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>> if you give people money. >> alisyn: i do want you to respond to that. making a good point that the benefits go right into the economy. >> actually not. you give somebody some money, most of of the money gets spent, but some doesn't. whereas if you cut spending, someplace else, you cut dollar for dollar on spending that goes into the economy. it's a basics of macro economics, whether you're a liberal or conservative. money to individuals does not get wholly spent. money the government spends directly gets wholly spends and the president is going to cut wholly spent money to give money to in...

fred whitfield has the weekend off. our top story this hour, a week after hurricane irene battered the east coast, tropical storm lee is targeting the gulf coast. heavy rain falling now in mississippi and louisiana, both states under a state of emergency. mandatory evacuations are under way in parts of jefferson parish in the new orleans area and some parts could get up to 20 inches of rain. vermont is one of the states still cleaning up from irene. remember that storm? six days after irene slammed the state, nearly 700 vermont homes are still without power. and the search is still o...