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Zelenskyy says his country needs assistance from the u.s. including the establishment of a no-fly zone as russia bombards his country from the air. russian invasion is hitting americans on the wallet. gas prices are surging to levels we haven't seen in almost ten years. 11 states you see in red on this map, plus the district of columbia are paying more than four bucks a gallon. cnn's camila bernal is in los angeles. this is not what people in california want to hear. it is the first state ever to see the average price of gas over $5 a gallon. how is that going over? >> it's not going well. it'...

>> reporter: these prices continue to go up and we're cents away from the national average being $4 a gallon. experts believe we can get there in the next couple of days because of the increases we have already been seeing. here in california, the average already above $5 a gallon. at the gas station where i am right now, a regular gallon of gas is $6.95 for that premium, we're talking $7.55. this crisis could continue to increase. ever since the invasion of russia in ukraine, we've seen those prices go up by 37 cents just in the last two days a 19-cent increase. so that's what people are worr...

Just in the next couple days because of the increases that we have already been seeing. here in california the average already above $5 a gallon. and in los angeles there there are some gas stations where the situation is even worse. at the gas station where i am right now, a regular gallon of gas is $6.95. for that premium we're talking about $7.55. as this crisis in ukraine continues, it could continue to increase. ever since the invasion of russia in ukraine we have seen those prices go up by 37 cents just in the last two days. we have seen a 19 cent increase. and so that's what people are ...

>> reporter: prices continue to go up. at this gas station here behind me, people are paying $6.95 for regular gas and $7.55 for that premium gas. the reaction you get from people is just shock. you do have to keep in mind that california prices are higher than any other state in the nation. we have already surpassed that $5 average. but we do expect for the u.s. to see that $4 average very soon. we're just cents away from that number. and, in part, it is because russia is a major oil producer and ukraine, a key energy transit hub. since russia invaded ukraine, we've seen prices go up by 37 ce...

Actually reasonable prices compared to what they are paying for in los angeles or beverly hills. for example, we were just 30 minutes away where gas was as high as $7.55 a gallon for premium and $6.95 for regular unleaded. residents say they are really feeling the pinch on their pocketbooks and they are even more concerned about how bad this is going to get. take a listen. >> are you surprised at how high gas prices are at now? >> yeah, you know what? i do not agree with what the president said with the war. this price went to this before the war starts. >> you've seen the rising gas prices, y...