virus. thank god. that stuff is garbage. it s poison all decent people hate it. attacking entire races is evil no matter what the race is. it s really hurting the country and the people in power should stop doing it. today for once they didn t do it. thank god for small blessings. that doesn t mean our leaders turned down the opportunity to leverage the tragedy. of course they did. ilhan omar immediately called for gun control even though the assay lant apparently didn t have a gun but just a knife. she is not a genius as we noted before. then the usual experts told us the lesson was we need each more barbed wire around the capitol it s too open to the public, they said to keep our democracy safe we must wall off voters from the leader who supposedly represent them. that s already happening, of course across the country both physically in the green zone style barriers you suddenly see everywhere around government buildings and also a far deeper level on a level that can t be
and more states shattering records for new cases putting pressure on president biden to solve the testing shortage. meantime the president also faces big challenges on the global stage from china and russia. we have live team coverage of all of the stories rich edson is following the president and wilmington and charles watson in cdc headquarters. first we go to laura ingle working on the travel nightmare. we knew it was coming the inevitable travel trouble associated with the weekend before most people go back to work, you have the covid concerns and all of the staff shortages that go along with that and an extra dose of travel trouble going into the new year. let s take a look at where rat many spending the holiday weekend and airports trying to get on flights or schedule new ones. after thousands of flights nationwide canceled or delayed, several airlines blaming the flight issue on crew shortages driven by covid-19 on top of severe weather conditions coast to coast th
battle in 2022, yes, the year of the midterm election. so what happened? well, two things. first, new data came out showing inflation at the highest in almost 40 years and a revised cbo score of 3 trillion came out on the build back better plan bill ordered up by republicans that the white house is saying that s fake. to sort it all out, we have larry summers here. he plays a big part in this debate because remember he was prescient. he saw inflation coming and that s why republicans like to cite him in their arguments that more government spending will make matters worse. but is that really where he is coming from? i am about to ask him. the numbers aren t pretty. consumer prices increased by 6.8% since november of last year according to the bureau of labor statistics. that s the highest annual inflation right since 1982. think of it this way. rambo: first blood was then tops at the box office. this shouldn t come as a surprise to most americans. the reality has been hitti
battle in 2022, yes, the year of the midterm election. so what happened? well, two things. first, new data came out showing inflation at the highest in almost 40 years and a revised cbo score of 3 trillion came out on the build back better plan bill ordered up by republicans that the white house is saying that s fake. to sort it all out, we have larry summers here. he plays a big part in this debate because remember he was prescient. he saw inflation coming and that s why republicans like to cite him in their arguments that more government spending will make matters worse. but is that really where he is coming from? i am about to ask him. the numbers aren t pretty. consumer prices increased by 6.8% since november of last year according to the bureau of labor statistics. that s the highest annual inflation right since 1982. think of it this way. rambo: first blood was then tops at the box office. this shouldn t come as a surprise to most americans. the reality has been hitti
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