going to talk politics including her take on sarah palin, president obama, and her own co-host elizabeth hasselbeck. >> i'll tell you what elizabeth has done for me. she has made me realize that i have to listen as well as talk. and sometimes she will say something that makes absolute sense to me and i know i'm getting better because i heard it, you know what i mean? some people buy a car based on the deal they get. others buy the car of their dreams. during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. it's an opportunity today. it's a lexus forever. special lease offers now available on the 2009 is 250. i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day women's 50+ advantage... has gingko for memory and concentration... plus support for bone and breast health. just what i need. one a day women's. >>> our breaking news tonight, president clinton has safely left north korea with freed u.s. journalist laura ling and euna lee, plane now headed for los angeles. mission accomplished after clinton swooped in for an unannounced meeting for kim jong il who then issued a special p

. >>> the view co host elizabeth hasselbeck has had her third child.they welcomed their second son yesterday, isaiah timothy. mom and baby boy are said to be doing great. >>> the price of gas is going to the wrong direction, folks. our money expert jennifer west hoef hoef enhere is -- westhoven is here with the latest numbers. why? >> because oil prices went up. the stock prices went up. that's good news for your 401(k) but it ain't good when it comes to the gas prices, so oil went up. gas prices up a dime a gallon just in the latest week. aaa says you're probably waking up to average prices of about $2.65. i know it may be different where you live, but you're probably seeing it creep up the last couple weeks. yes, it's oil prices but they think that prices will probably stay put, at least for a little while barring any tornadoes or hurricanes. it's that stormy time of year. just for some perspective, last year at this time gas was selling for around $3.81. so we are still doing a bit better. >>> unemployment, 9.5%. you know people who are desperate to

elizabeth has tmorhihe t rd mom for the third ortime. thehoo- cst of "the vi" ge av iasa to her second son, ih timothy, atia a new york city spital yesterday afternoon. hasselbecks married to former redskins quarterback tim h hasselbe hasselbeck. >> inmates used to die trying to escape from alcatraz prison, of course, but on its 75th anniversary, lots of folks lined up to get in. tickets sold out weeks ago. alcatraz was a foort, then an army disciplinary barracks before the prison took over until 1963. during that time, alcatraz housed p.m. notorious murderers and other criminals. yesterday, ex-cons, prison guards and their children all returned to alcatraz to talk about life on the rock. >> much more still ahead on "news 4 today" including more bad news for metro. >> reporter: a metro worker was killed on the tracks late last night. i'm megan mcgrath. i'll have the latest on that investigation coming up in a live report. >> plus, what's happening in our area today that could prove to be critical in the fight against the swine flu. >> and if you thought yesterday was hot, you haven't seen anything yet. tom will be back with details of another scorcher. "news 4