Eyewitness Newsmakers: Experts explain why gas prices are so high in California

Eyewitness Newsmakers speaks to experts about why gas prices have soared in California — and when consumers might see some relief at the pump.

U.S. gasoline prices that soared to record highs of $5.02 a gallon in mid-June had been falling recently, but they have been on the rise again, posing political problems for President Joe Biden a month before midterm elections.

Biden, facing inflation at near 40-year highs, had touted the falling pump prices. Over the past week, the national average price for a gallon rose 9 cents, to $3.87. That’s 65 cents more than Americans were paying a year ago.