clarence thomas by his wealthy right-wing benefactors. but we begin tonight with a pop quiz. where did president abraham lincoln go to law school? the answer may surprise you. and the answer is nowhere. that is correct. he was a self-taught lawyer. and yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u.s. president. lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, writing notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. above all, honest. qualities the illinois state bar association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. the more you know. of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. but just because someone earns a degree doesn
workers rising up. i m charles payne in for neil cavuto. this is your world, this is a long hot summer. more on the union uprisings in just a moment. first to the heat. 85 million people on alert. these hellish conditions can drag on for weeks. robert ray is in new mexico with the latest. robert? so robert is frozen. it s interesting as we came in. one person said he can soak it up like a lizard. the other feels lake a roasted pig. the bottom line, it s a deep situation covering the entire country. we ll get back to that later. we unfreeze robert. let s talk about the heal in hollywood. that is really building big time. the strike by the actors now in its fourth day. we ll take a live look outside netflix. this is in los angeles where one former studio chief is now warning of a total collapse of the strike if this strike is not settled by september. let s go to bill melugin in los angeles with the latest. bill? charles, good afternoon to you. you can see behind me, the pi
can buy milk. prices for food, clothing, houses and more jumped sharply. i bought a sandwich at one point, not even a fancy shop, it was $22. driven by lingering pandemic supply issues, stronger manned, and perhaps some price gouging to. it has hit every american at some point, whether is you personally or someone you know. worst constant reminder, gas prices. the nationwide average for a gallon climbed over $5 at one point, a new record. filling up my suv sometimes cost over $100. that s part? some parts of the economy that were just coming, unemployment very low. wages, up, significantly for the first time in a very long time. so, is a recession coming? i think it s a different no. if you listen to a lot of the economists. i don t even care if there s a recession coming. it already feels like we are in a recession. despite topping 1 million deaths in the u.s., the covid pandemic brought some good news. more than 80% of all americans have now received