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>> plus, buckle up. gas prices hitting a hideous high, but its the prediction for the next ten days that may be even scarier. >> and a jury finds both johnny depp and amber heard liable for defamation, though lets be honest. depp won this trial. the significance of it all, beyond the gossip, spectacle, and social media snark. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start with our national lead and no clear answer in uvalde, texas, as to whether the chief who told cops to not storm...

economy is his top priority inflation a rare white house meeting by the host and the chairman of the federal reserve, our colleague peter doocy pressed the white house yesterday. does president bush take any responsibility for his policy potentially contributing to inflation when we talk about the gas prices right now? this is indeed gas, right? and as you mentioned, cauli gas is setting another record today. a gallon of gas now costs four dollars. sixty seven cents, thats over 50 perc...

not good. the average american household made less than $70,000 in 2020. think about how they will pay for that. you are watching "fox and friends first." im todd piro. >> carley: im carley shimkus. americans endure the most expensive memorial day on record. gas prices in california topping $8 per gallon. listen here. >> $140 to fill up my van, that is crazy. >> were from florida on vacation. i printd and posted on social media, this is crazy. >> carley: appropriate reaction from th...

>> i knew there would be scrutiny. >> transgender swimmer lia thomas speaking for the first time. >> transpeople dont transition for athletics. >> its extremely frustrating. he has a biological advantage. >> were going to be reporting on the queens jubilee. >> 70 years in the same job. >> role model. the one to come. to say jubilee year. >> this celebration is our country. ♪ this is what you are ♪ youre my golden star. >> steve: look at that looking at virginia beach. right now its...

the e.u. cutting off 90% of russian oil imports. >> bill: check out the gas station in l.a. near hollywood. thats not a movie. thats $8.05 a gallon. >> julie: we need a new word for sticker shock. when you drive up and see that. making matters worse is the nationwide labor shortage. now we are anticipating brand-new numbers out this morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. the numbers are expected to show 11 1/2 million job openings in this country. that is nearly twice as many jobs as ther...

were told to brace, it will get worse. one energy analyst predicting the national average will hit $5 a gallon around june 17th. thats just a couple of weeks from now. the message from the white house, though, continues to be dont blame us. >> when the price goes up at the pump typical families feel it. when the price of diesel goes up it affects logistics and transportation costs and this is unfortunately the impact of putins war in ukraine. >> this is a global inflation issue that ha...

it with the midterms fast approaching. sandra, the busiest woman in television. >> sandra: great to be with you this afternoon, john. president meeting with fed chair jay powell yesterday as the white house kicks off a months long effort to focus, it says, on the economy. but inflation has been on the minds of many voters in this country for months now, especially when filling up their tanks. price of gasoline rising almost daily with the new national average for a gallon, 4.67 today, ...

we have you covered on that. first to edward lawrence with how theyre dealing with this latest uptick that doesnt end. edward? >> it doesnt seem to. the president said basically he does not immediate action that he can take that will bring gas prices back down to $3 a gallon setting up the fact that this could take awhile. the president hearing louder cries, louder voices that he needs to act and to something in order to handle inflation. were seeing voter anger in the polls for his...

correspondent mark meredith is here with all the details of this big case. good evening, mark. >> bret, it was a big case. good evening to you. johnny depp was not in the courtroom when todays verdict was announced. tonight both he and his legal team are celebrating after a jury in virginia ruled depps ex-wife actress amber heard owes him $15 million for defamation. he claimed an op-ed written by heard in 2018 and published in the "the washington post" significantly set back his career...

the gas prices soaring another 5 cents overnight, adding to the strain on americans wallets. well talk about what the white house is doing about it. this morning in uvalde, texas, a grief-stricken community continues to lay loved ones to rest after last weeks school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers. today, seven separate services will be held for victims of this tragic shooting. next hour, a funeral for irma garcia, a teacher at robb elementary and her ...