today on fox & friends judge jeanine pirro will be live at 8:00 a.m. with more on the trial. she has been covering this from day one. 18 minutes after the top of the hour. a rough landing for this united airlines strike as a bird strike literally rips through the airplane. huge hold up on the plane. mistletoe can do wonders for your heart. let s look at this morning s prices at the pump. national average 3.52 a gallon. co
shepard smith. those days of relief at the pump are over. aaa is reporting average gas prices went up 17 cents last month. you know, you just never know. the first monthly gain in the united states since march but the steepest jump if july in at least a dozen years. the cost for regular unleaded was up another two cents overnight to an average of $ $3.52. it now is said to get worse before it gets better according to analysts. gerri, you know, you lose track of this stuff because in some places and here, you pay, like, $535 $55 for everything on long island. but it is up everywhere. gerri: it is up everywhere. that is bad news for consumer whose have enjoyed low gas prices. gas prices are following crude oil. the crude oil is up.
gas prices to report for you. we re up to 3.52 a gallon. a big spike overnight and a big jump over the past week. august has not started well. by the end of this week we ll get confirmation that we ve got an 8% plus unemployment rate, a grim employment picture, and we ve got a weakening economy. by the end of this month we re going to see our national debt cross $16 trillion. never seen that before. and also by the end of this month, food prices should be picking up, kicking up at least, because of the drought. add it all together it is a dangerous month and we re off to a pretty bad start. bill: 16 trillion by the end of this month. what about the private jobs number that came out? was it better than we thought or not, stuart? yes, it was better than we thought. this is the adp. that is their report on private sector job growth. they came in this morning an hour ago with a number of extra 163,000 private sector jobs. that is better than expected.
commander, had this to say about iran. we are of the opinion that the iranian regime is a rationale actor. general martin dempsey sending a message to israel saying now is not the time to strike. they re bragging about their advances. prime minister benjamin netanyahu will meet president obama at the white house on march 5th for discussions. stewart: jennifer griffin, thank you. with gas prices surging, where is the media reporting? look at the all the front pages today. nothing, not there. we did find a headline from march 8 2011 when the price was $3.52. the headline, u.s. economy is better prepared for rising gas