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American families at the gas pump. >> the effort to pin current best gas prices on putin's war is getting heavy criticism. senator kim scott for example tweeted what is biden talking about the rising gas prices reached historic highs way before the war in ukraine, just last thanksgiving gas prices were 60 percent higher than the were the year before, that was three months before the invasion . in right outside of the studio in los angeles tonight a regula gallon of gas is going for $6.10 , it nationwide gallon of gas is averaging $4.17. >> i never see before, never se before this is the first ...

Price per gallon at the pump go down ever so slightly, i do understand that that's temporary and i understand it's going to go right back up. >> it fluctuates based on oil prices, it's based on wti, texas crude, what that costs. there's a trickle down effect, it's a wholesale buy, then it is sold to the refiners, they've got to refine it, they've go the process it, all of that is a long process. but $4.30 as an average across the nation this morning. >> it's going to go back up for all the reasons that you mentioned. >> leo and cheryl, boy, it's been an intense hour and i'm glad we were togeth...

According to aaa prices today hit 4.17 a gallon exceeding the previous record of 4.11 set in 2008 in california. more than 5.34 a gallon. the website gas buddy crashed overwhelmed by users trying to save a nickel or dime on a gallon of gas. >> i never seen before, never seen before. this is the first time in my life i see like 6.95 regular price. >> normally come here it's $4.30 now $1 up. i might not eat lunch for the rest of the week. >> when you need gas, you need gas. that's just how it goes. you have to get to work, you have to get to work. >> so how did we get here? the war in ukraine is...

>> neil: all right. gas prices are soaring, north of $4. in california, over $7 a gallon right now. it's not stopping there. oil prices continue to rocket. that lag effect that eventually hit gas prices is still very much in effect and doesn't matter. the latest from new jersey where they're feeling it. madison? >> neil, they're feeling it. the gas station behind me charging $4.30 for regular. the prices that we're seeing in new jersey. across this u.s., the prices are way up. we crossed the $4 mark. $4.06 today. with the way things are trending today and the crisis in ukraine, experts said we...

Yesterday crashed the gas buddy website, searching where to save a nickel or dime on gas. >> never seen before, this is the first time in my life i see like 6.95, this is the regular price. >> i normally come here and it's 4.30, and now like a dollar up. i might not be able to eat lunch for the rest of the week. but i have to fill it up, right. >> there is no mark, when you need gas, you need gas. that's just how it goes. you have to get to work, you have to get to work. >> so how did we get here? the war in ukraine is part of it. but there is a war here at home as well over energy development...