toxic work culture inside the nfl. reports of a woman paid off to settle a sexual assault case against dan snyder, the owner of the washington commanders football team. what the league s commissioner roger goodell told congress today about the new allegations. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and president biden s latest attempt to tame the insanely high gas prices plaguing americans. the president this afternoon called on congress to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax, which is right now about 18 cents a gallon. a move president biden has resisted until today given that it is unlikely to pass congress. republicans widely oppose it, and even some leading democrats are skeptical that oil companies will actually pass that savings on to drivers. the proposed suspension is part of a larger plan introduced by president biden earlier today which the white house claims could save drivers up to $1 per gallon of gas. as kaitlan collins report
but congress is all ready balking. questioning if americans will get relief from record fuel prices. as gun violence rages, the senate appears poised to pass the first gun safety legislation in decades. but there are major hurdles ahead as house republican leaders are mobilizing against the bill. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. we expect to see more disturbing testimony tomorrow when the january 6th select committee takes a deep dive into then president trump s attempts to influence the u.s. justice department but tonight there are new questions. very serious questions about testimony we ve all ready seen from a key witness, ivanka trump. here s our justice correspondent, jessica schneider. tonight, new evidence is emerging as the january 6th committee prepares to hold its fifth public hearing tomorrow. that new information includes extensive footage from a british film maker. who
president biden resorted to mocking oil company executives for the price surge and continues blaming russia for his own bad policy. griff jenkins has the latest details. griff: good morning, it is official fox news can confirm the idea barack obama once called a gimmick, president biden will call for it, three-month federal gas tax holiday, he is calling on states to take similar action. gallon of gas was just $2.39 on inauguration day. senator tom cotton calling it a gimmick and saying it is meant to cover up the fact dem policies restricted supply and raised cost. senator tim scott had this to say. we re going to try to trick the market and suggest we can alleviate tax pressure, that is great. but the way gas is ticking up every week, that reduction in price is eliminated in about 12 days. criticism is not limited to capitol hill, target ceo blasting saying it is time to change the supply and demand curve for fuel and transportation. another oil company chief is pushi
unleaded gas, 24 cents per gallon of diesel. the national average for regular unleaded hovering around $5 a gallon. lawmakers in both parties say they aren t really certain this would make much of a dent. south carolina senator tim scott is skeptical. unfortunately the way that gas is ticking up every single week, that reduction in price is eliminated in about 12 days. what we need is to have certainty and predictability so that those energy producers feel like they can invest billions of dollars to extract the energy from the soil so that we can use it in our tanks. all we re doing is playing a game of moving things around but not actually impacting the marketplace long term. harris: that s why i question does it help biden s politics more? americans are changing travel and commuting plans to save on gas. while the president is busy fighting with the head of a major oil company. wait a minute. which direction does he want to go in here? does he really want to help us? bi
at the supreme court. did not abortion decision today but still a heavy presence of demonstration. protests turn into riots and violence. slashed the price of the picture of the v.p. selling tickets for $15,000. now you can get a photo for 5,000. she would have to pay me to take a picture with her. say hello hello. are. steve: hello. it s wednesday, june 22nd, 2022. you are looking live at niagara falls, right now, 17 degrees there daytime high of 89. there s a chance of rain. but if you are at niagara falls you are probably going to get wet anyway. brian: you should not get in a barrel and go over the edge. steve: that has so been done. 3,000 tons of water go over the falls every second. it is the world s honeymoon capitol. ainsley: they were lighting it up with all different colors. they have lights under the water sometimes it s pink, sometimes it s blue. sometimes it s green. steve: there are actually three water falls, horseshoe falls also known as