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Donald trump has been hinting at a white house run. maybe you didn't know that. well, now we know when he will announce his big decision. our senior political editor, mark preston, here with the story. and kind of has to do with his tv show, right? >> reporter: it sure does. when is donald trump going to tell us when he's running for president? we got a little bit of news this morning that, in fact, it's going to be on may 15, which is the season finale of "the celebrity apprentice." as you would expect in donald trump fashion, he's really not going to tell us if he's running for president. he...

This was the point, the democrats, decided that they were going to give republicans something on and social conservatives around the country are very happy. that this is something that they have. the d.c. government is upset because they believe that this is -- not really fair to them. that they should have more rights and this is an example of how democrats even more broadly beyond the d.c. government are not happy with some of the things that their democratic leadership at the white house decided to deal on. >> dana, it's an amazing concession on the part of the white house. no surprise they...

Oil because that's where the money comes from. so that's what this is all about. >> and what does it mean for the average american who's worrying about how much it's going to cost to fill up their car with gas? >> well, unfortunately, this happens at a time of year when prices go higher anyway. 25 out of the last 26 years we've seen gasoline prices higher between march 15 and may 15. but it does mean that we're seeing prices now over $100. we've seen prices increase dramatically since september 1, we're up enough that it's costing the american consumer about $275 to $300 billion more for oil t...

>> well, unfortunately, this happens at a time of year when prices go higher anyway. 25 out of the last 26 years we've seen gasoline prices higher between march 15 and may 15. but it does mean that we're seeing prices now over $100. we've seen prices increase dramatically since september 1, we're up enough that it's costing the american consumer about $275 to $300 billion more for oil than it was just six months ago. so it certainly didn't cause all of this, but it's making it worse, and it comes at a very unpleasant and unfortunate time in terms of our economic recovery. >> thank you very muc...

Of money, and that is, of course, is the objective. you know, really we're not interested in stopping his trade in dates or pistachios. we're interested in stopping everything that has to do with oil because that's where the money comes from. so that's what this is all about. >> and what does it mean for the average american who's worrying about how much it's going to cost to fill up their car with gas? >> well, unfortunately, this happens at a time of year when prices go higher anyway. 25 out of the last 26 years we've seen gasoline prices higher between march 15 and may 15. but it does mean ...