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Eye on energy. a year ago we were paying $2 for a gallon of gasoline, this year well over $3 across the country and a prediction it could go 40 cents higher in 10 months. maybe by memorial weekend it is a more significant story hitting the pocketbook of so many americans. >> that's for sure. look, i do agree with austan that omicron is a problem and has caused economic problems but gee, i thought joe biden said he would shut down the virus. that was one of his major campaign promises and right now it doesn't look like it's very shut down. on energy prices you are exactly right. if you look at ...

Cnn business reporter matt egan. i think the question on everyone's mind is how bad is it going to get at the pump? >> well, ana, you're spot on here. the jobs market is clearly on fire, but sadly, the cost of living keeps going up and nowhere is that clearer than at the gas pump. the national average up to $3.44 a gallon. it's up seven cents in just the past week. this is largely about supply and demand. demand is very strong right now because people are driving more. they are flying more, which increases demand for oil. and supply just is not keeping up and neither opec nor u.s. oil companie...

That means gasoline was $2.50 a gallon last year. now it's something like $3.50 a gallon. used car up 40%. if a car was fetching $23,000, it's now $32,000. food at home also up. electricity as well. now we know there are bright spots in this economy. gdp is up. unemployment is down. but, ana, the high cost of living continues to be a sore spot for families. >> so we know wages are also going up. clearly not keeping up with these inflation rates. how does it hit home to the average american household? >> well, high inflation means people are spending more money on just about everything. moody's...

It's a 2022 solution because the senators up for re-election know they're in trouble, they know americans are hurting and they're saying let's just throw him a bone. america doesn't need bones. they need solutions. unfortunately this administration is in a bind because they cannot stand up to the left where all the energy is in the democratic party. >> martha: we're paying $3.50 an average. a one year chart for the price of crude oil. it's gone up nearing $100 a barrel. if today because you're proposing this is the solution, the white house came out and said they were going to reverse some of ...

Weekend, i'm told it's the hospitality state, certainly is. a woman comes up to me, gives a card, and i want to tell you what's in here. it's a dominoes gift card, i read how much you love dominoes in your book. i'm obsessed and i love this, emily. >> and then you would get tipped for picking it up yourself. dagen, i don't think it's that big of a deal. i will throw on shoes over my slippers and get the $3 in addition to the awesome pizza. >> what dominoes is saying essentially the delivery fee is three bucks. i'll still take delivery. a gallon of gas costs about 3.50 in this day and age, that...