thursday. listen. if that s the debate and that s the question, how can we address those costs that families are facing, again, the build back better act will do more to lower costs than any piece of legislation in modern american history. david: let s bring in former trump economic adviser larry kudlow. he is the host of kudlow on the fox business network. larry, first of all, your response to the white house s answer to inflation problems. well, i don t think it s a credible position, and i don t think many people outside the white house agree with that point of view. i mean, look, at this point given these inflation numbers and, by the way, they re getting worse, not better. the 3-month number is higher than the 12-month number. but, look, i can think of a bunch. of ways childcare costs, daycare costs are going to be high her, the war against fossil fuels is going to keep gas higher and higher. energy exploded in this report, now up 33% over the past 12 months. the
before christmas is vast, extensive and heartbreaking. the suspected tornado destroyed a nursing home in arkansas, killed one person there, then trapped 20 others at that facility as you can see just collapsed around them. meanwhile, up north illinois was also hit hard. search and rescue crews combing through rubble at an amazon warehouse in edwardsville which was partially collapsed by the tornado, almost completely, as you can see there. that roof just i destroyed, no walls. devastation everywhere, at least two people killed. but kentucky may have gotten the worst of it. the city of mayfield in the southwestern part of the state basically flattinged, destroyed. emergency teams addressing and assessing the damage there as the rescue and recovery operation. this may be the deadliest tornado outbreak in the state s history. complete coverage, let s begin with charles watson who s in atlanta. charles? reporter: hi, eric. dozens are areed■ç dead and more than 330,000 custom