$3.92 a gallon today approaching the record of $4.11, all time high so they may start to like their hybrids a little better. i drove the new toyota camry hybrid. they ve had hybrids before. this is a new car. there it is right there. you re a tough critic. they let you do that? i drove the volt and i liked the car. it needs a lot of work. this one right here, this camry now, the difference between an electric car and a hybrid is this. the electric car, the volt, drains all the electric power first and then it switches itself over to gasoline. the hybrid, this toyota uses both so when you re idling it goes back to electricity and when you take off, you need the extra power, you use gasoline and when you brake, it throws energy back into the battery. it charges its own battery. fantastic car. i really, really liked the car and it was about the one i drove was about $13,000 to $14,000 less than the chevy volt and this car on a full tank of gas and power gets somewhere around 650 to
if romney were able to win, you know, all of the delegates tomorrow, he would be nearly one hundred votes closer and i think that makes that task much more difficult for both santorum and newt gingrich. jon: it will be a fascinating day tomorrow. we ll be there watching it with you. jenna: the big issue is gas prices. they continue to climb. the national average aeu corresponded corresponding to aaa $3.92 a gallon, up nearly 30-cent tpr-s a year ago. something that could impact fuel prices here at home are some of these new sanctions against iran. the president is approving tough new measures targeting banks that deal with iranian exports. today white house visits from two foreign leaders where the touchy topics of iran and oil will be front and center. peter barnes joins us live with all of that, hi, peter. reporter: that s right. energy, oil, all expected to be
these proposal and new found support are all of the above energy strat strat. strategy. the president assured leaders in congress thra there was rom for common ground and a new sign of hope, and only a brief one. in the weeks since our discussion, president obama hasn t spoken up about the bipartisan energy bills and gas prices continue to rise. you know you are feeling it in the country. according to triple a, the average price was regular gasoline 3.92 and that is up 32 cents. and thousands of people taking the streets in florida in support of tray von martin. they ll continue to march until the police arrest the
or else. coming up, a man goes to an atheist rally in washington. a cute story. and a dollar and a crime, are you better off keeping the dollar in your wallet? the odds of winning mega millions jackpot. but, first, a check on the gasoline prices and they are holding steady with the average at $3.92 a gallon.
gas jumped more than 19 cents in the last month. it is now up to $3.92. but despite drivers reaching deeper into their wallets a new poll finds a growing number of americans are feeling optimistic about the economy. according to the latest numbers from that maris poll, 49% of the adults say they feel the worst is now behind us. 45% say they believe the economy could still get worse. let s bring in matt mccall. president of the penn financial group. this is good news. this marist poll shows adults by a slim margin, 49-45 feel that the worst of the economic woes are behind us. two years ago this number was much worse. the trend is getting better. we re getting a bit more confidence back in the american consumer. we re seeing retail sales, a lot of people are out there spending. the problem is two out of three people believe we re in a recession. they think hinges it are getting better but in the