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soviet republic has been engulfed in protests this whole week, protests that began as a backlash against high gas prices, but quickly evolved into a revolt against the autocratic regime that has ruled kazakhstan for other 30 years. protesters also stormed the presidential palace and set it on fire. they pulled down a statue of the former dictator who by all accounts still basically runs the country through his hand picked successor. for decades it s been ruled by this one guy, the longest serving ruler of any ex-soviet state. things feel like they will never change, until they suddenly do. you may not have been following this story this week, we ve had quite a bit on our minds here at home, but chances are you recognize this, you recognize this sort of narrative. we ve been observing it in that part of the world for decades now. the people of a former soviet republic rising up against the repressive regime that still governs them. to be clear, the protests in kazakhstan ....
of kazakhstan. this was the main government building in kazakhstan s largest silly, on wednesday. has been involved in protests, this all week. protests that began as a backlash against high gas prices. but quickly evolved into a revolt against the autocratic regime that is ruled kazakhstan for over 30 years. protesters also stormed the presidential palace, setting it on fire. they pulled down a statue of kazakhstan s former dictator who, by all accounts still basically runs the country, through his handpicked successor. for decades, kazakhstan has been ruled by this one guy. he was the longest serving ruler of any ex soviet state. things feel like they will never change, until they suddenly do. you may not have been following the story this week, we ve had quite a bit on our minds at home, but chances, are you recognize this. you recognize this sort of narrative. we ve been observing it in that part of the world for decades. the people of a former soviet republic risin ....
better? we ve got to revive it, but we have to pare it down. plus president biden to speak with the leader of ukraine just days after his call with vladimir putin. and the first anniversary of january 6th. the fight for democracy and the big lie that continues to grow. this year they rigged an election, they rigged it like they ve never rigged an election before. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics sun sun sunday . it s been a challenging 2021 beginning with an attack on the u.s. capitol and ending with a record breaking covid surge. over the holiday break, cases have skyrocketed with the latest numbers approaching 400,000 a day. omicron s transmissible rise has some businesses and schools scrapping their return this month. omicron is truly everywhere. what i m so worried about over the next month or so is that our economy is going to shut down not because of policies from the federal governme ....
and treasury secretary janet yellen are set to testify about the threats the new variant could pose to the u.s. economy. we ll bring you updates from that testimony as it happens. let s begin at the white house. cnn correspondent john harwood is there. interesting message, balanced message from biden yesterday. we re concerned, let s not panic, no plannings for lockdowns, and get your booster shot. what is the administration s plan going forward? reporter: as you both indicated, the critical factor to keep in mind right now is what we don t know, but also the market turbulence that erica alluded to just now is an indication of how interrelated all these issues are. that is to say the more uncertainty there is about the omicron variant, the more uncertainty about the persistence of the pandemic and the severity of the pandemic, the more uncertain the economic recovery is going to be, the tempering of inflation is going to be. all of the knock-on effects of this pande ....
vehicle ran down members of a marching band. we re not showing you the moment of impact here. it is unknown right now whether this has been considered an act of terrorism. but the white house and fbi are monitoring the situation, and the incident has drawn swift reactions from lawmakers on capitol hill. now, police say that an officer did fire his weapon at the vehicle in order to try to stop it as it was heading away. but no one was injured by that gunshot. our reporter is on the scene with the latest. reporter: the police chief, mayor and fire chief would not answer any questions at the very latest update of the evening. but earlier sunday night, they did confirm a few key points, including the fact that more than 20 people were injured, including children. they would not say how many people exactly had been killed. the police chief said they are still working on informing next of kin, and many people are still being treated in the area hospitals. the police c ....