sid garcia has more. sid: in a letter to the f.t.c., the president alleges that there is mounting evidence of anti-consumer behavior adding to those companies have significant prices. why have they gone uppers more than $1.50. dr. ramcaren is a profess or at u.s.c. now, that the vaccine is readily available, people are now venturing out. >> with the advent of the vas seen, there's a rush to now go and spend. there's a rush to come back. and so that sort of catches the oil market off-guard and so you get this big jump or this big surge in prices in oil, which then translates into gas prices. >> the doctor points out that higher gas prices also have an effect on items such as groceries the price of fuel to deliver groceryies will be passed on to you. drivers are feeling the pain at the pump. some are saying it's getting too expensive to drive people around. >> i'm actually looking for something else to do, a different profession. because it's getting too tough. sid garcia. abc7 news. dan: still ahead, as officials finalize the redistrict