this morning. yes. members of the far right extremist group, the proud boys, first charged with conspiracy, are now charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government or to block federal law from their alleged role in their january 6th attack on the capitol. we expect to learn more about the group s actions this week, not from the justice department but from congress, when the committee investigating the attack opens its first public hearings in primetime on thursday. we ll have more on the very first witness set to testify. and wait, really quickly about this, it s interesting. you look at what the january 6th committee is putting together. you look at the information on all of this. you have republicans like marco saying, oh, it s going to be a circus because there s going to be a tv producer involved. these republicans, instead of doing what they took an oath to do, which is to protect and defend the konts constitution of the united states, they re just trying
transition from recovery to stable steady growth and bring down inflation. the president laying out a three-part plan of giving the fed the space to act, finding ways to lower prices, boost production, and address supply chain problems. and reducing the deficit. but the biden administration under intense scrutiny on whether it did too little too late to proactively tackle inflation. last summer, the president predicted that inflation would be a temporary problem. by late november, fed chairman powell acknowledging that inflation is not transitory. it s probably a good time to retire that word and try to explain more clorely what we mean. trying to reassure the public the central bank is sympathetic to u.s. consumers concerns. we understand completely what they re going through. now the biden administration signaling there is light at the end of the tunnel. russia s war on ukraine disabled not only gas prices and food prices but also disrupted supply chains. we didn
driver s seat in the peach state against his trump backed challenger former senator david perdue and a showdown to come this fall with stacey abrams. we re in a fight for the soul of our state. we win this primary and dana: following a runoff in texas. henry cuellar is fending off a challenge with the backing of the party s progressive wing including aoc and bernie sanders. gillian: another big race is in alabama. three candidates vying for the seat vacated by richard shelby. a late surge by mo brooks is making this a close race now with three strong candidates there again a runoff could be in the cards. dana: that race is interesting to watch. team fox coverage. we re in alabama. and also texas. let s begin in atlanta yeah, georgia with mark meredith is standing by. good morning. there are a lot of notable races to watch in georgia today. perhaps the one getting the most attention the race underway right now to be georgia s republican governor nominee. incumben
about opportunity in ukraine. president biden shifting his warning about monkeypox as another possible case is being investigated in the united states. and a heart continue stopping rescue in california, a helicopter swoops in to save a man dangling from the side of a cliff. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is monday, may 23rd. this morning president biden is making unexpected headlines in tokyo, even his top aides were caught offguard by what he said. the president was asked if the united states would, quote, get involved militarily if china were to invade taiwan, and this is the exchange. you didn t want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? yes. you are? that s a commitment we made. we agree on a one china policy, we signed on to t and all the attendant agreements made from there. but the idea that it can be taken
enough seats to form a majority government. now on bbc news: it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the united states is a secular republic, there is no state religion. but many americans have nonetheless come to see their country as a beacon of muscular christian values. my guest today is franklin graham, a christian evangelist with a nationwide following and influence to match. his father, billy, was perhaps the most famous evangelist of them all, but franklin has taken the family ministry in a more political direction why? and from abortion to gay marriage, is he deepening america s divisions? franklin graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. your family name is synonymous with preaching, with evangelism. you ve been at it for, what, four decades and more. as you look at your own country, america, today. how do you feel about its moral and spiritual health? i think morally, no question, our nation is in great decline. the world is, mor