one dollar of a record high. we do have this strong spending forecast out today but it is early in the year, and there are a lot of x factors that could throw a wrench in this forecast. we have to wait and see and keep on spending and see what happens. >> thank you so much. severely short ecuadorens seem to be resistant to diabetes and cancer. a study has scientists wondering if there is a connection between growth hormones and these diseases. elizabeth cohen, she has more. elizabeth, good to see you. this is incredible when you look at the study. what does it mean? >> first, i got to show you a picture of these folks in ecuador because it is quite stunning when you see them. this in the back, the gentleman in the white shirt is a doctor who has treated these patients for two decades. you can see they're all very short and his team is in the back there. he started noticing, these folks