this is amazing. olive oil right. basically organic food is great. but the it doesn t have as many more advantages over frozen food and canned good as we would have thought. this gourmet thing, this is amazing, supermarket olive oil $5.49, extra-virgin olive oil $25.29, basically no difference. minimally processed. that makes me mad stew this is all marketing. it s comical, actually. possibly false marketing. dr. sacks, you know we got to talk about this. we want to talk about fiscal cliff but this probably speaks to you as well because obviously you ve talked about nutrition worldwide. a lot of times we see a great disparity between what s happening in inner cities in america and rich suburbs. and our food environment. do you have any take on this? first of all, i think what was said was that the processing is where a lot of the dangerous stuff can be added. it s not exactly whether it s a freeze dried or whether it s fresh, but how it s processed.
but at the current pace $5, could be in everyone s future. and now, adam is in los angeles where there is plenty of pain at the pump. so, 50 cents in a week. what is going on? reporter: you are right. the president was down the secret from where we are and he drove by the gas stations headed through the state. i can tell you from northern california to southern california yesterday, no matter where you look, you will find prices like this and then a car obscuring the sign but it is $4.99 for regular. others, for regular, it $5.29 and even up to $5.49. it is difficult for a lot of drivers in california. three reasons: one, supply; two, the supply is tied to demand, several of the refineries in california are off line. the refineries make the special
the california fire that s about to burn a hole in millions of wallets. this was the scene monday at chevron s richmond, california oil refinery. a huge toxic blaze partially shutting down production at one of the region s biggest gas suppliers. not a good time for that to happen, it s expected to send the pump prices skyrocketing on the west coast and beyond. ed levandera is live in dallas, texas. it s not just about gas prices, it s about people and health concerns in that area, as well, right? reporter: there s no question, people there who have been up close with the refinery fire that started on monday, and is still not quite back up to full production. have been dealing with the effects of that. but if you re like me, you ve noticed over the last few weeks already, as you pull into the gas station, hey, something is not quite right. but that s because the national average of gasoline prices has risen to $3.63 a gallon, up almost 30 cents in the last five weeks. so qui
into the wild. in wisconsin, a suspected drunk driver was caught riding his lawn mower in traffic. really, guy? come on. he was arrested after his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. he says he doesn t know that you couldn t ride a law mower on the street. yeah, kind of illegal. but he s got a bigger problem. this is his fourth dui charge. finally in california, it s the dog that will cost you more than a few dollars. the world s most expensive hot dog has been served up. here are the ingredients. moose, cheese from sweden, white truffle butter and beef shipped all the way from chicago for the occasion. the bill? $145.49. that doesn t cover any antacid. now for a look at your national weather, we turn to todd santos with your weather channel forecast. good morning. i ll take two. moose cheese? really. i don t know. white truffle butter.
backstage during a concert. the biebs said he was disoriented but finished his set. this week britain begins celebrating the queen s 60 years on a throne, and as part of a documentary to be cast on bbc 1, you can see the queen with prince charles and princess ann playing as children on the beach. great video there. this hot dog may be fit for a royal. a sacramento restaurant holds the record for selling the world s most expensive hot dog, at $145.49. okay. hang on a second. what s in it? it was shipped in from chicago and is topped with louis cheese, bacon marinated sauce. a wisconsin man is under arrest for dui for allegedly driving his lawnmower drunk. officers stopped 69-year-old