to very heavy security while mechanical and ground crews, harris, are n back to you. harris: william, thank you very much. even as many people are still waiting to fly home. the airlines have r. jacketing up ticket prices. united, continental and delta are raising fares by $10 on one way trip or 20 bucks for round trip ticket. there is word american airlines may follow. measures spend more money on themselves than others this holiday season that doesn t mean we are feeling better about the economy at all. in fact, a new consumer by the board shows consumer confidence dropped last month. a surprise since analysts expected it would increase. americans have plenty of reasons to worry about financial situations. unemployment rose again last month. and the values of our homes still falling. just today, standard and poor s reporting its index of home prices in 20 major cities fell by more than 1% from september to october. peter barnes of the fox business network joining us now from d.c.