intensifies as it heads off to the east, intersects with all of that moisture. carol? >> did i mention i was going to charleston, south carolina, for the fourth of july? >> hope you go like saturday. looks better. >> oh, geez. thank you, indra. >> sure. getting to the beach or july 4th barbecue will be a lot more expensive this year. gas prices are expected to be at their highest level in six years. the national average for gas is $3.67 a gallon and only expected to go up as we get closer to the weekend. in other news this morning, new terrorism fears could mean even tighter security the next time you're the at the airport. u.s. officials are considering new security measures over a concern that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is developing more sophisticated explosives designed to get past screening devices. republican lawmaker peter king warns the group could team up with isis militants to attack the united states. >> you hope that you're wrong and the threat is not there but