uae. this is an incredibly busy day for the u.s. president on what is his first tour of the middle eastern gulf since he became u.s. president. the brutal murder of jamal khashoggi in 2018 has cast a pall. president biden hoping this trip will help move the two countries forward while still making clear he holds mohammed bin salman responsible for that killing. here s what he said after meeting with the crown prince on friday. i made my view crystal clear. i said very straightforwardly, for an american president to be silent on an issue of human rights is inconsistent with who we and who i am. some will find it difficult to square the president s rhetoric with him greeting the crown prince with a fist bump. it was mr. biden who labeled saudi arabia a pariah just a few years ago. the president says he doesn t regret the remark, but both men close to ignore reporters questions as their meeting started on friday. jamal khashoggi, will you apologize to his family, sir? t
we got a reminder that gas high are at a record. double what they were a little more than 1 1/2 years ago. and going still higher. i talked to a key oil analyst on fox business, which ifdown don t get you should demand because he had the bad news of imparting the fact that $5 gas is inevitable. for a dozen states in this country, indeed it is. $6 gas is the next stop after that. and then the best you could hope for is that that momentum slows. all of this happening the same day seven states across the country are having crucial primaries that could decide the table setting we ll have in november for this big mid-term election. at which times progressives will be on the defense and conservatives and republicans, they hope, that they ll be in the advantage. all of this occurring at the same time we had the corner of wall and broad racing ahead on the notion that even with the higher gas prices, optimism about retail sales and americans penchant to spend. target, for example, th
for six years i ve been the target of the unrelenting trump attack machine shouting where s hunter. well, here s my answer. i am here. there is no fairness or decency in what these republicans are doing. they have lied over and over about every aspect of my personal and professional life. john: christmas break is almost upon us but it is a busy afternoon here in washington as any moment we are expecting to hear from the white house as kayleigh was pointing out, after hunter biden s shocking public statement and refusal to appear before the house oversight committee and republican lawmakers are expected to formally authorize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. so begins wednesday, hello, i m john roberts in washington. buckle up, sandra, here we go. sandra: and just 12 days from christmas, can you believe that, john. this is america reports . gop leadership has indicated they do have the votes to approve the impeachment probe with debate for the measure happeni
Level of damage that we saw to the actual building and the actual structures, you can only imagine what the store of those explosions would do to a human body. really just horrific situation there. appreciate the reporting, scott mcclain, thanks so much. millions of people outside ukraine can pay the price for the war in the form of foot shortages. the former ukrainian food minister will join us to talk about ongoing negotiations on food exports. and a new first in the 2020 election probe coming up. the january 6 committee sets its sights on the u.s. secret service over missing text messages. details on that in a moment. and a senate democrat sinks his party s climate agenda. stay with us. ends right now. lactaid ice cream is the creamy, real ice cream you love that will never mess with your stomach. lactaid ice cream.
Economy and cause everything else to go up. one of the things that people should be worried about is this idea of food shortages as a result of higher prices and energy. boy, when you see foot shortages, that is a crisis. and we re there now in a lot of key areas. thanks, steve. i think, steve, what you harkened to is not long away. that s what the administration is clinging to. top gun is the top movie in the country for the second week running. now maybe a lawsuit that could stop that momentum. we ll explain what s going on after this.