Voters Frustrated by Rising Cost of Living Ahead of Midterms. What You Need to Know – Weekend

0 October 17, 2026 07:00

Rachel Scott has the latest on the rising cost of living in the United States, with Elizabeth Schulze reporting from Tulsa on how higher prices are impacting American families ahead of the midterms. Plus, the latest on the investigation into the 16-year-old gunman who killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school. And Celine Dion gets her very own Barbie doll amid her comeback Paris residency, along with more headlines you need to know this weekend.

00:19: COST OF LIVING: A new Reuters-Ipsos poll finds the cost of living is the top issue for voters.
02:17: TRUMP CAMPAIGN: President Donald Trump continues campaigning for GOP in mostly conservative states.
02:40: OREGON SHOOTING: The small city of Bend, Oregon is in mourning after a school shooting that left four people dead including three children.
03:06: POPE LEO CANCER: Pope Leo is recovering well after undergoing his operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.
03:31: FORT HOOD SHOOTER: President Trump has called off the plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.
04:02: CHICAGO ASSAULT CASE : An investigation is underway in Chicago after a young woman claimed she was attacked at a party.
04:57: COLLEGE FOOTBALL: A preview of this weeks action.
05:32: FLYING TESLA CAR: The company unveils its new ‘Roadster.’
06:02: SKATEBOARD RECORD: A skateboarder from Spain has set a new speed record.
06:20: CELINE BARBIE : Celine Dion is getting her very own Barbie doll.
06:39: SKINCUBATOR: Houston parents are the first in Texas to use new device called the ‘skincubator.’

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