done, but his biggest priorities are stalled because democrats cannot work out their differences. and wall street likes the new federal reserve plan to fight inflation, but how might tim pact you? we begin though with the coronavirus and with the big question. what does the rapid spread of the omicron variant and a sudden wave of major covid disruption tell us about the winter just ahead? president biden meets with his covid team today to discuss this moment s public health triple threat, the delta variant already causing a case surge and a health care system strained. new omicron variant cases are climbing exponentially and the third piece, the flu now making an unwelcome comeback. disruption is again way too easy to find. cornell and princeton and nyu among the colleges and universities shifting back back to online learning and several broadway shows now closing for the same reason. plus, the nfl, the nba and the nhl all seeing star players sidelined and games postponed. cn
today we will take an in depth look at inflation as prices head higher worldwide, fuelled by surging energy prices and a major supply chain crisis. in the us the consumer goods giant procter & gamble says it will have to pass on the costs to consumers with prices going up on a range of household goods. michelle fleury has more from new york. the maker of detergent and toothpaste said it would raise prices are going to help it absorb the increase in raw materials and shipping costs it the move by procter & gamble comes as some measures of inflation are already stuck at 30 year highs. the ceo hurled reporters that they would hike prices on a range of beauty and grooming problem dogs including razors and toothbrushes. and thatis razors and toothbrushes. and that is after warning this spring that it would be forced to raise prices on its paper based product. p&g now expects to sell out $2.1 billion this year on shipping and raw materials after costs rose faster than the $1.9 bill
and calling all simpsons fans, they re looking for someone to watch every episode. the question is could binge-watching a cartoon really help predict the future? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that can predict its own future. it s thursday, october 14th. we ll start with the news. the january 6th committee is ramping up plans to get people to cooperate with subpoenas. the committee is seeking records and sworn testimony from clark by october 29th. in a statement committee chairman bennie thompson wrote this. the select committee needs to understand all the details about efforts inside the previous administration to delay the certification of the 2020 election and amplify misinformation about the election results. the select committee expects mr. clark to cooperate fully with our investigation. we re also learning that former acting attorney general jeffrey rosen was interviewed in person by the committee yesterday.
who has traveled at warp speed and traveled the entire galactic universe. our team is preparing landing safety operations and recovery of our astronauts from the crew capsule. we ll be on the ground at the landing site to follow the action in just a bit. maybe even talk to the world s newest astronauts, some absolutely breathtaking stuff. i ll note that you re going to see the recovery team show up very shortly, we actually send them out before the capsule has landed. by now we re very, very good analyzing where the capsule is going to come down, where the winds are. we re going to see the recovery team come out there and, of course, they will also be joined by some of their friends and family to watch as they ve merge from the capsule. let s look at our four astronauts there in the texas desert after having gone up over the carmen line and back. hello everyone. i m kate bolduan. we re beginning with breaking news. just a beautiful sight to see. star trek actor william
domestic priority right now. he knows the pains that americans are feeling because of it, but the big question, of course, is what president biden is going to do about it. that s where the challenge comes in for the white house. the president today leaning on the federal reserve, saying he does agree with them that inflation is the number one economic priority here in the united states. and you ve seen interest rates on the rise, potentially more of those rises to come in the coming months. when it comes to what president biden is going to do, he talked about the federal reserve s actions and his domestic agenda which we should note is stalled right now on capitol hill. and he also talked about telling companies not to price gouge, but there are still big questions about other steps he could take that he has not taken so far. you did hear him at the end of the remarks say that they are discussing whether to remove the trump era tariffs on chinese goods. that is something that