there's even more than that in upstateew york with around 440,000 homes and busnesses mostly in southwithout ower. the treacherouseather has been blamed for nearlytwo dozen deaths and the most flight cancellations in 25 years. airlines have canceled more than 75 domestic flights with 14,000 this week. it's more than 5% of all flights scheduled in february. women, we have two weeks to go. is mother nature hurting economic growth. some economists are saying that when it comes to the financial slump the country has been facing recently. here with more gary, president of caital management. i'm pleased to have yo o the show. i have a feeling you have the say questions i do about the excuses about why the numbers aren't as goose they should be. is it the weather, my friend? >> a little bit it's going to take little bit off the ged f. i've been saying f three years. the economy has a good quarter and not so good quarter and the real probably of the economy will never be unlocked becuse of the policies out of d.c. gerri: gdp forecast was mentioned by three tenths a peent. that's down. take a