wednesday night mr. biden responded to that threat saying there's no such thing as the ability to easily use a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up in armageddon. after the speech u.s. officials made it clear they did not see any change in russia's nuclear posture. phil mattingly explains, mr. biden's statement caught even some u.s. officials by surprise. >> for the white house there have been months where they have warned of the potential for escalation that could reach the degree of the nuclear weapons by president vladimir putin. he's obviously warned of it himself saber-rattling as recently as friday. his speech announcing the illegal annexation of four areas in ukraine. president biden warned the potential of armageddon making it very clear in his mind there has been no comparison since the 1962 cuban missile crisis where there's been such a direct threat of nuclear war the world is now confronting. it was a sharp departure from what has been a very steady warning system that the administration has put

leaves office and the republicans are in control, mr biden may have skeletons in his closet, hunter and that it happening to him so to protect mr biden they aren't going after mr trump a serious way. it aren't going after mr trump a serious way-— serious way. it will not be enforced. _ serious way. it will not be enforced. we _ serious way. it will not be enforced. we will - serious way. it will not be enforced. we will leave . serious way. it will not be enforced. we will leave it| enforced. we will leave it there. thank you for making the time for us. let's get some of the day's other news. the former pakistani prime minister, imran khan, has called on his supporters to end protests after the election commission disqualified him from public office on charges of corrupt practices. in a video message, mr khan denied any wrongdoing and said the decision was biased. the election authorities have said he failed to declare gifts he received from foreign leaders during his tenure. the un security council has voted to impose sanctions on armed gangs that have caused widespread disruption

we had at the beginning of the mr. biden. tell mr. charles and the white house that he has raised to stop not stream to pipeline. at the same time, mr. biden said he would not import any oil from russia anymore. a few weeks later in june, he met. so you saudi prince in riyadh, and he bought a huge stock of oil, that saudi arabia is getting from russia. so they are circumventing down rules, but they impose them very strict on, on germany, we are not sovereign, that is my problem here. hold on a 2nd. so we are not suffering, that's the problem. so if you're not suffering, then who's the one holding the reins? well actually as the americans do you really think? so if we say that we're not see people pounds all over us calling us conspiracy theorist. i mean, you've heard all the stop before, but you're saying to me that german is not sovereign. yeah. and since august, 2nd 1945, we are waiting for a peace treaty. and then in 1990, we got unified, east and west germany after the collapse of the bill involved. that would have been the time t

m schumer was overheard on a hot mic telling mr. biden that tuesday's pennsylvania senate debate between democrat john fetterman and celebrity doctor mehmet oz did not hurt us too much. that is a quote. didn't hurt us too much. a reference to fetterman's difficulty answering some questions. the democrat is recovering from a stroke. norah. >> weijia jiang, thank you. >>> tonight, the jewish community in pittsburgh came together to honor the memory of the 11 jews who were murdered on this date four years ago in a horrific attack on the tree of life synagogue. this comes amid a growing wave of anti-semitism in the u.s. cbs's elise preston reports tonight from pittsburgh. ♪ >> reporter: hundreds of people came together tonight to mark four years since the deadliest anti-semitic attack in american history. >> it's really important to come together. it's a little scary to think that i'm raising a kid who is jewish in a world where anti-semitism is really a problem. >> reporter: the shooting happened on a saturday morning as worshippers gathered

tonight, mr. biden stumped in portland with control of congress and the future of his agenda at stake. it was the last stop on a fur-day swing through oregon, california, and colorado. cbs' skiler henry is at the white house with more. >> reporter: adriana, good to be with you. the president is doing everything he can to boost his party's bid to keep control on capitol hill, looking to lock up key votes in key areas where his approval rating is up. president biden wrapped up his west coast swing with a final stop in oregon, touting his legislative victories. including the inflation reduction act. >> there's a lot in here that lowers the everyday cost for middle class families to be able to make it. >> reporter: mr. biden's trip caps a four-day stretch where he keyed in on his administration's work so far. as the clock ticks with the midterm elections a few weeks away and power on capitol hill hanging in the balance. >> he's got a real set of accomplishments and he needs people to know that. >> reporter:

in a video yesterday, mr. bidenhe's pardoning thousands of americans convicted on federal charges of simple possession of marijuana. the administration said about 6,500 people could be affected by the pardons. the president is also asking for a review of how marijuana is classified under federal law. >>> and a florida amusement park ride is being taken down. donald trump may have more documents. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the new york times" reports the justice department believes former president trump still has documents he took when he left the white house. according to two people briefed on the matter, a top justice department official told trump's lawyers the department believes he has not returned all the material. it is not known if the doj has new evidence that trump held onto government document after his residence was searched in august. the justice department declined to comment. >>> "usa today" says an orlando amusement park ride where a 14-year-old boy fell to his death

mr. biden and other group seven leaders held a virtual meeting on ukraine. it was followed by a lengthy statement warning any use of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons by russia would be met with severe consequences. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the g7 leaders. he called for a new wave of accountability for russia and asked for more advanced air defense systems. he says more than 100 russian missiles have been fired at his country since monday. ukraine received the first of four promised air defense systems from germany tuesday. the u.s. says it's also working to speed up the delivery of its advanced air defense systems. and during that same interview with cnn, president biden also said he has no intention of meeting with putin next month when the two are expected to attend the group of 20 summit in indonesia. mr. biden, though, did say he'd talk to the russian leader about releasing wnba star brittney griner who has been in prison since february on drug charges in ru

president biden says he is praying for mr pelosi's recovery.ers have also condemned the attack. violent political threats and attacks have increased alarmingly in america in the last few years. some senior politicians are now worried that it won't be long before one of them is killed. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. speaking at a rally ahead of next month's mid—term elections, mr biden said there was too much hatred and vitriol in us politics. it's reported that the same chant was used by this guy they have in custody that was used onjanuary 6 in the attacks on the us capitol. i'm not making this up, this is reporting, i can't guarantee it, i can tell you what's been reported. the chant was, "where is nancy?" this is despicable. there is no place in america, there is too much violence, political violence, too much hatred. earlier i spoke to congressional correspondent for the new york times, catie edmondson. here's what she had to say. this attack, which everyone on capitol hill is absolutely horrified by, is really an encapsulation of what,

mr. biden's optimism does not match her reality.ingle mother of four was laid off in february, now substitute teaching and doing odd jobs to make ends meet. >> it's a struggle, day to day. i feel like it's a day-to-day search to figure out how we're going to meet the needs in the house, for the bills, for the food. >> reporter: with mortgage rates at a 20-year high, the result of aggressive interest hikes by the federal reserve, economists say another consequence is looming. >> we do think a recession in 2023 is more likely than not. it could start as early as the first quarter. >> reporter: just 12 days away from the midterm elections, republicans are using the economic headwinds to hammer the democrats. >> and what has happened through this white house and this congress is, they have declared war on people's pocketbooks. >> reporter: president biden argued that the g.o.p.'s economic plans would only benefit the wealthy. >> it will make inflation worse if they succeed. >> reporter: tomorrow, president biden is heading back to penns

mr biden said there was too much hatred in us politics.d debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneiro.

mr. biden le nort stream to, ah, we will end this pipeline mr. by the state explicitly. this was made on february 7th at a press conference with the german cesar sholtes on the, on the podium with him. if russia invades that means tanks or troops crossing the border of ukraine again, then there, then there will no longer be a north stream too. we will bring it to an end, and then a member of the press said, ah, how will you do that exactly. since the project and control of a project is within german control? and mister biden responded in a very knowing tone, i promise you will be was to do it in a separate presentation victorian newland, the under secretary of state, stated if russia invades ukraine one way or another nord stream to will not move forward. the. i think that those statements alone, they do not prove that the u. s. did it. and i in ultimate sense, i'm withholding any judgment with certainty. but in medicine there's something called prior probability. you look at the full constellation of data that's available before you can undertake a definitive diagnostic

we have had since, even since mr. biden took office and he has been an obstacle and fight him tooth and nail. we have tried to keep him from disrupting business in south carolina. we have had a record of capital investment and over $5 billion. we have never done that before. we have cut taxes. do you know the income tax rate in south carolina have never been cut before? we cut them time from 7% and will go down to 6%. we have more people working right now than we ever had before and more money in our trust funds. and we have also for the last four years cut taxes for the unemployment insurance. i have the endorsement of the national independent association of businesses and i have the endorsement, 75% of all of our sheriffs and law enforcement. my goal is to keep this state safe so people can work. the most important is education. mr. cunningham: governor mcmaster to say he would veto a bill without exceptions. folks, governor mcmaster and wanted to do without exceptions. believe him when he said it the first time. when it

more dependent on foreign energy than mr. biden in twoer yoos, trying every gimmick to lower gas prices other than the one that would matter, call up political and regulatory campaign against oil and gas production, a statement from biden would stir new investment. would it encourage new investment? oil executives say we will not fall for this where he says turn it back on and a year later turn on back off after you spent to get back online. >> i have good friends in the industry in texas and this administration doesn't understand you have to develop assets to create the investment and this administration has been at war with that and things like esg, policies clamping down on free flow of capital to allow our system to work. it is purposeful, that is what the american people need to understand, they are doing this for a reason. you say, gas prices have been going down for 100 days, well, when you dump your petroleum reserve and abandon national security to save face in an election because you know your policies are destroying our

mr. biden isn't quite there yet. this is what the president told cnn's jake tapper in an exclusive interview. >> should the american people prepare for a recession? >> no. look. they've been saying this every six months. every six months they look down the next six months and say it is going to happen. it hadn't happen. there's no guarantee. i don't think there will be a recession. if there is, it will be a very slight recession. that is, we'll move down slightly. they've been predicting this off an on -- >> you said a slight recession is possible? >> it is possible. look, it is possible. i don't anticipate it. >> the international monetary fund has a different perspective. the agency issued a stark warning after a difficult year, quote, the worse is kret to come. the imf taking a gloomy outlook. the global economy. they have downgraded their forecast saying global growth will slump to 2.7 pe% next yeard more than 1/3 of the economy will contract while the u.s., europe and china will continue to stall. here's how glo

mr. biden rumpelstiltskin stance when his policies are bad for americans. we will get the reality check americans paid 50% more for their thanksgiving turkeys. >> and joe? >> all right, all right listen. aoc a message. >> alright, alright all right, listen, listen, okay. >> the clips from this week we think should be used as a big reminder. >> but first, president biden is arresting a possible reelection bid in 2024. his delayed response has everyone and i mean everyone talking about the real truth behind his answer, watch. >> the region i am not making about judgment formally running or not running the reason i make that judgment a whole series of regulations kick in. i have to treat myself as a candidate from that moment on. i have not made that formal decision but it is my intention. my intention to run again. we have time to make that decision. >> doctor biden is for? mr. president? >> or doctor biden -- my wife thanks that -- that i -- that we are doing coming very important. and i should

yet again, mr. biden is drawing from the pool for yet another summer between 10-15000000 barrels and, of course, there is this from the white house. the president is calling on the department of energy to be ready to move forward with additional significant strategic petroleum reserves sales this wednesday winter, if needed, due to russia or other actions disrupting global markets. there is that. one look at the levels now especially when compared with the beginning of 2022 and you can see why there has been great because for alarm in some quarters. and obviously a course correction from the white house which you may remember, said this just a couple of weeks ago. >> and in about releasing more oil? how is the president going to keep the supply up? >> we are not considering new releases from the strategic petroleum reserve. >> it's going to happen soon. that was then, this is now. all this happening is mr. biden claiming the economy is "strong as hell." despite key indicators that we are already awash in

higher price , the government must cease to constantly follow the will of the united states and allow mr. bidenad the federal republic of germany to say no to restrictions on the street , the centurions of the italian capital left the podium. there were also calls not to supply weapons to ukraine and to support the peaceful settlement of the conflict, a multi-thousand anti-growth rally. prices passed and people in paris are unhappy with inflation and the energy crisis. some participants support strike at processing plants oil in the way of the protesters was the police. here come the flyers and tear gas. and in the netherlands, eco protests against measures to support large corporations for several hours, protesters blocked one lane of the major gaga highway until they were pulled away by the police and about 30 people were detained. according to activists, the dutch government allocates about 17.5 billion euros a year in subsidies for corporations that pollute the atmosphere. this is three times more than goes to the fight against climate change. a powerful flood covered the greek crete was ca

mr. biden said putin's objectives invading ukraine were irrational and a serious misjudgment. >> do you think putin is a rational actor? >> i think he is a rational actor who's miscalculated significantly. >> so if he's not rational -- >> no, i didn't say he's not rational. >> you said the speech. >> i think his speech, his objectives. i think he thought they would welcome him with open arms. this is home for mother russia and i think he totally miscalculated. >> cnn's jasmine wright is live in washington. what else did the president have to say about putin and ukraine? >> reporter: obviously the president warned of catastrophic mistakes and miscalculations. president putin continues to make these nuclear threats. as the u.s. grows more concerned while looking at the escalations happening in ukraine caused by russia. he warns of armageddon. take a look at his answer last night when asked by tapper about that possible outcome. >> how realistic is it that you think putin would use a tactical nucl

cnn's phil mattingly is in washington on more with what we can expect to hear from mr. biden today. >> president biden and his top economic officials have for several months made trying to do something, anything to dampen skyrocketing gas prices a central priority, if not the top priority both politically and economically for the administration. over the course of the summer they had a pretty good run, more than three months of consecutive drops. a run that was put into question by a decision from opec plus to reduce the output by 2 million barrels. the administration has moved quickly and intensively over the course of the last several days to blip the impact of that. the president on wednesday is set to announce at least some of those steps. this is part of the plan the president laid out in the spring. 180 million barrels released over the course of six months. it is an additional release from what they planned. it underscores the president's urgency in trying to address this issue, particularly three weeks out from the mid-term elections. it's something he eluded to at an

if you look at trend first two negative this up 2. .6 you are flat first two quarters of the year mr. biden economy two years ago it is flat place number looked -- 4% i any underlying inflation cleveland fed, 7% remaining running almost 7%, so i think you got a lot of problems here, in the economy. and i think the fed is going to have to keep on tightening, i appreciate what jeremy siegel said a brilliant guy i am a longtime follower of his do i know money supply is slowed down, but that is not the only inflation factor here, i think going to be rough sledding, even with these numbers inflation rate was twice the growth rate, so, that is a stagflation definition i think we're caught up in that kind of stagflation unless we get more supply-side policies open the spigots for fossil fuels stop spending tax hikes stop regulation we need supply-side boosters for this economy right now i don't see them but then again maria, the calorie cavalry is coming in a few days a plus. >> question for you you mentioned net exports adding the dollar incredibly strong versus other currencies at that point do

they announced the largest supply cut since 2020. 2 million barrels a day and mr. biden is re-evaluating the relationship with saudi arabia. >>> lafarj has pled guilty. doj says it's the first time they've charged a company. >> pleading guilty to terrorism charges by lafarge and its subsidiary reflect corporate crime that's reached a new low and a very dark place. >> in 2018, french authorities indicted the company for being complicit in crimes against humanity for the payment to terror groups. >>> despite a national movement headed toward more unions, that won't be the case for a warehouse in new york state. amazon workers voted against unionizing. but the fight doesn't appear to be over. the president of the amazon voting union says the voting process wasn't fair and may challenge the vote. in staten island they made history for forming first collective bargaining unit in amazon. >>> protesters gathered outside of city hall after a leaked recording captured racist and disparaging remarks made by martinez, de leon and cedillo. >>> back to election coverage. in three wee

mr. biden promised local residents there would be a continued federal presence to help fix the damage. >> i want the people of florida to know, you have my commitment and america's commitment that we're not going to leave. later after the television cameras have moved on, we're still going to be here with you, we're still going to be moving, we're still going to be doing everything we can to put your lives back together again. >> reporter: residents came to place flowers and photos on a memorial wall for those who died. a florida artist started it. he created the memorial wall in surfside, florida, the tragic site of a tragic condominium collapse last year. if you want to help go to cnn.com/impact for more information. >>> u.s. president joe biden said he's disappointed in a federal supreme court ruling on daca which found that the obama era program is unlawful. the appeals court did send the case back to the lower court to decide the legality of a new rule fortifying the program which is meant

mr biden said there was too much hatred in us politics. police have charged a man with attempted murder, after paul pelosi was beaten with a hammer at his home in san francisco. a new wave of violence has broken out in iran — with security forces firing on anti—government protestors. iranian state media says one person has been shot dead in the south—eastern city of zahedan — while“; people, including members of the security forces, were wounded. the final televised debate of brazil's bitterly contested presidential campaign has been taking place in rio dejaneiro. this is the last chance for the candidates — jair bolsonaro and luiz inacio lula da silva, to reach millions of brazilians before sunday's election run—off vote. now on bbc news, the travel show. mind blowing. look at this. i have been to japan several times but never to explore the remote rural and volcanic south where you can expect the unexpected.— where you can expect the unexpected. the extroverts. risktakers- _ unexpected. the extroverts. risktakers. and _ unexpected. the e

overall mr. biden answer the question with another thousand island islandwide salad. he says that there's multiple issues to address about the question is what is he doing to address them? if you would stay and answer questions at longer there could be a follow-up because of inflation he's argued is spending more money hundreds of billions at the inflation reduction act number inflation every study says otherwise is clear to the reckons prizes is dependent on saudi arabia, russia and venezuela. i can't be good. it's pretended that it isn't happening i could go on. but we have find a time the bottom line is when the president morphs into grandpa simpson and says there are multiple issues and then runs off the stage anyway, that tell me he's not very interested in being held accountable. >> you talk about you see the president today as he had himself in the break in this article from the new york times we have katie rogers saying tha joe biden's taken the reins at 1600 she writes the following after mr. biden delivered nearl two hours into his conference back in january

correctly, what can help prevent him from doing this, and this is what i am actually talking about now mr. bidenand mr. macron and mr. macron and mrs. tras, in one word, this is what it seems to me now that it is being discussed in the form of brainstorming at all levels, both political and military, and i think that those uh, the signals that uh-uh have already proved to putin must still be even his e-e on well overexerted brain to stop, because in fact it will be a fatal and finally and actually the final mistake of putin personally and for russia, including mr. vladimir, but you know, our russian friends have such a beautiful proverb don't remember i know where you are stupid, stupid, but you have a cute nose, that's why i think he has some kind of flash . well, for example, i was completely surprised when he left kyiv, and i'm sitting, i'll prove it. he's sober. military there in the east, but if he was. if he washed her, then he moved me away from kyiv. i just sit and think that i have the impression that he is like that there , relatively speaking, one day a week, he has an epiphany, somet

national security adviser jake sullivan says mr. bidenssing the relationship between the two countries, quote, methodically. >> i'm not going to get ahead of the president. what i will say is there is nothing imminently moving now. there's time for him to have those consultations to make decisions in the best interest of the american people. he has no plans to meet with the crown prince at the g20 summit. >>> the white house wasn't happy about the recent opec plus decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day, although gas prices in the united states are inching back up to $4 a gallon. biden administration officials say they're not too worried about that. >> there are still 400 million barrels of oil in the strategic reserve. it's more than half full. i think people don't quite have that capacity number in their head. we've never done a draw that's of that magnitude. and the largest draw we have ever done that president biden presided over in march was 180 million barrels. so the fact is that there is capacity there to use the

this is the geneva summit, where vladimir putin and mr. bidenas the hope for peace in ukraine, that is, the fate of ukraine was in the hands of two people, and then there was a certain plan for interaction for six months, but unfortunately, what happened happened. and this, unfortunately, is a mistake by the ukrainian authorities, when the fate of the country was decided at the table, but they were not invited to the table. maybe for zelensky, this is also a kind of business plan for making money. i am destroying ukraine, it is difficult for me to talk about it , and rather, it will probably be incorrect. i don't know, i'm convinced that he is a creative person from this creative environment. vain. he needs the support, of course, of the ukrainian society. if he gets it now, a lot could be watered. there are already political ambitions. yes, what happened is a disaster and the fact that fathers bury children and watch how your usual life collapses. that's when we found ourselves in minsk, you know, i was a person who stands, uh, hmm, a cliff and

. >> is doctor biden for? mr. president? >> doctor biden, my wife thanks that i, but we are doing something very important. and i should not walk away from it. >> will be former president barack obama heading out to those swing states to campaign for democrats and not joe biden, arthel. arthel: former president barack obama does know how to galvanize folks to the polls. i guess you shoot your best shot. alright lucas tomlinson at the white house, thank you. >> now to pennsylvania were around this is voters are getting ready to choose between democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman a republican dr. oz. mcadams joining us with the latest on the race in the keystone state. hey alexis. >> looks like crime in this it is a top priority for voters. doctor oz closing the gap as he tries to convince voters betterment is soft on crime. >> people feel like the folks in charge value criminals more than the innocent. families are in pain, no one seems to care. >> philadelphia district attorney larry krasner on the left who federman

mr. biden's warning last week of armageddon, and as russian forces suffer devastating losses. >> i think he just totally miscalculated. >> reporter: the kremlin leader calls the latest round of violence retaliation for an attack on his crimea bridge, a critical supply route for russia. ukrainians remaining defiant, though not claiming responsibility. with the violence ramping up, the u.s. is promising to deliver more aid to ukraine. today defense secretary austin is meeting with allies in brussels to consider further action. >> we remain united, focused and resolute. nations have seen through the sham attempt to annex ukrainian lands. >> reporter: biden cautioned leaders against doing business with russia. >> there will be consequences. >> reporter: including saudi arabia, after it partnered with moscow to cut oil production. saudi arabia and opec's decision to cut oil production is expected to cause gas prices here in the u.s. to rise ahead of midterm elections. in washington, i'm brie jackson for nbc news. >>> relief is getting closer for people with student loan debt. coming up, a fir

tall tales and a piece downplaying his repeated falsehoods, writing "for more than four decades mr. bidenorytelling as a way of connecting with his audience, often emphasizing the truth of his account by adding, not a joke, and the middle of a story. mr. bidens focusing this can the year end to folklore, with dates that don't quite add up and details that are exaggerated or wrong, the factual edges shaved off to make them more powerful for audiences." wow come away to put lipstick on acquitted, the times have the story that biden often told about having his house burned down with the first lady was inside. but it turns out it was just a kitchen fire that was quickly put under control by firefighters. the president repeated that story just yesterday. >> president biden: lightning struck a little pond of by my house, struck the ground and went up into the air conditioning system and it ended up generating thick black smoke and literally that of the proportions and from the basement to the third floor, the attic, everything, everything was rude and in the kitchen floor, we almost lost a coup

she doesn't lame mr. biden for the tough times but doesn't give him a ringing endorsement either. don't blame joe biden for the economy. i don't think he has none of atthob ' 'e just does the job. >> she doesn't yet know how she will vote when she heads to the polls. there are other issues at play, but the economy is the top concern nationally and it could be what breaks democratic hopes in november. bbc news, ohio. laura: many americans are feeling the pinch at the moment. but there is some good economic news in the u.s. today, the economy growing at an annual rate of 2.6% in the third order, shopping continues, prices rising with higher borrowing costs. more on what this means for the u.s. in the world, we are joined by our business correspondent. is this finally some good economic news or is it a mixed picture? >> look, i think you have to take the good news when you can get it right now and clearly the fact that you are seeing growth in the set of a contraction, which is what we saw for the six months of the year, is something to celebrate. digging deeper into numbers, the expo

lee then endorsed a plan to have legislatures in, quote, a very small handful of states that mr. biden won put forth pro-dump electors as part of the scheme proposed by mr. eastman." so, he was going off of eastman in this false elector find. but he continues to write, "backed off that effort after no state legislature convened to certify so-called alternative electors and began criticizing plans by ted cruz and josh hawley, quote, i have great concerns about the way my friend ted is going about this effort. mr. lee ultimately voted to confirm mr. biden's victory." so both of them have actually -- have a point there. mike lee did entertain john eastman's scheme to steal the election with fake electors, but when no electors came forward he got nervous and separated himself from hawley and cruz and ended up voting to confirm the electors. so just sort of depends on -- >> what is right and wrong at the same time. >> which story folks want to accept. >> in the closing weeks of this campaign cycle, democratic candidates are leaning on bide on the get out the vote. but it's not that biden. i

mrs. bidenred her family's experience with cancer. >> that makes us even more passionate, because we've gone through this journey, and we know how painful it is for families, and we know how important it is to help families navigate the experience, because you hear cancer, and then you don't hear anything else, and then you think where do i go, what do i do?>> the first lady is in seattle tonight. >>> president joe biden will be on the way house soon - - he will make a first stop in california. the white house has not said what cities he will visit. the president will stay until friday, then he will leave for oregon. saturday the 15th, he will be back in one in. >>> festivals, fleet week, san francisco continues its recovery. it is going to be a crowded weekend in the city, and that's a good thing. energy on the ground and high above in the sky, but it comes with safety concerns. >> reporter: in front of the ferry building, a peculiar table has popped up. selling all kinds of popcorn, these memb

mr biden said that thousands of people have been denied employment, housing or education because of theirhe also urged state governors to follow suit. i spoke with our north america correspondent peter bowes earlier about the impact of these pardons. this will affect about 6,500 people, people who have a conviction for simple possession of marijuana, as it relates to the federal laws, very distinct from local laws, from state convictions, which is quite separate and may well be addressed in the future. and the president saying he is doing this because to use his words, the current situation has upended too many lives, and what he is referring to are the difficulties faced by people with these convictions in getting on with their lives, in getting a job, in getting access to housing or education, how it affects them and their close families. and that is what he wants to bring an end to, and of course the wider implications as well, some people see this as the beginning of the end, in terms of the criminalisation of the use of marijuana. he has also called on governors of us states which ha

any reversal of that is going to potentially be detrimental for mr. biden going into the midterms.es is not good news for democrats. >> thank you. >> russia is warning of an increased risk of direct military crash with the west in response to the latest military aid package for ukraine. russia's ambassador to washington described the u.s. is a participant of the conflict, saying we perceive this as an immediate threat to the strategic interests of our country. the supply of military products by the u.s. and its allies not only entails protracted bloodshed and new casualties but also increases the danger of a direct military clash between russia and western countries. this announcement from the white house. >> president biden informed president zelenskyy that the united states was providing a new security assistance package to ukraine as they continued to defend their country from russia's invasion. >> fourore of these high precision rocket systems are included in that latest package. wadding shinto and -- washington has now committed almost $17 billion in military support russia in

yesterday mr. biden said he was committed to the island and promised help with on the way in the aftermath of hurricane fiona. it knocked out power and created landslides. it came while puerto rico was still recovering five years after hurricane maria hit. >> the people of puerto rico keep getting back up with resilience and determination. quite frankly, it's pretty extraordinary when you look at it from afar, and you deserve every bit of help your country can give you. >> the damage in puerto rico from hurricane fiona is estimated to be at least $3 billion. >>> secretary of state antony blinken strongly condemned north korea firing a ballistic missile over japan, the first in five years. this prompted japan to issue a warning for residents to take cover and temporarily suspend trains in northern japan. japan said the missile was believed to have landed in the pacific ocean this. was north korea's fifth missile launch in the last ten days. it's an apparent response to joint military drills between the u.

mr. biden said 8 million borrowers already had applied for relief in a test over the weekend. he said filling out the application form takes less than five minutes. >> a suspected serial killer is set to be arraigned later today in california where he'll likely face murder charges. 43-year-old wesley brownlee was arrested saturday in stockton. authorities said yesterday he has a criminal history that includes traffic violations and convictions for drug crimes. investigators say ballistics link him to the shooting of five men in stockton this year and another man in oakland last year. he's also accused of shooting and wounding a woman last year. >>> coming up, persons of interest are being sought in a fast-spreading fire in washington state. >>> and mega windfall. a winning ticket for a record lottery jackpot was sold to someone in an area hit by hurricane ian just last month. this is the "cbs morning news." ian just last month. this is the "cbs morning news." for asthma driven by eosinophils. it helps prevent asthma attacks, improve breathing, and lower use of oral steroids. f

president biden says he is praying for mr pelosi's recovery.ve also condemned the attack. violent political threats and attacks have increased alarmingly in america in the last few years. some senior politicians are now worried that it won't be long before one of them is killed. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. there are reports the suspect posted multiple conspiracy theories on social media. 0ur north america correspondent anthony zurcher has more. we anthony zurcher has more. know that he was talkir about we know that he was talking about conspiracy theories. he was embroiled in right wing fever swap of conspiracies focusing on anti—government rhetoric and specifically rhetoric and specifically rhetoric targeting democrats. it seems like, again, this is someone who was immersed in someone who was immersed in some of the fringes of social media and online rate wing hate speech. he was connected to all of this and it is a problem that we see coming up again and again. when i talk to politicians on both the left and the right they blame much o

. >> reporter: after surveying the destruction from the air, mr. biden coupled what he saw with the extreme wildfires and drought out west. >> i think the one thing this has finally ended is the discussion about whether or not there's climate change and we should do something about it. >> reporter: officials say the hardest hit areas could take months or years to recover, though governor desantis announced a temporary bridge to isolated pine island has been constructed ahead of schedule. on sanibel island, accessible by a single bridge that was destroyed, residents were brought back by boat for the first time to survey the damage just for the day. >> this is such a peaceful place. a beautiful place. it's completely destroyed. >> reporter: on devastated ft. myers beach, rescue teams are checking homes for signs of people who need help. >> we want to get to those that have run out of medication. those who may be trapped in their homes because of the debris. trying to get them out or check on their wellbeing. >> reporter: across florida, many residents stil