you know what? time for news by the numbers. let s give you the news by the numbers. first $3.13. that is the average price of gallon of gas right now in the united states. it increased $0.03 in just the past week. next, 500. that s how many jobs continental airlines is cutting at its houston hub. the layoffs will begin in april as the carrier combines with chicago-based united airlines. and finally, 111 million. that s how many people tuned in to see the super bowl on fox making it the most watched tv program in u.s. history. although i think so i read somewhere that the most watched event in television history was the landing on the moon with 600 million people but because there are not meters around the world that simply is an estimate. very interesting. played the moon card, did we? yes, we did! let s talk about this right now. the president well, actually, it was an interview with valerie jarrett, remember that started with this term the bubble.