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John, diana. >> thank you. big jolt for people across japan a strong earthquake shook tokyo. centered way offshore. nearly 400 miles south of the capital. the 6.5 magnitude quake, swayed buildings, forced trains to be halted. no reports of injury or damage. also in japan, we're learning that radiation readings have spiked 20%, at the fukushima plant. hitting the highest level over the weekend. radioactive water leaking into the pacific ocean. the japanese government is going to try to stop it with a massive wall of ice. it's a $320 mol -- million emergency plan that will literally freeze conta...

Set a new hearing next month. while dealing with travel issues, did we mention labor day holiday weekend getting under way. aaa saying more than 34 million americans will travel at least 50 miles from home this weekend. that is a 4.2% increase over last year. the highest number since the recession. travelers are apparently feeling more confident thanks to lower gas prices and improving economy. >> ps. >> yes? >> labor day became an official national holiday in 1894 after a railroad strike. really? >> nifty little fact there. >> yes it is. do i have any more? gas prices $3.61. cheating, 20 cent...

To be warm. >> it's money time this morning. we start this week at record highs for the dow and s&p 500. the s&p coming off the biggest weekly advance in seven months. to give you perspective over the history, the s&p 500 hit highs in 25 julys. this was particularly strong. look at how we did last week. the dow up 2.2%. nasdaq up 3%. it's a 3% return in one week. the dow and s&p 500 up for the year. the nasdaq up 19% for the year. we have a lot of earnings to digest. citigroup, bank of america, google, intel and microsoft. a lot of things that could move the direction of the stock market. some...

Snacks all of that on the way. >> bigger and better. >> always nice to see they are coming back. they are such a staple even though you don't eat them. >> the more you talk about them the more popular they are getting. 10 minutes after the hour. still to come protestors continue to clash with police over the verdict. george zimmerman's brother now speaking out. >> um concerned for his safety. he's concerned for his and his wife's safety. >> we will have more on how zimmerman is handling his freedom next. >> a young actor's life cut short. this morning we have details about glee star corey mo...

Find a spread of more than $600 for the same ticket. how much did you pay for your ticket? >> round trip $320. >> $750. >> $235. >> little over $600. >> reporter: this man, named dave really got us scratching our heads. >> the fare was $427.91. $53.61 in taxes. for a grand total of $481.60. >> reporter: when did you book that? >> three weeks ago. >> reporter: three weeks ago. would you be really disappointed to know the lady sitting right there on the end, she about $250. >> i would be disappointed. >> reporter: and she booked it two weeks ago on expedia. >> wow. >> reporter: delta tells us fa...