3% over a period of ten years, a lot of growth. >> and forbes that same week reported that retailers were expecting sales to only increase 1.6%, so the numbers are sort of all over the map and nobody is really gotten out there except for this weekend, probably on holiday shopping. >> jon: we have to take one more break. when we come back, a new stop on the campaign trail. >> hey, listen, you try concentrating with mitt romney smiling at you, that's one handsome dude. >> political candidates making time for late night laughs, in a highly charged campaign season. season. is it helping or hurting the season. is it helping or hurting the diabetes testing? it's all the same. nothing changes. then try this. freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip.