. >> susie: you heard in erica's remit some businesses are going to benefit, maybe hox*echl builders and cuk companies. if you look at the economy, who are the winners and losers in terms of various sectors? >> well, there's more losers than winners. the losers would be the restaurants, they're not going to serve meals that aren't getting served. airlines, trucking companies, you know, the casinos fnlt fshs services. the secretaried to and trading is shut down for a couple of days, never get that back. the winners are clear. the homebuilders, home improvement, you mentioned home depot and loews and hardware stores. online retailers might benefit because department stores are closed. so some winners, but on net, more losers than winners. >> susie: so what do you see net, net, the economic impact. we know the economy has been weak and muddling along. what does sandy do to the economic numbers near the close of the year. >> obviously this is paiflt to new york city and the broader new york region, and the entire northeast. but the u.s. economy is very resilient. it gets by these natural