really not lifting sentiment much because even if you are seeing some relief at the pump, which most americans are, you re not seeing it anywhere else. we re not seeing it at the grocery store, not seeing it practically anywhere else in your day, and that s reflected in the latest reading. americans remain quite sad about the state of things. but we also keep buying things. so is this retail therapy, is it something more nuanced? what is it? i think it depends on who you re talking about. we got retail sales data which shows a better than expected jump of consumer spending of 1%. the expectation heading into this report was an increase of .8%. but what you have here is a tale of two consumers. for americans who can afford it, who are still sitting okay financially, they re still spending. they re shifting where they re spending to services and experiences. for folks, however, who are struggling with inflation right now, they are shifting their spending. they re spendin
blunt warning. the president saying the hate and fear that has been allowed to fester in the united states is now threatening america s democracy as he made an emotional visit to buffalo to meet with the families who lost loved ones in the racist massacre over the weekend. plus, the truth is out there. and lawmakers want to get to the bottom of it, today, holding their first public hearing on ufos in decades. why lawmakers warn ufos pose a potential national security threat. leading this hour, it is primary day. the first polls are about to close in what is one of the most consequential days of the year. we re learning the leading democratic senate candidate john fetterman is about to get a pacemaker installed after suffering a stroke last week. jessica dean is live in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, following fetterman s campaign. a lot of health questions for fetterman in the closing days of the race. how is the campaign dealing with it? well, i just spoke with his campaign
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essentially zero to where he is in these polls. you have to think that de blasio looked at that field and says i m just as progressive, more like a governor than a mayor given the size of new york. why can t i throw my hat in the ring, and i think he s not wrong in that sense. i do think it s also interesting that his focus on i m going to be the guy to go against trump. that s something we haven t heard recently from new entrants into the race. i thought that just struck me probably bounce off the fact that a lot of democrats want someone who can go up against trump. it s a good gimmick. we ll see if he can fill it out. we ll see if he gets on the debate stage. erin burnett investigates the trump fally business, a cnn special report tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern right here on cnn. up next for us, kirsten gillibrand sees an opportunity to launch what she calls a movement. will it help to lift so far what s been a struggling campaign? 4-in-1 technology aded unleash a foolproof
brilliant middle east scholar, fouad ajami passed awatch he was my professor at johns hopkins, deepest condolence he is. anderson cooper tweeted, a man a greatly admired, fouad ajami was died. he was full of grace and compassion. it s been an honor to know him. fouad ajami, a gentleman in every respect, was 68 years old. i m deborah feyerick. stay with cnn and cnn.com for breaking news. up next, a cnn special report, michael jackson, the final days. then, at 8 eastern, it is a 60s marathon, beginning with television comes of age. stay tuned.