administration is actually going to change, i think the markets won t have a huge correction. they will have some but not a huge one. i hate that word correction. call it a downturn. in terms what is good news is that this administration let s give credit where credit is do has got the germans to suspend that pipeline. that wouldn t have happened two or three weeks ago. i think events are making it possible for us to make changes. i hope the biden administration takes advantage of that on energy, being pro-active and stationing more forces in poland and elsewhere and putin will be thwarted in his desire to dominate europe. great to see you as always. the number of democrat-led cities and states that are freeing people that are freeing our kids faces.
american people are feeling at the gas pump. president biden promising to ease the pain at the pump but warning americans should praise for the cost of u.s. sanctions on russia initially. the national gas average is $3.54 a gallon is what you are paying at the pump. up almost a dollar from a year ago and nearly $1.50 since biden was elected. big moves in inflation across the country. republicans like rick perry blaming the president for the rising energy costs. here he is. this is a self-inflicted cost by the biden administration. the trump administration had made europe close to energy independent and our dependent, if you will, on friends rather than enemies. russia has never been a friend.
up. this river is at an action stage. you have to be prepared to seek higher ground. if you look in the distance you may see several recreational camps set up. camp trailers in the background. you can t access those now because the water has covered the roadway and started wash out some of the roadway and farmland. we keep a watch for people here this afternoon if we have to take action and get people to higher ground. it is moving north. streaming live any time on the fox weather app. so more polling numbers for president biden came out. a gallup poll shows 41% of americans approve of the job he is doing with his slump among voters in his own party and independents we re seeing ose numbers continue to be under quite a bit of pressure. causing concern among democrats that the president s unpopularity may weigh on the rest of the party in the mid-terms. in fact former democratic
taking down grids. i do believe it s a harbinger of a much bigger invasion to come and i worry. the biden administration seems committed to this approach. they are testing the theory that in a gun fight they can prevail with sanctions and sternly-worded statements. they have not brought guns to a gun fight. i don t think it will be sufficient to deter vladimir putin. i think this is an opportunity for the administration to learn from past failure, to abandon the naive approach and start getting tough. thugs like vladimir putin won t be deterred solely by sternly-worded statements and sanctions. we have to wake up. we have to step up, and we have to start projecting strength or this is going to get much, much worse. let s look at some of the coverage of this this morning. new york post op-ed biden s lame response won t be enough
london is very engaged in that. wealthy oligarchs from moscow living in london. we ll tell you more about that. ukraine government has clearly shifted its tone. they are now telling ukrainians who are in russia, and there are thousands of them, that they need to get out now. president biden saying that russia in the end will pay. president biden: this is the beginning of a russian invasion of ukraine. this is a flagrant demands a firm response from the international community. further russian assault is a severe threat in the days ahead. if russia proceeds, it is russia and russia alone that bears the responsibility. former u.n. ambassador nikki haley tweeted ukraine is a test of western resolve. adding quote, it s a major leadership moment for biden and so far, she writes, he is failing. reaction from republican congressman mike gallagher in a