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Additional workers weren't able to work at all because of bad weather. >> reporter: and because of the way the labor department calculates or figures out and decides -- defines who is working part time, full time or working at all and when, sandy's impact did not show up in the overall numbers. but one thing did. as you mentioned, 350,000 people left the work force, about the same number stayed in, and that is what put downward pressure on the unemployment rate taking it down to 7.7. heather? heather: peter barnes reporting live from the white house, thank you. so what can the federal governme...

Oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. there you go. the holiday season has begun. that was a pretty packed times square. let's go now to our three big money headlines. sandy's impact. buyers are back. and a big bake sale. joining me now forbes staff writer morgan brennan. let's get to hurricane sandy which took a toll of on consumer spending. "consumer reports" says spending fell in october after rising in september. the gdp was higher than estimated. i never can quite figure out how they can both be true and whether or not this continues in coming months....

About $1.80, trading up close to $89 and that's a big concern can, too. we are looking at gas prices that were finally starting to drop. prices have come down about 7 cents on average at the pump. that's good news. it helps out for consumers. if oil prices are going back up, that's a big concern not only for what's happening in the oil markets but obviously with what's happening with consumer spending as well. we did get one bit of good news and that's lowe's. part of that because of sandy's and the rebuilding. we have seen a bit of a turn in the housing market. there's a silver lining to leav...

What i do. i'm not going to let one person spoil this. >> others are taking utility companies to court following a class action lawsuit against the long island power authority. do they have a case? lis wiehl is a fox news legal analyst. good to see you. >> good to be here. rick: i understand people are frustrated but hitting somebody who is trying to help you that is another story all together. he probably has a lawsuit if he pwapbt wants to on his hands. let's talk about lipa. >> the summons and complaint was just filed yesterday. i got it two hours ago, i read it, i like this. rick. i think ...

Response. because of that, they were ready to move in to hard-hit areas providing much needed food, water and supplies and to give people a chance to start rebuilding their dreams. >> hurricane sandy destroyed homes and property, caused loss of life, and shattered the dreams of millions of people living in the storm's path. for some, their spirits are lifted by complete strangers, who have come from other parts of the country, just to help. these volunteers from churches and convoy of hope have been working around the clock for 12 days to distribute food, water and supply and convoy of hope se...