white house, thanks very much. john: for more on the white house perspective, bring in the special presidential coordinator. so let me put up aaa gas prices, 4.16 currently down from 4.30 a week ago, down from 4.81 a month ago, but well off where it was a year ago. and diesel prices, currently 5.23. a month ago, 5.74. a year ago, 3.28. prices are coming down but diesel is still above $5 a gallon, and $2 a gallon more than what truckers were paying a year ago. should anybody really be taking a victory lap here? so first, thank you for having me. look, let s look at where we are and put in the right context. because you have broaden by a
station in northeast d.c. which is below the national average for a gallon of regular according to aaa. $4.16 is what it went to overnight. that is down almost 90 cents from the peak we saw on june 14th when gas price hit its highest ever record, $5.02. we ve gone down 65 cents in the last month. it was $4.81 only a month ago. multiple reasons according to petroleum experts. not only are there fears of a global recession, even though we re not officially in one, but that is also causing oil prices to go down, and gas demand has also gone down since those prices hit that $5.00 a gallon record. i want you to listen to patrick dehahn of gas buddy. he says gas prices rise like a rocket and drop like a feather. they re dropping slower than what we saw when russia invaded ukraine when gas prices went up in a big way now that gas
reporter: american airlines experienced a scheduling glitch friday night that allowed air crew to drop flights, leaving up to 12,000 flights without pilots through july. the airline, in a statement, said the issue has been fixed, adding, they do not anticipate any operational impact. this is not about this one incident this weekend. you know, this is a much bigger as you know, i hate to be negative, but it is not going to fix itself next week. reporter: drivers facing other challenges. i think the gas prices are insane. reporter: the national average now around $4.81 a gallon. still a bargain compared to california, where gas hovers around 6 bucks. prices are projected to creep even higher. the golden state alongside six other states all imposed new gas taxes starting friday. nonetheless, some drivers still happily shelling out the green to see some red, white, and boom. woo-hoo! worth every penny, right, to be with family over fourth of july weekend. joining us now fro
transparent about their staffing. they have to get in front of this. they have to be honest about it. reporter: american airlines experienced a scheduling glitch friday night that allowed air crew to drop flights, leaving up to 12,000 flights without pilots through july the airline in a statement said the issue has been fixed, adding they do not anticipate any operational impact this is not about this one incident this weekend, you know. this is a much bigger as you know, i hate to be negative, but it s not going to fix itself next week. reporter: drivers facing other challenges. i think the gas prices are insane. reporter: the national average now around $4.81 a gallon. still a bargain compared to california, where gas hovers around 6 bucks. and prices are projected to creep even higher. the golden state alongside six other states all imposed new gas taxes starting friday nonetheless, some drivers still happily shelling out the green to see some red, white, and blue. w
thousands of canceled and delayed flights. re definitely planning for extra chaos and trying to check as much as we can to keep moving through the airport simple, try not to lose these reporter: tsa screened to nearly 2.5 million passengers friday, highest before the pandemic. that same day, almost a third of flights were late or scrubbed. ellen cam was stuck at new jersey s airport saturday, trying to make his wedding. she s waiting in toronto, so we re trying to get married. i m just going to shoot her a call and be like, look, babe, i m stuck here for now but i ll be there as soon as i can be. reporter: to avoid the airport hassle, 2.4 million traveling by car, even with steep gas prices. the national average for unleaded gas is 4.81 a gallon, in california, it s 6.24. keeping many stressed and head ache free, at home for the holiday. i try to avoid it at all