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of fraud or manipulation in the oil market that is might affect gas price, and that includes the role of traders and speculators. we're going to make sure that nobody is taking advantage of american consumers. . >> nbc's mike taibbi is in chicago for us. mike, we can see those numbers behind you. luckily, it's a digital board so they don't have to be climbing up a and down changing those numbers. as we look at this $4.59, i guess that's for premium. this is just outrageous. >> reporter: no, no, no, $4.59 for a gallon of regular. $439 if you want to g43$4.39 if wash today. it's not th...

umers. >> reporter:d >> reporter: but ustry analysts see little relief on the market. >> it is hard to say where they will go, but seems aligned in the stars for them to rise in the short term. >> reporter: reasonses, a weak dollar, continues unrest in the middle east and continuing demand for oil products in the summer months, all leading to the possibility of a gas price surge even beyond today's grimmest predictions. >> if we get a hurricane season that hits the gulf of mexico in just the wrong spots, you're going to get a gasoline spike. it is really quite possible you coul...

karen, how bad is this news for the president? >> it is not great news, but i have to tell you that i think to some degree it is not unexpected because, look, gas prices, we have talked about it before, that is one of the most immediate ways that people sort of feel the pinch because it not only affects the money in terms of putting gas in your tank, but also our food prices, there is that ripple effect. and i think you can't underestimate, things were getting a little better, and then all of a sudden we have gas prices going back up, japan has actually brought the fears around nucle...

holding up? is london ready? we are there live as the city races to prepare for the event the world will be watching races to prepare for the event the world will be watching today, friday, april 22, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to "today" on this friday morning. i'm meredith vieira. >> i'm willie geist in for matt this morning. it's a beautiful day in london. will and kate probably would like to bottle up the weather and save it for next friday. >> i was thinking about the queen meeting the middletons for the first time. what if she didn't like them....

24-hour air combat patrol. john mccain says the rebels are his heroes. >> we'll be doing a press thing later on this afternoon. i'm meeting with the council and the military and meeting with lots of people. gregg: conor powell is streaming live from benghazi. >> reporter: american officials are trying to figure out who are these rebels. senator mccain is meeting with members of the leadership. i met with officials from the libyan opposition and saw memorials to the libyan fighters who have been killed here in recent weeks. he called these libyan fighters his heros. he says he's here ...