Go into the summer driving season. Reporter whats going on . Analysts say the reasons are many. China is demanding more Oil Every Day to power its growing economy. Just as opec cut some of its output. And International Sanctions are reducing the amount of iranian oil on the world market. At home, refineries are shutting down from maintenance as they prepare to switch to a summer blend. Then market speculation and a weaker dollar play a role. In san diego hey, im a waitress. Come on. Im not making 200 grand a year. Reporter the price at the pump can quickly add to the cost of the daily commute. A 40mile roundtrip, 22 days a month, averaging 22 mpg at 3. 50 a gallon costs 140 a month. At todays average of 3. 73 a gallon, 149 a month. At 4. 25 a gallon, 170. And at 4. 50 a gallon, 180 a month. We have to work, so we keep coming to work every day. But you have to put gas in your car to come to work. Reporter 43 cents in a month. The national average, 3. 73 right now. And the experts are sa
Back in court this morning and there are new details emerging on the murder case against him. The track star arrived just hours ago for a bail hearing in the South African capital. Prosecutors say pistorius fired four shots at girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp during her bath door last week, the 29yearold model was hit three times and the bathroom door later broken open. Pistorius was arrested thursday and charged with premeditated murder. A sentence capable of carrying a life sentence. Defense lawyers say the killing was nut murder. Meanwhile, Funeral Service being held in port elizabeth. It capped six days of dramatic fall from grace for the man known as south africa golden boy. Today, major sponsors like oakley and nike are cutting ties with pistorius say they go will no longer use him in future ads. Turning now to gas prices. And the surprising pace which theyve been climbing. Regular gas has gone up for the last 32 days, 43 cents in a month. Nbcs tom costello tells us whats behind this r
Former olympian Oscar Pistorius back in court this morning and there are new details emerging on the murder case against him. The track star arrived just hours ago for a bail hearing in the South African capital. Prosecutors say pistorius fired four shots at girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp during her bath door last week, the 29yearold model was hit three times and the bathroom door later broken open. Pistorius was arrested thursday and charged with premeditated murder. A sentence capable of carrying a life sentence. Defense lawyers say the killing was nut murder. Meanwhile, Funeral Service being held in port elizabeth. It capped six days of dramatic fall from grace for the man known as south africa golden boy. Today, major sponsors like oakley and nike are cutting ties with pistorius say they go will no longer use him in future ads. Turning now to gas prices. And the surprising pace which theyve been climbing. Regular gas has gone up for the last 32 days, 43 cents in a month. Nbcs tom coste
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Its been called a kind of regressive tax that hurts all americans, and especially if you commute by car. If you filled up prior to the workweek or filled up to head out on a president s day holiday break, then you know what has happened to the price of gas, up every day for a month now. And still rising. And those americans with no choice but to buy gas are highly suspicious as to whats causing this increase right now. Its where we begin tonight. Tom costello is in bethesda, maryland. Tom, good evening. Reporter hi, brian. Good evening to you. 3. 99 at this gas station right here. The timing is not good for this. The economy is fragile, and all the money that is going into gas tanks, it would and could be going into instead groceries, maybe a movie out, maybe a dinner out. At gas stations across the country, customers are asking the same question. What could possibly send gas price
Some stations charging more than 5 a gallon. It doesnt make sense, we went to las vegas, gas prices were 1. 50 ls. Reporter from coast to coast, gas prices have risen every day for the last month. The gasoline prices are extraordinary for this time of year. Usually see this happen as we go into the summer driving season. Reporter whats going on . Analysts say the reasons are many. China is demanding more Oil Every Day to power its growing economy just as opec cut some of its output. International sanctions are reducing the amount of uranium oil on the world market while here at home, refineries are shutting down for maintenance as they prepare to switch to a summer blend. Then market speculation and a weaker dollar play a role. We have to work. So we keep coming to work every day. But you have to put gas in your car to come to work. Reporter 43 cents in a month. That was nbcs tom costello. After the long Holiday Weekend you the president and congressional staffers will be back at work