becky, great question. >> steve, great interview.nt lockhart as well. >>> coming up later, more from former utah governor jon huntsman and preview of the main event, mitt romney takes the stage at the gop convention. up next we'll talk to his senior campaign viadviser kevin madden who looks like a romney. you'd have trouble picking, becky, on a blind date. summarye consolidates the ratings of up to 10 independent research providers into a single score that's weighted based on how accurate they've been in the past. i'm howard spielberg of fidelity investments. the equity summary score is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. get 200 free trades today and explore your next investing idea. >>> tonight presidential hopeful mitt romney will close out the republican convention with a highly anticipated speech on how can he turn this country around. joining us with more is kevin madden, senior adviser to the romney campaign. how are you doing, kevin? >> good morning, i'm doing great. thanks for having me. >> we

i'm joe kernen along with becky quick.wo stop stories, one, hurricane isaac, two, the republican national convention. paul ryan will speak tonight. we'll head to tampa and talk with "times" deputy washington bureau chief michael crowley in a minute. first, let's focus on isaac. last night it made initial landfall and produced a dangerous storm surge along the northern gulf coast. then it went back out to sea at 3:15 eastern time this morning and hit land again west of port fourchon in louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles an hour. 18 miles of levee overtopped in louisiana. let's go down to brian shactman. lights go on and off. but we know it's you. >> reporter: there it is. our camera guy has his head lamp on me. we had to move positions, obviously. the storm behind me is no different in term of the power of the wind. we're basically at a cruise ship terminal behind the convention center so we have a huge, huge concrete wall right next to us now. we're much more protected from the wind. wung thi i don't think

carolinain has more. >> reporter: good morning to you, becky.ust one of many disks that have been stolen by the swiss bank employees and so many others disks have been sold to german tax authority in this case. this put the swiss german tax deal at risk especially with the harsh language coming from the german side in the past couple of days. the ceo of julius baer confirmed data theft. ju lie us a baer settled with german tax authorities to end investigation last year at the cost of 50 million euros. this renewed data theft doesn't help. separately, julius baer ceo talked about the purchase of merrill lynch international growth management unit. that will involve massive cost-cutting including some job cuts. in switzerland and also possibly singapore and there was no appetite for another big acquisition at least for a year or so. on that note, back to you. >> thanks very much for that. break being news four then. mexico has launched a wto, word trade organization dispute against argentina. this news is breaking in the past few minutes. the compl

becky anderson joins me now from london. i just got back from aust raral on vacation, becky.eople down there are really feeling this. they're not crying in the streets but pretty close to it. who are we, if not olympic champions in the pool? they're talking about having independent investigations now. what's going on? what are they saying there? is it big talk in london? >> reporter: you are making it so uncomfortably easy, having a pop has been a national sport. we've begun to feel uneasy about it. this is all wrong. don't forget, in the last three olympics, you had by day ten at least 11 golds. you got two golds, 12 silver and 8 bronze as it stands at present. and much worse for you than that sort of result -- you're right to point out that new zealand have got eight medals and three golds at this point, with a population of 4.4 million. is you're being trumped by them as well. what must be much more uncomfortable for you guys is that team gb's performance is possibly the best in 100 years. listen, we've been having a pop with the australians here. cameramen are surrounded

becky anderson joining us from london.ust a couple of months ago her coaches actually described her as average. isn't that unbelievable, becky? >> well, let me tell you, she did it in style thursday night. it is unbelievable her coach said that. perhaps this sort of getting her going. sort of to build her up. what we saw last night was really almost, on the uneven bars, the reason they call her the flying squirrel. the most remarkable aerobic exercises. taking the gold along with her team gold. she has really put u.s. gymna gymnastics back on the map. they're dominant. the men not doing quite as well, taking away a bronze in the all-around individuals, of course. but the women have done absolutely remarkable here. so, the u.s. back on the map. and watch this young lady, 16 years old. she has a long way to go from here. >> and you know what's incredible, becky, her coaches actually said she lacked the concentration and confidence to be an olympic medalist. i mean, they've got to be eating their words today, becky. >> if she

becky?y be known as the nfl owner of the houston texans but he created cogen technologies in 1960, sold it to enron in 1999, ceo of the mcnair group, a financial and real estate firm and owner of palmetto partners, a private investment company and chairman of cogene biotech ventures. nice to have you here today. >> thank you, nice to be with you. >> you built businesses up time and time again, self-made man, done a lot of things and seen a lot of things that have happened in this country. we look around and the jobs picture is pretty bleak. from your perspective what should we be doing to try and attack that problem? >> well really when you look at hiring people, it's no different than buying a piece of equipment, because you're looking at making an investment, and you make that investment if you think it's going to enhance your profit. if you don't think there's going to be an adequate return for the risk that you're taking, you don't take that risk and what we're doing now is adding more a

>> soft landing, becky, i think.ould expect from, but i think the second quarter 7.6% is pretty close to as bad as it will get. that's down about four points from the high a couple years earlier, but a far more benign and gentler descent. they've got a lot of ammo on the policy front that they can use and that they will be using. the president of china indicated further a still lug overnight in that regard. so i would that bet again this economy. >> what about the yuan and how it stacks up against the euro? they have turned things around and pusheded yuan higher as a result. >> i think currency management is one of the their counter-cyclical tools. they were letting the currency and they have been appreciate steadily since july of '05, but during the financial crisis, they kept that in abeyance. they may be doing the same right now. >> okay. we want to thank you very much for being with us. always a pleasure. >> you have to come back, because we have other guys coming b t

becky, i got to yell at ross.our people, your people cut that sound bite of clint where he looked most confused and was rambling about gitmo but ended with, instead -- your guy cut it right when he got to the punch line, it was, but you decided to bring the terrorists to trial in the mid. new york city and there was a huge uproar and applause and everybody stupd. you cut it off some looks like he's just, he was rambling off innowhere. the other thing i have a bone to pick with you, westgate, when danny boyle put on the most inskrutable opening ceremony in history, i thought his kids in bed, you guys get down and say he's an artist. he's an artist. plus your biggest icon, we have clinton, you have benji hileve . so your jealous. he was talking to an empty chair. >> we love clint evidentwood too because he talked to us. >> look, it's flattering. >> you have benny hill. >> it's flattery. i wonder how tough a gig it is. that's a tough thing to do to have an empty chair. >> we're doing it with kelly's chair all morning

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that's becky sauerbrunn, who lives in arlington. i got a chance to catch up with becky earlier today. >> we knew it would be a fight no matter what. with karli scoring two major goals, it set the tone right away, and near the end we were like, we just have to finish the game. >> reporter: during the press conference the day before, i don't see to say oozing confidence, it wasn't overconfident, but you listened to each of the players, and you said, these girls have it. did you feel that? >> this team, we don't know how to lose. when we do lose, it's disastrous, we just can't understand how it happened. i think you saw it a couple times in canada and with france. we have a lot of fight in this team and a lot of pride. >> reporter: you went to uva, you live in arlington. how many text messages are waiting on your phone -- >> i didn't have enough time to check it, but 500 more than before the game. all facebook, twitter, everything. >> reporter: have you had a chance to get back to anybody. >> no, i haven't. i have a lot to do later tod

i'm becky quick with steve liesman and gary kaminsky.th us for the last hour, he'll be with us for another hour, it's a good thing because we have a lot more to get to. look at the u.s. equity futures this morning the dow futures are up anybust over 4 points, coming down by being higher by 40 points. s&p futures are barely positive and the nasdaq futures have turned slightly lower. >>> hewlett-packard reported a nearly $9 billion second quarter loss, the biggest in the company's 73-year history, the loss is mostly related to the writedown of its acquisition of eds. earnings beat forecast but revenues slid by 5%. the company is cutting its full year outlook because of the slumping pc market and continued weakness in western europe and china. earlier we spoke to brandon marshall who covers hp for isi. >> a lot of people want to see death but we see signs of life. earnings have gone down basically for the last three quarters, beat earnings expectations and we're kind of pegged to the wall at four bucks in earnings on an annual basis. >> aga

becky anderson at the olympics. lucky thing. >>> all right. at the end of a hard day competing on a world stage olympic teams from 53 african nations converge in one place or they did, and that place has closed the doors now. it is called africa village and it is a hospitality center and fast became a tourist destination in the heart of london and cultural and artistic and sporting displays everyday, but it also accumulated debt. bills weren't paid. supp supplierers owed hundreds of thousands of dollars and a great shame. >>> all right. picked up and deported from france and authorities clear makeshift camps forcing hundreds on to the streets with their possessions. we will tell you all about that when we come back. 12k3w4r50i6r7b8g9s [ female a] charmin ultra soft is so soft you'll have to remind your family they can use less. charmin ultra soft is made with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. plus you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. don't worry, there's plenty left for you dad. we all go. why not enjoy th

we tracked down becky smith the wife of the manager and mother of the guy who hit two homers last night she arrived at san francisco international for her return flight to pennsylvania. >> we wonsan byrne then we thought -- we won san bernardino why couldn't we win this whole thing? >> reporter: flying back with becky the sister of player blake. >> calling everyday telling me how much he misses me and he can't wait to be home i know is a once in a lifetime opportunity i'm going to support him. >> reporter: no way to match the excitement they will be feeling at tomorrow's game. at the glory bar and grill the manager says he's going to try. >> crazy, different crowd not like the giants three deep at the bar that was adults this is loaded with kids. >> reporter: the walls legendary teams and players and picture of some of the boys and girls teams, establishment has sponsored over the years. here, some of this year's heroes who laid for beyond the glory's team last year, sponsoring cost money but the returns are worth it. >> number one thing, smile on the kids' faces. >> the u.s. championsh

>> well, good morning, becky.ufacturers are really hoping to hear an emphasis on policies that will create a sustained growth economy for this nation. not only here but in charlotte at the democratic convention. both parties have been focusing on administering. everybody in america is talking about the promise ever manufacturing to bring our economy roaring back and we really need to see our policymakers adopting policies that will do that. >> what are those policies? what specifically would you like to see? >> you know it's 20% more expense jennifer to manufacture in the united states than it is anywhere else in the world. that's because of our current policies that we've imposed on ourselves like taxes, regulation, and what you've already been talking about energy policy and the importance of energy to manufacturing. we consume 30% of this nation's energy output. so affordable and reliable energy are critical components to manufacturing. by the way, i was going say 20% figure, becky does not include the cost of

we tracked down becky smith the wife of the manager and mother of the guy who hit two homers last night arrived at san francisco international for her return flight to pennsylvania. >> we wonsan byrne then we thought -- we won san bernardino why couldn't we win this whole thing? >> reporter: flying back with becky the sister of player blake. >> calling everyday telling me how much he misses me and he can't wait to be home i know is a once in a lifetime opportunity i'm going to support him. >> reporter: no way to match the excitement they will be feeling at tomorrow's game. at the glory bar and grill the manager says he's going to try. >> crazy, different crowd not like the giants three deep at the bar that was adults this is loaded with kids. >> reporter: the walls legendary teams and players and picture of some of the boys and girls teams, establishment has sponsored over the years. here, some of this year's heroes who laid for beyond the glory's team last year, sponsoring cost money but the returns are worth it. >> number one thing, smile on the kids' faces. >> the u.s. championship g

. >> after a long plane ride from london, becky arrived at san francisco international airport without her luggage. >> it's an invasion of privacy for sure. >> she never found out the fate of her belongings. she is like thousands of other travelers at bay area airports, who had their bags and luggage disappear in the last decade. >> we looked at years of data from the three major airports and the most reported crime is theft. >> sfo the bay area's busiest airport in terms of passenger boarding had the most. san jose recorded nearly 300 thefts, and oakland had half that. >> when you break it down by travelers, sfo only reported three thefts per 100,000 passengers, san jose 1-1/2. >> the challenge is the size of the campus and people accessing it. >> with 1500 cameras throughout the airport, their on the lookout for suspects. >> in most cases it's another passenger, or someone who had lawful business to be here. and a lot of times it's a crime of opportunity. >> where does tsa leave off and you pick up? >> tsa is the check point, their job is to search the passengers and carry-0s and lug

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john fort joins us with the story. >> good morning, becky.e smoke is clearing on the enormous legal victory, everyone is trying to address the fallout and kneejerk, apple got a pop and samsung slumped over the weekend. the next big milestone will come in three when the judge decides whether to block samsung's phones at retail. most of the phones involved in this case aren't selling many units in the u.s. at all anymore, there are a couple of phones like the galaxy s2 and nexus sg that could be a concern for samsung. the big sell is the galaxy s3, a phone not directly part of the suit. to the extent samsung is forced to change its software to get around patent issues it may have to push out a software update to keep some phones on the market. 'not rocket science and been done before. don't expect consensus from analysts oen what comes back. gene muenster of piper jaffrey says it will not have any implications and others say it does. i heard this could scare off android developers but i don't think that's a major risk just yet. what impact will

here is becky anderson. >> reporter: for many the marathon is the most grueling of olympic events. be nothing compared to what this runner has endured so far in his young life. he was born in what is now south sudan, the world's newest country after it became an independent state in july, 2011, ending decades of civil war. south sudan doesn't yet have an olympic committee. the games haven't exactly been the country's top priority. but the ioc granted him permission to run as an independent. i know that you sadly lost a lot of friends and family. >> yes. >> on the way. didn't you? >> yes, i did. not only my family but i am very concerned about the 2 million people who died. for me it feels like that's my family right there. >> guar lives in the united states where he fled to escape the bloody conflict. he hasn't seen his parents since 1993 but running on sunday means they may get a chance to catch a glimpse of him after so many years. >> i talked with them the day before i took the plane to london. 40 people -- they were on the phone. they were kind of fighting on the phone. someone

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becky anderson trying to join me from london, and becky, the same thing happened in australia six years ago, a group of athletes from cameroon getting a wway in the commonwealth games, and what is the policy for them if they do seek asylum? >> well, they have to present themselves to the home office and in fact, not the first to go missing. before the ceremony began, three sudanese athletes we are told also went missing. one has presented himself at the home office seeking asylum, and two more are expected to do so. this cameroon set of athletes, and there are seven of them, you are absolutely right, and none of whom have made the presence known wherever they are at present. at one point, it was thought that perhaps they left the village, but they have not been seen now for some time. and the high commission here confirming that they have now gone missing, and they are concerned about them, and asking them to present themselves to the embassy or back here to the cameroon olympic committee as soon as possible. the weightlifters have not finished their competition, and the concern is that

becky quick. conversationings with virginia senator jim webb on his biggest regret, his journey in and out of the democratic party and why he's retiring after just one term. plus, just when we thought the partisan polarization couldn't get worse, new revelations about the deep divisions in this country. courtesy of the "washington post." you're watching the dal "the da rundown" only on msbc. their very first word was... [ to the tune of "lullaby and good night" ] ♪ af-lac ♪ aflac [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. [ yawning sound ] the sweet reward, making a delicious choice that's also a smart choice. splenda no-calorie sweetener. with the original sugar-like taste you love and trust. splenda makes the moment yours. >>> ah, the exit interviews. back now our on going receivers exit interviews with departing lawmakers. virginia senator jim webb is walking away after one term in the senate leaving an open seat in what used to be traditionall

>> she had peggy and he two friends named becky.e of which was becky franks which was a fascinating person with a great sense of humor who had a father that imported the liberty bell to pennsylvania. so it was a group of two peggies and two beckys who hung out together. and peggy shy, that's the young woman who andre took to the party. that was his date. they dressed as knights or turkish maidens, by the way. in fact, that one of the bigamist i ares that we didn't speculate on but talked about what the possibilities could be was the family story is that shipmans did not allow their daughters to attend the party. at the last minute of a group of quakers came to the door and said this is terrible. you can't consort with the british this way. it's shocking. plugs those girls outfits are too, you know, too indecent. and argument about the outfits worked. >> peggy shipman and the evidence is mixed over whether she went to the party or not. that did not stop major andre from drawing her picture wearing this fancy turkish maiden party dres

cnbc's becky quick is here. a little recovery in the housing market. how do we look today, becky?> reporter: we are looking like we're going to open a little low this morning, maybe 20% for the dow or so, because we get all these con fleflicting numbers. 8:30, just under an hour ago, we get numbers in terms of jobless claims. those jobless claims were expected to drop slightly from last week, but they rose ever so slightly. you're only talking about a gain of 4,000 after you revised last week's numbers. but it's still these ebbs and flows, these little moves. that's what has so many people concerned on wall street. they're looking at our economy, not entirely sure where we are. look at europe and see the mess there and get very worried about all of it. on top of all of this, we get the fed's report, the minutes it had earlier this month, yesterday afternoon, and that set off a little bit of chaos in the market. the sound, the tone from those minutes suggested that the fed could move sooner that a lot of people had expected, to come up with a new form of quantitative easing. now, w

. >> she had peggy hsu and she had two friends named becky. of which was becky franks who is a fascinating person with a great sense of humor whose father imported the liberty bell to philadelphia. and, so there was kind of a group of two peggy's into becky's who kind to kind of hang out together. peggy hsu, that is the young woman who andre took. that was his date. they all trust as nights or as turkish maidens for that thing and in fact one of the big mysteries that we didn't speculate on but talked about what the possibilities could be was the family story is the shippen's did not allow their daughters to attend and at the last minute a bunch of quakers came to the door and said this is terrible, you cannot consort with the british this way and this is shocking plus those girls outfits are just too indecent. >> the argument about the outfits were -- peggy shippen, and the evidence is mixed over whether she went to the party or not. that did not stop major andre from drawing her picture wearing this fancy turkish maiden party dress. we have

becky?wapner, thank you. >> got it. >> we do have a special morning on "squawk box" diving into the world of health care today from costs and picking the right health care provider to investment themes in the sector calling this the "squawk box health care summit." we have a very special guest in studio joining us for the next two hours, toby cosgrove the president and ceo of the cleveland clinic. toby, it's great to see you. >> becky, thank you very much for having me here. >> we are getting ready to get into first the republican national convention then the democratic national convention, health care is going to be debated left and right, a million different things will get tossed around. we'd like to really come up with some answers this morning about what needs to be done in health care and trying to figure out some solutions. you say that the debate we're having right now is the wrong one. why is that? >> the debate we're having right now is political. we are talking about how we pay fo

>> she had peggy chu and chat to friends named becky. of which was becky franks, who is a fascinating person with a great sense of humor whose father imported the liberty bell in philadelphia. and so there was a kind of to peggy's and to becky's the kind of hung out together. and peggy hsu, that's the young woman who andre took, that was his date they all dressed as nice or as turkish maidens eye thing. and, in fact, one of the big mysteries that we didn't speculate on a talked about what the possibility could be was the family story is a shippen's did not allow their daughters to attend. at the last minute a group of quakers, then used to be quicker, a bunch of quakers came to the door and said this is terrible. you can't consort with the british this way. it's shocking. plus those girls outfits are just too in decent. end an argument about the outfits work. >> peggy shippen and the evidence is mixed over whether she went to the party or not, that did not stop major andre from drawing her picture wearing his fancy turkish maidens party

becky worley, abc news, san francisco. >> that brings us to our facebook question of the day. >> what is your deepest restaurant secret. we want to know. log on to wnnfans.com. and spill. what are some of the things you do to maneuver that whole restaurant scene. becky is right, i look at waiters and waitresses and go that is tough work >> have you ever done it? >> i an not quord natcoordinate. >> i was a waitress at friday's. >> tgi friday's. >> me in the abc cafeteria. >> a hard job. >> not easy. tip them well. do right by them. and you know -- don't mess with people who make your drinks or cook your food. >> i would agree. don't ever do it. a very good tip. >> we will be right back with your daily dose of "the mix." stay with us. ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. join zyrtec® rewards. save up to

becky? >> yes, becky. and he would keep them on and he would have them do strip searches and have them humiliated and degraded and in this particular case sexual assault. >> every review i have read had the word disturbing. that's the first time i saw a movie like that without shila lebuff. >> the huffington post called it the most disturbing film ever made. but it had a question mark. i don't think it is nearly as disturbing as "don't tell her it is me" with steve gutenburg. >> you play the police officer which is a delightful and airy -- >> it was great fun. it was horrible. i was in a cold basement in brooklyn filming for about three weeks. i was disect cked from everyone -- i was disconnected from everyone. >> you are on a separate set from everyone. >> they are upstairs and i am downstairs. we are talking to each other live all the time. i am saying these horrible things, and it gets much worse than that. and then on the first day of shooting the phone broke. i had to go to the office and say these th

. ♪ ( cheering ) that a girl, becky! come on, beat the bums!a leaving home? uh, i don't know. i'm o.k., i guess. you're going to miss her, aren't you? yeah, but at least i get to move into her room. hey, don't take all my potato chips! don't be so stingy! rebecca: come on, girl, put it in there, one more out! let's go, mary! safe! ( protesting loudly ) she is not! is, too. is not. safe. end of discussion. oh, this is ridiculous, she was... she was out, there was no... ( sighs ) kevin: 22 to 2, what happened to you? hey, how about a little sympathy? i lost my last softball game. poor you! you can't do it all by yourself. if it wasn't for that umpire... yeah, i think he was working for the other team. what the heck, it's only a game, right? i think i'm heading home. i'll see you later. all right, thanks for coming. oh, it was fun... seeing you get beat! you're supposed to be cheering me on... tomorrow night we go car hunting again? absolutely... bye. bye, sandy. bye! thanks for the potato chips! hey, the team's going to the sports bar, do you wan

and... have a good trip, becky. don't worry about us. just be careful. your guir. back seat. remember, don't pick up any hitchhikers... except for the cute ones! ( engine starting ) bye. bye, rebecca. be careful. sandy: bye! ( car engine stops ) well, this is it, mom. i'm off to san francisco. i'll try and do my very best. keep an eye on kevin and dad for me, hm? i miss you, mom. bye. speaker: rebecca got a used car from her father and that shows that her father approved her going away to san francisco. it's perfect. i can't believe it! speaker: sandy gave rebecca a diary. oh, sandy, a diary. it's perfect! speaker: kevin gave rebecca a key ring with a four-leaf clover. oh, a four-leaf clover. speaker: her father gave rebecca a necklace that belonged to her mother. mom's necklace. it was a gesture of continuity that now the daughter is going to wear this. i think it's a great gesture of love and also of giving. it's beautiful. rebecca's mother died long time ago. it was very hard on the family. before rebecca drives to san francisco she stopped at her mother's... wh

becky quick is off this week.ear me say it that time, good morning, i'm joe kernen with andrew ross sorkin. becky ross is off this week. >> it was in the prompter twice? >> yes. >> that's okay. >> people to emphasize them, because people aren't really listening. the dog days of august. people are tired. it's early. >>> futures this morning indicated a little lower after a flat session yesterday where we saw a gain of two points. major retailers are reportedly set to announce plans for a mobile payment network. "the wall street journal" has this piece. says the announcement could come together, involving walmart, target, 7-eleven and others. staples is reporting quarterly profit of 18 cents a share, below estimate by 4 cents. they blame softer than expected north american sales and weakness in europe. >>> "new york times" has named mark thompson, outgoing head of the bbc to take over wall street journal. there was a time when they said you might. >> i took myself out of the running early on. >> i'm not kidding. don

i'm becky quick. our guest host this hour is miles nadal. he's the ceo of advertising giant nbc partners. we're going to talk with him about the ad indicator in just a minute. it's a unique way to try to evaluate the global economy. the other news makers this morning, former ubs chairman robert wolf and we have dan ammann. we have tom hoenig. here on "squawk" we get his thoughts on how he differs slightly from how he sees things from sandy wild. of course, it's not just business and politics this morning. we have the yankees marx teixeira joining us to talk business and baseball. that's coming up at 6:50 eastern time a lot of headliners here this morning. much more to get to. before we do, let's get up to speed on the top headlines. the ecb is meeting in frankfurt today. last week mario draghi promised to do whatever it takes to save the euro. he said it could result in the market punishing the euro zone. this is the big news of the morning. we get it at 7:45. later in the 8:00 hour is actual comments. this is huge today. among the news bein

let's get the market rundown and with that my friend becky quick is here.have not seen you all week virtually that is. so a, good morning and b, what are we going to hear from mr. bernanke? >> well, that is the $64 million question right now, chuck. we have the opening bell in 4 1/2 minutes and we will open up by triple digits, but the real countdown is 45 minutes from now, because that is when the embargo lifts from ben bernanke's speech. and you know last week we had the minutes released from the last fmo meeting and we could see some quantitative easing coming from the fed and that could happen sooner rather than later. the minutes were outdated and some people suggested that the economic numbers are better than expected so that the fed will not do anything until it sees numbers and it is going to see the jobs report next week, but remember, jackson hole is where bernanke first laid out the plans two years ago for qe2 and that is why people have high expectations head g toing into and this is a place where bernanke can go ahead to speak to his peers and

let me speak to becky, her son certainly contributed.we have you on live tv, obviously a great game, how you think he is feeling now? >> i think he's feeling excited, probably dreaming of i screamed. >> absolutely, tell us what happens now. >> a game on saturday against tennessee, we did lose to tennessee although we felt strongly that we should have beat them. >> 11 runs? >> amazing, every spot in the order spark the offense. it was wonderful. >> it was great to watch, thank you for helping us out during the newscast, we will have some interviews and reaction and the excitement from petaluma, certainly putting this town on the map. back to you.,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, >> a trip to the united states finals was on line tonight for the petaluma little league team in williamsport. san antonio tx petaluma got on fast. bases loaded, a grand slam, 5/0 petaluma. he crushes one to left, a solo shot, so they won 11/1 and a moments ago because of the slaughter rule the game only goes 5 inning so they are going to the united states final on saturday, if

. >> reporter: becky set up camp in the parking lot of the moose lodge on highway 20. she evacuated five horses and five dogs in 15 minutes yesterday. she says the horses usually fight getting in the trailer1x not this time. >> they were waiting at the gate before it got bad. they smelled the smoke or something. >> reporter: the lodge parking lot became a gathering spot for people trying to pass through on highway 20. firefighters unexpectedly shut it down this morning while they conducted a controlled burn. >> i had an appointment at 10:30 and 12:30 at work. i called and got service and -- [ inaudible ] >> the number one priority for firefighters and commanders that are leading the firefighters is to ensure public safety, try to get in and get resources in to fight the fire as safely as possible. any time we have road closures, there's going to be questions. we're working very hard to get a lot of accurate information out. >> reporter: firefighters say 5,000 acres have burned. no word on when people will be able to return to their homes. they say probably not going ho

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thanks to becky. reid versus romney. sort of has a ring to it.eader, harry reid, in case you haven't been paying attention lately. how does he know that? he says he does not know it but he's got a good source. the two men have been going at each other's throats with mitt romney responding put up or shut up. they have one thing in common, the mormon church. thanks mckay for coming in. they both were mormon and i'm curious. every religious group has people on both sides of the aisle. but why is mormon playing a role in this fight? >> it's interesting because they come from very different circles of mormonism. mitt romney was born in the church, harry reid is a convert. but they share this community of wealthy, powerful, well appointed mormons that make the connection interesting as they duke it out over the financing the mitt romney. >> there's a perception of people saying within the mormon church, there's very many successful businessmen and power players in this country who are of the mormon faith and it's still a relatively smaller reledgeon th

becky is off this week and she'll be back shortly.oking up, dow about 28 points, s&p 500 a little over 4 points. the headline this is morning, we'll be getting key economic data later today, if we could, some readings this morning, including july retail sales which come out at 8:30 a.m. eastern with economists looking for an increase of 0.2% following a half percent rise in june. at the same time the july producer price index is seen rising 0.3%, coming after june's increase of 0.1%. >>> investigators are unable to enter the area at a california chevron refinery, where that fire broke out last week. the fire shut down a significant portion of california's gasoline production and sent black smoke spewing into the air. officials are saying they may be able to go in later this week, we'll find out what that means, joe. >>> paul ryan hitting the campaign trail running, he'll be attending a victory event at lakewood high school in lakewood, colorado. eamon javers is in lakewood and joins us with more. i was watching your report yesterday,

becky is going to lose her god dam mind. but