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Problems here all the time. so maybe everywhere necessary the country, except chicago, will see gasoline prices below $2 a gallon before christmas. >> that's amazing. also, california, though. they've still got gas that's above three bucks a barrel. >> they have had some major refinery problems out there the supply is very limited and they have incredibly high taxes which keeps them above the national average. >> i meant a gallon, not a barrel. i'm thinking about my big suv, going to take barrels to fill it. >> you're not alone. everybody else is buying them, too. they love the prices. >> you'...

And soda to a tourist for 30 bucks. take a look. >> reporter: it's a new york staple. >> classic. >> reporter: hot dogs from the cart. but wnbc's melissa russo got a hot tip -- complaints that this hot dog vendor is gouging tourists near ground zero. look his cart is just under the new freedom tower. i send in my producer kevin undercover to buy a hot dog. >> hot dog with mustard. how much? >> $3. >> reporter: three bucks, normal price. he's a new yorker. watch what happens when this man with a french accent walks up. >> how much? >> $15. >> sorry? >> $15. >> how much? >> $15. >> reporter: he ...

Steep discount. i finally paid $8 for everything. >> reporter: but the ground zero vendor isn't done yet, breaking the bank with this next customer. >> i asked for a hot dog and a dr. pepper. $30. i was like you're joking right? >> he says he left three bucks and the half eaten hot dog before walking away. city regulations say all vendors have to post their prices but we don't see any prices here. now the city opening an official investigation into the vendor. when you hear this vendor is charging different people different prices within a minute or two of each other, what do you make of that?...

People there. this happening just about an hour ago. that is when lights started to flicker in downtown detroit. rick leventhal, we'll keep an eye on it for all of you and bring you the latest when we get it. well, in the meantime plunging oil prices could be a big boost for consumers during the busy holiday shopping season. oil prices could keep falling which could help some big american companies as well. joining us from the fox business network, lauren simonetti. hi, there, lauren. businesses love this kind of thing because it costs them a lot less to get their goods from point a to point...

>> just print more money. >> there you go. >> come on. it is simple. >> that's true. instead of working eight hours for $10 an hour, work four hours for $20 an hour. >> the mathematics -- the economics are absolutely indisputable. >> or just double -- no triple the value of all of our money right now tomorrow. a dollar is three bucks. why can't we do that? >> it usually takes three years to do that. it is federal reserve. are you accelerating it a bit. >> this is the same guy who thengs the world would be a great place if google had access to everybody's health records and could digitize them ...