blustery and wet and cold day across the northeast. t.j., back up to you. rob, we appreciate you as always. gas prices on the rise. up 34 cents in two weeks according to aaa. the price for a gallon of regular is $3.51 on average. president obama certainly feeling some of the pressure to do something about the spike in gas prices, but realistically what can he do? christine romans joins us. some of the calls to lift more restrictions on drilling, perhaps tap into our strategic oil reserves. how likely or helpful are these scenarios? timothy geithner said if things got difficult for the global economy they would consider it. it is an option always on the table. what is the strategic pe toll yum reserve? it is 727 million barrels of crude oil in underground salt