 even falling for the first time since the COVID pandemic four years ago. And it's been driven in large part by decreases in the cost of gasoline. Car prices are also lower. Meantime, prices on other household staples like groceries have stabilized over the last year, though they are up about 25% since 2019. ABC's Rebecca Jarvis keeping order in Houston as over a million customers are still without power, sweltering heat. Mayor John Whitmire.