good morning, everyone. happy new year! and welcome to this special edition of cnn this morning. s this sunday, january 1st, 2023. i got to say it first, boris. i m amara walker. 2023. isn t that crazy, amarah. where does the time go? yeah. thank you so much for joining us on this new year s day. i m boris sanchez. we hope your new year is off to a fantastic start. is it, amara? it s too early to say, but i ll tell you this, i do not set new year s resolutions, because i just disappoint myself. i take it literally day by day. let s survive today, january 1st, and see what the next day brings. i am fully with that sentiment. here s what s ahead for you this hour on cnn this morning. the new year comes with new rules when it comes to filing your taxes. why that could mean a larger paycheck this year. plus, if you ve been to the store lately, there s a good chance that there s an unexpected item in the bagging area. sound familiar? coming up, we ll talk about those
president biden moving to keep gas price s down with the critical midterm elections fast approaching. good morning, it is wednesday, october 19th i m brianna keilar with john berman. today the president is expected to announce he s authorizing the release of 15 million more barrels from the u.s. strategic reserve. the draw down first announced in march to release 180 million barrels. and on the inflation front, millions of americans could see a bump in paychecks next year thanks to an inflation adjustment in the tax code. this comes as president biden and democratic candidates lockdown midterm messaging. the focus now, economy and abortion. president biden was speaking trying to rally voters still angry about the supreme court decision on roe v. wade, pledging to protect abortion rights if more democrats are elected to congress. right now, we re short a handful of votes. if you care about the right to choose, then you got to vote. that s why these midterm elections are
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 they re still up 17 cents a gallon from a month ago. of course, the cost at the pump factors into the economic worries voters will carry to the polls and could be a problem for democrats since they re the party in power. cnn s phil mattingly is at the white house. phil, what do we expect to hear from the president? you know, ana, not a lot of levers the president can pull in an international economy and global market like the oil market. this, what the president will announce is one of them. both an actual action, announcing the sale of another 15 million barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve but also in sending
of many u.s. cities struggling to accommodate thousands of migrant children. the warning from mayor eric adams, that without a solution, the arrival of so many migrants will, quote, destroy the city. also tonight, the heatwave from texas to maine is relief. hurricane lee rapidly intensifying into a monster category 4. will it impact the u.s.? and a severe thunderstorm threat on the east coast. al roker is here. the. the new video of an american stranded by sickness more than 3,000 feet underground in a cave in turkey. the urgent rescue mission. the star of that 70s show danny masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for the rapes of two women. our team at the courthouse. former white house adviser peter navarro found guilty of contempt of congress for ignoring subpoenas from the january 6th committee. his defiant words outside court. our nbc news exclusive with secretary of state tony blinken in ukraine. what he says about ukraine s counteroffensive after months of
January 24, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") announced that the Bank Term Funding Program, where the FRB purchased government bonds at par, will cease making new loans.