transitory. i was not expecting multiple variances covid. hidened threat advisory some of the factors contradicting to the threat are roe v. wade. this would be a great opportunity for this administration to step up and lead and to tone things down. gas prices hit another record high today. now on the verge of $5 a gallon. it would be cheaper to buy cocaine and just run everywhere. steve: good morning, warsaw, virginia. this is your 6:00 a.m. wake-up call and you have got a beautiful day. right now it is 27 degrees there you are going for a high hey getting towards the summer. it s going to be 88 there and partly cloudy throughout the day. ainsley: look at that patch of grass i just want to run. steve: we just heard john kennedy talking about using an illegal drug and running everywhere instead of buying gas. ainsley: that s not what i meant. steve: welcome aboard, we are here on the mezzanine level of studio m and pete is in for brian. pete: i want to
steve: yesterday afternoon, actor matthew mcconaughey went to the white house podium and called for stricter gun laws in the wake of last month s deadly shooting in his home down of uvalde, texas. ainsley: his emotional plea comes as the house oversight committee will meet today to discuss gun control. pete: former democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate tulsi gabbard joins us now on the couch. tulsi, thank you so much for being here. ainsley: great job on the five yesterday. pete: see great things in washington but don t see that from the white house podium. a conversation happened a thousand times over that changed this dynamic at all. i think what was so powerful about matthew s remarks you could tell it came from the heart. i have had a chance to know him, camilla kids and his mom. they are a wonderful, wonderful family. i know is he very sincere and he cares deeply for our country and for the american people. so, you know, people may disagree with some of