gas prices ahead of the election. bill: 150 million barrels that drained the reserve to its lowest level in 40 years. republicans say this is a major security liability. they will do this three weeks out for election. communicate it is not our fault and we ll fix it. the point made earlier, we now have the strategic petroleum reserve at a 40-year low. the fact that we don t have that in reserve our adversaries are watching that. dana: jacqui heinrich is watching it all at the white house today live on the north lawn. good morning. the president s critics worry that draining the country s emergency stockpile could leave the u.s. vulnerable in the event of a major military conflict or natural disaster. like hurricane katrina when president bush released 20 million barrels from the country s reserves to keep the country afloat because a quarter of u.s. oil production was shut down at that time. that is not the case right now. but in the same breath as the white house is
have been arrested. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. the year the global economy became a battleground for ukraine. can russia stay afloat as sanctions continue to pound the economy? russia s economic output is thought to have dropped by around 4% this year. but instead of a short, sharp shock, is this more of a steady decline to the kremlin s coffers? we ll be getting the view from our man in moscow. there he is, steve rosenberg. and i ll also be discussing all of this with a sanctions specialist. there she is, agathe demarais from the economist intelligence unit. also on the show, it s all about your people from taking on coca cola to flying on board your own spaceship. i m going to be getting the lowdown from self proclaimed trouble maker and global business magnate sir richard branson. wherever you rejoining me from around the world. on
documents, and the ex presidents role in packing the boxes himself. plus i think the one thing that s finally ended is the the one about whether or not there is climate change and whether we should do something. the president rallies the recovery in florida and the governor loses his boots. the saudi decision to cut oil production could have massive impact for democrats a democracy. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. on monday evening one of the biggest stories of the midterm elections dropped. according to the daily beast, trump endorsed georgia republican senate republican herschel walker, report deadly paid for a woman to have an abortion. walker is a guy who is running one of the most extreme anti abortion platforms in the country. nbc news has not vera not verified this story. walker immediately denied the allegation. we ll learn more about that. two hours after the story dropped, there he was, the big guest on the fox show
to the kremlin s coffers? we ll be getting the view from our man in moscow. there he is, steve rosenberg. and i ll also be discussing all of this with a sanctions specialist. there she is, agathe demarais from the economist intelligence unit. also on the show, it s all about your people from taking on coca cola to flying on board your own spaceship. i m going to be getting the lowdown from self proclaimed trouble maker and global business magnate sir richard branson. wherever you rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. this was a year when the world economy went to war as russia s military invaded ukraine, bringing death and destruction and misery in its wake, the western allies responded not just with military assistance, but by turning the power of their economies to isolate russia as much as possible. here s the us presidentjoe biden back in april of this year. there s nothing less happening than major war crimes. respons
brian: protester bobby wegner lays him out. steve: good morning des moines, iowa. we are from my web. 52 degrees right now as you look at the des moines river going for a daytime high of 80 degrees in the capital city of iowa. ainsley: did he say it to be funny? steve: my dad? anyway, welcome to new york. and a big show, thank you very much. we have some pants in front of the building holding up umbrellas. ainsley: it is certainly rainy out there. i m sorry for them. i m glad everybody is waking up this morning and it s going to be a good day. steve: meanwhile, not so good in florida because the death toll from hurricane is now above 100 as the rescue crews work around the clock looking for still survivors. ainsley: 430,000 in florida still without power this morning as one resident compares the damage to a war zone. brian: alexandria hoff on the ground in fort myers, alexandria, what is up? we continue to see this morning just dozens of emergency vehi