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Wallet. this cab driver says he spend $300 extra a month, so he's shopping around. >> differences like 10 cents between the amoco, the mobile gas station, and the exon. >> reporter: this week, the national average for a gallon of rgular unleaded gas is $3.27. that's a seven-year high. according to gas buddy, the price of a gallon nationwide has gone up more than five cents in just a week. u.s. benchmark crude oil prices rose above $80 a barrel for the first time since 2014. chicago-area utilities are projecting heating bills up to 50% higher this winter compared to last. the new york departmen...

Doesn't have the feelers out for. as hi lift in the polls is driven basically entirely by very, very conservative religious right voters. this is part of understanding why and this is one of the things he should explain to people who may have justifiable concerns about who he's building his campaign on now. that does it for us tonight. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. >> we have a lot of breaking news from chicago we're going to get to right away. thanks, rachel. >> tonight, for the first time in 35 year, a chicago police officer is charged with first degree murder. t...

Police officers across the country. the number of officers killed by firearms jumping by 56% this year, with 50 officers killed by guns in the line of duty. 15 of those officers were ambushed. in total 126 law enforcement officers were killed on the job in 2014. chicago police making progress in their effort to cut crime in the windy city. a new report shows murder rates at their lowest level in decades, but the number of shootings has increased, and police say they're facing a difficult battle there. garnt garnt >> jon, it's like they say something is better than nothing so while police are...