. >> reporter: when emily armstrong is on two wheels she is even more aware pick >> it is certainly more dangerous to be driving down here with lane closures. without question. you will see a lot more of us on the sidewalk out of the way of traffic. >> reporter: and even more planned for next week as duke energy works on manholes part of an infrastructure project. with the shopping season here, business owners are also frustrated with this nail salon depending on foot traffic. >> i definitely think that there is an effect. people tends to stay away from the construction zones and all brand-new competing with construction the last four months. >> it keeps people away because there is a lot of big noise and dust clouds. you can feel the ground vibrating because they are hidden staff. >> reporter: but roads closed now can mean future progress. that is the hope business owners are holding onto. >> i will deal with it and it will affect people but it will bring more foot traffic for infrastructure. duke energy says that work should start next week. >>> the pasco county sheriff's office respon

emily: how have you liked working with tim armstrong, the ceo of aol, and do you buy into the idea told a media and advertising giant that could compete with google and facebook? ms. huffington: well, first of all, tim and i have now worked together for five years. he bought "the huffington post" in 2011. and if you think of it, it was a visionary act. the shareholders vanished. they thought it was a foolhardy move. aol received two bids while they were negotiating with verizon to buy "the huffington post" for $1 billion. clearly, he bought it for $350 million. so already, in what was then four years, he had an asset that because he invested in us, had become significantly more valuable. he really backed me up when i want to take "the huffington post" around the world. it was really fantastic from our first trip together a couple of months after the acquisition in london. we announced we would be expanding in the u.k., in canada, and after that, it became -- we had the kind of first mover advantage of growing nternationally while now everybody is trying to do the same thing. emily: fa

. ♪ emily: verizon cutting 500 jobs, 8% of the workforce. tim armstrongployees the company has added 1500 staffers and needs to consolidate to improve operation. he also says that aol will add more jobs in areas driving growth. verizon bought aol last year. the internet association making peace with president-elect donald trump. this is the group representing 40 of the biggest internet companies in the world, including facebook and netflix. silicon valley largely opposed trump's candidacy and found itself on the opposite side of the agenda but in a letter addressed to the administration, they are trying to start a new dialogue, starting with congratulating the new president. ceo michael beckerman joins us now. have you gotten a response from the trump administration? have they acknowledged your letter? >> thank you for having me on. we have been in conversations with the transition team since before the election. as part of this process, we are looking for an open dialogue. we think our priorities will be received well by the donald trump administration b

emily: election results have had a significant impact on markets around the world and we are joined by financial expert armstrong. stocks have gone up and down all morning. what does this mean? barry: some sectors of the market doing remarkably well like defense stocks performing quite well. you are seeing some sectors out -- underperform, insurance companies in particular are suffering from losses. there is fear that double dribbled do away with the affordable care act. erika: a specific things that the american investor should barry: i would not panic. last night we saw futures markets were down about 800 point in a few minutes ago we're there -- a few minutes ago they were up a few hundred points. i would advise people come down, let's wait and see. the first thing you're going to see is some tax reform and infrastructure projects that will take place next year. erika: coming up we will have a check of the weather tracking if you rain showers today. ? at blue cross blue shield of massachusetts, we offer a variety of medicare plans to fit your budget and your lifestyle. with plans starting as low as $0, you'll