shortages and soaring fuel costs. already today, 270 u.s. flights canceled and more than 1800 delays. well, a record 42 million americans are expected to hit the road this year with gas prices hovering near five bucks per gallon. you will not be getting much of a break if you are planning a backyard cookout. inflation is sending the costs of the barbecue staples that we all love through the roof. the price for hot dogs alone up nearly 40%. but instead of offering a solution for struggling families, president biden is telling americans is not so bad here. once again blaming russia. watch get inflation is higher in almost every other country. prices at the pump are higher in almost every other country. we are better positioned to deal with this. the reason why gas prices are up is because of russia. russia, russia, russia. how long is it fair to expect american drivers and around the world to pay that premium? as long as it takes. russia cannot defeat ukraine. emily: pr
firearms in public. here is the president yesterday on the world stage at the summit. the one thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the supreme court of the united states and overruling not only roe v. wade but essentially challenging the right to privacy. with an a leader in the world in terms of personal rights and privacy rights. and it is a mistake for the supreme court to do what it did. julie: he also left a major controversy, calling for change to senate rules in order to make roe the law of the land. julie, good morning to you. the president s decision to call the supreme court s behavior outrageous may be one of the first of many rallying cries that we hear. the president is going to be meeting with a handful of democratic governors to talk about what they can do to try to protect access to abortion. among the governors the president expects to meet with, connecticut, california, new mexico, washington state. but the real action may
out of control ahead of the july 4th weekend. rich, great to be with you. wonderful to be with you, i m in for john roberts, rich edson. millions are expected to travel for the holiday. aaa predicts 3.5 million will fly, but staffing shortage, pricey fares, and some pilots threatening to strike causing turbulence for the friendly skies. gillian: thousands are being canceled, delayed, experts are fearing an influx of new holiday travelers starting today is set to make matters even worse. listen. all of it is coming to a head, we are seeing the cancellations. we just need more people to work in the industry both as air traffic controllers, pilots, you know, flight attendants, all of that. all in short supply and they can only staff so many planes. gillian: casey stegall is tracking the travel nightmare from dallas-fort worth international. hi, good to see you. a little turned around, i should be wearing my winter coat, usually when we are standing at the airport doing
his criticism getting outrage from republicans who call it unacceptable. tonight the president showing no sign of backing down. i know you re all busy as i i am. meeting virtually with nine democratic governors today president biden urged his party to find new ways to ensure abortion remains legal. one week after the supreme court ruled states can decide if and when a pregnancy can be terminated. i share the public outrage at this extremist court. as i have said last week, this is not over. the president s growing war of words that the supreme court generating swift backlash from republicans who argue the presidents rhetoric including including comments made overseas thursday goes too far. president biden is unhinged and he should not have done that. this is the third branch of government, coequal branch of government. they did what they thought they had to do. the white house examining ways to work around the abortion decision. president calling on congress to le
in south carolina, and billions in new climate spending. bret: president biden will hit the road to promote the legislation but yet to see if vulnerable democrats appear alongside him. his poll numbers are around 40%. gillian: peter doocy is with us to kick things off from 1600 pennsylvania avenue. what part of this bill are officials hoping to highlight this afternoon? peter: it s not inflation reduction so far, gillian, even though it is called the inflation reduction act. instead the president is teasing this bill signing by highlighting the green impact. he tweeted the inflation reduction act will position america to meet my climate goals, saving families hundreds a year in energy costs and take advantage of clean energy and electric vehicle tax credits, more than twice the savings. the package was more than twice this size but even the slimmed-down version, the democrats in congress negotiated so it could pass, has republican colleagues nervous about what comes nex