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Very much. >> by the way, fred upton, his niece is the "sports illustrated" swimsuit cover girl. she's going to join us later today at the end of today's program. >> she going to talk about payroll tax cuts? >> i bet you a dollar no! >> don't be sassy about her! >> i was just asking. >> i got into a tiff with somebody that i'm dating over here. >> really? >> we'll hear about that in the after the show show. one of the great things about the "fox & friends" show, today we have with us a guy who dealt in energy down on wall street and so eric, as you look at the price of oil going through the ro...

>> steve: that's where it is close to 4 bucks heading up higher. so if you're out west, if you're all the way from maine down through the i-95 corridor, there is a real good chance that this gas price is killing you. >> eric: right. one of the areas that's not red that probably should be red is -- you can see it. the very tip of illinois, the northeastern tip. that's chicago. that's the city of chicago which has of the highest metropolitan gas prices in america. here is the issue, barak obama took office in january of 2009. the day he raised his right hand and sworn in, it was 1.83 a gallon. n...

Pump prices now average $3.52 a gallon nationwide. chicago is paying some of the highest prices in the nation. that's where we find nbc's john yang here with what's moving your money. john, good morning. a lot of frustrated drivers there when they put that credit card in. >> reporter: that's right, chris. gas prices are going up. we're used to gas going up come springtime, as the summer driving season approaches. but this year, the increase is coming earlier and steeper than in years past. as you say, the past month, 13 cents increase from the gallon of regular unleaded. $3.52, the national av...

As well. but listen it's been an economic miracle. you look at states like north dakota with unemployment at 3.8%. bill: it's remarkable isn't it. martha: it is sad from a consumer point of view that gasoline this year, some time in the next couple of months, probably we hit the highs level ever in this country over a sustained period. we've had spikes before but last year the average price of $3.52, that was a record, and this year we'll break that record. bill: you're saying if it goes to that market it stays there over time it could be considerable. we will walk that. charles payne in the h...

Oil prices dropped again today. april futures fell 64 cents to close at $104.38 a barrel. gas prices were up about a half cent overnight. the national average remains around $3.52 a gallon. with each extra penny or two at the gas pump, the pressure mounts on president obama to do something about it. white house correspondent wendell goler looks at one option gaining momentum. >> with gasoline prices on their fastest rise since hurricane katrina, president obama is under pressure to tap the nation's strategic petroleum reserve. democratic senator chuck schumer yesterday joined several democrats...