pundits about whether we re in a recession. if you look at our job market, we see signs of economic progress in the second quarter as well. bank of america, citigroup, j.p. morgan, they have all said nothing in the data is consistent with the economy being in a recession. you don t think this is an indicator of an impending recession or one here? 64% of americans say otherwise. here s what some folks told fox digital this week. i believe we re in a recession. have you checked gas prices lately and the interest rates? clearly we re in a recession. people are not going to have money to adjust to the prices. people buy less. people don t want to buy anything. lauren simonetti and joe concha are standing by. first to the white house correspondent jackie heinrichs live on the north lawn. good afternoon. good afternoon. as far as the white house is concerned, this is not a recession at all. the administration has been trying to get ahead of the numbers since at leas
and not. thanks for joining us. our team covering this from around the asia region and thanks for joining us today. i m jim sciutto at this hour with kate bolduan starts right now. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. hello, i m kate bolduan. we re following breaking news. nancy pelosi arrived in taijuan, arriving moments ago for a visit that s been controversial and speculated about for weeks now. the visit never publicly confirmed but been public knowledge for sometime. the white house concerned and warning pelosi about the visit although never actually telling the house speaker not to go. in the meantime, u.s. officials are closely watching china to see how beijing could respond to the visit. officials offered several veiled threats including a warning that the chinese military would not stand idly by if the sovereignty was infringed upon. taking a look at the pictures of speaker pelosi getting off the plane in the middle of the night in taipei. will ripley is live
last month. the president seems to think it is all positive. president biden: as we move to stable, steady growth because we should expect to see more moderation. we are not likely to see the kind of blockbuster job reports month after month like we had over this past year. but that is a good thing. that is he can t of a healthy economy. kayleigh: the baby formula and that looming possible recession. there s all that. the president of the issue of gun control. president biden: i respect the culture and tradition and the concerns of lawful gun owners. the same time, the second amendment like all other rights, is not absolute. we need to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. kayleigh: then the reports the turmoil behind the scenes are raising questions about the president s ability to solve the problems that arose on his watch. on tuesday, nbc news reported biden is unhappy about a pattern on his that has developed inside the west wing. he makes a clear and
i also think, kate, it s important to realize that this visit by the speaker of the house isn t happening in a vacuum and comes as u.s. intelligence officials have been saying publicly that china is working hard to military takeover taijuan. while the biden administration says this one policy stands and speaker pelosi said in her statement, this physical show of support in the context of china to take over taijuan is in and of itself complicated. let me get to susan glasser, cnn staff writer for the new yorker. susan, a lot of statements will be issued and a lot will be said. what do you see the real impact being of this visit for the u.s., for u.s. china relations? look, it s a good question. one thing is can you recall the
.the tower cam for a - hey! folks, we seem to have a visitor. it looks like - looks like you paid too much for your glasses. .who? anyone who isn t shopping at america s best - where two pairs and a free exam start at just $79.95. book an exam today. trace: playing with fire will set yourself on fire. that s a blunt warning from xi jinping to president biden over taiwan as the president offerses assurances that china s one policy stands. the two leaders spoke more than two hours over the phone today following escalating rhetoric over a possible visit to taiwan from speaker pelosi who has received a rare show of support