reporter: has it hit you, what if you were on the other side of the bench with him? how close you guys were? i don t want to think about that. i don t want i don t want to think about that. here in washington the white house is responding to growing outrage over what experts call a russian show trial for wnba super star brittney griner, the administration officials say the president has read the letter from griner, talking about the terror she feels about never being freed from the prison. it s a priority for this president, he is doing everything that he can. he takes this to heart. he take this is job very seriously, especially when it comes to bringing home u.s. nationals who are wrongfully detained, it s a priority. we are going to make it happen. and we are following a big development in the georgia investigation in to donald trump s attempt to overturn the 2020 election. as a fulton county special grand jury hands down the subpoenas to current and former mem
with all on this. sandra: a big line-up, but an economy in crisis. americans are looking for solutions to those surging gas prices and the highest inflation in decades. but it has democrats staring down a red wave in november as more and more voters are coming to the conclusion biden administration is not up to the task. hello, and welcome as we begin a brand-new week. sandra smith in new york. john: great to see you back after a long weekend. john roberts in washington, and this is america reports . the price of gasoline setting a record high the tenth day in a row, an average of $5 a gallon. the cost to fill up the tank up 103% since president biden took office. sandra: and people are certainly taking notice. those numbers putting democrats hopes in jeopardy in november, 83% of the american people in a new abc news poll say the economy is the top issue for them heading into the fall. now desperation setting in at the white house as word comes, president biden might
Good morning, everyone. Im poppy harlow along with Phil Mattingly live outside of the capitol in washington, d. C. , this morning. It is wednesday, october 4th, and there is no Speaker Of The House. We are going to discuss the politics of how this happened and where we go from here. Certainly were going to talk about the process of What Happens Next, but we are really focusing on the implications. The peoples house is paralyzed. It cannot do its job for you, the American People, after Kevin Mccarthy became the first Speaker Of The House in our nations history to be removed. The office of Speaker Of The House of the United States House Of Representatives is hereby declared vacant. Take a look at these, the front pages from the major papers across the country, as you wake up this morning. Our nation enters uncharted territory. The house is in chaos. Republicans are now scrambling to find a new leader after a small rebellion, just eight members, led by matt gaetz, was able to topple mccar
Bill theyre going nowhere. It is plunging campuses into chaos. The demonstrations forcing at least one Major University to cancel graduation all together. They arent even going to do it. Good morning, everybody. Monday morning. Im bill hemmer. Hope you had a great weekend. Dana im dana perino and this is americas newsroom. Great to have you back. Bill thank you. Dana im back from helping my friend getting ready for her Pilgrimage Walk in spain and were ready to go. Lets get to the protests sweeping the country leading to hundreds of arrests over the weekend. One demonstration at ucla turned violent. Watch there. [shouting] bill we have seen similar scenes at dozens of campuses over the weekend. Police arresting 300, 900 arrests have taken place over the past two weeks. Dana students want schools to divest from companies linked to israel is what they say. Until that happens they say they arent going everywhere. Lets get to bryan llenas at Columbia University where this has not ended. No
Time. D. A. In el paso. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Right in front of us, guys. Violent tornadoes. Dana Severe Weather outbreak over the Central Plains spawning dozens of tornadoes leaving five people dead. Destroying homes and causing damage. The worst outbreak of tornadoes this year. Special Response Teams are surveying the hard hit areas as cleanup and recovery get underway. Were live in nebraska, but first. Intense antiisrael protests overrung College Campuses across the country Sewing Division among students, faculty and communities nationwide. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. How are you doing . Bill are you all right . Dana second hour. Bill nice to see you. Im bill hemmer. Good morning. No longer limited to big cities or ivy league schools. It is affecting americans in just about every part of the country. Loud and disruptive demonstrations taking place on College Campuses. Weve seen in public squares and on busy highways. Dividing democrats who stand