she lost her husband in combat when her youngest was three weeks old. these families have given up everything for us and i hope before people go out and celebrate, which i think today needs to be a day of celebration. we are a free country and need to celebrate their service and what they have done and remember them. i hope they take time to dedicate to what today really is all about. todd: that spouse had a three year old, one year old and a three week old and then i just finished with that panel of gold-star parents and you heard us joking, not joking but talking about how stories hit harder when you are a parent. you are about to experience it and understand what that is and listening to cheryl rex, the mom we just interviewed saying what she s going to do today. go to the grave site of her son to be with him. just think about that for a moment and think about so many parents. regardless of the war, who got that call, got that telegram, that no parent wants to get. the c
united states called the bankers on wall street. the current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of vladimir putin. republicans offer plenty of blame but not a single solution. they re not drilling. why not? you want to know why prices are so high? there are a number of reasons having to do with war in ukraine, destruction caused by the pandemic. bill: gas is down 50 cents over the past 30 days. every bit helps. currently sitting at 4.49 a gallon on average. still up 87% since the president took office. peter doocy starts the coverage from the north lawn. what s the explanation now? what we continue to hear from officials at the white house is that when prices go up for pretty much anything, it is putin s fault out of the president s hands. when the prices come down, it is the president s plans to thank and he deserves a lot of credit. and that is leading to new questions whether or not there is a double standard. there is no both way thinking here at all. i very m
weekend. you have concerns and i m sure others have concerns. i was interested, you are a veteran, are your concerns solely with the military budget portion? that is my primary concern. there are other areas such as the wasteful inflation reduction act and pulling back mandates, i think will harm economy and make us more dependent on china who makes solar panels and refines critical minerals that go into this green new deal. biden is ush approximating that direction because of his war on oil and gas and i don t think it went far enough there. i can live with that, but end of the day, we have to definished this country to the likes of what we have never faced.
the cdc always ranks new york city as high risk but there masks remain optional. instead of mandates local officials strongly recommend that people wear face coverings in indoor public spaces. this is out there. particularly if you are at risk you want to be careful. so even in high-risk areas many municipalities are reluctant to bring back mandates. they are politically unpopular but also we re in a different phase of the pandemic. with vaccines and treatments for most healthy americans if you become infected it is not nearly as dangerous as it was earlier on in the pandemic. at the same time, you have to weigh hospital capacity and people with underlying conditions. it is why i did not go into politics. back to you. dana: we re glad you are here. you made great choices for us. bill: ain t going to be no rematch?
vaccination rates. dana: two canadian policies rolling back mandates. the now the effects of those disruptions are reaching you at home in america. the president of the marras livestock association. i want to get a picture from you what it s like in terms of exports and imports that we have with canada. our largest training partner. how is it affecting you in montana. there are a lot of different things that have been brought to my attention. it started here 10 days ago when i got a call from north dakota, northern part of montana where people put money down to buy hay for their cattle and right in the middle of a major drought up here in the northern tier of the united states and they couldn t get the hay across due to the truckers all of a sudden with the stroke of a pen they were not deemed as essential