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ABC's World News Tonight continues to distinguish itself as the main purveyor of Biden talking points among the national network evening newscasts. Tonight’s embarrassment of a report on Ukraine‚ the border‚ and reaction to former President Donald Trump’s remarks regarding NATO might as well have been read to us from behind the lectern in the Brady Room. Watch as the report closes with anchor David Muir and Senior White House Correspondent Mary Brown echoing virtually every Democrat talking point on the failed border deal and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: DAVID MUIR: All right‚ so let's get right to Mary Bruce. Mary‚ on that last point we heard right there from the Speaker of the House‚ House Republicans have long said that there would be no Ukraine funding without border security. He said that right there again‚ but House Republicans last week turned down that bipartisan border deal by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to beef up security‚ and as you reported here‚ was the kind of bipartisan deal we haven't seen in years in this country.  MARY BRUCE: It- David‚ look‚ Republicans got what they had been demanding for months‚ a bipartisan border deal‚ and then rejected it. Donald Trump derailing the whole thing‚ eager to deny President Biden a win on immigration. And now‚ the Republican House Speaker is back making those same demands. And now‚ instead of funding Ukraine or negotiating with Democrats‚ tonight‚ House Republicans are focused on impeaching the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. They tried and failed last week. Tonight‚ they’re giving it another go. The report began with Mary Bruce teeing up Biden quotes in response to Trump on NATO‚ and generally pushing for the Ukraine package that has just passed the Senate. From there‚ Bruce laments that Republicans got everything they asked for in the dead border deal‚ and yet Speaker Mike Johnson won’t give the Senate bill the time of day.  But the truth is that not many Republicans wanted what was in the Senate bill to begin with‚ hence it is the dead Senate bill.  The report closes out with the clip you saw above. Muir and Bruce taking shots at the House Republicans for not passing the Senate bill. This is dishonestly framed as a rejection of bipartisanship‚ as opposed to rejection of a deeply flawed immigration bill that would’ve permanently codified the ongoing crisis along our southern border. We never hear “bipartisanship” alluded to in that way when the media talk about Democrats. Par for the course. Click “expand” to view the full transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on ABC World News Tonight on Tuesday‚ February 13th‚ 2024: Tonight‚ President Biden calling Donald Trump un-American after Trump said he would actually encourage Russia to attack one of our NATO allies if they didn't up their defense spending. President Biden also furious tonight‚ the Republican-led House is set to block desperately-needed aid for Ukraine. They say it's because of the border‚ and yet‚ they turned down that bipartisan border deal last week. Here's Mary Bruce.  MARY BRUCE: Tonight‚ President Biden imploring House Republicans to pass additional funding for the war in Ukraine‚ saying the U.S. has to send Russia‚ and the world‚ a strong message.  PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Supporting this bill is standing up to Putin. Opposing it is playing into Putin's hands.  BRUCE: He says the stakes got even higher when Donald Trump said he would actually encourage Russia to attack our NATO allies that fail to meet defense spending targets. Just the suggestion that Trump would support Russia attacking one of our allies infuriating Biden.  FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want.  BRUCE: Biden today firing back.  BIDEN: No other president in our history has ever bowed down to a Russian dictator. Well‚ let me say this as clearly as I can. I never will. For God's sake‚ it's dumb‚ it's shameful‚ it's dangerous. It's un-American. BRUCE: The president saying House Republicans now face a stark choice --  BIDEN: House Republicans‚ you got to decide‚ are you going to stand up for freedom‚ or are going to side with terror and tyranny? Are you going to stand with Ukraine or are you going to stand with Putin? Will you stand with America or with Trump?  BRUCE: The $95 billion spending package‚ which also includes funding for Israel‚ has already passed the Senate with significant Republican support‚ but House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to even bring it up for a vote. He says no more foreign aid without tougher border security measures. This though just last week‚ under pressure from Trump‚ Republicans rejected a bipartisan compromise including the toughest border measures in decades.  REPORTER: Speaker Johnson‚ do you want to fund Ukraine?  SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: National security begins with border security. We've said that all along.  MUIR: All right‚ so let's get right to Mary Bruce. Mary‚ on that last point we heard right there from the Speaker of the House‚ House Republicans have long said that there would be no Ukraine funding without border security. He said that right there again‚ but House Republicans last week turned down that bipartisan border deal by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to beef up security‚ and as you reported here‚ was the kind of bipartisan deal we haven't seen in years in this country.  BRUCE: It- David‚ look‚ Republicans got what they had been demanding for months‚ a bipartisan border deal‚ and then rejected it. Donald Trump derailing the whole thing‚ eager to deny President Biden a win on immigration. And now‚ the Republican House Speaker is back making those same demands. And now‚ instead of funding Ukraine or negotiating with Democrats‚ tonight‚ House Republicans are focused on impeaching the Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. They tried and failed last week. Tonight‚ they’re giving it another go. David. MUIR: Mary Bruce at the White House. Thanks‚ Mary.  

“Disappointing”. “Frustrating”. “A rough day for the markets”. After this morning’s cheerful attempts to spin the higher-than-expected Consumer Price Index for January‚ the networks have very clearly course-corrected. The evening newscasts were far more reflective of the harsh reality of what the report indicated.  Watch the most brutal of these reports‚ as aired on NBC Nightly News on Tuesday‚ February 13th‚ 2024: LESTER HOLT: Now to the economy and a rough day for the markets. The Dow falling more than 500 points after inflation slowed last month‚ but not as much as expected. The January Consumer Price Index rose 3.1%‚ still far from the Federal Reserve's target. Our senior business correspondent Christine Romans is here to explain what drove the surprise.  CHRISTINE ROMANS: You know‚ Lester- gasoline and used car and truck prices fell. Housing‚ groceries‚ car insurance and health care‚ among the biggest costs for most people‚ they all rose. And when you look at the cumulative effect‚ overall prices are almost 20% higher today than four years ago‚ before the pandemic. And grocery prices‚ they're up 25%. That's hitting people when they go to the store. It's part of the disconnect we are seeing between recent progress on inflation and strong economic numbers and how people are feeling. And with inflation not coming down more sharply last month‚ you saw that big drop in the markets today‚ in part because the Fed is less likely to lower interest rates any time soon.  HOLT: All right‚ Christine‚ thank you.  ABC’s report‚ as aired on World News Tonight‚ wasn’t as detailed as NBC’s‚ but was equally funereal in tone.  DAVID MUIR: Back in the U.S.‚ and to the economy tonight‚ and to a disappointing new report on inflation‚ sending stocks tumbling. Consumer prices in January were up 3.1% from a year ago. With prices for housing and food stubbornly high. Energy prices did fall. The inflation news dimming hopes of lower interest rates in the near future. The Dow falling 524 points. The biggest one-day loss since last March. Today's down day in the market comes after weeks of new record highs.  The same can be said for CBS’ report as aired on CBS Evening News. NORAH O’DONNELL: Frustrating news about inflation sent stocks spiraling today. The Dow had its worst day in nearly a year‚ dropping almost 1.5%. It was no better for the S&;P 500 or the NASDAQ. Those losses were triggered by a new report showing inflation came in higher-than-expected‚ at 3.1% last month‚ meaning a cut in interest rates may not come for several months.  Compare NBC Nightly News’ more thorough report‚ for example‚ with the spin that ABC’s Good Morning America tried to put on the bad numbers (click “expand): ABC: Good Morning America 2/13/2024 8:05:52 MICHAEL STRAHAN: Now to the latest on inflation. And new numbers are expected to show signs of lower prices. Chief Business correspondent‚ Rebecca Jarvis has the latest for us including how it may affect your Valentine's Day gifting. Good morning Rebecca. REBECCA JARVIS: Ah‚ yes. It might‚ Michael. Nice to see you again. And the reason that we watch these reports so carefully is because they show both how much things cost us‚ but also they can signal whether the Fed is going to hike interest rates again‚ making it more expensive to borrow and pay down that credit card bill. In real terms‚ a typical family is spending about $211 more a month on the same goods and services as they were a year ago. But where you really feel that difference is when you compare your spending to two years ago; it is up $605 a month. Compared to three years ago‚ it is up more than $1‚000 a month. And one area that is driving prices lower right now is gasoline. The national average is about $3.22 a gallon. A year ago it was $3.42 a gallon. There are also items on your breakfast table that are dropping. Cereal’s down 2.4 percent‚ sausage is down 1.5 percent‚ and thank goodness coffee is down one percent in price. But it is a very different story if you're going out to eat. Prices there are up 5.2 percent. And as Michael told you‚ Valentine's Day might be pricey if you haven't already bought those chocolates‚ you might find a loveless surprise at checkout. Cocoa prices are at a 47-year high due to climate issues and chocolate prices as a result have surged 17 percent over the last two years. Hershey’s says their prices rose nine percent last year. So that dinner out and a large box of chocolates could be a heartbreaker of a price‚ but it's a price you should pay if you want to keep the hearts intact.  Notice how correspondent Rebecca Jarvis touted the one-two-and three-year inflation for what people are paying in total‚ but doesn’t do that for the items she said had a “modest” increase or even outright decrease  compared to last year. What was the price of gasoline three years ago? What was the price of these individual food items before inflation began to bite? The comparisons are brutal‚ hence the need to spin. To their credit‚ the evening newscasts just pulled the band-aid on the economic news of the day. Note: MRC News Analysis Division intern Kathryn Eiler contributed to this report.  

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