the saudis share that urgency. reporter: despite how those production increases were only fleeting, biden says he has no regrets about the trip. no. the trip was not essentially for oil. the trip was about the middle east and about israel and rationalization of positions. good afternoon, everybody. reporter: the administration now contemplating next steps, including tapping into the strategic reserves again despite saying 48 hours ago that wasn t on the table. we re not considering new releases, releases from the strategic petroleum reserve beyond the 180 million. reporter: even before opec s decision gas prices were already on their way up after a recent 99-day streak of decline. with 32 days to go before the midterm elections republicans are putting gas prices and biden s energy policies at the forefront. he s made us dependent upon russia, saudi arabia, and now venezuela. he hates american oil field workers so much that he ll never turn to us. reporter: mem
hello and welcome to bbc news. security forces in somalia say they re sweeping a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. but there has no independent confirmation. at least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30 hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. emily brown reports. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist military group on friday night. al shabab attackers detonated al sha bab attackers detonated at least al shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunman held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it has engaged a long running confl
what s the latest. chad: griff, good afternoon, the senate has met for more than 24 hours straight and voted for nearly 14 hours straight. exhaustion is setting in. senate chaplain barry black sought to calm freight tempers. our weekend work gently reminds us that freedom s price must be paid. as our senators provide the currency of perseverance to protect and defend this land we love. chad: there s gamesmanship, republicans controversial amendments to get vulnerable democrats on the spot especially on border issues and on energy. so the next time you see a mark kelly in arizona or a raphael warnock in georgia or a maggie hanson in new jersey or michael bennett in colorado or katherine cortez, hey, we want gas prices to be lower, you know they are lying because they stood up and voted, raised the gas taxes, stick it to the producers, make our consumers pay more at the pump. chad: democrats lashed out at gop for striking a provision to cap insulin at $35 a month in private
plus, wnba star brittney griner is set to take the stand in russia, while the family of another american also held by the kremlin, also on drug charges, calls for more attention to his case. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead and merrick garland saying moments ago that the justice department will not hesitate to hold donald trump accountable for the events around january 6th even if trump is the republican nominee for president. if that s where the evidence leads them. listen to what else attorney general garland just told nbc s lester holt. we pursue justice without fear or favor. we intend to hold everyone, anyone who is criminally responsible for the events surrounding january 6th, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable. that s what we do. we don t pay any attention to other issues with respect to that. so if donald trump were to become a candidate for
was taken to hospital. his condition remains unknown. mark lobel, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. no need for heroics, i m sure. stabbed danaos is here, looking rather pretty. this is scotland, the only place i could find a rainbow. most of the showers will be across scotland, western scotland, because close to the area of low pressure there more isobars on the chart so quite windy across northern areas but this area of high pressure is building and across the south bringing a largely fine day for much of england and wales. right across england and wales. right across england and wales of eastern areas, compared to yesterday, just the odd shower but most of the showers in scotland and northern ireland, longer spells of rain for the north west of scotland. temperatures impacted a bit because of the wind and rain, 14 degrees, but we could see the high teens across the south east of england, so warmer than yesterday. tonight it stays quite breezy, variable cloud, most