doj dealing a blow to the january 6 committee. wanting to charge mark metal an his former deputy. this says former trump aides sa that navarro responds to what h calls unnecessarily harsh treatment at the hands of federal agents are flatly taken away in handcuffs and leg irons over his complaints of a subpoena. that plus an update on that gop senate primary race in pennsylvania where the recount continues to spike. a confession to fight. be begin with the economy where the white house reality appears to be set again with inflation, dashing any hopes of a rebound despite good data point. ashley strohmier has more on that tonight. how are you even though inflation is crushing americans they re praising the new jobs numbers. this is regardless of the out-of-control gas prices and the supply chain. the report shows that 390,000 jobs were created in may, which does meet expectation but falls short of aprils for hundred 28,000 jobs created. the average price of gas is now or doll
gasoline. peter doocy starts us off with a complete picture of the economy live from the north lawn, good evening, peter. good evening, bret. officials around here saying two things that sound like they both can t be true at the same time. on the one hand they say they think the president s economic plans are working. but, observed they say they know that people are paying more than ever for essentials. fighting inflation is my top economic priority. and despite rising prices on just about everything, biden officials are celebrating a stronger than expected 390,000 jobs created in may. we aren t likely to see the kind of blockbuster job reports month after month like we had over this past year. that s even though the economy remains 822,000 jobs short of pre-pandemic levels. inflation has been an issue since last year. before russia invade ukraine but the president continues to blame. putin s war in ukraine. putin began amassing troops. this is a putin price hike.
the city is coming back to life. awards were presented to municipality workers honoring ukrainian fighter pilots. the latest patriotic act to bring a broken city back together. just a couple of months ago, two months ago with the cities were empty. there were no cars. right now they are coming back. that people are moving back to their home towns. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zenelskyy, says russi controls 20% of the territory though efforts are underway to reclaim that land. trey yingst, stay safe, my friend. couple of amazon prime members say that the tech giant cheated them by axing benefits. you bet they are suing. is this bull hockey or do they have a legitimate claim we will