clear the field in this race of a positive conservative message can rise to the top of the field. >> and with that wisconsin governor scott walker becomes the second republican candidate to drop out of the race for president. but unlike rick perry, walker is encouraging some of his former republican rivals to do the same. we'll have reaction. plus -- >> the chamber businesswoman of the year who is a technology innovator -- [ chanting ] i can't see you. >> protesters forcing jeb bush to halt his speech before the hispanic chamber of commerce in houston. see how the presidential hopeful handled it. plus politics and the pope. pope francis is just hours away from his historic journey to the united states. a visit that could make partisans on both sides of the

aisle a bit uncomfortable. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west and this is "way too early." good morning everybody. it's tuesday, september 22nd, i'm amy holmes. after just 70 days as a candidate, wisconsin governor scott walker has suspended his bid for the white house. the former top tier candidate was once considered a fund-raising powerhouse with sterling conservative credentials from his gruelling recall fight with labor unions national polling placed him in one of the three center podiums at last month's republican debate. and as this chart shows, he led in the early voting state of iowa for much of the year. until the rise of the donald. since then the support and the

money dried up like texas governor rick perry before him, walker cited the need for other candidates to coalesce behind an alternative when announcing his decision. >> ronald reagan was good for america because he was an optimist. sadly, the debate taking place in the republican party today is not focused on that optimistic view of america. instead, it has drifted into personal attacks. in the end i believe that the voters want to be for something, and not against someone. today, i believe that i'm being called to lead by helping to clear the field in this race so that a positive conservative message, can rise to the top of the field. with this in mind i will suspend my campaign immediately. i encourage other republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that

the voters can focus on limited number of candidates who can offer a positive conservative alternative to the current front-runner. >> walker's decision drew quick reaction from his opponents. donald trump, who criticized walker in an iowa -- in iowa at last week's debate tweeted praise saying walker is a nice person with a great future. but said in an interview that he will not be seeking his endorsement. >> i don't think so. i think he knows the different players. he's probably got a deal. don't forget i'm very much of an outsider. it's probably a little bit tough for him to do. >> one candidate appearing to court walker was jeb bush who praised him and rick perry as principle leaders. >> they got to do something that i got to do. they got to be a governor of a state and take an agenda and act on it. they weren't kind of back benchers sitting on the sidelines and yapping about things or talking about filing an amendment and calling it a success. they actually took conservative

ideas and applied them where everybody had a chance to rise up to be successful. and that's kind of the mission that i'm on, as well. >> meanwhile, marco rubio, who walker frequently talks about as a possible running mate has picked up at least two of his early state supporters. and walker's foes are also weighing in. the afl-cio, which describes walker as a quote national disgrace in a one sentence statement when he first announced had this reaction yesterday. quote, scott walker is still a disgrace. just no longer nation. ap jeb bush was ready to speak at the hispanic chamber of commerce in houston yesterday, only protesters had a different idea. bush was less than a minute into his remarks when they began chanting, no hope without our vote. bush responded by saying he supports a path to citizenship for the undocumented who came as children, a vision hillary clinton has accused him of

abandoning. >> here's what i believe. i believe we need immigration reform. i've been clear about this. i believe that dream act should have a path to citizenship, as i've been consistently for. the dream act kids to get a path to citizenship. i've been consistently for it. and i'll continue to be consistently for it. irrespective of what the political ramifications of that are. >> donald trump turning to instagram once again. this time with a video trolling jeb bush after the former florida governor admitted to smoking marijuana. >> i would have. it's an act of love. and frankly it's more related to asian people. so 40 years ago i smoked marijuana. >> meanwhile, ben carson is standing by his statement that a muslim true to his or her faith cannot serve as president.

offering these thoughts last night. >> now, if someone has a muslim background, and they're willing to reject those tenets and to accept the way of life that we have and clearly will swear to place our constitution above their religion then of course they will be considered infidels and her ticks, but at least i would then be quite willing to support them. >> which drew the 2012 republican nominee into weighing in. former massachusetts governor mitt romney the first forman nominee of a major party, spoke out yesterday to say that carson's view is inconsistent with the u.s. constitution. quote, of course no religious test for the presidency every faith adds to our national character. now, to new polling on the democratic side of the aisle for 2016. an nbc news survey monkey poll shows that hillary clinton with

a 13-point lead over vermont senator bernie sanders nationwide. that's down from her lead of 24 points in the august survey. but it comes as a new cnn/orc poll finds her with an 18-point lead over sanders and that number is unchanged since august. the poll also shows vice president joe biden just two points behind sanders at 22%. and looking deeper at how biden seems to be affecting the numbers in the democratic field, clinton's lead widens significantly if he's not included as an option. in a cnn poll her advantage goes from 18 points to nearly 30. but new polling out of clinton's adopted home state of new york is showing her favorability numbers under water. there, for the first time ever. she's now viewed unfavorably by 51% of new yorkers according to a new siena college poll. that's a net drop of 21 points since july when her favorability rating was at 56% in new york.

vice president joe biden is again speaking out about a potential 2016 run in an interview with catholic organization american media, biden showed deep reservations and acknowledged decisions simply may not come in time. >> we're just not, you know it's not quite there yet, and it may not get there in time to make it feasible to be able to run, and succeed, because there are certain windows that will close. but if that's it that's it. but it's not like i can rush it. it's not like it either happens or it doesn't happen. i know that's not satisfying anybody. but people who've been there, i know they understand. >> that interview coming as the hill reports the top democrats, including former administration officials, strategists, and donors, quote, increasingly believe biden is going to enter the race. today hillary clinton will unveil her plan to curb

prescription drug costs. this after she used a speech in louisiana yesterday to aggressively defend the president's health care law. >> all the republican candidates for president are determined to get rid of the affordable care act. actually republicans in congress have tried to repeal it 54 times. 54 times. well, i'll tell you, i'm not going to let them rip away the progress we've made. i'm not going to let them tear up that law, kick 16 million people off their health coverage, and force this country to start the health care debate all over again. not on my watch. >> and in keeping with her message yesterday, clinton tweeting out a link to a "new york times" story about the price of a 62-year-old drug used to treat life threatening infections skyrocketing overnight. from $13.50 per pill to $750 per

pill. she said quote, price gouging like this and especially drug market, is outrageous. tomorrow i'll lay out a plan to take it on. clinton's gouging comments were enough to move the markets, biotech stocks tanked yesterday after clinton pledged to go after the pharmaceutical industries. cnbc's steve sedgwick joins us live from london. steve, clinton lays out her plan to rein in drug costs later today, so this story is far from over. >> yeah absolutely. and it could go with the market taking no chances yesterday. they knocked $15 billion off the value of these big biotech pharmaceutical companies. for instance we saw valiant shares falling 5.4% biogen shares as well who's got a multiple sclerosis drug which costs around $55,000 a year fell by 5.6%.

alexonfell by 3.6% as well. so the drugs companies are being sold off heavily on the back of those comments from hillary clinton. else where, very big news today. the first state visit from president xi. he's of course the main man in china. he's starting off his visit to the united states in seattle, as well. and he's been trying to steady the ship of course. a lot of concern from jack lew and others as of late about what's going on in chinese policy. president xi just defending his government's economic stewardship saying they took action over the summer to defuse systemic risks, as well. he said look any ship however large, may occasionally get into unstable sailing in the high seas. referring to his country, of course, as a ship on those high seas but saying we're going in one direction and that is market reform. >> all right. cnbc's steve sedgwick from across the pond. thank you. before he sets foot on american soil for the first time ever today, pope francis wrapped up his visit to cuba yesterday,. where more than 100,000 people

turned out to celebrate mass in spite of the scorching 104 degree heat. nbc news' anne thompson was there and has this report. >> reporter: under an unforgiving sun, a hero's welcome for pope francis in holguin. traditionally this is cuba's agricultural heart. it's its spiritual center. >> i'm in love with this person. ♪ >> reporter: for many cubans francis is not just improving their souls, but their very lives. >> today is a special day. >> reporter: leeandra came to thank the pope for his role in bringing cuba and the u.s. closer together. >> papa francisco. >> reporter: at mass with cuba's president raul castro sitting nearby, the pope acknowledged the church's struggles here. less than 20 years ago, repressed by the government catholic soup kitchens ran in secret. today, they operate freely as change slowly comes to this

island nation. while the vatican is often perceived as the institution of no, this pope says yes, emphasizing the positive. embracing people eager to be among this flock. but some wonder if his criticism of capitalism means that message could change on u.s. soil. >> for most of this country's history, u.s. catholics were chasing the american dream, to try to be successful. so they hear that message differently when they're the ones who have reached the top of the economic ladder. >> an historic visit by the pope to the united states. he is expected to land at andrews air force base at 4:00 p.m. later today. still ahead the big highlight from monday night football plus -- >> so if you want to change the marriage laws -- >> i'm asking what you want. >> i believe in democracy. i believe in democracy and i don't think we should trust -- >> guys guys. however you feel he's my guest. so please don't boo him. >> stephen colbert going on defense for ted cruz while carly

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in on the nfl in his video q&a yesterday. let's go to indianapolis for the jets and the colts on monday night football. bill karins calm down. the new york defense was the real story of the game working five turnovers and keeping the colts out of the end zone for three full quarters. perhaps the biggest blow to indy came on a third and goal from the jets' one yard line following an 18-play drive by the colts to begin the second half. >> -- the football. it's loose. and the jets have it. >> indy running back frank gore fumbling the ball away there. the jets scored the clincher in the fourth quarter. ryan fitzpatrick to brandon marshall for a 14-yard touchdown. they tack on another field goal and win it 20-7. now for an update on some impactful injuries sustained around the nfl this week. dallas quarterback tony romo will not need surgery to repair

the broken clavicle suffered in the third quarter in sunday's win over the eagles. romo will likely return to the field this season he's still expected to miss eight weeks of action. and bears quarterback jay cutler could miss the next two weeks with a strained hamstring. that knocked him out of sunday's loss to the cardinals. espn reported that that news just hours after chicago head coach john fox told the media that cutler's injury was, quote not real severe. as we mentioned the philadelphia eagles dropped to 0-2 after a bad loss division rival dallas on sunday. and now the city is seeking some holy help for its team. yesterday's philadelphia daily news front page pleads for some divine intervention as the city readies for the pope's arrival. this after a petition circulated even before the season began asking the pontiff to bless quarterback stan bradford.

change.org has a petition that reached more than 6500 signatures. nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here. >> this week right? >> it's sports. >> the weather is actually going to cooperate. they mentioned it was like 104 it felt like in the sun yesterday down in cuba. much nicer. i think the pope will enjoy beautiful fall-like air in the northeast over the next couple of days. today we're a little warmer than yesterday. a lot of people had a bundle of kids in the 30s, now in the mid 40s in northern new england. in the 50s throughout much of new england in the great lakes. a little better. it will be a little warmer this afternoon, too. rain in georgia, not a lot of wet weather out there. we had showers in d.c. overnight. those are now exiting and leaving. so in d.c. area we should be looking pretty good today for the pope's arrival. temperatures in the 70s, and sun and cloud mixture. once the pope gets up to new york city here as we go into friday gorgeous. saturday no problems either as the pope returns down to the philadelphia area. so nice weather good fall-like pattern. >> and bill i have to ask you,

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tale of the tape! pope versus putin. >> first up we have height. the pope is 5'8". putin is depends on how many beers he is standing on. after that we have can't leave home without. the pope can't leave home without his glasses. putin can't leave home without it exploding in slow motion behind him. putin. next category is if he could meet one person living or dead. the pope chose st. peter. putin chose -- >> jimmy fallon there getting ready for the pope's visit. there was no shortage of presidential candidates on monday's late night. here's a look at some of them starting with carly fiorina on "the tonight show" where she volunteered to perform a song she'd written about her lazy cat. take a look. >> i don't know. i just make up songs. i have one dog so i just you

know -- >> you want me to hum a bar or two? >> yeah we always have microphones ready to go. again you don't have to do anything -- >> okay well this is a song in four verses i'll only give you one. you ready? maybe we can clap along. >> sure. >> ready? ♪ my name's and i'm lazy please don't take a walk with me i'd rather sit at home here instead ♪ ♪ you're gonna have to carry me ♪ >> what do you make of what's the name, donald trump? >> i've heard of him. >> he's my guest tomorrow night. is there a question you'd like me to ask him? >> well i don't know if you know this but i've been told that he's rich. >> $10 billion. richer than you could possibly imagine. he wishes he could tell you how rich he was.

>> well -- >> ask him if he would possibly consider donating $1 billion to our campaign. >> i'll write that down. >> do you think america's ready for the first socialist president? >> yeah, i do. i do. i think once we understand that democratic socialism means -- >> do you think people are afraid of the word socialism? socialism what? are you going to take my deviled egg, is that what it means? i can take your egg. >> what it is -- >> how far -- >> by the way, socialism tastes fantastic. >> you like that socialist egg? >> all right. >> now, to swimming with sharks of a different sort. a kayaker in san diego was stalked by a hammerhead while fishing saturday and captured the whole thing on his gopro. according to mark mccracken the shark trailed him for 15 minutes. he tried repelling it with his

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