nancy chen, cbs news, clifton, new jersey. >>> and president trump's cabinet continues to take shape. the senate confirmed former florida attorney general pam bondi as u.s. attorney general. the vote was almost entirely along party lines with democratic senator john fetterman joining republicans in voting for bondi. the nominations of two of trump's most controversial picks moved out of committee and onto the full senate in straight party line votes. the senate finance committee voted 14-13 in favor of robert f. kennedy jr. as secretary of health and human services and the senate intelligence committee voted 9-8 for tulsi gabbard to be director of national intelligence. >>> now to the wild weather hitting parts of the u.s. evacuation orders were issued along part of the russian river in california's sonoma county. a home was seen sliding into the river after torrential rains hit the area. thankfully no one was home at the time. the sheriff's office says current forecasts expect the river to swell to more than 35 feet in certain parts today. and farther east a new winter storm will bri

. >> maurice: nancy chen in clifton, new jersey, begins our coverage of the rising price of just about nancy? >> reporter: maurice, it has been a persistent problem, even with inflation slowing. it is nearly impossible to get the same amount of food as you could just a few years ago with that same budget, and american families are making sacrifices. >> $2 for one apple. >> reporter: each trip to the store is getting harder for melissa robinson. >> i can't afford to, you know, eat a healthy diet for my kids and for myself. i just buy the minimum, the bare minimum. >> reporter: you stated you are buying the bare minimum. how hard is it to put food on the table for your family? >> i spend at least $250 a week. >> reporter: grocery prices are 25% higher than five years ago. that is in part because of supply chain issues, increased labor costs, and flu outbreaks. egg prices have gone up on average 65% in the past year and are expected to increase 20% more this year, according to the usda. >> customers don't want anymore price increases. >> reporter: yes. >> they are up to here. >> reporter:

cbs' nancy chen visited a supermarket in new jersey to see how shoppers are coping with rising food billseady taking a hit from inflation. >> reporter: each trip to the store is getting harder for melissa robinson. >> i spend about $250 a week. >> reporter: because of supply train issues and increased labor costs and bird flu outbreaks. egg prices alone have gone up on average 65% in the past year and are expected to increase 20% more this year. according to the usda. >> customers don't want any more price increase. >> yes. >> they're up to here. >> reporter: now the threat of tariffs is adding yet another challenge. for grocer stu leonard jr., the ceo of his 100-year-old family business. while tariffs on mexican and canadian goods are on a 30-day pause, goods from china are now subject to a 10% tariff. >> what we're just trying to do is keep our prices as tight as we can. not lower quality a bit. >> reporter: produce is especially vulnerable to tariffs. in 2023, nearly 60% of the fresh fruit and 35% of the fresh vegetables on store shelves were imported. anthony serafino imports and dist

i'm nancy chen in new york. >>> from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> now at 6:00, a fire at the martinez refinery. air quality warnings, and a shelter in place order. we'll have the latest. >>> plus, there is more rain ahead, darren peck has our weekend forecast. >>> and as the great highway shuts down to traffic in san francisco, the recall effort for the area's supervisor. >>> i respect that people are going to disagree about what to do with the great highway, but you can't beat mother nature. >> da lin spoke to the supervisor and some of his unhappy constituents. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. we begin with breaking news in the east bay where crews are responding to a fire at the martinez refinery. those who live nearby were asked to shelter in place. the fire broke out just before 2:00. huge dark plumes can be seen coming out of the factory. and air quality advisory has been issued for contra costa and solano counties. >> what is the la