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Are starting to tick higher. the -- that move by the president right before thanksgiving to release a record amount of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve was made with a lot of fanfare but it really hasn't lived up to the hype. the national average is standing at $3.31 a gallon. it's only down 14 cents from the peak. and it's only -- it's up about three pennies from late december. all of this is going to add pressure on the white house to do something here, alisyn and victor. >> let's turn to this squeeze pun we heard from alisyn before the break. talking about oranges. the country's ora...

That orange juice in your refrigerator because prices unfortunately are climbing. citrus production in florida has taken a hit. the u.s. agricultural department says there's been a 3% drop in the state's orange crop and that can mean the smallest harvest really in decades and more expensive orange juice on the shelves of course. now, the u.s. surgeon general says some areas that were first hit hard by the omicron variant are starting to see the situation improve. that's good news. but he warns much of the country still has really a ways to go, and the next few weeks will be tough. as you can...

None of them apparently had life vests. few stories affect more americans than the rising cost of groceries. overall, the price of groceries are up 6.5% compared to a year ago. now it's the price of orange juice that's putting the squeeze on your pocketbook. cbs' manuel bojorquez is in florida, where they are expected to have the worst orange harvest since world war ii. orter:led "citrusenin a disea flicti florida o spread by an invasive insect, leaving trees looking like this. it kills it from the idea. >> yeah, all the roots are going to go first. when you have no roots, you have no leaves, ...

USDA has said that this year's orange crop will produce a smaller yield for the second consecutive year

USDA has said that this year's orange crop will produce a smaller yield for the second consecutive year