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Billion. which is bill, precisely, $4 billion a day. go back to 2007, a couple years ago, it took a whole year to rack up $167 billion new debt, one year, one 67. now in seven weeks we rack up $200 billion. the pace of accumulation is astonishing, bill. bill: indeed it is. what happens in the future? do you get more rapid debt? do you continue to build up. we're looking 20 trillion, question of when? >> yes to all of the above. in the immediate future we'll continue to build debt as rapidly as we have in the last 50 days. the way to get out of this grow the economy, rapidly, 4, 5, 6%, growth o...

>> it is 21 after the hour. jim demint leading a national charge for the federal bailout for state pension programs. they will run their systems into bankruptcy. illinois democratic governor pushed for a rescue the state has $167 billion in under funded pensions. and in an extra bumpy ride for american airlines passengers headed for miami after their seats literally came unbolted and started sliding around the plane. the plane making an emergency landing at jfk airport. heather over to you. >> oo we will talk about flight delays. what airlines have the best track records for getting them

Day and pepsi and soda pop, and guess what? most kids do, and guess why show many children are obese. because they're drinking that. >> there was a report from the center for american progress th center of american progress that says the costs of hunger and particularly nutrition and obesity will cost american society $167 billion a year. >> that is correct. yeah. >> before the next joint session of congress jeff should go stand behind the podium and say, the dude abides. >> how can you say no to the dude? >> nobody does. >> thanks for being on the show. good luck with everything. coming up we...

in policy that until now barred foreign maids from seeking residency in hong kong. michael jackson's former body guard says dr. conrad murray asked him to gather up drug viles before asking to call for help. prosecutors are trying to make a case that murray is criminally responsible for the singer's death. those are the headlines from cnn. world business today starts right now. good morning. this is world business today. these are the top stories on friday, september 30th. there's no respite for investors in europe as stocks head south again this friday. a land mark victory for...

You're going to be labor intensive. proposals of moving from six to five day will help with that. >> with e-mail and online bill pay and commercial outfits with u.p.s. and fedex, there are those out there that say perhaps it is time for the post office to go the way of dinosaur. if we lost the post office as we know it, would our daily lives be at all very different? >> i think so. the postal service still is very, very important for the american economy and society. listen, this year we're going to deliver 167 billion pieces of mail. we're not going away any time soon. the other thing is ther...