As gas tops $3 in Calif., 'petro-noia' hits U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gasoline prices have jumped above $3 a gallon in some parts of California and Hawaii, and may hit that level in other parts of the country when the busy summer driving season approaches. "It kills me," said Gloria Nunez, 53, as she filled her Ford Explorer SUV at a San Jose gas station. Nunez, a clerk for a communications company, has started working a couple hours of overtime each week to help soften the blow. "All of a sudden you kind of have to watch your pennies," she said.