Abiden run all over the place this morning. And the president takes the war on coal to a new level. Hes going to kill it. Coal Company Bankruptcy beginning. Its supposed to be quiet, its not. Varney company is about to begin. First out of the gate look at the price of oil right now. 46. 30. Had been down to the 45 range a few moments ago. Crude is down 46 now, it was 62 in june. Now, look thats good news for drivers the price of goes keeps coming down and every day, down about a penny a gallon. 2. 65 is the National Average now. By the way, i paid 2. 31 in new jersey earlier this morning. Ashley arent you special . Very good. [laughter] theaterats right, were going to call it a streak. Its not all good news a photo from wayne in california 4. 39 for regular at the mobile station in california over the weekend. Theyre not feeling the relief. Thank the greenies for that one. Moving on. President obama taking his climate crusade to new levels wants carbon cut a third by 2030 and force the
Day at his club in virginia. And also making time to tweet out the dubious claim that the number of coronavirus cases and deaths are going down all over the country. Simply not the case. We are watching the divisions in our country play out vividly in real time. On one hand there is search for meaning. The Johns Hopkins dashboard that keeps track of the number of cases and deaths from covid is now getting 4 billion hits a day, 4 billion. And todays New York Times front page getting a lot of attention, filled with victims names and lines from their obituaries. I will be talking with the National Editor of the times just a little bit later on. While many mourn and exercise caution, others are clearly following the president s lead, not wearing recommended masks, crowded beaches can be seen all across the country. And take a look at this scene from missouri. A very crowded pool party. Not exactly the picture of social distancing. Even as the president s own fda commissioner issues a warni