gretchen: 24 minutes after the top of the hour. let s do some news by the numbers. first, $11 an hour. that s how much a liberal group is offering people to join their gun control campaign in chicago. they re trying to sway voters ahead of the special election for jesse jackson junior s vacant seat. next, 85%. that s how many businesses in new york city south street sea port area are board up from hurricane sandy. a local law maker estimates 450 jobs have been lost. and 3.78. that s how much a gallon of gas is going for today. prices have skyrocketed 20 cents over the last two weeks and continue to rise. boo hiss. peter: you couldn t start the season any better, jimmie johnson, he s thrilled about the win, but also remembering the 28 fans hurt in this weekend s crash. i wanted to get the start of the 500. we knew it was the best car for us and very happy to have it in