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Business, we turn to bertha coombs. janet yellen will be testifying about the economy for a house panel. she's expected to reiterate plans to taper the stimulus program that is cut back on the bond buying program despite some recent weakness in the economic data. kraft singles are going all natural. the company is removing artificial preservetives from their cheese slices. the move comes as americans try to stick to diets with food with natural ingredients. burger king firs the latest shot in the burger wars. it's beefing up their big king burger making it bigger than the big mac. the pric...

Away for labor day, there is time here. >> gas prices cheaper than last year, you might want to hit the road, but fill up fast because experts say oil and gas prices are set to rise. >> our national correspondent, susan candiotti is in new jersey. susan, what can people expect to pay at the pump? >> reporter: well, those prices have not risen just yet. i will tell you whether you are living here in new jersey and taking the new jersey turnpike, it's not bad nationwide. the prices have actually gone down compared to this time last year. let's go straight to the numbers. compared to last year la...

Here is good news. gas is actually cheaper now than a year ago, but you better fill up fast, because experts say oil and gas prices are set to rise. cnn national correspondent, susan candiotti, has details. >> reporter: we have good news for people who are traveling not only here along the new jersey turnpike, but everywhere in the country, prices have gone down compared to labor day weekend last year. let's look at the chart right now. last year, this weekend the national average for gas, $3.83, and this year it's down to $3.69, and that's a 14-cent drop. why is that? well, in part you might ...

They really can't handle that rain, that ground isn't meant for it. we are talking the threat of floods over the next several days. we went from dry heat to flash flooding. talk about a weather pattern change. heavy rain in the northeast. some of these places, leesburg, ohio, 3.69 inches. it's really the story here. it does have one piece of good news here, relief. cooler temperatures. average temperatures we should be seeing this time of year in the forecast. new york 80. better than the 105 and 110 we were looking at last week. the low pressure is to the north. warm front and cold front pull...

A lot of ways you can turn your passion into your job. many of the candidates might be saying i am too good for this job. >> they need the job to make the money. >> lauren simonetti. thank you so much. coming up, do you multi task during your meals? you may want to stop and focus on your food. there's a new study out this morning that says you can be putting on a lot of brakes if you don't. they are supposed to open their eyes to new technology but these google glasses may be taking it too far. the national average of gas is 3.59, unchanged from yesterday. 3.69, unchanged from yesterday. [ mal...