get inflation under control. treasurer secretary yellen says bringing prices down is top priority for this administration but the plan forward to ease the economic pain is not clear. rich. good evening. good evening bill. more government data showing the same worrying trend higher prices throughout the economy at levels not seen in four decades. today s labor department report is blamed on one sector of the economy as democrats and republicans assign their own blame. for second straight day labor department report shows significant inflation throughout the economy, the producer price index measures the cost of goods and services at wholesale level before they reach consumers many those prices were 11.3 percent higher in june, the fastest increase since 1981. we are taking our own steps that we believe will be responsive in the short term to get inflation down. the labor department says nearly 90 percent of its annual increase is from inflation and oil, gas, showing infl
everyone s eyes to see. there was one more moving moment from president macron s visit yesterday where he awarded medals to five american world war ii veterans at the french embassy in washington, d.c. this was actually on wednesday. the legion of honor award, the highest honor in france was given to the veterans for the role they played in liberating france during the war. macron praised each veteran for their service and pinned medals on them. in a twitter post, he listed the names of the five veterans and wrote, you came to fight 80 years ago from the other side of the atlantic to ensure our shared ideals and faith in democracy would triumph. france will be eternally grateful. so, marc, in 2004, at the height of anti-americanism in france, i discovered a few things about france. i d been there once in high
french embassy in washington, d.c. i don t want them to make any more veterans. benjamin of west virginia came ashore in france months after d-day and sooefrmd under general patton. he couldn t make the journey to receive his medal first awarded by napoleon. it was meant to express appreciation for the courage of our soldiers. the leakage of honor is france s highest honor so for them to bestow such an honor on these three gentlemen speaks to the depth and the historical commitment between our two countries. reminder that war is still raging in europa replica of lady liberty a gift to the american people on july 4th, 238 years ago adorned in the ukraine flag in front of the french
diaz: michael george, thank you. to france now, where the country s presidential election tomorrow could have sweeping global ramifications. today, expats turned out to cast their ballots at the french embassy in washington, d.c. cbs elaine cobbe is in paris with the latest. reporter: president emmanuel macron has widened his lead over his far-right challenger, marine le pen, but she s hoping a low turnout could tip the balance in her favor. that has france s allies, including the u.s., worried. macron raised the issue of le pen s ties to russia s vladimir putin in the candidate s debate this week. ( speaking french ) you are dependent on russia. you re dependent on putin, he said, referring to her party s loan from a russian bank. she denied the charge, saying i am a totally free woman. le pen has also said she wants to rethink relations with the u.s. the biden administration, considering its program, its