let's go to hong kong where anna coren is watching the markets. good morning. diana said if greece doesn't pass these austerity measures, we could be heading toward a crisis for greece, a crisis for europe. and we all know that that could catch on around the world. how are markets treating this? >> well, it's quite interesting, ali, because despite all of this volatility in greece, it would seem that the uncertainty in the markets is easing. there's a belief that perhaps the these austerity measures that currently being debated will be pushed through. let's pull up the markets around the world. certainly here in asia pacific they've been in positive territory for most of the day. japan's nikkei has been the highest performer, up .75%. u.s. markets up almost 1% overnight. and european markets now that are open for business, they're mostly following those gains that were made on wall street. the german dax, only slightly down. but relatively flat. quite volume tile there. so ali, you have to say that confidence as far as the markets are concerned, is building, th