then, the market was so high that it might be a lot of people just taking their profit off the top. so don t panic, that s good news. people still have to fill up their gas tanks and that is still not great news so let s take a look at some historical numbers when it comes to gas prices because gas price averages we can look at the price today price today averaging $3.40 a year ago it was $2.12 and in 2013, it was $3.29, so here we are much higher and also, we are also getting news from the wall street journal that saudi arabia and russia which had plans to ramp up production now considering putting a pause on those plans because the national oil reserves being tapped by the united states and other countries. what will this do to the oil market, do you think? the bottom line is when we were energy independent, we were the ones who are setting the world price essentially. there were a lot of complicating
badly. julie: i will it will bank on the inflation crisis we have and the economy. i think this was interesting. al roker and the president had this exchange which almost makes me feel like we re living in an alternative reality, which i love reality tv but i m not sure they re living in the same reality we are. the majority of americans are at home. play this tape and i have something to say about it. what is your message to the american folks on this thanksgiving day? president biden: my message is after two years, america is back. there is nothing we re unable to overcome,al. you are always up and rooting. julie: al roker is to thank for the reason america is back and also the fact that the president what are we back from exactly? gas prices are an average of $3.40 a gallon as opposed to one year ago. i believe they were how much?
largest here in delta, where we have exceeds it 19 levels in the. days air traffic control as we are now in the thick of the holiday travel season, the busiest holiday season for air travel in two years since before the pandemic. and san francisco it s all about the potential for low clouds and ceilings, here at denver international airport the deicing checks are ready. wonder colorado snowstorm could slow air travel to a halt. nationwide, clear skies this week. but winter weather is the wild card through the december travel rush. if you have to cancel my flight because of weather, are you going to rebut me, or do i remove myself? so certainly there is a disruption in that fight, we will take care of you and reebok you. but you do have the ability to go on the united app and check out flight options yourself. meanwhile 48 million americans are on the roads this week. saying $3.40 for unleaded, $1.30 more than a year ago. what s the alternative? so everyone has to, it s the
much time with security lines and i thought it would be faster to drive than to fly. and it would probably be safer. i don t have to deal with the crowds. reporter: aaa predicting more than 48 million people will be driving for the holiday. an 8% increase from last year. just hopefully the traffic is not bad, because if it is, i m going to cry. reporter: while drivers won t be fighting tsa hypes, they will be dealing with record high gas prices. the average price for a gallon of gas is $3.40, the highest price for the monday before thanksgiving in nearly a decade. you just got to pay it, i suppose. nothing you can do about it. reporter: but no matter the traffic, crowds and cost, millions say they are just thankful they can once again gather with loved ones. despite the risk to pick up the aspects of my life this thanksgiving eve, i m thrilled to be going to connecticut to spend the holiday with my son
rebook myself? if there s a disruption in flight, we re going tyke care of you and rebook you. reporter: 48 million americans are on the roads this week, pay $3.40 for unleaded, $1.30 more than a year ago. what s the alternative? everyone has to rework it. prices go up. reporter: steep pump prices but well below the all time high of $4.11 a gallon back in 2008. tom costello our thanks for that report on this thanksgiving eve. coming up, president carter delivered a nationwide address wearing a sweater back in 1977, and we learned this past week at least one republican office holder has never gotten over that. n over that let s go walter! after you. walter, twelve o clock. get em boy! [cows mooing] that is incredible. it s the multi-flex tailgate. it can be a step, it can even become a workspace.