of fraud or manipulation in the oil market that is might affect gas price, and that includes the role of traders and speculators. we re going to make sure that nobody is taking advantage of american consumers. . nbc s mike taibbi is in chicago for us. mike, we can see those numbers behind you. luckily, it s a digital board so they don t have to be climbing up a and down changing those numbers. as we look at this $4.59, i guess that s for premium. this is just outrageous. reporter: no, no, no, $4.59 for a gallon of regular. $439 if you want to g43$4.39 if wash today. it s not the only place where the numbers are so high for a gallon of regular at this point. in fact, illinois is one of the six states plus the district of columbia where it s $4-plus, in this case well over $4 for a gallon of gas. people are looking at the trends that may take place through the rest of the summer.