traditional definition of being in a recession. the second quarter gross domestic product g.d.p. shrank at annual rate of nine tenths of a percentage point. that s the second straight quarterly deficit and that checks the box, historically considered as recessionary. president biden says it s no surprise the economy is slowing down because of inflation. but he insists he has the nation on the right path and, quote: it doesn t look like a recession to me. the president also spent time today on a call with his chinese counterpart in a time increasing tension with communist china. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. the numbers are right there in black and white. the u.s. economy shrunk for a second consecutive quarter. but, until large, well-respected groups, nonpartisan groups of economists issue some sort of a formal declaration that a recession is underway, then officials here
friday on the house floor and let pelosi see it. both managers as passionate about baseball as 10-year-olds trading bubble gum cards sparky anderson once said that players make the manager florida s greg steube cracked a home run out of nats park as the g.o.p. beats the democrats last year. will there be another home run. i hope so. god willing. lawmakers play for keeps. i think if you are a gambling person you need to load up on republicans. i made a pete rose slide into home plate that i didn t really execute the way pete rose did it. and busted my nose. iowa s joni ernst is one of only five women playing and the only senator suiting up. there are a lot of congressman that will approach me about bills they are working on in the house. and they hope that i will pick it up in the senate. politics still happen on the diamond. presidents use the game to lobby members to vote yes on big policy initiatives. security will be tighter than a big league game after the