San Diego mayor on affordability crisis, Trump suggesting Iran to "take out" his city
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[0:00] We know this cuz we've been reporting it
[0:01] again and again this midterm season.
[0:03] Americans are struggling with rising
[0:05] prices. And the key issue on their minds
[0:08] as they vote is affordability. Take a
[0:10] look at this recent CBS News poll out of
[0:12] Texas where 56% of voters in the
[0:14] upcoming Senate election say the cost of
[0:17] living is their top issue by far. We've
[0:20] got some new data from Consumer Reports
[0:21] as well. It shows just how urgent of an
[0:24] issue this is. About one in five
[0:25] Americans say they've had to cut back on
[0:28] groceries to afford their electricity
[0:30] bills. And roughly a quarter are turning
[0:32] their heating, turning down their
[0:34] heating or AC to uncomfortable levels to
[0:37] lower energy costs. We're joined now by
[0:39] Mayor Todd Gloria of San Diego. He's the
[0:42] president of the US Conference of
[0:44] Mayors, which is currently on a national
[0:46] affordability tour that's in Columbus,
[0:48] Ohio today. Mayor Gloria, thank you uh
[0:50] for being with us. I know your tour is
[0:52] focused on finding practical solutions
[0:54] for cities to make