remember the three day week in the 1970s but, when i was in a different country, i was south america chris bruntpm, the lights will go out, and you had to get your candle is ready. it a memorable time and i think it reminds us just how important energy is, something we would always forget. the daily telegraph leads us to mo hussein's point about prices. price cap must 90, point about prices. price cap must go, say energy companies. firms insist restriction has to be abolished, as gas price hits record high, but kwasi kwarteng went back down. ,, ., ., down. quite right too. the government _ down. quite right too. the government had _ down. quite right too. the government had to - down. quite right too. the government had to stand i down. quite right too. the i government had to stand firm down. quite right too. the - government had to stand firm on this. it was put in for a very good reason. people will be facing huge household rises in bills. to take that comfort blanket away is just going to plunge millions more people into poverty, so i am really pleased to see that he took such a firm line to

chris. >> laura, good morning. the brunt of this $3.5 trillion spending plan that the president and democrats favor would fall on the super wealthy and top earners, raising corporate tax rates and on individuals making over $400,000 a year, includes a 3% sir tax on individuals making more than $5 million. the legislative posturing as president biden makes his first official trip to the west coast, will travel to colorado where he will tout both of his spending plans at the national renewable energy laboratory. supporters say the proposal would generate enough revenue to expand things like child care, paid leave and universal pre-k. not without its share of detractors. some republicans are calling out the high price tag and one no vote from senate democrats could kill the whole thing. >> we got a lot of negotiations to do over the next couple weeks. i am optimistic we're going to get it done. >> [ inaudible ]. >> also in washington today, secretary of state antony blinken will face another tough round of questions about the b

chris. >> good morning, laura. the brunt of this $3.5 trillion tax and spending plan would be borne by the nation's highest earners. it calls for higher corporate tax rates and individuals making over $400,000 a year would also pay higher rates and includes a 3% sir tax. the legislative posturing as president biden makes his trip to the west coast, traveling to colorado where he will tout both of his plans at the national renewable energy laboratory. supporters say the proposal would generate enough revenue to expand child care, paid leave and universal pre-k not without its share of detractors. some republicans say that they are not on board. democrats as well, say they're not on board with that type of price tag and one no vote from a democrat in the senate would kill the whole thing. >> we got a lot of negotiations to do over the next couple weeks. i am optimistic we're going to get it done. >> also in washington today, secretary of state antony blinken back on the hill for another day of questioning about the biden admin

chris pollone joins us now. what kind of tax hikes are we looking at >> the brunt of this proposal would fall on the nation's top earners. it calls for raising corporate tax rates as well as individual rates on americans making over $400,000 a year, including a 3% surcharge on individual income above $5 million the bill would need every democratic vote in the senate to pass as work on that plan continues, another thing we're watching here on the hill today, secretary of state antony blinken returns to the hill to face more questions about the biden administration's pullout from afghanistan house republicans slammed that withdrawal yesterday with some calling for blinken to resign. >> this was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions i never thought in my lifetime that i would see an unconditiona taliban. >> i'm responsible for the decisions that i make. we made the right decision in ending america's longest war >> reporter: today the secretary of state will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. >> chris, thank you for the update >>> a california man is in custody after capitol police spotted