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Engines. >> mr. bernanke was aggressive at a time when our country needed him to be aggressive, and quite frankly, needed for him to be decisive, and i think a lot of people don't realize how close this country was with respect to having a run on the banks. >> reporter: bernanke helped craft the controversial bank rescue plan, t.a.r.p. he cut interest rates to near zero and launched the massive fed stimulus programs, quantitative easing one, two and three. the fed's promise to try anything to ease the crisis, no matter how unorthodox, was key. >> they said we're going to do whatever it takes. ...

Well. the markets have just closed at an all-time high, a surge that comes after the fed announced this afternoon the economy may actually be sound enough to ease off some of their stimulus programs. apparently wall street liked that for now. and coming up, we are going to review john boehner's year with a man who knows the u.s. house, "hardball"'s chris matthews in just a few minutes. and we're going to keep monitoring the senate vote on the budget, expected within the hour. also, you're not going to want to miss this. we have the women who rocked 2013, which is more reporting from krystal ba...

Just a little bit, on economic stimulus programs here. next month, the fed will reduce the treasury and mortgage bonds it buys to $75 billion a month. that's a $10 billion monthly drop. $10 billion, but the fed is also pledging to keep short-term interest rates exceptionally low. take a look. >> today's policy actions reflect the committee's assessment that the economy is continuing to make progress. that it also has much farther to travel before conditions can be judged normal. notably, despite significant fiscal headwinds, it has been expanding at a moderate pace and we expect the growth wil...

Minute shoppers. there are extended hours. best buy is using at which timer to promote deals and several stores embraced to day as free shipping wednesday. and investors are waiting the fed's decision this afternoon. the central bank is expected to signal they may start cutting back on the economic stimulus programs early next year. >> thanks so much. i'm all about that free shipping wednesday. republicans are dropping like flies making 2014 all the more interesting. we'll have details coming up next. you give them the giggles. tylenol cold® helps relieve your worst cold and flu symptoms. but...

Bomb threats to avoid a final exam is making his first court appearance today. 20-year-old eldo kim, a sophomore at the prestigious ivy league school allegedly sent e-mails to several harvard offices warning the bombs were to go off on campus. bomb technicians found no explosion ebs. authorities say kim admitted to the hoax. if ikt requested he could face up to five years in prison. take a closer look at the markets right now with only a few minutes left till the big news from the federal reserve at the top of the hour whether it will continue the $85 billion a month in economic stimulus pro...