regular unleaded in maryland, we're paying about $2.58 a gallon. analysts say don't be surprised if gas prices start jumping higher because of news of the tropical storms. >>> orioles second baseman, brian roberts hosted his fourth annual baseball bash at the espn zone tonight. he raised money for the university of maryland's children's hospital center. >> i understand what the families and the kids are going through in the hospital, and their experience. if we can raise money, and improve the care at the hospital, or give these kids and their families a better say, i think that's very important. >> brian's baseball bash featured food, games, silent, and live auctions. >>> another oriole had to miss his fundraiser, because that game went so long. nick markakis, may have been stranded at camden yards, but his wife took care of things at the inaugural walk and run at patterson park. >> it's a great day. about 600 people we've got here, it just shows the support the city of baltimore has, and the county of baltimore for the right sized foundation, and

right now - the national average stands at $2.56 for a gallon of regular unleaded - some believe those prices are a bit too high considering gasoline demand is down 3% from a year ago... and inventories are pretty high.... at 213 million barrels. because of lower demand, refiners across the country have continuosly slashed gasoline production - they are running plants at only 85% capacity when the normal usage is 92% - and refiners are not going to increase production until consumer demand picks up. so when it finally does - could there be a risk of higher gas prices because refiners cannot keep up with demand? some experts say yes.. but we may not see it until later this year. "in the near term, there's no concern about demand increasing... we may begin to see it in the 4th quarter... but it won't be a concern until towards the end of the year... vs. next few months." some analysts believe the bigger risk to higher gas prices is what happens with crude oil. "if crude increases strongly.. and people pile in because of a hedge gainst inflation or collapse in us dollar, we'd see a run in

it rose 9 cents to $2.65 for regular unleaded. >>> fastbook acquired friend-feed. allowing users to share status updates and links on-line. facebook paid nearly $50 million for the potential rival that has struggled to take off. >>> it may become a victim of its own success. the red hot "cash for clunkers" program is cooling down as. while buyers are snapping up the cars dealers are finding it more difficult to bring in new vehicles since most automakers cut back on production over the last year. >> the problem is inventory because we've had such a rush on fuel-efficient cars and cars that qualify for the clunker program a lot of the cars are running very low on the lots. it's not just us, it's everybody. >> area dealers have sold thousands of cars through the stimulus program. none of those we spoke with have actually received cash back from the feds yet. some even expect the extra $2 billion set aside for "cash for clunkers" will run dry within about a week. >>> starting today many new gm vehicles will up for sale on e-bay the trial starts in california. if it al

they say the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in maryland is $2.56 a gallon, up 10 cents in just one week. they blame rising crude oil prices, aaa says gas prices have risen 22 cents a gallon since memorial day. >>> the orioles dropped another game in toronto but it's been a hall of fame weekend for a member of the ravens super bowl championship team. stan the fan charles will be here in a few minutes with sports extra. >>> up next a rollercoaster is shut down after a man died shortly after getting off the ride. >>> and is it a race or is it a pub crawl? well, it's in new orleans, you be the judge. coming up. so when you said you bring fiber optic all the way to the home, you meant... we bring fiber optic all the way to the home. um... which gives you more bandwidth than cable. so you can upload faster. so it's like comparing a horse and buggy to a sports car. am i the, uh, horse? (announcer) it's a whole new internet. only verizon's 100% fiber optic network makes uploading as easy as downloading. because your internet's not fast unless it's two-way fast. >> time for a lo

last week the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded went up 5 cents. prices have been on the rise since last month but still $1.20 a gallon less than the same time last year. >>> with americans looking for more ways to save money yahoo launched a web site to provide consume we were coupons, store circulars and exclusive deals in one place. the new yahoo deals web site also has social and community features as well as money-saving video features. those are your business headlines. >>> there's quite a bit of success for one program in prince george's county. a summer after hours program to keep kids off the streets has nearly doubled in size over the past year. county councilman tony knots started the safe summer program with 7,000 teens last year, and by the end of july 13,000 joined. kids can enjoy dance lessons, steel drum workshops, movies, video games and lots of other fun stuff. >>> we're looking closer at the omega 3 fatty acids. doctors say we should have more in our diets. they are mostly find in fish but all of a sudden they are popping up in a

the energy department reports the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded rose 5 cents, now $2.56se are your business headlines this morning. >>> 5:14. the united states post office is facing the reality that hundreds of locations may have to close their doors after a really sharp decline in business due to e-mail. the postal regulatory commission is reviewing a list of nearly 700 potential locations that may close or even consolidate. >>> temperatures are starting to heat back up. we didn't hit our two-degree guarantee of 85 degrees but it will crank up today. temperatures will jump above normal for a good chunk of time as we've been really, really spoiled most of the summer season. tuesday, the fourth day of august would typically bring us to 66 in the morning, 87 in the afternoon. records range from 55 in 1966. starting off that hot decade of the 1930s, 1930 itself bringing us the record on this date of 101. 6:10 sunup. 8:15 sundown. we should see it most of the day, at the current temperature of 68 degrees, a little above normal. humidity not too bad but it cranks up throughou

the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in maryland is now $2.46, up 4 cents a gallon from last week. >>> maryland's most powerful radar picking up a very light shower just to the north of salisbury, moving towards delmar and into portions of delaware. here is your forecast for the next seven days. it's go to be a hot one with a chance for a pop-up thunderstorm. same situation on wednesday. we'll talk again tonight at 11. >> thank you, norm. that's all for us on abc 2 news at 6. i'm marybeth marsden. thanks for joining u. we'll be back here at 11. we hope to see you then. have a great evening. >>> click weather on abc2news.com. >> maryland's most powerful radar. >> baltimore's most accurate forecast. any time, anywhere. customize your weather by zip code. run the interactive radar. zoom anywhere you like. get your daily forecast hour by hour. the most powerful radar. the most accurate forecast. guaranteed. try getting weather when you want it, how you want it. abc2news.com. click and see what works for you. capturing the beauty of nature. sharing what i see. that's my visio

the cost of a gallon of unleaded regular went down overnight by .2 cents.ional average is $2.64. >>> i've noticed a correlation here. gas prices go up until we discover it and then we say something about it and then they go back down again. >> that's powerful. >> we talk about that all the time. >> why are they not watching -- >> exactly. >> stephanie elam here this morning for christine romans, minding your business. good morning. >> good morning. gas going up, overdraft fees going up too. go to the bank. >> finding ways to make money. they're hiking the fees on people. >> i saw this bank where you had to put a quarter in the door to get it open i'm kidding. >> you're making that up. interesting stuff at the ious coming up on the atms. go to the bank, you take your atm card, you pull out money or you pay for something at the grocery store and you're $20 over the limit. the bank says, oh, don't worry we'll pay that but we'll put on a $30 fee. that's overdraft fees. it turns out this is a nice big cash cow for banks. they are looking to make $35.5 billion th

in d.c., unleaded is $2.59 and virginia, $2.41., $2.55. >>> 74 degrees and temperatures are inching their way up. >> let's check in with tony now. >> well, it will get into the 80s today. that's what you'll expect this time of the year and you'll get it. and we're increasing the temperatures now. 74 in washington and -- hagerstown, at 71 degrees at this hour. the satellite radar shows us, you can see the clouds scurrying out of here. most of the cloud cover is making its way out of here and you can see the haze and fog burning off nicely. no precipitation accept a blip in richmond. we can see the front to the east. this is the cold front bringing in dryer air. it takes a while for the dry air to make its way in. we'll get the slightly dryer air coming in. today, it won't be as humid as yesterday, it will be a bit of a break. we'll have lots of sunshine and less humid and a warm day, high about 89 degrees. we'll look at the five-day forecast coming up in a little bit. right now, we'll look at the rush hour traffic. >>> well, all rig

according to aaa the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $2.65, up ten cents. in the district, drivers are paying $2.66 a gallon. virginia, low at $2.51. >> the cash for clunkers program has been such a success that some dealers are banding together to bring a new incentive to people who don't qualify for that program. the group of about 40 car and truck dealers across the country are now offering what they call the automotive stimulus program. it offers drivers a bonus on their trade-ins no matter what kind of car it is. the bonus is based on the value of the car and the improvement in fuel efficiency of their new vehicle. >> well, it seems the face of facebook is getting older by the month. new demographic figures show the number of facebook members who are 55 years of age and older grew 25% in the last month alone. researchers believe more and more older people are looking to keep up with their friends and families via the internet. that's also, of course, good news for facebook. that means more money from advertisers who want to appeal to that aging populat

gas prices are down, but just barely, aaa says the national average for a gallon of regular unleadedd to $2.64 a gallon. that marks the first decrease in 21 days. while prices may seem high, keep in mind that gas prices as you probably remembered topped $4 last summer. >>> and there's a bidding war taking off, southwest airlines increased its bid for frontier airlines for $170 million. that's well above the $108 million that republic airways offered earlier this summer. a bankruptcy court auction is planned for thursday. take a look at the early numbers as we just heard the opening bell. the dow is off about 30 points or 1/3 of 1%, the nasdaq is off .5% and the s&p is off 1/3 of 1%. >> i'm interested to see what happens as frontier airlines there, denver, we'll stay on top of that tomorrow. thanks so much, thank you. >>> august, make or break month in the health care debate. lawmakers are on summer recess, but instead of getting a break, they're getting an earful from constituents. and we are stepping in on some of those town hall meetings, this one we're looking at about to get unde

. >> that's right aaa is reporting the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $2.63nny the last 24 hours and we've seen gas prices up 17 days in a row now. >>> it is shaping up to be a make or break month for health care reform in this country. so many town hall meetings on this key issue are turning into shouting matches. one in florida, even, almost got violent. some say it's all manufactured outrage from conservative groups. so what's really going on here? here to talk about that, former presidential candidate and host of the fred thompson show, former senator fred thompson. how you doing, sir? >> good. how are you? >> thank you so much for coming in. we've been showing this morning pictures that came in from tampa overnight. a lot of pushing and shoving inside a room. we've seen and heard people talking about a congressman being hung in effigy. we've heard about a congressman having to be walked to his car from authorities. a lot of -- what's your view of this? have we reached the stage beyond civility? >> well, perhaps in some cases. i've seen some clips like th

the national average of regular unleaded now, $2.65 a gallon up a fifth of a penny.awaii, the cheapest in south carolina. >>> you know the old saying, if it seems too good to be true. wednesday morning, best buy accidentally posted a 52-inch samsung plasma hdtv on its website for $9.99. of course that's not the right price. many people tried to get in on it, though. they listed the real price of a tv which was then $1800. best buy saying we're sorry and adding that they could not honor the wrong price. so they refunded the $10 plus shipping, etc., back to the customers who had already ordered it. many people had ordered multiple tvs. >> well, you know, sometimes the price is the price. but there's a little -- there's language on their website that says prices may be incorrect and we're not bound to honor the price we show here on the website. >> what a deal it would have been. >> what a deal. yeah. sometimes they have the blowout promotions. but not in this case. >>> so is the rehegs ovecession? some economists think it might be. jeff sax joins us to give his assessm

aaa reports the national average of a gallon of regular unleaded is now $2.55, up more than a penny overnightplus, where is that ac/dc music? ford back in the black. the only one of the big three not to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy during the second quarter, posted a profit of $2.3 billion. last year during the same quarter, ford posted an $8.7 billion loss. >>> we are tracking two developing stories out of iran this morning on the political front. the country's supreme leader is now endorsing president mahmoud ahmadinejad, comes just at the right time, ahmadinejad is due to be sworn in on wednesday. tehran is also holding three americans arrested after apparently wandering into western iran while hiking in neighboring iraq. what does this mean for the already strained relations between the u.s. and iran? joining me now reza, the author of the new book "how to win a cosmic war," reza, thank you for joining us, good morning to you. iran is holding those three americans who somehow illegally or so the iranian government says wandered into iran as they were hiking along the iraq border. a coup

aaa reports the average price for a gallon of unleaded is $2.65. down so far this month but the price still getting higher because oil prices keep going up in anticipation of an economic rebound. >> all right. weather across much of asia, typhoon battering japan, five people reported killed, ten others missing. you see buildings literally falling into the water. a second typhoon forcing a million evacuations in china. taiwan has been hit with its worst flooding in 50 years. at least 22 people reported dead. so bad that this historic six-story hotel toppled over. floodwaters washed out the soil and land from underneath the building's foundation. >>> it's a boy for elisabeth hasselbeck. the view co-host gave birth to her third child. seven pounds seven ounces. dad former quarterback tim hasselbeck. mother and baby doing great today. >>> here is a question. are you one of those people that thinks your dog is as smart as a person? you may be onto something. a professor from british columbia found the average dog has the same smart as a two-year-old chi