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rick: connor powell live from afghanistan. what do we know what led up to the attack? >> reporter: rick, the u.s. military is investigating but they're not saying much. according to afghan officials in the area. u.s. troops were invited to a meeting with a local afghan commander in southern afghan, an area that has seen a lot of violence and fighting. in the last year it died down in the amount of violence. u.s. troops were led to believe they were meeting with a local afghan commander. this is a friendly meet-and-greet. this is something they do regularly. it ended up being an ambus...

that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." >> but first from fox at 3:00, three more american soldiers are dead today after a man they believed to be an ally turned his weapon against them. that according to the military. the associated press now reporting that the number of attacks which someone dressed in an afghan security forces uniform kills their u.s. or nato partners is up by more than double. afghan officials say the killer was a commander who invited the americans to dinner to discuss security. when he and his colleagues ambushed them next...

green on blue killing, when afghan forces wearing afghan uniforms ascribed when they turn their weapons on nato soldiers the pace of these at trashgs has risen steadily since 2009. there were almost as as many reported in first seven months of this year as all of last year. half of the attacks are said to be carried out by taliban infell traitors. -- infiltrate tore. rick: governor mitt romney raising big bucks and hitting the road in the race for the white house following up a string of fund-raisers with a bus tour through some key swing states, florida, ohio, and north carolina. at...

leave afghanistan we see more and more groups of american and british and coalition troops patrolling with 15 or 20 afghan troops. so when they are out there, the u.s. troops are less protected and less secure. it is impacting the relationship between the u.s. and afghan forces. that regulationship and trust factor is at an all-time low. >>trace: thank you, connor, from afghanistan. thank you. the fire at the largest, one of the largest oil refineries in the country has push gas prices beyond $4 in some spots. chevron runs the refinery near the san francisco bay producing 16 percent ...

the same safety team that investigated the bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico is set to look into this disaster. they say they have 30 witnesses they want to speak with, but they're still waiting for officials to clear them to enter the area where the fire broke out. gas prices are up in california since that fire. but it's not just out west where people are paying more at the pump. nationally, triple a reports the average price for a gallon of regular now 3.67. that's an increase of 29 cents a gallon from a month ago. analysts blaming refinery and pipeline problems for at least so...