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Kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,306 after adding 14 points friday. the s&p gained 5. the nasdaq was up a fraction. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei was down 2 points. but in hong kong, the hang seng rose 25. well, last week's stocks had their best five-day stretch since june. and this week investors are betting on the fed to keep that momentum going. experts are banning friday's weak employment report will be a big motivator for a third round of stimulus to boost the economy. the federal reserve holds its two-day policy meeting this week. elsewhe...

President obama continued his weekend campaign tour in florida today telling seniors he is their best choice. florida is a battleground state with gop mitt romney. romney took the day off to prepare for upcoming debates. gas prices continue to spike. according to a survey, prices are up 8 cents. a national average of $3.84 a gallon. more news in one hour. now back to predator raw. come on in. i have to finish getting changed, okay? >> huh? >> i've got to finish getting changed. >> well, i'll watch you. >> hang on for a second. >> kevin westerbeck walks in. and he's very short. and so i lean ...

Obtained by the associated press. official fundraising totals are expected next week. encouraging news from detroit. gm, ford and chrysler all record better than expected sales gains in august. and the president said gas prices rose nearly 7 cents after refineries shut down due to isaac. the price for unleaded was $3.84. the highest since mid-april. and facebook shares hit a new all time low of $17.58 earlier. it is off more than 50% since its may ipo at $38 a share. coverage of the dnc will return after this break. ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere toda...

Price hike, an expensive jolt fueled by the great american drought that consumers will soon start to see at the checkout. you have a family of three, two children. approximately in a week you are spending what? >> $150. >> reporter: if the usda economists are right means she will spend $160 a week next year adding up to $500 more out of her yearly budget. a hike so broad it is difficult to shop around. affecting the foods americans eat most. last year's milk price, $3.57 a gallon. by early 2013, projected at $3.84. ground beef, 2011 price, $2.77 a pound. by next year, more than $3. eggs last y...

>> good morning. thanks for having me on. >> the number of jobs added in april is lower than expect. >> we saw 115,000 jobs added in april. it's lower than the last couple months. unemployment is down to 8.1% from 8.2% a month earlier. the reason it was took down was not because we saw a lot of jobs. it's the fact we have seen a lot of americans leaving the work force. more than 340,000 people stopped looking for jobs in the month of april. once they stop looking for jobs, they are not counted in the labor data. they are not looking for jobs or getting unemployment. it's not good news despite ...