no. well it is. in a high-risk area, there s a 1-in-4 chance homes like us will flood. i m glad i got flood insurance. fred, you should look into it. i m a risk-taker. [ female announcer ] only flood insurance covers floods. visit floodsmart.gov/risk to learn your risk. jenna: we have this fox news business alert. gas prices inching closer to $4 a gallon. we ll look at national average. $3.76 a gallon. down a little bit from yesterday but high for this time of year. last april the president created a task force to examine the role speculators play in gas and oil prices. now the president want that task force to meet one more time. rich edson is live from washington with more. hi, rich. reporter: good afternoon, jenna. the administration created that task force about a year ago. it involves several federal agencies. has reportedly only met a
polls. economic conditions vary greatly from state to state. let s take a look at a few. vermont s unemployment rate is at 5.1%. that is much lower than the 8.3% national average. in january, only one in about 21,000 homes in vermont were in the foreclosure process. a very different picture in ohio. unemployment much higher there, 8.1%, though lower than the national average. 1 in 616 homes is in foreclosure in ohio. in georgia, it s seen some of the worst numbers. unemployment there, 9.7%. higher than the national average. 1 in 328 homes are in the foreclosure process in georgia. cnn s chief national correspondent john king joins us now. as if john king needs an introduction to anybody who watches tv. john, as we just pointed out, we just pointed out three states. every state has a different economy. so what economic issues are going to be the most important both in super tuesday and in the election? ali, you make a very critical point going state by state because we often
hour, it s often on your breakfast table and now some doctors consider, get this, bacon to be a form of preventative medicine. check into the healing powers of this high-fat favorite. i love bacon. is this a rob nelson-sponsored story? finally, a diet that i can stick to, yeah. and the guy who makes hats for kate middleton and a list of other celebrities. our barbara walters found out why this designer is tops, so to speak. and barbara walters had gotten in touch with her inner gaga. you ll see that in the piece coming up. looking forward to it. but first the justice department is joining the battle against those sky-high gas prices out there. a new task force will look into the role speculators and traders may be playing in those dramatic price increases at the pump. in fact, the president is taking on the issue during his visit to the west coast. karen travers is joining us now from washington with more. good morning, karen. reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. pres