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friday. there is fierce gun battles in the streets. more than 100 people were killed on friday. and then on saturday, another 12 people were killed at funerals for the protesters that died the day before. i am joined live by a retired army colonel, and nbc analysts, colonel jacobs. do you think what is happening there is overshadowing libya? i think so. for a couple reasons. syria is much more important strategically. what happens in syria, in large affect happens. and then that includes our allies, and israel, and there are lots of problems that are intended for syria to go to pieces. government firing aircraft weapons into crowds. we talked about a large number of people being killed. that doesn t count all the people being wounded.
price of gas which is going up. when people pay $4 and $5 per gallon, then the president starts to feel pain here at home. ten blocks from the white house a. sign of political parol for the president. he warned when it comes to a gallon of gas, there is no quick fix. ? there is no silver bullet that can bring down gas prices right away. reporter: as he kicks off his 2012 run, he hopes the price at the pump doesn t cost him at the poll. he toughed tough. appointing a task force. we re making sure nobody is taking advantage of american consumers, for their own short-term gain. reporter: as voters feel more pain at the pump, the president has seen his approval ratings