. >> good evening, my name is diane ross and i big fan of the theatre and big fan of the marsh. i'm here to speak about the marsh that it an important cultural institution. we have two big companies, at and t and right behind that we have the magic theatre and s f playhouse and we have the marsh. it's in the top five. it's a large theatre and hugely important. i described in this weeks capsule review. the marsh is one of them that's reviewed and that's true every single week. then we have the fact that under the circumstances unique. we have the solo performances and that's through all performances that have gone on to take their shows to the east and even internationally. then there is the fact that it's in the mission and part of the lifeblood and culture of the mission. the marsh is a hugely important institution in san francisco. part of what makes san francisco so special is a rich culture. if you are not part of theatre, if you don't know the marsh, i hope you can hear how important it is to the fabric of the city. it not a theatre for the rich. you can get a cup of coffee

diane? >> we'll have the answer by the end of next month? >> mid-january. >> thank you, brian ross>>> now we move onto the rocket ride on wall street today, a staggering surge for a lot of american retirement funds. the dow jones closed up nearly 300 points because of what ben bernanke revealed about the strength of the american economy. what does it mean for your car loans, mortgage, credit cards. abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis outside the federal reserve for us right now. >> reporter: diane, it means good things for all of those things. let me explain the biggest take away from the announcement here today. the federal reserve believes the economy is improving. they're taking away some of the stimulus that they've been pumping into the economy month to month but they're still leaving enough stimulus there so as not to spook the stock market. they believe the unemployment rate which is 7% right now could drop as low as 6.3% but they're going to be keeping interest rates low and that means positive news for your mortgage. if you would like to buy a new home, for c

diane story about that and what is coming up at 6:30. good evening. all eyes here on the nation's capital tonight. >> that is right. the controversial spy program and america. brian ross has information on what the white house plans to do. we are addressing a question tonight. should rich people fight cancer with drugs that are out of reach for working people? on the outrage tonight. he investigates. >> thank you. you can watch those stories tonight on "world news" after abc 7 news at 6:00. >> investigators are looking to find out what sent to school buses in flames. there.pper seven was out firefighters say the flames started on one bus before spreading to the other. the fire caused $160,000 in damage. no one was injured. >> let's get a check on the traffic. hi there. >> things are generally running well on 395 and i-95. westbound traffic is being diverted because of an accident. an investigation going on while you spell traffic goes by. as far as i-95 is concerned through woodbridge, and from southdale city, brief slowdowns there. northbound delays three montgomery village and clarksburg. no incidents along the way. let's take a look at cameras. plenty of volume out