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2016. storm surge inundation, 6.42 feet above ground level add measured at spring made, and higher once water levels are sur surveyed. rain values, 5.63 inches at charleston airport. 4.81 at monks corner, 4.18 at georgetown. 4.2 at darlington and 3.55 inches at north myrtle beach. fortunately, no significant river flooding is expected anywhere in the state. and for those focused on recovery efforts, the weather should cooperate over the next several days with no precipitation expected through tuesday and highs through tuesday. >> thank you, thank you, john, a few points and we have a number of...

Premiums all up. the cost of food consumed at home rose nearly 12%, food away from home, 7.4%. the gasoline index has increased 48.7%. the average national price of a gallon of gas this week, is at $5, highest in california at $6.42. trying to stem inflation, the fed said it will raise interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point, the biggest hike since 1994. new projections show interest rates may hit 3.4% by the end of the year, but because inflation is rising far faster than any of those rates, any money in savings is still being eroded. there's also a spade of layoffs adding to i...

Paul, californians, they're supposed to be laid back, but they're not about these gas prices. >> reporter: no, they are not, jim, and in fact, they're feeling it right in the pit of their stomachs and in the folds of their wallets. look behind me, this is considered a good gas price here in los angeles. $6.42 is the average here in california. this is $6.09. why is it so high? california has a legendarily high gas tax, $0.50 per gallon. this tax used to improve those roads and infrastructure and californians almost look at it as a birthright to go on weekend road trips once the weather heats u...

A gas station in l.a. paul, how are people reacting to these very high gas prices in california? >> reporter: they're reacting with shock and they're in agony. if you look behind me, this gas station is considered a discount at $6.09 a gallon. as you articulated, here in california the average now, $6.42. what drives all of this, california has an extremely high gas tax at 51 cents per gallon. these taxes used to improve roads and infrastructure and whatnot. for these vendors we're talking to today, they're absolutely getting jackhammered by these prices. a family rental business, party rental...

Nevada, alaska, illinois and washington, you guys have the highest gas prices in the nation. california sits at 6.42 a globe. illinois, you guys at 5.56 a gallon. triple a conducted a survey telling us that drivers said before when they asked them in the gas prices were going to continue to climb, griff, that they were going to have to cut back in other areas as gas continues to rise, listen. >> and 75% of the respondents said that $5 a gallon was a serious problem, that they would have to do things to -- to pull money from other parts of the family budget to be able to pay for gasoline at tha...