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Destruction. the idea that as prices became expensive, apparently too expensive for some, folks have pulled back. and concerns about an even greater demand of it. you look at the price of crude oil which is the u.s. benchmark for crude, we are much higher than we were at the beginning of this year. the prices have come down certainly in the last month. they have been trending lower. in terms of where we go from here, some tell me $4.50, $4.40, demand is pulling back a little bit but even in times of a recession, we don't see u.s. oil consumption drop much, less than 10% if you look at the four...

Are dropping right now to the lowest point since the summer driving season began, according to aaa. the national average is about $0.30 cheaper than it was a month ago. joining us now is our correspondent. what is happening here and are the trendlines expected to continue? >> it's interesting because as he pointed out, a month ago we were talking about the national average, five dollars a gallon and they were forecasting it could go even higher. what has happened since then? for one, more supply has come back onto the market the latest data from the government shows the u.s. oil production is ...

Furniture, home decor, items that also might pose sanitary concerns for resale, got george h.w. bush -- footwear. for every dollars in sales retail profit is between five cents. with returns for every dollar in returned merchandise, it costs the retailer between $0.50 to $0.30 to handle it. if you're thinking about the last few years, we've all sort of refurbished our home and spent a lot of money on home decor. we're not doing that anymore. how many decorative pillows can you buy? target and others are trying to get rid of that merchandise to make space for other things. back to school is aro...

Candidacy. is it something that affects him negatively? >> honestly, i think so, yes. here's why, because look at mitch mcconnell, okay. all mitch mcconnell cares about, you saw it in his quotes about guns as well, and politics and suburban voters, all he cares about is winning elections. he knows that donald trump is a loser. he knows that donald trump lost him two senate seats in georgia. this guy is not someone -- the country is split, right? it is entirely possible for republicans to win the white house. any presidential election completely up for grabs. but trump has shown that he is more...

Together by town hall.com. take a look at this. >> what do you say to lawmakers who are already calling this federal gas tax holiday a gimmick, saying best case scenario it will save drivers about 20 bucks a month. >> there's no doubt this is a modest -- if were just the federal gas tax, $0.18, you know, is a modest, you know, modest amount. >> we're talking about, you know, $0.18 per gallon, which is going to go a long way if you look at the average of states, that's $0.30. just looking at those two things, that's almost $0.50. that's going to go a long way for three months. >> it's going to ...