gretchen: have money in your fork new york? then this has been your month. this is the fourth week in a row wall street hit record highs. joining me new is lauren. they love the printing of money, right? they do. we had a minor setback yesterday because the regional said maybe the fed would pull back on the drug, that stimulus that the market loves so much. but today futures are flying. we re up four weeks in a row and investors making money this year. up 16% fort broader market. we won t be scary to check your 401(k). gretchen: all right. what about gas prices? it s interesting how the market continues to soar, yet gas price continue to soar. especially in the past month, 3.62 this morning of the that s up a dime in just the past month. the issue is not supply. we are headed into the peak
fuel and both sides of the aisle they have had problems with that. been two t. boone pickens plans and all voted down and have been motions to move us away from gasoline as the only way and bringing in some other sources, for example, so we can try to get off of this national gasoline price. we said that the average is price is $3.62, i would love to pay that. i m paying $4.50 and above for several years now i think as a new yorker. so that means somebody must be paying $3 for gas somewhere in america, right, if the average is $3.62. can you talk about why gas prices vary so much from state to state and region to region? well, there are certain regulations that each state can put in for their emissions to meet whatever standards the states require. one of the strictest, for
a funeral was held today for one of those victims. 34-year-old michael crane was a police officer in riverside. thousands of people including law enforcement from all over california attended the service. carnival cruise lines says passengers aboard the disabled ship in the gulf of mexico do have access to running water and working bathrooms. some accounts have passengers on the carnival triumph complaining of filthy hot conditions, overflowing toilets and limited access to food. the ship could make port in alabama tomorrow. we also learn today the same vessel had mechanical problems last month that delayed the departure for several hours. we are learning the u.s. coast guard is transporting a generator to the carnival triumph to help with power. gasoline went up another penny-and-a-half overnight. the national average is $3.62 a gallon. that is 32 cents higher than a month ago. crude oil futures were down a half dollar, closing at just
increase from last year. here are three-days want to avoid. november 21st ss, sunday november 25th and monday the 26th. thanks. good to see you. great information. the presidential election no laughing matter not even for this comedian dennis miller. best day america has had. i don t agree. it is to be created sandy. they can t handle a nor easter. a look at the gasoline prices, the national average 3.62 a gallon. that is unchange the since yesterday. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ]
. steve: frustrated voters lining up across the river where we re sitting for $1.84 gasoline the price when obama took office. heather is live to do some explaining. reporter: good morning, it s hard to imagine it was four years ago we were paying 1.84 for a gallon. today the average is 3.62 and that is down 13 cents in the past few weeks. so with this whole mess in mind there a group called americans for prosperity and they are picking up the difference between the average cost of gasoline and the cost folks are paying here. so let s go talk to one driver, one voter and get her reaction. good morning, ma am. i want to ask you, the high cost of gasoline what is the impact on your family? it s very negative. i can t afford to travel as much as i would like to. it s cut my budget