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Struggle. simple. they just get a staff member to go online and buy a plane ticket, and go home. that's right. our next question is from nikita. why won't republicans come on your show? because it's not going to help them get reelected. and that's all they care about. stick around. rapid response panel is next. i'm hampton pearson with your market wrap. stocks managed slight gains. dow rises ten, s&p adds six, nasdaq up 33. after the closing bell, alcoa kicked off the start of earnings season with its first quarter report. profits were better than expected, but revenue was light. and drivers...

Celebrate. whether you drive a gas guzzler or not it's a good bet you're paying extra attention to prices at the pump if you plan on hitting the road this fourth of july. >> never really know what's going to happen, goes up and down all the time. >> reporter: good news, right now they're going down. the national average for a gallon of gas is just below $3.50 a gallon. >> it's often a myth that gas prices rise heading into a major holiday. turns out that's really not the case. this year gas prices have dropped for 20 days in a row. >> reporter: the reason? gas supply is up while consumer deman...

Have dropped for 20 days in a row. >> consumer demand is down. >> one, the economy remains quite weak. two, people are driving more fuel-efficient cars and, three, people aren't driving as much as they used to. >> reporter: still aaa says this year's prices are the third highest on record for independence day, right behind $3.57 a gallon in 2011 and a long way from the sticker shock we experienced in 2008. gas prices of more than $4. be prepared to dish out more on your holiday road trip if you're driving in west coast states like california and washington. the cheapest spots, southern spots l...

Relationship. and there has been a recent agreement to change force structures in wardak province. that's also been contentious. there will be a meeting between hamid karzai and john kerry. the two having met for a number of occasions before, and said to have a good pornal relationship. but i can't really stress what an awkward time this has been for the united states and how much a mission, really, john kerry has to try and patch this relationship up. >> an awkward time it is. nick paton walsh in kabul in afghanistan where secretary of state john kerry just landed. he will be trying to smooth...

They are part of a revolving fund. the repayment helps other financially struggling students go to school. there's a record heidi fault rate here and that could actually jeopardize the prospects of students right now depending on the aid. >> lauren simonetti thank you so much. it is 18 minutes after the hour coming up next listen up baby boomers we will tell you why your health should be worse than your parents. we will explain that coming up. >> plus looking for a spring escape especially with the snow on the way we will tell you when is the best time to buy a plane ticket. as we go to break ...