british accents. now on bbc news, panorama. the cost of living is rising at its fastest rate for 30 years. £1.36 left on the gas. it s four days until i get money. and it s freezing. so how is britain coping? i do see my mum skipping meals sometimes. panorama has been following three families through three difficult months.
division. the department has said that the january 6 prosecutions are one of their highest priorities. this is a man who was on the most wanted page for six months. do you really, do you really expect us to believe that you ve never heard of the name ray epps and you don t know anything about him? i simply don t have any information at all, senator, about that individual. tucker: in other words, they really expect you to believe that. i simply don t have any information at all on that individual so the doj knows nothing about ray epps, the guy on most wanted list. that s absurdly false, and to underscore how false, the democrats on the 1/36 committee released a statement that they actually already interviewed ray epps and anyone who had questions about his behavior is a dangerous conspiracy theorist. mr. epps informed us that he was not working with, employed by or acting at the direction of any
a litre on average across the uk. the rise comes a week after oil giant bp published its highest annual profit in eight years amid mounting pressure on the sector as the cost of living crisis deepens. joining me now is simon williams, spokesperson for the rac. welcome, thank you forjoining us. so why are prices at this level now? the price of oil has risen, teetering on the brink of $100 a barrel and it has gone up drastically since life has come a bit mask to normal as we emerge from the pandemic. and unfortunately this is meaning bad news for drivers because obviously high oil prices means higher prices generally, the exchange rate is also important because fuel is traded in dollars so we see the pound to be strong against the dollar, it is about $1.36 to the pound and not the best
you spoke with the president i know will mean a lot to you. yes. it will be. paula reed and joey reed. please, please keep us updated. really appreciate your time this afternoon. thank you. want to turn now to some other big stories out of washington including the president s announcement to try to drive down the cost of gas in this country. we talked about it a minute ago, this plan to release a million barrels of oil every day from the nation s strategic petroleum reserve for the next six months. the president s also asking congress to put more fees on oil companies who aren t drilling on federally leased lands. i want to bring in cnbc s brian sullivan, who is all over the energy beat for cnbc. we re so glad to have you right now because we ve got the gallon of gas average stitt sitting at 4.23. 1.36 higher than it was a year ago. everybody knows gas prices are up. we wanted you to give us the gut check here. how much is this going to make a difference, what president biden i
leases they haven t used in years. reporter: the national average now $4.23, the price of a gallon of gas up $1.36 from a year ago, and up more than 60 cents in just the last month since russia invaded ukraine. we have seen some measure of relief in the last couple of weeks. oil prices have backed off of the high. as a result of the spr announcement today, the downturn could accelerate and the national average could fall back under $4 a gallon, as long as nothing changes over the next three weeks. reporter: in california, where gas is now $5.90 a gallon, the most expensive in the nation, relief can t come soon enough. this is insane. what do they think we are, all rockefellers? reporter: sergio says it s getting difficult to fill up his company s trucks. you look at $600 to fill up that truck. it s all going up and up. when is it going to stop? and that s exactly what people want to know. let s bring in rebecca jarvis. and rebecca, give us a sense how long it could take f