all right. thank you guys so much for watching the cross connection at home. i will be back next saturday at 10 am eastern. stay tuned for my missing friend alex. i owe you some seconds. we are well over our time. >> that is okay. i totally couldn't turn away. sonia curry, ufos, i was supposed to be studying my own show. forgive me if i make mistakes. see you saturday. >> thank you. >> a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex wilson reports. breaking news. a show force around this country at this hour. thousands of pro abortion

rights advocates are taking to city streets. a live look at chicago. demonstrations are well underway. the demonstrations are title ban off our bodies. they come after a draft opinion to abandon roe versus wade. -- justice clarence fondness broaching the subject in a public forum, says the leak undermines trust among justices. >> if someone said that one line of one opinion would be leaked by anyone, and you would say, that's impossible. no one would ever do that. and look where we are, where now that trust, or that belief is gone forever. we never had that before. we actually trusted. we may be a dysfunctional family, but we were a family. and we loved. we trusted each other. you left. together you went to lunch

together every day. >> well chief justice john roberts has ordered an investigation to the source of that leak. developing story on many fronts. antonia hilton from washington d.c., and jesse courage from chicago. welcome to you both. i'll begin with you antonia, where a rally on the national mall is just kicking off. talk about what protesters there say they hope to achieve. >> hey alex. look, this is a big crowd here. there are people of all ages and backgrounds. there are men and women here, families with their small toddlers. what they say they want to achieve a sending a message, to the supreme court, but also to legislators at the national level, at the state level, that they now need to take action on behalf of women. people are carrying signs saying, we are the majority. they are talking about how we

replace reproductive rights or health care, their family writes, their reproductive rights, when it comes to contraception, i met women who are concerned by other medical issues that they have that contraception and birth control pills help them with. there are already women coming up to the very first time. this is the first protests they've been too. they've been moved to share their stories because of this leaked opinion. they are trying to in some cases passed on a message to young generations. debra, who i met here, said for the first time, she came and shared a story with me about her back alley abortion when she was 13. >> i have never told anyone ever until right now. because i feel the strongly about it. i had a backstreet abortion when i was 13. and, of course, a rich person

set it up. and, through the mafia, in chicago, and it was the worst experience of my life. and i can't believe we are going back to this. it's a tragedy. >> alex, you could really hear and feel the emotion there in her voice. she pulled me aside and told me that she wanted to share this because she believes there were other young women who were gonna face the circumstances that she faced. [inaudible] [noise] [inaudible]

>> just listening to that. it was really difficult. so powerful as well. the message that she was willing to share. a scary, scary experience for her. thank you for bringing that to us antonia. for all of you, that's brooklyn acai to next to antonio. and we will see you again as we head to chicago and nbc's jesse kirsch. what's happening where you are? what are you hearing? i was kind of shaken by listening to that interview. that was so powerful. >> yes and i think that is just a rather reminder of how personal this issue is for

people. there are signs here on the crowned saying, i love someone who had an abortion. i spoke to women a short time ago who say they have a connection with someone they care about who said they had an abortion. i thought we would play a short soundbite from one of those women explaining part of what brought them here today. here's what they told us. >> we have friends personally who made some hard decisions, not because they didn't want children, but because they were a it was out of medical necessity. women not having access to that is absolutely maddening. it's upsetting that effects women -- and disproportionately women of color. >> that is something we are in chicago, we are in illinois, a state that codify protections for abortion rights. this is very much a pro abortion rights stay. trigger laws in this state were

taken off of the books in years past. still you have thousands of people who have galvanized. they were expecting 25,000. judging from the overhead picture, it clearly doesn't seem to be that many. but we have several thousand people at the rally right now. multiple speakers on the podium. we asked people why they were here. two things that stood out was that one, it's sending a message across the country that people hear support who are looking for abortions and their rights. second, illinois surrounded by several states, that may either be curtailing or out like banning abortions if they haven't already done so should roe v. wade be overturned. part of what is in the minds of some people here, is the possibility of how illinois might be impacted and impacting derek health care system, and if other people are coming from other states further abortions.

-- >> thank you jesse for that. let's bring in shauna thomas, who joins us from the national mall in washington, d.c.. she's cofounder and executive director of ultraviolet, one of the groups organizing today's march. congratulations to you. i'm sure it was a herculean effort to get this done. tell me shauna what you think these rallies are looking to accomplish and are you at all worry that we are past the point of no return, given that draft majority opinion indicating the supreme court very much intends to overturn roe v. wade? congress failed to codify abortion in federal law this. week where things stand up from your point? >> this is a crisis of epic proportions on a public health level, on human rights level. we are here today as a majority, you see it here in the streets in d.c., and cities and states

across the country's, blue, states red, states we are not going to accept. this we are not gonna sit idly by the minority. [noise] [inaudible] our message is clear. we will see in the streets. and we will see you at the ballot box. >> let's talk about congress, relatively what we saw this week with repetitive senators susan collins and lisa summer southgate, who said they support abortion, right yet voted against the bill codifying abortion rights. they called too broad. so by the way to joe manchin. here's what he said. >> 70% of the american public wants roe v. wade to be codified at it is presented over the last 50 years. for me, that would be the most reasonable, rational thing to do. the bill we have today, the women's health protection act, and i supported, but it is not

roe v. wade qualification out of the cases, it's an expansion. it wipes 500 state laws off the books. it expands abortion. >> first of, all izzy right? second of, all is there any room for negotiation to get senators on board with federal abortion protections? some republicans say no. they support acting the enforcing the ban a 20 weeks. can a compromise be reached? >> absolutely not. we are not interested in compromising on our fundamental rights and liberties. there is no compromising with an opposition who wants us to be second-class citizens. it's a ludicrous proposition. this is something that, it's an immediate, urgent threat at the state level. legislators need to step up and make sure they're expanding access. there is no such thing. there's no value in a right of people cannot actually exercise. it shouldn't matter where you live, what you, looks like how much money you make. that's the bottom line. it is going to be up to the

states to fight for the people whose lives are being directly impacted. let's be clear. this is not just a states fight. mccauley mccaul just last week for firm that republics are pursuing a national born on the ban on abortion when they are empowered to do. it >> you mentioned the states. you've got 13 of them, the have trigger laws, that almost immediately enact total bans on abortion if roe was struck down. 16 straits have been on the other direction. they have than acted laws to protect abortion. -- what are you focusing your state-level efforts on? >> when the supreme court decision comes down, as it is expected to, we know 26 states and possibly more are going to a ban abortions or come close to. and that's a least 36 million

people directly impacted right away. it is imperative, that the safe states, that acknowledge and believe in women's rights, and controlling our own bodies, actually expand their resources in that state to support not only the people in that state who need health care, but the influx of people who will be coming in for states all across the country to get the health care that they need. that is a crucial mechanism. the. let me stop there. >> let me ask you to expand on what would happen if it's up to republican lawmakers, let's talk about texas, that one has a trigger band that suggests the focus after overturning roe, should be to strengthen the social security net for women and children investing in foster care and adoption services. does this adequately address the issue of unwanted or dangerous pregnancies for women? >> absolutely not.

they are actively threatening the lives of women, criminalizing women who are seeking abortions, people trying to help them seek abortions. they will create a public health crisis. [noise] [inaudible] it means not only do legislators and those states need to take action [inaudible] [noise] to recognize this emergency for what it is [inaudible] [noise] make sure they are doing everything in their power to prove that protect not only people who need abortions [inaudible] >> 100%. shauna one more question. i know it's getting loud behind you. do you think the issue of abortion will motivate moderates, motivate independents who may have voted republican in the last election to that vote for pro abortion rights democrat? >> there is no question in my

mind that this is gonna have a huge impact on the election. 70% of people say abortion should be legal. [inaudible] [noise] [inaudible] i think that will only grow. this is over republican overreach. to an extent is this causing a massive shift in the context of this election. what people understand to be at stake. i think what we are seeing in the senate is further confirmation for people that this vote [inaudible] have been very focused on growing the pro-choice, anti-choice [inaudible] >> shot-a-thon this. thank you so much for joining. us make a little pivot intern attention to the podium. thank you. overseas now. these are the big breaking story. as majority leader mitch mcconnell made a trip to kyiv today. >> nice to meet you.

welcome. >> good to see. >> good to see you too. >> and president zelenskyy's office shared video of this republican delegation, including -- meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin spent time today having a quote frank exchange with the president of finland over finland's interest in joining nato. let's go to jay -- joining me now from lviv. what have you heard in developments today? >> let's start with the republican delegation, a surprise visitor heightened security. president of ukraine, president zelenskyy saying it is a strong signal of bipartisan support, not only from congress but from the american people as well as he continues to speak the senators to pass the 40 billion a that they are currently debating a vote for that was

held by -- by vladimir putin. he told him, in no uncertain terms, they plan to apply for a nato membership in the next few days. easy says that it was part of what was a direct and straightforward call. russian officials saying that it is the latest in a series of aggressions by the west. >> the collective west has announced a total hybrid war on us. it is difficult to forecast how long this war will last. it is clear that the consequences will be felt by everybody without exception. they've done everything to avoid a direct clash. the challenge has been thrown to us. we accept it. it is nothing to new to

sanctions. we have always been under sanctions. what surprised us is the use of phobia an explosion which we noticed in all of the so-called civilized countries. >> finland's president says that he pushed on the idea of war being a deep concern and one that is really affecting civilians. he asked that they open up humanitarian corridors more often and they get more people out of that country on the civilian side. russia has set in return, the russian owned electricity company in finland might shut down and refused to provide power as they move forward. a lot of back and forth on that today. >> sure was. jay gray, thanks for that. also new today, for all of you, efforts to resolve the baby formula crisis, and for many,

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working on very hard. there's nothing more urgent that we are working on than that right now. i think we are going to be making significant progress very shortly. >> a sense of urgency from president biden on the baby formula crisis as we just learned today. critical new information from one of the biggest manufacturers this is as the white house takes steps to address the nationwide shortage. we are going down to delaware where the president is spending the weekend.

josh, tell us what's new we learned about this mess today? >> we learned from one of the largest makers, here in the united states, a pair ago, one of the four manufacturers that dominate the market for baby formula, that they are expecting these delays, these shortages of baby formula we see across the country, could last throughout the rest of this year, alex. it will take some time to get this problem under control. one of the biggest challenges is the fact that, half of all baby formula in the united states is purchased through the wick program. the women infants and children program. if you are a family that uses the wicked problem, based on which state you are in, there's one brand, one type of formula you can buy with that money. if the store you go to his out of it, you cannot just by a different brand that is on the shelf. the biden administration is trying to get states to change that to make it easier for

people to get whatever baby formula they can get their hands on. president biden is saying that he expects there to be progress on this within weeks. >> the fda has been looking at and will be working with manufacturers to facilitate corporations from formulas abroad in places like europe, where we can get more products on u.s. shelves. that is underway. it is a weeks or less getting significantly more formula on shelves. >> you heard president biden there addressing the fact that baby formula is highly regulated by the fda in the u.s.. typically, you cannot buy formula overseas. that is one thing that they are working to address and try to resolve. this is for the immediate crisis. the biden administration also unveiled a new website at age age as.gov slash formula. you can go if you are finding

-- having trouble finding formula you can in your community -- there are other food banks are their committees that can help at age age as.gov slash formula. >> good grief. this is a mess. thank you so much, josh, with efforts to fix this. joining me now is rick newman calling us from yahoo finance. good to see you, my friend! you heard the report from the white house. what appears to you to be the most logical solution? how soon can this and? you heard the presidency, he wants to get this served up in the weeks. tell that to the mom and dad who's holding the hungry baby that is crying. they want to done like that. >> this relates to a laboratories that shut down in february because there was concern that the formula could have been tainted. there were illnesses in babies and one death, but there was no

link to the formula made there. one question is what is going on at the factory? why is it not online? we are ramping up production elsewhere. we are trying to get this factory back online. the fda has not explained what's taking so long. someone needs to be kicking butt to get this back online. meanwhile, if you are president biden, you must be thinking to yourself what else could go wrong? you already have inflation, supply chain problem, and now of all things, a shortage of baby formula. >> let's talk about all the things that are going wrong right now. gas prices hit a record high today. aaa says that a gallon of gas is now for 25. it is breaking records for five straight days. look at this! oil company profits are not suffering at all. the first quarter of this year revealed exxonmobil earned 90 billion dollars. it's up to 59 billion from a year ago. bp required its highest profit of 51 billion. coco phillips earned 5.8

billion. it is a 480% year over year. that is 500% increase. are you kidding me? check out shell, it ain't it earned 83 billion dollars. that is twice the projections. do you have an explanation for this disconnect? do you think high gas prices are here to stay? >> i'm talking to people in the energy industry about what's going on here. everyone looks at these gargantuan profits and what a lot of people don't realize is that this industry just got hammered from 2015 to 2020. exxon lost 22 billion dollars in 2020. it was the worst lost ever. what happened during the period of time is that the industry overproduced. it lost a lot of money, a lot of companies went out of business. the industry is now saying that we are not going to get stuck in that trap again. they know that just because oil and gas prices go high for a little while, it does not mean that they will stay there. they are very reluctant to put the money into new capacity right now because, number one, there is no guarantee that

prices will stay high, and number two, a lot of people in this business lost money for the last five or six years. they are seeing discipline, discipline. do not do it again. less to have no more wipe outs. there's no doubt that they are beneficiaries of high oil prices because they invest in this infrastructure. when the price goes up, they make more money. the price also goes down and then they lose money. they are reluctant to add more capacity because they got burned in the recent past. >> a couple of areas to check out. overall, gas is up 44% year over year. then let's go to used cars. they are up 23%. meet, fish, eggs, up 14%. food overall is up 9%. rick, you wrote that americans can battle inflation by not buying stuff. but how can buy habits make a difference when the items that are driving inflation are necessities? >> i do not think americans will buy less stuff. i'm making wishful point here

that this is the solution for inflation. when we do have a recession, which sometimes happens with inflation, this is exactly what happens. fueled by less because they're less concerned about money. they bring prices down. demand goes down. people cannot buy less staples. they cannot buy less food, they cannot buy less gasoline if they need to get to work. on the other hand, americans are willing to pay higher progressive. i'm irony americans to save a lot of money by -- a lot of people live paycheck to paycheck. this is hurting them. you have another class of americans that saved a lot of money during the pandemic. look at travel. your first 30%. people are paying. people do not care that they are up 30%. they are paying because they want to travel. this is after being stuck at home for two years. we are in a weird spot in the economy right now where we are not back to normal but people want to get back to normal. we still have distorted spending patterns in the economy.

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developments for the january 6th select committee. the panel waiting to see if they will get any testimony after issuing subpoenas to five republican lawmakers. committee is weighing what sets to take. next the reaction so far has made their complaints in questionable. >> i think this is an illegitimate committee. they do not really have the authority to issue subpoenas in my opinion. so, we don't want to dignify

what they are doing. >> does that mean that you will not comply with the subpoena? >> i haven't even seen the subpoena. i really can't tell you whether minute comply or not. >> look my view on the committee has not changed. they're not conducting a legitimate investigation. it seems as though they just want to go after -- >> this is all for headlines and sensationalize a shunt. the fact that they sounded to the press before the senate to the members, just prove it's all about headlines. this all things a charade. >> joining me now is congressman seth moulton -- like good friend to us. welcome back. do you expect congressman, any of these republican lawmakers to testify? i'm curious how you see it playing out. can they just ignore a congressional subpoena because they quote don't in their opinion as seeing it being legit. aren't there penalties for doing that? >> imagine if every criminal in america just could avoid a court summons, a subpoena, or

whatever else, just because they do not think it's legit? it's absolutely ridiculous. the principle of our government is that nobody is above the law. another thing why another there's a reason why a hunt for hundreds of years treason is a high crime. often the greatest threats to government come from within. that is why it is so important that we actually get to the bottom of what house lawmakers, the people who we trust to represent us in washington, actually contributed to the insurrection. >> the subpoenas, and the ones six committee overall, and the way it is been going -- does this potentially further divide the partisan nature of things between lawmakers on capitol hill? >> it depends on how these republicans respond. if they do the right thing, by the oath they took to the constitution and to the country, and the citizens they represent, they will comply with the subpoenas.

they will follow the law. as expect everyone else to follow the law. these are literally the people who helped make the laws. if there's anybody in america that you make the laws that are made who follow the laws that are made, it's these people members of congress. >> should we brace for seeing subpoenas for former president trump, former vice president pence before the work is done? >> i don't mean to sound like a broken record, but at the end of the day, of course they should be subpoenas, because nobody is above the law. the only arguments i have served for not bringing in pence and trump are political. it's about making the political divide in washington worse. the political divide in 2022, was so much smaller of an issue, than the fact that donald trump tried to overthrow our government, tried to overthrow our democracy. january 6th was such a traumatic experience for so many americans. i was there on january 6th.

it was for everybody in this country, it was such a traumatic experience. everybody just wants to move. on but you cannot risk history repeating itself because we don't take it seriously and don't get to the bottom of what exactly happened. you can't look at donald trump and say he was mastermind, but we're not gonna color in then because that will make people politically upset. let's follow the law, get to the truth, and make sure this never happens again to our government. >> yes. 100 percent. what would you want to ask kevin mccarthy were you able to pose a question? >> you know it's amazing to me that kevin mccarthy is a fact that as we now know from the audio recordings, he had this moment of truth. he had this moment where he truly understood. >> about 24 hours. >> right. and i just want to get into that. i would say kevin, you had this moment when you actually want to do the right thing for the

country. why not return to? that one recognize that you have an opportunity here to go down in history as someone who has the political courage to stand up to your party? which is completely controlled by one that, and do the right thing for generations of americans? why not take that chance and do the right thing for america? >> i think you are reading the minds of many who would love to get the answer to that my friend. let's move on to the war in ukraine. and we talk about the 40 billion dollar aid package that was passed by the house, which hit a roadblock in the senate. -- is that an unreasonable request? should how and where the money is being spent should be accountable to congress? >> it's not fundamentally a reasonable request of course. we should have accountability. but this is coming from one of the far-right putin apologists

in the senate. -- this it is just not moving quickly enough. what you frequently hear from republicans, yes, the biden administration is giving the ukrainians a lot of support in this fight for freedom, but we wish he was moving more quickly. -- even democrats have criticize the biden administration for not moving on quickly enough here. -- every day that goes, by every hour that goes, by these ukrainian freedom fighters don't have these weapons that they need to defend their country on the frontlines, more ukrainians will die. so, what rand paul is doing right now, is condemning more ukrainians to their death with this bureaucratic holdup. >> okay, representative seth moulton, thank you so much for your insight.

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17 people are hurt after a mass shooting in downtown milwaukee overnight. it happened near the -- where thousands attended a bucks celtics game just hours before. ten people were taken in custody. -- all victims are expected to survive. britney griner's pretrial detention in moscow is now bidding standby one month. -- the extension could be an indication her case could go to trial soon. the basketball star has been detained since february. no new covid cases have tripled in the last six weeks. -- meanwhile, you today, donald

trump is endorsing far right candidate doug past renal for the race for pennsylvania governor. -- let's go to nbc's josh byrne -- welcome. he is not the only far-right getting last-minute momentum in this race. it's causing a little bit of a panic within the states republican party. break it all down for. us >> in fact, the mastriano has been campaigning alongside the other surprise candidate here, kathy burnett, who has surged in recent days. this is a major twist in a race that is now in the final 11th hour here alex. we've got a chance to sit down exclusively with barnett. it's our second time speaking with her. we talk to her back in february, where she sort of foreshadow she's told me she had been sitting in a room with voters

hearing them questioned the rich and carpetbaggers coming into pennsylvania and she said something different is brewing. here and i'll as i've been talking to voters, i've since the last several months resistance, the two men who have only been the two front runners for a while, celebrities doctor oz and businessman mccormack. people seem to be looking for a third option, despite the fact that awes got the -- received endorsed minutes from the likes of mike pompeo. but it is kathy burnett who has really been running on someone some have been calling an ultra maga platform. she is continue to press the claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent. she talked about her stomps tension on a bra abortion, no exceptions. -- it's those talking points that have gotten some of those maga

base voters, got their ears perked up. of course, alex when you are front runner, when you start to gain momentum, and the tax coming your way. in recent days, the former tweets of burn it has resurfaced. we asked about those tweets, that i've included homophobic and islamophobic statements. take a listen to what she said about the. why do you feel about those messages when you look back on what you tweeted out? >> what everyone should feel and see is that i don't think one sentence was completed. it was all linked to another page. on twitter, you only get so many characters. i think it is very prejudice and i believe it is very unfair to take a snippet. >> this tweet says that pedophilia is the cornerstone of islam. >> no. i don't think that is me. i would have never said that. >> alex, right now, we are at a

rally for mastery on oh. barnett is here as well. we have been trying to cover this race. we've been told multiple times that media is not allowed. sir, this is the biggest headline of the week. mast ronald, barnett, they are surging in the polls, we are hoping to cover the rally. >> can you please step back. >> media has been asking now for almost an hour to be led in. we just want to. >> you need to be kept behind the cones please. >> our job is to tell the stories of this race. can you tell us why the media is not allowed. >> can you step behind the cones. can you step behind the cones. thank you. thank you. >> can you tell us why media is not a lot in. >> i have no answer. i just know you have to be kept behind the cones. >> what is your role here sir? >> no answer. >> we have been trying to come in to tell the story to see what these candidates who, clearly, our front runners have to say. there is no luck today.

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one of today's pro abortion rallies across the country. as they take to the streets, democrats are struggling to find a united message on what is next for a woman's weight of truth. the women post-rights, bite displays of anger and pledges to take action, democrats have yet to cool a less around a

xiaojie to spark and sustain a public backlash capable of pushing abortion rights to center stage and motivating voters to turn out for the november midterms to elect candidates to defend them. it is a mouthful. we are going to get in with it with adrienne l rod who is this member of the biden harris campaign. she is a contributor to the boston globe. good to see you both. good to go, adrian, with you first. what do you make of all? that what is the counter offensive there? the democrats knew decision is coming this summer? why was there not a strategy in place? >> alex, i disagree with the article. there has not been a strategy in place. planned parenthood and multiple organizations across the country have been preparing for this moment for the last 50 years. there is different -- definitely a strategy in place. unfortunately, when we saw in congress, we knew it was going

to feel. we knew it we would not get republicans on that vote. this is also a way for us to hold their feet to the fire and make sure that voters understand that it is all on republicans and republicans alone. under mitch mcconnell's leadership when he is majority leader, invoked three conservative justices. we need to make sure on the state and make sure that gretchen, a number, they win. -- we need to flip a state legislators to make sure that they are in democratic control. this is how we protect more women if roe is overturned. it appears that it will be. >> i will ask you to put on a republican had. michaels signal dropped out. i don't think you ever put on a public republican had before. >> it will be tough. >> it'll be fun. after that failed, we have democrats that are now saying

it is on voters to elect more democrats into office. some voters are frustrated by that. they said that they did that in 2020. they won the white house. they won both chambers of congress. is that an effective strategy that our hands are tied unless you vote? >> i understand voters frustration. we have a very close senate. we have a very close house. the answer to this is to elect more democrats so that we can have a water majority and we have more room, not necessarily for error, but to pass legislation that is going to get a broader number of democrats on board. when it comes to the election, i do not know why, this is where i put my republican hat on. i did not know why republicans want to have this fight right now over abortion rights. it is something that is supported depending on what poll you look at. it is seven out of ten or eight out of ten americans. i just spent a couple of days in dallas texas without my

college girlfriends. these are suburban voters who tend to vote republican, sometimes democratic. they are extremely worried about roe. this is something that is going to definitely solidify their votes for democrats up and down the ticket. we already have this conversation. that is a prototype of the type of voter that we are going to get back. they are the voters that carried the election in 2018. they carried the joe biden over the finish line. they will do very well for democrats in 2022. >> okay, let's change to a different topic of focus here. democrats are having a similar messaging prop problem when it comes to inflation. there's an article that says quote, when porter gave an emotional speech about how inflation has been hitting her family for months during a private house caucus meeting last week, she said it seemed like the first time the personal toll of high consumer prices had sunk in for some lawmakers in the room. for porter, the episode

revealed how much work democrats something to do to assure voters that they understand every day anxieties, particularly inflation strains on family budgets. she is not alone. some democrats have warned for months that the party is falling short when it comes to communicating to an increasingly exasperated public. your thoughts adrian on democrats. do they need to do a better job at connecting with their constituents on this issue? jo >> i think that president biden has done a good job on this. he acknowledges that americans are feeling the pain at home, they are feeling the pain of higher gas prices, higher food prices. it is something that is affecting a lot of families. i think we also have to acknowledge, alex, number one, we came off of a once in a generation pandemic. it is affecting inflation in the united states and everywhere in the entire world. the united states is actually doing a lot better at that. number two, look, the biden administration and the

democrats have a great story to tell when it comes to the economy. record job growth, record on unemployment, republicans are the ones who don't want to raise the minimum wage. they are the ones who, when inflation became an issue, we are so excited that americans are feeling like this because it was going to be something that was going to affect us at the ballot box in november. the bottom line is, the biden administration has a plan to address inflation. republicans are obstructing it at every way, shape, or form, that they can. democrats have to make sure that we acknowledge what families are feeling, but also acknowledge that we have a plan to address this. republicans are obstructing. >> adrian elwood, a one-on-one. we will get michael back. there were some technical difficulties. it is good to see you my friend, thank you. lobby reports from across the country. rallies in support of abortion rights in minutes. the infinite formula -- the infant formula shortage is

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