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Dead. typhoon haiyan may have killed at least 10,000 people. the u.n. international relief organizations and the u.s. marines are on the ground there trying to help. gas prices continue to drop. the latest lundberg survey says regular unleaded has fallen 15 cents in the last three weeks to $3.23 a gallon. i'm veronica de la cruz. let's get you back to the program. due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ shut that door! let's go! >> inside the tulsa county jail, many of the inmates and officers alike say they live by the credo, give respect to get respect. >> let's...

So, there are some unique qualities in this particular gas price increase, isn't there? >> yeah, you know, you see in many gasoline price spikes, but what singles this out. it's occurring much earlier in the season before the summer blends are refined and often cause the price rises in the spring and summer driving season. take a look at the chart now. the steady rise in prices the last few weeks, and national average price rose 12 cents in the last week alone and now standing at 3.65. much higher than the national average from a year ago, 3.23 a gallon. and the administration repeatedly said ...

That is up nearly 3 cents from just yesterday. meanwhile, president obama and the g.o.p. both tackling gas prices in what is sure to be a fiery campaign issue. in the race for the white house. doug mcelway is live for us from washington with more. hi, doug. >> reporter: good evening, to you, heather. what makes the gasoline price rise unusual is that it is occurring much earlier in the season than the typical spike we see from the transition to summer gasoline blends. look at the chart. it shows the steady rise of prices over the last few weeks, the national average price rose 12 cents, in the...

Washington with much more on this situation. >> afternoon, uma. america faces the unprecedented rise in gas prices for this time of year, what is most striking in a lot of people's minds is the polar opposite views of the two parties as to what is causing that price rise. how much have gone up. national average rose 12-14 in the last week alone and standing at 3.65 a gal yon that is higher than a year ago at 3.23 . both parties do agree that tensions in the middle east and iran contributed to the rice. but after that parties part ways. administration is touting the all of the above approach to...

Out you say prices will still be high. what effect will this have on u.s. gas prices? >> up until now for the past few weeks the price of gas here at home has been coming down. we went down to about 3.23, 3.24 per gallon but that fall in prices has stopped and if oil stays well above $100 a barrel then the price of gas at the pump for us will start to go up. uma: wow the steaks remain very high. stuart varney, thank you very much. >> sure. gregg: extreme weather across the country right now. the northeast getting battered by very high winds and heavy rain and temperatures expected to drop some...