bill: it s four key races remaining locked in a dead heat. inflation, crime and border security is driving voters to the polls. voters trust republicans way more to handle all of them. republican senator tim scott details how important your vote is. there s no doubt when you look at the midterms in my lifetime. there s not a more important midterm for america s future than this year. we are just days away from putting america back on the right track. we can change the course of american history starting in georgia, starting with herschel by returning common sense insanity to the u.s. senate. it is that important. bill: saw that from last night. watching the closely raced house in ohio. kevin mccarthy is standing by. alexandra hoff is live this d.c. what did we find? good morning, just as interesting we re seeing in the house week to week. in the senate these four tossups remains. comes down to arizona, nevada, and pennsylvania. republicans need 51 to take the majori
stockpile. this is gas prices creep up yet again three weeks out from midterms. former secretary of state mike pompeo reacts. we have the news in washington on capitol hill. reporter: good morning. to you. if this does happen, this could be the first in a series of actions from this administration to bring those gas prices down. bloomberg is reporting that the administration s inching closer to releasing 10 to 15 million barrels from the strategic petroleum oil reserves. the white house can be announcing how it plans to refresh the stockpile considering it s been the lowest in nearly four decades. we re headed into very cold months here. right now the average for unledded is $3.87. that is down from two weeks ago and still higher than it was in the last month, that average.
on studio b. all first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, amid political pressure over high gas prices, president obama has announce add plan to crackdown on manipulation in the oil market. the move increases government oversite and up penalties on wall street speculator whose artificially drive up the price. we cannot afford a situation where speculators artificially manipulate markets by buying up oil, creating the perception of a shortage can driving prices higher and then flip the oil for a quick profit. shepard: he says there is in quick fix for the gas prices. it has been a hot topic this election year. republicans are going after the president on the gas price issue. now, the president is looping to turn the tables, and the national average for a gallon of regular unledded is $3.90. price are rising in the spring for a variety of reasons. and wendell, what is the president s plan here? reporter: well, officials say it boils down to evidence