anna belle said, we're showing off. then she changed the subject to standardize prep testing, and he stopped smiling. [laughter] he had a solid gba. his girlfriend, ashley, had passed the tests her junior year. she was applying to baylor and some places even further away. no tack, no college and no college football. when i get to the test, he said, it doesn't translate. i act like i haven't been studying. anna belle looked for some encouraging words, but a buzzer was sounding from the cafeteria. the eighth graders were starting lunch. if she wanted to attract an incoming freshman class it was time to put on a show. all right, chicas, she called, giving the dancers a roundhouse wave. are you ready? the girls passed a sign and into the calf cafeteria with their principal calling, where is my strutters at? the because drummer smashed an echoing salvo, and somebody called, hit it, reagan. john phillips sousa this was not, and the haisong neither. the drum line teased a march beat that might have resembled standard hip-hop i

shall we do one, too, and that we hit it. >> a team rings the bell by hand, phillips is the head bellinger of the independence hall hist society. there are 13 members in tribute to the 13 colonies. membership is normally handed down in families or by personal invitation, but all the members call it their connection to history. the bells of philadelphia's starting with a liberty bell called citizens to hear news of the revolution and then the declaration of independence. >> i have love coming here, and just being in this atmosphere. >> 91 year-old keith taylor, a decorated veteran, is the oldest member of the society. >> what is it about ringing the bell that special? >> maybe i can proclaim my patriotism by ring that bell? >> his respect for the bell has been handed down in his family to his grandson harry and his son in law rich. >> when i rang it i am proud to do it, and i really enjoy it. >> i think is pretty important. >> would like the idea to go on, and we, as moderns, can still do something to commemorate the worst of those who went before us. >> when members of this society ri

phillips is the head bell ringer of the independence hall bell ringer society.e are 13 members in tribute to the 13 colonies. membership is normally handed down in families or by personal invitation, but all of the members call it their connection to history. the bells of philadelphia starting with the liberty bell called citizens to hear news of the revolution, and then the declaration of independence. >> i've loved coming here and being just in this atmosphere. >> reporter: 91-year-old keith taylor, a decorated veteran of iwojima, is the oldest member of the society. what is it that's special about ringing the bell? >> maybe i can reclaim my patriotism by ringing the bell. >> reporter: taylor's respect for the bell has been handed down to his grandson and his son-in-law. >> i well up all the time. when i ring it, i'm proud to do it and i really enjoy it. >> i think being able to do that, like filling his shoes, is pretty important. >> i would like the idea to go on, that we can still do something to commemorate those who went before us. >> reporter: when membe

welcome to the final bell and the "closing bell." we enter the final stretch. i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. the dow on track for a two-day gain even as oil takes a real plunge. >> that's been the key feature. oil continuing in the slide. we have reasons for the oil slide. supply coming from saudi arabia. big jump in crude inventories reported this morning. that has pushed crude below several key technical levels. we'll talk more about oil and that plunge in just a moment. first, a look at where stocks stand right now. modest gains across the board with the dow up 50 points right now at 13,613. you can see we're just about near the high of the session right there. the nasdaq is up 10 1/2 points. that's the high for this session after a pretty volatile open this morning now at 3188 on the nasdaq index. the s&p 500 is up 51/3 points. can this market continue the winning streak even if it is in baby steps? will lower oil and gas prices help if oil keeps heading lower? that's been a leader in this market. there's also a new survey that shows in

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( bell rings ) ( cheers and applause ) $9,432! has raised $13,612 so far for her charity generation rescue. we've got one price game plus a wheel spin for jenny, for the charity, coming up. don't go away, folks. >> finally! ( cheers and applause ) the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor about nexium. ( cheers and applause ) >> drew: welcome back everybody to "the price is right." we have time for one more contestant here to play along with jenny mccarthy and win money for generation rescue. george, who have we got? >> george that is, jessica griffiths, come on down! you are the next contestant on "the price is right." >> drew: jessica, you made it! jessica made it! next prize

they're ringing the bell out there for a special treat?> i'm loving lawrence karnow and his weather because it is absolutely gorgeous for the 49th annual cable car bell ringing contest. a little bit loud out here, as you can imagine there are lots of people gathering at year end it is such a treat for the tourist in san fransisco today. this is the director of transportation, tell us what is gone on out here this fine afternoon? >> this is the 49th annual cable car bell ringing competition. a tradition of almost half a century you're in san fransisco, it really honors the san fransisco cable cars, they are nearly 150 years old. >> this is what makes it so unique, where else in america can you have a cable car bell ringing competition? >> it is really only in san fransisco, the wisdom of the people in san fransisco to save the cable cars, there used to be a lot more lines. it would run every day and were a great draw for tourists but they actually bring regular san fransiscans back to work every day. >> we have a lot of supervisors and very

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this group "i will" is a volunteer group opening the bell this morning. you can go to 911day.org for information about what you can do today. >>> thank you. >> a bit of a chilly start to the day. >> cold? >> not now. it was this morning. let's check the forecast with christina loren. a beautiful day. >> it is beautiful. wait until you guys walk out that door when you leave the office. it is so nice out there. it is not just here in san jose where we're feeling that beautiful almost fall air come in. in san francisco, taking a live look. beautiful clear skies overhead. september is one of the clearest months in the city by the bay. 11:18 now. beautiful day shaping up. i want to point out old glory is not getting pick up from the wind. it will later on. temperatures will soar in the east bay. look at the temperatures. 67 in san jose. 63 in san francisco. 67 degrees in santa rosa. the climates are not a factor around the inner bay. you head out to the east bay and it starts to get on the warm side. 74 degrees. we have the cool ocean air. a short wave trough

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and kenny bell city run it. great return for bell. late flags. attack even more yard ang where the emotion of the game took the place. got out of their lanes, got blocked app come pounded it at the ipd and a penalty. >> referee: after the play was over, personal foul frmt 15-yard penalty. first down. >> a little overzell louis. dalton hilliard at the end of the play, you know how they battle. it got them all around on the special teams play. taylor martinez with the football. first down at the 36 of ucla. martinez firing deep. martinez and a flag. don't hold up your hands there, hester, that's too easy. the intended receiver, aaron hester, called for interference. >> referee: defense, number 21. 15-yard penalty, i got a hole back there. towles, jersey and wullenwaber sold it. no quit in this nebraska squad let by the anybody junior. sitting at the 121. martinez to is sideline. enco incomplete. it looks like he didn't see the football. >> charles: he pointed and said i didn't see it coming. that's the look toward the quarterback. bell unable to fi

note liz: i am liz claman and this is count down to the closing bell. we are in the middle of a major rally here. the dow could close at rebels not seen in nearly five years. here's the number to beat, 13,279. here we are ten points from the last hour of trading and closing above that number would be the highest close since december of 2007. here is why stocks are rallying. more juice, more fuel from the european central bank bought more substance. european central bank, mario draghi said definitively we will implement the new bond buying program to bring down borrowing costs and stabilize worries of some countries like spain and italy. back home in the u.s. weekly jobless claims came out better than expected. this is the number you want to see come down at of the jobs report. 10% of stocks in the s&p 500 hitting 52 week highs. three of them, google, craft and disney. the nasdaq 100 hitting a 12 month intraday high. peak levels not seen since the internet boom in 1999-2000. the big winner in the index and breaking news over the past 15 minutes is amazon

about 30 minutes left before the closing bell sounds.es industrial average down about 38 points in the home stretch. more from mary thompson. >> just about seven points above the lows of the day for the dow jones industrial average, pressured by europe. we want to highlight one group. you heard seema talking about some of the bounce back and the big tech names earlier today. the tech sector was the weakest performer among the ten we follow. energy right now has taken that slot. turning around in large part because we've seen a turn around in hewlett-packard. they've come off the lows of the session. by the way, tech is the worst performing sector for the last month. one reason we've seen continued weak snts earnings warning that came out from the electronics contractor, j. bill circuit. back to you. >> thanks so much, mary. despite a series of rosy economic reports this week, a recent poll says most small businesses and manufacturers are painting a bleak picture for our economy. they blame the uncertainty over the fiscal cliff and regula

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. >> al: it's caught by bell. joique bell picks up a first down and a lot more! joique bell will take the ball into san francisco territory where he is forced out by brown. so the 49ers and the crowd ready to begin a celebration on a third and 17 and the next thing you know, bell is free for 47 yards! >> cris:hey are not going to rush many people here at all. just three coming up. now eight people back there, somebody on this great tackling defense is going to be able to make a play and none of them do. so that is the first big catch and run the lions have come up with tonight. >> al: now at the 37 yard line. stafford will throw to the outside and that will be caught there by brandon pettigrew who has been pretty solid tonight and tackled by willis. the clock stops at 2:14. >> cris: when you look at this from a big picture standpoint for jim schwartz and his team, somebody else has to establish themselves as the big threat, you know? there's no way that you can allow everybody to may the kind of defense that calvin johnson is seeing, unless you can establish some

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or was the show named after the closing bell? liz: no, "after the bell" is at 4 p.m -- >> whatever.'m half asleep when i'm on these shows anyway. after the closing bell we'll get the word from joe perella, big guy at morgan stanley, now at his own firm. good friend of mine, i should point out. he's qoik to come out with a valuation. this makes you hate wall street so much, okay? morgan stanley says the price should be lower for obvious reasons, it still has to buy the rest of it. citigroup says it should be higher for obvious reasons, it still has to sell the rest of it. they're at each other's throats on the sale of this brokerage division, by the way, one of the biggest in the world. when this thing's completed, morgan stanley will have something like 18,000 brokers, far surpassing anybody else, merrill lynch included. we're going to find out exactly what the price tag's going to be for the sale which occurred, was launch inside 2008. that's going to come today. what's going to happen? i think they're going to split the difference. i think this is going to be right down the middle

bell." maria bartiromo is on assignment in all of the action in europe. she will let us know what she's hearing. >> she's in the right place at the right time with the global markets all rallying after the central bank announced the new bond buying program fuelling homes to a solution that we will talk about extensively over the next couple hours. on top of that we have a positive report on private payrolls showing good job growth in the private sector. that's ahead of tomorrow's jobs number. lots of hoping f hopes for thats well. the nasdaq composite hit a 12 year high today. >> yes, only just 2,000 more points to go. the douj right now is higher by 220 points. 13,267. strong gains across the board here. multidecade high and the s&p 500 is higher by 26 points. >> that is a four and a half year high. or there abouts. years near multiyear highs here, but will tomorrow's jobs number confirm or dispel this rally we're having today. will a good numb make the fed rethink the stimulus? >> we have

welcome back to the "closing bell." bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. wall street's bears getting the last word in an otherwise solid third quarter. but it was a volatile final few minutes with the dow dropping by about 80 points just about ten minutes before the close only to recover, finishing with a loss of about 50 points. the s&p 500 also down for the sixth time in the past seven trading sessions. here's a silver lining. the benchmark index still rallied nearly 6% for the quarter. coming up in the program, we take a look at

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the bell tolls. i'm involved with mankind. what we must understand and deal with that we can recognize one man under god indivisible for liberty and justice for all. liz: i want to get to challenge you are working on. north korea, kim jong and we'll let you in or not yet? >> we don't know. you have to talk to your enemy aid your friends and we don't have to worry about them. we have to deal with what what israel's wiccan get-together have a communication. i had mandela, the peace ambassador. perez appointed me the cheap investor of the middle east. you know the investor they appointed me, you have to bring people together of diverse entities and respect. respect culture, you know what i mean, inclusiveness in dealing with what people think you have to walk in their shoes and then you can talk about peace and make things happen. liz: who would be the boxer in korea? >> i want to make certain he gets an opportunity to prove he can be a mini tyson. they have some great games over there. the games in north korea, to some fantastic

liz: closing bell ringing in 15 # minutes.he scene we had before, up more than 50.s, but now just a 2 point gain. coming up, carroll pepper, investor for the millionaires and multimill millionaires, investmentings for growth ripe for the picking else because the fed has showed its hand. ♪ and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have a bleeding condition like stomach ulcers, or take aspirin, nsaids, or blood thinners, or if you have kidney problems, especially if you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all medicines you take, any planned medical or dental procedures, and don't stop taking pradaxa without your doctor's approval, as stopping may increase your stroke risk. other side effects inclu indigestion, stomach pain, upset, or burning. pradaxa is progress. having afib not caused by a heart valve problem increases yourrisk of stroke. ask your doctor if you can reduce your risk with pradaxa. liz: back wit

countdown to the closing bell. the markets getting a a boost today from positive housing data that shows the recovery is gaining speed. the recovery in the housing market. we have been waiting for this. but is it time to get out of housing names, which have had a great run up already? someone who manages 9 1/2 billion dollars will tell you why now is the time to maybe start easing out of the housing market. but surprise, the real estate brokers are bullish. are you a would be buyer? are you a would be seller? we're going to talk to the ceo of remax who says this housing recovery is in full swing and it is time to take advantage of it. oil continuing its three-day slide, slipping below $92 a barrel. okay, look at that number on your screen. this is significant as we get closer to below $91 a barrel this on news that the report, the weekly report showing crude inventories, they rose more than expected. so for now at least this market is trading on fundamentals. meaning the real numbers and the real supply. and as a r

you can see he had his bell rung severely. mccarthy will not fly with the a's when they head to seattle today. >>> security scare on umar abdulmutallab airways flight turns out to be a hoax. -- on a u.s. airways flight turns out to be a hoax. >>> last night former president clinton fired up the crowd at the democratic convention. >>> she may be president clinton's biggest critic hear what the secretary of state had to say about her husband's con shrepbgs speech thousan >>> we return to you our breaking news store. highway 101 on the peninsula around redwood city/menlo park border. there were downed fiber optic lines blocking both directions had the freeway closed. >> we thought it was a power line. terry mcsweeney is live in that traffic back-up marsh and redwood city by the menlo park line. >> reporter: i see a lot of people who are just beginning to move the traffic you see moving so slow is northbound 101 at marsh road. the traffic you see moving at the limit is southbound. there was nobody on that freeway southbound when w

bell. i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. five companies are making public day bays on wall street today. >> the last time we saw that many ipo's on the single day was back in february. could be another sign of confident in the economy. guess who's making the biggest splash? trulia is up on its debut day. let's get caught up on the markets. where we stand right now, it's expiration date tomorrow. so we might get a little fluctuation in the markets in this last hour of trade. right now we're virtually neutral on the dow, at 13,578. the nasdaq's down 8 at this hour. all of these well off the lows on the day. now at 31.74 on the nasdaq. the s&p 500 is down just two points. >> let's get more on today's big story. the ipo market heating up. five companies making their debuts today. >> five ipo's, that's the busiest week since late august, and the most in a single day, you guys mentioned it since february 8th. trulia really taking the show. pricing a dollar above its range, it's j

"closing bell" right now. >>> hi, everybody. we're into the final stretch, welcome to belle billion. this market just can't get going, bill, after a pretty big warning. that's right, if fed ex is concerned, it makes a lot of people squeamish about christmas and we have friday's important jobs report for the month of august. will a good job's number dampen hopes for stimulus. that could hurt the market since a fed from the move seems priced in at this point. >> that's right, we have the dow jones industrial average off of the highs and the lows right now. up about 70 points at the best. up now 16 points on the average. nasdaq is down, and the s&p 500 looks like this, a collar chart. back to that potential red flag for the economy. this is fed ex and ups after they cut their earnings for the first quarter. >> since they're seen as a bell weather, what do the warnings say about where the economy and the upcoming holiday season may be headed. we have guests with us now to discuss it. todd, what does this warning mean to you? you're

closing bell is going to ring in 16 minutes.is ferguson is up after the break with two dividend payers. that they are absolutely something for you right now. [ owner ] i need to expand to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running. so come talk to us to see how we can help. wells fargo. together we'll go far. cheryl: here is your fox business market check. the dow was up 72 points at 13,327 and liz claman is on her way to silicon valley for three days of interviews with titans of the tech world. let's see how company stocks are doing. tomorrow liz will be at the intel developers conference speaking to everyone including paul otellini and the c e l of pandora. on wednesday a look inside hewlett-packard and talk to the ceo meg whit

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welcome to the closing bell. will they or won't they? the question everybody is asking today about the federal reserve. we'll know weight did and how the market reacted less than 24 hours from now. >> yes, we will, finally. as expected, many are not placing very big betts ahead of tomorrow's announcement given how much the markets have already priced in. more easing from the fed at this point. plus, we have more on that horrible story out of the middle east. senseless violence, american death over nothing more than just a movie. we are looking more at our dependance on middle east oil in light of all of this and we'll cover that coming up in a moment. first, a look at wall street, the dow is up, up 13,333 hanging on to slight gains on the volume. the nasdaq is up just a point at 3,105. very wait and see, again, maria. >> it absolutely is. we're watching apple today. the stock is slightly higher after the company announced the launch of a new iphone 5. the phone has more bells and whistles than we expected. >>> and they may not be finishe

welcome to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo. today coming to you live from cnbc headquarters. >> yeah, i love what they did with the place. i'm bill griffeth. c.a.t. is the plaitest multinational after fedex to warm a weak economy is going to hurt their future products. that's been resonating with some investors. we're going to dig into what this all means for investors in just a moment. >> first, let's look at how stocks are trading now as we enter the final stretch. the dow industrial down at the lows of the day as we approach the end at 13,513. we have a decline in the session, about 45 points. nasdaq also weaker. it's too sitting at the low of the day, down 24. s&p 500, weaker by 7 1/2. let's talk more about caterpillar. the stock down 3% after forecasting weak growth through 2015. investors clearly not happy to see another gloomy outlook. even a report showing an uptick in july home sales. >> is this a red flag given the company's status? we posed that question in our "closing bell" exchange today with michael, debra, jeff

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. >> welcome to the closing bell. maria bartiromo is in italy and later in the show she will give us a neat peak of what to expect from her interview. >> and i'm bill griffith. stocks not able to pick up any steam on the heals of yesterday's big rally. the u.s. creating huer jobs than anticipated. not just in august, but june and july were revieszed downward as well. stocks could be worse off if these weak numbers didn't make wall street more convinced that the fed would move with a monetary stimulus to revive the economy in some way. >> here is where we stand, the dow jones is lower by 9.5 points. the nasdaq is still -- i spoke too soon, it had been slightly positive -- >> give it another couple minutes. >> 3134, the s&p is still in positive territory. >> it's like the weather in hawaii, you don't like it now? just wait it will get better. a bailout may be a fore gone conclusion, but is this likely to happen because our economy is not better -- >> we have steve leisman and rick santelli. the jobs report was not prett

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that's the first hour of "closing bell." thank you for joining us. maria continues with hour number two. i'll see you tomorrow. >> it is 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? i'm maria bartiromo. >>> along with the nasdaq and s&p 500, the blue chip average is now down 14 out of the last 15 mondays. adding to the pressure today, a sudden drop in the price of oil. it fell sharply today, putting the major averages down even further. we'll take a look at commodity's effect on how it could affect stocks down the road. >>> dow jones off the worst levels of the afternoon. nevertheless, down a quarter of a percent. light volume today on wall street as it is a jewish holiday. nas dam giving up 5.25 points. fraction of a loss there. the s&p 500 down 4.28 points. mixed sector within the standard & poor's. we talk about profit taking and added effect of the sudden drop in the price of oil on the stock market, but the question is, with the dow just about 600 points away from an all-time high, what will if take to get the blue chips back to that le

and kenny bell city run it. great return for bell. late flags. attack even more yard ang where the emotion of the game took the place. got out of their lanes, got blocked app come pounded it at the ipd and a penalty. >> referee: after the play was over, personal foul frmt 15-yard penalty. first down. >> a little overzell louis. dalton hilliard at the end of the play, you know how they battle. it got them all around on the special teams play. taylor martinez with the football. first down at the 36 of ucla. martinez firing deep. martinez and a flag. don't hold up your hands there, hester, that's too easy. the intended receiver, aaron hester, called for interference. >> referee: defense, number 21. 15-yard penalty, i got a hole back there. towles, jersey and wullenwaber sold it. no quit in this nebraska squad let by the anybody junior. sitting at the 121. martinez to is sideline. enco incomplete. it looks like he didn't see the football. >> charles: he pointed and said i didn't see it coming. that's the look toward the quarterback. bell unable to fi

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welcome to "closing bell," i'm maria bartiromo. i hope you'll join us for our exclusive sitdown with the prime minister italy, mario monti coming up in the program. >> looking forward to that very much. >> he has some surprising comments on the global economy and, of course, the fed meeting. >> the fed meeting and how long he plans to stay in office, too. i found that very interesting. we'll get to that coming up. i'm bill griffeth. looking forward to that great get. we'll give you a preview of what is a very revealing discussion with mario monti. for the markets, a wait and see day, ahead of everything that's still to come. wednesday's fed meeting, announcement on thursday, this week's european finance ministers, the constitutional court ruling in germany, also on wednesday. so, right now stocks sitting near their four-year highs. let's show you how we stand right now. the dow down 15 points. we were lower, we were higher. now trading at 13,291. the nasdaq at this hour is down 25 points. that's the hardest hit right now, down almo