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Influence. we know there was a guy named jesse bentant, he got 18 months in prison for funneling russian money into republican campaigns. russians were all involved with the nra. it looks like ron desantis has decided to join their club your thoughts. >> you're exactly right. it's not long ago republicans celebrated ronald reagan standing up to the soviet union, and they constantly claimed by him being hard on the soviet union, allowed or forced the soviet union to collapse that they have gone off the deep end, i was thinking about your introduction about pi day and the reason this day was cho...

Normally during the dog days of winter americans drive a little less so gas prices are lower, but this year prices are steadily ticking up. according to gas buddy, a website that tracks prices, the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.44, and that's a $0.17 jump since last month. forecasters believe prices could rise to $4 next month. marissa para joins me now from a gas station in washington, d.c. what is behind these rising prices? >> reporter: yeah, we've been talking about the price of eggs for so long, i guess the fuel pumps were starting to feel jealous. when you look at the dollar...

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...

This. >> reporter: add gas prices to the list of surging costs weighing on americans' wallets. >> the price has been a little bit more each time. >> reporter: the national average now around 3.44 a a gallon, up more than a dollar from a year ago, and the highest since 2014. >> it changes the way i pump gas. >> reporter: it's only getting worse approaching the national average of $4.11. do you think we could hit that record in the months ahead? >> i think we have a very good chance. >> reporter: it's an issue of supply and demand dating back to the start of covid. just look at this roller coast...

Some places, some places more. >> actually, oil prices rose on the day of the announcement, and only fell in days later because of the threat of the omicron variant and fears of more lockdowns. as you said right now, the price of oil is more than $91 a barrel. some experts predict $100 a barrel by this summer and that directly impacts gas prices, which as you said, $3.44 a gallon for regular unleaded, highest since 2014, when it was vice president joe biden. and ralph norman uncovering three administration members, including the energy secretary with close ties to the green energy industry, ca...