the japanese government is ordering the owners of that quake-battered nuclear plant to pay up to $12,000 per house told displaced by the disaster. the president of tokyo electric hopes to begin distributing the checks by the end of the month. the company has no timetable for resolving the crisis. and soaring gas prices have prompted gas prices to rise at the fattest pace in more than a year. the consumer price index, the key government inflation rose to 2.7% in march. according to today s report from the labor department. the price at the pump is now an estimated 27.5% higher than it was a year ago. and everyone knows, wolf, these gas prices have been going in one direction and that s up. it s like a regressive tax because it reflecting everyone except poor people. this is bad for a lot of working class folks. that s absolutely right, wolf. thank you. is the new equipment aiding