take a look at pultegroup, ryland and k.b. home-- their shares rose more than 3%. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: oil prices notched higher today, closing above $108 a barrel. that brings us to tonight's "word on the street"-- "oil." dan dicker, senior contributor to thestreet.com, says the big beneficiaries of those higher prices are oil refiners. when i spoke to him a short while ago, he explained why.

take a look at pultegroup, ryland and k.b. home-- their shares rose more than 3%. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: oil prices notched higher today, closing above $108 a barrel. that brings us to tonight's "word on the street"-- "oil." dan dicker, senior contributor to thestreet.com, says the big beneficiaries of those higher prices are oil refiners. when i spoke to him a short while ago, he explained why. >> well, they're the only sector that benefit franchise a higher oil price because they're the only ones who can take a high oil price and translate it into an even higher gas price they can collect from consumers at the pump. they are the only ones who can, in fact, benefit from what we're seeing, $105, $106 crude. >> and refiners benefit from the big price benefit. between the west texas crews, and the crude that traded in london, right? >> right. the simple way to think about it is the input cost is related to the west texas cost. and the price they can charge at the pump is related to the spread. and the wider the spread gets, the more profit the

ryland: that we saw yesterday, 62 oakland, 66 in antioch.ff we are in for a warming trend as we head into the next several days. temperatures warm up a little bit over what we saw today. 70 vallejo, fairfield. 7 these inland antioch, pleasanton. 60 in the coast. breezy along the coast. as we look into the weekend temperatures warm into saturday. hitting the '70s. eighties as we make our way into sunday. more and your extended forecasts, 82 sunday, '80s into next week. >> pam: it is draft time, the nfl is holding its annual draft tonight in new york. 49ers' get the seventh pick tonight. >> reporter: it's a bittersweet moment, they did pick up clear of misery. they didn't get the quarterback they wanted, they got holden smith. fast rushing has been one of their needs for years. 12 tackles, 29 losses. he will fill a void. and a lot of needs. as the rest of the 49 discouraging stuff currently have. a number flyspeck with patrick peterson standing quarterback. that is the guy at the 49ers are wanted. everybody knew it. when they didn't get him, w

over the next five or 6 yards he builds a hughes intercolonial network that's expands from ryland, new hampshire. >> how easy was it to counterfeit at that time? >> well, the printing quality of the bill is fairly primitive by our standards. it did require tremendous skills as an engraver. one of the things you see, most counterpressures are former silversmiths. it takes tremendous physical dexterity to engrave a copperplate and rivers. that is what is required. >> how much -- first of all, was there a national currency? or the 13 different types of currency? >> fifteen types. after the revolution it becomes even more confusing. private banks all across the country but in their own notes. hundreds and then later thousands. the peak is more than ten thousands. sickening all over the country. how did that system work? if somebody live in massachusetts at the time and wanted to go to a store or mercantile it is really so confusing. this was the biggest discovery for me. just to think of it from the ground you. you could show up and present one of 10,000 different types of money. there wer

guest: ryland has the fifth highest unemployment in the country -- rhode island has the fifth highest unemployment in the country. it is incredibly difficult right now. host: what will turn that around? guest: investments that the president is talking about, infrastructure investment, job training. i am proposing a make it in america block grant that would invest in manufacturing in america. we need to start to make things around the world. we also have a big knowledge economy growing in rhode island, coming out of our universities and hospitals. stabilizing the housing market. there is a lot of work to be done. cuts in spending, balancing the budget, managing the deficit, but at the same time, making those investments to the country that are critical to the economy. infrastructure, education, things that will spark the job growth. host: last night, you were part of a press release that came out from the media center, democrats for senior advocates. here is the quote he contributed. "the american people have seen over the past 15 years, the republican party is are not of our own." thi

host: ryland, your next. -- rhode island. caller: thank you for taking my call. i voted republican for the first time in my life this year. i want to say something. they talk about mean heartedness. let's address some facts. the troops not getting paid. the president refusing to include our troops in the executive order and he decided to protect his paycheck and the pay of congress. he refused to protect the troops and threatened to veto. as to jobs, this administration is refusing to provide help to americans who want to create businesses including veterans. everything they do and have it people's ability to create jobs. i see it first hand on a daily basis. i used to be a bleeding heart liberal democrat. i was a naive a fool. who appointed a man that demands corporate welfare? they want more cheaper foreign labor. and was not a republican. it was barack obama who i voted for and i regret now. host: orlando, florida. republican line. caller: how're you today? i have a few questions that basically yes/no. as it to government to employees, do they pay for their he