this saturday in atlanta, georgia. if you re thinking of heading down there to watch the final four, we ve got all the information that you need to know. joining us now is our orbitz senior editor. thanks for being with us. let s start with flights, air fare. if you re flying from different cities we have a chart for you with an average of how muc it s going to cost to get to atlanta. why don t you go through these. i ll start with the most expensive, out of syracuse, around $635 round trip. wichita state, flying directly out of wichita, around $501. however you have the option out of kansas city $350, about a three-hour drive. for michigan folks, they are flying out of detroit, $414 round trip. louisville $281. a little bit closer. then if you want a hotel room, how hard is it to get one right now? getting tougher every minute as people start to book the rooms especially downtown close to the
dollar general, you get staples there. you can get food, cleaning supplies, you can get a new mop if you need it. and they have done very well in the recession. they ve been opening new stores. they ll open up more new stores this year. 6,000 new jobs for 2013. 635 new stores. they re hiring in 40-plus states. most of the country here. wall street split about this company of the depends on the economy. but they are hiring and even hourly jobs come again with benefits. steve: paychecks for patriots. also have a positive veterans program as well as many of the companies we feature do. gretchen: one of the nation s largest and most reputable title lending companies, title max. you re seeing a big pick up you obviously in the housing industry. interest rates at 3.2%, it s like free money to buy a house. we re seeing the housing recovery really pick up. 360 nationwide jobs right now. this is title lending, customer service, store managers can make up to 45 grand. general managers, u
national security was not compromised. again, when you get to the number of people who are really concerned about this, only 13% say it s very likely that security was compromised. gregg: we re six days before black friday. the big question is, have any folks done their shopping yet? wow, look at that! 635 haven t even started. heather: i m in the 65% category. i have not started. i admit it. the number that amazes me is the 7% who are finished. these are people who planned ahead, they ve finished. we expect based on previous years that about 8 or 10 million more people will finish this coming weekend. but heather, if it makes you feel any better, 45% of us, and i m with you on this 45% say they wait til the last minute. heather: it s tradition. gregg was mentioning last week, he s bought himself gifts so far. gregg: yeah, i can t resist. i shop for myself. what a guy. gregg: then i put it under the tree and say it s from santa
as it gets. it looks like the mother of all snacks. a ginormous mix of chili, cheddar, and frito corn chips cooked up at the state fair of texas. the folks at guinness declaring the delicious concoction the world s largest frito chili pie. that pie weighed 1,300 pound and easily fed 5,000 people. the point of all this was to celebrate frito s birthday. 80th birthday. 635 ten-ounce bags of fritos, 650 16-ounce cans of chili, 580 eight-ounce bags of cheddar cheese. a little light heart-healthy snack for everybody. sound like my super bowl appetizers. sound good. coming up next sexy centerfold model who wants you to know about her relationship with religion. a small town anchorwoman s outrage over a viewer s comment about her weight. her public uproar over a private matter. it s all next on world news now.
as it gets. it looks like the mother of all snacks. a ginormous mix of chili, cheddar, and free toe chips cooked up at the state fair of texas. the folks at guinness declaring the delicious concoction the world s largest free toe chili pie. that pie weighed 1,300 pound and easily fed 5,000 people. the point of all this was to celebrate frito s birthday. 80th birthday. 635, 10-ounce bags of frito. 650, 16 ounce cans of chil. 580, 8-ounce bags of cheddar cheese. a little light, heart healthy snack for everybody. sound like my super bowl appetizers. sound good. coming up next sexy centerfold model who wants you to know about her relationship with religion. a small town anchorwoman s