authorities. is there anything the pilots or the crew can do to help with this? reporter: well, very little. most of the stuff is in containers. they put it in a container and roll it onto the airplane. the pilots don t see much of the stuff before it goes on or after it goes on. they are just flying the airplane. they can be aware of security issues and they all are trained to be that way. in terms of looking at packages pilots just don t have abg test to it access to it. megyn: okay. trace gallagher has breaking news live from our west coast newsroom, trace we understand you re hearing now reports of a suspicious package in downtown san francisco? reporter: that s right it s on market street, megyn h. of course the police are on scene right now. they have a bomb squad unit on scene. they have closed off much of downtown. market street by the way is running right through the very heart of downtown san francisco. they say that it s a bag and it s in front apparently of a america
lou dobbs is a syndicated radio talk show host and my guest now. lou, we covered this last web. they messed up with the foreclosures, now they are going to be on hold with america r-r and with rank of america and other banks. imagine that banks screwing up in the mist of all of this. megyn: it s relevant to everyone in this country. housing is the way we get into this mess and housing is the way we get out of this mess. i want to put up the vote from a chief economist at moody s. we don t have it, trust me. he said before, before all this, a month ago that a housing recovery would be underway by the third quarter of next year. he said things were looking good. now he pwhraoefts the foreclosure scandal could prolong the housing depression, this is from the ap for at least another few years. so this is a big deal if this is going to prolong a housing depression for three more years. megyn: i would be very cautious