meanwhile, westinghouse reportedly will roll out its ultra-high-definition tv at the consumer electronics show next next week. the screens will range from 50 to 65 inches, but there is a 110-inch model available by custom order. car rental service avis budget group is buying zipcar for $500 million. the car-sharing company saw its stock pop to $27, up from $18 yesterday. avis ceo ron nelson says the deal will enable the company to better serve consumer and commercial transportation needs. the deal will be finalized this spring. some ups and downs for boeing 737s. federal safety officials are ordering more inspections for the 737 jets. a hole tore open during a southwest airlines flight in 2009. according to reports, the faa is checking for cracks along the tops of planes. on the upside for boeing, the company has just locked in $6 billion in orders for 60 of its 737 max jets, pushing the total above 1,000 sales. the skies are not so friendly for american airlines. according to a survey of 1,000 fliers, the airline ranked worst among airlines with the "rudest crew." american was followed b

gm and ford and general electric and westinghouse, and the little guy will get nothing. there was even a small business defense contract committee that was set up. there was a big crusade in washington to do that. knudsen you the truth, and that is that once you engage big corporations as prime contractors, they would be plenty for everybody down to subcontracting network to get, everybody get not only gain employment but also to spot half a million new jobs in the process. and that, of course, is exactly what happens. >> thank you. on carmela, i'm economic historian at gw university. i'm fascinated by your story, especially about the prewar buildup of production. what i'm wondering is, these contracts that the firms were competing for, where did they come from? worthy building up his stockpile of material in anticipation of wartime contracts? or were contracts being spread out early? and if so, by whom? >> that contracts were, of course produced specific material, but these are like warplanes from for example, aircraft engines. they didn't exist yet. most companies didn