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>> dana: incredible. i'm glad to be back with all of you. let me tell you the world over they are amazing and we appreciate you very much. the national average soaring to an all time high of $4.86 a gallon up 25 cents from last week and $2 from a year ago. >> bill: americans say it will be one of the deciding issues how they vote in november and also concerned about the economy and inflation and crime. the president is under water on the big three issues when it comes to your wallet. >> dana: i've been dying to talk about all of this. let's start with peter doocy reporting from the n...

This time last year. now it's $130 a ton. it put a shock in electricity prices. the government now estimating the cost of electricity has gone up between 77 and 233% year-over-year. and curiously enough the use of coal may have actually helped keep those prices a little bit lower than they would have been. listen. >> there has been a surge in the price of electricity. it's mostly been due to the spike in natural gas. coal, because it is sold long term, those utilities have colon site and using the coal that they have stockpiled as the shock absorber to try to keep some of the pricing down. >> ...