Viewers in the u. S. And Around The World. Im Amara Walker in atlanta, Jim Sciutto is in Tel Aviv as we continue they will follow Breaking News out of The Middle East. And fears are continuing to grow that the exchange of fire across the border between Israel And Lebanon could turn into a Ground Incursion and potentially an even wider regional war thats right. It would be quite a step. Us officials say that israeli troops have mobilized at israels northern border in preparation, at least for a possible Ground Offensive inside Lebanon Israel says, however, the crossing the border is only one option. It is considering we need to understand theres a huge amount of different tools that we have in our Toolbox Ground operations is one of them. We are preparing for that if it is required, if were we receive the instructions well, it would be quite a significant tool. The idf has not let up its Air Offensive inside lebanon. Lebanese officials say four people were killed in an israeli airstrike
the only advantage to all of this is that instead of reversing what we did on the ira to save the planet or reversing what we did to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, you re wasting time. you look miserable. former house speaker nancy pelosi calls out republicans for their grievance politics and using the house floor to appease donald trump by censuring democrat adam schiff, who led the first impeachment against the former president. it comes as there s a growing riff between two of the most outspoken, far-right members of the house over how and when to impeach president biden. also ahead, we re learning more about the case special counsel jack smith is building against donald trump in the classified documents case. not looking good. plus, a man convicted of attacking a washington, d.c., police officer during the capitol riot shows a complete lack of remorse for his actions. we ll show you the officer s reaction to what happened in court yesterday. and we ll have
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
Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com he signed several bills that empowering the worker. One of his most recognizable slogans is seen on this poster. Truman cited with Union Workers and he angered everyone when he took over the steel mills. And, Teddy Roosevelt invited leaders to the white house during the cold strike. The union was a dirty word. Grover cleveland sent the military to shut down a railroad strike. Reagan fired 1000 air Traffic Controllers and tim scott says he admires. Fast forward to 2024 and the two front runners in that race are using the current Autoworker Strike to flex their union muscle. One day after President Joe Biden made his visit unions are popular. Two thirds of americans say they approve of them. Threequarter side with the uaw workers in the strike against the big Car Companies and approval of unions just in general has risen in the past 15 years. Here is the interesting part, biden carried voters from Union Households over trump by 16 . That is a wider margi
Picket line with the United Auto Workers in wayne, michigan. Telling them that they deserve better. Deserve the significant raise you need and other benefits. Lets get it yeah step up for us. Wall street didnt know, the middle class built the country. Unions built the middle class. Thats a fact. So lets keep going. You deserve what youve earned and youve earned a lot more than youre getting paid. That right there, the giant boost for unionized labor and acknowledged the system is out of whack and that workers are just as entitled to success. Done by a man holding the most powerful position in our government. Also though, a man who needs a big boost himself. Because whats good for the gander here is also potentially quite good for the goose. Joining me now to explain, gabe gutierrez. Nbc news correspondent, gray jay, cnbc correspondent covering the auto industry, phil lebeau. All three are in wayne, michigan. We also have peter baker with us. Gabe, im going to begin with you. Were here