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thank you very much. we may be on the verge of a building boom tonight that would help the economy. the sentiment index has risen from 29 to 35. anything under 50 is weak, it s the highest number in five years and the biggest increase in almost a decade. we re live in san jose tonight this, is encouraging. right. because of the lag time with new construction, like what you see behind me, economists say the housing market is the last to call going into the recession and the last to big out so. today is a welcome sign of optimism. this is construction activity making you smile you re not alone. one of the most-respected economists says we should feel good. we re moving beyond the foreclosure crisis and beyond the gloom. and in an index at its highest level in five years, builders say they re seeing their best sales levels since february, 2007. and that is coming off of a five-decade low, last year. we re excited on all levels. there is everybody feeling more ....