trying to avoid this outcome for months and paid a visit to saudi arabia in july after he vowed to make the country a pariah over its human rights abuses. dagen: the fist bump fell flat along with the president s promises to lower gasoline prices for americans struggling with inflation. president biden: i m doing all i can to increase the supply for the united states of america, which i expect to happen. i m using every lever available to me to bring down prices for the american people. i have a plan to bring down the cost of gas and food. i m doing everything in my power to blunt putin s price hike and bring down the cost of gas and food. i led the world to could odd nate the largest release of global oil reserves in history. dana: jacque heinrich is live on the north lawn waking up to difficult headlines. there were reports they were trying to work the opec members up until they lost. there sure were. tough day here for officials at the white house. yesterday they a
Edition of Andrea Mitchell reports. Katy tur is up with more special coverage. Good to be with you. Israel says that it has regained control of towns attacked by hamas militants and spokesman for the idf says there are no more Hamas Terrorists on the ground in israel but they are still attempting to get through the border. In the past few hours weve seen nearly nonstop rocket fire from both sides. Hamas warning residents it would strike ashkelon at 5 00 p. M. Local time and then doing so. Night has now fallen over the region leaving the skies above h iron dome intercepts. At the border itself, israeli troops are massing getting ready for a potential Ground Incursion of their own into gaza. Benjamin netanyahu vowing to root out hamas, but within the country, there is growing criticism of netanyahu. Allegations that he position helped prop up hamas in an effort to weaken the Palestinian Authority. From analysis in the times of israel, the idea was to prevent president abbas or anyone els
expecting more protests to get underway a few hours from now. that sets the scene for our second hour, welcome back as america reports rolls on. i m john roberts, good to be with you today. gillian: good to be with you, john. interestingly, john, i have to tell you, the protests have spread here, too. covering the state department, walked out, was greeted by 100 protestors who were very rowdy, yelling as officials as they came out of the building, shame on you, even at the nation s capital. and students walked out of classrooms to show solidarity for palestinians. and anti-israel is spreading to others, and calling for a national day of walkouts and the white house is facing criticism from the other side that he is not curtailing hate speech. john: hillary vaughn with more there, but first alexis mcadams kicks things off live in new york city, quite a protest yesterday. hi, john, that s what we have seen. starts with a few dozen and then expands to hundreds and move a
We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news tonight, the United States says its ready to do whatever it takes to defend against the grave threat from north koreas rapidly expanding nuclear program. North korea claims it has the abilities to produce weapons with a higher strike power that it could use against the United States and its allies. Hillary clinton says the world must stop north koreas dangerous game. She pet with a group of experts a while ago. Clinton says the Nuclear Threats are a reminder that americans must choose a Commander In Chief that can respond with steadiness and strength. Donald trump is responding by trying to cast blame on clinton. Hes calling the nuclear test one more massive failure from a failed Secretary Of State. Also tonight, russia holds massive war games in crimea. Experts say putin is sending a message to the u. S. And the world that hes in control of krimea and f