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behind you, adam? reporter: we re going to walk, bill, we re not going to drive for next couple weeks until gas prices come back down. we were out here in the summertime when gas prices were like this behind me. 4.99 for regular. 5.09 for premium. gas prices in california are consistently in the fives. no one expected this in the middle of february and in the middle winter. we putnam members together for you how high prices have gotten across the country. 33 straight days according to aaa. hawaii is the high left. but here in the contiguous 48, california, 4.16. d.c., 3.94. michigan,.91. indiana, 3.86. prices are significantly higher than you normally see this time of year. that is an increase over the lastmont. look since january 17th. back then it was $3.29 a gallon. now $3.74 a gallon. that is up 1%.
he is reportedly suffering from kidney failure. he has been dealing with a variety of health problems in recent years, including dementia and cancer. jenna: we wish his family well. a stunning new surge in gas prices across california where drivers are reeling from the pain at the pump. right now the average for a regular gallon in the golden state, the average $4.67. that s up nearly 50-cent tph-s just one week. in san diego the spike in prices has got even so bad that folks are now paying nearly $6 per gallon. how high is it going to go? adam housley is live at a station in los angeles with more. what does it look like there today, adam. reporter: it s a little bit more expensive than it was yesterday, it s 4.67 statewide. actually in los angeles it s 4.71. behind me we found a station where it s 5.09. was a bit higher about an hour ago then the station came out
stations down the street it s 54.99, 5.09 a gallon. it s really out of control. it s almost five bucks a gallon. how the of control, and once again the governor says that they will change to the winter standards, but most gas price analysts say it will be several weeks before it comes back down and i may not come down that much. bill: the golden state not so golden. all that gold is running out of your pockets. here is patti ann. patti ann: gas prices in california much higher than the rest of the country. according to aaa the national average for regular gas is 1.82 cents. when you look at the receipts of the country seven states passing the four dollar mark for a gallon of regular and threatening to become the norm in at least 15 other states. the average in those states more
if you go to a home depot store at 6:00 in the morning or 7:00 in the morning you will see contractors piled up outside. it is half the amount of contractors today. they are not building the houses. there is no money out there. and let me talk about oil for a second. that is the biggest regressive tax i have seen in a very, very long time. the american people i was at a pump, i was at a pump last week and a woman came up and saided i have to go inside really quickly she he said but don t put in more than five gallons, okay. over and over you see this. people don t have the money. it is taking away their income and ability to spend money. why should you be surprised about the high oil and gas prices? this is what barack obama told us would happen. when ran for president he said my energy policies will necessarily mean higher energy costs. sean: he did say he would have preferred a more gradual increase in energy. i paid $5.09 in new york and i