done, cutting barrel production per day, what thatten moos for already surging gas prices and biden administration seeks for the green agenda, live with reaction and new numbers released by the fbi revealing the u.s. murder rate is continuing a grim climb. there are holes in the numbers that could paint a darker picture. stay tuned for expert analysis. and a famous duel saw kill a alexander hamilton? our chad pergram has the answer. first 60 cent spike in gas prices just this week and big cut in oil production could send costs higher. team coverage with jeff in los angeles, where gas prices are over $6 a gallon. we begin with white house corres correspondent kevin corke. good evening. kevin: got their hands full. good evening. sometimes headlines sound meaningful, but upon closer inspection, they mean little. administration pledge to release more in november in the wake of opec s decision to reduce production. 10 million more barrels, according to the white house. for a c
we are learning new details about the tragedy in connecticut. two officers were killed in the third critically wounded and what police believe was an ambush following a phone 891 call for help. critics say anti- police rhetoric is only making things more dangerous for the men and women in blue who risk their lives daily to keep us safe. correct alexis mcadams is live in new york city which much more on this tragedy. what a shocking thing to happen in connecticut. how many people in that committee are grieving the loss of the families who have to say goodbye to their loved ones but across the country though crime against police is up. and up a lot for the national fraternal order of police funding at all on failed policies and anti- police rhetoric. this comes as crime is more the top priorities for voters right now. just a sense of monday at least 12 police officers have been shot. four of them killed. you can see right there on the map the shootings happened in half a doze
the seven-term congressman and chairman of the house budget committee still lives in his hometown of janesville, wisconsin. what a great shot. green bay packers fan, camper, bow hunter. you ve seen pictures of him with a deer. and his wife has a law degree from george washington university. she decided to stay at home to raise their kids. they are young, 7, 9, and 10, and that is officially a mittful. but paul ryan, what about him and his background? he s young. joining me now is cnn political editor young paul steinhauser in washington. nice to see you, paul. i ve had such a great weekend watching tv. i hate to see it but i was glued from friday night on when the rumblings were out that he was the pick. i have had a fascination with him. i have to admit. the blue eyes got me at the beginning. the fabulous hair, and then the plan had me hooked on him. now i m finding out so much more about his background. this dude has been at the job a long time. he sure has. you know, he
and grants, and then i think about michelle s parents. her dad worked at the water filtration plant, blue collar worker in chicago, and mom stayed at home looking after the kids and then when the kids got older she worked at a secretary at a bank, and she worked there most of her life, and when i think about both michelle s family and my family, what i am reminded of is what made america great was this basic idea, this basic bargain that all of you experienced in your own families, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, maybe some of them emigrated here from some place else, but the idea was here in america you can make it if you try. you know, that it doesn t mat r matter it doesn t matter what you look like, where you come from, what church you worship in. the idea is that if you are willing to put in the work and take responsibility for your family, just like dan was talking about, if you were willing to stick with it and tough it out when times got to
could make or break the debt crisis and i know you re saying i ve heard this before. but here is the deal today. lawmakers are not mincing words. less than five days to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on government bills. today the house is due to vote on speaker john boehner s plan. as his own party holds the majority of votes he is really getting frustrated with the divisions that threaten its passage. in a closed door meeting, boehner actually told the feuding republicans, quote, get your ass in line. then veteran senator john mccain who blasted republicans quoting an article owe tea party hobbits. joe, let s begin with you. boehner not too happy obviously. first you have the president that storms out of a meeting weeks ago. now you got boehner using a harsh word, shall shall we say, to try to get the votes to win the house. reporter: yeah. you know, this is a very high-stakes game. and it s, obviously, the most important point. in speaker boehner s speakershi