we got a reminder that gas high are at a record. double what they were a little more than 1 1/2 years ago. and going still higher. i talked to a key oil analyst on fox business, which ifdown don t get you should demand because he had the bad news of imparting the fact that $5 gas is inevitable. for a dozen states in this country, indeed it is. $6 gas is the next stop after that. and then the best you could hope for is that that momentum slows. all of this happening the same day seven states across the country are having crucial primaries that could decide the table setting we ll have in november for this big mid-term election. at which times progressives will be on the defense and conservatives and republicans, they hope, that they ll be in the advantage. all of this occurring at the same time we had the corner of wall and broad racing ahead on the notion that even with the higher gas prices, optimism about retail sales and americans penchant to spend. target, for example, th
pressed on the gun reform debate. the president saying he can t do it alone, hoping, quote, rational republicans will help democrats. what we re now learning about bipartisan talks under way over the holiday weekend. the dangerous tornado threat. reports just coming in of tornadoes on the ground in minnesota. watches in effect across several states. possible strong, long-track twisters, damaging winds, and large hail. and tracking the first hurricane of the season in the eastern pacific. ginger zee standing by. bad weather and air traffic control issues canceling more than 1,000 flights over the memorial day weekend. one of the busiest travel weekends in more than two years at the airports and on america s highways, despite record high gas prices and inflation. overseas tonight, russian and ukrainian forces battling block by block for control of a key city in the eastern donbas region. thousands of civilians forced to evacuate. news about a french journalist killed. and
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press for a blockade on ukrainian grain k3 exports. where the possible discussions stand and how the impact is felt far beyond the battlefield. and we begin in uvalde a community still very much in mourning after the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead at an elementary school. amid the devastation, we re also seeing an outpouring of support from that community and beyond. on saturday, you see them there is a long line of mourners waiting to lay flowers at a memorial set up outside robb elementary school. 21 empty chairs placed outside a local business, one for each life lost during tuesday s rampage. and as the community and in fact the entire nation reel from yet another mass shooting, outrage is growing over why a group of law enforcement officers waited so long to rush the gunman. and adrienne broaddus is in uvalde. reporter: we ve seen a mix of emotions. anger, frustration an disappointment after that 911 call time line became more clear. but folks ha
hello there. we start with the cost of living. we are expecting to hear in the next few hours what the uk government plans to do to help consumers with soaring energy bills. they could see hundreds of pounds knocked off bills this winter, as part of a package of support worth at least £10 billion, largely funded by a one off windfall tax on energy companies. annual household energy bills here in the ukjumped by an average of £700 in april when the uk regulator ofgem raised the cap on what suppliers can charge. and ofgem has warned they will have to rise by a further £800 in october. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been to warrington in the north of england, asking people what one thing the government could do to help their household. the one thing that would help with help with energy bills, £100 on last year. if the government could assist with that, that would be great. the thing that that, that would be great. the thing that would that, that w