he can. i mean, he has called for the largest reserve tap of the strategic petroleum reserve, he has shown leadership by getting five other countries to release their reserves. that will help. and then he is saying look, these oil company, chevron, exxon that are making record profits, billions and billions of dollars, they need to lower the price. they didn t invest in increased production when oil was 22 bucks a barrel. now when it s 80 bucks, they re making the profits. and that s the real problem. the european gas prices, of course, are, as they always are, double the american gas prices. and so the truth of it in world terms is that gasoline in america has always been cheaper, and cheaper to comparable countries. and there is a dilemma in here for democrats who are interested in environmental policy of course because the higher the gasoline price, the better the environmental outcomes,
turkey. inflation is your uninvited guest for the holidays this year. economists are saying grocery stores are saying they expect a run on turkeys, a run on birds, people gather again this year. take a look at this. we re expecting the price to top a record high of $1.36 per pound this holiday season, that s 22 bucks for a 16-pound turkey. your sides, that s a problem too. all of those prices are rising for potato, biscuits, vegetables and apples. all of these are up since last thanksgiving. potato prices up, biscuits up $4. mixed vegetables up almost $4. the apples, up nearly 8%. and driving over the river and through the woods to grandmother s house is more expensive this year because of the surge in gas prices. the national average for a gallon of gas, $3.40 now. look at the difference from last year. it is up some 38%. so why? we have been talking about this, right? the global supply chain is still a tangled mess. more people are expected to
because we have to rebuild this country in a climate smart way and $7.25 minimum wage, ali, do the math. yes. you can t live on that. i ve been fighting for $15 an hour since 2012 when i was picketing mcdonald s, and actually i think it should be 22 bucks that, would be a fair minimum wage. we re talking about a completely different split of the money in this economy under what i m talking about. mr. trump keeps saying, and i go on fox news and i get in a fight with the anchor every single time. you re kidding me, you don t think the economy is good? not for working people. quinn nipiac came out with a survey, number one issue is economy, health care second, climate is a distant third. amongst democrats it s climate and health care. for people who think the economy is the biggest issue in the swing states are believing donald trump s rhetoric about a great economy.
nutella tubs being sold at kos it costs 22 bucks at costco. paul wheeland, an ex-marine was arrested in texas last week for participating in a quote spy machine. the 48-year-old international security exe executive and formr marine has been held in a prison in moscow. his family is dpe handin demand. joining us his brother. tell us your story. what s gone on for your family. the story is difficult to follow at times. he s in there for a wedding. he take as group of people on a tour. and suddenly he s brought up on
call that when mike barnacle does that, right? he leaves his jacket. we call that tuesday. by the way, one of the many life lessons we ve learned from barnacle is go to costco, buy a cheap blue blazer and when you go to an event or party you want to leave, you leave the vest on the chair to people think you re still there and you walk out and go home. it s called the irish good-bye. and, mike, you do it so well. you put it i mean, you must buy these things for $15 at costco. 22 bucks, yep. i get the blue blazer at the wedding now. okay. so we could be soon getting new insight into the special counsel s probe of possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. at some point today, robert mueller s team is expected to make a public sentencing memo about former national security adviser michael flynn. remember him? with an additional sentencing