record money. candy. $8 billion apparently going to be spent this year. that s up 16% from last year. a record 170 million people plan to celebrate halloween apparently. that s seven in ten americans that are going to get into the mood. each person, chris will, spend on average $79.82 on decoration, costumes, and candy, that s up from $72.31 last year. i guess what people are spending on their pet costumes, by pet, i mean dogs, of course, a record $370 million. that is up nearly 30% from last year. i believe that pet costumes, chris, are the industry s fastest growing costumes. and speaking of candy, a lot of kids are mistaking these little laundry detergent pods. they re laundry detergent pods, they make them for your washing machine. there s a call for new safety precautions because they look so enticing to kids. they do. they do. anned a have casey consumer
thanks for a tough weekend. peter, thank you for coming in. peter goelz is my guest out of washington, former director of the ntsb. just to review the passenger bill of right, here s what it says again about these delays, foreign and domestic flights are covered, that s a four-hour maximum unless there s a safety issue, as i just mentioned, carriers must provide food, water and working bathrooms if the delay is longer than two hours. pat well, this is not just father s halloween. or maybe it is. remember when the holiday s all about kids and trick or treating? well now adults are getting into the act. halloween is becoming big business with the average person spending 72.31 on costumes and decorations. julie banderas has more. reporter: this survey is accurate, i spent about that on my daughter s elmo costume this year. ghosts and gob lins and moms
breakthrough for mitt romney? he s ahead of his rivals in four early voting states. we have the results of the latest cnn/time/orc poll. plus, this is sure to wake you up. bp has gotten the green tlit drill in the gulf of mexico. good morning to you. it s thursday, october 27th. this is your a.m. wake-up call. wall street investors are waking up to some encouraging news to the delight of the united states and markets around the globe. unileaders have worked out a deal to resolve the debt crisis. the agreement came after ten hours of tough negotiations in brussels. as part of the plan, banks agreed to take a 50% loss on greek bonds. the region s banks also must raise about $150 billion in new capital to protect themselves from potential debt defaults. and the plan calls for expanding the region s emergency bailout fund. now this debt deal is full of complicated details which must be finalized in the coming days and weeks. joining us now from hong kong with his take on th