before the may jobs report comes out in about two hours. you just saw him. todd piro is in live in studies row with the latest on the inflation fallout. good morning. >> todd: white house is bracing for expectedly underwhelming jobs report. the gloomy report preceded by other bad news new research private sector payrolls only increased by 128,000 last month. spiraling downward from april's 202,000 job gain. last month, according to adp, u.s. companies added the fewest jobs since april 2020. reflecting employers struggle to recruit and retain workers despite a record number of job openings. the president is scheduled to speak on that report later this morning in his home state of delaware. he is on vacation this weekend. all this as economists now say we are on a fast track to paying $5 a gallon for gas across our nation. overnight, the national gas price average continuing to break record highs now at $4.76 per gallon up 5 cents from