thiessen live coming up. john: fox news alert, president biden landing in the middle east as inflation hits a new 40-year high with no end in sight. i m john roberts in washington. sandra, double duty today. sandra: great to be with you, john. brand-new numbers from the government showing red hot inflation has not cooled. consumer price index surging to 9.1% in june. marking the biggest one-year increase since 1981. the president issuing a statement in response to all of it saying today s data does not reflect the full impact of nearly 30 days of decreases in gas prices and other commodities like wheat have fallen sharply since that report. john: americans are not feeling any relief, as the labor department shows, paying more for gas and cleaning products compared to last year. we begin with fox team coverage. lydia hu live in new york city with more on the inflation impact on food prices and jacqui heinrich from jerusalem where she is travelling with the president. j
and wildlife biologist forest galante. thanks for being here. there s this website, trackingsharks.com. they say the numbe suspected shark bites this summer has already surpassed last year s total. why are sharks biting us more? well, specifically in the northeast, alisyn, what s going on is there have been increased bunker regulations, which is a small species of bait fish. as that fishery has rebounded from near collapse, what s that done is brought in a whole lot more predators. we re seeing more dolphins, more whales, and of course more sharks. with more sharks comes a higher likelihood of an encounter with a shark and occasionally those encounters happen to be negative. thank you. that is really helpful in explaining what is going on. do you think that the plan for using drones to spot sharks before they can bite swimmers will work? i absolutely do. i mean i think that it would take a lot of drone coverage at
this marks the 23rd shark attack in the united states so far this year, according to trackingsharks.com. florida, california, new york and south carolina are on the list. suffolk county beach is back open, it opened back this morning after the shark attack. stay near a lifeguard if on duty and swim with groups. john: sandra, problems brewing at starbucks, specifically crime. and now the coffee giant has to close in some places. wait until you hear where, coming up next. i have fantastic news for fellow veterans who need money for their family and home. there s a powerful va benefit that veterans have earned, but many don t even know about. it s the va home loan benefit. as a veteran, you re eligible to apply for a refinance loan for up to 100% of your home s value. not just 80% like other loans. the newday 100 va loan