from now. what message is he going to be sending? jose, this is a very important speech for the president. he s arguably not faced any stiffer headwinds during the course of his entire presidency that he does now. the price of gas over $5.00 per gallon, inflation persisting, not easing as the white house hoped. the president s approval rating is upside down, raising concerns among democrats that not only is the president going to be a political anchor in the midterm elections but that he should not even think about running for a second term. this will be focused on the economy to speak to what he would call home base. he s going to be speaking to the nation s leading labor union, the afl-cio. this is philadelphia where he headquartered his campaign, where he had his big kickoff rally. the message appears to be largely the same we ve been hearing from the white house for weeks. the president will talk about successes in his view, the fact
could backfire in that it might make it look like it s too political for the justice department to touch it. which is exactly why the times says the committee is divided. thank you so much, barbara, and thanks to you, leann caldwell. meanwhile, france s president macron, running for a second term came in first in the first round last night skpks now faces a runoff against far right leader, marine le pen, whose victory could do nato. a much tighter race this time around, what are le pen s chances. what happens if she wins in two weeks and becomes france s next president? reporter: i know. that s sort of mind boggling when you think about it, andrea. political observers in france because she has a much better chance this time around than she did in 2017 when marine le pen lost in a landslide to emmanuel