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Particularly when theyre backing up, and that can cause issues. you may have noticed gasoline prices have risen, an average of almost 17 cents a gallon since the storm. texas governor greg abbott tried to reassure texans today theres plenty of gas in the state. so alison, lines were wrong and stations were closed yesterday. i understand lines were long and some stations were closed yesterday. has it gotten any better today? >> reporter: it really hasnt. these long lines continue. this line wrapp...

By the surface area and climate condition. this storm will not do that. harvey day two may be as bad as or worse than harvey day one. it will disrupt our ability to do normal search and rescue. so there will be people in their homes now whose homes are surrounded by water, may be in had that water for days and it may take that long to get them rescued, depending on where they are. and harvey day two, there will be more people on the water because the rivers will start backing up, roads will beco...

He doesnt reach for his glasses, he starts tweeting. gene, weigh in on this for us. >> well, he was long a reputa e reputable, a highly respected journalist as bret says. so its probably the -- you know, what he testified to, what he reported is probably pretty good. now again we dont know, we havent seen the testimony. its probably in much greater detail than whats in the dossier. maybe some of the backing up -- some of the backup information was discussed. and again it may not be true. but hes...

Any kind of numbers tonight. theyre not telling us whether they think anything else is planned. it is fairly quiet here tonight. just behind me, you see the flashing lights. they have tow trucks gathering the two vehicles struck in this car strike. witnesses saw the perpetrator sitting in his car for a while, had enthey saw him backing up, positioning his car and gunning it right down this street. one witness told me he thought he was going at least 50 miles an hour. he struck the pedestrian. th...

Degree murder. theft of motor vehicles and leaving the scene of a fatality. i never meant to hurt nobody in my life. im more of the type of person to help that person before i would ever hurt them. >> though brandon maxwell entered a not guilty plea, he speaks openly about the horrifying event that led to his second degree murder charge. he says he was high on meth when he stole a van. according to police reports, the owner, a 45-year-old wife and mother, rushed out of her house to stop him and ...

As attorney general. it is something that goes beyond any thought i wouldve ever had for myself. we love this job. we love this department. we will continue to do so as long as is appropriate. >> jon: christopher bedford is the editor in chief of "the daily caller" use foundation. thank you for being with us. christopher, how much trouble is jeff sessions and? >> he seems to be in a lot of trouble. a couple of his allies have come to his defense. a lot of the people you would expect to come out ...

Probably remember this more than i, because it happened mostly when president obama was in the white house, sort of the senators, particularly those of the opposing party of the person in the white house, they kind of -- theyre onto the notion of recess appointments. so they tried to stop the senate from formally going into recess, which deprives the president of recess appointments. so that is possible that happens, but i think perhaps, and you know, i dont want to sound overly conspiratorial h...

Sort of the weeds of the senate. but in the past eight years or so, and david can probably remember this more than i because it happened mostly when president obama was in the white house. the sort of senate and the senators, particularly those of the opposing party of that person in the white house, they kind of -- theyre on to the notion of recess appointments. so they tried to stop the senate from formally going into recess, which deprives a president of recess appointments. so that is possib...

They are leaving them behind. >> jesse: only a billionaire can connect with manhattan -- he connected with poland. its amazing. president obama goes over there. he puts his jaw up and reads off the teleprompter. he gets a lot of adulation but president trump is literally a man of the polish people. the way he connected the plight of the polish people in the fight against nazism and communism and fighting against depression, i think it was tremendously inspiring. on the russia thing, i think you ...

They are leaving them behind. >> jesse: only a billionaire can connect with manhattan -- he connected with poland. its amazing. president obama goes over there. he puts his jaw up and reads off the teleprompter. he gets a lot of adulation but president trump is literally a man of the polish people. the way he connected the plight of the polish people in the fight against nazism and communism and fighting against depression, i think it was tremendously inspiring. on the russia thing, i think you ...