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widespread suffering with americans losing the income they need to get by. the resulting income shock could lead to a recession that destroys many american jobs and businesses. >> meanwhile, former executives from silicon valley bank and signature bank were grilled at a hearing about the collapse of those of those institutions, which triggered a mini banking crisis. svb's former ceo apologized, while blaming events that were beyond his control. senators, they were not buying it. >> you made a very stupid bet it went bad, didn't you? >> senator -- >> the taxpayers of america had to pick up the tab. for your stupidity, didn't they? >> senator, they were a series of events, unprecedented events that had occurred which led us to where we are today. >> this was not unprecedented. this was bone deep, down to the marrow, stupid. you put all your eggs in one basket. >> fair point, also tonight, some good news ahead of the summer travel season. axios, reporting gas prices have come down 30% over the last year. on average, americans paying about $3. 50 a gallon as opposed to five bucks a year ago. even with falling gas prices, which we know are so important to voters, voters are not feeling better about the economy. consumer confidence is that a six month low. with that, let's get smarter
>> fair point, also tonight, some good news ahead of the summer travel season. axios, reporting gas prices have come down 30% over the last year. on average, americans paying about $3.50 a gallon as opposed to five bucks a year ago. even with falling gas prices, which we know are so important to voters, voters are not feeling better about the economy. consumer confidence is that a six month low. with that, let's get smarter with the help of our lead off panel tonight. luke broadwater, pulitzer prize-winning congressional reporter for the new york times. dan ayton is here, cnbc contributor, and former senator and yet msnbc political analyst, claire mccaskill. luke, you're on the hill reporting. we know how the white house is posturing, how republicans are posturing. are these two parties any closer and getting a deal done on the debt ceiling? >> you heard a little bit of optimism, there has been some notion for the deal.
buckle up for a very busy summer travel season. aaa is now forecasting near pre-pandemic levels of people hitting the road and flying for the upcoming memorial day weekend. cnn's pete muntean joins us now live to preview the madness. pete, memorial day obviously the unofficial start of summer. what do the numbers show in terms of predictions? >> two weeks out, boris, is when memorial day officially is. although aaa says the rush really begins the thursday before. so ten days out if you've not made your plans just yet. the big thing to underscore here is that the numbers may exceed pre-pandemic levels in some spots and it's going to be a huge kickoff to what will be a very big summer travel season, maybe even bigger than what we
two other wkers wereouho to bringire under control. they say about the causes under investigation. looking ahead now to the unofficial start of the summer travel season, this memorial day weekend which aaa predicts will be one of the busiest on record. more than 42 million americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more, making for some busy roadways and crowded skies. chris hanley reports on what they are doing to avoid a repeat of last year's chaos. >> reporter: the summer floodgate is about to open at airports nationwide as travelers face another summer of turmoil. she is among the 67% of flyers worried about cancellations disrupting vacations. she's heading to dublin next month. >> trusting that the first flight will actually get me to boston is probably the most
months. she faces life in prison. just ahead of travel season, thousands of united airlines' pilots picketing at major airports across the u.s. yesterday commanding higher pay and a better -- demanding higher pay and a better work/life balance. the pilots are upset because they've been working without a pay increase for more than four years. this comes as southwest airlines and american airlines' pilot unions threaten to strike ahead of the busy summer travel season. and thousand to the usfl. week five kicking off just hours from thousand with the maulers taking on the panthers at 12:30 eastern time. and after that game, catch the houston gamblers as they face off against the birmingham stallions. and tomorrow the memphis showboats will look to give the new orleans breaker s their first loss of the year. both of those match-ups on fox. and those are your headlines. tomorrow on "fox & friends" weekend, a very special mother's day show. plus, we're kicking off national
please, sit down. as we approach memorial day this weekend -- memorial day weekend, i'm rushing it and a busy summer travel season. >> jesse: not only does joe not know what day it is, all the things going on in the country monday morning he delivers remarks on baggage fees with buttigieg. the president just doesn't have the pulse of the american people. and this has to scare the heck out of the white house. and now former president trump opened up a 7 point lead over joe biden o'er joe. seven points. president biden says nothing's his fault. it's the media wants. >> why do you think your polling is where it is. >> i don't think -- by the way, every major one who run re-election their polling numbers are where mine is now. >> polling aside, sentiment in this country despite all these wins is not very good. >> all they have heard is negative news for three years. everything is negative.
messages of hate. the gruesome rampage at a texas mall killing eight people. our brand new reporting on the gunman's racist and right-wing posts on social media. why the army would not allow him to serve and how he bought his arsenal. this as we learn more about the remarkable efforts to stop him and help the victims. also tonight the suspect in the crash that killed eight migrants at a texas bus stop, charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault. authorities trying to determine if it was intentional. and his extensive criminal record. closing arguments in donald trump's civil trial. a writer saying the former president raped and defamed her. plus mr. trump's stunning video deposition and what both sides said today. alex murdaugh's admission he lied about the death of his long-time housekeeper. what's next in the case and why millions of dollars are at stake. as the summer travel season kicks off, could a new rule make airlines pay you when it's their fault that flights are canceled or delayed? when you could start seeing that cash. and after this winter's massive
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with the summer travel season about to heat up, president biden is pitching new rules that could put money back in your pocket if, if an airline delays or cancels your flight. cnn's brian todd is over at reagan national airport for us. he's digging into the proposal for us. brian, what sort of compensation would airlines be required to pay? >> reporter: wolf, they'd have to pay for your hotel, your food, possibly other things. but that only comes into play if the delay or cancelation is the airline's fault. and that's where it could get tricky for passengers. it was only a few months ago that the southwest airlines cancelation meltdown over the holidays left millions of travelers stranded and miserable. >> i wanted to visit my family, but there's nothing i can do about it. >> reporter: tonight, we're on the brink of a busy summer travel season, which analysts and officials acknowledge could be messy for the airlines, like last summer's was. >> summer travel is going to put