crowned by the mighty parthenon temple, the acropolis rises above modern athens, a lasting testament to greece's glorious golden age in the 5th century b.c. grand processions followed the panathenaic way, which was a ceremonial path connecting the town below and the acropolis. they'd pass through this imposing entryway and up to the religious heart of the city in the parthenon. the parthenon was perhaps the finest temple in the ancient world. valiantly battling the acidic air of our modern world, it still stands, with the help of ongoing restoration work. it was constructed in the 5th century b.c. and dedicated to the virgin goddess athena. seeing it today is awe-inspiring, but imagine how striking it must have looked when it was completed, nearly 2,500 years ago, in all its carved and brilliantly painted splendor. the adjacent erechtheion is famous for its porch of the caryatids -- six beautiful maidens functioning as columns. dedicated to athena and poseidon, this was one of the most important religious buildings on the acropolis. this, rather than the parthenon, was the culminatio

you, the folks who invented greek diners could hardly take umage to taking turns with the acropolis.. eat up the history, but first just eat. you're telling me pepsi would pass on promoting the parthenon? get with it. slap a billboard on it. trust me on this. you can't do worse. look at the mets. if you truly believe you're facing a financial apocalypse, at least have a company underwrite the cause. so get with it. you've got the gods. you've got the foods. your nation is your temple. good god, you don't have to be sieb hawking to realize hello, star hocking or i'm telling you the whole country is the pits. olive pitles but you get the idea. quit whining and making more wine. by the way, the delphi automotive folks are on line one. guess what they want to sponsor? there you go. romney is my special guest tomorrow i wonder if he is for the response to the crisis. sponsor corporate sponsors on legends. who would underwrite the grand canyon? gran torino or

and the headline is acropolis adieu, why greece needs to leave the euro now. >> an open talk now fromembers of the ecb over the weekend. it is possible, feasible, it'll be messy and by god could it be messy. not the least the recapitalization of the european threat. >> i don't know how he changed the topic. that's all we are looking at here in the united states as well. >> well, wolfgang came out, the jeerm an financer, and said this is it. if you want out of the euro, wur yay out is to vote for the left who want out. so they are pretty obvious about what they say. >> i love sha play and his transaction tact ticks. on top of the 83% in france. >> the french are supporting a financial transaction tax as well. i think that's very likely to happen. but let me tell you what i'm worried about today. a little bit here, little bit there. we have a correction going. just because we are not doing as bad as europe doesn't mean we aren't having a tough time. i look at insiders here. 2500 declining stocks and 500 advancing stocks. what? light volume. and it's like this everyday. bill and marimari

here's a nice picture from acropolis.of the eclipse through the trees. >>> it looks like something very scientific. >>> let's check in with conditions right now the toll plaza. right now they're clearing an accident just coming off that whole pass. crews have left the scene. the dillies are not too bad. actually this is pretty good for a monday.

right now we're going to get a unique view of the situation in greece straight from the acropolis. one of the most breathtaking ancient structures. president of chamber of commerce and industry joins us now. good to see you again, con stantine. what's the mood of the business leaders in greece? >> the situation unfortunately, michelle, is tragic. that is the phrase one can use in order to describe the situation the business community's facing here in greece. the lack of liquidity that the market has felt over the last six months is excruciating at the moment. and we do hope that the -- we do hope that the 18 billion -- we're off -- >> you're doing fine. talking about the 18 billion euros. >> earmarked by the ecb has been -- is going to be filtered through to the system. we do hope this will rectify the situation although the signs we have at the moment are not positive. we hope in the next few days that we will be able to revert this situation. >> as they try to continue to recapitalize the banks there in greece, tell us what you think is going to happen with the elections on june

considering this or the other day as i stood on top of the temple, with the dedicated director of the acropolisration service and watched the workshop that lead below and around me. bellamy blast on too long about how heart stopping it was, but did you know, for example, that the parthenon, it viewed from the sky, is a perfect triangle and the temple of poseidon, a cheap simian? did you appreciate know that it makes a slight were inclined so that if you look at it upwards into space, they would stable themselves together is a symmetrical point in the imperial. the brightness is located somewhere between the beauty of science in the science of beauty. the damage done by the ages to the building and bypass empires and occupations cannot all be put right. but there is one desecration and dissipation and decapitation that can at least be partially undone. early in the 19th century, ambassador to the empire, and lord elgin, sent a wrecking crew to the turkish occupied territory of greece where it sort off approximately half of the parthenon and carried away. as in all things greek, there were three

just that adding the considering word makes a mountain, an acropolis of difference in the markets will to strike the fear of god in the greeks and hard to know why to play like fire. >> by the beard of zeus, i agree. >> we'll see where it leads us. right now, dow up 11 points. thanks for that. we'll count down to the close in europe. only about seven minutes and 30 seconds to go. the closing action covered and closely watch the headlines when we come right back. at bank of america, we're lending an in communities across the country. fro omrevi htalielzeping t a neigbrhbooklyn..or.ho financing industries that are creating jobs in boston... providing funding for the expansion of a local business serving a diverse seattle community... and lending to ensure a north texas hospital continues to deliver quality care. because the more we can do in local neighborhoods and communities, the more we can help make opportunity possible. have you ever partaken in a car insurance taste test before? by taste? yes, never heard of it. well, that's what we're doing today. car insurance x has been perfecte