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Charge of the terrorist group -- he was a person of interest in the 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stephens. despite rising gas prices drivers are in for a break at the pump. the national average for a gallon of regular gas is at $2.77, it's down from $3.67 a year ago. what a difference. prices are the lowest over the fourth of july holiday weekend in five years. back to the top story. on the heels of several terror attacks, u.s. intelligence agencies warning of attacks here at home during the july 4th holiday.

According toaaa the average is $2.77, 50 cents lower than this time last year. the big question, will it all last? some say yes forecasting prices could go as low as $2.50 per gallon. wow. still to come in the newsroom. he played football, on the wrestling team at ohio state university. now he's dead. his body was found in a dumpster. it appears to have been suicide. the big question, were concussions to blame? we'll talk about that next. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40, $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i d...

>> well, there is laws that mandate that the government pay federal contractors at least a certain hourly wage for each profession in each gee graphic call region. and it spawned this whole complicated system where every year bureaucrats make 132,000 wage determinations. saying what contractors must pay. and it's typically between 2 or even as much as 2.5 times as much as the private sector. >> now in reading your article, i learned, for instance, this much most carpet layers in pee peoria illinois make $12.77 an hour. the governor requires federal contractors to pay $22.23 an hour in that are...

That the federal reserve may taper the bond buying program. they provide tons of money, liquidity, money and they give a boost not only to the economy theoretically and also this stock market. so you start to see the market worrying a bit and something else that would be evident of that would be our 10-year treasury yield. right now it's at 2.77%. so you certainly see the 10-year moving as well. as far as stocks we've been seeing, names like cisco systems and wal-mart have been weighing on the industrials. we're selling off in everything from technology to energy to financials. it is one of th...

Believe the housing market will get better until the overall economy can get better. if it's only 20% think the targeted government programs will help. right now they also think in materials of the mortgage problem itself, that the real problem most americans believe the real problem is that too many people have gotten mortgages they can't afford. it's not a question of mortgages being unavailable. >> gregg: i fell out of my chair the other day when i saw a report that the interest rates have reached an all-time low. 15-year fixed mortgage, for example, you can get one for 2.77. it's truly ama...