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but it is still the economy that tops voters' list of priorities. by a long shot. and on that front, a new forecast today says a recession is coming. and that it will look a lot like the one that turned the phrase it's the economy, stupid, into political gospel. let's discuss all of this, mj lee live at the white house. abby phillip in washington and mj, we know the economy blows away all others so why is this, abortion right, the focus for the president today? >> reporter: well, ana, i think this white house would certainly argue that this isn't the president's focusing on abortion ...

Sames that putin is set on this course of targeting the power. >> yeah, and what is important to people just to be able to go on living in ukraine. the death toll i'm hearing has gone up following yesterday's fighter jet crash in southern russia. what are you learning about this, nic? >> reporter: yeah, it was on a training mission. apparently an engine caught on fire. it slammed into a building. you could hear in the video a lot of ammunition that was on board the plane which makes you wonder how much of a training mission it was on and it was russia that said that the engine caught on fire b...

This has positive impact on the markets and the president is able to tout that, that of course has a political overspill effect. this is why i find it so intriguing. you have things that could be potential, potential big successes and achievements, that this president would want 100% focus on and you have these other things going oond it is going to be up to him, the president, in many ways to determine how much attention is paid to one of the other. if he's able to really deliver something, whether it is china trade or whether real deliverables come out of the north korean summit, and he's ab...