gas prices ahead of the election. bill: 150 million barrels that drained the reserve to its lowest level in 40 years. republicans say this is a major security liability. they will do this three weeks out for election. communicate it is not our fault and we ll fix it. the point made earlier, we now have the strategic petroleum reserve at a 40-year low. the fact that we don t have that in reserve our adversaries are watching that. dana: jacqui heinrich is watching it all at the white house today live on the north lawn. good morning. the president s critics worry that draining the country s emergency stockpile could leave the u.s. vulnerable in the event of a major military conflict or natural disaster. like hurricane katrina when president bush released 20 million barrels from the country s reserves to keep the country afloat because a quarter of u.s. oil production was shut down at that time. that is not the case right now. but in the same breath as the white house is
opinion. it didn t help that as the wall street journal reported, the fbi decided earlier there was no need to send agents to supervise biden lawyers collecting classified papers that they said they found. that reeked of a double standard. the washington post says biden world adopted a strategy of caution and deference toward doj, it was the goody two-shoes approach, more concerned with pleasing investigators than the public. here s a classic example. after white house sat on this story for two months, officials confirmed the cbs scoop about the first batch of documents found at penn biden center. now, the prime minister and his people already the president and his people already knew about the second batch but said nothing. it smelled like a cover-up. the post says some of biden s aides now regret the strategy. you think? here s the thing, anyone if can defend himself even when there s a justice investigation. i m howard kurtz, and this is mediabuzz. if. howa
declaration in north carolina. this is as the state is bracing for up to six inches of rainfall. we are going to talk about it with the democratic candidate for senate in north carolina, jerry beasley. and we are talking about the state of the race, less than 40 days until midterm elections. i am simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. unprecedented, biblical, just a few words to describe the impact of hurricane ian. now taking its place as one of the worst natural disasters in our country s history. in just a few minutes, we are expecting an update from florida governor ron desantis, which we will bring you live. this week, hurricane ian slammed into florida s west coast, just shy of a category four hurricane. with winds of 155 miles per hour. ripping through south florida. then, coming back to slim south carolina and now, north carolina. we are hearing from residents who survived. we shouldn t be alive right now. we shouldn t be alive right now with that sto
mayor says air defenses have been shooting down russian missiles all over the city. we re going to get an update on all of it for you. meanwhile here at home, the economy and politics are on a collision course. gas prices are up 20 cents in the last month. just 20 days from the midterm elections. in two hours, president biden will put the economy and energy front and center as he is set to announce he s releasing 15 million more barrels from our strategic reserve due to opec cuts and ease the pressure that folks are facing at the pump. new polling out this morning reinforces the politics of this and the warning signs for democrats. the economy remains top of mind for voters. and republicans have the edge on that issue as the electoral advantage is shifting in their direction on the generic ballot. but we re going to start with president biden s focus on the economy and energy prices. let s go right to kelly o donnell and her post at the white house for us. also with me, w
months. the city pushed to the brink, and some new yorkers are not happy about it. it s a story you ll see first outfront. and an american citizen sentenced to 16 years in a saudi prison for tweets he sent while he was in the united states. the man s son is my guest. let s go out front. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront front, putin s top commander speaking out saying russia and ukraine are one, upping the ante hours ahead of a major meeting between putin and his national security council. all eyes on what putin will do. this as his top commander in an interview said that, quote, difficult decisions are ahead, seeming to signal that he may pull back from the crucial ukrainian city of kherson. tonight we have new video, it shows ukrainian forces pushing deeper into the russian-controlled area of kherson. so they re in that armored vehicle moving relatively quickly there. that is in the kherson region. you hear the sound of constant gunfire. you see that man