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>> juan: in the impact segment tonight, the average price of a gallon of gas is $3.85. americans are frustrated and president obama wants an investigation. >> the attorney general is putting together a team whose job it is to root out any cases of fraud and manipulation in the oil markets that might effect gas prices that includes the role of traders and speculators. were going to make sure that nobody is taking advantage of american consumers. [ applause ] for their own short-term gain. >> juan...

Show americans he is as concerned about rising gas prices as they are. time to bring in the panel. tucker carlson of the "dailycaller.com." rick klein from abc news. syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. lets take a look at the rise in gas prices, because its really stunning. put the numbers up here. when president obama was sworn in, gallon of gasoline cost $1.84. now it costs $3.85. a jump of 108%. how damaging is that to the economy? how damaging is it to president obama politically? tuck...

Of relief at your gas station any time soon. the average price has risen to $3 boy 85, according to -- to $3.85, according to aaa. those skyrocketing costs are sure to tom fate the run up to the campaign for 2012. -- as well, joining us to talk about this political fall out, former communications director for house speaker dennis hastert and adam goldberg former vice ter to resident clinton. thank you for for joining us. -- to use the presidents word there is is no silver bullet right away. ron,...

Investigation of oil traders. you know, those oil speculators. specifically whether fraud and price gouging are pushing up the costs of nearly everything we buy. heres a reality check that will probably make you cringe. today the average price of unleaded gas is $3.85 a gallon. >> the attorney generals putting together a team whose job it is to root out any cases of fraud or manipulation in the oil markets that might affect gas prices. and that includes the role of traders and speculators. were ...

Actually, he calls it blast. attorneys general in 17 states call it a binge in a can. they are trying to cut off this powerful new snoop dogg approved drink. gas prices are rising. are americans being take foreign a ride? president obama thinks so. he is ordering an investigation of oil traders and whether fraud and price gouging are pushing up the costs of nearly everything we buy. here is a reality check that will make you cringe. today, the average price of unleaded is $3.85. thats nearly $...

The president heckled by a woman in california. the singing pro it tester wore a shirt supporting wikileaks suspect bradley manning. the president let the heckler finish before she was thrown out. ♪ ♪ 23 hours a day [ inaudible ]. >> sounded like way more than one woman singing, didnt it? >> people joining in on that. president obama says he feels your pain at the pump, by the way. hes announced a new task force which he claims will root out any cases of fraud and manipulation in the oil a...

In this country right now. >> many people think speculators are to blame because we have a glut of oil, theres decreased demand for gas, yet the prices are still high and getting higher. >> sure. the price we pay at the pump has to do with the price of oil which is traded globally, right? its not just how much oil we have domestically in this country. its how much saudi arabia has. opec has actually cut back a little bit on how much theyre producing. its how much russia is producing. its a globa...

Facebook.com/american morning. let us know. we will read some of your comments coming up. top stories. the president is feeling your pain at the pump or so he says. he is announcing a new task force to root out fraud in the market. unleaded gasoline, now, $3.85. nevada sen torey, john ensign stepping down in the middle of a sex scandal. he says he is resigning may 3rd. he is in the middle of an ethics investigation. he admitted to an affair with his former deputy chief of staffs wife. investig...

A row. according to aaa, the nanlg average is $3.85. >> president obama heckled by singing protesters. they interrupted his speech at a fund raidsi fundraising event. they were supporting wikileaks suspect, bradley manning. he let them finish before they were tossed out. senator john mccain meeting his heroes in benghazi. he is the most senior american official to visit the eastern libyan city, there to assess the situation on the ground. you are caught up on the days headlines. "american mo...

Putting together a team whose job it is to root out any cases of fraud or manipulation in the oil markets that might affect gas prices. and that includes the role of traders and speculators. >> this is a cheap press release. lets be honest. this is not something thats going to address the issue. >> its just part of the times. this is how it goes. it goes up, it goes down. >> well, we can hope it goes down. here are the latest averages to factor in your weekend travel plans. $3.85 a gallon for re...