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president biden, democratic senate candidate john fetterman is getting an assist from former president barack obama. will it make a difference in the high-stakes pennsylvania race? and well also go inside childrens hospitals overwhelmed right now by the surge in respiratory illness as more and more kids are getting sick and beds are running out. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin this hour ...

hello and welcome to "inside politics." im john king in washington. thank you for sharing a busy news day with us. president biden taps the strategic petroleum reserve, 15 million barrels is barely one day of what america consumes but the price of gas is hurting the midterm prospects and thehe is trying to show he trying to ease your pain at the pump. no blank check for ukraine. a promise to boot democrats from committees. no promise to rule out cutting social security and medicare. ...

on your wallet. president biden will announce a move to help keep energy prices down for americans less than three weeks before the all-important midterm elections. the president will announce the release of another 15 million barrels of oil from the strategic preserve. of course, in the past few days gas prices have been dropping in some areas but on average theyre still up 17 cents a gallon from a month ago. of course, the cost at the pump factors into the economic worries voters wil...

as the oath keepers. a new court filing is revealing the extensive planning of the far right malitia group, including a death list and attempts to obtain weapons ahead of january 6th. also today, former trump strategist steve bannon having a sudden change of heart. he faces possible jail time and now just days before his contempt trial, he says he is willing to testify before the january 6th committee after all. lets start with cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles. what are inve...

complete holy hell, remember? >> this is going to be the misdemeanor from hell for merrick garland, joe biden, and nancy pelosi. they took on the wrong guy this time. >> well, thats what makes the one-time trump white house advisers move now, well, extra confounding because eight months ago, bannon said that he wasnt backing down ever. i mean, the wrong guy this time, right? well, trial dates have a funny way of making people change their minds, shall we say, because now he is, well, b...

we were told that the families viewed the video or were ginn access to the video and told that it was going to be released publicly. they were so upset about the other video released. so the mayor being aware of that sensitivity wanted to give the families an opportunity to be aware of this. for him this is about trance parns sy and what we see in this body camera footage and we should warn is disturbing. the language and the footage. it really takes you inside those moments inside tha...

shimon, youve obtained the report and read it. tell us what youve learned. >> reporter: the lackadaisical response, they talk about how there was no command, no control, no leadership essentially on the scene of the shooting. it was just truly chaos, every officer doing their own thing. were also learning what the police chief, the school police chief, pete arredondo, told the committee. he appeared before the committee. he explained his thinking. he said at one point he didnt believe ...

good morning and welcome to your "new day." im kristin fisher. >> good morning, kristen. im boris sanchez. why one committee says their explanation doesnt make any sense. >> president biden is meeting with key leaders in saudi arabia saudi arabia. what hes hoping to achieve. and then the criticism over the meeting with the crown prince yesterday. truckers are struggling with diesel prices. their concerns as costs continue to climb, coming up. this may be my favorite of the day. t...

as mbs sparking intense criticism due to the conclusion that bin salman personally ordered the 2018 murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. biden said he confronted the ruler about the killing and the crown prince denied any personal responsibility. the president told he sold bin salman, he, quote, thought he was involved. phil mattingly joins us live now from saudi arabia. president biden facing backlash from jamal khashoggis fiancee and some democrats over his face-to-face with mbs. wh...

we just found out the inspector general met with january 6th committee members moments ago. we will bring you up to speed plus cassidy hutchinson, just got back up remember this testimony on a heated january 6th exchange between then president trump at the secret service? >> the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering well, mr. engel grabbed his arm and said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering well and mr. trump used his free hand to ...