thanks, susie. >> susie: and we've been speaky with paul reilly, ceo of raymond james. >> are you ready for some football?! >> susie: still ahead in tonight's "beyond the scoreboard": country music legend hank williams, jr., talks about his connection with monday night football. the international monetary fund says the world economy has reached a dangerous new phase. the crisis manager revised down its global economic outlook for 2012, urging policymakers to move quickly and aggressively to ease their financial troubles. washington bureau chief darren gersh takes a look at this gloomy forecast. >> reporter: put away that bikini; time to get out the parka! a chilly economic front is moving slowly across the continental united states. the forecasters at the imf are now calling for grey skies lasting well into the fall and all the way through 2012. say good-bye to that spring forecast of a toasty outlook with highs hitting 2.7%. we're looking at a frosty 1.8% growth rate next year. >> tight bank lending, the legacy of the housing boom, high leverage for many households all turn out to be p

as we continue our look at fixing the economy, we'll ask paul reilly, c.e.o. of raymond james. home builders are still extremely pessimistic about the housing industry. a new survey shows confidence fell to a three-month low as prospective buyers, sales and purchase expectations declined. the market index of the national assocation of home builders fell one point, to 14, from its august level. readings below 50 mean more builders view market conditions as poor. the index has not been above 50 in more than five years. speaking of housing, expect higher lending fees from mortgage buyers fannie mae and freddie mac. their regulator said today the government-controlled firms are expected to gradually raise the amount they charge lenders in the next year. that would reduce the companies' long-term exposure to risk. fannie and freddie do not make loans, but they buy them from lenders and package them into securities that are sold to investors. they charge a guarantee fee when they buy mortgages. tonight's commentator says that when it comes to economic policy, our nation is at a fork