the january 6th committee. that house committee is still at work. one of the washington post reporters behind the latest january 6th scoop will join us. plus, for the first time we re learning of the secret scramble on the day of the insurrection, prompted by something president trump said and something the house committee is now investigating. also, the race to lead the country s second biggest city going down to the wire, a billionaire businessman up against someone who at one point was reportedly on the short list for president biden s vp. we have a lot to get to. i want to bring in garrett haake, along with white house correspondent carol lee. i want to start with you, cara. at times briefings can be somewhat lighthearted. now this one. matthew mccoy hi had a very clear and emotional message not just to the audience in the briefing room, but presumably the audience watching live across the country. that s right, hallie, he made an impassioned plea to pass legislat
dana: incredible. i m glad to be back with all of you. let me tell you the world over they are amazing and we appreciate you very much. the national average soaring to an all time high of $4.86 a gallon up 25 cents from last week and $2 from a year ago. bill: americans say it will be one of the deciding issues how they vote in november and also concerned about the economy and inflation and crime. the president is under water on the big three issues when it comes to your wallet. dana: i ve been dying to talk about all of this. let s start with peter doocy reporting from the north lawn this morning. hi, peter. good morning. welcome back. white house officials aren t just saying they think things are going well. they are saying they think thing are going well because of them. i have reporters calling me when delta hit, omicron hit, putin went into ukraine saying is that it? will that derail the recovery? and so far you ve seen resilience. that has a lot to do with the
with all on this. sandra: a big line-up, but an economy in crisis. americans are looking for solutions to those surging gas prices and the highest inflation in decades. but it has democrats staring down a red wave in november as more and more voters are coming to the conclusion biden administration is not up to the task. hello, and welcome as we begin a brand-new week. sandra smith in new york. john: great to see you back after a long weekend. john roberts in washington, and this is america reports . the price of gasoline setting a record high the tenth day in a row, an average of $5 a gallon. the cost to fill up the tank up 103% since president biden took office. sandra: and people are certainly taking notice. those numbers putting democrats hopes in jeopardy in november, 83% of the american people in a new abc news poll say the economy is the top issue for them heading into the fall. now desperation setting in at the white house as word comes, president biden might
[national anthem] rachel: wow. good morning, everybody. it is 6:00 in new york city pete: out of cats. rachel: i just love all those patriotic kid photos. i actually think we should do one with just kids. good morning, will, good morning, pete. pete: good morning. good to have you back. rachel: thank you. keep sending those pictures in, everybody, especially kids. we love those kid pictures. will: that ll be in the coffee if table book. a kids section, a dog section, not a cat section [laughter] and a military section. rachel: cats aren t patriotic. they re just so into themselves will: they re not looking at the flag. [laughter] pete: anyway, we are so glad you re here. do, please, keep sending those photos in. i get e-mails and textses all the time who say itune in at 6:00 to catch the anthem. it s our favorite part of the eau show. rachel: yesterday i wasn t here because my if oldest daughter graduated from the university of chicago, and there she is. by the way, i
lives in our new york newsroom with the latest from philadelphia. alexis. set up with this violence. just the latest shooting. firing into this large crowd. detective signing at least five guns at this crime scene. police trying to figure out what led to the shooting in the first place. they are not sure just yet. taking a look at video from the scene that shows a fistfight that may have reportedly led to the shooting. watch. an automatic you could hear just how many gunshots were there. this new surveillance video shows people running just after the shots were fired. south street in philly slammed with people on a nice summer night. just before midnight investigator safe 14 people shot, three killed. people ran to take cover. this is where it all happened. investigators citing multiple gunmen opening fire into this large crowd. that is when a philadelphia police officer pulled out his gun and tried to take down one of the shooters. federal, state and local partners work to