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All across the country. nearly 300 people in seven states have come down with a mystery stomach bug. at least ten people have been hospitalize. everyone should wash their fruits and vegetables. >> they need to be soaked in water a couple of times. sort of rinsed through with water and then dried off afterwards. psyche low support a is a tiny organism that causes diarrhea even in healthy people. >> it's most often found in tropical countries and linked to imported fresh produce in the past. be careful with that. college students are breathing a collective sigh of relief this morning. the sena...

Change. let me break it down for you. under the deal, student loan rates, subsidized stafford loans would be 3.86%. that's for undergrads. for grad students, about 5.4%. for parents it would be 6.4%. even though any movement in the rates would be tied to the market, there would be a cap on those movements. 8.25% for undergraduates. 9.5%, parents 10.5%. not all student loans. just new subsidized stafford loans. we're not sure when the senate will vote on this bill. students should, of course, talk to their student aid office about how this affects them. newest loan rates are retroactive. if you...

Down. >> this is the time of year when they are supposed to go up. let's enjoy it while it lasts. gas prices could fall almost $0.20 by memorial day. it would go down to $3.30 a gallon. inventories are high we have a lot of supply. and the economy is slowing down. consumption is the lowest since 1997. this morning gas prices averaging 3.52 a gallon. last year at this time 3.86. that's a nice little savings. >> some say could go below $3 a gallon? >> rocky mountain region could see 32 -- $2.98. >> road trip. >> finally. it is 11 minutes after the top of the hour. a runner survives the marathon ...

Behind you, adam? >> reporter: we're going to walk, bill, we're not going to drive for next couple weeks until gas prices come back down. we were out here in the summertime when gas prices were like this behind me. 4.99 for regular. 5.09 for premium. gas prices in california are consistently in the fives. no one expected this in the middle of february and in the middle winter. we putnam members together for you how high prices have gotten across the country. 33 straight days according to aaa. hawaii is the high left. but here in the contiguous 48, california, 4.16. d.c., 3.94. michigan,.91. in...

That's where we are, and numbers don't expect to drop anytime soon. in fact, we've got a map for you to give you the high gas prices across the country, what people are seeing around the nation. of course, is always the highest, but here in the lower 48, california, $4.16, connecticut, $3.9 6, indiana, $3.86, that's all for regular gasoline, so in some cases premium's above $4, again, above $5 here. look at the increase since january 17th. on the 17th of january it was $3.29 a gallon, that was the national average. we're now at $3.74, that's up 44 cents. unbelievable. and when you talk to driv...