was threatened with prosecution in the classified documents case is now cooperating with the special counsel s office. and a murderer s daring escape caught on tape. wait until you see this video for the first time showing how that pennsylvania fugitive broke out of prison is still on the lam this morning. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. good morning. we have a lot to get to do this morning. numbers and interviews hours from now, also president biden will be heading off to meet with the world leaders at the g20 summit in india. he is facing a whirlwind of issues as he embarks on major foreign trip. here at home, fears of a government shutdown. a few weeks left to reach a deal with house republicans. meanwhile, the justice department says that the president s son will be indicted after his plea deal that collapsed. on chilly, house republicans are gearing up for a potential impeachment inquiry. this comes as biden is asking congress for more emergency fundi
there were other people that could have been in the room and that it was up to journalists to go look at that. connell: let s go to former white house chief of staff to president george h.w. bush john sununu. thank you for joining us here on labor day. on this particular topic, what do you make of how lanny davis has been around washington for years and years is handling himself now? look, this story gives great insight into the spin machine that the clintons and the obamas have developed over the years. they want to put something out whether it s true or not. they create, first of all, a network of people that will confirm the story to the press. people who may really not have any idea what they are going to confirm but having been primed by the likes of lanny davis are ready to give the nod when the
won t be alone. as summer winds down, millions of cars are expected to be on the road today. this summer has already seen an up tick in travel. many experts point to the booming economy and low unemployment rates for the increase in vacationers. 35 million americans will be traveling over 50 miles this weekend which is a 5% increase from last year. 16 1/2 million of those will be airline travel which is up 3.5% from last year. summer is synonymous with vacations. a pastime people don t want to give up. when the economy is performing better and people have more change in their pockets they re inclined to spend it on travel. molly: labor day is the fifth most traveled holiday each year with the end of year combination of christmas and new year s topping the list. molly: the price of gasoline is higher than normal for this year but it is expected to drop, right? that s right. this weekend began with a
have a great labor day. connell: all right. topic now, fox news alert on trade as president trump really blasting canada over nafta with the trade talks set to resume wednesday. the president vowing to negotiate better terms for the united states calling the 25-year-old agreement, quote, one of the worst trade deals ever made. here is the presidential tweet on the topic. we shouldn t have to buy our friends with bad trade deals and free military protection. let s bring in virginia congressman dave brat a member of the freedom caucus. thank you for your time here on labor day. we appreciate that. you know, why what do you make of the president s tough stance with regard to canada willing to go ahead with a new nafta deal without the canadians on board? mexico only. one of our friends and allies, canada. the president is being tough. he is fulfilling his pledge.
women of the country and tuck cess of the u.s. itself it is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly. a dem now part of the point this weekend was to be supportive of changes to nafta but skeptical until he sees more details. we haven t seen whole chapters of the thing. we re anxious to move forward with it and anxious to have all three countries involved because nafta has had a devastating effect on the working people of this country for the last 25 years. he emphasized that he wants any changes to nafta or a new nafta deal to benefit workers in all three countries, the u.s., canada and mexico. connell: you look at the calendar, peter. labor on labor day which is one thing. as we get after this point in the calendar from now until november you think this becomes a bigger and bigger issue ahead of the mid-terms? it is a huge part right now