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Chris is to start us off on a day when we are seeing so much news from the effects of an earthquake and a tsunami and one oin oneof the biggest countriese world japan. we see oil prices lower why is that. >> reporter: as soon as we got word that there may be the police in saudi arabia may be firing on protesters, that is really the country that everyone is looking at as far as the oil exports go. any sign of unrest there that is going to drive oil prices higher. today word comes out this morning that really that day of rage in saudi arabia was not nearly as bad as some people had anticipated. ...

hours ago and so far no reports of major damage and officials warn the danger is not over and the waves can propagate and grow larger. >> that is important to keep in mind and we expect tow tsunami to hit several major cities over the course of the hour in california and we'll get our first indication of the strength of the event on the u.s. mainland, over the next 15 minutes and that is when forecasts show the waves will reach san francisco. whether or not they'll be damaging, or even noticeable, has yet to be seen. >> japan's east coast, hit with a 23-foot tsunami, shortly after th...

You're supposed to elect legislators to represent you, but i guess if the legislators won't represent you, and run off to illinois and hide, maybe this is the result again, huh? >> well, democrats probably need this unrest to quiet down pretty fast, because if this keeps up, people in wisconsin are going to get very uncomfortable with the level of discord, broken windows at the state capitol, mobs pushing people around. they probably need this to quiet down pretty fast or there could be a political consequence for them to pay. jon: cries stierwalt, chris, thank you very much. you can read his ...

Now we're going to focus on airline ticket prices, because thaoerbgs well, chris cotter is these, well, chris cotter is with us. the price leaps we've seen are extraordinary. >> we all know how much the price of gasoline has gone up at the pump. the same thing can be said for jet fuel. this time last year we were talking about $2.19 for a gallon of gas fuel. now it's over $3. the airline industry started becoming profitable over the last couple of quarters, that $15 billion they have to pass some of it onto the consumers. martha: wait a minute, if anyone -- if anyone wants to bring a bag you'r...

Are about the most vilified industries there are right now. the price of an average ticket between 2000 and 2009 when adjusted for inflation went down, the price to buy milk, the price to go to a movie, buy a car all went up double digits. the pricef travel went down when adjusted for inflation. and taxes, 7% was taxes. that went up to 14% in 92, now 20%. the airlines can't control that. it's tough for them to make a profit. martha: we will we'll try to keep that in mind. it's a better deal? it doesn't feel like it. chris cotter from fox business. jon. jon: fox news alert, you are looking live...