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prices for the american people. >> the white house projects optimism despite soaring inflation. the impacts costs are having on american's wallets and some summer staples. republican senator john cornan booed at a conference. where those negotiations stand now. a mega drought in the united states causing big problems for america's farmers. >> are we going to have water in two or three years out of our aqua nobody can say that. "newsroom" starts right now. it is so good to have your company here this morning. it's saturday, june 18th. i'm christie paul. good morning. >> good t...

fredericka witfield. israeli forces fire new strikes at gaza as fighting resumes following a weeklong truce between israel and hamas. those strikes include targets in southern gaza. it's an area that remained largely unscathed during israel's initial assault of northern gaza. talks of a new truce have reached, quote, a dead end, according to prime minister netanyahu's office. israel blames hamas for the breakdown in talks and accusing the terror group of not fulfilling its promise to return all women and children being held as hostages. the idf says there are still 136 hostages in ga...

Fire. boo! >> sometimes my job is pretty simple. sometimes my job is as simple as saying no. >> you hear there the lead republican negotiator on the bipartisan gun safety package, senator john cornan being booed as he discussed what the bill includes. >> serious doubts are emerging about the senate's ability to pass gun control legislation. a republican source telling cnn it will be a long time for the text of that bill is ready despite optimism from some democrats that believe the sides have made progress. let's take you to capitol hill now. danella, what is the holdup on getting this bill ...

Right now. how does the president make that optimism effective? >> the president said yesterday his administration is using every lever to bring the prices down but he also projected that optimism by saying he believes the u.s. is the best position nation in the world to deal with the global inflation that we're seeing but the truth is that that optimism doesn't exactly jive with what americans are feeling when they feel the pinch at the gas pump, at the grocery store, paying everyday prices. that will be a major hurdle for this administration to overcome. really trying to empathize with ameri...

it will make things more difficult. it is very important that you act quickly, and i'm now waiting for your response. >> cnn's elise lapin joins us from the white house. before we get to reaction, let's talk about the demands. what are they demanding? >> well, soledad, a range of demands starting from releasing all al qaeda and taliban prisoners and in particular those responsible for the 1993 bombing of the world trade center, the attempted attack on the world trade center, and also a halt to all air strikes in yemen, somalia, afghanistan and pakistan and the list goes on. more good...