the problem whitley, of course, is that it's considered too big to actually bail out.and intervention by the european central bank so far, it seems, has proved inadequate. >> i am rather surprised by the ecb yet again. the ecb, i believe, has played its own strange roll in per siding over this growing crisis in urtitaly. the ecb has to stop buying substantial amounts of italian bonds to get things down. to some extent the world's economy and markets can't cope with italy blowing up in the same way greece did. >> markets initially jumped on the news that silvio berlusconi was set to step down but they later slumped on the stark reality that italy is facing a political limbo that could there be for some chance to come. matthew chances joins us. we have theseous ta austerity measures. >> the expectation now, nina, is that it will go through shortly, possibly through the senate on friday. probably be passed by the lower house of parliament in a special session that's been called by the lawmakers in this country. on saturday. that would clear the way for silvio berlusconi t