osmond. and david osmond. john: would begin with alarming new numbers from the fraternal order of police, that group fighting ambush attacks on law enforcement officers are up 90% nationwide compared to the same time last year as crime searches across united states. welcome to the first hour. sandra: it s great to be here with you on the fourth. john: this is the first time that you and i have been together in the studio. sandra: i love it. startling statistics coming out of major american cities are, as democrats are trying to twist the truth about their support and calls to defund the police. and placing blame on republicans. in minneapolis a judge ordering the city council and the mayor to immediately take any and all necessary action to put more police officers on the payroll. john: this as in brooklyn two bikers are seen here pummeling a postal worker who ended up with broken bones and cuts to his face. those attackers are still on the loose. another disturbing
he does best, fan the flames of culture wars in a very dark speech. he attacked liberals and warned of a left wing cultural revolution that was attempting to erase and rewrite u.s. history, which is ironic, because mount rushmore is an example of history having been rewritten in stone. on top of those lies about history, he also lied about the coronavirus. he claimed it was, quote, completely harmless. completely harmless. he said this to a largely maskless crowd where the cdc recommended six feet of social distancing. you can see that was ignored by the crowd. by a governor who called mask mandates and covid restrictions an affront to civil liberties. he co-opted the day the nation celebrates independence and made it about what divides us. one year later and the situation couldn t be more different. in a departure from the former president s hail-filled speech last year, president biden spent part of the 4th of july weekend in michigan where he pitched his immigration and in
the rain, one of the bests counting on a big fourth of july weekend.bests counting on a big fourth of july weekend. so why are there still so many open jobs? we ll dig into the economic picture, what it means for you, and getting answers from the experts including labor secretary marty walsh. but i want to start with an a all-star panel to help us break this down. doug holtz eakin is president of the miles an hour action form and former economic adviser to john mccain. and jason furman, council of economic advisers during the obama administration, john hope bryant, founder of a nonprofit focused on financial literacy. and also an economics professor at northeastern university. jason, take a look at this jobs number. what are your thoughts of where we are in the recovery? this was a good month for jobs. it exceeded expectations. if we can keep jobs at this pace and think that we can for a number of months, we ll be well on our way to repairing things. there are some mixed si
we are paying more. coming off an artificial covid low. the national price is only a quarter higher than the 10 year average. perception is reality and the bad news is it will get worse. this is ridiculous! i can t believe this. over $100 to fill my tank. gas prices reach a 7 year high and 48 million americans hit the road this weekend. the prices are too high as it is. it s not a good situation. the national average: $3.12. a dollar higher than a year ago. lowest in louisiana at $2.75. in los angeles they play $4.79 for regular. supply is not an issue. in some cities there is no gas. why? a shortage of truck drivers. what is going on is not a gas shortage. there is plenty of gas this summer. refineries are churning out record amounts of gasoline. the problem is getting it from the terminal to the station. hauling 10,000 gallons of fuel requires certification and training. during covid many driving schools shut down leaving a shortage of tanker drivers. in denve
report, a glimpse into how the reopening economy is recovering, showing job growth picking up speed, but still not back to normal. we re going to break down what it means for you and take you to the white house live for the president s remarks. here in new york, the investigation into donald trump and his business entering a new phase this morning, where it goes next, now that the former president s company and its long time cfo have been indicted. plus, after nearly 20 years, a significant step toward shutting down america s longest war. the last u.s. forces now out of their biggest airbase in afghanistan, clearing out quietly overnight, but what does that mean for gains made by that country s women? we re live in kabul with the latest. another very busy news day. i m chris jansing in for hallie jackson. tom winter, rebecca roife, prosecutor in the manhattan district attorney s office and washington post reporter darren fahrenthold and msnbc contributor. rebecca, is