8.6%. americans, you, we, are feeling this nearly everywhere, nearly everything is more expensive, including the cost of gas which remains at historic highs. the biden administration taking new steps to lower those gas prices. this morning presidentiesident calling on energy companies to do more. also this morning, the january 6th committee is teasing ahead to its next hearing, tomorrow, they released a portion of a taped deposition with a former white house lawyer. now the committee is saying that thursday s hearing will focus on president trump s effort to pressure then vice president mike pence to block the certification of the election. we will have much more on that, in just a moment. let s begin this morning with cnn white house correspondent arlette saenz. arlette, president biden is making strong demands from oil companies, this morning, as he tries to do something about the soaring gas prices. reporter: yeah, president biden is trying to ramp up the pressure on
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