00:00This is the message from President Trump this morning on social media as the war in Iran
00:06enters its third month.
00:08The president posted this on Truth Social, which is an AI image of him wielding an assault
00:14rifle, saying Iran, quote, better get smart soon.
00:18No more Mr. Nice Guy.
00:20It comes as Iran and the U.S. remain far apart on a deal to end the war and reopen
00:25the Strait
00:26of Hormuz.
00:26And this morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be on Capitol Hill, where he's scheduled
00:31to testify before lawmakers on the Pentagon's budget.
00:34It will be his first public testimony since the war began.
00:37All of this coming as gas prices hit some all-time highs.
00:42We're seeing these record prices, right, Jake?
00:43Yeah, it just doesn't seem to end, Mimi.
00:45Up and up and up we go.
00:47This morning, oil prices at a two-week high coming off a price spike due to the latest
00:51talks between the U.S. and Iran failing over the weekend.
00:53According to AAA, the average gas price here on our state are closing in on possible records
00:59set four years ago.
01:01Looking closely at the Seattle metro area, 574 on average.
01:05Walking out the door this morning.
01:06Tacoma and Bremerton, a little relief, but nearing record highs there as well.
01:11Zooming out statewide, this is the number we're watching right now.
01:13The average cost in the state, 554 this morning.
01:18Look at that, guys.
01:19Just two cents less than the all-time average high, which was set in June of 2022.
01:25For drivers...
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