to increase oil production. most experts say biden s plan will make inflation worse. even some democrats don t support it, but apparently no one told joe that. calling on congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days through the busy summer season, busy travel season, to the company s running gas stations and setting those prices at the pump this is a time of war, global peril, ukraine. these are not normal times. bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you are paying for the product. do it now. do it today. i m doing my part. i want the congress and states and industries to do their part as well. biden always using this speech to bash his usual suspects for soaring inflation, republicans and vladimir putin. i know my republican friends claim we re not producing enough oil and i m limiting oil production. quite frankly that s nonsense. for all those republicans in congress criticizing me today for high gas prices in america,
it certainly goes further than a lot of republicans would like it to go. but there is no doubt this bill is going to save thousands of lives. ahead not next 15 minutes i ll speak with the democratic senator chris coons of delaware, a voice that worked on the deal and one of president biden s top allies. and relief at the pump, that s president biden s goal this afternoon, asking congress to pass a three month federal gas tax holiday, but it s already facing stiff resistance from democrats and republicans. why is that? we ll break it down coming up. and this hour on the hill, roger goodell is testifying virtually before a house committee. what he is telling lawmakers about the league s handling of work place misconduct allegations in the washington commanders franchise. what we are learning about the next hearing for the january 6th committee and the new revelations from the latest one. ali vitali is on capitol hill. and i want to bring in reporter kyle cheney and cha
at this hour the u.s. president is holding talks with his newly inaugurated south korean counterpart on his first trip to asia as commander in chief. last hour joe biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the south korean national cemetery. before arriving at the korean ministry of national defense for his meeting with yoon seok-youl. we re expecting them to give their remarks soon. on friday mr. biden says the future of the world will be written in asia, and the region will prove to be critical in the years and decades to come. we re standing on a reflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow. now, the threat posed by pyongyang is expected to be a main focus of mr. biden s bilateral meeting with south korea s leader. we ve also learned that beijing is holding military drills in the south china sea during this visit. the u.s. says pyongyang could conduct a missile test w
Hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. Im kim brunhuber. Ahead on ccnn newsroom. Hollywood studios and writers could be nearing the end of a strike thats dragged on for nearly five months. A look at why there may be reason for optimism. Plus funding the government is one of the most basic responsibilities of congress. And its time for republicans to start doing the job america elected them to do. Millions of americans could see their paychecks delayed as a deadline hangs over congress. A look at what a shutdown could mean for the Biden Administration. Also and liftoff of osirisrex. Rock samples more than 4 billion years old are about to land in utah. Ill speak to a nasa Research Physicist whos been working on the mission. Reporter live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. We begin here in the u. S. Where after nearly five months of deadlock, theres hope in the ongoing hollywood Writers Strike that i
paul: welcome to the journal editorial report. president biden celebrated his 81st birthday as concern grows among democrats that the incumbent president could lose to donald trump in a 2024 rematch. nbc news survey finds biden trailing the former president in a general election matchup for the first time in that poll as his support among younger voters plummet in what could be a warning sign the key group is peeling away amid the israel/hamas war and doubts about his age. the string of bad polling news for the president. karine jean-pierre says the white house is not worried. no alarm happening behind the scenes and i m not going to comment on everybody who has something to say. our perspective is it is not about age. it is about the president s experience which i would put the president s stamina and wisdom and ability to get this done on behalf of the american people against anyone. paul: let s bring in fox news contributor karl rove. the white house press secretary can