New York pins hopes on stimulus plan - 19 Feb 09

Barack Obama, the US president, has signed a $787bn economic stimulus package that could give a major boost to New York senator David Patersons efforts to close the $13bn deficit in his budget.<br /><br />New York's slice of the stimulus pie will provide more than $24bn to New York to avoid lay-offs and tax increases. <br /><br />Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports.