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the daughter of martin luther king won t be following in his footsteps, at least in one way. lisa is back and monitoring that and other top stories in the situation room. what s happening here? well, the reverend bernice king has turned down the job her father once held as president of the southern christian leadership conference. king says it s because she wanted to be more than a figurehead. the southern christian leadership conference says it wishes king great success. the group played a key role in the civil rights movement. well, get ready to pay even more at the pump. the american petroleum institute says strong worldwide demand and lack of supply are to blame for rising gasoline prices. others say it s because more people want to invest in crude oil. the nationwide average for gas is now about $3.12 a gallon. that is up 12 cents in the last month. and baby, it is cold
go higher. you could see $3.25. neil: what is driving this? number one, inflation. we ve been talking about this a long time. anytime you throw free money into the economy it finds its way somewhere and people with extra bucks will charge you more and you re willing to pay $3.25 for a gallon of gas. we know of $4, $4.12 was the high in the oil spike. neil: maybe it s the obama recovery you re refusing to acknowledge. is it there s still 15 million people out of work. the housing market, commercial business failures were at the highest level last quarter than in the history of keeping numbers. so i m not sure, but the stock market has recovered. neil: is it a good barometer, is oil picking up a good barometer? oil is the international currency. oil is telling you things are
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i think it s going to be pretty busy and congested. i didn t want to wait and leave any later than today. reporter: or at some of the nation s airports, many of which seem to be bursting at the scenes on friday. aaa expecting nearly 48 million people will have traveled by road or by air by the time this fourth of july weekend comes to a close. most of them some 43 million opted to drive to and from their destinations. the biggest difference is the number of people traveling by f car. international travel is down. cruising has not picked back up yet. people may generally feel a little bit more comfortable traveling by car. you can decide where you re going to leave, where you re going to stop and maybe not everybody in the family is vaccinated yet. reporter: gross says rising prices aren t keeping families from a long overdue post pandemic get away. it won t be cheap. the average cost of a gallon of gas is $3.12. $11 i m at 2.5 gallons.