recent increase, lundberg says the prices rose because of violence in venezuela and south sudan. the national average price per gallon of regular now $3.41, san francisco 42 cents higher at $3.83. san jose, $3.76 and oakland about $3.74. what what'sapp is back in the headlines. the founder apologizing to users days after it was bought by facebook for $19 billion. for that and the rest of the news before the bell let's turn to morgan brennan at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning, scott. futures are higher as the markets come off a mixed week that saw political unrest in ukraine, negative housing data, big merger deals and a spike in commodity prices. the dow and s&p 500 ending in the red, with the nasdaq did rise for the third straight week. investors may get more data showing the impacts of the harsh winter weather on the economy. we get reports on new and pending home sales, durable goods and consumer confidence and earnings from home depot, macy's and target. the dow dropped 30 points to 16103, the nasdaq slipping five, 4263. whatsapp co-founder has written

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according to the lundberg, prices rose in part because of violence in venezuela and south sudan. the average price per gallon nationally of regular, $3.41. san francisco 42 cents higher, coming in at 3.83 a gallon. >>> the controversial proposed water bottle ban in san francisco faces a key vote today. the bill would faze out t-- phat the plastic water bottles but the proposal does allow for waivers, like if there's not another water supply. opponents call it a misguided policy. the land used in economic development committee is scheduled to vote on the legislation today. >>> an investigative unit exclusive. a group of san francisco investors claiming to have lost millions to a well-known real estate broker in san francisco's north beach finally get some redemption. the man is w.b. coyle, following the reports about multiple attempts to speak with him for nearly a year. the bureau of real estate has accused the broker of corporations fraud, making misrepresentations on investment and dishonest dealing. nearly a dozen people have come forward claiming coyle invested their money in

the lundberg survey reports a two-cent drop in the past two weeks, to an average of $3.29 a gallon. 30ts below what it was this time last year. wholesale prices are heading back up. which means retail prices are likely to rise, too. >>> a popular mobile video game is gone. the vietnamese creator of flappy bird stopped its sales this weekend, just days after saying he was making $50,000 a day from it. it's unclear why the game was pulled. may have been too successful. the creator tweeted it has quote ruined his simple life. $50,000 day doesn't sound so ruinous. >> i know. i agree. >>> movie audiences snapped up tickets to "the lego movie" this weekend. it opened with $69 million, way more than expected. the biggest debut of this year so far. >> that's also about how much it cost to make "the lego movie." a studio executive says the strong performance all but guarantees a sequel. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife were the most generous american philanthropists last year. they donated $18 million facebook shares, worth almost $1 billion to a silicon valley charity in decem

. >>> consumers are paying a little bit less, according to the lundberg survey, the average price forllon of gas is $3.29. the cheapest gas will be found in montana, there a gallon of gas can sells for $2.99 a gallon, or as we like to say, $3 a gallon. i'm del walters. you can check out news by just going to aljazeera.com. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you. president obama is set to meet with francois hollande. >>> and the first openly gay player in the nfl. >>> corruption case of former new orleans mayor ray nagin.

chief economist at lundberg street research joins us now. charles, in between the discussions between merkel and cameron whoo he asks for. we're not clear on what he wants back precisely from brussels. how can he ask for what he doesn't know? >> he'll ask for stuff which sounds good in a speech and ask for everything and he won't get everything but the key question i think is going to be over time first of all how voters react to what's currently happening inside the eurozone and secondly, how the economies develop and whether or not the eurozone can actually stabilize itself satisfactorily. >> when you say react to the way things are going in the eurozone, what are you hitting or alluding to? >> i don't know to what extent people in spain froeror example going to be content with 26% unemployment and 55% youth unemployment. it's fine for us here in britain, we get all their talent who come oef here but not so hot for them and the willingness of voters to do something about this in terms of voting for people who if you like have a sort of cam

the lundberg survey puts the regular price at $3.22 nationwide.to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. many victims of natural disasters are caught off guard, overwhelmed in their homes or simply going about their daily routines. others go out of their way looking for trouble. and find it. storm chasers love the adrenaline rush that comes while hot on the trail of extreme weather. >> we're in a tornado watch that has been issued until 8:00 this evening. >> starting to drop down a little bit. >> but what happens when the storm turns around and chases them. >> oh! oh, my god! the car was just struck by lightning! oh, my god. >> may 7th, 2000. under bright skies, storm chaser john person begins to record his experience. >> welcome to nebraska. just inside the nebraska border. we're not sure if we're at ground zero or not. >> typically during a storm chase, the skies will be really sunny and clear and safe, but all of a sudden in the afternoon the clouds will just start boiling up out of no where and then th

according to the lundberg survey the rise in crude oil prices is partly to blame for the increase. prices rose because of violence in venezuela and south sudan. raising the national average price of regular to $3.41 per gallon, san francisco 42 cents higher at $3.83 and san jose averages $3.76. gas in oakland about $3.74. >> it's going to be gorgeous today. for a february, gorgeous. >> you know what, we're going to return to winter too. so it can be a little more optimistic when it comes to our rain chances the rest of the season. i can tell you we're looking like a stronger than average march on the way. so that's the great news when it comes to rainfall anticipated. what i can tell you now is we are going to get into hammer time as of wednesday of this week. we're talking about heavy downpours, even the places we don't typically get those heavy downpours, that's the south bay so. for today enjoy your temperatures now in the 40s action we're headed toward the 70s just about everywhere. the coast line in san francisco, 67 degrees but 71, what a beautiful day shaping up in the north

the latest lundberg survey on gasoline prices is out.allon of gasoline up almost 12 cents just over the last two weeks. a gallon of regular grade gasoline increased to an average retail price of $3.41. developments in three global hot spots in ukraine, venezuela and south sudan causing gasoline prices to zoom up, i don't know why ukraine fits into that whole picture. according to lundberg that's been the whole situation. the lowest price was found in billings, montana, $3.08. the highest price of $3.81 a gallon was found in san diego. this just in, chipmakers triquint and semiconductors to merge. >> is there a car thing? what was the -- >> a gallon of gasoline. >> is that what it was? >> that was years ago. i look -- it was bad then but i'm not much worse now. >> that was about eight years ago. >> yes, yes. >> i still had the neck. that might be hereditary. and that toupe looks good. that doesn't age. >>> verizon, the company says it will see higher profit margins in 2014 following its purchase of fvodafone's 45% stake in verizon wireles

the lowest lundberg survey saying the average price of gas is at $3.29 per gallon, down 2 cents overhan a year ago. jeeves is thrilled about that news. >>> sprint is said -- nobody laughed. sprint is said to be rethinking a possible bid for rival t-mobile. reports saying that company officials are surprised at the strong level of opposition. >> now we're laughing. >> sprin and t-mobile executives think a combination could create better competition for market leaders, verizon wireless and at&t. >>> mcdonald's will report january same-store sales before the weekend. >> whether that be vietnam, whether that's malaysia, whether that's singapore, whether that's south korea or china. we're investing in these markets for the long term. we don't expect to see a tremendous return on that investment year one or year two or three even, in some cases. what we do expect is that we'll build a fundamental awareness of the brand, we'll satisfy those needs and continue to build our business into the future. >> we'll have mcdonald's same-store sales numbers as soon as they cross the wires. >> they'll