running for governor there. also new this weekend, for president obama is now set a campaign in three critical states later this month. control of the senate, the biggest prize as both parties try to break what is effectively a current 50/50 split. early voting begins tomorrow in multiple battleground states as well as numerous senate and gubernatorial debates in the coming days. both sides are sending messages to the voters earlier today. i think the good policy is good politics. we have been doing the right thing for the american people with proposals that are they are popular because they make sense. we are phenomenal candidates. we re going to win races in a lot of places that you haven t seen. they are furious with biden and pelosi s far-left socialist agenda which has led to increased spending, increased inflation. those two will not get the final word. our team of reporters and analysts we start with nbc s monica alba at the white house with a closer look at
244,000 people seeking unemployment insurance last week. as americans struggle with the rising costs of everyday goods. new details about former president trump allegedly trying to call a witness involved in the january 6th committee s investigation. we begin this morning with what appears to be a stark difference between the president of the united states and israel over how to deal with iran. during a joint news conference with israeli s prime minister in jerusalem, president biden defended his efforts to restart an international agreement aimed at preventing iran from building a nuclear weapon. this is a vital security to both israel and the united states. and i would add for the rest of the world as well. i continue to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome. and we ll continue to work with israel to counter other threats from iran throughout the region. but the israeli leader said diplomacy will not work and that the international community
has tripled. i can t buy clothes. can t buy for my grandchildren. you can t buy anything. plus, the january 6th committee maps out its next stage, and it releases new video showing the depth of donald trump s hesitation to condemn the capitol rioters. a pair of new warnings about china. beijing is growing more aggressive. the white house, though, worried about how beijing will react if the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, goes ahead with a planned visit to taiwan. up first for us, a huge week for the american economy. the biden white house forcefully disputing those who believe we are tipping into recession. by week s end, we will have a better sense, a much better sense, of who is right and just what that means for your budget and the president s political standing. several key indicators out this week. tomorrow, the latest consumer confidence index. the june report was dour. wednesday, the federal reserve is to raise interest rates to tame inflation. thursday, a gl
and the pope offers an apology. the pontiff in canada with a message of contrition to indigenous people who suffered abuse. his historic words just ahead. we start with some breaking news, though. one of the biggest investigations into former president trump s 2020 election fraud scheme. district attorney fani willis in fulton county, georgia, is leading an investigation into trump s efforts to reverse that state s 2020 result. a judge has just ruled that willis cannot question one of the so-called fake electors who took part in the scheme. the reason? willis recently hosted a fundraiser for that republican s political opponent. let s get to kara. walk us through the ruling here. that s right. the judge disqualifying fani willis from investigating this one fake elector, georgia state senator burt jones. he was one of the fake electors. he is also running for lieutenant governor. the judge saying that fanni created an untenable conflict by hosting a fundraiser for the riva
print and spend trillions of dollars, go woke, start implementing environmental social governance, open the borders to millions of illegal immigrants, prioritize criminals over victims and go green before green works? perhaps economic catastrophe? we just recorded the highest inflation reading in 40 years, 40 years. we did it, we did it, joe. jason: yeah, you did it. congratulations. don t believe your eyes or your pocketbook, joe has got this. millions of americans are moving up to better jobs and better pay. since i took office, families are carrying less debt on average in america. they have more savings and they ve had to. because of the progress, america can tackle inflation from a position of strength. jason: position of strength? americans see right through this. consumer sentiment plunged again this week dropping 14% in may to a historic new low. of course the whole inflation thing, that s not biden s fault. today s inflation report confirmed what americans