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World-wide demand is increasing, that kind of defies a lot of expectations. people say the worldwide recession is holding prices down, but the third world is increasing its demand for oil causing it to go up. tensions in the middle east causes the price rises. the refining capacity in this country is strained exacerbated by the refinery fire we saw this week. all of the prices eventually passed on to the consumer in the grocery store, for any commodity or product transported by truck. rick: doug...

from dallas, texas. we have a couple of things going on here. obviously health concerns over the people in richmond, california, near that refinery fire plus the financial hit were all going to take if gas prices spike make above $4 a gallon. >> it has been going on for several weeks now. you blinked and it seems like you missed it. over the course of the last month or so gas prices have gone up about 30 cents, the national average now $3.66 a gallon, up about 30 cents and in the last ...

mayor michael nutter, more than frustrated. if you want to act like an idiot, if you want to act like an [ bleep ], if you want to be a low life in this town, we will track you down like the dog you are. >> reporter: nutter says theyre committed, because lives depend on finding a solution. >> what happens next, you know, we elevate the discourse, we bring people together, we build a movement. we stop the killing. >> reporter: a major challenge for a city where murder has become routine...

in the swing state of colorado. there he is. lets listen in, shall we? >> and once again building around the core idea that built this country, the idea that if you work hard you can make it. the idea that in america everybody gets a fair shot. and everybody does their fair share. and everybody plays by the same set of rules. the idea that in america we rise or fall together. and government cant solve every problem, and it shouldnt try. and it certainly cant help folks who are not will...

the california fire thats about to burn a hole in millions of wallets. this was the scene monday at chevrons richmond, california oil refinery. a huge toxic blaze partially shutting down production at one of the regions biggest gas suppliers. not a good time for that to happen, its expected to send the pump prices skyrocketing on the west coast and beyond. ed levandera is live in dallas, texas. its not just about gas prices, its about people and health concerns in that area, as well, r...

>> anger and outrage after a refinery fire shot clouds of toxic smoke into the air not far from san francisco. details from a rare interview with the wife of the disgraced illinois governor rod blagojevich known here affectionately as our blagojevich. thats coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. he can comply, remember. he can comply.

Thing, but hes doing it because it affects our recovery and individual motorists. we also know and were urging the president to move a little more aggressively on this. we gave the tools to the commodities future trading commission under the reform bill to go after speculation. a new study says 66 cents a gallon is added to each gallon of gasoline at the pump in dayton or springfield, ohio, because of speculation. we have the tools now to fight that. the administration needs to step up and do th...

mistress is adamant that shes the one telling the truth about what she called a 13-year on and off again affair. in what could be another devastating blow to cains campaign, ginger white told abcs "good morning, america" she, quote, cant make this stuff up. during her first interview with waga, white showned phone records that detailed nearly six dozen calls and text messages between her and cain. some as recently as october and even this month. cain denies the affair. as herman cain i...

>> and we have some incredible images from nasa to show you. it shows the destruction following the 8.9 magnitude quake and the tsunami. nasas satellite took this photo of japans northeastern coast right after the earthquake. you can see the normal defined coastline. now look at this image taken just moments after the tsunami slammed ashore. you can see much of the coastline has disappeared as you can also see how far the water extends inland. and this photo was taken by nasas aqua satellite. it...

Broken and 1,800 homes by the governments count have washed away. >> more images there for you. from inside an office building. the moment the quake struck. this is the biggest earthquake japan has ever recorded, and that is saying something in a land where earthquakes and earthquake precautions are a way of life. >> remarkable footage. the earthquake was centered about 200 miles northeast of tokyo in a relatively shallow 15 miles below the sea floor. >> well, on land, the destruction is taking ...