just ahead. we will continue to bring gas prices down. they know the economy remains top of mind for voters. the president. hi, bob. my whole life has been deals. it is trump unvarnished, blunt, profane. it will not surprise you that he attacks people he doesn t like. we haven t seen something like this in new york city for nearly a century. these are human beings being shipped all over. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is wednesday, october the 19th. 9 a.m. in london. 4 a.m. in washington. in the coming hours u.s. president joe biden will address voter anxiety over energy prices less than three weeks ahead of the mid-term election. mr. biden is expected to announce that 15 million barrels of oil will be released from the u.s. strategic petroleum reserve in an effort to ease oil prices. it s at the lowest level since the 1980s. despite gas prices going down, crude prices have been rising after opec plus announced plan
declared a state of emergency. it may all cost the city as much as a billion dollars for this year alone. back to you. nationwide protests against iran s authoritarian regime are in a consecutive week. masa amini died in the presence of the morality police allegedly not wearing her hijab. iran wire shows protesters gathering around a fire on tuesday. it s become a symbol in the fight for women s rights and freedoms in iran. these are university students in northern iran chanting freedom and equality in their protest march on tuesday. meanwhile, an iranian rock climber is now back in tehran after competing without her hijab on sunday. she told iranian state media on arrival that she accidentally