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Not just gleaners. first of all, all our decisions are made one part supply chain company and one part compassionate non-profit. we have to think about things like one dollar of expense is six meals we can't provide, but we were ready in many ways at gleaners pre-pandemic, because we've launched a strategic plan, we've made many changes and we've grown. we were on a path of change before the pandemic and have taken each meal from $3.13 to $2.50 per meal. we are a far more complex organization than people realize. >> we talk about food insecurity a lot, and i want to just put some statistics up...

>> sandra: americans understand how much they're paying at the pump. according to aaa, a gas for average gallon today is $3.13. it was $2.19 a year ago and you're paying almost a dollar more. let's bring in david. you are a guy that does understand and i believe most americans understand what causes gas prices to go up what is everybody getting so caught up on? >> it is an incredible insult to americans to suggest that only the folks inside the white house understand what is going on. americans do understand that gas prices are way out. that's obvious. but they also understand that the most ba...

For the biden administration? >> yeah, i mean there's definitely drivers cringing as they roll up to the gas station these days. we saw the price at the pump go up to $3.13 a gallon nationally on average today, a seven-year high. it is up from $2.18 a year ago. if you are in california, illinois or washington state, you are paying a lot more. it is all about supply and demand. people are driving more, as you mentioned they're flying more, because the pandemic is, hopefully, winding down or at least it is in a better place than it was. that's a great thing. the problem though is that supply isn...

Busiest time to head home from the july fourth holiday. >> we've never seen that many people travel by car before. >> reporter: it's been a recorda setting weekend with nearly 48 million people traveling, most by car. families undeterred by gas prices ticking up to $3.13 a gallon. >> a lot more traffic, a lot more gas prices going up. it's kind of annoying but, i mean, it is what it is. >> reporter: at airports, 1.7 million flyers were screened yesterday. united airlines c.e.o. scott kirby says today's travel will also be a record breaker. >> we've seen a really rapid ramp-up in demand and loa...

Seven years. the average price of a gallon of regular is $3.13, prices 44%, prizes are rising as the economy is roaring back to life. there's a shortage of tanker truck drivers to deliver gas to stations. wall street analysts tell us you need to have opec plus come to the rescue by pumping more oil to meet surging demand and new new date set for a meeting. >> a lot of this as the economy is up and running. >> you have people who are using more gas, you have planes that are flying, manufacturing facilities using more crude products. >> everyone knows, everyone feels it, you know that gas prices...