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Additional workers werent able to work at all because of bad weather. >> reporter: and because of the way the labor department calculates or figures out and decides -- defines who is working part time, full time or working at all and when, sandys impact did not show up in the overall numbers. but one thing did. as you mentioned, 350,000 people left the work force, about the same number stayed in, and that is what put downward pressure on the unemployment rate taking it down to 7.7. heather? heat...

Oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. there you go. the holiday season has begun. that was a pretty packed times square. lets go now to our three big money headlines. sandys impact. buyers are back. and a big bake sale. joining me now forbes staff writer morgan brennan. lets get to hurricane sandy which took a toll of on consumer spending. "consumer reports" says spending fell in october after rising in september. the gdp was higher than estimated. i never c...

About $1.80, trading up close to $89 and thats a big concern can, too. we are looking at gas prices that were finally starting to drop. prices have come down about 7 cents on average at the pump. thats good news. it helps out for consumers. if oil prices are going back up, thats a big concern not only for whats happening in the oil markets but obviously with whats happening with consumer spending as well. we did get one bit of good news and thats lowes. part of that because of sandys and the reb...

What i do. im not going to let one person spoil this. >> others are taking utility companies to court following a class action lawsuit against the long island power authority. do they have a case? lis wiehl is a fox news legal analyst. good to see you. >> good to be here. rick: i understand people are frustrated but hitting somebody who is trying to help you that is another story all together. he probably has a lawsuit if he pwapbt wants to on his hands. lets talk about lipa. >> the summons and ...

Response. because of that, they were ready to move in to hard-hit areas providing much needed food, water and supplies and to give people a chance to start rebuilding their dreams. >> hurricane sandy destroyed homes and property, caused loss of life, and shattered the dreams of millions of people living in the storms path. for some, their spirits are lifted by complete strangers, who have come from other parts of the country, just to help. these volunteers from churches and convoy of hope have b...

A slew of upbeat data drove thursdays momentum, including positive reports on consumers, retail, auto sales, and manufacturing. well, it has been a rough week for martha stewarts company. offices were flooded by hurricane sandy, forcing earnings to be delayed twice. now the company says its laying off 12% of its staff. shutdowns and free fares are costing new yorkers and new yorks mass transit authority about $18 million a day. new york senator chuck schumer says fema will reimburse the city...

Ticket but they arent going to let you through. there is a frozen zone as well along where the partially collapsed train is. we are told it will be the weekend at the earl list that the frozen zone is going to come down. it has been a headache for a lot of folks living in the area who are evacuated from their buildings. also a gas shortage causing headaches if you can even find gas. the lines are incredible. many dont have cars and rely on car services. they cant pull fill the reservation they a...

Country. sandys massive tidal surge flooding that town and trapping folks again with no way out. molly line made her way in. how are things there this morning? molly, hello. >> reporter: bill, like you said there is an incredible amount of devastation here in hoboken. a community that has been put under a tremendous amount of pressure because of all the water. people stuck in apartments and no power. that expectation of no power is likely to go outside seven to 10 days. there is a big sign outsi...

Out in the floodwaters, huge waves tossed them into the marsh sweeping the boys away. martha: how sad. the search and the repairs continue, we are getting some disturbing numbers on the unbelievable scope of sandys impact financially. at least first of all of course is the lost of life which bill was talking about and the number there looks about 74 people, although that number is expected to grow and the damage estimates are soaring to $20 billion. experts say that sandy could subtract as much ...

Going to be sitting there for months to come, and what happens is mold begins to grow in these houses. so youve got to get the water out, youve got to dry it, and then where theres mold, youve got to be able to take the sheet rock out so the walls can dry out, and then youll have teams to come back in and help them repair it. >> greta: when i said it was a finely-oiled machine, ive been down there, its almost like firemen. youve got all those trucks ready, theyre all stocked and ready to go. the...