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Mark. april futures gained 2.66. gasoline went up a fraction of penny overnight 3.38 a gallon. two top money men were on capitol hill talking about fixing the economy and fixing housing. peter barnes is here with details. >> good evening, brett. been bernanke says the fed is watching those rising oil and gas prices but he is not panicking yet. >> the increases that we have seen so far will obviously a problem for a lot of people do not yet pose a significant risk either to the recovery or to the maintenance of overall inflation. as higher fuel prices really start to hurt the fed is prepared ...

>> brett: before the break week asked you who will get the most blame if the government does shut down. 86% said democrats, 14% responded republicans. it doesn't look like that is going to happen for a couple of weeks. take a listen. >> a joint resolution is passed. >> the sooner we get this short term of the funding government done, the quicker we can move to a long term. >> there is no debate about the need to cut spending, but the question is where do you cut that doesn't harm the economy, doesn't throw in it reverse, doesn't reduce job growth. >> brett: the house passed a continuing resolu...

That the house republicans proposal to cut $61 billion in current spending would hurt the economy very much. that contradicts some economists who think those cuts could hurt a lot. over in the house, treasure secretary defended the administration's through new options for shutting down fannie mae and freddie mac. they've gotten $155 billion in taxpayer bailouts and no one wants that again. that hearing became a little testy. >> will you support option one? if you are not supportive of option one over two or three, will you support option one? >> we laid out three options for a reason because a...

That the house republicans proposal to cut $61 billion in current spending would hurt the economy very much. that contradicts some economists who think those cuts could hurt a lot. over in the house, treasure secretary defended the administration's through new options for shutting down fannie mae and freddie mac. they've gotten $155 billion in taxpayer bailouts and no one wants that again. that hearing became a little testy. >> will you support option one? if you are not supportive of option one over two or three, will you support option one? >> we laid out three options for a reason because a...

>> brett: before the break week asked you who will get the most blame if the government does shut down. 86% said democrats, 14% responded republicans. it doesn't look like that is going to happen for a couple of weeks. take a listen. >> a joint resolution is passed. >> the sooner we get this short term of the funding government done, the quicker we can move to a long term. >> there is no debate about the need to cut spending, but the question is where do you cut that doesn't harm the economy, doesn't throw in it reverse, doesn't reduce job growth. >> brett: the house passed a continuing resolu...