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let's go right to foreign correspondent kelly cobiella. >> just a tragic story today out of thailand. at least 22 children at that daycare were killed in this attack. several more are injured, which is why dozens, if not hundreds are people are lining up to donate blood in the area of thai wand really in shock in what is the deadliest mass killing in the country's history. all of this played out at lunchtime local time, about 12:30. it was nap time for the kids at the daycare center when this gunman came in. police say he was agitated when he couldn't find his own child at the school. one witness said that he actually shot his way into a locked room where the children were sleeping. police also tragically say that most of the children were stabbed not shot. the youngest victim about 2

years old. a gunman then fled in his own car. he was firing is and driving into people as he fled. once home they say he killed his wife and child before turning the gun on himself. lis are not talking about a motive this morning. they say that this former police officer had been let go from the police forces last year because of a drugs charge of some sort. he was in court today on that drugs charge. but they are not going any further in describing what kind of motive maybe at play here. >> thank you so much. turning to the latest on the recovery effort after hurricane ian. now the deadliest hurricane since 1935 with 126 people killed. as families try to pick up the pieces, more than 200,000 customers across the state remain without power. on wednesday president biden

toured fort myers, which was heavily damaged in the storm. the president promised the federal government support to rebuild what was lost. joining us now from florida is jesse kirsch. pine island hit very heavily. >> reporter: yeah, this is one of those communities we have been talking a lot about over the last week plus because the major roadway on to the island had been severed during the storm. we are now on pine island. we just crossed over and the county tells me that residents are now able to pass through here, which is something the governor alluded to yesterday. we're getting some of our best looks at the damage on foot to date. you can see the trees. look at the size of the base of these trees and the root systems and how they have just been ripped up and tossed over. this is what we're seeing throughout this neighborhood. there's a home over there that's boarded up. we can hear generators buzzing in the background. one of the residents over here tells us that she does not have power. she did not wait for the roads

to reopen. she said that she came over on a boat yesterday and a neighbor who staid over here drove her to her neighborhood. now she's trapped over here because her car is still on the mainland. so we just got here moments ago. and we're trying to hear from residents. in this neighborhood, which is centrally located in the width and length of the island, this woman told us that when she got back on the island, her neighbor told her that water came up to the second step or so, a couple steps up on her porch. best she can tell the inside of her home does not have any water damage, which is good news. plenty of wind damage in this portion of the area. and again, this community had been largely cut off until the last 24 hours or so because that roadway had been blown out. we just crossed over. we saw crews continuing to be

working on the roadway. there was a giant lever system that was dumping rocks on to the sides of the bridge. we're trying to get clarity from the state as to what that project is, what the phase of it is. residents and first responders and crews working out here on pine island are now able to return here by car. and you know firsthand you were out here with me in recent days. these communiies are so hard to reach. some people still are first making their trips back home to see what kind of damage has been done. >> and it's also heartening to hear that dog barking right beside you because pets survived. i wonder, and i know you just got there, but did anybody stay in pine island and not evacuate? do we know? >> reporter: the woman we talked with a moment ago said her neighbors did stay here. and i can tell you there's already some car traffic moving through the neighborhood. and a gentleman off screen here you stayed here as well, sir?

we're live on msnbc right now. this is obviously a developing situation out here. he stayed here in his home during the storm. did water go inside? >> that far. >> it came in a little pith. he pointed about this high up. but obviously he's okay and hissing to is okay. we're happy about that. there are more pets and this neighborhood is coming back to life. but definitely a developing situation out here. and it's going to be good news. we saw a grocery store truck coming back to the mainland. so supplies are making their way out to the upcoming midterm elections, now just 33 days away. today herschel walker, running for senate, is expected back on the campaign trail amid a growing controversy overnight. a new allegation was levied against him. "the daily beast" now reporting

the woman who claimed walker paid for her abortion in 2009 is also the mother of one of his children. walker denying the allegations, telling nbc news, quote, there's no truth to this. chief white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. >> good day. with his campaign in turmoil, herschel walker remains defiant that the allegations against him are not true, butt woman at the center of it all telling "the daily beast" she's sharing her entire story after walker deny ed her claims he paid for her to have an portion. georgia is critical to republicans fight to win the senate in the midterms. this morning former football star herschel walker's senate campaign has been rocked by another bomb shell. "the daily beast" reporting overnight the woman who first told the news outlet walker urged her to have an abortion and paid for it in 2009 is also, in fact, the mother of one of his children. walker had claimed earlier on wednesday he didn't no the woman

and his defenders spun the story as an anonymous attack. >> have you figured out who it is? >> not at all. and that's what i hope everyone can see. everyone is anonymous. everyone is leaking and they want you to confess to something you have no clue about, but it just shows how desperate they are right now. >> reporter: the woman who remains anonymous citing privacy concerns telling "the daily beast" walker didn't accept responsibility for the kid we did have together, and now he isn't accepting responsibility for the one we didn't have. in a statement to nbc news, walker saying as i have already said, there's no truth to this or any other daily beast report. he also categorically denied he paid for an abortion. the woman proved she's the mother of walker's child and provided credible evidence of a long-term relationship with walker. walker, who has been backed by faith leaders, is opposed to abortion after 15 weeks with no

exceptions. the woman telling "the daily beast" he seemed pretty pro choice to me and referencing walker's discussion of his christian faith. he picks and choose where is it's convenient for him to use that religious crutch. nbc news has not independently verified the reporting. walker has faced other controversies. his ex-wife accused him of holding a gun to his head, which he blamed on his struggle with mental health. he acknowledges he's the father of four children with different women. the budding conservative influencer sent a cryptic tweet later deleted. god will not be mocked. >> you have no idea what me and my mom have survived. >> reporter: he denounced his father accusing the former football star of threatening to kill him and his mother, forcing them to, quote, move over six times in six months, running from your violence. now walker has a new ad out say ing he got through his mental health struggles with the grace of god. no comment from his challenger.

so far top republicans are standing by walker and we cannot overstate this enough. republicans believe they almost certainly need to win georgia in their bat toll take back the senate. back to you. >> kristen welker, thank you. what the latest ruling on the daca program means for the hundreds of thousands of dreamers living ask working in the u.s. who know no other country but this one. but first, fist bump diplomacy failure. what opec's cut in oil production means for americans at the gas pump. we'll ask one of president biden's top energy advisers, next. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." tide pods ultra oxi one ups the cleaning power of liquid. can it one up whatever they're doing? for sure. seriously? one up the power of liquid, one up the toughest stains. any further questions? uh uh! one up the power of liquid with tide pods ultra oxi. ♪ what will you do?

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gas prices on the rise. ticking up almost 10 cents an average for a gla gallon of regular. concerns coming after opec plus

promised cuts to output by 2 million barrels a day starting next month. joining us now is emily eketa. how much higher can people expect gas prices to go up? >> you mentioned it. we're seeing a reaction to the announcement. up 4 cents overjust overnight. it's difficult to predict the full impact the cuts could have, especially since several major oil companies had struggled to meet their previous targets. i have seen estimates some 30-cent increases at a time families are already struggling and being hammered by so much inflation. after a year of tumultuous gas prices, pain at pump could worsen as some of the top oil producers promise deep cuts to output. opec plus announced it will slash production to spur a recovery in crude prices.

the white house calling the decision short sided. >> we are providing security, stability to the energy markets. >> reporter: the move defying a push from president biden to keep fuel flowing, even visit vitting saudi arabia this summer to convince them to increase oil production. with midterms just weeks away, higher energy prices could be a blow to democrats. and undo months of steadily dropping costs at the pump in most areas of the country. >> talk to me about the timing of the cuts. >> the barrels that are going to be cut will be cut in november. but what it means also is higher prices for drivers, higher prices for heating, higher prices for holiday travel. >> reporter: in parts of california, gas prices are already topping $7 a gallon. >> i got to go to where i'm going. i have to pay it. but i'm not happy about it. >> reporter: across the country in massachusetts, scott macfarlane has been in the heating business for 50 years. customers should be prepared to pay more as temperatures there fall. >> the timing is awful for us. it's going to be a tough winter

for everybody. the consumers and anybody in business. >> reporter: adding insult to injury for families already struggling with soaring inflation. >> reporter: president biden will call on the department of energy to tap into the country's fuel reserves to keep those prices down at the pump. you have to remember that's a finite resource. it's not limitless. >> indeed. thank you so much. joining us now from the white house to talk more about this is the special presidential coordinator for international energy affairs. thank you so much for being with us this morning. why is this happening? >> first of all, thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to be here. let me put some context into some of the reporting we have seen. as you know and as we have all seen yesterday, we were all disappointed with the decision by opec yesterday. we think that what the leadership of saudi arabia and russia this was a mistake.

and a wrong move disconnected from the energy markets, disconnected from the global economy and did not need to happen. having said that, i just want to put some context. just a few months ago, oil prices were nearing $120 with projections up to $200 and beyond by most banks. instead oil prices have come down and they are now almost $30 below where they were at the peak. gasoline prices for american consumers that the president said were unacceptable just a few months ago when they were at $5 are today averaging about $370. but most americans because we have a couple states that have very high prices, most americans, the most common price is $3.29. so the president's efforts has brought down the price of gasoline to consumers significantly. i acknowledge we have seen a

couple go up. your reporter said about 4 cents over the last day or so. we're going to continue to work to make sure that the president is focused on being focused on bringing down prices. >> so one of the things the president did was to tap the strategic oil reserves, which is a limited thing. and by tapping it, he did help the prices to go down. but it's dropped but nearly a third in the past year. so what do row do going forward? this is a limited thing. >> yeah, 100%. so the president announced a few months ago we would release about 180 million barrels over a period of roughly 6 months. about a million a delay. we modulated that as the prices went down. so we haven't released that full 180 million barrels yet. we still have lenty of room to go and to support american

families and the prices in the united states. the actions by opec that i mentioned before were a mistake. and they are not going to have as much of an impact in the united states where they may have a bigger impact is opec countries in russia turning their back on really developing countries, poor two countries around the world that are already reeling from high energy prices as a result of the russian invasion in ukraine. so that's really unfortunately lining up on the side of what russia is looking as they are getting more and more desperate for getting some cash. >> so "the wall street journal" reports that the biden administration is preparing to scale down sanctions on venezuela's regime to allow chevron to resume pumping oil there. the biden administration released two nephews of the first lady in exchange for a group of oil executives. is this part of u.s. energy policy? >> i got to say that report is

not accurate. we are not considering that. there's nothing on the table at the moment to ease sanctions on venezuela. it's hard for me to comment on a report that i don't believe is accurate. the united states is always going to do what we can within reason to bring americans home. the president has done that to bring these american families quite happy to have their loved ones back home. but let's put that aside. that's not happening at the moment. >> so what do you foresee for the near future for dpas prices here in the u.s. and is there anything that you have in mind that could have a mitigating effect on the rise of prices? >> so again, we're going to continue to release, as we had planned, from the s prrks. we're going to continue to work with the energy industry in the united states and do two things. one, to make sure that they continue to increase production

at home and the united states in the short and medium term. and second, that these spreads between the wholesale and the retail sale prices narrow so that we can bring the gasoline prices down for consumers. we want to make sure that inventories in the united states are prioritized so that the industry in the u.s. focuses a little bit less on exports and a little bit more on making sure that americans have what they need. we want the industry to return a profit. we want them to be successful in this time. we have had a difference between our administration and the industry on the long-term role that oil will play in the economy. we'd like to accelerate the energy transition, but we do agree with them that we need more production now. they have everything they need, and i hope that we can take all these actions in totality and continue to bring american

consumers better prices at the pump and to their products. >> i thank you very much. by the way, really interesting conversation, i so appreciate you being on with us. let's continue our conversation going forward. >> any time. thank you. up next, a federal appeals court rules the dhaka program unlawful, but says a program can continue for now. hundreds of thousands of people are left in limbo. we'll speak with ounce of them, next. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. i♪ ♪it takes two to make it outta sight♪ ♪one, two, get loose now! it takes two to make a-♪ get double rewards points this fall. book now at bestwestern.com. ♪♪ here goes nothing. hey greg. um...hello? it's me, your heart! really? yes! recording an ekg in 30 seconds. tada! wow that was fast! good news, pal.

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thank you for being here. what exactly do things stand with daca legally? >> really, there's no major change for daca resilients from yesterday to today after that court ruling, but they said it's illegal. it's a matter of if or when the lower district court will say that even the new biden rule is illegal and for thousands, hundreds of thousands of d kra resilients may no longer be be able to continue to work. and i spoke to a pediatric resident in new york today who is a daca recipient, who is worried about that. this is what she had to say. >> once the decision comes out, i get a moment to breathe, but it's only temporary because it only push mess to do this work more and be more vocal and put my voice out there and organize.

this the only a cycle that has been continuing over the last five years. >> i'm wondering you came here when you were 3 months old. you literally know no other country, and yet you have to depend on the uncertainty of daca. how do you process it? how do you see things going forward? >> yeah, i came here when i was 3 months old. i went to college here. i graduated from high school here. i have five younger sibling who is are u.s. citizens. the reality is that the story i'm sharing is not unique. there are hundreds of thousands of daca recipients live in this limbo. the court that is sending daca to rule against the program froze those applications. so what we're thinking about is the urgency that we have and that uncertainty we continue. the reality is that this is an american story. daca is so integral to the

american story of being a mace that welcomes people and immigrants. this uncertainty, something has to give. this has been ten years of a program. we have been litigating this program as long as it's been around. >> something has to give, but for ten years, nothing has given. the fact is that not only is this the american story, you have been here since you were 3 months old. you didn't decide to come here. you were brought by your parents here. so i'm wondering, legally, why is it that nothing has happened? >> really we just need to look across the street. it's congress here. and the more i talked to lawyers about what the courts might to, they can't see a scenario where daca will remain legal. they think either the supreme court or the lower courts are are now the appeals court are lined up to say the work authorization, the daca program will be determine terminated. it punts to congress. we have seen a little movement.

some people talking about an immigration reform bill, but you and i both know congress is only polarized more since the last time they talked about immigration reform. though, daca remains very popular in polling. >> and i'm wondering. getting daca was such a hard-fought bat toll begin with. moving people to at least create daca. is there something that you see that could happen here in capitol hill that could get the ball moving on daca? when people don't like to make these kinds of choices, which are only beneficial for the entire country. >> i think it's really important to talk about who the people are here because the reality is the american people support this. polling after polling after polling shows that they support daca resip yepts. so members and partners outside of congress are asking for congress to do their job, to finally act on this issue that they have continued to punt over and over and over again. the white house has said they

really are interested in moving on this issue. you did some reporting about that very thing. so we need to really focus on that to get something done during that lame duck session to finally provide some certainty for daca. >> it's easy for politicians to say after the elections i'll deal with this. if they propose something that they can't pass, it's the same as not proposing anything. i'm just hopeful that things can move, and that the folks here can realize that the entire country supports daca. i thank you. julia, great seeing you. thank you for being with us this morning. we're also following breaking news. tensions flare between north and south korea. what the north just did that sent the south scrambling. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. n. his investment account

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tensions on the korean peninsula in years. south korea says north korea fired 12 war planes neither border to stage air to surface missile missions. the highly unusual incident came hours after north korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea. its sixth round in two weeks. secretary of state antony blinken called on north korea not to carry out what he called, quote, further provocations. with us now to take a closer look at this is retired general and military analyst barry mccaffrey. it's always a pleasure to see you. what to you make of what's happening there in the korean peninsula? >> well, kim jong-un is definitely trying to break out of the economic constraints that the international community has put on him. north korea is incredibly impoverished. the south korean economy is 57

times greater than that of north korea just to give you a feel for it. so using the nuclear tool, he's had six nuclear tests so far. they are about to do another one almost for sure in the coming weeks. he tried to be be provocative. the situation is unstable, it's dangerous. the only good news is that kim jong-un essentially runs a criminal empire. this isn't communism threatening the south. it's always unlikely to do anything one would hope that would imperil his own family and elites in terms of their economic well being. but it's a very dangerous situation. >> why now? >> i think he lost our attention. we have been through about seven cycles of this where he tries to

extort money, food, relief of sanctions by using his nuclear threat. he's got a gigantic land army, ageing aircraft, it's really a third rate for us. it's not a credible way to threaten the south yet. but he does have the nuclear weapons. it's obviously enormous concern in japan and south korea and the united states and regional partners. china could choke it off, but they are unlikely to want to destabilize north korea and end up with millions of north koreans fleeing as economic refugees in thinker own country. so again, kim jong-un runs the family empire, a brutal person keeping the country in poverty, and he's trying to break the u.n. sanctions on him. >> general, we all know this. the united states was involved in the korean war and the swaugs

remains tense. the u.s. has sent an aircraft carrier to the region. what kind of response do you think the u.s. is going to have on this and how dangerous is it for the world right now? >> one would hope it's not actually any real danger, imminent danger of nuclear war. it's just unlikely he would unperil his survival by taking nuclear action. by the way, he's also testing an icbm capability. it's not yet deliverable. he's also testing submarine launch ballistic missiles on a nuclear capability. that's a game changer. i think that's probably ten years out, but he's clearly got the program to try to deliver the goods. though another problem we're obviously facing is the two

major alliances we have are with south korea, giantic economy, a competent military force and that of japan. our two allies have tremendous historical entity between them. so the ability to deter kim jong-un from short-term shifts is moderate. i'm glad the carrier is there. it's a signal of military determination by the united states. but kim jong-un is unconstrained by u.s. military options so far. >> general, it's always a pleasure to see you. we're keeping a close eye on reports coming out out of mexico of a massacre in the southern state. authority there is say armed attackers stormed the town hall on wednesday shooting and killing the mayor, the mayor's father and 16 other people. separately, a state lawmaker in

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then he got on the bus for 30 plus hours from southern texas. he said he was given water and food. when he got here to outside the observatory, there were volunteers with an aid organization waiting for him and the 50 others. many of them who said they are from venezuela. and victor said he didn't have a plan in terms of where his final destination was going to be. all he wanted was a job. that speaks to the larger issue here. where so many venezuelans coming here to the u.s. pause of the brutal regime. and getting on a bus, thousands are now ending up here in d.c. with no real destination in mind, but they do want to contribute to this country. the texas governor's office for their part says these buss are going to continue coming every single week. to chicago, new york, and washington, d.c., until the biden administration changes its border policies. >> thank you so much. as people across florida take the next steps to rebuild

after hurricane ian devastated their communities, immigrants are facing new challenges in their recovery. our senior correspondent spoke with a fort myers resident who says they are asking the government to help migrants because they are not going to have it easy. >> >> she says we're asking the government to help everyone because the people that were working on the beach are everyone. and now they are not being listened to. we're going to talk about groups on the ground providing aid for communities like farm workers and undocumented immigrants. squloing joining us now is the ce o of one of those groups, the institute for diversity and

inclusion in emergency management. thank you so much for being with us. you have been checking on the underserved communities. what are you hearing? >> good morning, thank you so much for having me. what we're hearing is a definite need, a need to not only be heard, but also to receive priority service in terms of resources coming directly into these communities. our organization is working around the clock to identify communities, many of which have not received search and rescue assistance yet. so they are isolated in some cases, and they are hungry. they need assistance. >> right very near the bridge at fort myers beach, we met the gonzales family who lost their home and is staying at a friend's house.

and they haven't gotten any kind of help. i'm wondering for the people that are there, the people that work in jobs that many times others don't want to take and that have been instrumental in the economy of places like fort myers and all communities, right now they don't see way of gettiy help. how can they get some assistance? >> well, my heart goes out to each and every one of those families. one of the first things that we recommend as the institute is to really connect with the neighbors, connect with the community. the community will be the first lifeline for survival. when it comes to the federal emergency management agency, there are some resources available depending on immigration status and citizenship status. and so those resources are available through fema. on the ground, though,

organizations like ours, the institute for diversity and inclusion and emergency management are working with a network of community-based organizations that normally provide assistance on a daily basis to these communities. and as much as i can say it, please donate and get resources to these people who are suffering. many are underinsured or not insured at all. so their recovery is going to be either very slow or will not happen and that's tragic. >> it certainly is. and there are literally thousands of people that have been affected by this storm that will probably not have access to fema funds, et cetera, and, you know, no one asked for their immigration status when they were working on the fields or working in heavy labor throughout the state. but now they have absolutely no access and they've put everything into this life and

i'm just wondering, you know -- that's why i so appreciate what you and your organization is doing. i thank you so much for being with us this morning. it is a very real need that is happening in parts of florida. chauncia willis, thanks. >> thank you. up next, an army of afghanistan veterans are fanning out across the country, putting pressure on members of congress to help afghan evacuees. we'll ask one of those veterans what's at stake next. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. sy u level up u won't take a time-out one dose of ubrelvy works fast it can quickly stop migraine in its tracks within 2 hours without worrying if it's too late or where you are unlike older medicines, ubrelvy is a pill that directly blocks a protein believed to be a cause of migraine. do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. most common side effects were nausea and tiredness. migraine pain relief starts with u learn how abbvie could help you save. ask about ubrelvy, the anytime, anywhere migraine medicine.

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55 past the hour. there's a growing push to get congress to move on a measure called the afghanistan adjustment act. right now thousands of people who were evacuated to the u.s. during that pullout from afghanistan last year are in limbo. no long-term permission to stay here. this bill would change that and give evacuees a path forward to permanent residency and a lot of other things. but its future in congress is uncertain. with us now to talk about this is matt zeller. he's a former cia analyst and army captain who served in afghanistan. it's great to see you in person. what's at stake here? >> it's our integrity. we evacuated 78000 afghans last year. without this law, they don't have a permanent status in the united states. the people left behind cannot get through the program without

this law. as the law is currently written, they all must undergo an in-person interview at the u.s. embassy in kabul. >> which doesn't -- >> it doesn't exist. it would allow the state department to conduct those interviews at other embassies around the world or via a digital online communications platform. this law is carbon copied after something called the indochina resettlement -- the resettlement act of 1975. >> so vietnam. >> correct. the congress has done this historically after the vietnam war, after the first gulf war. it's allowed us to keep our promise to those who stood with us and to make that folks who stand with us know there will be a similar promise for them. >> clearly these 300,000 people who are left behind are going through hell on earth since last august. >> yeah. >> but their future is completely uncertain and they're

out of luck. >> yes. they are desperate for us to get this law passed. simply put, there's a -- an there's an ongoing famine in afghanistan. the taliban are hunting down people -- >> right. people and their families. >> they have a very north korean way of killing people. they kill the entire family. often in front of them. it's horrific. you know, jose, we polled the american people and we learned that 76% of our fellow citizens support this law. >> so what are you doing going forward and what can the united states people do? >> well, afghans invited us to come and start a fire watch at the capitol. they said, this is clearly how we can get law passed in this country. they started the fire watch in september. they kept it going and then congress went on recess. what they decided to do is they said, hey, could you come across the country with us and bring this law to the people and help explain what it does and why it's so important.

a number of veterans and afghans are going to be going around the country -- >> in four days. >> will be going all around the country and end back here in d.c., we'll re-establish the fire watch at the capitol on the 14th of november and we're not going to leave until congress gets this law passed. >> if these folks who are here, the handful of them who are here have to go back, that's death. that's swift -- >> 100%. they will be killed probably at the airport. and that message is going to be seen by any future ally. why would anyone stand with us if that's the fate that's going to befall them. 13 united states marines put themselves in between a suicide bomber and the airplanes that these people were getting on believing that the people who are getting on those airplanes are coming to the united states forever. we got to finish this mission for them. >> thank you so much. really appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. that wraps up the hour for me. you can reach me on twitter and

instagram at jdbalart. thank you for the privilege of your time. more news picks up now. good morning. i'm lindsey reiser. live at msnbc headquarters in new york. right now, we're following breaking news overseas. a massacre at a day care center in northeastern thailand. more than 30 people killed. most of them children. after a former police officer opened fire. the shooter also killing his wife and child. what we're learning this morning. north korea escalating a tense situation with its neighbor. the ap reports that it deployed 12 warplanes near the south korean border hours after its sixth missile test in less than two weeks. how the u.s. is responding. and if you just started getting used to those slightly lower gas prices, don't get too comfortable. they're already climbing back