people 2 1/2 hours in order to get to the pumps here. now, the good news is is they re not rationing gas here. you can take as much as you want. i ve seen people take out those red canisters out of their trunks, and they re filling those up as well as filling their cars up. and they re not price gouging. so that s the good news. i walked over to the pump. i saw that it was $3.59 for regular and then $3.80 for premium. but getting in here is a problem. i can t even tell you, willie, actually how we got in here because i m scared we ll get in trouble in the way we managed to get in here. tom costello, nbc news correspondent, he walked two miles from a highway and left his car way out there just so he could get in for his shot. and, i mean, you mentioned the gas canisters. this isn t just people filling up their cars, stephanie, this is people taking gas home to generators as well. reporter: right. because it s cold. our temperatures here in the northeast are currently in the 30s and
we have to drive to work every day. we take our kids to school. you know the routine. so energy costs are a big factor in any family s budget. gretchen: and i m thinking about the fact that many people are getting used to this new kind of 3.80 some price a gallon? do you believe that? is this the new normal? why aren t people talking about it? people are talking about it in nebraska and midwest. no, we re not going to get used to it. the price of gas is too high. governor romney wants to increase domestic production to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. we need to reduce the price of gas in this country. that will help every working american family in this country. gretchen: could be a question at tonight s debate as well as employment, hiring, the unemployment rate. one specific group of people are veterans, have a tougher time coming back from war or coming out of the service in general and finding jobs. i know that you have a program that s doing very well in your
new normal that they write about in the new york post. people are getting used to that and it is it mitt romney s opportunity to say this is the new normal and i am losing to this guy? which guy is going to be. gretchen: i argued about gas prices the new normal. why are americans satisfied steve: it is considered a with paying 3.80 a gallon. prime target for terrorist. miami international airport there is no media attention routine work includes everything from dealing with about it that s the fifth bad weather to busting drug thing to add to your list. smugglers and a new series does that mean from gas prices premiering tonight gives us a to everything else that brian laid out there, that s what look inside miami international. this is the kind of tuv our people feel comfortable with out there. the theory are people are officers intercept in the check points. you have to bring this in your approaches the 50 percent are carry on and i wonder what this person was thinking when rec
and that points to recession. steve: seems like we are slowing down. over in trouble in europe and nothing on horizon. everybody slog down and america could leave the world out of america could expand and drag the world with it eric: personal income is down especially with gas at four bucks a gallon. national average 3.80. brian: fewer dollars to spend. we have food price inflation. our standard of living is declining. are you better off, no. you are not better off. steve: stewart i talked to a number of business owners and they were reluctant to hire. if mitt romney is elected
direction and google had that and google didn t want to give it to them and so it goes. dennis neal, good to see you. . it is 10 minutes after the top. hour. police department in one town going to the dogs literally. you will not believe who the top dog is now. another attempt to find jimmy hoffa s body. police receiving another tip to have where he was buried. could this crack the case. and look at the putches. national average standing at 3.80 a gal lon. bob.