acts and freedom act to the senate floor this tuesday. this comes on the heels of the president s from into georgia where he wrote about their long-time destruction of voting rights. but the speech as you all will remember was notably not attended by several prominent civil rights groups, which has sparked debate on the best strategy and tactics to employ even if you are on the same side of the divide. with that s at odds how to proceed and republicans united to dismantle democracy, what itself the plan to make sure that the very voters who delivered joe biden into power in 2020 can help his party maintain control of congress this year? joining me now, darren johnson, president and ceo of the naacp and executive director of black voters matter cliff allright and angela wrie. we should note, cliff and angela are actually in phoenix where voting rights activists are holding a rally today, which is dr. martin luther king s actual birthday. there is new reporting out this morning
rising prices are the biggest issues facing the u.s. economy. government spending and the deficit come in second at 16%. and two thirds say inflation has caused them financial hardship over the last six months. 31% say it has not. now, today, the federal reserve is proposing big changes designed to try to slow down the inflation spiral. this comes as president biden s social spending bill is on life support on capitol hill. definitely in 2022 and maybe overall. we have fox team coverage tonight charles payne in new york on what the federal reserve is doing about interest rates. chad pergram on capitol hill with an update on the prospects of the build back better plan this year plus a new focus from democrats on voting rights legislation. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off live from the north lawn with the president s relentless optimism despite the numbers. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. people may not pay attention to every biden policy but they
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and arkansas. in kentucky, early reports indicate one tornado may have stayed on the ground for more than 200 miles causing widespread destruction. this is all that is left of a candle factory in the town of mayfield. more than 100 people were working inside when the tornado hit. while an official death toll has not been determined, governor andy brashear said 50 people are likely dead in his state of kentucky. the state deployed the national guard to heart hit areas. in arkansas, at least one person was killed, dozened injured after a tornado rimmed through a nursing home. in illinois, a tornado cut through an amazon warehouse. please are describing it as a quote-unquote utter disaster. two people are confirmed dead. watches for northern eastern portions of mississippi, northern alabama and eastern tennessee. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar joins us now, allison. that s right, it s been a very destructive past 24 hours. over 30 tornado reports, 150 severe wind reports a
good evening, bret. presidentbiden is readying a stt the white house has refrained from using in the past just in case it becomes necessary. a financial sanction that russia considers economic warfare. u.s. officials are reportedly zeroing in on sanctions against vladimir putin s inner circle and on russian energy producers and banks to deter russian troops invading ukraine. considered back in 2014 but didn t ultimately make. cutting off russia from international payment. i m sure they are looking at sanctioning the banking system. sanctioning the energy sector. possibly cutting off russia from the swift system which enables them to financial transactions. at the time prime minister dmitry medvedev said cutting off would be tantamount to declaration of war. passed a nonbinding if russia invaded ukraine. the white house so far has not taken a position on it but issued stern warnings. we consulted with our allies and have a path forward impose significant and severe h