d.v.r. and watch it back later today. begin today with a new challenge in the red hot housing market as the average interest rate for america s most common home loan, a high not seen in more than a decade. hello, john roberts in washington, good friday to you. thanks for having me, john. i m jacqui heinrich. 30 year fixed rate mortgage is 5%, up from 4.27 last week, the average just over 3% a year ago. mortgage lending giant says the goal of home ownership is the most expensive in a generation. john: and economic woes for the biden administration saddled with 40 year high inflation, and the president placing the blame for increased prices on russian president vladimir putin and voters are not buying it. his approval rating all time lows with the midterms months away. peter doocy kicks us off this afternoon. live on the north lawn. peter. the first one of the polls you mentioned looks at the president s overall approval rating and it is down. all the way down to 33%, acc
near the syrian border, at a time and in a manner of its choosing. mr biden blamed the attack on radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq. tehran has denied any involvement in the attack in which three service personnel were killed and 3a injured. our world affairs correspondent paul adams has more. the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it s one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel have been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but it s another very dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than
argues the data does not reflect a recent decrease in gasoline. prices for regular unleaded had fallen about 40% 40 cents rather over the past 30 days or so but still remain about a buck 50 higher than this time last year. our coverage begins tonight at the federal reserve where rich edson tells us what to expect next. big question there, rich. good evening. good evening, bill, officials here at the federal reserve are trying to bring these price increases under control despite that inflation is on that toward praise throughout the economy. latest report shows that americans are now paying substantially more than they were last summer for the same goods and services. it s worst than economists and investors expected. prices were up 9.1% in june compared to the same month last year. today s numbers notching another 40 year high. the labor department s monthly consumer price index shows food up 10.5% from last year. energy increased more than 40%. gas almost 60%. and hous
those secret service text messages that the committee wants to see. plus, 17 members of congress arrested at a rally for abortion rights. we ll speak with one of them. congresswoman sara jacobs. this morning 100 million americans are waking up to heat alerts and oppressive temperatures. the scorching conditions will be felt from coast to coast with some regions seeing triple digits. in dallas temperatures could reach 107 degrees by this afternoon. it will reach 100 in memphis. and new york could see 94 degrees. meanwhile, as the chances of passing climate action in congress look increasingly dim, a white house official tells nbc news president biden will announce executive action today. the president will deliver remarks at a former coal-fired power plant in massachusetts where he ll announce actions on the wind industry as well as funding to protect low income communities grappling with extreme heat. across the atlanta, european nations without the infrastructure to gr
plan to fight global inflation. the prospects for peace in ukraine and the president s comments on the court. plus, tensions and confusion estates navigate the post- roe v wade legal landscape it will discuss with governor tate reeves of mississippi. one of several states with trigger laws now facing legal challenges. plus the abortion fight quickly becoming a key issue and midterm races. or ask about democrats plan to ship strategy whether they want mr. biden at their side on the trail. i intend to do campaigning myself. expect explosive new testimony from a key witness about former president trump s actions on january 6. i just want to confirm that it s what you heard the president say people with weapons were not there to hurt him and they wanted the secret service to remove. that is correct. all of that now here on fox news sunday. mike: hello again from fox news in washington. happy independence day weekend. the president back on u.s. soil days after meeting wi