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An area here for us through april that is already seeing 300% of the rain that we typically find ourselves dealing with, and that s plenty of moisture. disturbances riding up. that will happen to the moisture lending to heavy rainfall over the next several days. through parts of the ohio valley and back into the southern plains. and then a widespread area. and then in missouri, we could also see by the end of the week, maybe up to 10 inches of rain, and that s going to leave us a big flooding problem and a risk of strong to severe storms for our sunday, alex. thank you for the heads up on that. for the forecast in your area, log on to weather.com. today the average cost of gas is 25 cents short of an all-time high. nationwide drivers are paying $3.86, which is more than $1 ....
The current national average for gas is on the rise once more, now sitting at nearly $3.86 a gallon. that is up more than a dollar per gallon from the national average exactly one year ago. nbc s kristen welker has more. say cheese. reporter: craig and mary jo bird from charlotte, north carolina, usually drive to sarasota, florida, to see grandma on easter. but not this year. gas prices almost $4 a gallon, we just decided not to travel an eight or ten-hour trip like we normally would see family. reporter: they re not alone. fewer people are visiting popular springtime attractions, including mount rainier, mount rushmore, yellowstone and the everglades. we can t afford to be driving all over with the price of gas like this. reporter: the northern california branch of aaa says they have seen a 26% increase in drivers calling them for help after they have run out of gas. as the prices go up, people may not have as much money in their budget for gas that he is ....
And we re going to get additional rain. we re talking another, on top of what we already got, another 2 to 3 inches of rain. so this is just an incredible rainfall event, some areas will probably end up with 5 to 6 inches by the end of the weekend. we re going to see a lot of flooding concerns into the beginning of next week. here is your weekend forecast, heavy rain moving through new england, thunderstorms with more heavy rain down from texas to arkansas. easter sunday, new storm system arrives in the middle of the country. we ll see more heavy rainfall in those areas, alex, that don t need it. a lot of property damage still to be done from the flooding concerns and the ohio valley. back to you. bill karins, thank you. easter holiday travelers are not finding anything sweet at the gas station. prices up over 27% since 2010 with the national average standing at $3.86. it is taking its toll on drivers and many say they re changing their habits. i don t accelerate, i don t pass on ....
Hey, you can t take allegra with fruit juice. what? yeah, it s on the label. really? here, there s nothing about juice on the zyrtec® label. what? labels are meant to be read. i d be lost without you. i knew you weren t allergic to me. [ sneezes ] you know, you can t take allegra with orange juice. both: really? fyi. [ male announcer ] get zyrtec® s proven allergy relief and love the air®. it is msc saturday. i m alex witt. 32 past the hour. here are your fast five headlines. the average price of gasoline has gone up overnight to $3.86 a gallon. the highest price pump is near orlando s airport, where regular gas is going for a whopping $5.69 a gallon. sit down, you hear that. lindsay lohan has been bailed out of jail again. a judge yesterday sentenced her to 120 days in jail for violating her probation. in eugene, oregon, a police officer is dead after a shootout with a woman motorist. ....
There is no silver bullet that can bring down gas prices right away. mike viqueira, good saturday morning to you, mike. so, the president is saying there is no silver bullet. i understand he s putting the nation s top lawyer now on this case. reporter: right. no relief in sight, and no magic bullet as the president put it today. kristen reported $3.86 around the country. in other places including right here in river city, it is over $4 a gallon in california, washington, illinois, hawaii and connecticut and new york state among other states. the president says there is no magic bullet but asking the attorney general, eric holder, to investigate fraud and manipulation in the oil markets. he suspects there is illegal speculation in those same markets, speculators on wall street among the big banks and financial firms. the president says, yeah, a lot of people run out in front of these gas signs where we do our stand-up reports where it says $4 a gallon, $5 a gallon for gas in some pl ....