u.s. but instead economic data from italy. we are just the prettiest horse in the glue factory right now, shep? shepard: i love it. up 3% in seven days. that s a lot. hey dow jones industrial average up 2.8% in seven days. get this, this is more good news. the vicks index, that s what the folks call the fear gauge, lowest levels in four years. really looking good for people out there. even the downdraft earlier in the day didn t keep people from coming back into this market and buying stocks. they are using any excuse to do so. shep? shepard: we are not afraid. gerri willis live in new york. gerri, thanks. thank you. shepard: former mayor of detroit kwame kilpatrick now faces up to 20 years in prison. you see, a jury today convicted him on two dozen federal corruption and bribery charges. he is 42 years old. he was once a rising star in the democratic party. make no mistake. he ran detroit from 2001 to