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Strikes. we'll talk to general mccaffrey later this hour about all of that. now we want to turn our attention to some oil prices. for more than three straight months of daily drops in the price of gasoline. aaa says the average price is now $2.32. that's down from 2.81 a month ago. and 3.27 a year ago. it's all due to the free fall in oil prices. let's bring in oil expert tom klosa. i think the question everyone's going to ask is how low can they drop. >> i think we'll see two of every ten people will be able to buy for less than $2 a gallon this winter. it may rally a little bit into the spri...

First state in five years to have the average gas price below $2. $1.98 per gallon to be exact. one station is at $1.75 a gallon. this is below the national average of $2.32. why? well, oil prices continue their plunge. you look at where they are, they're 50% from their highest level this year. now you are seeing a bit of pressure on oil happen today because of some unrest in libya, but that's not expected to affect oil prices that much. you can expect to enjoy those lower gas prices for much longer time. but we are seeing some pressure on oil momentarily not by much, though, randi. >> alison ...

>> the first one is a silver option which is most similar in benefits to what you have to date. the monthly premium for the member named above, which is me, single person, $647.12. >> wow. >> may other option is a blue choice bronze which is most similar in price to what i have to date but higher. you know. $254 and that monthly premium would be $322.32. >> why not take the bronze? >> first of all, it is a higher price but my deductible will go from $3500 to $6500. >> some people would say -- supporters of obama care would say you are going to get better plans. this is what -- this is what oba...

Benefits instead of cash. so how do you -- how do you foresee this like at a restaurant, you're going to see like a price in cash and a price in credit. >> very possibly. and probably more likely at a retail type situation than a restaurant would be my guess. a little weird at a restaurant maybe. but gas, for instance, i was getting gas the other day and one of the retailers said if you used our credit card, you would have saved $2.32 because we discount for our credit card. i was using my debit card and didn't get the discount. you'll see that kind of thing coming up. it's not going to be bad...

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