producer. wither number three behind russia and saudi arabia, u.s. would be three, major producer we consume ber about 19 or 20 million mile a day. this is john kingston. let s replay a key point he made. number three behind russia and saudi arabia. reporter: united states is the third largest oil producer in the world, pumps out about 8 or 9 million barrels a day but the united states uses 19 to 20 million barrels a day. we have to import foreign oil because even though we are a large producer, we are the largest consumer. reporter: vast majority of that u.s. oil consumption happens here at the gas pump and where the u.s. is making some progress. by the year 2016, new cars must average 35.5 miles per gallon that could save 1 million barrels of oil a day but some experts say that s far from enough. every president since richard nixon has been saying we need to
hybrid the. the race to plug in comes as national highway traffic safety administration says, it will require all cars, vans and s.u.v.s to get 35.5 miles by 2016. in los angeles, adam housley. fox news. harris: a big announcement coming out of the the nato summit when president obama wants troops to end combat in average we ll have the latest in our top story coming up. plus, amazing pack tours september from space. the new way we re get glance at the shots of earth. knows how to make things that are good for you. new v8 v-fusion + tea. one combined serving of vegetables and fruit with the goodness of green tea and powerful antioxidants.
these cars to average 35.5 miles per gallon whether or not the standard stays in place and the car companies say they ll continue to put out these types of models. bill: they must be hearing from the consumer this is what americans want. if that is the case and we start the trend and make the changeover, when will green vehicles be in the showroom for purchase like this. reporter: you re right. and the expensive car companies say the same, porsche has a hybrid suv this year, and they say they are having other cars, other cars coming out with hybrids, as well and you are seeing already the nissan leave and chevy volt and ford hasek co boo has eke co booco-boost and, maker at the auto show was talking about the hybrids and will have something in the showrooms soon or in the hoe room by the ends of next year. bill: adam housely, back from the auto show in l.a., drive
said. that s a remarkable story. that s real news. we ll stay on top of that. first national fuel economy rules have been finalized by the obama administration. by model year 2016 vehicles must get an average of 35.5 miles per gallon. i like it. the new standards will be equivalent to taking 50 million cars off the road by 2030 but will cost consumers nearly $1,000 more per vehicle. everything, i guess, has a price. that s a look at news, now sports. the final four is tomorrow night in indianapolis. just a couple miles away from the campus of butler university. they re the hometown favorite. i guess you call them the underdogs. they re favorites in the game against michigan state. they rolled through the tournament beating syracuse, kansas state. they re not quite the hoosier story people are making it out to be. they take on michigan state. michigan state there for the second straight year. lost to north carolina in the final last year. the only number one seed left in the tou
tiller was one of the few u.s. cross perform late-term abortions. roeder has said he had to kill till tore save babies lives. good-bye gas-guzzlers. the obama administration setting tougher regulations. those vehicles would have to meet targets of 35.5 miles a gallon, but that change could cost you. it could raise a car s sticker price by $1,000 bucks, but on the flipside, with better gas mileage drivers being get the extra money back within three years. happy census day. yep, it s the deadline to send in your form and it looks around 62 million of you sent them in including the president there. 1600 pennsylvania avenue. that s just over 50% though. so for those of you that didn t get it done. guess what? replacement forms on the way, and if that doesn t work, you ll get a knock at the door. three more stories we ll be covering this hour. they had us talking and maybe