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This morning just one penny away, the national price -- the national average for a gallon of gas $4.99 a gallon. alexandra field live in new jersey. very close to $5 which is a serious mental barrier. >> reporter: we will be talk about this all summer long because all the predictions are it is just going to get worse. the average price crept up a penny overnight nearly two pennies but those pennies are adding up so quickly. consider the fact that a week ago we were at an average of i-4.76 a month ago it was $4.37 and a year ago $3.07 in knowledge they're selling gas for $5.09, ten cents over t...

Biden pointing to today's better than expected jobs report as proof that the economy is getting into this period of sustained growth, right? a pretty healthy good period even as he continues to face criticism. the jobs report, 390,000 of them were added last month. a lot more than the 325,000 expected by economists. so good news on that front. unemployment held steady near historic low of 3.6%. the unemployment rate for men and women is at 3.4%. that good news is countered by yet another record high in gas prices. with the current average, 4.76. >> i'm doing everything i can on my own to help ...

Fun kicks off on saturday, right? >> that it's right. so much to look forward to not only the derby tomorrow, the concert, and again picnics not only in london but across the country. a four day holiday weekend. we saw yesterday people were out and about and thankfully we had this beautiful, lovely london weather which we don't usually have so waste time for people to get out and enjoy especially after so much time during the pandemic that people to celebrate. >> carley: it is historic and exciting, alex, and prince andrew hasn't been in contact with the queen since he has been testing positiv...

Turnabout and recognition from the white house that they need saudi arabia to help isolate russia and of course also on the oil issue. >> all right. natasha, thank you so much for your reporting. so opec's boost an important win for the white house. but it hasn't stabilized oil prices at least not yet. oil prices spiking after the announcement. u.s. crude jumping 1.9% to $117 a barrel. gas prices breaking records almost every day now. aaa reports the national average for a balance of unleaded is nw $4.76. head of the international agency watchdog group says we have an oil crisis, gas crisis ...

Worries about layoffs to come and job cuts in the face of job creation in may. good number, solid job growth but it overstates the strength of this recovery because it's about the consumer. the consumer is working down. the savings rate has plummeted. jamie diamond has consumers have 6 to 9 weeks nreft money in savings and at that point we'll see a serious shift in consumer spending. that's what it's about. consumer spending represents 2/3 of economic growth. >> bill: gas hit another all time high. every day, maria. it is one after the other. now at 4.76 a gallon. just remarkable. on the jamie...