from 10 to 20%. new york was the highest 20% increase for average air fares. denver and orlando both coming in about 13, 14% up from last year. that s just the way it is this time of year. a lot of demand but higher prices. heather. heather: thank you very much. we appreciate it. thank you. bill: when you think about traveling, right, i m going to just say 42 million americans will be on the road or in the air over the next coming days, that is a good number because last year is about 35 million. if we increased that much maybe it is a decent sign. don t really complain because you re getting to go home and be around loved ones. be thankful for that. bill: take a look at the markets right now. down on wall street we re trading considerably lower off about 146 right now to the downside we do not expect a lot of trading today, this is indicative of what is happening not just here at home with the jobs picture that came out an
hour and a half ago, concerns in european china, it s all mixed up into this big batch of negativeness at the moment. bankrupt solar company so linda already sent half a billion tax dollars up in smoke and now the taxpayers are about to smell out even more money. guess who might get a bail out this time? heather: can never tell. denver bronco s quarterback tim tebow tackling a jab to his face. what jake plummer said and his response. bill: they are all republicans, they do not agree on everything, a sparring match in last night s debate that featured this. i think you want to use every tool that you can possibly use to gather the intelligence, the patriot act has clearly been a key part of that and i think looking at it carefully annex tepbgd it anand extending it and building it and knowing that
in afghanistan, huntsman advocating a quicker drawdown than the current timetable and saying that a force of 10 to 15,000 troops on the ground is sufficient. romney is suggesting that too quick of a drawdown goes against the advice of u.s. commander s on the ground. i think it s important for the american people to know we have achieved raising standards in afghanistan and a civil society. as commander and chief of course you re going to listen to the generals. the commander-in-chief makes the final decision but he makes that on the input of people closes to the town f. if we pull out we could see that nation and pakistan become a place of terror. that s why you listen and make your decision. heather: president obama announced his plans to withdraw 33,000 troops from afghanistan
significant wind behind these storms and that s not the case. it will take until the afternoon before the storm is out of here. if we can get through this morning without piling up delays, that s good. the next system will be the next weather maker and it will affect some people on the way home saturday and sunday. heather. heather: thank you very much. rick, are you heading out? reporter: i m not. i am here. heather: all right, i ll see you tomorrow. bill: michele bachmann and governor rick perry, clashing over billions of dollars in u.s. aid to pakistan, the minnesota congresswoman that says while our relationship with pakistan is imperfect, it is critical to fighting the war on terror. this from last night. a nation that lies, that does everything possible that you could imagine wrong, at the same time, they do share intelligence data with us regarding al-qaeda. and i also think that pakistan as a nation, it s kind of like too nuclear to fail. the bottom line is they showed
the season. so we re in for a doozy. heather: dig it out and dig it out. every year about a dozen homes are almost completely covered in sand. bill: remember that wedding a couple of weeks ago when the bride and groom were taken away in the sandstorm? heather: video was very dramatic. was that in arizona? bill: oh, yeah, the sandstorms in phoenix. you re exactly right. you ve got to dig it out in oregon. keep on digging. all right, presidential candidate mitt romney picks up another major endorsement, senator john thune. thisthis as a poll that shows ry now ties president obama in a critical battleground state. barbara come stock, how you doing? good morning, how good morning, bill. bill: virtually tied in pennsylvania? what does that mean?