lowest level in almost four decades. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. the president is saying he wants to increase american energy production without delaying the transition to green energy and clean energy. officials are calling the move a bridge but now we know it s a bridge that leaves the strategic reserve to its lowest level since 1984. strategic petroleum reserve is more than half full. peter: still too low for critics concerned with national security. it s strategic petroleum reserve. it s not the political petroleum reserve. it s really for a time of war that we need the energy. peter: that i it s not politically motivated at all. 400 million barrels of oil that s more than any energy drawdown. peter: still blaming on russia. putin s war caused price hikes. calling on companies to pass savings on to customers. ramp up at ease. my administration has no