but people are still spending on experiences. look at the blockbuster movie sales for barbie and all those soldout taylor swift condition certificates. but one thing we need to keep an eye on is the price of gas. it is unexpectedly soaring recently. the national average is now at $3.71 a gallon. up another 2 cents overnight. this is the highest level in eight nths, up 13 cents in just the past week. and if you look at theap, we have 13 statesveraging $3.80 or above, including pennsylvania, illinois, colorado, and california. the crazy thing here is why this is happening. part of it is the fact that oil prices have gone up. opec holds back supply. but it s also these extremely hot temperatures. triple-digit heat is messing with refineries, causing them to limit their supply of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel right when
extremely dangerous, means. does it mean people will have cancer later on? does it mean their lives are imminently in danger. help us understand. guest: in terms of the public, the effects of radiation in the form of radiation poisoning and early fatalities, that is not going to happen to the general public. the general public has to worry more about long-term effects, condition certificates cancers from inhaling or ingestion and manifest themselves in five, ten, tonight years in the future. shepard: thank you, a nuclear scientist live with us. president obama will speak in minutes on the disaster here in