now, the cnn newsroom continues with randi kaye. have a great day. thank you. the treasury is sending out checks as promised, and somehow there is just as much fear and uncertainty and economic anxiety as ever. we will tackle the next three main questions. what is going on with the stock markets? the dow is on track for the ninth straight day of losses. any guesses on how long it has been since nine straight days of loss? 33 years. lots of scary numbers are behind these, and we ll get to those in a minute. question number two, who will make the cuts. the debt deal left a hard decision on taxes and spending and entitlements to a 12-member super committee yet to be appointed. thirdly, why did congress leave so much unfinished business? lawmakers went on their august break leaving thousands of faa workers on unpaid furlough. they are also leaving $1 billion in uncollected taxes on the table in a fight over $14 million. it s time to get some answers. don t you think? wa