points yesterday. right now, futures on the dow, nasdaq and s&p are down. asian markets closed down but the europeans are up so far. steve, brian? >> all right, gretch, thanks. well, well, well, the federal government is doling out more money for the unemployed. weeks after congress spent $34 billion more dollars to extend unemployment benefits long, long term, the white house is giving another $3 billion to help the unemployed fight foreclosures. is this a good idea? >> joining us right now, stuart varney from the fox business network. the theory goes if people have some money, they'll be able to sustain themselves until the recovery kicks in. is that a solid thesis? >> the bottom line is jobs. jobs are in very short supply. if you've lost your job and you've got a mortgage, it's tough to pay that mortgage so the bottom line, the underlying problem of all this stuff is jobs. where are the jobs? they're not there at the moment. you've got a housing crisis and