Across the board on issue after issue, he laid out both achievements and an agenda for the future. The average American Household is better off in real terms. The white house touting the resiliency of the biden economy and the president is getting ready to head to philadelphia to kick off a 20state blitz to tout the economic record. Hello, on this friday afternoon. Great to have you here today. Thank you for having me. Aishah hasnie in for john roberts on this friday. This is America Reports. The president is using the address to the nation to try to win americans back on the economy, calling it not inflation, its corporate shrinkflation. But we caught up with americans at a diner in the last hour and theyre not buying it. Frankly, when i see a difference in the total at the bottom of my receipt at the Grocery Store and the gas station, thats when ill start feeling better about the economy. We might want something really bad but its four more dollars more expensive, so we get the cheap
arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the sea floor. the rov subsequently found additional debris in consultation with experts from within the unified command, the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. upon this determination, we immediately notified the families. on behalf of the united states coast guard and the entire unified command, i offer my deepest condolences to the families. i can only imagine what this has been like for them, and i hope that this discovery provides some solace during this difficult time. additionally, we ve been in close contact with the british and french console general to make sure they are fully apprised and their concerns are being addressed. the outpouring of support in this highly complex search operation has been robust and immensely appreciated. we are grateful for the rapid mobilization of experts on the under seas search and resc
And this evening, moments ago, our correspondent asking, how concerned are you about the 737 fleet . There are so many of them in the air. Abcs david kerley leading us off. Reporter investigators tonight scouring that mangled engine, looking for every piece that landed on the ground, 60 miles from the philadelphia airport, hoping to learn if there is a problem with the 737 fleet. This was the second Engine Failure like this in two years. A source telling abc news they are similar engines, seems to be similar failures, metal fatigue, a Fan Blade Breaking at about the same spot. New details tonight about those horrifying moments at 30,000 feet. The first radio call. Southwest 1380 has an engine fire. Descending. Southwest 1380, are you youre descending right now . Yes, sir, were single engine descending. Reporter the bang of the engine ripping apart. That window blown out. Depressurization. A passenger sucked partway out
of the jetliner. Other passengers jumping into action, including ti
thankfully no one was seated near the hole. during a boeing safety stand-down tuesday, ceo david calhoun told employees, airline and passenger confidence in boeing is at stake. we re going to approach this, number one, acknowledging our mistake. reporter: the ntsb s focus, that blown out door plug, looking for signs of metal fatigue and whether it was ever properly secured. four critical bolts have not yet been recovered. both alaska and united airlines, which fly the max 9, report finding loose bolts around other max 9 door plugs. how did an unsafe airplane fly in the first place? because the quality reporter: he doesn t know if the breakdown happened at spirit aerosystems or boeing who turns out the plane. spirit remains focused on the quality of each