cbs's christina ruffini is at the white house to break down some of those concerns. good evening, christina. good evening, jericka. when you look at the economy as a hole, some of the nurse are strong. unemployment is down, americans have more money in their checking accounts on average than they did before the pandemic and the stock market is up. the problem is so is the price of, well, almost everything else. >> with eare seeing some brothers-based price increases. >> reporter: in an interview on nays the nation, treasury secretary janl yellen said covid caused a seismic shift in the way americans spend their money leading to shortage. >> there's an economic cost and the americans feel it. >> reporter: the consumer price index which tracks the cost of everyday items from eggs to pickup trucks jumped 6.2% in the last year, and speaking of eggs, they're up about 12%. so are cars and trucks. a new one will run nearly 10% more. and a used one, 26%. brian deese, head of the u.s. nick council said the democrats build back better plan will help stabilize the economy. >> th

we get details from cbs' christina ruffini at the white house. christina. >> reporter: good evening, irika. well, the pandemic has a lot of people priorities, and for a lot of americans their job no longer ranks at the top of the list. but that's posing a big problem for president biden and his economic agenda. in michigan, winter is coming. butlet snow plow drivers aren't. >> it's tough to get people. we have been looking high and low. >> reporter: as the american economy tries to dig out from under the pandemic, competition for workers is fierce across the country. >> in the past, weaver just had lines of people, you know. you'd get turned away more often than you'd get a chance to even get an interview, and this is really unusual. >> it's a workers' market right now. we know that. >> reporter: the white house says lingering covid concerns and child care problems created by the pandemic are keeping some americans out of the workforce. others, they say, simply want something better. >> many people across the country feel this is a good time to ch

christina ruffini, thank you. lateitate taid, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the biden administration's rule that millions of workers get vaccinated against covid-19 or be tested weekly. several states and groups had challenged the rule. as of today, nearly 68% of people in this country 12 and older are fully vaccinated. cbs' michael george is in new york with more. michael. >> reporter: jamie, good evening. today, many children got their first dose right here at new york city's american museum of natural history. across the country, there's a push to make it easier for kids to get the vaccine. kids at this massachusetts vaccine clinic were greeted with giant stuffed animals. >> big puppy dog. >> reporter: and toys. >> there are friends to help vaccinate kids. >> reporter: it's all meant to help kids like five-year-old lana feel safe. she made it through without crying. >> it hurt a little. >> reporter: but many parents are shedding tears of relief as their children finally get some protection against

cbs' christina ruffini is at the white house. e not numbers, christina, that the president was hoping for. >> reporter: yeah, good evening, jericka. that's right, it means a majority of americans disapprove of the way the president is doing his job. now the white house is hoping the build back better bill will boost america's opinion of not only the economy but also president biden. >> there is no question inflation is high and it's affecting american consumers and affecting their outlook. >> reporter: brian deese said today that's why congress needs to pass the 1.75 trillion dollar social spending plan as soon as possible. >> we need to move on this build back better bill right now. >> reporter: but opponents of the bill say spending that much money could have the opposite effect. >> this idea that we're going to spend 1.75 trillion, but trust us it is not going to cost you anything, nobody buys that. >> reporter: a new cbs poll finds only 30% of the americans say the economy right now is good. and a large majority say every day

will return to the political heat that awaits them in washington, that is where we find cbs' christina ruffiniht. christina, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. after last week's poor performance in the polls democrats are feeling the pressure, not just to get something done, but to get something done that voters will actual notice in their everyday lives, especially ahead of next year's mid term election. >> bluntly, we blew it. >> reporter: speaking on "face the nation" today, virginia senator tim kane said if democrats had passed the infrastructure and social spending bills sooner they might not have lost the governor seat in his state. >> we should have passed these bills in early october. if we had, it would have helped the terry mcauliffe win the governor's race probably. >> reporter: democratic losses in the off-year election helped motivate squabbling party members to get on the same page. >> the voters sent a message on tuesday. they wanted to see more action in washington. >> reporter: now they have to do it all over again, to pass the president's nearly $2 trill

christina ruffini, with why so many people are turning in resignations. >> we will create millions of new jobs. >> reporter: in a meeting with masked up cabinet members, president biden said the bipartisan infrastructure bill still yet to be signed will help curb rising consumer prices. >> we will see ease and i say, yes, ease, lower inflationary pressures. >> reporter: even before his pen hit the $1.2 trillion piece a legislative paper, there's a new economic problem. people keep quitting their jobs. >> my mental health was more important. >> reporter: a former preschool teacher is one of a record 4.4 million americans who left their jobs in september. up from 4.3 million in august. at the end of september, there were 10.4 million job openings in the u.s. >> there's so many more ways to make money then a 9:00 to 5:00 job. that is what my job is now perk >> reporter: tired of low pay and trying to juggle childcare with increasingly compensated covid protocols she found an alternative that pays more and lets her work from home. >> part of the reflects concerns about covid and exposure

in the meantime christina ruffini reports he has a big bridge to build in congress. >> reporter: -- >> we are seeing broad-based price increase. >> reporter: janet yellin said covid caused a seismic shift in the way americ their money leading to shortages. >> there's an economic cost and americans feel it. >> reporter: the consumer price index which tracks the cost of everyday items, jumped 6.2% in the past year. speaking of eggs, they are up, about 12%. so our cars and trucks. a new one will run nearly 10% more and a used one, 26%. the head of the economic council said the mocrats to trillion dollar build back better plan will help to stabilize the economy. >> this bill is going to address the core cost that american families are facing. >> reporter: but republicans disagree. >> every republican opposes this boondoggle. >> reporter: a new poll shows most americans support the measure as well as the $1.2 trillion transportation bill, but 70% say the economy is in bad shape and only 39% approve of the way president biden is handling it. tamara president biden is expected to hold a sign