we also know that people give up looking for work. so that s the flipside. the balance on that. the commerce department reports construction spending in november hit levels not seen since 2009. jumping by 1% and beating expectations. so that s your economic news as it s coming together in the 3:00 hour on the east coast. one of the big three american automaker is about to become 100% italian. fiat has agreed to buy more than 40% chrysler shares from a united auto workers trust. so fiat s full ownership, and chrysler estimates sold 2.6 million vehicles worldwide last year. up 18% from 2012, and more than 70% from 2010. that was the first full year under fiat s control. a priest, found dead in his own church. police say they re launching a homicide investigation.