bernie schaeffer, market monitor research. the official christmas tree was delivered to the white house today. it is an 18.5 foot tall fir grown in wisconsin. christmas trees are a $50 million business in that state. sandhill christmas trees in central wisconsin has been growing and selling trees for three decades. in tonight's "all in the family" segment diane eastabrook shows us what started as a father's hobby has turned into a son's mission. >> reporter: it's crunch time for john brussock and mother nature is messing with him. >> the snow is kind of weighing some of the branches down at the top of the tree, so it's kind of difficult to see if there are problem spots or if it's just snow weighing it down. >> reporter: this is brussock's second season running sandhill christmas trees-- a 200 acre farm in central wisconsin his family started 30 years ago. the 25-year-old has his work cut out for him. he and childhood friends luke and mike gray are racing against the clock to chop, haul and bail 6,000 fraser and balsam firs fo

here's what we're watching for next week: our friday market monitor guest is bernie schaeffer, chairman of schaeffer's investment research. we'll see the october reports on existing home sales and personal income. on monday, hewlett packard reports quarterly results. we'll find out if new chief executive meg whitman is turning the tech firm around after a year of instability. 1,000 detroit city workers will be laid off between now and the end of february. that's about 9% of the city's workforce. the city is scrambling to trim costs as it looks to avoid impending insolvency. the job cuts are expected to save $14 million this fiscal year. a report commissioned by the mayor's office says without drastic reforms detroit will run out of cash by april 2012. >> the food and drug administration ruled that avastin should no longer be used to treat breast cancer. avastin will still be on the market because it's used to treat other forms of cancer. today's ruling is expected to influence insurance coverage. a monthly supply can cost more than $8,000. medicare said it will cover it while it evaluat