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Of this show. there is so much fear all around, businesses are sittingen the largest cash they have ever sat on even ajusted for inflation ever since records have been kept. they are afraid. >> bill: shah what shakes that money free. >> i think several things would shake it free. one if there could be some calming down in europe. it's a mistake to think the u.s. has no role in europe. the u.s. i think should work with the european monetary authorities to say we are not going to allow a collapse in greece, spain or italy and we will work. >> how can do you that when greece is basically saying b...

>> yes, and no but mostly no because what is happening now, the new french president, everybody in the white house the last couple of days has been saying, he didn't mean what he said. he did mean what he said in the campaign. he said in france he is going to withdraw french troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. the u.s. had already said that it's going to stop combat operations in afghanistan in 2013, next year. so when you look around the table the president is going to see people like france looking for the nearest exit door. president as many as looking for an exit so it's very ...

120,000 people more than 90 miles from the hoped for starting points of los angeles or anaheim. this is literally the end of the road. we are off the 15 in the middle of the mohave desert and the proposed site for the train. 90 miles that way is l.a. 188 miles that way you hit las vegas. the question is would you drive from l.a. and park your car here and hop on the train to get there. >> i don't think the people of los angeles which is where we are are going to be drawing most of the riders are going to buy driving halfway to vegas and then catch a train the other half. >> is it a good idea. ...

The reason that you are seeing this happen is las vegas sees a reason for it. >>reporter: what is standing in the way of turning this into an oasis? it is money. with private funds drying up, the desert express is asking you to chip in. they say they need at least $5 billion in taxpayer money in the form of a loan. >> solyndra is supposed to be paid back, also, and we know how that worked out. i don't buy it. >>reporter: the loan will come from the federal railroad administration which has $35 billion allocated for our railroads but concerns linger. will the company make enough money from the ...

I think the reason that you are seeing this happen is vegas sees there is a reason for it. they are the ones that are pushing for it. a lot of this money, private equity is coming out of vegas to allow people to get up there much quicker. they underand it that they can't really get down into the l.a. basin. so this is where they are going to start. >> what is standing in the way of turning this desert pitstop into an oasis? the answer is really simple. money. with private funds drying up the desert express is asking you to chip in. they say they need at least $5 billion in taxpayer money in th...