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arguing that the doj must explain. "the difference between a free republic and a banana republic is not whether the powerful could be held to account but whether the powerful are held to account legitimately. it's not a pretext for ulterior motives. does the department of justice understand this?" the jury they stay is still out. that as representative jim banks and other members of congress travel to new jersey to meet with the former president. banks says on the issue of running in 2024, trump is resolved. >> i've never seen the president as fired up as what he was tonight. >> mart...

>> reporter: so he's going to be pushing for this three-month gags holiday, and basically that would mean a 90-day suspension of the federal gas tax. if you're wondering what that's going to save you when you're actually at the pump, right now the federal gas tax is about 18 cents for a regular gallon and 24 cents for a gallon of diesel fuel. so not really that big of a difference when you're looking at an average price of gas. it is getting close to $5. of course it topped $5 earlier this month. so that's been a big question for lawmakers because getting this done is not just someth...

>> sandra: america's energy crisis, president biden will ask congress to suspend the gas tax for summer. critics say it will have little impact on american wallets and could make the inflation situation worse. hello, welcome, everyone, i'm sandra smith in new york. hi, john. >> john: i'm john roberts in washington and this is "america reports." the president will request a three month suspension of the gas tax through september, currently $0.18 a gallon for gasoline. $0.24 a gallon for diesel. studies show a move like this does not save people all that much money but does cost the go...

every legal recommend dip is exhausted, a tone different than she reported in her interview before the january 6th panel. >> and the temperature yesterday underscored how ugly and scary it was to be an elections worker or public official who either came under donald trump's scrutiny or refused to bow to his pressure to overturn the results. arizona house speaker republican rusty bowers described the hoards of people, some with weapon, who would show up at his home. and pole workers shea moss and her mother ruby freeman gave gut wrenching accounts of the threats so unrelenting that th...

abortion pill. and tonight, the retired l.a. sheriff's deputy missing in greece amid soaring temperatures. the all-out search, and news coming in, a second american is now missing, too. first tonight, new storms now pummeling florida. authorities warning of life-threatening and potentially catastrophic flooding. dangerous driving, high water rescues. residents who say they have never seen this before. and now, the extreme heat moving into the east, right up the coast. washington, philadelphia, new york city. meantime, that heat helping to fuel a massive wildfire, destroying hom...