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Does the white house. more lawmakers are urging the president to tap into the strategic petroleum reserves to help and that tank is getting pretty big. trace gallagher live in l.a. with more. >> reporter: that strategic petroleum reserve is 696 million barrels of oil about a 35-day supply here in the u.s. it's meant to be used during national crisis, like hurricane katrina. president obama tapped it last year for 30 million barrels to help ease prices. the same three members of congress who asked the president to release it last year are now asking him to release more this year, we are talking...

Here's a look at how stocks are trading today. we have the dow industrials trading up about 65 points. s&p 500 also up nearly four points and the nasdaq down about 4.5 points. citigroup is thanking american taxpayers today. the big bank earned $4.4 billion in the first quarter. that's compared to a loss of $696 million a year ago. citi's ceo vikram pandit says the company's success could not be possible without the assistance of the american public and t.a.r.p. loonls. nissan will begin taking reservations tomorrow for its much anticipated leaf electric car but interested buyers have to pr...