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on the leases that they already own, because we very much understand that it is a world supply of oil and gas that is so important for energy costs and he wants to ensure that those prices remain manageable for households. just to be clear, what s happening with russia and ukraine is compounding a problem that was already starting, right. so this is exacerbating something that was already in effect before the war. what about a national gas tax holiday? so, look, the president understands the uncertainty and the costs that rising prices pay for, the cost on families. all measures are on the table. he s focussed on these issues. so, one, he s trying to address oil and gas prices. i mentioned the spro, all other options are on the table as well. he s been focus odd on reducing the cost for families on really important items such as reducing prescription costs, making child care and home care more affordable, lowering the cost of housing which will increase economic gro ....
mafia connections. welcome to the lead. i m dana bash in for jake tapper. we start with our money lead and a rough day for the american economy and your wallets. gas prices hit a new record today, with the national average for one gallon reaching $4.37, according to aaa. that s up 17 cents in one week and 25 cents in a month. to make things worse, u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen was on capitol hill today where she warned this economic turbulence will continue. at the white house, president biden acknowledged americans are facing high sky-high inflation, although he tried to reassure the public, his administration is doing everything it can to bring prices down. but the president also did not lay out any new steps he plans to take, instead, spending a large part of his speech attacking republicans for what he calls their ultra maga agenda to raise taxes. mj lee starts off our coverage today from the white house. number one challenge facing families today. ....
domestic priority right now. he knows the pains that americans are feeling because of it, but the big question, of course, is what president biden is going to do about it. that s where the challenge comes in for the white house. the president today leaning on the federal reserve, saying he does agree with them that inflation is the number one economic priority here in the united states. and you ve seen interest rates on the rise, potentially more of those rises to come in the coming months. when it comes to what president biden is going to do, he talked about the federal reserve s actions and his domestic agenda which we should note is stalled right now on capitol hill. and he also talked about telling companies not to price gouge, but there are still big questions about other steps he could take that he has not taken so far. you did hear him at the end of the remarks say that they are discussing whether to remove the trump era tariffs on chinese goods. that is somethin ....
translator: i can t believe it. two months of darkness. we did not see any sunlight. we were scared. these images are exclusive to cnn and they show how russian strikes have pulverized that compound. russian state tv broadcasted troops on the outskirts of azovstal engaging in what they call a step-by-step clearing operation. translator: we are finally here, establishing ourselves, officially canteen number 5, this is where the story has to end, as there will be no more resistance. and now there s concern about where the people who got out are being taken. more than half went to a town controlled by russians, about 16 miles east of mariupol. further north in luhansk, an official says residents are on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe because relentless russian shelling is preventing teams from distributing aid there. but ukrainian forces are pushing back. the ukrainian military has confirmed its forces have won back control of several settlements to the nor ....
translator: we were very scared. my heart was beating very fast. i thought we would die there. the russians fired indiscriminately. the fighting only eased when russia withdrew from the entire kyiv region. valentina emerging from the basement to find shell casings in her garden and whatever else the russians left behind. so all of these things, she says, the russians left behind. so this for washing your hands, another cup of some kind here. this, some sort of life jacket that the russians used. and then even here, you have old meal boxes, even with some things left inside there that you can see. for nearly two months after the fighting, residents stayed away. a trickle have now started to return. for them, russia s lasting effects here more than just bullet holes and bomb craters. not only do people who are trying to rebuild so often have to start from scratch, but there remains so many mines and pieces of unexploded ordinance that authorities are considering clo ....