jonathan seare, thank you very much. it is officially time to decorate the white house with the arrival of the first family s christmas tree. a horse-drawn carriage delivering the 19-foot bosom fir today. the first ladies there to greet the team. the couple who traveled from wisconsin with the tree they planted it two decades ago and tried four times before winning a ticket to the white house. but before a crew carried the tree inside, an inspection from the first dog, b.o. who gave it a quif sniff of approval, we re told. the rise of freedom now. in addition to taking more than 2700 lives, the attacks on the world trade center left the surrounding neighborhood desso lated. 20,000 people who live there had to move away. companies had to cut or relocate 65,000 jobs. but as shepard smith reports tonight, downtown new york is once again booming.
well, millions of americans could soon have less money in their pockets if congress doesn t take action. long-term unemployment benefits are close to running out, just as new claims are on the rise. and people with jobs could see their paychecks shrink in just a few weeks. we are live in d.c. with the details on that. plus, black friday is starting on thursday this year. in fact, people are already, as you can see, camping out at certain stores. but some experts say the shopping stampedes do not pay off. that s coming up as fox reports tonight.
they also rejected the federal health care overhaul. analysts say that vote is largely symbolic since federal law generally supersedes state law. folks in the state of new jersey voted yesterday to legalize sports betting. that will take effect only if and when a federal ban is overturned it would then allow the people to bet on professional, college, or amateur sports outside the state as long as they do not involve new jersey schools. at the same time, voters in maine rejected referendums to expand gambling in their state. despite supporters saying adding casinos and racetracks would create much needed jobs. for a complete election recap and reaction, just head over to foxnews.com. we posted a roundup of all of the results online. meanwhile new fallout in the solyndra scandal as fox reports tonight. that s the one that left taxpayers on the hook for more than half a billion dollars. we re learning what is in some recently released emails. including a very, well,
we need them to be healthy. that is some $240 billion in sales. it s a lot of money. they need to be healthy for our economy to grow. shepard: gerri willis thanks very much. part of the best team in business on television. watch her on the willis report every weekday afternoon 5:00 eastern, 4:00 in oxford on the fox business network. more signs we could be a long way from recovery as fox reports tonight. first, the fed says small businesses are still having a very hard time getting loans. the federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is urging banks to let up on strict borrowing rules. he says small businesses are key to fueling any recovery. there is also word tonight that home prices are going even lower. this from the national association of realtors. the group reports home prices fell in nearly three quarters of the united states cities this summer. we re told high foreclosures are to blame along with trouble finding interested buyers. iran s president mahmoud ahmadinejad with a bra
furious ever happens again. plus, when you re racing at 200 miles an hour, there is no margin for error. when more than a dozen cars collide at an indy car race over the weekend, the accident left a driver dead. nobody around us had seen a crash that big before in their lives. it was absolutely devastating. coming up, remembering an indy car champion. and why nascar legend jimmie johnson says this crash proves it s time for a big change in the rules of indy car racing. that s just ahead as fox reports tonight. walking my own way