VERY UNIQUE VOICE, AND HE MADE SO MANY PEOPLE LAUGH. GILBERT GOTTFRIED WAS JUST 67 YEARS OLD.
NEW CONSUMER PRICE INFORMATION
CONFIRMS WHAT YOUR FAMILY IS
PROBABLY FEELING AT THE GAS PUMP
THE GROCERY STORE BASICALLY,
WHENEVER YOU PAY YOUR BILLS,
INFLATION HAS JUMPED AGAIN FOR
THE 12 MONTHS THAT ENDED IN
MARCH. CONSUMER PRICES ARE UP
8.5% IT’S THE FASTEST YEAR OVER
YEAR JUMP. IT’S HIS WAY BACK IN
1981 FEW SPECIFICS. RENTAL RATES
HAVE GONE UP FOR EIGHT MONTHS IN
A ROW AND CLIMBED 4.4% SINCE
MARCH OF LAST YEAR, AND WHILE
GAS PRICES HAVE STARTED TO TREND
DOWNWARD THE CHANGE WAS NOT
REFLECTED IN MARCH, WITH PRICES
UP 48% SINCE LAST YEAR, WORKERS
ARE FEELING THE SQUEEZE, THE
LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS. WHEN YOU
ACCOUNT FOR HIGHER PRICES,
HOURLY EARNINGS FOR PRIVATE
SECTOR EMPLOYEES FELL. 2.7%
PAULA TUTMAN BRINGS US A
SNAPSHOT OF THE TOUGH CHOICES
MANY LOCAL FOLKS ARE FACING
RIGHT NOW. A SNAPSHOT OF OUR
AREA PEOPLE RAISING ABOUT
DEALING WITH WHAT’S IN FRONT OF
THEM RIGHT NOW. IN THE 130 MILE
STRETCH OF A NEARLY STRAIGHT
LINE FROM DETROIT TO PORTS
AUSTIN THERE’S ABSOLUTELY EVERY
ECONOMIC STATION ALONG THE WAY
AND IN EVERY COMMUNITY FOR THAT
130 MILE STRETCH. THERE ARE
STORIES OF STRUGGLE YOUR INCOME.
DON’T GO UP WHEN THE FOOD PRICE
GO UP. SO YOU STILL GOT TO
FIGURE OUT HOW YOU’RE GONNA MAKE
ENDS MEET FROM WHERE YOU WERE
BEFORE TASHA USED TO PUT BEEF ON
HER DINNER TABLE, THE USDA
REPORTS, MEAT PRICES HAVE GONE
UP ALMOST 44% SINCE LAST JANUARY
, PASHA FELT EVERY INCREASE. SHE
WENT TO POULTRY CHICKEN
PRODUCTION WENT DOWN DURING THE
PANDEMIC. FUEL PRICES HAVE
DRIVEN UP THE PRICE FROM 93
CENTS PER POUND TO A DOLLAR 91 A
POUND CHICKEN USED TO BE THE
CHICKEN CHEAPEST THING TO GET.
NOW YOU GO OVER TO THE FISH, IT
MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER
THAN THE CHICKEN AND ACCORDING
TO THE SEAFOOD SOURCE AND ONLINE
INDUSTRY RESOURCE, COVERING
RETAIL, TRADE, AQUACULTURE AND
SUSTAINABILITY. FISH PRICES
COULD RISE FASTER THAN ANY OTHER
MEAT PROTEIN SOURCE. THIS IS
WHAT A 40 YEAR HIGH AND
INFLATION LOOKS LIKE MOTHER
THREE BOYS, SO IT’S BEEN MORE
PRICIER THAN USUAL TO HAVE A
REFRIGERATOR FULL OF FOOD. STAND
CLOSER TO HOME. GASSES UP, YOU
KNOW FOR YOUR AUTOMOBILE, TOO,
SO AGAIN. IT’S EVERYTHING. CHRIS
VENTURA IS WITH CONSUMER ENERGY
ALLIANCE, A NONPROFIT,
NONPARTISAN ENERGY ADVOCACY
GROUP. NUMBER OF FAMILIES
STRUGGLING ALL THROUGHOUT THE
AREA ABOUT 86% OF THOSE POLLED
THAT THEY’VE BEEN PERSONALLY
AFFECTED BY HIGH GAS PRICES JUST
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, AND
BASED ON THIS ORGANIZATION’S
DATA, QUICK FIXES LIKE
CONSOLIDATING TRIPS TO THE
GROCERY STORE TO CUT ENERGY
COSTS. THE CLIPPING COUPONS WILL
ONLY BE A BAND AID FIX,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE UNITED
STATES IS MIRED IN A DECADES OLD
SYSTEM OF RELYING ON
UNSUSTAINABLE ENERGY AS WELL AS
MANUFACTURING FROM NATIONS
UNFRIENDLY TO THE UNITED STATES
AND ITS INTERESTS. WE NEED TO
TAKE A LONG TERM VIEW OF HOW TO
SOLVE THIS HERE IN AMERICA, AS
OPPOSED TO BEING DEPENDENT ON
THE SUPPLY CHAINS THAT WE’VE
SEEN SO IMPACTED JUST OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS, LITTLE
CONSOLATION FOR THE PEOPLE
PEOPLE. POOR LIVING IT NOW IT’S
A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE JUST DO.
WE HAVE TO DO TO GET BACK. YOU
KNOW, WHEN WE WHEN I TALKED TO
EXPERTS, THE SENSE I GET IS
THERE ARE NO SHORT TERM FIXES
THAT WILL HAVE LONG TERM RESULTS
THAT BASICALLY THE THINGS THAT
HAVE TO CHANGE KAREN. IT’S THE
WAY WE DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER
NATIONS. BACK TO YOU. ALRIGHT WE
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. PAULA
AND OUR COVERAGE OF INFLATION’S
IMPACT ON ALL OF US. CONTINUES
TONIGHT AT FIVE AND SIX ARE
SPECIAL TEAM COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS
STEPS THAT MIGHT HELP YOUR
FAMILY BUDGET, HANK. I’M HANK
WINCHESTER. HELP ME HANK FROM
PIZZA TO TOOTHPASTE. EVERYTHING
COSTS MORE RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT
CAN YOU DO TO SAVE AND MIGHT
HELP ME, HANK REPORT? I’M GOING
TO BE TALKING WITH THE MONEY
SAVING EXPERTS OFFERING YOU
INFORMATION. TO HELP YOUR BUDGET
. THAT STORY IS COMING UP NEW
TONIGHT. YOU’VE SEEN IT. YOU
FELT IT AT THE GROCERY STORE AT
THE GAS PUMP. BUT THE QUESTION
IS JUST HOW BAD IS IT OUT THERE?
WE NOW KNOW IT’S AS BAD AS WE’VE
SEEN IN A COUPLE OF GENERATIONS.
BUT THERE IS HELP. THERE IS A
WAY FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
CONTROL OVER YOUR FINANCIAL
SITUATION AND NOT HAVE TO SPEND
A LOT OF TIME WORRYING WILL HAVE
ALL OF THAT COMING UP ON LOCAL 4