i'm alison kosik. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. the countdown underway to the first democratic debate on cnn tomorrow night. hillary clinton on center stage and bernie sanders and three other democrats. what might the second tier candidates do to grab the spotlight? and what is the chance an extra podium will be added for joe biden? jim acosta has more. >> reporter: two days and counting until the democratic debate on cnn. you can see the stage is just about set. five podiums on the stage. the middle one for former secretary of state hillary clinton. the obvious frontrunner. to her right is bernie sanders. senator sanders has given clinton a run for her money in the polls. the other candidates will have a breakout moment. former governor martin o'malley and lincoln chaffee. the flash points with hillary clinton and bernie sanders, one will be on the iraq war and the last 24 hour, sanders has reminded supporters he voted against the iraq war in 2002. sort of echos of the battle roya royale. that was the vote that cost hillary clinto

alison kosik joins us this morning. >> good morning. i'm keeping an eye on stocks.ks in china closing higher after a week-long holiday. european shares are upbeat. shares of deutsche bank are falling. it is bracing for a $7 billion loss in the third quarter. we are watching stock futures in the u.s. they are down a bit. stocks have been on quite a run over the past week. the dow had another triple digit rally yesterday. closing up 122 points. you see what happened in the past four days. dow gained 600 points. today kicks off earnings season after the bell. the bar is set low on how companies performed in the third quarter. profits are expected to fallen. worries of china. worries of when and if the fed will raise rates this year. those low expectations mean if you see these companies actually with an unexpected surprise, you could see a relief rally. >> set low expectations so you always beat them. >> nice. >>> stepped up security. doing little to stop attacks by palestinians on israelis. those attacks now expanding beyond jerusalem. we are live next. many wbut hope

i'm alison kosik. let's get an early start on your money.tocks are pulling back a bit this morning. european shares are recovering from earlier losses. u.s. stock futures down a bit. this follows a fantastic start to the week. dow climbed 304 points yesterday. the s&p 500 extended a five-day winning streak. it has climbed 6% in the week making investors wonder if the turmoil is a pause or if the worst is behind us. >>> it got easier to navigate through the mortgage process. new rules to reduce the paper work. instead of four forms from two government agencies, now lenders have to give home buyers two forms that detail the terms of their own. the simple forms should make it easier for borrowers to compare loans from lenders to find the best rates and terms. >>> all daybre breakfast at mcdonald's. all restaurants have to install the separate griddle and train staff. this is at a time when this will attract new customers without discouraging loyal burger lovers. i love the greasy hash browns all day. >> never a bad time for an egg mcmuffin. all

alison kosik is back. >> good morning. i'm watching stocks around the world.is morning. stocks in china were the exception. shanghai climbing 3%. a catch up rally there. european shares and u.s. stock futures are down at the moment. exception to the shares, deutsche bank. it is bracing for a $7 billion loss in the third quarter because of a write-down at the investment bank. u.s. stock futures lower tat th moment. yesterday with a triple digit rally. look at what happened over the past four trading days. dow gained 600 points. what could throw a wrench in that? earnings season. profit overall are expected to fall. you have concerns about china and what the fed will do with interest rates. all that could cause more volatility. an upside could cause a relief rally. >>> thanks, alison. there is international concern about what is going on in syria. russia launching cruise missiles from the caspian sea. we have new details next on the ground offensive. ♪ bleeding gums? you may think it's a result of brushing too hard. it's not. it's a sign of early gum disease...

i'm alison kosik. let's get an early start on your money.i'm watching stocks and they look a bit in the red this morning. european shares are lower. recovered after being lower from earlier losses. u.s. stock futures are still down. this follows a fantastic start to the week. the dow climbed 304 points yesterday. and the s&p 500 extended a five-day winning streak. climbed almost 6% in the past week. making investors wonder if recent stock market turmoil is a pause or if the worst could be behind us. >>> it got easier to navigate through the mortgage process. new rules in effect to reduce how much paper work is involved. instead of four forms from two government agencies, now lenders give buyers two forms on their loan. it should be easier to compare lenders top find the best rate and terms. >>> it is official. all day breakfast at mcdonald's. it is part of an effort to boost sales. the rollout is complicated. all restaurants need to install separate griddles and train staff on the extra options. this is many doing at a time when franchisees

. >> i'm alison kosik. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. this morning, we may be just days away from learning whether joe biden will join the race for president. as senior democratic official tells cnn the world from biden's inner circle is he will likely decide by sunday. one top official says quote his family is totally on board with a run and that he wants to do this, but in the wake of the cnn democratic debate and solid performances from hillary clinton and bernie sanders, many are asking if there is room for biden in the race. >> have you made your decision yet? >> i can't hear you. >> have you made your decision yet? is there an opening for you in the race, sir? >> i'm here to brief the president. i'll talk to you about that later. >> i'll use that i can't hear you excuse when someone asks me a question. sources tell cnn that biden has personally been making calls to strategists in early primary states asking questions about how, but not whether to launch a 2016 bid. those close to biden are giving no indication what his decision cou

. >> i'm alison kosik. it is thursday, october 15th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with hillary clinton capitalizing on momentum from debate performance with a series of events in las vegas. at her first large rally in months, clinton basked in debate afterglow. >> i'm happy democrats finally got a chance to compare us to the republicans. >> more on the surge in the clinton campaign. here is brianna keilar. >> reporter: good morning. hillary clinton making post debate campaign stops in nevada and courting some in the swing state. union members and hispanic voters. she stopped by a trade union training facility and picked up an endorsement and made a stop at a chain which specializes in mexican ice creams and sweet treats. she spoke about joe biden as he contemplates a run for the white house as the first debate is over. >> i'm going to continue to run my campaign and make my case for my candidacy. everyone else, whether they are in or not in, will have to make the best judgment for them. i will repeat what i said many teams. i have the greatest respect and

i'm christine romans. >> i'm alison kosik.his morning, we may be days away from learning if joe biden will run for president. a senior official tells cnn that the word from biden's circle is he will likely decide by sunday. one top democrat who spoke to biden this week says his family is totally on board with the run and that he wants to do this. in the wake of the cnn debate and solid performances from hillary clinton and bernie sanders, many are asking if there is still room for him in the race. the vice president himself not giving anything up on thursday. >> have you made your decision yet? >> i can't hear you. >> have you made your decision yet? is there still an opening for you in the race, sir? >> i'm here. >> that's funny. to gauge if there is an opening, sources tell cnn that biden has been personally making calls to democratic strategists in primary states. asking questions how, but not whether to launch a 2016 bid. those close to biden are giving no indication what his decision is going to be. the official says ther

i'm alison kosik. >> good morning. i'm christine romans. it is friday, october 30th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. breaking overnight. an iranian-american businessman arrested overnight. he is the head of strategic planning. he was visiting family in tehran when he was arrested by iranian security forces. the announcement of his arrest complicating the peace talks in austria. the iranians have been invited to the table for the first time. i want to invite correspondent frederik pleitgen with more. >> reporter: it is a troubling development that the american who was taken as you said by security forces that are close to iran's supreme leader. they are brought to the prison which is exactly the same place where jason rezaian, the post reporter, who has been in detention for more than 450 days. the question is if this is something that comes from iran's supreme leader, it is something the iranian government is not in accordance with. how much influence does the iranian government have to get the american released from detention, but how much sway do they have with the negotiations with t

alison kosik is here with that. >> good morning.ng stocks around the world going in different directions. asian shares are higher. european shares are following that lead, but u.s. stock futures are lower. yesterday, the dow had a triple digit rally. a big winner yesterday? oil. the price for crude oil above $50 a barrel right now. the first time since july. it is still lower than prices were a year ago. that means those low gas prices will stick around. the average price for a gallon of regular is $2.32. that is almost $1 cheaper than this time last year. that means you can save $360 this year on gas. the question is what are they doing with all that extra money? they are spending it. according to a new report by jpmorgan chase. what the bank did was look into bank records and found 80% of the savings going out the door. about 20% of that extra savings from gas money, people are spending at restaurants. people are enjoying themselves. >> people are tired of cooking the same meals. spending more. that's good for the economy. >> mayb

alison kosik. >>> it is that time. stocks around the world with a mixed picture. good start for stocks. asian shares ending higher. european shares following their lead. u.s. stock futures are lower. yesterday, the dow had another triple digit rally. closing up 138 points. that makes it five straight days in a row for gains for the dow. the s&p closing above 2,000 for the first time since august. wall street rallying around the news from the fed meeting. central bank is worried about low inflation and also about china's slowing economy. chances of a rate hike seem less and less likely at the end of the year. you are seeing investors feel better about less uncertainty if that makes sense. >> alison, thanks. >>> an american who lped stop a terror attack in paris now attacked and stabbed in california. what on earth happened here? we have new details next. when you're not confident your company's data is secure, the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can s

i'm alison kosik. >> it's friday. i'm christine romans.businessman arrested he is identified as siamak namazi. he is an employee for crescent petroleum. he was arrested by iranian security forces two week ago while visiting family. the iranians have been invited to the table for the first time. i want to bring in correspondent frederik pleitgen. fred, what can you tell us about the arrest of the man and if it gets any air time at all at the meeting today. >> reporter: christine, it has gotten some air time here at the meeting. not the one that takes place today, but the one that took place yesterday. a one-on-one meeting with secretary of state kerry and iranian foreign minister zaraif. the state department has said they did raise the issue of americans being detained in iran. we are now at four americans who remain in iranian detention. mr. namazi is the most recent, but you also have jason rezaian. the washington post reporter who has been in detention for 450 days and convicted of espionage charges. we know little about namazi's case an

i'm christine romans. >> i'm alison kosik. we start with hillary clinton capitalizing on the momentum from the debate. we start at first large rally in months. clinton basked in debate afterglow. >> i'm thrilled that people finally got a chance to compare the democrats to the republicans. >> we learn about about hillary clinton's campaign with cnn's brianna keilar. >> reporter: she is courting key constituencies in the state. she picked up an endorsement of a key union and a shop which specializes in mexican ice cream. she spoke about joe biden as he contemplates a run for the white house as this first debate is over. >> i'm going to continue to run my campaign and make my case for my candidacy and everyone else whether they are in or not in will have to make whatever judgment is best for them. i will repeat what i have said to you many times. i have the greatest respect and affection for the vice president. he and i are friends. we were former colleagues in the senate. i think he needs to decide what is best for him and his f

. >> i'm alison kosik. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. the countdown is underway to the first democratic debate here on cnn tomorrow night. frontrunner hillary clinton at center stage. next to bernie sanders and three other democrats. will there be fireworks? what might the second tier candidates do to try to grab the spotlight? and what are the chances an extra podium will be added for joe biden? cnn's jim acosta has the latest. >> reporter: christine and alison, here we are in the wynn hotel. the first democratic debate of the cycle. you see the stage is just about set. five podiums on the stage. that middle one for former secretary of state hillary clinton. to her right is bernie sanders. senator sanders has been giving hillary clinton a run for her money in the polls. it will be interesting to watch those two go head-to-head. the others will try to have a breakout moment. they will be looking for the breakout moments on tuesday night. the potential between hillary clinton and bernie sanders, one of those will be on the iraq war. in th

. >>> good morning, i'm alison kosik in for christi paul. >> welcome to our viewers. >> that plane took off around 6:00 a.m. local time rising to 31,000 feet before losing contact with air traffic control. >> it was headed from the resort town of shahm el sheekh to sinai. grief stricken family members have been gathered waiting for information about their loved ones. >> officials from around the world are expressing their support and grief for everyone involved. france saying they are investigating, sending agencies, ready to aid while td u.s. secretary of state send america's sympathies. >> we want to extend our condolences to russia and all of the families. we don't know any details. the initial reports tell us of tragedy and loss. we extend our sympathies to all the families and all concerned. >> richard quest, live from london and ian lee live from cairo. ian, what are you hearing about recovery efforts this morning? >> reporter: victor, we are hearing right now from the prime minister's office. we heard earlier that earn on board from the russians, saying everybody on board had bee

. >>> good morning, i'm alison kosik in for christi paul. >> welcome to our viewers. >> that plane tookd 6:00 a.m. local time rising to 31,000 feet before

. >> i'm alison kosik in for victor paul. >> a deadly bombing outside of a crowded train station in the capital there killing dozens and injuring many, many more. we just got new numbers of the amount of people killed. the country's ministry of health says that 86 people are now confirmed dead and 200 others are confirmed injured. the blast happened at 10:00 a.m. local while they gathered for a peace rally. one of the explosions was caught on video. watch. >> so far, no claim of responsibility for this attack. journalist, andrew fenkell is following the story. what more do we know? >> it is suspicion there were two suicide bombers. one bomb right after the other. this was meant to be a zhou full protest, an attempt to protest and demonstrate in favor of piece in the southeast of turkey where there has been an increase in violence between kurdish separatists and government groups. there are going to be a great many more rallies sked kruld in turkey over the next month. suddenly, this mayhem broke out and the death toll rose from 30 to now over 80, 86 as you mentioned. clearly in turkey.

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. >> i'm alison kosik. it is thursday, october 15th, 4:00 a.m. in the east.clinton capitalizing on momentum

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. >>> good morning, i'm alison kosik in for christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell.u and viewers from around the world. we're following breaking news out of egypt in a passenger jet that crashed in the mt. sinai area in egypt. the washington embassy said bodies are being recovered but no reports of survivors. >> let's get you caught up. metrojet flight 9268 it took off just before 6:00 a.m. local time. it was headed from the popular resort town of sharm el sheikh in egypt to st. petersburg, russia. but it lost contact 22 minutes into the flight. >> russian officials say they are sending five rescue planes. those planes scheduled to take off about an hour from now. we've got coverage from around the world on this, this morning. ian lee, live in cairo. we're beginning with aviation correspondent richard quest in london. and the latest report coming reuters that there are reports from different authorities say that the black box has been found. and this is still within hours of this crash. >> well, it's entirely possible that the black box has been found. but hard to sa