sandra: america s energy crisis, president biden will ask congress to suspend the gas tax for summer. critics say it will have little impact on american wallets and could make the inflation situation worse. hello, welcome, everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports. the president will request a three month suspension of the gas tax through september, currently $0.18 a gallon for gasoline. $0.24 a gallon for diesel. studies show a move like this does not save people all that much money but does cost the government billions of dollars in revenue. sandra: former president obama famously called it a gimmick in 2008, and all of this as we expect president biden to pin the blame once again on his favorite bogeyman, vladimir putin. jacqui heinrich is live at the white house. hi, jacqui. jacqui: good afternoon to you. the president is expected to call on congress to extend a federal gas tax holiday, som
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Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Question, will any of these claims stick without providing tangible evidence . I think thats the question everyone is asking. Its interesting because shes kind of going back and forth. She says well, i heard the tape, but i dont have the tape and i think thats the issue. I mean, shes going back to, you know, president trumps days working on the aparen tigs and you know, we remember his days when he was on the apprentice, that infamous access Hollywood Tape that had such a huge impact on the campaign. This probably wont stick unless something is released but i think something i want to really stress is omarosa is not the First White House aide to turn on a president. We had Scott Mcclellan with bush and i think the difference here is how, you know, how people have how sources have said that she was treated so poorly when she left the white house and even during her time at the white house. Her role was considered n
Going to come down. To kristen, thank you very much. With your reporting. And i want to go now straight to John King at the magic wall. So john, finally, tomorrow it begins. Iowa. So what are you watching for . Well, finally, erin, 24 hours from now, well be counting votes. Well be watching the wall fill. In 9 nine counties in iowa, many of them rural. Thats key to Donald Trump. Lets go back to what youve been discussing with your panel, kristen there for a sext second and show the poll. Excuse me for turning my back. I want to stretch this out. Ted cruz came back, he was behind and he one against Donald Trump. Rick santorum won in 2012, surpassing mitt romney. But the lead was nothing like that. Donald trump at 48 , Nikki Haley at 20, santorum at 16. So this would be an earthshattering what if someone beat Donald Trump in iowa. So largely, it seems to be a fight for second place. But can trump stay under there . So what do you look for . One of the key things, erin, we talked about th
Im talking to several of his senior advisers who say, yes, he is worried about the weather. Yes, he is worried that it could impact turnout. A big part of their Ground Game that they organized was getting out firsttime caucusgoers. In order to do that, they had to use data, seek out people who had supported donald trump, but never really shown up at a caucus. Are they going to show up this time . Thats a big question. They believe they will. But he is pushing and pushing to get them there on monday. All right. Thats really what its all going to come down. To kristen, thank you very much. And i want to go now straight to John King at the magic wall. So john, finally, tomorrow it begins. Iowa. So what are you watching for . Well, finally, erin, 24 hours from now, well be counting votes. Well be watching the wall fill