our old boss, bob wright.e with kelly coming up here along with mohamed el-erian on the second hour of "closing bell" with kelly evans. have a good weekend, everybody. >> thank you, bill. welcome to "the closing bell," everybody. i'm kelly evans. we're already closing the week out here. a new month as april begins. we have the big jobs report coming out tomorrow morning. ahead of that, stocks having a decent day. the dow up. 117 points. going out with gain of 63 into the close. better than a third of a percent. same for the s&p 500. broad market index adding seven points today. the nasdaq struggling a little bit. only up about six points. better than a tenth of a percent. 44.86 is well above the close that we did see one month today. joining today's panel to talk about that moves in oil and so much more, michael santoli from yahoo! finance, david from jeffries and our very own tom fort t. tim seymour. this was the market anticipating a strong jobs number. you think that's right? >> i think taking back bets it'

suzanne and bob wright helped put the -- autism speaks. i talked with the wrights and asked them to tell us how it all started. >> it started because our first grandson was diagnosed with autism. i had no idea what autism was. as you know bob was chairman of nbc at the time. i think you were there then. >> i was. >> and i said what is autism? and they said it is one in 166 and i went back to the news department and i asked bob to help me. this is a hidden epidemic. >> how far have you come in ten years, bob? >> a long way. the largest thing we've done is through four congresses raised $3 billion for the nih to spend exclusively on autism. >> when this started, i mean, your husband had a full-time job. >> i know. >> and i know you're the co-founders of this but suzanne, you really -- you took the opportunity because you both knew a lot of people in this country and around the world and you took the bull by the horns and went after it. this must be very satisfying. >> i have a great ceo to learn from after all these years and it was somethin

. >> suzanne and bob wright talk about the challenges and the help this they received from both republicansnd democrats in washington. all of those stories coming up in three minutes. >> thank you. the future of the auto world has arrived right here in new york city. audi finished it's nine-day trek today. it started in san francisco and the car mostly drove itself for 3400 miles. it uses gps for traffic and brake on its own. it will be 10-15 years before self driving cars are ready for the rest of us. that is our report for this hour. i'm david schuster, and then antonio mora. thank you for watching. >>> hi everyone. an agreement reached on iran's nuclear program. what it says under this arrangement, the international community will have confidence iran's nuclear community is exclusively peaceful >>> and the real work is just beginning. >>> massacre in kenya, scores of college students murdered. a surging group linked with al

. >> autism speaks founded by bob wright and suzanne wright of course, after their grandson was diagnosedhey're in their tenth year have done so much to raise money, get business involved. one reason you're seeing buttons like this at the exchange and all around america today. 70 million children teens and adults around the world and 50,000 of them moving into adulthood with some complex issues. >> unfortunately a growing number and an important cause for research. >>> let's send it over now to jon fortt. morning, jon. >> morning, sarah. the latest on indiana's controversial law and the tech world's reaction to it. >>> also can lasers improve the movie experience? imax's ceo will be here to tell us. >>> and finally, "mad men's" john slattery also known as roger sterling on the end of that esteemed show all coming up on "squawk alley." in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retiremen

senator bob menendez tonight, leaving court today accused of trading political influence fur luxury vacations and private planes. tonight, menendez digging in saying he's innocent. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: senator bob menende defiant today outside federal court in newark. >> these allegations are false, and i am confident they will be proven false. >> reporter: the new jersey democrat is pleading not guilty to 14 counts of bribery, corruption and fraud. stemming from his relationship with this man, dr. salomon melgen, a florida eye doctor. prosecutors say the doctor gave the senator more than a dozen free flights on his private jets. frequent use of the doctor's fully staffed caribbean villa in a gated community with three golf courses. free romantic getaways including one with a girlfriend to paris, putting them up in this five-star hotel. and hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations. in exchange, menendez allegedly used his influence to help the doctor's foreign girlfriends with their visa problems. to protect a multi-million dollar contract for a company the doctor owns in the dominican republic. and to push medicare to drop its investigation into $9 milli

now, today is world autism awareness day and joining us now co-founder of autism speaks bob wright. i got the memo. i got the memo and so did joe. >> thank you, thank you. >> i didn't. sorry, beana, i will text you next time. >> please. >> this is wonderful. you want to spread the word. how are things going in termts of terms of trying to make gains? >> last year was a very big year and we're right in it now our general sequencing project, but the light up the blue has been sensational. we had 8,000, 9,000 buildings last year. we have 16,000 this year and 9,000 of them are private homes. around the world. >> incredible. >> not necessarily here. >> beautiful. >> i can report a couple -- >> it's all over the world, bob. we're showing pictures absolutely everywhere. where are some of the places? >> well some of the new -- empire state building i'm going there in a little bit. south america, christ the redeemer. just added the shanghai tower, which is the second tallest building in the world. >> yeah. >> which is just this week signed up. they have the pyramids and the sphinx tra faga s

wright is in new jersey for us. david? >> reporter: good evening, david. moments from now, senator bob menendez is pektsed to be here to respond to the indictment. 14 counts of corruption and bribery charges. prosecutors say he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars only campaign funds and political perks from a florida opthamologist in exchange for political favors. among the alleged perks, caribbean vacations, deluxe hotel rooms in paris and trips aboard a private plane. menendez is the first u.s. senator in more than 30 years to face a bribery charge. he denies any wrongdoing and vows to fight these charges with all he has. david? >> david wright tonight, david, thank you. >>> overseas now, and to switzerland tonight. those high stakes nuclear talks with iran. that deadline has now passed. the negotiations though now stretching into yet another day. the u.s. saying secretary of state john kerry will remain in switzerland, saying they've made enough progress to keep going forward. >>> to the medical headline breaking at this hour. and it vininvolves 6 million children who suffer f

wright this morning. >> reporter: that's right, coming unnext we'll be talking about the latest with bob menendez, making the first senator to face charges with accusations and corruption charges he is defiant and fighting back against the allegations we'll have the latest. >>> plus an important medical alert for the millions of children diagnosed with adhd. new research shows many are not getting the recommended treatment. >>> robert durst's lawyer is speaking out as the multi multi-millionaire heads back to court today. >>> switching gears prom season is here, high school students beginning to plan out the details to make the night so perfect. a new survey reveals how expensive the perfect night can get. we'll tell you what's wracking up the bills and the answer may surprise you. all coming up next on "good morning america." >> i'm glad i have sons who can rent a tucks. thank you amy we'll see you shortly. you get sick you can't breathe through your nose... suddenly... you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone so you

wright is in new jersey for us. david? >> reporter: good evening, david. just a short while ago, surrounded by boisterous supporters a defiant senator bob menendez vowed to clear his name. >> i am proud of what i have accomplished and i am not going anywhere. i'm angry -- i'm angry and ready to fight. >> reporter: menendez is now facing 14 counts of corruption and bribery charges. prosecutors say he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds and political perks from a florida ophthalmologist in exchange for political favors. men den then december denies any wrong doing. he'll be in court tomorrow. david? >> david wright tonight, david, thank you. >>> overseas now, and to switzerland tonight. those high stakes nuclear talks with iran. that deadline has now passed. the negotiations, though, now stretching into yet another day. the u.s. saying secretary of state john kerry will remain in switzerland, saying they've made enough progress to keep going forward. >>> to the medical headline breaking at this hour. and it involves millions of american families. the 6 million children who suffer from adhd. a first of its kind study out of the cdc about s