While gas prices are down from a year ago theyve rising in recent weeks. How are americans dealing with it. Welcome everyone. Im charles for neil cavuto. We have Team Coverage from New York City on shoppers feeling the pinch. How this is going to play on the Campaign Trail. Its Consumer Price index report shows prices increased 3. 2 percent over last year, just slightly below expectations. 2 10 percent month over month suggesting inflation is not resurging some calling this report encouraging news but the numbers show how Consumer Wallets Con to be stretched. You can see here charles that cost for shelter up 7. 7 percent over last year. New vehicles up in price 3. 5 percent. Food prices higherpy 4. 9 percent. Basics popping, white bread 10. 7 percent higher than last year, cereal Bakery Products up 7 percent, apples up 7. 5 percent. Even this slow down we have seen inflation from nine to three is of no benefit to the consumer. That just means the price of everything theyre buying has g
country. translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, independence and freedom will be ensured. and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. of course these comments come against the backdrop of the u.n. general assembly here in new york. the war on ukraine dominating those conversations. president biden is set to speak in a few hours from now. ukraine s president zelenskyy set to address world leaders remotely later today. all of this as russia occupied regions in ukraine announced referendums on joining russia this week. ukraine and its allies dismissing that move as a sham driven by fear of defeat. we re covering all the elements. let s begin with barbara starr at the pentagon. frederick layton is in washington d.c. and matthew chance in london. matthew, what do we know this morning? reporter: this speech taking place at
more than 1,000 people have been detained across russia and heavily policed protests. you always feel worried at a time like this. if you have a wife and kids, i wouldn t want to leave them. it comes as occupied areas announce snap referendums on joining the russian state. for critics, a tiny fig leaf to cover a blatant annexation of ukrainian land and an opportunity to halt ukraine s advancing army by warning the western backers to defend the mother land. even the newest bits. translator: this is not a bluff. citizens of russia can be sure our territorial integrity, our independence and freedom will be ensured with the means at our disposal and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. reporter: it s a threat ukraine bristoling with u.s. and western arms has already rejected out of hand. officials recruiting the kremlin of throwing more men into the flames of a war it has no chance of winning. but in
destruction. putin appearing today at a meeting with military industry leaders as his lower house of parliament with absolutely no warning approved a new bill cracking down on soldier who s refused to fight. this bill says soldiers who refused to serve or resist orders could face up to 15 years in prison. and this move is causing a widespread expectation that putin may even in the next few hours announce a form of a draft. in fact, there was an expectation he could appear today for national address just as he did right before his mass invasion of ukraine. and our matthew chance reports tonight that this widely expected national address from putin is now expected to happen tomorrow morning russia time, which means overnight here in the u.s. it is an address that could up the ante and change the stakes in this horrific war. the fears of escalation already sending russia s stock market plunging today in its worst drop since the start of the invasion. and if putin is going to sta
category two hurricane, quicklyin tensefying as it gets closer to florida. residents of tampa area are preparing for the worst as warnings about ian grow more dire. and nasa will deliberately slam a spacecraft into an asteroid soon in a historic test of earth s defensing. we re getting the first live image this is lauer. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off tonight, i m alex marquardt in the situation room. we begin with all of krvn exclusive new reporting on the january 6 investigation including the new revelations about mark meadow s communications. cnn political correspondent sara murray has our report. reporter: as donald trump and his allies made a final push to overturn the 2020 election. there is still plenty of time to certify the correct winner. reporter: retired army colonel phil wald ron. the core of these voefting systems are rife with vulnerables. reporter: communicated with then white house chief o