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. that s nearly $1 a gallon more than what we were paying a year ago. the attorney general is 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. that includes the role of traders and speculators. we are going to make sure that nobody is taking advantage of american consumers. [ applause ] for their own short-term gain. you heard the crowd going wild. cnn s stephanie elam is in new york with a closer look. stepha
now have control of a key border crossing in tunisia. this is very interesting. on the western side of the country which we largely associate with being in government control. thousands of libyan families have been pouring into camps there. many are fleeing the violence in misrata. gadhafi s forces have been shelling the town with rockets and tank shells. the u.n. has warned there could be a serious humanitarian crisis in the area. fred plight again live from tripoli. give us an idea how serious this is. reporter: hi, ali. this is a border post in the southern part of tunisia. in that portion of the country you have tribes that have been notoriously anti-gadhafi. they tried to take some towns when this whole uprising began in late february. that was crushed heavily. the fighting is centering around the towns and we re hearing that the fighting is very heavy and that gadhafi is using heavy weapons there. but now we ve heard that this border post has been taken and it appears