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Political clout. its unfortunate, but thats the way it is. our next question from romanman. will you ever get a two-hour show? one hour is just not enough. 15 hours of radio a week and five hours of tv and you want more out of my hide? give me a break. what are you trying to do, win a fishing trip out of me or what? ill do whatever the boss asks me to do. hows that? more coming up. im morgan brennan with your "cnbc market wrap." stocks up across the board. the dow gained 74 point, the s&p hit ...

Gallon which is up 2% from just over a week ago. up over 8.5% from last month. looking at hawaii, ouch. it has the highest average price at $4.37 per gallon. the lucky residents of wyoming are paying the very least, thats just $3.20 a gallon. prices are still below the record high set in july 2008. little relief for consumers fearing even higher prices in the summer driving season. lets talk right now with the expert on oil. tom, publisher and chief analyst of the oil price information service. ...

♪ >> the cost of gas rose for the 25th day in a row today and all estimates are for that trend to continue. according to aaa, the national average for the gallon of regular is up a full 30 cents from just a month ago. the highest is in hawaii where it will cost $4.37. prices could reach $5 over this summer. in a moment well bring you up to speed on our top story. the deadly tornadoes across four states. the search for survivors and the hopes for recovery. ouncer ] herbal shifts it. now herba...

Looking at $4.37 a gallon. california, $4.20 and here in yonkers, new york, $4.19 a gallon. of course, that has some real effects. for instance, there is a food bank in california, santa clara, where they serve some 250,000 people. the problem there, these higher gas prices have now affected their ability to buy food. this is now meaning that they are getting more than half a million dollars more for their products, such as rice. and theres also effects to businesses. 6 of 10 orlando business re...

Of us in yonkers, new york. and those have got to be some of the highest prices in the country. >> reporter: they are quite high here, chris. and $3.84 will sound kind of good to a lot of people based on what you just said. for instance, in hawaii, its $4.37. california, $4.20. right near in yonkers, new york, were looking at $4.19. so you can imagine that there are some reel effects to people based on these higher prices. and its affecting the people that need the most help. for instance, there...

Dozens of firefighters were there trying to keep the flames from sprending to nearby buildings. the building reportedly housed energy drinks. and look at those flames. lets take a look at the markets now. the dow jones industrial averages edging higher today, up 45 points on the day, the s&p 500 is up 3.5 and the nasdaq up 4 billion 4.37. china has made a move to control inflation. the central bank there, so youre seeing some action on wall street. president obamas 2012 team is busy getting ...

If im wrong, you are a better sports analyst than me. the closest heisman vote ever hes number 2. why is he not number one in the draft? >> first theres a whole bunch of heisman trophy winners that are bust number two -- dont look at me that way. >> he is making a good point. >> tobey gerhard ran a 4.5. some linebackers are running -- >> i ran a 4.7. >> congratulations if i believe it. >> some linebackers in the nfl who run that kind of speed when you look at tj spiller out of clemson he runs a ...

Big stretch. the articles appeared this morning in chicago and los angeles saying the global economy is strong, therefore demand for oil is up, therefore gas prices are going up. as i say thats a stretch because china is slowing down. europe is flat-out in recession and american is only growing 2%. so to try fry to say the strong global economy is reason for higher gas prices in america is a stretch and frankly an element of political spin here, trying to excuse ruinous gas prices for basically ...