military and protecting our interest. steve: people should remember sequestration was invention of barack obama s administration. thanks obamama. he me. brian: chuck, we will be over for the cue. come on by. brian: janice dean we want to find out exactly where you are. you can give up the location? janice: i m actually right below you. you can see me? if you go towards the window you would be able to see me. apparently i have the best beautiful shot of the capitol building right behind me which, of course, is where we are going to have an inauguration tomorrow. and unfortunately we are looking at rain in the forecast as early as around 7:00 a.m. so, i have also have some statistics here, the wettest inauguration was franklin roosevelt, 1937, 1.77 inches. that technically is a wash out. in 1961 they had 8 inches of snow right before president kennedy took office. a couple of statistics. the temperatures are going to be warm. that s the good news.
drivers saved $440. you drove in? $1.77. i guess i ll move into that gas station. keep buying gas. you have to pay $15 to go through the tunnel. over the last 24 hour, oil prices could go up because of what is going on in the middle east. one of the effects of the dangerous tensions there. saudi arabia and iran. saudis kicking out iranian diplomats. this standoff getting hotter by the minute. new developments overnight next. staying in rhythm.
i on the way to work, $1.77. stay there. keep buying gas. dangerous diplomatic situation in the middle east. saudi arabia kicking out iranian diplomats. this battle could get dangerous and up-end u.s. efforts in the region. stay with us.
you can t deal with something by ignoring .t but that s how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard and pay into it, so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates! answer the call already. millions of americans will have extra money in their pockets this gift giving season. gas prices are now the lowest in years. msnbc business correspondent olivia sterns joins us. good morning. good morning, jose. in many parts of the country gas below $2 a gallon and it is expected to fall even further in the coming weeks. right now kansas has the cheapest gas, about $1.77. california on the other hand pays the most, around $2.65. the national average though, jose, just $2.01, down about 16
we have had confirmation from an eu source that the ec commission president tabled an offer to the greeks at the very last minute. it has also been reported that the offer included consideration of stretching out the terms of greece s long-term debt. this is a sticking point with alexis tsipras. no discussion about cutting the principle and the greeks live with a debt of 1.77% of gdp. and alexis tsipras said he would be voting no on sunday and leave it to the greek people and live with the consequences. and that means perhaps if it goes the other way and there is a yes vote from the greeks he would consider stepping down or there could be a call for him to step down with new elections. it s not the first time that greece has been down this road. for five years the country has been unable to balance its