of crude oil into the pacific possibly up to 144,000 gallons. the oil is washing ashore with dead birds and fish, and the good news is officials say the pipeline has been capped. >> now the race is on to stop the oil from spreading into the nature preserves nearby which are home to wildlife. >> reporter: this morning, crews scrambling to clean up a devastating oil spill in southern california. >> this oil spill constitutes one of the most devastating situations that our community has dealt with in decades. there's oil deposits all along the shore, and you can see the oil slicks out in the ocean. >> reporter: at least 126,000 gallons of oil pouring into the pacific, forming an oil slick 13 square miles in size. the spill, one of the worst in california's history. crude oil smearing the coastline from huntington to newport beach, encroaching on critical habitats and wetlands. >> we are starting to see oil-covered fish and birds washing up along our coastline. >> reporter: the goo forcing popular beaches to close due to potential health hazards. wh

typically in a brewery you may not know they use four to seven gallons of water to produce about a galloner. that extra four to six gallons of water can be reused for different purposes and what we're trying to do here. depending on how much water is reused, san francisco public utilities commission has been trying to provide $250,000 to $1 million to support these kinds of projects which i think is important. that is another reason why sfpuc has always been a leader in the re-use system. we were the first city to launch such requirements is something we started the first municipality in the nation to require this for new and large development and now we have made that strengthen what we have and make it broader to include more buildings and businesses as part of that. along with water reuse we have other water recycling projects going on. those initiatives include our water recycling project that will provide about 2 million gallons a day for golden gate park and presidio and lincoln park and irrigation water and some of the golf courses as well will be using some of that water. san fran

we talked about how many gallons i think 100 and 26,000 gallons went into the ocean there. that's the equivalent of putting 14. large semi tractor. uh you know, fuel fuel trucks that deliver gasoline, 14 of them just dumping it in the ocean, and we don't know if that's spilling is even over yet. now this is happening in the state that has the most green voters and that purchases more electric cars than anybody else. that is bad news for offshore drilling. we see the oil dying and dead birds and fish and smaller animals, and that's bad enough. miyoko oceans program director for the center for biological diversity, major nonprofit organization, providing legal help and grassroots activism. that's a really sensitive area. that's important for migratory birds that travel from alaska and they rest their they nest there and head down south during the winter. they in turn feed on smaller sea and land creatures in the shallows. and in the areas many tide pools the effects of the oil are just going to accumulate up the food chain and the last for years, decades even and consider thi

that's almost 20,000 gallons more than the previous estimate.investigators are looking intnto the possibility that a ship's anchor might obstruct the pipeline on the ocean floor causing the spill federal state local agencies have now opened up criminal investigation and governor newsom has declared. a state of emergency for orange county. environmental experts right here in the bay area are keeping a very close eye on the disaster there in southern california. they say. they're concerned the 144,000 gallons of oil that have spilled into the ocean will take a devastating toll on fish on birds and other wildlife on the beaches of orange county. they also say the environmental impact of the spill will reach far beyond that region. that's a really sensitive area. that's important for migratory birds that you know travel from alaska and they rest their they nest there and head down south during the winter. experts say the spill will have a major effect impact on the beaches of orange county for years, possibly even decades. one organization in yolo c

break in the same area. 143,000 gallons. too many environmentalists these and many more golden state environmental spill sins warrant real action. this oil spill is a to end after drilling off of california in 1971, the collisions of two chevron oil tankers in san francisco bay spelled 800,000 gallons. the equivalent of some 90 big gasoline tanker trucks full of crude, tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. and stay with ktvu for more on the oil spill and the cleanup efforts were also posting updates on our website ktvu .com. now to some developing news we're following in marin county. that's where crews are battling a brush fire on the west side of weitz hill between fairfax and wood acre. it's burned about two acres, said firefighters say they have stopped forward progress here, but the fire has caused a big traffic backup sir francis drake boulevard in both directions between bay would and san jeronimo is closed right now. there's no word yet when the road is going to reopen. we will, of course, keep you updated as we learn more.

about 126,000 gallons of oil spill into the ocean off the coast of southern california. how crews are trying to limit the damage. >>> divided democrats. negotiations resume this week on president biden's agenda. the new deadline to pass two major spending bills. >>> exposing facebook. a whistleblower speaks out for the first time on "60 minutes." she claims the social network helped fuel the january 6th capitol riot. >>> well, good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with one of the largest oil spills in recent california history. more than 126,000 gallons of crude oil leaked off orange county damaging beaches and harming fish and birds. crews are racing to contain the damage after the offshore disaster caused by a suspected leak in an underwater pipeline. it started late friday or early saturday morning. the mayor of huntington beach said the city's beaches could remain closed for weeks or even months. lilia luciano has more. >> reporter: by sunrise, the oil started washing ashore in huntington beach about 40 miles south of l.a. the crude killin

the 25,000 gallons was the low end of the initial estimate.he top end is 132,000 gallons of oil. >> dodged a bullet on that one. thank you. >>> new evidence tonight that it might not be how you exercise, but when you exercise during the day that may give you an edge. kpix 5's amanda starrantino has an original report on the body clock boost. >> reporter: in just a few hours, the day is done, but did you get your workout in, or are you just waiting for the right time? christie field is packed with hikers, bikers, windsurfers. with so much activity, we asked the question, when is the best time for you to work out? >> afternoon point >> mornings. >> 4:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. for me. >> as soon as i finish work. >> any time of day. >> reporter: clocking in, sports scientists from the netherlands. his team studied a moderate exercise routine on two dozen men. all were prediabetic, meaning their blood sugar levels were higher than normal. after 12 weeks of doing the exact same routine, everyone had better cardiovascular health, but those who worked out

david. >> reporter: jon, here in new jersey the rice for a gallon of regular -- price for a gallon ofegular gas is slightly higher than the national average at $3.44. that same gallon one year ago cost about $1 less. gas prices across the country are on the rise, and analysts expect a further rise this holiday season. even president biden says winter next year. prices are soaring, it's simply demand although gas prices usually drop after the summer driving season. this year is different. following covid lockdown, more people are taking to the road. president biden says pricing is also to blame for the pain at the pump. during a town hall-style meeting earlier this week, he said there's no quick fix for escalating price. >> i don't -- >> i must tell you, i don't have a near term answer. there's two things i could do. i could go in the petroleum reserve and take the out and probably reduce the price of gas maybe 18 cents or so a gallon. it's still going to be above $3. >> reporter: according to data compiled by aaa, gasoline in all 50 states is now over $3 a gallon. california has the h

buy a gallon of milk. some wealthy people you could argue even benefit from inflation if they are in the business of financial assets or real estate. inflation can help those areas. inflation always fundamentally hits the average joe. it's terrible on these guys that have 50 bucks to get to the next paycheck, and they have to decide they can't buy some of the groceries because they need to buy gas to get to work. to suggest that you don't understand that looks so disconnected from the issues that are out there with america. that was the real gasp. >> if you're hearing this, you say, what you are experiencing the grocery store and what you are seeing when you go to the gas station, these are, you know, addressable problems. this is something that is not really hitting you, and sitting someone else and hitting the rich. it just has an elitist dismissiveness to it that is hard to take back. i understand what furman was saying the former council of economic advisors chief talking about this problem, and it wou

yesterday the national average for a gallon of gas reached $3.39. that's more than a $1.24 jump since last year. americans have not seen gas prices this high since the obama-biden administration. do we see a pattern here? not to mention that in some parts of the country the price for regular gas is over $7.50 a gallon. madam speaker, this is yet another crisis that president biden request tack on to his growing list. since his first day in office, president biden's actions and especially his policies have brought america a first class ticket to economic ruin. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. feenstra: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in remembrance of loudoun lofgren, the son of my friend and my former colleague, iowa state senator mark lofgren. loudoun sadly passed away at

americans pay $3.27 per gallon. jeff flock life at a gas station in philadelphia.e, to paraphrase the old brooks and dunn song, costs are going up at the pump particularly. $3.49 at the sunoco in philadelphia. 3.27, 3.28 right now if you round up in terms of the price of regular on the average in the u.s. up eight cents in just the last weeks. up 11 cents since this time last month. $1.10, $2.18 this time last year. the folks we talk to, whether it's in the well-healed neighborhoods or the inner city, other starting to get pretty upset about it. listen. >> $120? $120. >> that's a lot of money. >> i'm not talking about ebt or food stamps. $120 to fill up this truck. >> nowhere near it was. >> nowhere near. 2.25? it's ridiculous now. >> ridiculous now. where it's least ridiculous, we can show you those. seven states still under $3 a gallon led by oklahoma. $2.89 the average in oklahoma. where is it most expensive in the ten most expensive states are led by california. $4.43 the average gallon of regular. trace, we looked it up. in case you want the cheapest gas you c

followed by a 2015 pipeline break in the same area 143,000 gallons. too many environmentalists these and many more golden state environmental spill sins warrant real action. this oil spill is a definite reminder that we need to end offshore drilling off of california in 1971, the collisions of two chevron oil tankers in san francisco bay spelled 800,000 gallons. the equivalent of some 90 big gasoline tanker trucks full of crude, tom vacar ktvu, fox two news. oil production of california's coast has dropped sharply since the 19 nineties. earlier this year, governor newsom said his administration is working to phase out oil extraction in california. by no later than 2045, southern california congresswoman michelle steel once president biden to step in and help she sent a letter to the president yesterday, asking him to issue a major disaster declaration for orange county. and in that letter, she wrote that it is imperative that the federal government assistant recovery efforts. white house press secretary jen psaki stressed today that the federal govern

locally the count with the highest price is san francisco at $4.62 a gallon. cyst at $4.51 a gallon. >> experts say the public shifting perception of columbus day is impacting the way that companies market their fall deals. reporter jenn sullivan has a look at the changing tactics. >> reporter: a once popular holiday with retailers seeing a decline as a cultural shift marks how retailers mark columbus day sales. >> some of the controversy around the holiday, you're not seeing that three-day long sale that would draw consumers to the store the same way. >> reporter: katy thomas says retailers updating their tactics to advertise deals in a more culturally appropriate way, as more of the country celebrating the tradition holiday as indigenous people's day instead. on friday, president biden issued a proclamation commemorationing indigenous people's days, and acknowledged the instruction of native cultures at in the arrival of christopher columbus. experts say retailers are paying attention. >> i think they're making the right move by moving away from this with pr

thousands of gallons of oil spilling along the southern california coast. new demands made to the president. this is "today in the bay." good monday morning. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend. let's start off this morning with what is ahead, looking at the forecast. >> we have changes in our air quality as well as temperatures over the next few days. quality quality today. tomorrow the cooling begins and that will be with us throughout much of the week as we enjoy fall-like weather. waking up and walking out the door to air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, and that means people who have breathing problems. children and the elderly should not be outside in these conditions, especially for the east bay down to san jose. we will watch more smoke coming in, and more changes in our forecast. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >>> it's 6:01 right now. breaking news, johnson & johnson this week will reportedly ask the fda to approve a covid boos

. >> reporter: this week the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $3.27. that's a seven-year high. according to gas buddy, the price of a gallon nationwide has gone up more than 5 cents in just a week. u.s. benchmark crude oil prices rode rose above $80 a barrel for the first time since 2014. chicago area utilities are projecting heating bills up to 50% higher this winter compared to last. the new york department of public service warned residents last week, their home heating bills could jump 21% compared to last winter. >> we're facing a aluminuming energy crisis as we head into what could be a cold winter. >> reporter: alema croft, global head of commodities at rbc markets told us higher oil prices combined with increased demand for oil and concerns about a colder winter in europe and asia means you're paying more. >> i mean, i think it's all connected. >> reporter: well, the price of a gallon of gas here in the u.s. has nearly doubled since april of 2020. and experts say whether energy costs will continue to rise through the winter will largely depend

. $7 for every 748 gallons you use. these cutbacks would apply to customers in san jose, cupertino, los gatos, campbell, and saratoga. >> we don't know what mother nature will begin and even more conservation may be needed in 2022 if we don't all democracy -- make a very significant effort right now. >> there's one thing that still has to happen before you're asked to cut back. the california puc has to sign off on this. their public hearing is october 28th. so cut back 15%. how much water is that exactly? the water district says the average household uses about 8,000 gallons of water each other. so based on that number, 15% of that would be about 1,200 gallons. for some perspective here, one shower uses about ten gallons of water. so you're looking for ways on how to conserve? head to nbcbayarea.com or our nbc bay area app. find water conservation tips at the top of our page. it goes through on how to cut back in every part of your house from the laundry room to the bathroom, even when washing your car. >>> up next, th

about five pound a gallon.xchange layer on top of that, it is something worth of seven dollars a gallon. tom: you can only do that if you are full brit. we in america can do that. jonathan: my full brit or full yank this morning? tom: you are always full brit. there are times when you are full yank. jonathan: let's get you some movers this morning and say good morning to romaine. romaine: crude oil in the u.s. firmly above $80. brent crude also above $80. with regards to the premarket action, you are seeing quite a few of the big names in the energy space higher. basically everything in the shale patch getting a bid here. a lot of speculation that the $80 price point might actually be the tipping point for a lot of these companies to start ramping up production. keep an eye on kkr, shares slightly higher. they are changing up the guard. this was well telegraphed, with the two leaders stepping aside to be cochairmen. two new co-ceo's stepping in now. southwest suffering 500 delays. the says those weather issues

. $7 for every 748 extra gallons you use. the cutbacks would apply to customers in san jose, cupertino, and saratoga. >> we don't know what mother nature will begin and even more conservation may be needed in 2022 if we don't all make a very significant effort right now. >> california public utility commission will have to sign off own on the mandate. the public hearing is october 28th. so practically speaking, how much is a 15% cutback? water district says the average household uses about 8,000 gallons of water each month. so, 15% of that would be about 1,200 gallons. for some perspective, one shower uses about ten gallons of water, so you would need to cut back about 12 showers. okay. >>> tracking breaking news in the south bay. that controlled burn that got out of control because of afternoon winds burning west of gilroy not far from highway 152. we told you about this at the top of the newscast. 150 acres burned, zero containment. some people there under evacuation orders. others, on standby. the red cross evacuation cent

a gallon of premium rounded up, $4.90 a gallon and it will cost you more for premium, $5.40 a gallon per according to aaa the average price nationwide for a is $3.29 that's a hike of 10 cents over the previous week. at the highest price since october of 2014. surge in crude oil prices are now at a seven-year hybrid crud prices account for at least hal the price that you pay at the pump. the top three most expensive states to buy gas, california $4.40 persons a gallon. back here in new york city, where most people don't even ow a car, gas prices are on averag a little less than three and half dollars a gallon. if he had to fill up on the outskirts of times square, expected pay around $5. listen. >> $4.90? for regular. that's a lot. >> that's about $120 to fill up the car. its ridiculous. >> i put $40 and and i didn't even get a full tank. hopefully it gets better in the future. analysts say the express prices are only affected to increase complicating matter and contributing to the problem there has been a slight increas in demand some good news if you live in texas or mississippi, th

that very same gallon costs $2.24.st to coast, the average price is 3.38. one reason for the spike in prices is increase in demand and the prices usually drop in the fall, this year is different as the economy returns to normal. president biden blames opec for the soaring prices. and others say there is different factors, should consider domestic production. >> president biden to change course, send a signal to the world that the u.s. energy producer is back, and send a signal to opec, since you're restricting supplies we're going to get off the back of the u.s. energy industry. >> the state with the lowest gas prices in oklahoma about $3 a gallon. californians pay the highest for gasoline on average just over four and a half dollars, but some drivers, well, they are paying significantly more. how much more? well, at one pretty isolated california gas station along route 1, they're charging $7.59 a gallon. and as for premium, it's almost a dollar more. molly. >> holy smokes, that can make it tough to get out of town if

others are not breaking three dollars a gallon.ars a gallon for premium. mad song madison alworth has a report on this. reporter: i will step aside. you're seeing that for premium gas, you're paying well over five dollars. we totally soared past that one here in this gas station in new york city. regular close to five dollars. we've been talking to people at this gas station throughout the day. some are taking different steps to save money, filling up half a tank or a quarter. but here is the thing, we're seeing higher prices everywhere, no matter what you're doing still paying more at the pump. those people we spoke to they're really frustrated. take a listen. >> i fill up my truck almost every day. $80 this morning. another $60 here. it is really crazy. >> takes me about $120 to fill up the car, ridiculous. breaking everybody's bank. >> i put $40 in. i didn't even get a quarter of a tank. obviously it is too high. hopefully it goes down in the future. reporter: the national average for gas sits just delow $3.30. according to the

gallon of beer, meaning the other 6 gallons usually goes down the drain starting in january.d in the beer making process that doesn't end up as beer itself over to this new facility which will clean it so it can be reused. recycled water will not be used to make beer, but it will be clean enough to do other things like wash tanks and floors and classes it drops the demand for fresh water for doing simple tasks like cleaning and these other things that really don't need possible faulty waters for that purpose. andrew posner works for cambrian. the company that developed the technology behind the water. reuse facility actor and environmentalist. ed norton is on. cambrian is board and says what's happening here at the san francisco brewery should be repeated in other industries industrial uses of water. >> must take responsibility recycling that water and using it again, period. end of story and and it's not just the state of california and the governor that should pay attention to what san francisco is doing here. so should nationally pa this. this should be a national standard

they say that so far they have collected over 3,000 gallons of oily water.t that in perspective, the maximum amount of this leak is now estimated to be 144,000 gallons. jeff? >> myoko, it was mentioned the cleanup effort is ongoing. you have workers doing their thing around the clock right now. can you really clean up after a major oil spill like this? is the damage already done? >> this oil spill is just heart breaking, and now it's impossible to really clean up an oil spill. as you heard, the size of the spill, 144,000 gallons of oil, is just dissipating out through the ocean and it's coating our beaches all along orange county. it's just such a horrible reminder of how dirty and dangerous oil drilling can be and what a heavy toll this can be and how fisheries are dealing with this. >> this area is home to about 900 bird species. what would the loss of that marsh and other affected marshes mean in a real way? >> looking at that marsh it's really heavily saturated with oil at this point. it's an ecological reserve really close to huntington beach, home to d

gallons of oil spilling at huntington beach. >> he was yelling. he was sayingort sayin sayin say "shark." >> a serious bite. >> looking outside. mike says we will feel more like fall sooner than you think. he is tracking rain. >> you good use it. i enjoyed my true summer weekend. >> your yellow short fish shirt --. youryellow shirt . >> yes. good morning. we start with the forecas mike: jackets will become more of a commodity during the eninga hodago looking at doppler seven, the marine layer looking out the coast, the beginning of the change, wind five miles an hour less. high-pressure holding on, and look at how clear it is from these bayhill. -- from the east bay hills. upper 60's to new 70 at the coast today. a localized sea breeze late this afternoon. 74 to 82 around the back. about 84 to 91 inland. increasing high clouds part of the cooling trend. more about that coming up. >> in the east bay bay bay health-care workers are preparing to walk off the job, they are overstaffed -- understaffed i'm overworked and -- understaffed, overworked. >>

response center a. 13-inch split possibly caused by a ship's anchor releasing as much as 144,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. the president vowing to rectify damage, at this point not sure how expensive. >> regardless of the cause, we will do everything right for all the impacted areas and individuals as quickly as we can. >> reporter: a day after declaring a state of emergency, governor gavin newsom in huntington beach he vows out offshore drilling. >> there hasn't been a new offshore drilling in half a century, '50s and '60s there hasn't been a new one in over 50 years. there won't be. >> reporter: cleanup of the environmental catastrophe continues. workers combing the sand collecting globs of oil. the impact to wild life better than first feared. but unknown. >> we have eight lives that appeared to be oiled, including three western breeds and one brown pelican that succumbed to chronic injuries. >> reporter: much of the shoreline remains closed the bulk of the oil is expected to continue moving south reporting from huntington beach, back to you. >> all right heady, thank you for tha

was connected to transmission line, took more than nine hours to shut off. 6.5 million gallons of water was lost in the flood, nearly enough for ten olympic sized swimming pools. >>> it is an environmental disaster in southern california, 126,000 gallons of crude oil leaking from offshore pipeline. beaches and harbors are closed along 25 mile stretch of orange county, ocean front. governor newsom declared a state emergency. >> reporter: much of orange be county's pristine coastline shut down by lightning and cleanup of weekend oil spill believed to have grown to 144,000 gallons, up from 126,000. >> seemed clear to me. >> reporter: despite increased estimate of size, county leaders felt better what they saw on aerial tour. >> i felt positive about the fact that the oil is not rushing towards the shore. we didn't see big clumps of oil. >> reporter: much of the oil is contained in the marsh, in the ocean drifting into south county's waters offshore. investigate intensifies. >> we don't know why this happened but we know it was older pipeline, over time corrosion could have been part of the

jersey, that same gallon cost you 2.24.he spike in prices is an increase in demand although prices usually drop in the fall. this year is different with more people traveling as the economy returns to normal. president biden this week blamed opec for the soaring prices, some analysts say there are other factors to consider and argue the u.s. should encourage increased domestic oil production. >> i think the best way is to have president biden reverse course, send the signal to the rest of the world that the u.s. energy producer is back. send the signal to opec that because you're restricting supplies, we are going to get off the back of the u.s. energy industry. david: state with lowest gas prices in the country, that is oklahoma where it's about $3 a gallon, californians pay the highest for gasoline, average 4 and a half dollars but some drivers are paying significantly more, a remote gas station along the california coast is charging 7.59 a gallon and that's for regular premium will cost you nearly a dollar more, eric. er

almost 20,000 gallons, what was reported earlier in the day. in november 2000 and seven the container ship costco, bustan was hit or hit rather, the bay bridge towers, sending more than 53,000 gallons into the bag. and in 1989, the exxon valdez spill in alaska. was put 10.8 million gallons and the worst oil spill in history. the deepwater horizon blowout sent a staggering 210 million gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. this was back in 2010. our coverage of the huntington beach oil spill continues on ktvu .com. you can find the latest developments right on our home page well, no details on today's massive global outage that affected facebook, instagram and whatsapp within six hours. facebook issuing a statement saying that that blackout was due to faulty configuration changes on its backbone routers and that no user data was compromised. the company also apologized, saying in today's statement, quote. to everyone who was affected by the outage is on our platforms today. we're sorry. we know billions of people and businesses around the world

in some areas, topping out at more than $5 a gallon. how much higher will they go? >>> presidential stand-off. former president trump holding a rally in the key state of iowa tonight as he vows to fight the biden administration over his records concerning january 6th. >>> why are so many police officers unvaccinated? the major opposition from their union to mandate and fears of a police shortage if not enough meet their deadline. >>> dramatic video of a hostage situation in downtown l.a. a gunman holding a woman in her own home and the moments the s.w.a.t. team finally took him down >>> outrage over body camera footage showing ohio police pulling a paralyzed man from a car by his hair. >>> we're on the water in the port of l.a. the massive effort to get those ships with all those goods from the port on to trucks and into your home >>> plus, miracle in the woods. the toddler found alive after being lost four days >> he's alive, laughing, cutting up, crying his mom is crying. >> reporter: the image of the mother and son reunited >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news

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. >> reporter: this week the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $3.27.ven-year high. according to gas buddy, the price of a gallon nationwide has gone up more than five cents in just a week. u.s. benchmark crude oil prices rose above $80 a barrel for first time since 2014. chicago area utilities are projecting heating bills up to 50% higher this winter compared to last. the new york department of public service warned residents last week their home heating bills could jump 21% compared to last winter. >> we're facing a looming energy crisis as we head into what could be a cold winter. >> reporter: global head of commodity strategy at rbc capital markets told us higher oil prices combined with increased demand for oil and concerns about a colder winter in europe and asia means you're paying more. >> i think it's all connected. >> reporter: the price of a gallon of gas has nearly doubled here in the u.s. since april of 2020, and experts say whether energy costs will continue to rise through the winter will largely depend on the weather. a colder winter wil

by the way, when the cost of a gallon of gasoline gets to about 300 -- $3 a a gallon of gasoline gets, just to get back and forth to work. i don't see any inconsistency with that but i do think the idea that russia and saudi arabia and other major producers are not going to pump more oil so people can have gasoline to get to and from work for example is not right, and what we are considering doing, i am reluctant to say, before i have to do it. ., , , ., , , do it. one of the big problems in the us for— do it. one of the big problems in the us for supply _ do it. one of the big problems in the us for supply chains - do it. one of the big problems in the us for supply chains is - do it. one of the big problems in the us for supply chains is not i the us for supply chains is not having — the us for supply chains is not having enough workers, not enough peopte _ having enough workers, not enough peopte to _ having enough workers, not enough people to drive trucks or unload at ports _ people to drive trucks or unload at ports. workers have not returned to the labour— ports. workers have n

. >> the coast guard says the vessel has a 260 gallon fuel capacity, unclear how much it was actuallying at the time. >>> taking a look at your top headlines, a live look at the port of oakland. the l.a. times reports the coast guard is investigating whether a cargo ship anchored there right now could have played a role in that big oil spill off the orange county coast. investigators are looking into whether an anchor punctured the pipeline, spilling 144,000 gallons of crude. the times reports the german container ship rotterdam express was anchored in the area, though the ship's owner told the paper it was quote, pretty far away. >>> we are also learning port gridlock may have played a role by forcing ships to drop anchor off the coast while they wait for birth. at least 11 people are confirmed dead after a powerful 5.7 earthquake shook northern pakistan. this is new video just into the newsroom right now. the quake struab ago near the afghan border. 200 we that le have get them. >>> three people were injured, two of them shot, after a student opened fire inside a dallas area high sc

we are seeing over $4 a gallon in some states. behind me in new york city, 4:15 a gallon.en that in so long. we're not even at the peak yet, which means americans can likely expect to pay even more at the pump. from coast to coast, there's a consensus. what do you think of the price kwrao you seeing on the pump? >> it's getting pretty high. >> it is bad. prices are really high. >> reporter: the prices per gallon the highest in years topping $4 in some states. crude oil, the largest driver of gas prices, went negative last year. and now over $80 a barrel this week. and it may only get worse >> we haven't paebgd this year yet. we are seeing the highest price of the year right now. >> we are not at the peak. what does that mean for you? . >> well, that means i might travel closer to home. >> reporter: gary christianson stopping for gas in new jersey while on a road trip to maine. . >> this is another 50 cents higher than what i paid for in virginia. >> reporter: he said it's only gotten more expensive as he makes his way north. >> do you remember a time in history when gas pr

gasoline the goes for $5 a gallon this is a big deal.s a big deal if it's going to cost 54% more to heat your home. it is just so tone deaf. the problem is people are spending too much money shortage impact the rich people. could they come up with the worst message for this than that? jackie: i think tone deaf is the right to describe it. we had soundbites last night from people filling up at the gas station. were not tongue with a millionaire and tessler jeff a basals who isn't going to realize that he paid $50 a tank, real people saying i could not fill my tank up today because i did not have enough money to do it. >> it's really sad what is happening. unfortunately it will probably get worse. we have not had hyperinflation in this country since the 1970s under jimmy carter. through that time was a distant memory at this point for those who didn't these discussions about inflation have kind of been academic up until now. it will be very bad especially for the poor, the middle class and people on a fixed income they still have to put ga

it's now 63 gallons. you'll note that in the next column, were actually no agencies with per capita use. we're now up to three. the number of agencies in that next category, 46 to 55, almost doubled. similar pattern as you move your aout. the only number that didn't change is the far right number, with the number of wholesale customers greater than 100. i looked at numbers today. they didn't get out of far -- tr category, they reduced their use by 14% to 19%. significant reductions but didn't get themselves below that 100 down per capita. overall reduction in residential per capita means throughout the service area reflecting investments by the agencies and their customers to make the permanent changes. certainly a response to the previous drought. but also a sustained low use. one thing i will note stan in st included in the residential per capita data. this is a different way. always begs the question. who are those three agencies. i tried to say, not to hide from this. this gives a representation cumul

drivers are paying $7.59 for a gallon of regular. premium is $8.50 a gallon. gas is always expensive there because of the remote location but never this high. >>> here is what we are paying in the bay area on average $4.60 in oakland, a penny more in san jose and $4.71 in san francisco. >>> in just a few days bay area teen will be on one of racing's largest stages when the u.s. grand prix ba on the track after nearly two year break because of the pandemic. kpix5 spoke with the young driver tonight before he hits the road for texas. [music] phrap >> reporter: his name is max parker and he will compete in the formula 4 championship. on the very same day and track as the formula 1 u.s. grand prix. the best of the best motor racing drivers. >> if you would of told me that a year ago you better be raising in front li ppl the f1 grand prix in the united states i would not of imagine thad. >> max began racing formula cars just one year ago. but once more. >> how old are you? >> i am 19 years old. >> he just got his license three years ago. >> so my dad and i started

gallon crowd.rs versus fleet drivers and is any one of those more luke tough? >> you know, i've never been an owner operator. i don't know. i think they make -- they get money, all the money that revenue that they do. i don't know a lot about the breakdown. i just know that, you know, it takes all of us to get this done. between owner operators and fleet owners and fleet drivers. we all have to work together and we have. this is a resilient industry. we've been doing this for 100 years and we'll continue to do it when america needs us, we're there and going get it done. >> i'm going take that sign over your left shoulder and turn it back on you and tell you we are thankful for you and the job you do. we have it. as you said, for everything in our homes and lives. the our guest tonight has been job mcyou coulden. we're happen you to find him outside of the cab for a few brief moments and enjoying a tuesday night at home. thank you, sir, very much for taking our questions. another break for us tonigh

according to aaa, the average price for a gallon of regular now is $3.38 nationally, and that's up 7ct to pay a great deal more. how much? a gas station along an isolated section of highway 1 this california was charging $7.59 a gallon for regular ask almost $8.50 for premium. california leads the nation for the highest prices averaging $4.54 followed by hawaii at $4.27. also on the top five, nevada, washington and oregon. speaking earlier this week at a town hall-style meeting, president biden said there's no quick fix for escalating gasoline prices. >> but i don't -- i must tell you, i don't have a near term answer. there's two things i can do. i can go in the petroleum reserve and take out and probably reduce the price of gas maybe 18 cents or so a gallon. it's still going to be above $3. >> reporter: and according to a aaa survey, gasoline in all 50 states is now over $3 a gallon. you're going to find the lowest prices this oklahoma, arkansas and texas. some industry analysts warn though that the nationally we're going to see higher prices likely this holiday season and even acco

you a prius among the six mile per gallon crowd. question. what's the breakdown, owner operation, versus fleet drivers, and if any one of those are more lucrative. >> i have never been another, operator i think the get the money that they do. i don't know a lot about the breakdown, i just know that it takes all of us to get this done, between owner operators and fleet owners and flee drivers we all gotta work together and we have this is a resilient, industry. we've been doing this for 100. years and will continue to do it when america needs us we are there. and we are going to get it done. >> well i'm going to take that sign over your left shoulder and turn it back on you, and tell you we are thankful for you and the job you do. we have it to think, as i said for everything in our homes and lives. our guest tonight has been john mckown, we are happy to find him outside of the cab for a few brief moments and join us on a tuesday night at home. thank you sir very much for taking our questions. another break for our coverage tonight,

so 15% of that would be about 1200 gallons for some perspective, one shower uses about 10 gallons of water. >>> okay, we'll talk about all those containerships stuck on the west coast. supply chain issues are heading back productions as the holiday approach. vickie nguyen has more on how one toy maker is trying to meet demand. >> reporter: here in pennsylvania, they are cranking out more than 450 products including these small parts of building sets. they are gearing up for an unpredictable season. >> try to shop early because it's going to be difficult coming through after thanksgiving. >> reporter: items like tapes and paper that takes three weeks to arrive now takes six to ten weeks. >> we only have control of so much. what we can do is how can we turn it quickly as possible. >> rorter: the pandemic is one factore this used to make plastic parts for toys, these come from texas, that has been hit hard b by natural disaster like flooding and ice storms and shutting down of factories. >> reporter: toys are facing delays and an increase cost getting to the u.s. >> if you can hear me,

so why is one bay area city wasting thousands of gallons every single day? bay lake. hundreds of dead carp floating to the surface. what's to blame? >>> governor newsom embarking on a new chapter in his career, but it has nothing to do with politics. >>> still ahead at 5:00 i'm a ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >>> an update to a story we first brought you last week. a group of formerly homeless seniors who faced off with the city of san jose are now claiming victory. >> they've been battling to stay at their covert shelter motel in downtown san jose. kpix 5's kiet do has been following this story. >> reporter: a group of about 10 seniors have been living here since the start of the pandemic, as it the past couple of months has been nerve- racking and stressful, but now it looks like they will finally be able to stay. >> it has been well worth the journey, knowing we will have a roof over our heads. >> reporter: brian hargrave is the head of the sure

in san francisco, a regular gallon of gas averaging $4.73.ose and oakland are seeing about $.10 less than that per gallon. to put the rising prices into perspective, san francisco, oakland, and san jose have all seen average prices rise more than one dollar since the beginning of the year. crude oil prices have more than doubled since october of 2020, the month when most covid restrictions began to ease. >>> let's check in with paul right now. i saw blue sky today. >> a bit of blue sky and sunshine, but still plenty of clouds, and we had showers in the north bay. a little something for everybody. these were light showers passing through. there .1 inches around santa rosa. this big h, high pressure, will be moving towards us amount which means drier, warmer, calm weather for the rest of the week. tonight, the shower activity is offshore farther north, but we will have a hard time shaking the cloud cover. we have to be patient. we start up with mostly cloudy skies, then the sun breaks through around lunchtime. it will help temperatures returned

california's average is almost $4.50 per gallon.e paying at the pump here in the bay area. in san francisco, $4.70 per gallon according to aaa. oakland and san jose share the same price ima and are $.10 lower than san francisco. >>> one resident in the south bay hit the jack pot. a fantasy five lottery ticket worth $169,000 was sold in san jose. it was sold at a 7-eleven on albini drive near stevens creek boulevard. so far, it does not look like the winter has come forward. >>> still ahead, no business like snow business. of resort just announcing its opening more than one mac month ahead of schedule. >>> a live look over sfo. the fight over vaccine mandates takes a turn. the airline dealing with major backlash for its new employee policy. >>> i'm john ramos in petaluma , a town that may be blazing a trail for all of us in the fight against climate change. >>> this evening, we pay tribute to our good friend and colleague, ken bastida, as he wraps up 31 years here at kpix 5. >> hears former kpix anchor k kelly. >>> what you don't kno

>>typical brewery can use up to 7 gallons of water to make just one gallon of beer, meaning the otherdown the drain starting in january the brewery will send the water used in the beer making process that doesn't end up as beer itself over to this new facility which will clean it so it can be reused recycled water will not be used to make beer but it will be clean enough to do other things like wash tanks and floors and classes it drops the demand for fresh water for doig simple tasks like cleaning and these other things that really don't need probable faulty. >>water for that purpose andrew posner works for cambrian the company that developed the technology behind the water reuse facility actor and environmentalist edward norton is on cambrian is board and says what's happening here at the san francisco brewery should be replicated in other industries industrial uses of water. >>must take responsibility recycling that water and using it again period end of story and and it's not just the state of california and the governor that should pay attention to what san francisco is doing her