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Is that going to push over at the malls or are we just going to be stagnant there? >> hi, gretchen. you have the story exactly right. the first part of this story is the biggest economic story of the year, to me, is these falling oil and gasoline prices. and i'm here in chicago. we're paying $1.79, $1.80 a gallon. as you said, that's a big savings to the american consumer. saving $20, $25 every time they go to the gas pump. now they're spending that money. they are going to the malls but you're right. instead of buying the stuff at the malls they are going online. u.p.s. will deliver it 24, 48...

Get this, regular unleadeded in state now selling for about $1.80 a gallon. and in some cities and towns, those prices are even lower. it's a big break, considering the national average is above $2 a gallon. analysts do warn, though, this won't last. prices are expected to rise in february. that said, we are seeing some people lured into out showrooms in november. ford sales up slightly last month, but it's the sales of its f-series pickups which really show some movement, up 16%, crushing industry estimates. over at gm, overall sales were up 1.5%. chevy truck sales, however, jumped 10%, and s...

I've got to do what i can do for my own case. >> clarence butterfield is also accused of an ugly act of violence. the torture and murder of his 21-year-old daughter, rebecca. but at the moment, his focus is on his ability or inability to purchase snacks and supplies from the jail commissary. >> first thing i ordered was coffee, freeze dried coffee, 3 ounce. go down. ordered one. insufficient funds. cocoa, five pack, insufficient funds. and i ordered sweet and low, ten pack, that's 50 cents, insufficient funds. pretty bad when you don't have 50 cents. soups are 60 cents. i ordered three of thos...

Will there i think. >> interesting for sure. >> this is a time oil prices are lower and now we have the pope coming to visit. he's pushing initiative as well. do you think this is going to be the same tone he's going to use and maybe the pope and he will have the same message? >> i think they agree on this. keep an eye on oil prices, right. americans get concerned and open to solar and other energy when gas prices are really high. there are places gas is $1.80 a gallon. not here in new york but a lot of places. it takes it politically hard to sale. an endorsement from the pope always helps pol...

Companies that have been decimated, but the junk mail has been on the boom for decades. you also have the federal reserve potentially raising interest rates soon, and that possibly plays into china's strategy. >> that's september 16, right? >> that's their next meeting, september 17, and so whether or not they do is an open question now. the market had become pretty comfortable that they would at that meeting. you know, the odds were above 50% if you look at the futures contract, that trade on the fed funds future rate. that's obviously come way back down now, so it's a lot of uncertainty out ...