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Market analysis firm showing liquor shortages at about 11%. and in november consumers paid nearly 1% more for drinks than a year earlier according to the labor d.. so when will things improve, and what do bar owners do in the meantime? joining us now is jon taffer, host of " bar rescue." and if you haven't seen this on the paramount network, i've got to tell you, it's a lot of fun because you put some energy into this, and you know how to run a business, run a bar, run a restaurant. thanks for joining us on "sunday morning futures" and happy new year. >> happy new year, jason. good to be with ...

>> reporter: of course, that's not what we heard just before the 2020 election. >> i'm going to shut down the virus! i'll shut down the virus, not the economy. i'm not going to shut down the country, i by -- but i am going to shut down the virus. >> reporter: earlier this week the u.s. recorded over one million new covid cases in a single day, shattering the previous record. it comes amid a testing shortage nationwide. the white house has signed two contracts with industry to boost the number of tests working towards the president's goal of procuring half a billion. recall last year dr. anthon...

Those javelins they so badly know. greg, we'll come back to you shortly, thanks. gillian: well, inflation hit a 40-year high this week, the labor d. is reporting that consumer prices jumped 7.9% during just the month of february. marking the sharpest spike since 1982, and according to economic analysts signaling that even higher prices are still to come. the biden administration is now pinning the blame on vladimir putin. >> reporter: the president's statement blames the putin price hikes. are you guys going to just start blaming putin for everything? until the midterms? >> well, we've seen th...

Market analysis firm showing liquor shortages at about 11%. and in november consumers paid nearly 1% more for drinks than a year earlier according to the labor d.. so when will things improve, and what do bar owners do in the meantime? joining us now is jon taffer, host of " bar rescue." and if you haven't seen this on the paramount network, i've got to tell you, it's a lot of fun because you put some energy into this, and you know how to run a business, run a bar, run a restaurant. thanks for joining us on "sunday morning futures" and happy new year. >> happy new year, jason. good to be with ...

They're also our consignors and our customers, that our cooperative effort with them is out of compliance with the fair labor standards act. we disagree, jenna. we feel that we are in compliance, and the law is on our side. jenna: it's interesting. we reached out to the labor d. because we were hoping to learn more about the law. the argument is that if you wanted to volunteer for a nonprofit, that would be one thing, but for a for-profit company, you have to get a wage. you can't go in and volunteer and get a discount or get first dibs on the items, and that was the issue they were having wit...