states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. president biden is at home in delaware after a campaign swing to three western states. ahead, why he says this year s mid-term elections are the most important in decades. plus, chinese leader xi says they will take taiwan by force. a live report from beijing plus reaction from taipei. elon musk changes his mind when it comes to offering peace for ukraine. we ll look at the decision and huge implications in the war against russia. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with ken brunhuber. > . president biden has just wrapped up a rare four-day campaign tour across the west costa head of the critical mid-term elections. much is at stake as it tries to hold on in congress and win key local and state elections. biden s approval is low across polls fueling worries that it could weigh down the party at the ballot box. stumping alongside the most vulnerable candidates. the pre
states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. president biden is at home in delaware after a campaign swing to three western states. ahead, why he says this year s mid-term elections are the most important in decades. plus, chinese leader xi says they will take taiwan by force. a live report from beijing plus reaction from taipei. elon musk changes his mind when it comes to offering peace for ukraine. we ll look at the decision and huge implications in the war against russia. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with ken brunhuber. > . president biden has just wrapped up a rare four-day campaign tour across the west
pandemic wouldn t be easy. there might be bumps along the road. what we ve seen, of course, there have been kinks in the supply chain, in the global supply chain, not just in the united states but around the world and we re seeing the effects on that in prices and clogs on the system. here is the thing, the president has worked very hard with his staff and with people around the country to unclog supply chains so for example, worked really hard with the ports out on the west costa make it easier for goods to flow through those ports. they are now having more stuff flow through the ports than before. we have truckers working 24/7 to move goods and as a result, there is a lot of retailers saying we are fully stocked and ready for the holiday season. so this is good news. it means that consumers will be able to see stuff on shelves, and it shows that, you know, that the administration is really focused on making sure goods are there and this is a