rebel forces have been feeling the wrath of moammar gadhafi s air force. the opposition also continues to press for a no-fly zone to be imposed. but an international effort to do that is just getting under way. in his latest interview, gadhafi accused foreign media of intentionally twisting the facts about the fighting. as most of you know by now, the mess in libya has oil prices through the roof and that is forcing the costs we re paying at the pump higher as well. the average price per gallon is now $3.52. that s a new record for this time of year. that is up 39 cents per gallon in the past four weeks. and as the president considers tapping the national oil reserves, analysts question what can be done to lower our dependence on foreign oil. bianna golodryga looks for answers. reporter: every u.s. president for the last 40 years has issued the same ultimatum. we will finally end our dependence on oil from the middle east. end america s excessive
wow. that s the flavor from iowa last night. we ll check in from the post politics.com in just a few minutes. now to the pain that americans know all too well, gas prices continuing to inch higher, hitting $3.52 for a gallon of just good old 87 octane regular. but remember that s the average. and in san francisco, it s closing in on four bucks. the highest price in the nation, that s because they put a little more ingredients out there in california, nbc s miguel almaguer is there. he joins us live. you californians out there, you have more additives and that makes the price go up even higher, doesn t it? reporter: it certainly does, chuck. in fact for californians here, if we were paying the national average, it would be a bargain. at this one gas station in south san francisco, it s $4.29 for regular and people in the city of san francisco are paying more for a gallon of gas than anywhere else in the country. now, february was a brutal month, not just for this city and for th
very rare interview. all right. later in the skinny, charlie sheen has been fired from his hit cbs sitcom. what? shocking. i m stunned. hear how and why the production company dismissed him from two and a half men, but he s not hurting for cash or publicity these days. isn t that the truth. first, let s get you those increasing gas prices and the impact on the fragile economy. right now the average price per gallon is $3.52. that s a record for this time of year. that is up 39 cents per gallon in just the past four weeks. steve osunsami reports. on how drivers are now coping. reporter: outside chicago, autumn geis-lombardo says it s unreal. in the past two weeks she s watched gas jump up 45 cents a gallon, and she nearly fell over when it cost her $64 to fill up. we went with her as she and her children made all of their trips in one drive, spending as little time on the road as possible. i was really shocked when it didn t stop till $68.04. reporter: outside at
average for regular gas rose for the 21st straight day today, climbing $3.52 a gallon, up another penny from what we saw just yesterday. a month ago we were paying $3.12 on average. a year ago the nationwide average was $2.75 a gallon. right now california, they ve got the most expensive gas prices. statewide ampverage is $3.90. but prices are well over $4 in some places. the least expensivexpensive, ro mountain region. average for regular is $3.30 a gallon. joining me now, senior gas analyst for gasbuddy.com. you re one of many websites you, have an app where people are trying to find the lowest price in their area. right. people shocked and outraged at pump. this is the way they take back and save money by using smartphone apps ingenious ways to use technology to save expenses. you were talking with me in
and market based economy. do you agree? you can go to foxnews.com, look at our taxpayer calculator to find out how much $12 billion in direct energy department handouts are costing you. for instance, if you make under 15 k, it will cost you $0.52 a year. make $30,000 to $50 tho,000 it be about $20. make over $100,000, it cost you $150. make over $250,000, top tax bracket, about $1500. again, what we re really paying is probably four to five times higher than that. when you look at the lost revenue and the tax code, it s amazing. so the question is, brian, do subsidies guarantee reliable energy or should we simply end the corporate welfare and let these companies pay their own way on a level playing field? you can vote on foxnews.com and tell us. there s a button and then later in the day, we ll find out how taxpayers feel. back to you. great work, william. and beautiful library. i had no idea the subsidy on