we re talking triple digits and it will last right through the better part of the weekend. that is wild. derek, thank you. thanks so much for joining us. i m laura jarrett. new day starts right now. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is thursday, june 9th. i m brianna keilar with john berman. we begin with the price of gas, closer than ever to the dreaded $5 a gallon mark. the national average for a gallon of regular gas hitting $4797 up nearly 2 cents overnight and this is the 13th straight day of record highs for the gas prices, it s the 30th in the last 31 days, the surge hitting americans right where they live and drive. so it is worth noting that when you adjust for inflation prices are not at record highs, not yet, but they do keep rising with no real end in sight. this is what president biden said about soaring gas prices during his appearance on jimmy kimmel overnight. look, inflation is is the is the bain of our existe
adjust for inflation price right side not actually at record highs, but what is the white house plan for handling soaring prices and inflation that are affecting americans so severely. joining us is gene sperling, he is currently the white house american rescue plan coordinator and a senior advisor to president biden. he was a national economic council adviser in the clinton administration. gene, let s talk about maybe what can be done to take some of the edge off here. is another release of more barrels from the strategic reserve a possibility here? look, we re trying to do everything we can. you know, when you are talking about looking in real inflation adjusted terms, the day that putin moved troops to the border of belarus gas prices were at $3.31, that was actually below the average that we had over the last decade. as you say, it s now $4.97, that is $1.60 that s over $1.60 tax, putin tax, on the american pu public. little comfort that it s higher for families in
116-100 win and good news, john, in nba finals history teams that have won game three in a series tied at 1 won it 82% of the time every time. i like those numbers. very physical game, finals getting very rough. coy wire, thank you, deliver more news like that for me. i appreciate t new day continues right now. foorpg to viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is thursday, june 9th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. what goes up is going higher. gas prices ever so close to $5 a gallon. the national average now $4.97, the 13th straight day of new highs, the 30th in the last 31 days. it may be cold comfort, but still worth noting that when you