committee is cooperating now with the u.s. justice department. the chairman reveals the feds are interested in information on the collectors plot that was aimed at overturning drums 2020 defeat. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. a scenic view in jerusalem at this pivotal moment for u.s. relations in the middle east. president biden is on the ground here in israel. the first top of his trip to the region that includes a very, very sensitive meeting later this week with saudi leaders. cnn white house correspondent jeremy is with us. this is a high-stakes visit for the president as he works to strengthen stability between israel and other allies in the region. that s right. senior u.s. officials have told me they are looking for opportunities on this trip to deepen the emerging partnerships between israel and many arab countries in the region. both those existing and new partnerships that have ha
i know they love the mission, they do it to save lives. i just don t see this administration focusing on the real problem. supply matters. the reason people are dying is there is too much of these drugs getting into the u.s. it means enforcement matters and we need real enforcement and real drug policies and need to hold mexico and china s feet the fire. they are responsible for what we re seeing here today and we need to make sure they know that and we re sending the right messages. dana: please stay in touch with us. we appreciate your expertise. bill: we ll be in california tomorrow. tell you about that later. you love your music. i love my music, right? we get very possessive about our own musical tastes. spotify came out with what you listen to. so you are first. dana: my top five artists, kenny chesney. morgan wally, randy carlyle because i read her book and
it s a good thing first responders recognized the situation right away and treated the baby appropriately. dana: here is from the l.a. county department of public health on tuesday. the increases among youth being targeted by drug traffickers and the widening disparities among marginalized groups are concerning. right now what we re seeing is supply matters. there are more drugs in this country than ever before. the mexican drug cartels essentially control our southern border, they manufacture fentanyl in mexico and able to move it at will into the u.s. and they are targeting the most vulnerable among us to become addicted to these drugs. doing it for one reason and that s to make money. we have to do something to stop this. there are a number of things we can do. secure our southern border, need to hold mexico responsible for allowing these drug trafficking organizations to manufacture and move these drugs to the u.s. there is a lot that can be done
to make sure that supply can stay up. i would note that just recently, opec increased by 50%. already planned increase of oil production for july and august. we ll see how that goes. the president understands this is a global market and therefore global supply matters. why did president biden say he will not directly ask the saudi s to increase oil production. the presidency going to saudi arabia for many reasons. the big one is that there is the cooperation council +3. nine regional leaders meeting there. there is a wide agenda, including with bilateral discussions with saudi arabia from terrorism to the war in human. we are on the extension of a cease-fire which has saved thousands of lives. food security and energy security are going to be on the agenda. there is an awful lot to
i think what s happening is the fed is buying a bunch of that stuff and i don t think the people necessarily believe in that but they will have to start to believe it and my guess also once the fed starts lifting interest rates and you could end up with a curve because people think we will have a recession so i am not super optimistic about next year assuming jay powell does the right thing and i was in the trump white house when he was chosen and had lunch with him while i was chair and i have a high regard for him and i think he will humbly start to do the right thing. we got to where we are way behind the curve. they believe that the only thing that matters for inflation. the supply matters, too and thought was at the end of this year, everybody talk about temporary supply disruptions but going back to fiscal policy, biden is attacking supplies left