dc united playing tonight. they need to make a run. this didn't help. look at farfan.oots it into the onion bag. union beats united 3-2. now 6th in the east. time to reveal your dc high school sports. blare up in silver spring. the blazers still looking for their first game. that's the team that will lead the coverage tomorrow. finally here is the pr event. these ladies are doing a demo for a shoe in sole you can put them in high heels and run on a treadmill or. >> oh. >> not. these things are called the jacks. that's what the in sole is called. it's fitting because she got jacked up. >> jacked up. >>. [ laughing ] >> trying to steal that from the cnn

united states. >> arthel: okay. ed, speaking of getting our attention, do you think our lawmakers in dc are paying attention close enough attention to what's happening in the world market as they playolitical hot potato coming up with budget proposals and ways to bolster the u.s. economy? >> yeah, i mean, that's a great point. i've been very outspoken against the policies of this administration and the entire team on how they're handling things in the united states. we have to take care of what's going on here in this country. i know geithner went overseas to try to show european community how to deal with the crisis. the central bank is helping out quite a bit. they're doing what their role is by offering short-term money. we've got to get our engine going first 'cause our engine is the most important when you look at the plane and our engine has to get going first and i don't believe the policies we have in place right now are going to fix it. but maybe we'll have is a new pilot next november. right? >> arthel: okay. but it doesn't matter who the pilot is and how well he or she flies. the plane is broke, the engines aren't working, the plane ain't going to fly. what's the best wa