decision on the fate of the virtual fence, it sparked a lot of controversy and cost nearly $1 billion. we're keeping them honest. first, though, we're following other important stories. joe johns has the news and business bulletin. michael steele is out as chairman of the republican party national committee. he dropped his bid for re-election today just as committee members were voting. steele's term as chairman was controversial and he often made comments that annoyed rank and file republicans. the new chairman of the rnc is reince priebus. he served as general counsel of the committee under steele. the dow is now at a 2 1/2 year high. the dow and s&p posted their seventh straight winning week. that's the longest streak since april. should female soldiers be allowed to serve in direct combat? that's the question that may be debated as the pentagon, now that a commission of high ranking officers is set to recommend that the ban be dropped.