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Influence. we know there was a guy named jesse bentant, he got 18 months in prison for funneling russian money into republican campaigns. russians were all involved with the nra. it looks like ron desantis has decided to join their club your thoughts. >> youre exactly right. its not long ago republicans celebrated ronald reagan standing up to the soviet union, and they constantly claimed by him being hard on the soviet union, allowed or forced the soviet union to collapse that they have gone off...

Normally during the dog days of winter americans drive a little less so gas prices are lower, but this year prices are steadily ticking up. according to gas buddy, a website that tracks prices, the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.44, and thats a $0.17 jump since last month. forecasters believe prices could rise to $4 next month. marissa para joins me now from a gas station in washington, d.c. what is behind these rising prices? >> reporter: yeah, weve been talking about the price of e...

Cnn business reporter matt egan. i think the question on everyones mind is how bad is it going to get at the pump? >> well, ana, youre spot on here. the jobs market is clearly on fire, but sadly, the cost of living keeps going up and nowhere is that clearer than at the gas pump. the national average up to $3.44 a gallon. its up seven cents in just the past week. this is largely about supply and demand. demand is very strong right now because people are driving more. they are flying more, which i...

This. >> reporter: add gas prices to the list of surging costs weighing on americans wallets. >> the price has been a little bit more each time. >> reporter: the national average now around 3.44 a a gallon, up more than a dollar from a year ago, and the highest since 2014. >> it changes the way i pump gas. >> reporter: its only getting worse approaching the national average of $4.11. do you think we could hit that record in the months ahead? >> i think we have a very good chance. >> reporter: it...

Some places, some places more. >> actually, oil prices rose on the day of the announcement, and only fell in days later because of the threat of the omicron variant and fears of more lockdowns. as you said right now, the price of oil is more than $91 a barrel. some experts predict $100 a barrel by this summer and that directly impacts gas prices, which as you said, $3.44 a gallon for regular unleaded, highest since 2014, when it was vice president joe biden. and ralph norman uncovering three adm...

Any relief anytime soon. >> reporter: add gas prices to the list of surging costs weighing on americans wallets. >> the price has been a little bit more each time. >> reporter: the national average now around $3.44 a gallon, up more than a dollar from a year ago and the highest since 2014. and its only getting worse roaching the record national average of $4.11. >> do you think we could hit that record in the months ahead? >> i think we have a very good chance. >> reporter: an issue of supply an...

And the president and his team dont have any answers to this problem. theyre still talking about spending. nonsensically in a world where spending is driving inflation. thats the only answer that they have. as edward said, they have no new ideas on energy. thats a huge driver here, sandra. if all were getting is no answers on energy, no answers on spending and in fact, more spending and people not trusting this government to get it under control, were going to see prices continue to rise. >> san...

Helped matters. if that is something that we -- >> sandra: how did it help? oil and gasoline prices have only gone up since then. >> no prices fell 10% a gallon around that period. theyre above that level. >> sandra: your pain at the pump is a real pain for this white house. the administration is still scrambling to get a grip on lowering prices. fbns edward lawrence with the latest. so what is the plan, edward? >> no new ideas from president joe biden about how to reduce oil and gas prices. as ...

The pain at the pump is getting worse, you probably noticed, as rising gas prices are affecting drivers across the country. at the pace that oil demand is outpacing supply, the predictions are not at all reassuring. cnns gabe cohen is live in alexandria, virginia with more. tell us this story. >> reporter: well, brianna, we are watching gas prices climb week after week. it hasnt been this expensive to fill your tank in nearly eight years. as you mentioned, the oil industry has been struggling to...

>> bill: gas prices going nowhere but up. national average hovering $3.44. seven year high up from 8 cents a week ago. number of states with gas under $3 a gallon is zero. here to talk about it patrick, head of the petroleum analysis. you predicted six weeks ago we were headed this way. be the prognosticator now. where are we going next? >> i think we continue to go up from here. the national average last week at $3.45. were back at the level this morning. oil prices giving up a little ground. t...