the worst drought in 1200 years . it is scary to think we cannot do this because we know have water to do it. there is this assumption that it will always be there, still, it s always not there. they might have been captured by the russians they have been fighting. we expect they were from the tank shooting with a blast. he had this and this big burden on him to serve the people however he can. i want to see him back safely. i am jessica dean in washington. pamela house tonight off. you are in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with your wallet, and the beating it has taken in recent days, weeks and months. the s&p 500 ended its first week since march of 2020. that is when the pandemic hit. for a second straight day, the dow closed between 30,000. americans are filling the worst inflation now since 1981. consumer prices shot up by 8.6% ending in may. record gas prices and skyrocketing airline tickets are battering summer travel plans. just a few days ago, the federa
year. here are the items they feature, two pounds of ground beef costs 11% more than a year ago. ate hamburger buns are up 55%, two pounds of chicken breast up 40%, a half-gallon of vanilla ice cream costing 50% more, but the price of a 13 ounce bag of potato chips is down 3%. here is the total, last year, the borough would have cost you $59. this year, calculations say the same or similar items would cost nearly $72. that is almost 21% more. cnn correspondent arliss signs is traveling with the president in delaware this weekend. how is the president trying to reassure nervous americans? reporter: the president is keenly aware of the economic anxiety so many americans are feeling now as they see these skyrocketing prices on everything from gas to the food they are purchasing at the grocery store. over the course of the past few weeks, the president has leaned