mafia connections. welcome to the lead. i m dana bash in for jake tapper. we start with our money lead and a rough day for the american economy and your wallets. gas prices hit a new record today, with the national average for one gallon reaching $4.37, according to aaa. that s up 17 cents in one week and 25 cents in a month. to make things worse, u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen was on capitol hill today where she warned this economic turbulence will continue. at the white house, president biden acknowledged americans are facing high sky-high inflation, although he tried to reassure the public, his administration is doing everything it can to bring prices down. but the president also did not lay out any new steps he plans to take, instead, spending a large part of his speech attacking republicans for what he calls their ultra maga agenda to raise taxes. mj lee starts off our coverage today from the white house. number one challenge facing families today. presid
the top of the hour on cnn newsroom, good to be with you, i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. just into our newsroom, the pentagon says the u.s. is finding signs that vladimir putin s military is forcing ukrainians to enter russia. ukraine s president puts that number at more than a million people. the u.s. has not assessed a figure yet. today, putin s propaganda took center stage in moscow against a backdrop of military parades, putin gave a national address to recognize victory day in russia, and he falsely blamed the west for the war he started. the u.s. and its allies are also noting what putin did not say. he did not declare war or try to mobilize more troops as analysts had speculated. he also cancelled the victory date air shows across russia that had been scheduled. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said that putin is recognizing that he has no victory to claim. russian strikes are claiming more lives on the battlefield. ukrainian officials fear as many a
widespread threat. seeing isolated case. the price of gasoline does continue to keep higher. the president wanted to make a fundamental difference, stream palestine domestic production. they re chucking this ball deep down the field. touchdown. rises to get it are you kidding me? that is leonard town, mawld. they re going for a high of 52348 maryland. they are listening to william martin joel also known as billy joel who today is 73 years old. as we is great his life and welcome aboard the mezzanine level of studio m. welcome aboard. brian kilmeade, happy birthday to you. brian: thank you very much. it was good. ainsley: did all the kids come home? brian: no just. she is my favorite. back stretch. to say katie came home. she knew this was a way to score with me. steve: always works. brian: she is probably right now on route back to school. she is in trimesters so she goes in the first week of june. steve: pocket full of gas money. ainsley: two for. if
of bombing a school. dr. biden visited a school where ukrainian children have been absorbed by the ukrainian system in romania. it s nice that you re all working together. new video of wanted corrections officer vicky white, helping authorities piece together what happened before she allegedly helped inmate casey white escape. the vehicle we were looking for has been located in williamson county, tennessee. we know what direction they went, but right now we re trying to canvass the area for any witnesses. the white house now warning a covid wave this fall and winter could affect as many as 100 million americans. right now we are doing everything we can to prepare for that if that search for to come. sandals resort confirm that three of their guests died while they were at their emerald bay resort. there s no foul play suspected. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. and there are growing fears tonight that much of a vill
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