as we used to say in the united states senate i hope you excuse the point of personal privilege but i think that saul must be related to one of my close friends. you think i am kidding. i have to tell you what, thank you sal. everybody, before i begin i want to say a few words very briefly about the january 6 hearing that was highlighted last night. the insurrection was one of the darkest chapters in our nations history. a brutal assault on our nations history. and we heard about it last night again. it is important that the american people understand what truly happened. and to understand that the same forces that led january 6 rain today. it is about our democracy itself. we have to protect our democracy, i know it sounds corny to say it. i have to admit to you, i never thought that it was going to be this straightforward a challenge before. the rule of law matters. we are seeing how the battle for the soul of america has been far from one. we can allow no one to place a da
priority. we just had a circle breach the line. we need backup. key members of that far right extremist group are charged with seditious conspiracy. in an interview with cnn s jake capper right after the hearing last night, bennie thompson dropped a bomb shell about the role of extremist groups in all of this. are there going to be witnesses that describe actual conversations between these extremist groups and anyone in trump s orbit? yes. there will be? yes. we also heard top trump staffers admit there was no widespread election fraud. i remember sharing with him that we weren t finding anything that would be sufficient to change results in any of the key states. i made it clear i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen own putting out this stuff which i told the president was bullshit. we also heard from trump s family members. i respect attorney general barr, so i accepted what he said was saying. and we heard what then presi
and aircraft. all kidding aside, he s come off the sidelines. he s retired, helped us identify and get ahead of the challenges that arise at our ports, our railroads, and on the road. this is about reducing costs for families. you know, i have to admit to you, a lot of the elected officials have been in office for a while. every once in a while something you learn makes you viscerally angry, like if you had the person in front of you, you would want to pop them. i really mean it. there are nine major ocean line companies that ship from asia to the united states. they form three consortiums. these companies have raised their prices by as much as 1000%. so everything coming from asia, 90 some percent of it is stuff coming from asia. they ve raised it by 1000%. that s why i called on congress to crack down. they re foreign-owned shipping companies that raised their prices, while raking in just last year $190 billion in profit. a sevenfold increase in one year. sevenfold increase
john: dow down 807 points at this moment. unfortunately, few people surprised by the new inflation data, confirming the pain at the pump and sticker shock. hello, john roberts in washington and happy friday to you. and happy friday to you as well, john. good to see you. anita vogel in for sandra smith. prices soared 8.6% from a year ago, highest in four decades as rent, energy and grocery prices continue to surge. another record high for gasoline prices as the national average edges ever so closer to $5 a gallon. anita: fox team coverage starts right now. karl rove on president biden s response to the economic crisis and a closer look at how much americans are paying at stores. john: but first, jacqui heinrich is travelling with the president live in los angeles. what is the white house saying they are going to do about inflation, jacqui? we have not heard from the president yet, he s going to speak later about supply chains but the chair of economic advisers says
tanks and aircraft. all kidding aside, he s come off the sidelines. he retired. he helped us get ahead of the challenges that arise at our ports, our railroads and on the road. this is about reducing costs for families. you know, i have to admit to you a lot of us elected officials have been in office for a while. every once in a while something you learn makes you viscerally angry, like if you had the person in front of you, you d want to pop him. i really mean it. there are nine major ocean line shipping companies that ship from asia to the united states. nine. they formed three consortiums. these companies have raised their prices by as much as 1,000%. so everything coming from asia, they get 90 something percent of stuff coming from asia. they ve raised it by 1,000%. that s why i called on congress and they re foreign owned shipping companies that raised their prices while raking in just last year $190 billion in profit. a seven-fold increase in one year. seven-fold inc