alert in the bay area. and across california for a baby and his mother. both allegedly abducted by the child s father. missing are eight-month-old sebastian loss cata and the 18- month-old mons rat carakarot and the baby s dad took them two through the window. the 22-year-old suspect last seen driving a red 91 honda civic. the same day as the san bruno blast, 40 miles away. co a botched repair project, same day, as the san bruno blast, 40 miles away. could there be a connection? sharon chen in san bruno with more troubling questions surrounding the deadly explosion and she joins us live. sharon? frank, here behind me, the explosion site, where rebuilding has begun but federal documents show other factors from miles away could have contributed to the explosion. just 50 minutes before the september explosion and fire that killed eight people and destroyed 38 san bruno homes, a botched pg&e repair job in millipitas caused gas pressure to rise on all of the lines serving
the body was found a short distance from that club. bice was in spain as part of a study abroad program. he was just 22 years old. now to the unrest in libya causing gas prices in this country to surge. the national average for a gallon of gas is now $3.51. compare that to prices at this time last year for the same amount of money, you are now getting about 1/4 of a tank less in gas. meantime, qaddafi s forces firing at rebel targets. france and britain are pushing for a no-fly zone. qaddafi reportedly pushed for a deal but rebels rejected that move. scott walker rejecting a request by the state democrats to meet near the border. the meeting suggested by the minority leader mark miller will not resolve a thing. now that senator miller is misleading the public just like he misled us. that s why this letter is absolutely ridiculous because time and time again, we have met. the very person who wrote this letter to myself and senator fitzgerald, mark miller is the person standi
the wedding pictures that got all washed up. good morning, america. on this fat tuesday. of course, weddings are supposed to be memorable. but this couple from california got a little bit more than they bargained for, don t you think? they had the pacific coming right up in their grille. that was really something. those kids are going to remember that one forever. we have all kinds of memorable pictures. but the one that will cause the most anger is down in orlando, florida, where our reporter found probably the highest gas prices in the country. $5.39 a gallon. matt gutman will have more on that. we re tracking the high gas prices around the country right now. they re taking advantage of people because it s close to the airport. if you bring your rental car back. and we re at one of the world s most active volcanos. the powerful hawaiian eruption that is surprising scientists today. this is as active as it s ever been. and check out this close call caught on ta
prince andrew and sarah ferguson under fire for ties to a convicted sex offender today tuesday, march 8, 2011. and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m meredith vieira. i m matt lauer. the expression is march comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. it may not be the case for gas prices. we have already broken the record for march and it s the beginning of the month. the average price per gallon, 3 cloin 52, up about a penny from monday. this time last year, we were only paying $2.75. we ll talk about why prices seem to go up every day and why we pay more in the spring and summer months ahead. also ahead, a potentially dangerous way to lose weight called combo pilling. it s taking a mixture of prescription drugs to shed pounds. it can come with troubling side effects. who one woman who did it will share her story. it s an exciting morning for us launching our new website today.com. to mark the event we are doing something we have never done before.
western maryland, 20 degrees there now it is below freezing throughout much of maryland and virginia. except in tide water in the middle 30s. clear start to this gay, and clouds coming in from the west as we get into the afternoon hours. right now, sunrise, 30 minutes away. by nine cl, upper 30s and then, make up to 50, and mostly cloudy by sunset at 6:08. check traffic for the tuesday morning. in the 6:00 hour, loading up quickly along the 95 corridor. the good news is, no accidents or broken down cars to worry about. both directions on the beltway are smooth sailing. - the eastern shore, queens town is closed, those on the eastern shore, make note of that on the rails, metro delays continue. we are breaking news this morning, police have found the body of a missing american student in spain. 22-year-old austin bice,s from san diego. his body was found in a river. his father flew half way around the globe to help. there were no signs of foul play. gas prices jumped ano