let's go to vera gibbons.y are alarmed right now. >> i was talking to small business owners and you have to appeal to your legislators get them on your side go in with a bunch of guys together gang up if you will. it is the background of the economy. jobs are created small businesses but they are not doing anything to help small business. if you talk to any business owner congress is a hindrance to get things done can't expand your business can't do much of anything. we are seeing companies go belly up and the ones that are around are in ultimate survival mode. >> appeal to legislators don't be afraid to make demands. get some of the larger companies in your pocket as well. >> guys i talked to you need to see partnership. not only do you want to find the champions in legislators but find the champions in big business. they don't have much of a voice they don't have the money to lobby. the big business actually does. the other guys 80 percent of the defense contracting go to businesses to the tune of 600 billio

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we're joined by personal finance expert vera gibbons and former federal prosecutor douglas burns. us. happy friday. spare change friday. first up a angry ex-girlfriend trigger ad us air bomb hoax when her new boyfriend called and said former boyfriend was on a dallas bound flight armed with liquid explosives. needless to say, s.w.a.t. team and bomb techs descended onto the flight to drag a stunned guy off the plane. wow! what would you even do. this is such a crazy story. obviously the new boyfriend got in so much trouble for doing this. he could face up to 10 years in jail. >> fine of $250,000. the case will continue next week. melissa: a fight over a woman. >> always comes down to love and sex. melissa: there you go. is this the way to fight for your woman? >> ever see dumbest crimes. melissa: wins the award? >> think about federal airline laws, number one. in the aftermath of you know, all of the terrorism stuff, gee, i think it is really good idea and call in and talk about a bomb. melissa: she is probably feeling pretty good about herself. two guys fighting over here her. tha