they're probably enjoyg more than a few pena coladas. that is your clue. find out who. even when they say it's not it is always about money. melissa: tonight we'll start with a very special guest wall street's st famous oracles. she predicted a subprime cris. she i back with a new book, state of the states, rewriting the geography of the u.s. we'll talk about all of that. it is a fantastic book..3 why she says that the central corridor of the country is poised to become the new economic backbone of america. on a day when the marketsell triple digits we have to start with some of the biggest issues facing the economy today. thanks for being here. >> glad to be here. melissa: we're so glad yu brought your crystal ball in your brain. there have been a couple big questions t minds of markets lately. one of them is housing. we had a terrific show on the network talking about t housing market because it see to be expling again. @n loft areas we're seeing housing prices really climb back. my qstion for you, since you saw the first one coming and evything that came with it, d y