i m christine romans. new day starts right now . two weeks from today. the midterm elections. brace yourself. i m john berman with brianna keilar. the race for control of the senate looks to be tight. new cnn polling shows democrat john fetterman with a slight edge over republican mehmet oz in pennsylvania. and in wisconsin ron johnson, democratic challenger men della barnes basically even. inflation the top issue. followed by abortion rights. early voting in that state begins today. in pennsylvania 44% of likely voters sight the economy. and more on debates in a moment. tonight in new york, a highly anticipated debate between incumbent democratic governor kathy hochul and republican challenge lee zeldin. zeldin made crime the focus of his campaign. and last night desantis and crist going toe-to-toe on abortion. and theian going poulter wars and may have his eye on the white house refusing to commit all four years if he wins the election. according to a top official,
The letter is calling for direct negotiations with russia to end the prolonged conflict. the kremlin s continued weapon s mobilization of energy and create fuel supply shortages. gas prices in the u.s. are down again today, i want to note, and down about 10 cents on average over the last week. with me now, former u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia, former governor of mississippi ray mabus. thanks for being here. appreciate it. you think vladimir putin is trying to weapon sizaponize ene? how do you think the u.s. should respond? we re responding pretty well now, but i think in the shorter term, the longer term, the way we have to respond moving off fossil fuels, because as long as
Shortages with some of the refineries impacted and rail lines suspended? it is something we re monitoring closely. we have not seen, to date, that as an issue. but we will closely monitor that and we ll continue to over the coming days. is the white house along the same lines considering or see the need for waivers to deal well, as you noted, the jones act, which we talked quite a bit about just a few weeks ago, there are a range of tools at our disposal that the federal government has. to address fuel supply shortages during natural disasters by issuing emergency waivers of certain fuel standards in affected areas, and obviously, if warranted by circumstances, epa s temporary waivers can help ensure that adequate supply of fuel is available. epa, as well as several components of the government, are in touch with our state partners in louisiana and mississippi as well as operators of refineries, pipelines, tanks and other infrastructure to assess the situation on the ground and
Fuel forages from the fuel refineries? it is something that we are monitoring, jeff, but we are not seeing it as an issue, and we will closely monitor that and over the coming days. and the white house, along the same lines, considering or seeing the need for the jones act waivers? well, as you noted the jones act which we talked about a few weeks ago, there are a range of tools at our disposal that the federal government has to address fuel supply shortages in national disasters by issuing is waivers in an affected area, and if warranted by circumstances, the epa can make sure that sufficient fuel is available, and epa and several components of the government are in touch with the departments in louisiana and mississippi and pipelines and tankers on the ground to see what needs to exist to make sure that we have the transportation fuel, and we
And even if you weren t in ida s path you actually may still feel the effects. fox business grady trimble joins to us explain. good evening, grady. hi, bret. most of the gas stations in the new orleans area look like this. no gas at all and many of them, including this one, are dealing with power outtax and damage of their own search and rescue missions top priority of law enforcement and their partners with the federal government. but the white house is also monitoring for fuel shortages in louisiana and mississippi. there are a range of tools at our disposal that the federal government has to address fuel supply shortages natural disasters emergency waivers of fuel obviously if warranted by e.p.a. help ensure adequate supplies for fuel is available. even people not dealing with the immediate impact of ida can