available for those with urgent travel needs. upcoming leisure travel might require alternate plans. anthony pera, cbs news, los angeles. >> so let's say you already have your passport or plan to travel within the united states. there is still the problem of sticker shock. overall, inflation is running at 5.5%. that's the highest it's been in 13 years. and it is much worse for airline flights, car rentals and hotels. errol barnett has that story. >> look, we have a perfect storm here of high demand and persistent supply chain issues. there are increasing numbers of people who want to get away be, threw are decreasing methods of transportation available to get there. and that means higher costs for all of us on theann you drill d these digits, though, you'll find some reason for optimism later, and perhaps some tough choices now. >> i think it's highway robbery. prices are ridiculous right now.

>> reporter: from california gas stations to florida hotels, the cost of moving around the country is up. way up. including jumps in prices for airfare and car rentals. >> we just can't afford it. >> reporter: tally lives in ohio with boyfriend mikey o'malley. her family is in washington state. his are in ireland. so the recent increase in airline prices means difficult decisions. >> we really want to go everywhere, do all the things. but because of the prices being so high right i know, we just can't. we can't afford the extra trips. >> reporter: new inflation numbers show that when compared to 2020, gas prices and the cost of used cars and trucks are each up more than 45%, a record jump for second-hand vehicles. air travel is up more than 24%, and the cost of a hotel room up almost 17%. this is a phenomenon that is across the entire economy. >> reporter: adam sachs is president of tourism economics

and says while this may seem worry some, looking back further, prices are lower than before the pandemic. >> we've been spoiled, and now we're coming back to what might be better considered to be normal pricing. sou w barng 00 patrolling the streets there. they are helping police tamp down a week of riots and looting sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zuma. debora patta is in johannesburg. >> reporter: looters brazenly down roads carrying their bounty. >> they've looted everything. >> reporter: in this area, soldiers went door to door, hunting for stolen goods. it was an easy hoard. it appears just about everyone was guilty of stealing something. i'm surrounded by piles of stolen goods that police and soldiers have retrieved from looters. there is everything here from food to clothing, even cooking pots.

years of distrust the police force has seen armed groups take the law into their own hands. that's included carrying out vigilante justice with devastating consequences when a 15-year-old boy was gunned down in the crossfire. the anger by former president jacob zuma's supporters over his jailing for contempt of court has dragged up something far more explosive, a burning resentment over decades of inequality, poverty and hunger fueled by pandemic hardships. as the streets of south africa smolder, it's now hoped that boots on the ground will put out the flames of insurrection. while the looting appears to be leaving us, police are investigating 12 who they believe instigated the initial violence. >> that was debora patta in south africa. the "overnight news" is back in

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♪ >> reporter: it's a place that every young artist wants to play. almost every person of fame and notoriety. they've all played this building. ♪ ♪ ever since i was a young boy, i've played the silver ball ♪ >> reporter: rock star roger daltrey, the frontman for the who, london's royal albert hall is haunted in a good way by its history. ♪ sure plays a mean pinball ♪ >> when you stand on that stage and feel the ghosts. >> reporter: you feel the ghosts? >> yeah, you do. you feel the ghosts. >> reporter: and what ghosts. over the past 150 years, rahm r month rahmanov, the rolling stones, pavarotti, and adele.

to name just a few. >> it hosted just an incredible array of things from ice skating to circus. to ballet. >> reporter: archivist elizabeth harper keeps record of all the stars on stage. >> it was the first time the beatles played here, and you can see it's quite female heavy. >> reporter: and backstage. >> i have some lovely images of princess diana coming here, which actually people won't have seen before. >> reporter: the idea for a place to promote the arts and sciences to the british masses began with prince albert, but he died in 1861 before the hall was completed. a decade letter, his widow, queen victoria was still grieving at the opening ceremony. >> it's really sad, because she says in her diaries she was so overcome with emotion, she couldn't speak, and she just thought of her dear prince

albert. >> she really loved him? >> she really did. >> reporter: at the time the hall ones of the largest in the world. >> they didn't know how to fill a venue like this. nowhere else existed quite like it. eventually they found quite crowd-pleasing events to draw people in. >> reporter: events like the world's first major bodybuilding contest. extravagant balls -- >> it's the viennese waltz. >> reporter: in 1933, albert einstein spoke here warning of the looming horrors of world war ii. legend it has the hall survived that war relatively unscathed because enemy pilots relied on its dome as a navigation point. >> now it's quite a cattle market. i've been back there checking calves. >> reporter: and in 1970, feminists stormed the hall, disrupting the miss world pageant. >> the events that had been held here over the last 150 years, they really reflect every social

change, every political change that happened. not just in the uk, but internationally. ♪ >> reporter: but the royal itd all pop and rock lways concerts in the early '70s after some shows got a bit out of hand. >> fans were ripping off the box curtains. there was one concert where they actually stompe through the ceiling of a box. >> we find out that we've been banned from the albert hall. why? what have we done? >> reporter: what did they say? did they explain why you were banned? pop and rock gradually made its return, and i think the band was forgiven about as a bit of a mistake. >> reporter: roger daltrey returned, hosting annual shows a the hall, supporting keen cancer and shows akrcross the uk and u.

>> there is something about this whole grandeur. it's 6,000 people. but they could all be in your front room. you can see every person distinctly. it's great. >> reporter: inspired by roman amphitheaters, the architecture also allows every member of the audience to see everyone else. that's one reason grammy winner david arnold, who scored five james bond films, doesn't just put on shows here. >> you can buy expensive seats. you can come in for five pounds. >> reporter: he also loves coming to listen. ♪ >> it just feels like every memory you've ever had of experiencing something bigger than you, but somehow wouldn't exist without you there. >> reporter: it was a super vip right here? >> exactly. >> reporter: these are the best seats in the house, the royal box. >> so this is where the queen and the royal family all come to

see a concert. >> reporter: and this is their retiring room. >> they can have preshow drinks. they come here on the interval. >> reporter: does she have a favorite beverage? >> i'm not sure about that. i'm not privy to such things, being an archivist. >> reporter: they haven't told you. last year, for the first time since world war ii, the site was silenced by the pandemic. >> there haven't been any live events for that whole year we've been shut. financially, it's been very perilous for albert hall. >> reporter: they had to cancel nearly 500 shows, losing the equivalent of tens of millions of dollars. do you think people are ready again for live music? >> oh, yes. i think there is no doubt about it. i think we're gagging to go out and party. we need that connection. >> reporter: now the royal albert hall is coming back to life, in time to celebrate 150 years of ghosts. ♪ you have my heart and soul in

your hand ♪ >> this place can bounce, i tell you. ♪ you paid,

after more than 3,000 years, the devil is returning to australia. actually, it's the cuddly tasmanian devil. chip reid has the story. >> the tasmanian devil is on the loose! >> reporter: if you grew up watching cartoons, this might be what you think of when you hear the words "tasmanian devil." >> a vicious brute with powerful jaws like a steel trap.

>> reporter: so you might be surprised to learn that these are real tasmanian devils. they're called devils because they can sound like this -- >> reporter: other than that, there is not much of the devil in them. but as a species, their struggle to survive has been so devilish, it will make your head spin. on their namesake island of tasmania, they've always been wiped out by a rare contagious cancer. and on the australian mainland, they've disappeared centuries ago. but now they're being given a second chance. >> they're beautiful. we're so in love with tasmanian devils. >> reporter: haley shute is with rc ark, an organization founded a decade ago to bring the tasmanian devil back to the mainland. recently they had a major victory when seven tiny babies, or joeys, were discovered in their mothers' pouchs where they will remain for several months.

>> we saw the tiny jelly bean pink tasmanian devils in there. we were so excited. >> reporter: it's the first time in 3,000 years that tasmanian devils have been born on the australian mainland. but she adds there is still much more work to be done, especially after the devastating bush fires of 2019 and 2020, which killed or displaced about three billion wild animals, according to the world wildlife fund. >> clearly made people realize just how unique and special our animals are here, and that we need to save our crazy unique animals in our backyards. >> reporter: starting with that crazy and unique tasmanian devil. chip reid, cbs news, washington. and that is the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs this morning." and you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues.

it's friday, july 16th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." mask up. millions of people in los angeles will have to wear face coverings indoors again as the delta variant threatens to derail america's progress against covid. former president trump slams the nation's top military officer over bombshell allegations detailed in a new book. caught on camera -- home surveillance captures the moment when former nfl star richard sherman apparently tries to