china, and the southern europeans are the united states and many don t for americans. and this graph shows the connection between the european france, and the u.s. gdp. it s hard to imagine that we don t take a massive hit. the reason it matters so much here at home, and the fate of the re-election of barack obama lies in the hands of merkel. i want to talk about what you should know for the news week ahead coming up next. [ drew ] what s the latest in eye couture?