couric: good evening, everyone. some of the busiest people in america are the folks who put out the prices at gas stations across the country. prices are changing every day in one direction: up. the national average for regular reached $3.79 a gallon today. since the trouble erupted in libya eight weeks ago gas is up 65 cents, following the lead of oil, up more than $25 a barrel. and the gas average is $3.77 in new york. atlanta $3.63. chicago, $4.10 and los angeles $4.19. we have reports from all four cities tonight. first anthony mason here in new york. anthony, i know these soaring prices are sending real shock waves through the economy. katie, with oil already up 20% this year, economists are asking how long before it puts the brakes on the recovery. looking for the cheapest gas in the country? you ll have to drive all the way to wyoming, the only state where gas still averages under $3.50 a gallon. the national average, now $3.79, is just $32 cents shy of the all-tim
katie couric. couric: good evening, everyone. some of the busiest people in america are the folks who put out the prices at gas stations across the country. prices are changing every day in one direction: up. the national average for regular reached $3.79 a gallon today. since the trouble erupted in libya eight weeks ago gas is up 65 cents, following the lead of oil, up more than $25 a barrel. and the gas average is $3.77 in new york. atlanta $3.63. chicago, $4.10 and los angeles $4.19. we have reports from all four cities tonight. first anthony mason here in new york. anthony, i know these soaring prices are sending real shock waves through the economy. with oil already up 20% this year, economists are asking how long before it puts the brakes on the recovery. looking for the cheapest gas in the country? you ll have to drive all the way to wyoming, the only state where gas still averages under $3.50 a gallon. the national average, now $3.79, is just $32 cents shy of the