regular unleaded costs an average of $3.42 nationwide. that's 12 cents below where it was a month ago. but drive are still paying about 12 cents more for gas today than a year ago. a big reason is escalating middle east tensions. >> anytime you have that kind of conflict in the middle east, whether it's the israelis or the egyptians, the syrians, it really the disruption of flow, you know. any time you get a problem in the gulf, it's really going to hinder oil prices. >> reporter: if the recent cease-fire between hamas and israel in the gaza strip holds, many think prices at the pump will drift lower. it also helps that u.s. refineries are producing ample supplies of gasoline. a.a.a. expects regular unleaded to end the year between $3.10 and $3.30 a gallon. but longer term, the price of gasoline depends on the strength of the global economy. >> my outlook right now for gasoline prices is, we are going to continue to come off some more? the thing with gasoline, you can't shove it down people's throats. they just don't have the money for hi

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aaa reporting the average price of regular unleaded in the district is $3.57.maryland right now, it's about $3.45. in virginia the price dropped a cent for an average of $3.27. in west virginia, it's $3.57. the national average is $3.44. >>> a survey by coupon cabin found those hosting a thanksgiving dinner plan to spend $246 this year. it also found one in ten people will not host because of the price. nearly 15% said they felt pressured into hosting because relatives or friends didn't want to pay for it. to keep your cost down, the site recommends you buy generic brands and keep your decorations simple. the turkey in the middle of the table is the only centerpiece that you need. >>> well, thanksgiving travel is usually hectic, but even more so in our area. a new report from travel site orbitz shows reagan national airport is the ninth busiest airport from november 21st to the 26th. more than 24 million people are expected to hit the skies this thanksgiving, an increase of around 150,000. that's despite prices being higher compared to the same time last year.

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and a quick check of gas prices shows the price of a gallon of unleaded dropped a couple of pennies last week, but is down dramaticaly from a month ago. let's get some trader thoughts now from scott bauer of trading advantage. happy monday morning to you scott. > > good morning angie. > > there is a lot of talk about this fiscal cliff as you know. but i am hearing that traders really believe there is already a backroom deal in the works. > > you know, that is what they say, and i tend to agree with that. there is no way, it's just inconceivable to think that something has not at least been in the works for a while. certainly there are no i's dotted or t's crossed, but something has been in the works for a while. keep this in mind: what's really important - and we saw the start of this last friday, when the two parties sat down with president obama and said, "ok, we're going to get this thing done." we need to see continuation of that. we don't need the resolution by the end of this week. we don't need it next week. but we need to see continuing, positive news coming out of the white hous

will level of particulates go down tremendously switching to unleaded gasoline but the incidence goes up the cdc has not show a strong link between asthma and particulates. more coal-fired power plants will have to close. we already have 110 coal-fired plants close since january 2010. and the epa seems marked concern to about airborne mercury but not about fluorescent light balls bring it into the house. [laughter] the epa website has strict instructions if one breaks because it contains mercury. you should clear the room for 15 minutes and could not sweep up the way send a paper towel or sticky tape then the entire broken bow to a recycling center. how many people will be bothered to do this? why did they bring it into people's homes if they are so concerned with the coal-fired power plant? that does not make sense. >> it is it operating? would it is the offending flow? day think there should be such a program at all? >> many of them our experience aimed difficulty. there should not be a program at all but a naval base even playing field they should not get the same manufacturing ded

drivers are paying an average of $3.98 per gallon of regular unleaded in the bay area. gasbuddy.com shows san mateo with the lowest price of $3.65 per gallon. and we have you covered on the cheapest gas prices near you. just go to cbssf.com/gas. >>> we have all driven on bumpy bad streets. but when it comes to potholes, one very affluent community in bay area is the king of the road. a new report from the metropolitan transportation commission says larkspur has the worst roads in the bay area. it's tied for last with st. helena in sonoma county. city leaders say communities need to tax themselves to repair the roads and larkspur, apparently, hasn't done that. >> same monies are also the monies we use to protect citizens from stormwater issues and slides. competing demands are really difficult. >> city leaders say they may try to put a revenue measure before the voters to fix those roads. >>> in other bay area headlines on this thursday, a new warriors arena is now one step closer to being built here in san francisco. a supervisor's committee said the billion-dollar proj

the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded posted the biggest drop of 21 cents over the weekend and puts the price of gallon regular at $3.47. one reason behind the drop is super storm sandy. full few people are traveling and nationwide, there is relief at the pump n. hardest hit areas like new jersey and new york, there are gas shortage booms. the long lines of people waiting for gas are not going away. >> reporter: sandy victims expecting relief. look at the gas lines and you will see there is no relief in sight. the cars stretch for miles. in new york, governor cuomo calls the confusion after retract ising -- retracting the offer of free fuel to everyone. the department of defense insists that the gas promised for all is intended for first responders. in new jersey, chris christie refusing that mess altogether. >> there is no free gas in new jersey. fema came to me and said i wanted to give gas. i said no. they said you're going to take it back if you don't give it away for free. i said take it back. i was not going to set on the on have the same mayhem they had in new york.

average statewide price for regular unleaded is $3.85, san francisco $3.95 in oakland and san jose theprices lower than the statewide average, oakland $3.83, san jose $3.80. >>> still ahead, keeping men faithful in relationships. new science that says it could come down to a nasal spray. >> this you gotta hear. >>> he's one of president obama's most vocal critics. now the donald's attacks could cost him a lucrative business deal. >>> new lawsuit that >>> ferry building is in blue to commemorate world diabetes day. san francisco with many cities around the country and world are going to be celebrated world diabetes day. one of the ways to bring awareness is have the ferry building blue and make you think about all those people with diabetes and what you can do to keep yourself from getting it. >>> 6:14. rare tornado hit japan today, all caught on camera, japanese television showed this footage of the large tornado over the ocean it lasted 10 minutes before arriving on land. so far no damage or injuries. there are more warnings about strong winds, lightning and tornadoes. >>> in sardinia

level of particulates in our air has gone down tremendously because of the switch from leaded to unleaded gasoline but at the same time the incidents of asthma are going up. the centers for disease control on its web site does not have a strong link between asthma and particulates but that was the basis of the mercury rule and this has resulted in large cost to calm mines, more coal-fired power plants are going to close because of this. we already had 110 coal-fired plants close since january of 2010 and it is also interesting that where the epa seems very concerned about airborne mercury they don't seem to be concerned about us bringing it into houses in fluorescent light bulbs. if you look at the epa website their strict instructions what to do if you have one of these fluorescent bulbs that breaks because apparently it contains mercury. according to the web site you clear the room for 15 minutes, not allowed to sweep up the broken bulb, you need to moisten a paper towel to pick up the bits or take some sticky tape and take the entire broken bulb to the recycling center. how many people

area regular unleaded averaging dauer 3.67 down six cents from last week and off 18 cents from a month is 5:53 and let's check with jamie on the traffic. >> metrorail a little better news they had a broken piece of equipment on the track and were able to remove it. expect residual delays in the direction of stadium armory. news chopper 7 over the baltimore warbtshington beltway coming up to a crash. everybody is stopped northbound side of the baltimore washington beltway near 197. if you are heading north of the beltway approaching 197 nobody is getting through. the far left side if you are coming south you are in the clear but you will see a lot of this activity with the distraction. we will watch this closely. 95 northbound better option. back to you. >> we get a look at the forecast. >> it is. very chilly start. lots of complaints this morning. i see them on twitter. everybody is lake this is cold. but it will be colder probably tomorrow morning as we clear out a little bit more. we will start out and show you the weather map. it is cold enough. the national weather service has issu

the lundberg survey found the average price for a gallon of unleaded dropped nearly 21 cents in two weeksthe average price of regular gas is 3.77 cents in the district. in maryland, $3.45 right now. and in virginia, it dropped to $3.27. in west virginia, it's $3.57. and the national average is $3.44. >>> if you're traveling for thanksgiving and planning on flying out of here, you may want to get to the airport with plenty of time to spare. a new report from travel site orbitz says reagan national is the ninth busiest airport. many people are expected to hit the skies even though prices are up from last year. >>> a new device promises to let you sleep pretty much anywhere. take a look at this contraption. the aptly named upright sleeper is a modified neck brace that allows you to catch a nap while sitting straight up. it's aimed at travelers who are tired of inflatable pillows which really don't work that well. it's available on sky mall and will set you back about $40. >> seriously? >> is it uncomfortable? there's a lot of pressure on your neck and chin. >> it completely looks uncomfortab

the federal government did authorize the purchase of more than 10 million gallons of unleaded fuel to be distributed here in new york and new jersey. they've actually opened some stations where people can get free fuel. as you might imagine, those lines are certainly long as well. >> of pictures are stunning. live on staten island. thank you. the presidential race continues to be very close in the latest opinion poll. a new washington post poll show the numbers of president obama and romney in a statistical tie nationally. the republican nominee has a 49-48 percent edge. likely voters trust romney to handle the economy, but when it comes to understanding the economic problems, the edge goes to president obama. separately, a poll by the wall street journal and nbc news has obama leading 51 to 45 percent among likely voters. >> as the race gets onto the wires, both parties are urging people to get out and vote early. turnout for early voting has been heavy. but in oakland the early voting turnout was much slower than it wasn't for thousand eight. the alameda county courthouse registrar

and the federal government is going to bring in 12 million gallons of unleaded gas to hard hit areasll trying to really -- still trying to stage kind of a recovery in terms of getting a lot of that gasoline to this hard hit area. it has been very slow, soledad, getting the lines down. people still very, very distraught over this situation. it continues today in the northeast. >> yeah. especially those areas. you need gas to get around. you need power to get the gas out of the ground. thank you. >>> cnn's special election coverage continues live from washington, d.c. >>> coming up next, we'll tell you how superstorm sandy could impact the election still. two newspapers without surprising endorsements. take a look at those straight ahead. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios boring. boring. [ jack ] after l

according to aaa, today you're paying about 3.88 for a gallon of regular unleaded in oakland, 4.02 in san francisco and 3.86 in san jose. the national average today is 3.45 a gallon. the highest average price in the bay area so far that we found was 4.68 a gallon and that was a month ago. >> cheaper to go up to the mountains where the snow is. >> i like that. and a lot of snow there is up there. another foot and a half in a couple of spots the past few days adding to the snow that we had a couple of weeks ago. >>> we are setting up for a much better ski season this year at least at the outset than we were most if not all of last year. here's a peek outside right now. it gets dark early, doesn't it? pitch black as we approach 6:20 this evening. bay bridge looking gorgeous. mainly clear skies in the background. this is kind of interesting. the n oaa monitors whether we'll have an el nino. they said we would have a wea el nino. last night they say it will be a neutral winter, not la nina or el nino. no el nino and less snowfall and less precipitation around here fewer storms come wintert

the price of gasoline that we are seeing at this rest stop is just about 3.55 for a gallon of unleaded. about a nickel above the national average, so no evidence of price gaunlging. >> thanks so much. out on the new jersey turnpike. following the gasoline story. so, how bad is the situation likely to get and is any relief in sight? the executive director of the new jersey gas and automotive association is live. thanks for being here. >> good to be with you. >> you know, these lines are difficult to see. when you drive anywhere around northern new jersey, in many places where what we call the tristate area, lines are awfully long. when is that getting better? >> i can't predict exactly when you'll see relief, although i expect the situation should be eased by the weekend and into early next week and you have a multitude of problems. which you were just covering on your broadcast. and it's a puzzle that has to be pieced together. the power outages are causing a problem at the distribution terminals where the trucks are loaded as well as some flooding circumstances in some of the terminal

so if you drive to grandma's house, aaa says a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is going to run youore this year than last year. >> if you're flying this weekend, in addition to make crowds, you're also be paying an average of $22 more per ticket versus last thanksgiving. >> ouch. of course, nothing says thanksgiving like a turkey. but get ready. the american farm bureau says you're going to fork over an extra 66 cents for a 16-pounder this year. that doesn't sound like a lot, but think about this. 50 years ago, you weren't around, a 16-pound turkey cost you only $6.24. >> but don't worry. we found two things your wallet can be thankful for. first, whipping cream. the price of whipping cream saw the biggest decline of any thanksgiving food item. falling 6.6% from last year. >> that means demand is going down. another drop in price, movie tickets. >> that's good news. >> isn't this interesting? if you head to the theater after your turkey and whipping cream, you'll save 16 cents per ticket on average according to the national association of theater owners. the average ticket price in

. >>> the federal government is delivering 12 million gallons of unleaded gas and 10 million gallons to the northeast for areas hit by sandy. there had been long lines in new york and new jersey with drivers waiting for gasoline. new jersey governor chris christie said 70% of gas stations in the region were not operating yesterday in large part because of power outages. >>> and those are the headlines. campaign 2012 began a long time ago, but how will we know when it's over? >> it could be over before we even get to the central time zone. >>> next up, we look at the last 48 hours of the campaign with former republican chairman haley barbour, democratic strategist and cnn's dana bash and gwen. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> cnn's dana bash, former mississippi governor and republican party chairman haley barbour, john kerry's campaign manager, and gwen ifill. deputy campaign manager, and also long of the gephardt group. thank you for coming. i want to talk about two of the things that happened this week. one of the

star, however, where we are today has a focus to get some of the 3 1/2 million barrels of diesel, unleaded and jet fuel that it currently stores to the new yorkers and new jerseyians who desperately need them. they expect to have power back as early as midnight tonight. getting this marine terminal around me ready for business again though, that's separate from the truck refueling station, may take four to six weeks. especially given that some of the 39 motors that operate the pumps that help get the gas into pipes and on to ships and so on were waterlogged. equipment specialists on the east coast are so backed up right now i'm told new star is actually considering taking some of those motors to the middle of the country, to oklahoma, to get them fixed there, brian and mandy. so it is really an emergency situation with all hands on deck. >> kate kelly, thank you very much. four to six weeks. my gosh! thank you. >>> well, i guess here's one bright spot. the gas stations that are open seem to be charging fairly reasonable prices. but if refineries and distributors stay closed, could we see $

gas shortage in new york and new jersey..e's ordered the purchase of up to &p12-milllon gallons of unleadend up to 0-million gallonnsof diesel to get it to the region quiiker.lines people waited to fill their as - cars and gaa cans for generators to provide power. priple-- says more than half of the gas stations in new jersey and on new yook's long island were not operational. 3 33& he final score looked good....a ten point win by thee ravens ver the browns! but hoo theeravens got thht finnl score hassmany fans and coachessshaking their heads this morning. &pthe ravens ssart pierce with his first - d run ...a 2 yard run the ravvns lead 1440...but the offense then goes into hiberration, 6 strriiht "3 and outs" lets the browns back in the game..this phhl dawson field goal, his fifth of the game, gives the brownssa lead in he fourth brings the avens back! a touchdown..they add a justin tucker field goal and take a lead over the steeeers in the a-f-c nnrth. the ravvns are in firsttplace in the a-f-c north... but is that all that really matters? live in towson to see if fans cannaaccpt that "th

. >> from the defense alleges this agency, where is the unleaded going into is overseeing that and whenill i get to new jersey? >> some of that authority be distributed in new jersey. the agency is providing the fuel occurred in -- coordination with the state in new jersey. we can get you the updated locations for that with the already have some of the first fuel deliveries in state and are starting to make some of those available to the community. >> how long will people be allowed to stay in the hotels? >> we generally get them into hotels or motels up to a couple of weeks. if it turns out their homes are such that it will not be able to get back then, we will start looking for long-term housing. generally we will be looking for rental properties. the housing program traditionally goes up to 18 months. a lot of people today are in the shelters and to move into a hotel or motel, it is more comfortable for them. they can take care of themselves. we have families that need it accessible hotel rooms and the shelter environment was difficult for them. by using this program, we got them int

aaa national average for unleaded $3.46 a gallon.hat is down 36 cents a month ago but up a nickel from this time last year. aaa predicts prices will fall to $3.10, no way, or $3.30 by the end of the year. we have in the seen that in what i feel like forever. lori: i was going to say forever. relief at gas prices at pump, heating i will especially with the northeast, pummeling with the storm. tracy: winter is coming. we'll need it. on deck the dow suffering worst intraday point and percentage loss in a year. we'll get trader reaction live from the new york stock exchange. lori: we've been talking about all day, seems like for weeks, mother nature punishing the new york region again today. another massive storm. look at the satellite. foreboding. latest forecast how hard hit staten island preparing for this blow. heavy, heavy volume. 20% more at this time of day than we usually see. tenet health care, no surprise as the obamacare lives on after the election. back with more after this. lori: stocks stil stock still i, but off about 100

the prices soared to $4.70 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas.just how much they have dropped over the past month. if you're in san francisco you are paying at least about 70 percent less. san jose is paint similar as 72¢ a drop. oakland has in the biggest and they're down by 80¢. this is all according to aaa. what is helping fill the drop is that the winter bland gasoline is what allowed the gas stations are switching to. >> i can probably use this for going to the movies a lot more and you can probably use it for things such have to do for work. >> a big drop over the past month and as we-best drivers across the they will keep a close eye on just how far they actually drop. >> with the banks giving holiday of christmas right behind it a lot of people are looking toward the town. >> still to come to will talk to a spokesman from a ski resort. >> >> it is beginning to look lot like winter. we have a lot of ski resort owners celebrating. in fact some of them got a lease about 8 in. of snow overnight. >> you all must be dancing a jig out there. how

the obama administration ordered 12 million gallons of unleaded fuel and 10 million gallons of diesel. tanker trucks will take the fuel to gas stations in new york, new jersey and other storm stricken areas. it is a welcome news for the thousands that are trying to leave. >> i'm getting out of the city. the city accident love me. i've been here my whole life. there's nothing. the ocean tore through my house and i lost everything i known 27 years and i'm five years living in the streets. >> gas supply dropped when super storm sandy flooded pipeline equipment. new jersey governor has ordered gas rationing to cut down on lines at gas stations. it's called odd even rationing. vehicles with license plates that end in even number cans only fill up on even numbered days of the month. odd number and specialized plates can go on the odd days. the plan is expected to work since only gas station worker cans pump gas in new jersey. >>> have you noticed that you are taking a lot less at the pump. bay area prices hit record levels a few weeks ago and now they've dropped 60 cents. >> typically i spe

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morgan sites who operate two terminals in new jersey and one in staten island can load diesel and unleadeduel on to boats bound for the city and up the hudson hopefully easing some of the supply pressures we've been talking about. new jersey governor chris christie lifted a ban on out of state fuel purchases yesterday, that should remove one piece of red tape at least and importantly a large section of line number three of the colonial pipeline which brings jet and auto fuel to the city was restarted around 9:00 p.m. last night, that's a crucial piece because that was causing another chokehold on supplies. still these troubles are likely to persist until a greater percentage of the area's terminals, refineries and pipelines are back in full operation, you guys. yesterday as a 5 million barrel terminal operator in linden told me he was not able to get his marine terminal back in order for another four to six weeks. at the same time he's laboring today with the help of a backup generator to get at least one if not two truck racks open for use by noon, the trucks can resupply their tanks and