gas prices are back near record highs. and the dow is down 9% this year, putting a dent in peoples retirement funds republicans today blasting the president s policies, blaming him and democrats for skyrocketing prices. adding to the economic turmoil, there s a record number of job openings there are currently two jobs available for every person who is unemployed among the reasons, some people are retiring early due to the pandemic others are holding out for higher pay businesses like precision landscaping in portland, oregon, say they ve had to increase salaries and even turn down new customers. it has been hard to find employees because it s become a much more challenging environment to find employees. we get competition from areas that we once didn t. reporter: recent polls show just a third of the country approves of the president s handling of the economy, intensifying concerns for democrats as the mid-terms approach lester kristen welker at