jillian: a fox business alert, planning a road trip this summer? you better start saving. gas prices are about to soar. todd: seems like it happens every year. tracee carrasco from fox business here with what you need to know. reporter: good morning, yes. within the last two weeks we have seen gas prices go up at least eight cents, so the national average about 2.74. that s about 30 cents more than it was this time last year, and we could see the highest prices of this summer since the summer of 2014. so as you said, if you are planning a road trip, you re going to have to pay a little bit more. this is largely because of the rising crude oil and the reduced output with opec and russia. todd: and that summer blend jillian: speaking of summer blend. [laughter] todd: i thank the producers to feed me and give me beverage as well, and this is a perfect story for it. anheuser-busch debuting a new summer beer jillian: there s no taste test?
todd: bud light has a new citrus twist just in time for summer which is probably going to make you say dilly dilly. bp is taking safety to new heights. using drones and robots offshore so engineers can stop potential problems before they start. because safety is never being satisfied and always working to be better. where we re changing withs? contemporary make-overs. then, use the ultimate power handshake, the upper hander with a double palm grab. who has the upper hand now? start winning today. book now at lq.com.
so we ll find out as we go along, but it looks like it s going to grow. todd: and, obviously, looking forward to your report seeing what the scene is there on the bottom. griff, thank you very much. jillian: hitting the ground running, ambassador john bolton starting the job as martial security adviser national security adviser with a full plate, now another chemical attack in syria. why our next guest says he is the man to take on assad. rebecca hine ricks is live. ask lots of questions about this and that. [laughter] about this and that. todd: jimmy kimmel giving a backhanded apology after mocking melania s accent but not enough. the growing petition to boycott his show when we come back. [ doorbell rings ] janice, mom told me you bought a house. okay.
folks, and the governor from that great state, governor abbott, will be joining us live here on the couch to talk about that. also senator lindsey graham, senate armed service committee, on the syria chemical attack and the airstrike in the early morning hours over there. meanwhile, diamond and silk say they re being censored by facebook because they are unsafe to the community. how are they unsafe? we re going to ask them right here on fox & friends. kicks off 14 minutes from right now right here on the channel you trust for your morning news. we will be back with todd and jillian in about three minutes. here s the story of green mountain coffee roasters sumatra reserve. let s go to sumatra. the coffee here is amazing. because the volcanic soil is amazing.
under attack were under a different administration. what we re talking about here are people that were appointed by president trump, so let s make sure we are not attacking an entire department and saying they are bad actors when they are not. these are hard working men and women who serve our country and have served our country honorably, and we need to continue to put that at the forefront of this discussion. jillian: wendy and joe, thank you for joining us. todd: backlash building, thousands threatening a boycott of jimmy kimmel for making jokes about melania trump s accent. ask lots of questions about this and that. [laughter] about this and that. todd: now he s caving to the pressure, but some conservatives are not buying it. but first, let s check in with steve doocy to see what s coming up to on fox & friends . happy monday to you, sir. steve: good morning to you. you know, last week the president of the united states made it very clear to secure our southern border he s go