate stands at 43% with 57% disapproval will. just 18% consider the economy in good or great shape. 82% believe it is only fair or poor. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight. good evening, peter. good evening, shannon. the president is not ordering oil companies to drill more in the united states. he thinks they have got enough oil already. and, instead, need to just work harder at getting it to the pump. we see it as a patriotic duty. pressure to be a patriot on oil producers from a president who once made this promise. i guarantee you, i guarantee you we are going to end fossil fuel and i m not going to cooperate with them. now biden writes to oil re
tonight. the new images coming in of the historic flooding and now the damage at yellowstone national park. 10,000 people forced to evacuate. cars narrowly escaping rising waters. and just in tonight, a confirmed tornado touching down in wisconsin. at this hour, the tornado watches and warnings in effect across several states. and of course, the record-breaking heat. nearly 130 million americans on alert tonight for potentially life-threatening heat. rob marciano standing by tracking it all. news on covid tonight and the youngest of children. tonight, an fda panel now giving the green light for both the pfizer and moderna covid vaccines for children under 5. as young at 6 months. how they work, how many shots. and this could begin within days. and the other headline tonight, dr. anthony fauci testing positive, now on paxlovid. we do have news on his simympto tonight. tomorrow brings the third january 6th hearing in front of the american people. the pressure on mike pe
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