Cream are said to be hiking prices or looking to hike them. All this as lawmakers are eyeing $4 trillion in new spending that could push prices even higher. Welcome. I m charles payne in for neil cavuto. This is your world. To susan li keeping track of all of these price hikes. Su charles, big businesses are warning prices are going up. If they pay more, you ll pay more from tide maker procter gamble to nestle, cocoa, chipotle, budweiser, even barbie maker mattel. Over and over again, the company is pointing to the highest price pressures that they ve seen in years and the number prove it. The key gauge of inflation jumping 3. 5%. The fatest gain in 30 years going back to 1991. It s not only input costs like aluminum, plastic and corn going up but wages according to the companies. Amazon, starbucks, fed ex and nestle pointing to wage pressures and having to pay more in order to attract workers. Mcdonald s ceo says workers are coming back faster in the states that have ended the $300 pe
You are looking live outside coors field. Carley: it was great to be there. A fun story to cover. There were politics with the game being moved but these fans were so happy about the game, getting ready to see the best in baseball and it is a good game. Todd: pretty good game, we will get into that more but we have a lot of other news to get to so you are watching fox and friends first on wednesday. Carley: let s get straight to it. President biden pushing congress to pass federal voting laws as he schools republicans restrictive voter access. Todd: the showdown intensifies between republicans and the texas state democrats who fled to break the courtroom. Lauren blanchard is watching with more. The president pushed for federal president voting laws which so far stalled in congress. Calling it the test of our time. The vice president will continue to push talking with voting rights advocates. There s an and folding assault taking place in america today, and attempt to suppress and subve
The head of homeland security responded with a message for those leaving cuba and haiti, think twice before coming here. Laura: he wasn t happy with it. Like father like son. Guerrero junior obliterated that ball, in a mile high midsummer classic. Fox and friends first starts right now. Am ready to say toda look at me jillian: you are watching fox and friends first on wednesday morning. Todd: do you know where you are? you were just there. Carley: it was great being outside. They allowed us in past security but it was so awesome being there, seeing those people together enjoying america s pastime, baseball. Todd: you are wearing colorado rockies covers. I that really happened. With that let s get to the news, president biden pushing for federal voting rights schooling republicans for restricting voter axis. Lauren blanchard has more on the president s politically charged speech. The president argued new voting laws passed in republican states restrict voter access and target minorities
I m pamela brown in washington, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. Are you in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. It s great to have you along with us. Looks like we are poised for liftoff as summer approaches, america is finally reopening, finally some good news on the covid front. According to the cdc, 38% of the u. S. Population is now fully vaccinated against coronavirus. And we have more good news to share the number of cases week over week is falling in at least 37 states. Now after more than a year of life under lockdown, many people are returning to their schools and their workplaces, not to mention their longlost favorite hangouts. As memorial day approaches signaling the unofficial start of summer, many of us can t wait to hit the road for vacation. Cnn s natasha chen is in atlanta. Tell me what you re seeing there in atlanta, natasha. Reporter: well, it is a beautiful saturday afternoon. A lot of people out along the belt line, the path going th
americans must stand up against progressive policies. there is a coming backlash to this liberal oppression that is becoming front and center. they aren t even hiding their hands anymore, sean. that s why it is so important that we stand in the gap for this nation because the greatest comeback in american history is on its way. bill: an amazing line. stand in the gap. a lot of things you predict this week. we knew joe biden would be out wednesday night. what you could not predict the impact of senator scott s speech that came after. dana: for good reason. rebuttals are usually made fun of or easily forgotten. instead this was a launching point for tim scott to do even more. let s begin with mark meredith at the white house. a lovely day down there. it is friday and people are excited. first president biden laid out his vision to congress. now trying to sell taxpayers on the idea of spending trillions of dollars. the president is calling all of this historic. there are