it's tuesday february 21st. ah, good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. we already made a mistake. it's not just a tuesday morning. it is a fat tuesday morning. so happy mardi gras, everybody. got your beads here, too. >> not p-h-a-t. >> yeah. fat with an f. we'll save it for later. we'll get to the news. >> you've got a lot of surprises. >> a lot of good stuff on this fat tuesday. it's a good day around the world. >> and i missed you, by the way. >> welcome back from "gma" duty. >> it's always fun to be on "gma." i'm paula faris. over the long holiday weekend the increasing gas prices went into hyperdrive in some cities. while your commute costs you more, even florists need into increase their prices because it costs more to deliver those flowers. just a ripple effect. one thing after another, after another, next thing you know you're going to be paying $10 for a gallon of milk. >> knock on plexiglas. everything's going up. it's scary. but also, the newly elevated roman catholic cardinal from right here in new york, he's