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Gas prices speaking this labor day weekend in the wake of hurricane harvey the storm knock ing out refineries along the texas gulf coast that feed much of the u.s.. the national average for a gallon of regular gas is now $ 2.56, a $0.20 increase in just one week. experts say that number could go up as well to $2.75 a gallon by the end of this weekend. and jj watt continues to break barriers in his fundraiser for hurricane victims. the houston texans defensive end surpassed the $16 million mark. >> i've said so many times before but the worst times bring out the best in people and we're seeing ...

The product can't get to market. you are seeing a distribution issue. because of having the supply distribution issue, we are seeing prices move higher. the average price of a gallon of gas is up 17 cents since harvey hit. we are seeing higher prices in north carolina up 29 cents in a week. in georgia, same thing, up 29 cents a week. here is the thing. the refineries may take up to weeks to come back online. you may see the higher prices stick around. the national average could jump from $2.52 to $2.75 in a matter of days. don't be surprised if you see that. john? >> thank you so much for that...

For, if not day, weeks. we could see this kind of distribution and production issue last a lot longer. chris, we could see gas prices, at least the national average hit $2.75 a gallon. chris? >> all right. thank you, chris. >> all right, alison, i'll take it here. listen to this. classes were supposed to begin this week for houston public school students. hurricane harvey, of course, changed all of that. joining me is richard carranza, the superintendent of the houston independent school district, the seventh largest in the country. >> yes, ma'am. >> so you have all these students that were su...

Catching them off guard. all these people getting gas, there wasn't a moment to replenish the fly. rereality is three's plenty of supply. the just sitting at the refineries and it can't get out because the refiners are shut down. this is also causing a price spike. not just here in texas, where we saw a .17 cent ricse. now sitting at $2.52. that's the average. you're seeing some states like north carolina up $ .27 a week. and here's the thing. this may continue a lot longer than we first expected because thee remine fineries may take a wile to get back on line. one said we could see national a...

Something which is not new. uber is once again facing a pr disaster. co travis, already a controversial figure, was caught on dash cam video, arguing with one of his drivers. that footage was published by bloomberg. >> i lost $97,000 because of you. i bankrupt because of you. yes, yes, you keep changing every day. you keep changing every day. >> what have i changed about black? what have i changed? >> you changed the whole business. >> what, what? >> you dropped the prices on black. yes, you did. how much is the mile now? 2.75? >> you know what, some people don't like to take responsibility fo...