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Expensive gas ever. by then, predictions are for a national average of $3.95, but with many cities far higher and reaching all-time highs. $4.35 predicted in boston, and 4.60 in atlanta by memorial day, and 4.70 in los angeles, and 4.85 in san francisco, and the highest in the lower 48, $4.95 a gallon in chicago by memorial day. dr. soda offers soft drinks and snacks in the los angeles area, and gas takes a 15% bite out of the company's bottom line. >> every single day we get price increases from our suppliers. we cannot keep raising prices day in and day out so we are absorbing the hits we ar...

Back on basic necessities. the latest aaa survey, americans are paying almost $4 on average for a gallon of gasoline, right now at 3.98. we are 2 cents away from $4 gasoline across the country. stu varney, fox business network, good morning to you. >> bill. bill: i find it fascinating, when you send out a note to viewers and say tell us how much you're paying for gasoline, it's extraordinary, in places like indiana, 4.35 a gallon. >> i could top that, bill. in chicago, it's 4.44 a gallon. and in parts of hawaii, just a couple of gas stations, it's six bucks! but my point, bill, is that because...

Welcome back to "world business today." a quick recap now of an ongoing story, the effect that libya's civil war is having on the price of oil. as fighting continues in libya, investors around the world remain on edge and the price of oil remains high and volatile. after a slight fall yesterday, nymex crude has fallen down earlier. but up a fraction, at $104. $104.35 last time we looked. same kind of picture for brent crude. rose and fell back a little bit. it is now at $115.50 a barrel. now, the unrest hasn't got only investors on unrest but holiday makers as well. for the tourist industry,...

Illegal cigarettes. people scoff at it. you have 17 cent taxes in missouri, $4.35 in new york. they are shipping them up north. the united states loses $5 billion in taxes every year. they are trying to crack down on it. it's a simple crime. >> sean is a resident agent in charge of atf. >> in the southeast areas you can buy a carton of cigarettes for $30 and sell it in new york for $90. the profit margin is great er when you deal with drugs and guns on a regular basis. >> reporter: it's a crime where everyone can profit. the criminal, the store owner who gets a bigger profit margin. except for...

Michael who is the public information officer with the oklahoma department of emergency management. thank you for joining us? >> good afternoon. >> what do you know at this hour. do we have any idea how this began? >> we don't know the cause of the fire. it hasn't been reported to us. we do know we had a helicopter from the national guard that will be able to get to the scene and provide aerial fire assistance. >> heather: about 4.35 square miles is burning. do you know about any injuries or what has burned so far? >> no injuries so far, that is good news but one home has been damaged. >> heat...