really rough. it s not to say that we re in a trough that we can t get out of. we ve been here before and we ll get out of it again. in the short term you re right. it s very scary for a lot of investors who all of the sudden saw a lot of long-term hard work immediately disappear. i know it s hard to predict the future but how long do you think it will take before we can bounce back? we ll know more tomorrow morning when we get the job reports. if those are as sluggish and slow as we expect we could see more selling which will put us in even more of a hole. there are some strong points. most of them here in the bay area in silicon valley where we ve gotten strong earnings and a lot of investors are probably waiting on the sidelines looking at the stock prices and knowing they are getting close to ripe for buying. scott, we appreciate your insight as always and we ll speak with you at 6:00. stay with us for more on today s dow zast. brian williams will anchor team cove