one dog showing that he will do anything to be by his owner s side. vander, he husky, he escaped from his new york home after his owner john dolan was hospitalized with a skoo skin condition. he ran several miles to the hospital where an employee found him outside the building where dolan was being treated. dolans believe that zander was able to follow the scented. they adopted him and they nursed him from the back from the brink of starvation. great story. to another unbelievable story, gas prices in california hitting an all time high. aaa reporting that a cost for gallon of regular gas jumped 12 cents overnight bringing the total 4.61, that 80 cents higher than the national average. is there any relief in sight.
unleaded. it is fueled by reduced supply the mostile market out there expensive state with fuel. triple a said the national average cost of gasoline is 3.81 and up two cents from a couple of days ago. we ll go live to california where ktvt live for us in los angeles. another one last night. what are people doing? we saw few are people on the road today as a result of the gas prices. i tell you, it is rising in some instances from hour to hour. we couldn t find a gas station. we found one at 4.61. and tell you paying in the pump. this one in the heart of los angeles all grade levels over 5 a gallon. no one thought we would see
all-time high of $4.61 a gallon. that is up an astounding 12 cents since just yesterday, and 47 cents in the past week alone. nbc s diana alfier joins us live from burbank, california. thank you for being here. why has this price shot up so quickly? reporter: milissa, that is indeed the question on everyone s minds around here. check out what the price is at this station in burbank, $4.69 per gallon for regular. now, experts tell me the reason for all of this happens to be a perfect storm of events. right now stations are changing over from their summer blend to their winter blend, which means that inventories are naturally running low. add to that a power outage and a fire at a refinery and you ve got yourself these sky-high prices. in the country? reporter: now, if you re wondering how long this is going to last, when prices are falling everywhere across the country, well, not that long.
the numbers. there seems to be a belief that if elements of the base want to continue to hold onto that conspiracy theory, that may be something that strengthens them to have people fired up. as you can see we re getting a little bit of the preparations going on around us. thank you so much. we ll let you go now. appreciate it. california drivers waking up to gas prices at an all-time high. the average price statewide is now $4.61, up 80 cents above the national average. abc s diana alvear, how much did the prices climb while you were sleeping overnight? reporter: alex, good day, good morning. this is tough. i am dreading filling up my tank. aaa is reporting the average price per gal rose 12 cents overnight. it s now $4.61. the same as the average all-time high set in this state in june of 2008.
was ronounced dead. drivers in california are dealing with a severe case of sticker shock. the average price of gas tied an all-time state record of $4.61 set back in 2008 that is up 12 cents from yesterday s average. those are the top stories, uma. back to you. prices keep going up up. thank you very much. defense contractors are facing a dilemma with half billion worth of cuts. should they warn the employees or listen to the obama administration and not issue a 60 day notice. here s more. nice to see you. law called the warren act. ahead of lay offs notices should be issued 60 days to. lay off notices should go out right before the election day. but the white house office of management and budget said contractors should not send