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With some leftover rain this morning in new england. itll be pretty warm in the southeast. >> 51 degrees in seattle. portland and salt lake city. 48 in minneapolis. 55 in chicago. and 53 in detroit. 66 in albuquerque. 60 in boston. 67 in new york. >> yes! >> 71 degrees in los angeles. 79 in atlanta. 81 in both dallas and new orleans. well, high gas prices got you down, well listen to this story. for 90 minutes yesterday, gasoline in a richmond, virginia, service station was free. >> i love it....

For the last two hours, of course tripoli and i hear also benghazi has no internet. >> all of the trouble over there is continuing to cause trouble here at home, something you really dont want to hear this weekend. gas prices are still surging, and theres no sign of when its going to end. all that links to this chaos in libya. since yesterday youre paying on average two cents more a gallon for regular unleaded and the national average is now $3.49. this time last year the average price for that ...

The health care overall. those are things that the democrats dont want to see cut. >> yeah. thank you. >> lets go now to gas prices that have spiked across the country. the price of gas jumping 9 cents. california has a gallon of regular costing 3.87. >> if i had a four hour shift it wasnt worth my commute to go to work. >> i am trying to figure out how to get home. >> the national average is 3.49 which is up 37 cents from a month ago. a year ago? $2.72. those were the days. >> charlie sheens ne...

Tension there is to blame for rising prices here. consider this. libya holds the largest crude oil reservations in africa, 80,000 barrels a day is imported from africa. as protestors seize cities and towns, theyre also threatening to cut oil exports. bp confirmed today it is preparing to evacuate about 140 families and nonessential staff in that country. experts warn as long as the volatile situation exists there and in nearby regions, so, too, will sky-high gas prices, unfortunately. so just ho...

To drop after lay bar day weekend -- labor day weekend. the demand for gasoline will taper off possibly as much as 15 cents a gallon. right now, the average price for gal listen of gas is $2.72. if you live on the west coast, though, you are probably paying a lot more than that. gas in california stands at $3.15 a gallon. summer is the most popular time to travel, which is why fall is the perfect time to take advantage of what is traditionally a slow season for the airline industry. just this we...

Out of that ruptured well. >> the before and after picture, and after bp cut the flow of oil into the gulf, its stock price actually took off. another chart to show you right now. the stock was up about $2.72. >> wow. >> or 7.6%. the stock, of course, is still off about 35% from where it was trading before the deepwater horizon disaster. they still are going to be paying out billions, both in the compensation package and cleaning up and on and on. >> not out of the woods. the president will make...

Aaa says the national average for gas is $2.72, that is nearly 73 cents cheaper than fridays price. and bps stock is on the rise today. after the energy giant said it would not issue new shares to help cover the cost of cleanup in the gulf. the companys shares have plunged nearly 50% following the rig explosion back in april. that is it from cnbc for now, were first in business worldwide. heres a look at your top stories, this tuesday july 6. bad weather in the gulf of mexico is delaying the h...

Stay like this right through the long holiday weekend. which i might say is a bit of a rarity in chicago, because as my father says, what do you get after 48 hours of constant rain? monday. but anyway, i digress. theres several reasons, alex, buy people are traveling this weekend, one is its starting to look like folks are seeing a little bit of a change in the economy, perhaps a small bit of light coming at the end of the tunnel, theyre saying we have been hunkered down for a couple of years, w...

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National fraternity and sorority orders are calling on the university to reinstate the greek system which was suspended after it was published. if you filled up your car, you are smiling. the average price, $2.72 a gall gallon. thats a 12 cent. the lundberg survey says its from a stronger dollar and a big supply. but russias economy is shrinking, russian actions in the ukraine situation, the sanctions, cutting crude production are to blame. apparently president obamas hard line economic sanc...