52 cents in just one month, now up to $4.28 a gallon. that is painful! well, three points on that. one, the the energy companies are screwing up every day. i mean, with very little explanation. two, gas prices jumping, that s one side of a two-sided coin. that s the third point. food prices go up when gas prices go up. because it costs more to get the food into the grocery store. that s politically, potentially, pretty powerful. mike barnicle s three points, we ll end on that. thanks again to ari, abby, mike, and joy-ann, the indomitable panel. we really appreciate it. thanks to all of you for watching me for the hour. i ll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific, when i m joined by michael steele and ben smith. until then, find us at facebook.com/nowwithalex. andrea mitchell reports. chris cillizza is in for andrea. the bills got mario williams, the biggest free agent signing
the beginning of the year. africa is much more erratic. although nigeria produces several billion gallons it cannot refine its own oil and gas prices vary widely making it a luxury for many in the foreign nation at $2.28 a gallon. why so much difference globally when oil is roughly the same price worldwide. again, tax is one reason but remain, oil, the main ingredient in gas is just one part of determining its price. refining and distribution is another big part and why prices in the u.s. can vary so much. one thing all countries have in common, most analysts agree that political intention will only added political tension will only add more fuel to the fire on prices short term. shannon: brenda buttner with the explanation. thank you so much. thank you. shannon: more than a dozen deaths have been reported in kentucky alone from that severe weather on friday night. the governor has been touring the damage.
out 50 games in the upcoming season but yesterday an arbitration panel reversed that call reportedly on a technicality involving handling of a urine sample. we understand that there will be press conference under way. you can see right there with the live cameras. they are awaiting the player, mr. braun, to come out. when that happens, they are out of marryville park in phoenix. we will take you there. grass prices keep on climbing. national average jumped another three cents overnight. this is the 17th consecutive increase. here s a look at how the price jump is impacting the nation. prices per gallon range between $3 and $4.28. is this a result of supply and demand or something else? coming up, texas gas and oil executive t.b. pickens explains the price. and with the arizona and michigan primary just days away, mitt romney is trying to febd off santorum. romney who was born in detroit is wrapping up a speech there. they are still trying to recover from the recession t
it would be jobs to go away and never come back. 50% of the grews under law have to be brazilian. you have can t take a crew, roughneck from louisiana and take half of those and half of brazil and we ll train them how to do it and lose the essential we have in that development. sean: look at it through the prism of number on the white board and how big an issue. the middle east blows up, straits are in jeopardy. we don t have the resources here. think about this in january alone the price of gasoline went up 1% alone. gone from $3.28 a gallon to $3.53 a gallon. cost of energy as percentage of the family budget grew by 1% in one month. not just the gas.
it would be jobs to go away and never come back. 50% of the grews under law have to be brazilian. you have can t take a crew, roughneck from louisiana and take half of those and half of brazil and we ll train them how to do it and lose the essential we have in that development. sean: look at it through the prism of number on the white board and how big an issue. the middle east blows up, straits are in jeopardy. we don t have the resources here. think about this in january alone the price of gasoline went up 1% alone. gone from $3.28 a gallon to $3.53 a gallon. cost of energy as percentage of the family budget grew by 1% in one month. not just the gas.