we have an indetective that does just that. it's called the undernty endecks, and it has been spike recently. >> hi. >> we're talking about feelings here. how do you measure uncertainty? what are the components involved in this type of a measurement? >> reporter: we have a few components. another component is looking at the tax code and the uncertainty there based on the number of taxes that are set to expire , and the third component, i was looking at the number of news articles that has written about economic policy on uncertainty every day and every month. let's take a look of your three-month chart of your i can decks, and tell us why it showed and why it spiked in october. that's where we see the red dot on the chart. >> yes, absolutely. coming into the first quarters of this year. we see the elements of the fiscal cliff. since then with the talk of the government shutdown and the government actually shutting down and us getting closer and closer to potential breach of the debt ceiling we see this index begin to tick back

that's another reason why the dow, the main indetective was so positive from the get go. but i want to make you absolutely aware, del, this has cost a lot of money, untold billions of dollars have not been spent in the u.s. economy, which is 70% service sector economy. that's something that they won't get back. it's a lost opportunity and it's gone. thanksgiving is coming up. christmas is coming up. people may feel less happy about spending knowing that those dates are coming up go into february, and beyond that, i think it's worth knowing that the world really is now watching, and they realize that this short-termism in washington, d.c. is here to stay. this is something that we'll see again and again and again. >> john terrett. i looked up that number. s $22 billion that's how much it has cost taxpayers. we'll continue our coverage of the default tonight. ali velshi live from washington, d.c. he's going to talk about the crisis, how close we came, and how it would have affected your wallet had no deal been struck. we're still waiting than vote to happen. >>> speaking of

and it's two melt metal cans, electrical wires that a tiny amount of currents, indetectible. it goes to a meter which has a needle on it. so while we're talking about some crisis in your life, an argument with your boss, you know, you can see the agitation on the needle. >> yep. >> and so let's talk about it again. then the agitation grows less. gradually you bleed out the effect on your life, you know, one of the goals of scientology is to go through your memories that are causing you pain and discomfort and neurotic behavior and -- >> yep. >> -- bleed out all of the affect so that you have them there. but in what they call your reactive mind. and once you get all of those things out of your reactive mind, you are clear. and that's a big break through. >> yeah. >> but what happens a lot of time when you go through this therapy, the auditor might say, what's that? looking at the needle. i don't know just an image came into my mind. what is it? i don't know. looks like a farmhouse. some french countryside, maybe in another century. well, open the door and walk like. and so you