CPI shows inflations continues to rise in the U.A.

The latest Consumer Price Index report is out this morning, and it shows inflation continues to rise in the US. The CPI was up 4.2% in May from a year earlier. That's the highest since April 2023, and up from 2.4% before the war with Iran started. The increase was mainly driven by energy prices, which rose 3.9%. But there is some good news, including food prices rising just 0.1%. University of Alabama at Birmingham Economics Professor Dr. Ben Meadows talks about it with L.A.'s Morning News.