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Cheaper than the sky high prices last year. >> last year we were planning to go to arcadia in maine, and when we thought about how much it would cost, we said lets wait, so were actually leaving next week. >> reporter: the cost of a gallon of regular is $3.58. thats down $1.43 from last -- the $5 a gallon it cost last summer. >> if you are planning a summer car trip, this is a great year to do it. >> reporter: andrew gross from aaa says the biggest factor for this decline at the pump is the cost...

Thank you for joining us. lets get into the gas prices and where they can stand. if we pull this graphic up as it stands a gallon of gas in the u.s. $3.58 yesterday, $3.57. or we could go $3.54. obviously, not a big change, we are talking pennies but it is starting to tick up summer. where do you see these prices going in the coming months? >> im afraid they will be going higher. perhaps a lot higher. if we look at the job the u.s. industry has done to keep prices under wraps, it is amazing. pro...

The memorial day road trip is certainly back. aaa telling us just look at this number they anticipate more than 37 million americans will be taking to the roadways this memorial day weekend which is just, jim, underneath the 2019 pre-pandemic levels that we saw three years ago. but in terms of what advice aaa has for all of us taking the roads, heres what they told us. >> definitely inspect that vehicle before you take that long road trip. check your tire tread and inflation, make sure your batt...

Just over 37 million americans. it does not exceed the number of americans who traveled in 2019 before the pandemic and that could be because of inflation and relatively high gas prices. aaa did give some advice for those who are about to begin their automotive journeys. listen to what they told us. >> inspect your vehicle before you take the long road trip. check your tire tread and make sure your battery has a good charge and fluid levels are topped off. aaa anticipates coming to the roadside ...

Topped off. during this memorial day weekend, aaa anticipates coming to the roadside rescue of more than 460,000 stranded drivers. >> reporter: the cost of gasoline, those prices arent coming down from where we were last year. we had prices that were about $4.60 a year ago, a national average for around this memorial day weekend is $3.58. so prices are relatively high in terms of historical terms, but they are coming down. prices coming down especially here in california. the states of alaska, n...

Sometimes fares as high as 800 and 2,000 dollars for coach and similar prices to rome, from new york, so it is extraordinarily expensive. with gas prices now down about a buck on average, a road trip makes a lot more sense. and it also would keep you from the crowds at the airport though, and at the point where we have a ton of hacks to get you around the crowds including clear and pre-check. so you know, there are ways to avoid the crowds. >> all right. so we have something like the national av...

Now its down to $3.58. here in california, alaska, new jersey, new york prices are coming down precipitously. certainly good news if youre one of the millions of people who are going to fill up and go on your own road trip across america, jim. >> stay safe out there, guys. pack plenty of patience it sounds like. mike and isabel, thanks to both of you. appreciate it. still ahead, 42 1/2 years the combined prison sentences for these four oath keepers all convicted for their actions on january 6t...

Egg prices in the United States have risen significantly, which has affected the consumption of American families and the restaurant industry. The average price of eggs in California was $7.37 per dozen last week, up from $2.35 last year, CBS said. Egg prices in some New York supermarkets have quadrupled in about the past six months. The national average price of eggs rose to a record $3.58 a dozen in November, according to the St. Louis Fed.

♪ ♪ speed to thanksgiving gas prices the highest they have been since aaa started tracking them. todays national average clocking and $3.58 up from the typical $2.50 per gallon but that is not stopping travelers from seeing their loved ones for the holiday weekend. a new poll shows 20% more americans hitting the road this year to celebrate, but boy, it is going to cost them. >> we have energy prices because of the bad policies of the biden administration. they have taken a nation energy inde...

High? >> i think theres a reason for it and im willing to accept that. i hardly ever use gas to go. >> the president says this is the putin price i, do you believe that? >> no. >> why not? >> i dont believe anything president biden says. >> all but to go the folks i spoke with today were not happy about those prices and they blame the president. back to check here. gas was $2.38 a gallon when biden took office. it was $3.58 just before the invasion, those prices were rising long before he rolled...