price stability. we will continue to monitor the developments closely and are prepared to respond as necessary. >>shepard: he said the most likely scenario is a temporary jump in prices, rather than a threat of runaway inflation. but that did little to sway investors' fear with the price of crude on the stock exchange rising to more tan $100 a barrel and settling at $99.63, the high of the close since september of 2008 and where oil prices go, gas usually follows, and it went up seven cents overnight the average for a gallon of regular now $3.38, up 21 cents from a week ago. the feds report that they have traced the guns used to kill a u.s. agent in mexico. it came from the united states. investigators say they arrested three suspected weapons smugglers as part of a crackdown across the country. a live report coming up on that. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement