refill that reserve. the fuel is going so high, i think reserve stop refilling it, we re short on fuel across america. ashley: the trucking industry, when it comes to diesel, it affectses every person in the country. jamaica, talk about gas prices. current average is $3.83. week ago it was $3.73. that is a big jump, almost 10 cents. how will that affect everyday life? you are a mom of three. will you have to change anything? i ve had to change a lot. within the last two weeks, gas is not that high here, we went to $3.21, $3.22.
weeks ago, 2,025 will be a $10 billion deficit in new york state. some people can do the math on that. will: the wife of suspected killer rex heuerman giving remarks yesterday live inside their home saying i got over the hurdle of what i saw inside, the sheer depression was enough trauma. the killer is due back in court august 1st facing first and 2nd ° murder charges. if convicted he faces life in prison without parole. americans feeling the pain at the pump with gas prices hitting an 8-month high. the average price of gas a gallon jumping $0.20 from last month raising the price to $3.73. in california driver s paying $5 a gallon. concerns about hurricane season in the gulf of mexico could
expensive. gas prices hit an eight-month high with the national average around 3.73 a gallon as excessive heat is leading to outages at u.s. refineries. our chief business correspondent christine romans, good morning. gas prices have been coming down for months. people notice when they fill up at the gas station that it s more expensive 3.73 a gallon is less than a ar ago, we were at 4.28. remember those record high gas prices last summer that were so frightening? but why are they bubbling up? that excessive heat. you can t run a refinery fault tilt when it s 115 with the heat index. just like people can t be outside and working in that. so that s one of the problems. the other problem is you have commodity prices that have been rising because of what s going on in ukraine. the russians pulled out of an important grain export deal.
and if you drill down even further, generally speaking, food prices have been on the decline, but anybody who commutes by car, myself included, or frequents gas stations knows that on a shorter term basis we have seen prices for gasoline moving higher. now, according to aaa, the current national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.73, that s up from $3.58 a week ago, but still a lot lower than the $4.27 this same time last year. so, traders and investors have been reacting positively to that lower inflation read, markets are moving to the upside. there is slightly more comfort, jose, in knowing that inflation is cooling, while the economy still remains in modest growth so mode. so we ll see whether that jobs market can keep things going in the right direction, jose. dominic chu, thank you so very much. this morning, the lethal heat is taking its toll in arizona, prompting one county to have refrigerated containers
in the money lead today, the white house says it s watchi the sudden spike of gas pres, quote, very carefully. the current u.s. average is $3.73 a gallon. that s up 2 cents today and 14 cents in a week. still, far off last year s record. a senior administration official tells cnn, president biden believes the situation is steady, but wants to watch. they also note the strength of the economy drives up travel and energy use. well, coming up sunday on state of the union, chris murphy and chris christie and vivek ramaswamy, right here on cnn. that is it for us this hour. our coverage continues with wolf blitzer in the situation room. happening now, the criminal charges against donald trump are clearly piling up after serious