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
dealings. but a new review by fox news shows then vice president biden did speak with his son hunter s business associates at least 1 times. hunter biden is under federal investigation and he has been since 2018 for potential tax and foreign lobbying violations. the fox news digital review which includes hunter biden emails shows then vice president biden spoke with associates from mexico, ukraine, china, kazakhstan, and the united states. several of the interactions took place at the white house during the obama presidency per visitor log. we would also like to know why the doj is ignoring all the facts coming to light regarding the business dealings and illegal activities of hunter biden. there is no indication the president is a target of the investigation into his son. fox has learned the probe has reached what a source familiar calls a critical phase. hunter biden has not been charged with a crime but could be if the u.s. attorney in delaware and attorney general merrick gar
person s girl. getting a gun is the easy part. i have a legal. do you have illegal guns? yes. which was easier to get? illegal. like all these different gun laws and laws that these people keep talking about they are going to come up. criminals in the street for one don t think they will get caught for two they don t even know about this stuff. they say chicago police do what they can with limited resources but gangsters are not afraid of law enforcement they are afraid of the other guy with a gun. what happens to guys in your line of work when they grow old? they either die or go to jail. that s what comes with being in the streets. i chose my life already. in chicago, mike tobin, fox news. bret: up next, new questions about whether president biden did meet with his son hunter s business associates. we will bring you that story. later from the capitol floor to the baseball diamond, congress gets ready to play hard ball. look, we got a lot of work to do and