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Jenna: right now a look at some economic news making headlines today. well, jon scott, we all shopped a little bit more. jon: oh, that's a good thing. jenna: it wasn't just me, you had to as well. the first improvement in four months, all major categories showing gains. a sign, maybe, that consumers might be willing to start spending again. so that could be a good thing. notice the disclaimers there. what's not so good though? gas prices rising nationwide. the national average surge in the past week to $3.72 according to a government survey. an eight cent jump in a week certainly will effect y...

Jon: new next hour, the financial crisis gripping europe reach as whole new level as folks in greece rush to the banks to withdraw their savings. what they're afraid of. we're live with that story. breaking developments in the john edwards corruption trial. what the defense just announced. also new evidence released in the trayvon martin shooting case. what it could tell us about george zimmerman's injuries and what that means for the prosecution against him. jenna: with norm memorial day just around the corner and holiday, long weekend, gas prices are the on the minds of many folks planni...

>> because you haven't had to put the 300 gallons in your yacht yet. when you start yachting out to the hamptons. >> you can't yacht to the hamptons, there are no yacht lanes, if you go to the hamptons you can drive or helicopter. but i was asking a serious question of our chief economic counselor here that for some reason it does not seem to -- to this point. >> nothing having to do with yachts. >> first of all, the average gasoline price at the moment is still $3.72 to be precise. people see these big stickers in big cities and they worry. and secondly, we do use less gasoline per capita per...

Her answer. >> let me just say it took us 10 years to find osama bin laden. and we found him. and you know what happened there. i'm not suggesting the same thing would happen with guzman but i am suggesting that we are persistent. bill: in the meantime, 48,000 people have been killed in mexico since december of 2006. that number is going higher. nonetheless --. gas prices climbing for the 21st day in a row. that is three weeks. according to aaa the average price for a gallon of regular now $3.72. up two cents while you were sleeping overnight. since the beginning of the year we've seen prices ...

Forcibly recruited by drug traffickers. drivers across the country are feeling even more of a pinch this morning as gas prices hit a new record. we're now seeing the highest price ever for the month of february. the national average jumped to $3.72 a gallon by aaa's count. the price of gas has gone up 32 straight days. and we're learning new details about the recall of generic birth control pills. abc news has learned it involves nearly 8 million pills made by glenmark. the company based in india says there's a packaging error and the pills were put in blister packs in the wrong order. the...