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
acknowledging that americans are, quote, really, really down right now after this strain of the pandemic. and as they struggle with inflation and rising interest rates. we want to welcome our viewers here this the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the first public response by former president trump to the damning evidence and testimony presented by the january 6th select committee. cnn s jessica schneider is following all the new developments in the investigation. i never called mike pence a wimp. i never called him a wimp. mike pence had a chance to be great. he had a chance to be, frankly, historic. but just like bill barr and the rest of these weak people, mike, and i say it sadly, because i like them, but mike did not have the courage to act. former president trump using his platform at a conservative political conference to deny the evidence against him and blast the january 6th committee. they con p
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
their eyes out. don riddell, thanks so much. from one coast to the other, a massive heat dome is making parts of the country feel like an oven, while some americans endure the worst drought conditions in 1,200 years. sunday on cnn, join some of the biggest stars as they lift their voices for juneteenth: a global celebration for freedom, live tomorrow night at 8:00 only on cnn. think he s posting about all that ancient roman coinage? no, he s seizing the moment with merrill. moving his money into his investment account in real time and ththat s. how w you collect coins. your money never stops wororkig for you with merrill, a bank of america company.
a white house official said that is unlikely to have that. such a program would be difficult to administer. it will be difficult to track if americans are using the money for gas versus other items. biden speaking to reporters earlier today in delaware, he said he still in the process of determining if he will lift those strawberry terrorists on china. the white house is trying to evaluate whether that would lower prices in any capacity. if that would, that would be a short-term issue. the president is trying to assure americans that he does not believe a recession is inevitable, even as some economists predict one is looming. the president says he understands the weariness americans are feeling, especially with issues related to the economy which could prove to be a political liability for him into the elections. a lot of anxious americans. thank you so much.