u.s. crude oil jumped to $95 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on concerns of a russia invasion of ukraine. you know, gas prices are already high. it hasn t cost this much to fill up your tank in close to eight years. and adding to the problem, demand is far outpacing supply. the national price is now $3.49 and the prices on the west coast, even higher. american speed skater erin johnson has won gold in the 500 meter race. she initially did not make the olympic team after she slimmed during mctrials. but her teammate and friend gave her up her own spot so she could com compete. she s the first to win gold since 1994. these first black woman to win an individual medal in speed skating. she told reporters she tried immediately after she won and just feels happy when she s skating. i love skating. i ve been skating for as long as
dana: big story is the gas prices that you have gas prices aaa saying now versus a month ago $3.49 versus $3.30. quite a bit going up and you say that it is likely to go higher? i was in california where bill is actually at the super bowl and i saw over $6 a gallon in santa barbara. it shocked me. well over $5 a gallon in los angeles and we re watching the ukraine situation and russia play out. right now there is an undersupply situation with regards to oil in europe and then there is demand has shot higher. the iea missed the boat. europeans and americans have been misled about green energy we aren t going to snatch our fingers and go all electric and stop using fossil fuels. $100 a barrel around the corner especially if russia invades ukraine.
fundings for roads. these are sick people. their rules always hurt the little guy. as the elite get a fast pass to wherever they want to go. we can t miss the most important component of this push to destroy america s open road culture: high gas prices. gas prices are climbing across the country. the national average is $3.49 a gallon. it s been more each time. we are spending more time at home. laura: the left loves high energy prices and they don t think $5 expensive enough. mayor pete thinks you should be happy at home planting a garden. as with every issue facing america, the goal of the biden
most is oil up 40%. nationwide you are at $3.49. well over a dollar from what it was a year ago. everybody feels that as we have stated for some time and there are very few ideas at the moment economically on how to reverse the trends you are seeing right now. dana: the gas prices contribute to the rise in the prices of everything else steak and bacon, bread, furniture, used cars and this really hurts people who are living month-to-month anyway it hurts them the most. i don t feel like the democrats are coming forward with things to say. nancy pelosi realizes it will be an issue in the campaign. there was spying going on and it was worse than we thought. they were spying on the sitting president of the united states and it goes right to the clinton campaign. we are getting to what we all suspected. the only thing we didn t understand it was worse than we
secretary blinken saying, quote prudent precautions in no way undermine our support or our commitment to ukraine. our commitment to ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. the white house is not weighing in on what happens next. if they were to take the steps, wouldn t it be tough for the u.s. to continue to import russian gas. again, it s a hypothetical. president biden today spoke with u.k. prime minister boris johnson who this morning urged european countries to, quote, yank out the hypodermic drip to russian gas and find alternative energy. one of many signs that fears overseas are escalating. bret? bret: jacqui heinrich on the north lawn. thanks. plenty of red on wall street this valentine s day. the dow lost 172. the s&p 500 fell 17. the nasdaq finished down a quarter point. the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.49 tonight. that is a seven-year high. it is up 5 cents from a week ago