the treasury is sending out checks as promised, and somehow there is just as much fear and uncertainty and economic anxiety as ever. we will tackle the next three main questions. what is going on with the stock markets? the dow is on track for the ninth straight day of losses. any guesses on how long it has been since nine straight days of loss? 33 years. lots of scary numbers are behind these, and we ll get to those in a minute. question number two, who will make the cuts. the debt deal left a hard decision on taxes and spending and entitlements to a 12-member super committee yet to be appointed. thirdly, why did congress leave so much unfinished business? lawmakers went on their august break leaving thousands of faa workers on unpaid furlough. they are also leaving $1 billion in uncollected taxes on the table in a fight over $14 million. it s time to get some answers. don t you think? wall street is where we begin today. alison kosik is at the stock exchange. if the dow c
good evening. right about now the anger of the american people toward their elected representatives in washington is at a modern day high. in a down economy, people don t see the debate we have all witnsed as relevant to their lives. we just watched congress finish their business on the debt ceiling heaving a sigh of relief, but they left washington without resolving a standoff that resulted in thousands of american workers being thrown off the job. this has to do with the faa, the folks in charge of our air travel. congress can t agree on their funding so a lot of projects have stopped. and in this job market, people need the work. we begin here tonight with nbc s lisa myers. reporter: construction at a new airport tower in oakland is at a stand still. among more than 200 projects halted. in all, 70,000 construction workers have been laid off. luka toscano had to deliver the bad news to his workers in brooklyn. it is telling them, looking them in their face is like telli
good evening. right about now the anger of the american people toward their elected representatives in washington is at a modern day high. in a down economy, people don t see the debate we have all witnessed as relevant to their lives. we just watched congress finish their business on the debt ceiling increase, heaving a sigh of relief, but as we have been reporting, they left washington without resolving in a standoff that resulted in thousands of american workers being thrown off the job. this has to do with the faa, the folks in charge of our air travel. congress can t agree on their funding so a lot of projects have stopped. and in this job market, people need the work. we begin here tonight with nbc s lisa myers. reporter: construction at a new airport tower in oakland is at a standstill. among more than 200 projects halted. in all, 70,000 construction workers have been laid off. luka toscano had to deliver the bad news to his workers in brooklyn. it is telling them,