be more we re going to have to talk about as well. first, i want to be crystal clear about the problem. there are two leading causes of inflation we re seeing today. the first cause of inflation is a once in a century pandemic. not only did it shut down our global economy. it threw the supply chain and economy out of whack. especially were more recovery responses weren t available. especially in the areas that rely on semi conductors. the supply challenges have been hampered by the onset of delta and omicron viruses. and you ve all seen it. you ve all felt it. and this year we have a second cause. a second cause. mr. putin s war in ukraine. you saw we saw in march that 60% of inflation that month was due to price increases at the pump for gasoline. putin s war has raised food prices as well because ukraine and russia, two of the world s major bread baskets for wheat and corn are essentially completely stalled. ukraine has 20 million tons of grain in storage and silos right
know matter how much damage they do to the country in the process. it s the exact opposite of what they promised. my whole soul is in this, bringing america together, uniting america. uniting our nation. i will be a president for all americans. i will fight as hard for those who did not support me as for those who did. we must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue. rural versus urban. conservative versus liberal. steve: your whole soul is in it. for decades you were a corrupt mediocre politician. now now to rile up your base, you have incited labeling your political opponents enemies of the state. parents who disagree with your policies enemies of the state. he did it with race. do you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace? you want to be on the side of john lewis or bull connor? you want to be on the side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis. steve: now he s doing it with abortion. what happens if you have the state change the laws saying th
operation to throw a military bridge across the donetsk river, shown here in this satellite image. the move is intended to cut this supply route to russian speaking ukraine towns now under bombardment. ukrainian forces are counterattacking but russian artillery is already hitting the road and oil refinery next to it. with the killing of at least 60 people, civilians cowering in a school not far from here, it s clear the russians are continuing with their campaign to obliterate civilian life, but this is also a sign that they re pursuing traditional tactics, trying to break the infrastructure that could support the ukrainian war effort. putin s allegations of naziism in ukraine are turned back on the russian leader by survivors of the real war against hitler s ideology. she says, i think victory will be ours, only ours. if i were younger, i would have ripped this thug s throat out with my teeth. the president is insisting ukraine s victory is certain. the one who is repeating
we re learning more tonight about the mysterious deaths of three american tourists at a resort in the bahamas. a couple in their 60s dying. another couple about to celebrate their 40th anniversary. the husband dying, the wife air lifted back to the u.s. what we learned tonight. overseas and the war in ukraine. tonight, vladimir putin s call to arms. the parade in red square, marking victory day, celebrating russia s defeat of nazi germany in world war ii. and what putin accused the u.s. and its allies of doing when it comes to ukraine. ian pannell from inside ukraine again tonight. here at home tonight, tensions rising in the showdown over abortion. protesters outside the homes of chief justice john roberts and justice brett kavanaugh. and tonight, what the republican leader in the senate is now saying about a federal abortion ban next, if roe versus wade is overturned. more than a dozen fires burning tonight. the red flag warn ings from nevada to oklahoma. thousands fo
february. see right there, exchange of flowers. ar let signs is at the white house. kate bennett joins us from traveling with the first lady. kate, what do we need to know about this visit? reporter: well, we re back in slovakia tonight. earlier today we made the surprise trip with the first lady into the south western corner of ukraine. a 15-minute drive from the border. besides the trip on mother s day, the biggest surprise was the first lady of ukraine. they ve exchanged correspondence, and meeting today was a big deal. not only is a first lady going into an active war zone. this is also the wife of the president of ukraine who has tried to keep under cover. the public has not seen her. the two women together on mother s day. as dr. biden said, it was important to express support from america on mother s day for ukraine. now, the two women held a bilateral behind closed doors for about a half hour or so that the press didn t get to see. i m told they talked about especia