ballot and why are democrats again helping another trump-backed candidate there? but, first, breaking tonight, president biden is trying to have it both ways when it comes to gasoline be prices. the president blaming russia when costs skyrocketed. now, he is claiming credit for some modest drops. but the president is still putting foreign oil ahead of domestic as he tries to ease the crisis and at the same time is considering a climate emergency executive order. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening, bret. gas prices haven t just crushing americans waltz but polling. a cnbc poll giving president biden economic approval rating below the worst mark his predecessors obama and trump ever got just 30%. now the white house sees a silver lining if they can strike a nuclear deal with iran. the white house is framing a return to the iran nuclear deal as a way to bolster global oil supply. deputy secret
cassidy hutchison was aide to chief of staff mark meadows. she says she was in the room when a number of conversations happened. she spoke to a special session of the january 6th committee this afternoon was w. eye-opening testimony. congressional correspondent aishah hasnie is live on capitol hill with the latest. good evening, hash shah. good evening, bret. the former president has already responded almost immediately during that hearing calling this witness bad news. but, her testimony was dramatic and may have already caused serious damage. do you swear a last-minute hearing with a surprise star witness. cassidy hutchison, special assistant to former president trump in the chief of staff s office told the house committee during the riot she first felt scared when mark meadows predicted the day could go down hill. he said something to the effect of there s a lot going on cass, but, i don t know, things might get real, read bad. when january 6th came hutchison p
elementary school auto could have been stopped within three minutes if it wasn t for the indivisiveness of the on scene commander. in a special hearing with the texas senate, the state s director of public safety testified that police had everything they needed to take the shooter down minutes after he entered the school. at least seven officers were in the building. at least two of them had rifles. and the classroom door was likely never locked. instead, uvalde school district police chief peter aday dough ordered everyone to stay back and wait one error 1 hour and 14. that s how long the children waited torres could youd. and while they waited, the on site commander waited for radio and rifles and he waited for shield and then he waited for swat. lastly he waited for a key that was never needed. he also pushed back on jeff arredondo s handling of the response and insistence on the need to wait despite some officers openly questioning the decision not to immediately storm
president s chief medical advisor by the end of the year. white house correspondent peter doocy is at the presidential compound in rehoboth beach, delaware traveling with the president tonight. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. dr. anthony fauci says he never shut anything down and he is not apologizing for the recommendations he made to president biden very accurately says touched all americans lives. i have nothing to hide and i can defend everything i ve done and every decision i ve made. peter: fauci says he will testify before interested congressional committees but there is a catch. i believe that oversight is an important part of the government process. but some of the things that have gone out have been outright character assassinations. the american people deserve answers! they have been through hell. fauci dismisses any concerns about long-term impact of remote learning. i don t think it s forever irreparably damaged anyone. covid isn t reall
plea for reform in wake of the mass shooting in his hometown. we ll have an exclusive interview with mcconaughy in just a bit. we start with mark meredith. good evening, mark. the white house is optimistic that congress can reach a compromise when it comes to new gun control laws. the actor matthew mcconaughy is urging both washington and the country to act. these regulations are not a step back. today from a white house podium texas native american and hollywood activist matthew mcconaughy delivered an impassioned plea urging the country to support efforts to curb gun violence. we have a chance to reach for a higher ground above our political affiliations. the actor s white house visit comes after the tragic shooting at rob elementary school in his hometown of uvalde, texas. today the president ignored reporters questions about gun control, while on capitol lawmakers pressed the administration for answers on another urgent matter, the u.s. economy. we re seein