the california fire that s about to burn a hole in millions of wallets. this was the scene monday at chevron s richmond, california oil refinery. a huge toxic blaze partially shutting down production at one of the region s biggest gas suppliers. not a good time for that to happen, it s expected to send the pump prices skyrocketing on the west coast and beyond. ed levandera is live in dallas, texas. it s not just about gas prices, it s about people and health concerns in that area, as well, right? reporter: there s no question, people there who have been up close with the refinery fire that started on monday, and is still not quite back up to full production. have been dealing with the effects of that. but if you re like me, you ve noticed over the last few weeks already, as you pull into the gas station, hey, something is not quite right. but that s because the national average of gasoline prices has risen to $3.63 a gallon, up almost 30 cents in the last five weeks. so qui
the bells ring, let s go out front. hello, everyone. out front live in las vegas. feels good to say that. we re just an hour away. we have seven republican candidates squaring off for their party s nomination to challenge president barack obama next november. herman cain surging in the polls to defend his front of runner status. rick perry could be dropping and that could be the comeback story of the night and mitt romney, slow, but steady. in a poll released this morning and lagging behind cain in likability, can he pull more gop voters to the side? we have a lot lined up for you. we want to begin with two of our special guests, john avalon, senior economist for news week and the daily beast, cnn chief political analyst and all of this action was buzzing around as the show began. a lot of people over there. the motorcycles came. that s right. they ve got a lot to prove, gloria. sure is. and i think this will be a transition thing because we re going to see if r
it was a worldwide display of sympathy and solidarity with the protesters of occupy wall street. most were peaceful, though some arrests were reported. rome got ugly, strongs of peaceful demonstrators fled as anarchists began throwing moltov cocktails. shop windows were smashed, riot police moved in. occupy participants were upset by the outbreak of the violence saying their demonstration was hijacked. prosecutors call it a first of its kind indictment charging a bishop and a catholic diocese for failing to report suspected child abuse. st. joseph, missouri, deny the offense which is a misdemeanor. the jackson county prosecutor says finn did not report for five months that a priest in his charge had child pornography. and among the more off beat stories, a mcdonald s employee in new york city is charged with felony assault after confrontation with two female customers. this is youtube video showing how one of the women cursed, then jumped the counter. the cashier beats th
it was a worldwide display of sympathy and solidarity with the protesters of occupy wall street. most were peaceful, though some arrests were reported. rome got ugly, throngs of peaceful demonstrators fled as anarchists began throwing moltov cocktails. an unknown number of people were hurt. and you see there from the images fires burning, including our government building in one case. shop windows were smashed, riot police moved in. occupy participants were upset by the outbreak of the violence saying their demonstration was hijacked. here in the united states, prosecutors call it a first of its kind indictment charging a bishop and a catholic diocese for failing to report suspected child abuse. bishop robert thin in st. joseph, missouri, deny the offense which is a misdemeanor. the jackson county prosecutor says finn did not report for five months that a priest in his charge had child pornography. and among the more off beat stories, a mcdonald s employee in new york city
arrests were reported. rome got ugly, throngs of peaceful demonstrators fled as anarchists began throwing moltov cocktails. shop windows were smashed, riot police moved in. occupy participants were upset by the outbreak of the violence saying their demonstration was hijacked. prosecutors call it a first of its kind indictment charging a bishop and a catholic diocese for failing to report suspected child abuse. st. joseph, missouri, deny the offense which is a misdemeanor. the jackson county prosecutor says finn did not report for five months that a priest in his charge had child pornography. and among the more off beat stories, a mcdonald s employee in new york city is charged with felony assault after confrontation with two female customers. this is youtube video showing how one of the women cursed, then jumped the counter. the cashier beats the women to the horror in some cases of other customers and employees. the women were hospitalized and charged with menacing, trespa