president obama addressed it at just minutes ago. our economy has created more than 4 million private sector jobs over the past two years, more than 600,000 in the past three months ag loan. but it s clear to every american that there will still be ups and downs along the way and we have a lot more work to do. it s the first time in more than three months that employers have hired fewer than 200,000 new employees. if you ve filled up, you know gas prices are way up. aaa says it s 3.93 for regular, in virginia, $3.93. derrick ward has driven across the region and joins us live in bethesda. good morning. reporter: good morning. the big question is are people changing their driving habits yet? from what we found, the way only they ve changed them at this point is they my drive a little farther to find cheaper gas. the last time average gas prices have been anywhere near this high was back in 2008. it was july 17th of that year when the average hit $4.01. a look at the pr