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i'm anne-marie green. in the third republican presidential debate the and the media. there were testy exchanges is the candidates focused on the economy and those trailing in the polls, like jeb bush, marco rubio, and ted cruz tried to make their mark. craig boswell has more from boulder, colorado. >> reporter: standing next to one another, jeb bush and marco rubio had one of the most heated exchanges, both under pressure for strong debate performances. overall, the candidate in the center of the stage was quiet for a long stretch of time. the two top polling candidates, washington outsiders ben carson and donald trump, left much of the early contentious debating to the other eight other candidates on stage. john kasich questioned their ability. >> folks, we have to wake up. we cannot elect somebody that doesn't know how to do the job. >> reporter: jeb bush had to cut spending and reorganize his campaign structure went after

marco rubio. >> when you signed up for this, this was a six-year term and you should be showing up to work. >> someone convinced me that attacking me is going to help you. >> reporter: senator ted cruz criticized the debate moderators. >> the questions being asked shouldn't be trying to get people to tear into each other. >> i asked you about the debt limit and i got no answer. >> reporter: >> i never filed for bankruptcy. i used the laws of the country to my benefit. i'm sorry. >> reporter: donald trump came to cameras insisting his campaign is not losing steam and now in second place in the latest cbs news/"the new york times" poll. >> as you probably know, there is not even a contest in terms of who is number one if you add up the numbers. >> reporter: front-runner carson maintained his signature low profile but was asked to claerve his vague tax policy. clor to 16%. million dollar hole. >> reporter: you have to get rid of the deductions and the

>> reporter: afterwards, carson campaign's momentum. >> you know what i always say? when i was a surgeon, i would say to people, why guess when soon you'll know? social security prompted conversation at the ends of the stage. >> we have lied to people about social security. >> reporter: voters can weigh in on what they have heard in less than 100 days. car lee fiorina who needed a strong debate performance to boost her poll numbers once again said she could pare down her tax plan to just three pages. c nbc is coming under fire for its handling of the debate. don champion is in new york with that and more. >> reporter: the criticism started during the two-hour debate and continued when it ended.

in this rooms, some were plaining the questions were hostile and based on false pretenses. ted cruz should the squarest shot at the moderators early on and some of the others followed. >> this is no, sir a cage match. and you look at the question. donald trump, are you a comic book villain? ben carson, can you do math? john kasich, will you insult two people over here? marco rubio, why don't you resign. fallen? how about talking about the about? >> we should be investing in all types of energy, john. >> in government? >> no, john. you want me to answer or do you want to answer? because -- because i got to tell you the truth. each in new jersey, what you're doing is called rude. >> reporter: in control of the debate plain and simple. it was not a fair debate in that regard. >> reporter: tough words there.

party chairman reince priebus blasted cnbc for the debate. nbc released a statement with one statement. people who want to be president of the united states should be able to answer tough questions. it turned out to be the most talked about moment on social media of the debate. >> i guess that is good for him. don champion here in you know, thank you, don. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk about last night's debate with one of the participants, florida senator marco rubio. today the house of representatives is expected to elect paul ryan as the new speaker. the republican caucus voted to nominate ryan yesterday. after the volt, ryan said we will not have a house that looks like the last two years. ryan will replace john boehner who was forced out by hard-core conservatives.

who threw a disruptive student from her desk has been fired. deputy ben fields was working as a school resource officer when he was called to deal with a girl who refused to put away her cell phone. he tossed her out of her desk. the sheriff said the student needs to be held accountable, but that fields' actions were unacceptable. >> what she did doesn't justify what our deputy did. i don't want anybody to think that. it doesn't justify his actions. >> civil rights group with applauding fields' swift dismal dismissal. . traveled about a 150 miles before coming down. the blimp escaped from maryland's aberdeen proofing ground and floated 3 1/2 miles later and landed in muncy, pennsylvania. >> reporter: police have set up

a perimeter as they try to keep people away from this billion dollar military blimp. this, as the pentagon begins their own investigation on how this air unmanned air ship managed to break free and float away. federal and state officials are in northeast pennsylvania, guarding the remnants of a massive army surveillance blimp that broke free and crash-landed wednesday afternoon. matt lepke was at a gas station in the area as the drama unfolded. >> it was like the white blimp of death. it was right over top of me and it looked like you could reach out and touch the blimp. it's going down! >> reporter: the unmanned aircraft attached at its mooring in aberdeen, maryland. f-16s, along with curious residents chased the run away blimp down to its final resting place over a hundred miles away. >> nothing like this happens around here. it's a rural area so it's pretty awesome. >> reporter: thousands were left in the dark here in muncy as the

along the way. officials say they are not out of the woods yet. >> it's a dangerous vehicle. it's still powered. >> reporter: authorities have set up a perimeter to keep people away and secure the blimp's state-of-the-art radar system. still in a test phase, the aircraft was designed to detect a missile attack. its tether was supposed to withstand hurricane force winds. officials will now try to figure out how it failed on what was an ordinary rainy day. pentagon officials have grounded a second test blimp until they figure out just what went wrong. >> hena daniels in muncy, thank you. millions in the east face another day of drenching rain. the system that brought heavy downpours will deliver more wet weather before pulling away. coastal south carolina faced more flooding wednesday. drivers navigated inundated streets in charleston as heavy rains combined with high tides. coming up on the "morning news." cafeteria chaos.

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emissions test will pump out enough taxes to contribute to the premature death to the number of people in the united states alone that is according to researchers at m.i.t. and harvard. stocks finished higher on wall street after the federal reserve board indicated it's considering raising interest rates in december. the fed wrapped up a two-day meeting yesterday. the dow gained nearly 200 points, s&p finished 24 points higher and nasdaq jumped 60 points higher. the biggest merger in the health care industry this year. pfizer and allergen are in the early stage of merger talks. pfizer is known for lipitor and viagra and allergen makes botox and it merged with activists earlier this year. in talks to acquire starwood hotels and a deal would create one of the largest lodging

it includes sheraton and westin. starwood stocks soared for the second straight day on the news. the united nations aviation panel reportedly rejected a ban on the shipment of rechargeable batteries on passenger jets. billions of lithium ion batteries are used to charge cell phones. a small number of overheated batteries can explode in flight. the u.n. panel says international aviation standards. each country, though, can decide if they want to go along. now with halloween around the corner, which cities are best suited to survive a zombie apocalypse? the employment site career builder did a study on this. the top three cities able to deal with the hypothetical zombie outbreak are boston, salt lake city, and columbus, ohio. the rankings are based on population density and

i hate to say it, at the bottom of the list is new york, tampa and los angeles. they were found to be the least equipped to handle an undead invasion. what will we do? >> i don't know, jill! there is news you can use! well, hopefully, not, hopefully, never. >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. coming up on the morning newsstands now. fantasy football fury. why republicans weren't too happy when the subject came up during last night's presidential debate. you tuck there. if you're a toe tucker... because of toenail fungus, ask your doctor now about prescription kerydin. used daily, kerydin drops may kill the fungus at the site of infection and get to the root of your toe tucking. kerydin may cause irritation at the treated site. most common side effects include skin peeling... ...ingrown toenail, redness, itching, and swelling. tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. stop toe tucking... and get the drop on toenail fungus. ask your doctor today about kerydin. everyone needs a bff. even your smile.

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"the washington post" reports on intensifying diplomatic efforts to end the civil war in syria. secretary of state john kerry says negotiators need to chart a course out of hell. iran will take part for the first time. the vienna talks comments that u.s. ramps up its military efforts against isis. the 4-year-old syrian conflict has killed 250,000 people. the tennesseean reports on a dramatic confrontation in a fugitive manhunt. two people in custody after opening fire on wednesday at u.s. marshals north of nashville. cook has been on the run since saturday. he allegedly shot and injured a tennessee officer, then fired at a kentucky trooper who tried to stop him. neither suspect is identified as cook. the honolulu advertiser reports a lesbian couple is accusing a police officer of

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the pressure was really on donald trump, because this week, i don't know if you noticed this, but he dropped in the polls in iowa behind dr. ben carson. so now donald trump is trailing behind a candidate who tried to stab his friend and compared obamacare to slavery. three months ago, i couldn't believe donald trump was in first place. now i can't believe he's in second! a salem witch has been granted a protective order against a war lock she has accused him of harassment. a massachusetts judge made the decision wednesday. 75-year-old witch priests says the man was bothered her for years.

she smiled after her court victory days before halloween. >> happy halloween! and may you be blessed with many miracles coming while not south, east, and west. >> the lawyer for the defendant says it stems from a business partnership that turned sour. a new england man who collected pennies for 45 years cashed in on tuesday. he took hundreds of thousands of coins to the bank. our monroe affiliate was there. >> a penny saved is a penny earned. and mr. anders is showing that is the case. >> reporter: mr. anders has his fair share of pennies. he has been fascinated with them for over 40 something years. bottles. 15 of them to be exact. they have been sitting in his home for some time now. >> i am here to turn in my pennies as much as i did not want to turn them in. >> reporter: he says his insurance company would no longer insure the pennies and although he has a strong love

for the bronze coins, he was left with no other choice. >> i break it down before i would spend a penny. if i was at your house, a penny was on the floor, i'd pick it up and i'd keep you and i'll tell you if there this was a quarter, i'd give it back to you. >> reporter: the first bottle of coins have been fed into the machine you see over here. each bottle holds about $340 but for mr. anders, it's not just about the money. >> whenever i would see a penny, in in invariably invariably, i would say a number of things. it was a reminder to me to be thankful. >> he's a great example to all who are watching, all of our customers and certainly a pillar to this community, so we were glad we could be involved with the process. >> reporter: at the and at the end of the day when the process was complete, cha-chink. the pennies totaled a little over $5,000!

news on "cbs this morning," secret tapes of former subway spokesman jared fogle in his own words in connection with his child sex abuse case. and prince harry's trip to the white house to promote the invictus games for wounded veterans. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday.