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nationwide by nbcs count, cases are up 58% over the last two weeks and its adding urgency to a covid summit happening virtually right now. president bidens message this morning, dont grow numb to this unimaginable loss. >> our heart goes out to all of those who are struggling, asking themselves, how do i go on without him? how do i go on without her? today we are at a new stage in fighting this pandemic, facing an evolving set of challenges. we have to double down on our efforts to get...

telling our team and what the chair of the committee is saying about the timeline for cooperation. we are live on the hill with what investigators want to know from these lawmakers. and what happens if they dont comply? and also on the hill, the senate is trying to give final approval today on that massive aid package to ukraine. but appearing to get hung up at least for now. while overseas the war prompting a change to a global alliance. a new european nation announcing theyre joining...

of a single party state. you know, the state had -- used to have a long tradition of democrats having a presence there, but really it boiled down to joe manchin and i think that result seems to indicate that the sort of joe manchin wing is very small and it certainly is not large enough to overcome trumps dominance in that state. but when you look at nebraska, you have the added factor here of an actual scandal, credible sexual assault allegations against herbster in the last several w...

dropping is the price of gasoline. national average hitting $4.40. some states approaching $6 a gallon. >> dana: thats having a big impact on american families. average household will spend an extra $5,000 this year on gas and groceries alone. >> bill: stock market dow coming off four straight days of losses amid concerns the federal rate hikes will trigger a recession later this year. >> dana: yet the president insisting this is not his fault. he is instead pointing the finger at repu...

it was 8.5% in march. however, that is negligible as were stuck in record territory. prices for most everything are still well above pre-pandemic levels and nearly 6% higher than when president biden took office. here is the president hitting all of his alleged culprits, including senator rick scott, who called the president incapacitated and called for him to resign. >> president biden: the first cause of inflation is a once in a century pandemic and the second cause mr. putins war in...

>> i think whats so frustrating as how they are, they say one thing to their television audience, and when theyre in the courtroom they say something different. >> and their audience seems to continue to consume the lies. its an amazing trick they pull off. >> good marks for a good con, i would say. >> thank you, mehdi. >> thanks, lawrence. >> thank you. the rest of the world cannot understand whats happening in this country, now. would the supreme court is doing could not happen in a ...

the battle over abortion rights is moving to the floor of the u.s. senate. tomorrow, lawmakers are expected to vote on a democratic bill that would make those rights federal law. the first big political test comes just one week after the bombshell leak of that draft opinion, which would overturn roe v. wade. and senate democrats are making it clear, theyre linking tomorrows vote to the midterm elections. >> we are making sure that every, every senator will have to vote. and every, ever...

the long haul in ukraine. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. good to be back with you. i am stephanie ruhle. in just a if you hours from now, the battle over abortion rights is moving to the floor of the u.s. senate. tomorrow, lawmakers are expected to vote on a democratic bill that would make those rights federal law. the first big political test comes just one week after the bombshell leak of that draft opinion, which would o...

five opposing roe have changed their minds. in the war on ukraine, the house last night approved $40 billion in additional aid. the senate set to vote on that package next as russia appears to be gaining ground in controlling more parts of the donbas region in the east. mixed results for donald trump in key republican primaries last night. one trump-backed candidate lost in nebraskas race for governor. another won in west virginias house primary, defeating a fellow republican congressm...

2021. the contents of which we reported on last week. on the tape lindsay graham predicts a backlash against donald trump and the entire stop the steal movement in light of the horrific violence on january 6th. take a listen. >> well actually come out of this thing stronger. moments like this reset. people will calm down. people will say "i dont want to be associated with that." this is a group within a group. what this does, there will be a rallying effect for a while in the country t...