we'll have shepard smith, martha maccallum, melissa francis, cheryl casone will be with us. it's a party. i'm talking about this being a super serious thing. but when you get to this event the feeling is so upbeat and positive. and we are there to support people. charles: we just went up another 10. $47,000 right now. >> how did we do that? charles: i don't know, people love. >> no way, that is so awesome! i can't even express how happy and excited i am. thank you. i know fox viewers are wonderful people. and i am just proud as punch to be part of this. charles: we are proud of you. thank you. love you.

i'm cheryl casone. lauren: seventeen years ago, the anniversary. i'm lauren simonetti. the breaking news today is the weather. mandatory evacuations issued for parts of the carolinas in virginia as hurricane florence approaches the east coast. cheryl: florida is a monster category four storm right now with maximum wind of 140 miles an hour. we are live in wilmington, north carolina, with the latest. reporter: good to see both of you. one thing we can say is a positive about on this , look out early preparations are underway. it's tuesday now when we already have boarded up windows, sandbags and this is tuesday at 5:00 a.m. of the storm has been expected for like 72 hours. there has been flooding along the outer banks ahead of the florence with the focus yesterday in the next few days preparation from filling sandbags to boarding windows. people getting their homes ready to take a direct impact from a florence, but it's also a time to protect your property and yourself with some folks entering -- stocking up on supplies. gas lines are starting to get long as people fill u

i'm cheryl casone. lauren: good morning. i'm lauren simonetti. cheryl: we have a lot of breaking news. at the white house is searching for an official who wrote@anonymous "new york times" op-ed that strongly criticized the commander-in-chief with the president tweeting last night: lauren: mike bergman at the white house with the details. reporter: unique op-ed posted by the "new york times", but the question is who exactly wrote it cracks the times posting an anonymous op-ed from someone who identifies himself as a senior administration official with the title: i am part of the resistance inside the trumpet ministration. that official writing at one point a president trump quote the dilemma which he doesn't fully grasp is many senior officials in his own administration are working from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worse inclination or did up anonymous senior claims quote given the instability many witness there were early whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th amendment which would start a process from removing the pre

to cheryl casone. cheryl: noisier than washington, d.c.? neil: that is a draw. cheryl: we'll be hearing from president trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh in a short while from now. believe it or not if you've been watching hearings today. it is heated eventful first day of senate confirmmation hearings, especially the beginning of these hearings. we'll bring you judge kavanaugh's opening statement as soon as it begins at the senate committee hearing. we're hearing markets lower on the first trading day of september. the dow down 35. the s&p down 7.25. nasdaq lower as well. hi, everyone, i'm cheryl casone i'm in for trish regan today. welcome to the teleagainst port. we have intel from -- the he intelligence report. emdemocrats are trying to delay the hearing. they need more documents from when kavanaugh worked for george w. bush in the white house. those documented were released last night. chairman chuck grassley rejected them. that they have plenty of time to review the documents during the course of this hearing expected to last three days. >>> nik

i'm cheryl casone. lauren: i'm lauren simonetti. hurricane florence downgraded to a category two storm, but expected to bring a storm surge and rainfall to the carolinas. cheryl: more than 10 million people are under storm watch and warnings right now. christie is live in myrtle beach, south carolina, with the latest. reporter: what we are seeing now are some palm trees behind me and it looks very serene, slick vacation, but that's the case. this area has been evacuated. officials are saying pretty much about 60% of people have evacuated. you just mentioned it's been downgraded to a category two storm which is a hundred 10 miles an hour. that still doesn't make it easier for the people that decide to stay or the infrastructure in the area. this hurricane coming up this know there and post is so wide. just the center of the storm spent about 80 miles in the kobe on that about 200 miles and that would cover this entire coast behind me. the peculiar thing is that it's moving so slowly, so when it eventually hits around the myrtle beach

i'm cheryl casone. and we went to wish all of our jewish viewers happy rosh hashanah. >>> hurricane florence rapidly gaining strength as it turns across the atlantic ocean. look at the florence now , she's a category two storm. lauren: and she could slam the southeast as major hurricane later this week. >> you need to prepare now in order to react should we be threatened by landfall. >> make plans now. presuming major hurricane will hit right smack dab in the middle of the south carolina. cheryl: sp to south carolina north carolina and virginia have been declared states of emergency and for more on this we check in with fox senior urologist janice dean in a few minutes. cheryl: she's tracking three storms right now. cheryl: are other big story, cbs the ceo les moonves is stepping down after news of sexual harassment allegations. lauren: and hillary joins us in studio with more on that another headlines. good to see you in the flesh, hillary. >> so happy to be here. lauren: what's going on with les moonv

cheryl casone has the details on this and more sc. the premarket after they missed on revenue due to disappointing sales in the cloud services revenue and the revenue from license support disappointing. the cloud business is the biggest division. oracle trails rivals such as microsoft, amazon and sales force.com in that space. mcdonald's workers in ten cities plan to walk out today to bring attention to sexual harassment. they want to highlight their struggle and call on the company to take action. the cities included in this chicago, los angeles, miami and san francisco. arresarby's is giving fans free sandwiches for life. here's the catch, you can't eat it. they announced they will pay devoted fans to get tattoos on sandwiches on their body. that's why they're calling it a free sandwich for life. get it? you have to travel to the port city tattoo parlor in long beach, california this saturday. otherwise, you have to get the tattoo on your own and have you to pay for it if you still want it, dagen. those are your headlines. dagen.>> w

cheryl casone has the details. estigation by cbc and the toronto star has reportedly shown that a ticketmaster representative trying to recruit scalpers which would allow the site to collect double fees from customers in the process. the rep told undercover reporters they could use hundreds of accounts on the company's resale pla platform ty up tickets and ticketmaster won't crack down on them, basically. it accuses ticketmaster of timing the release of tickets to make it appear the demand is higher than it is. ticketmaster denied the allegations. that was an investigative report from cbc news in canada. a new study finding that added sugars in yogurt are contributing to the obesity epidemic. researchers say nine out of 10 fail to qualify for a green traffic light nutrition label because they have more than 5 grams of sugar per 100 grams. they are urging consumers to study the nutritional labels before they buy yogurt because they may be loaded for sugar. what can you buy for $530 honored stromb$530 on nordstro. the

i'm cheryl casone. looks like we will have a rough ride for the markets today. lauren: at least at the start. cheryl: we begin with the chaos on capitol hill. president trump supreme court nominee sparking heated fighting among the senators. lauren: judge brett kavanaugh and republicans stood their ground as democrats and protesters try to stop the hearing before it began. edward lawrence was there and filed this report. reporter: good morning. day one of the supreme court nominee hearing for judge brett kavanaugh with disruption. 63 times this hearing was delayed on the first day. us capitol police arrested 22 people in the first hour of the hearing. democrats called for adjournment and asked to delay because they say they don't have all the documents they want. president donald trump withheld 100,000 documents for executive privilege on the 488,000 documents they have 42000 of those that were received monday night further angering democrats. >> i would not hire an intern in my office knowing only 90% of their resume. there's not a person here who would buy a ho

cheryl: good morning, cheryl casone, what is alexa going to do? en: christine blasey ford claims supreme court brett kavanaugh sexual assaulted her decades ago, laying specific demands for senate judiciary committee hearing next week. cheryl: meanwhile president trump telling sean hannity that the delay has lasted long enough. >> let her have her say and see how it all works out. i don't think you can delay it any longer. >> you very accommodating. >> i have been accommodating. let her say what she has to say but they've delayed it a week and they have to get on with it. cheryl: edward lawrence in washington with more. >> good morning, lauren and cheryl, will testify before committee senate committee next week, ford wants no questions from lawyers only committee members and kavanaugh cannot be in a room. in a letter from attorney debra, ford wishes to testify provided that we can agree on terms that are fair and ensure her safety, hearing on monday is not possible and the committee's insistence that it occur then is arbitrary in any event, dr. ford

in new york, friday september 14th, special edition of fbn:am, i'm cheryl casone. en: good morning, i'm lauren simonetti, very special edition as we are watching hurricane florence about to hit the carolinas. cheryl: that's the breaking news right now, hurricane florence is pounding the north carolina coast with wind gusts up to 90 miles an hour, terrain is hitting the coastline, the storm surge expected to be 7 to 11 feet aboveground in some areas, that's life threatening, florence now category 1 storm, maximum sustained winds at 75 miles per hour. lauren: jeff flock in carolina beach south of wilmington, north carolina with the very latest, we will check in with you, jeff, how are you doing? >> well, good news and bad news i think is the headline on this one, the good news as you report category 1 and now barely category 1. can you imagine a category 4 storm if it had come in that way, here is further good news on that with regard to surge right here along the lower caroal coast, we are in a situation because of the angle or approach of the storm we are being bloc

i'm cheryl casone. mass evacuations underway in the carolinas and virginia as hurricane florence approaches the east coast. states of emergency for all three of those states. lauren: that's because florence is a monster category four storm right now maximum sustained winds of 130 miles an hour. jonathan is live in north carolina with the latest. we were just looking at video people leaving. is that what you were seeing and hearing from residence? reporter: it is. most people say they plan to get out this barrier island community it will be very exposed when the storm made landfall. other than a few sprinkles right now it's calm giving people their last couple of hours before mandatory evacuations going place at 8:00 a.m. on this island community. governor laurie cooper of north carolina is urging people to make-- take the warning seriously. >> the waves in the wind this storm may bring us nothing like you have ever seen. even if you have ridden out storms before this is difference. don't bet your life o

cheryl casone has the details. cheryl: another moment for the bank.mers who were pushed into buying unnecessary auto insurance from wells fargo. but according to reuters, regulators told the bank it must do more to ensure that it identified and compensated every person affected by the scheme. wells fargo submitted a plan in june as required by $1 billion settlement they have already agreed to. jp morgan chase wants to give you an economic shot in the arm. the bank led by ceo jamie dimon is annoyancing a $500 million -- announcing a 5 hand million $50n exhibi5$500 millioneconomic pro. it will provide for small business growth and neighborhood revitally station. volkswagen said they found a new way to use the 3d printer, to produce massive amounts of car parts. they say improved technology allows it to make parts on a larger scale. they're using a printerrer thatn print parts out of steel. 3d printing, the company says, could produce many of the parts faster and without first having to build the manufacturing tools. this could be a thing where the compa

cheryl: good morning everybody i'm cheryl casone.n 5:30 in the morning bright and early and we have news breaking very early this morning. lauren: that is china vowing to retaliate now that president trump has announced tariffs additional of chinese goods threatening even more. will this be a shock to the economy and anthony chen is chief economist at chase and joins us now. what do you make of thawfl, angt anthony. >> darkest before the dun and you can see reaction of financial markets encouraging when you look at what happens to chinese equity markets overnight, shanghai equity market going up by 1.8 pblght and even our futures here in the the united states a little -- a little higher. so i'm homing that the cause, the talk appears to dim that, in fact, it will encourage negotiations on beth sides and hopefully able to get through this. >> and investors hoping for negotiations and different trade arrangements exceptions things like that but some companies who have a feel for the economy, like fedex -- not missing their words and ho

cheryl casone to take you through the next hour. cheryl: cavuto, thank you so much sir. breaking today, president trump touting the strength of our economy as dow and s&p hit all-time highs. good numbers to see. president telling americans they want this momentum to continue republicans must retain control of the house and the senate. so, can they get this done? we are on it. hi, everyone, i'm cheryl casone. i'm in for trish regan this afternoon. we want to welcome you to the intelligence report. markets are in record territory. alibaba's ceo walking back a promise to create a million jobs in the united states. our all-star panel weighs in. >>> judge kavanaugh's accuse hears less than 24 hours whether she will appear before the senate judiciary committee. the senators want to hear from her. the president wants to hear from her. the american people want to hear from her. our own judge napolitano says if she doesn't testify, she should be subpoenaed. he will explain what he means, straight ahead. so fun to be on the floor on days like this, cheryl? reporter: no doubt, cher

. >> i'm jerry willis in for cheryl casone. >> great weekend early start to the week. >> in all week. so -- through thursday. >> okay. yeah getting used to the alarm clock thanks for joining us everybody. shall question get to the breaking news this morning. that is a second woman has now come forward accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct and exposed himself to her when they were at a college party. fox news's mike cantor has the very latest. >> according to a report by new yorker magazine which has not been verified, deborah are, former classmate of kavanaugh claim he exposed himself to her at a party during the 1948 academic year when he was a freshman she's asking fbi to investigate the alleged incident saying she was left aa shamed and humiliated. in response judge kavanaugh said the alleged event from are 35 years ago did not happen. people who knew me then mow this did not happen and this is a smear i look forward to defending my good name and reputation for integrity i have spent a lifetime building against these last minute allegationings. they stand behind the supreme

cheryl casone has the details. judiciary committee hasn't released the responses to questions. dianne feinstein asked him about his stance on abortion after he said in a e-mail that he considered roe v wade to be settled law. topics included executive power and his personal finances. jamie dimon is back pedaling from comments he made about president trump. he told some of his employees he could beat president trump in the 2020 elections. later he issued a statement saying, quote, i should not have said it. i'm not running for president. proves i wouldn't make a good politician. i get frustrated because i want all sides to come together to help solve big problems. pirate brands pulling up anchor. b and g foods is selling the maker of smart puffs to hershey's for $420 million in all cash. hershey's said it will broaden their line of healthy snacks. hbo is gearing up for battle. at&t is using the newly acquired time warner assets to start a streaming war. the company says it's planning to launch a video streaming serv

. >> i'm gerri willis in for cheryl casone. start with the breaking news this morning from judge brett kavanaugh he says i'm not going anywhere. he said that in exclusive interview with fox news martha as he firmly denied allegations of sexual misconduct against him. >> ed lawrence is in washington with the details. >> good morning lauren and jerry we have accusations and timing of these accusations have republicans an democrats dmakding very dichght things now we have two accusation of sexual misconduct by judge brett kavanaugh one in high school one a freshman at yale. kavanaugh denies both calling it a character assassination. >> i've never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise. i'm not questioning and have not questioned that perhaps dr. ford at some point in her life was sexual assaulted by someone and some place. but what i know is i've never sexual assaulted anyone. >> kavanaugh sat next to his wife during interview and annalsed tough questions. >> i want to fair process where i can defend my integrity. a

cheryl casone has the details. t company of this network, is set to clash with comcast to take over sky in an auction that begins today. blind auction strategy is complex. each side tries to figure out how much it needs to pay to win while trying to avoid overspending. the auction begins at 5:00 p.m. london time. it ends tomorrow night. it's going to consists of a maximum he three rounds of bidding. sky has a market value right now of about $36 billion. well, the cleveland browns have won their first game in 635 days. rookie quarterback baker mayfield came into the game with the browns down 14-0. he was on the receiving end of a tricky 2 point conversion. that tied the game. the browns were up 21-17 late in the fourth quarter when the game would be decided. >> steps, steps, steps, fires, it's picked off! they got it! he picked it off at the 43-yard line! is this how it feels? is this how it feels to win? cheryl: it's how it feels. the browns come away with their first victory since christmas eve 2016 and then the bu

cheryl casone has the he details. competitive device that would treat people with severe allergic reactions that need the epipen. it will be free for most consumers at walgreens stores. shares of walgreens down 6% so far this year. walt disney world workers in florida approved a new contract that raises the minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next three years. it also allows the company to use more part-time workers and requires new employees to stay in their positions longer before transferring. shares of disney are up about 2% so far this year. okay, barbie and ken are ready for their close-up. mattel is launching a film division to develop movies based on its toys. the franchises include hot wheels, american girl, little people, and thomas and friends. my nephews love thomas and friends, by the way. mattel is trying to keep up with other companies which made blockbuster movies based on their brands. shares of mattel are up 2.5% right now. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, they put on the oscars, the

cheryl casone with the details. l: for florence, she's rapidly gaining strength turning across the atlantic ocean right now she's a cat 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour, it could slam the northeast -- southeast, excuse me, could hit cat 4 status, south carolina, north carolina, virginia already declaring states of emergency. well, chief strategy officer is leaving the company, snap says that khan told the company he's pursuing other companies, snap says departure is not related to disagreement, shares of snap down more than 30% so far this year. one of the most least valuable degrees out there, 162 college majors and ranked them actuary science, 6-figure salary, actuary use math and science to determine risk for insurance, finance and other industries, now, you saw zoology was number two. least valuable, miscellaneous fine arts, cosmetology and performing arts. anyway, archaeologist in italy found buried treasure, hundreds of roman coins were found in stone jar in basement of a theater in no

cheryl casone has the details. cheryl: chinese auto stocks have dropped about 40% this year. the government clamps down on credit to car buyers there. they have lost about $25 billion in their market cap in hong kong just this year since july, new car sales in china were 5.5% lower than in the same month last year. pretty substantial drop there. well, amazon reportedly looking to raise its profile in the $88 billion online advertising market. the new york times says the company is gearing up to take on industry leaders google and facebook with targeted ads that consumers are likely to see as suggestions instead of intrusions. shares of amazon are actually trading higher in the premarket, up more than a quarter percent right now. well, d.j. khalid has started his own furniture line. he is teaming up with goldition to launch his we the best home luxury furniture line. he is offering social media followers keys to life. there's a key shaped bed for $1,200, you can buy a king sized version of the dreams unlocked bed. this is the kingdom of khalid throne chair. it has red velvet a

i'm gerri willis in for cheryl casone. court nominee brett cavanagh and his accuser are both is set to appear before the senate judiciary committee. denying democrats demand for a delay. the republicans are bringing in rachel mitchell. she is a veteran arizona prosecutor. she would hand her or questions on their behalf. what we can expect tomorrow. it's good to see you injure. that outside counsel. is essentially the bureau chief in phoenix. what kind of questions do you expect her to ask and how will those questions be different from those of the democratic senators. i think you have to head something like this in their in order to establish credibility. but the entire thing is still kind of like a high school debate society. it's not a judicial procedure with unsubstantiated rumors and it's can be fascinating. as can be fascinating to see what happens. what are the chances that dr. ford it does does not show this tomorrow. this is not a criminal trial for which the involvement of an experienced prosecutor would be approp

cheryl casone has the details. g right now, 72-year-old wanda barzee was serving a 15 year sentence when the utah board of pardons and parole credithood her with h time served. that moved up her release date. smart urged officials to reconsider releaseing the woman, saying she is still a threat. >> i am very concerned for the community, for the public as much as i am for myself. but i have been reassured multiple times that she will be kept a very close eye on and as soon as she messes up, which i've been reassured that she will, she will be taken back to federal prison for the duration of the five years. cheryl: barzee testified against street preacher brian david mitchell in the case. federal agents found a place for barzee to live when she starts her five year supervised release. they will not reveal where that's going to be. seaworld and the former ceo have agreed to pay $5 million to settle fraud claims. the securities and exchange comission says that seaworld and ach the ceo misled investor after the release o

i'm cheryl casone. lauren: tgif, i'm lauren simonetti. cheryl: it's friday, you have me saying pit.auren: best day of the week. well, president trump slamming "the new york times" and its anonymous op-ed during rally in montana last night. >> for the sake of our national security, "the new york times" should publish his name at once. i think reporters should go and investigate who it is, that would be good. [cheers and applause] lauren: cheryl: i'm sure their phones are ringing you have off the hook. the president is going to travel the north dakota and sioux falls, south dakota he will be attending fundraisers. lauren: moving on the trade, trade talks between u.s. and canada continue in washington but a canadian official reportedly says a deal is not expected to be reached this week. major issues remain, include canada's protected dairy market and patent protection for . robert lighthizer to travel to the european union. cheryl: the economy is red hot this morning. economists are looking for 191,000 jobs, that's up from 157,000 in july if we get the number, unemployment rate is exp

to cheryl casone. cheryl: noisier than washington, d.c.? neil: that is a draw.ident trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh in a short while from now. believe it or not if you've been watching hearings today. it is heated eventful first day of senate confirmmation hearings, especially the beginning of these hearings. we'll bring you judge kavanaugh's opening statement as soon as it begins at the senate committee hearing. we're hearing markets lower on the first trading day of september. the dow down 35. the s&p down 7.25. nasdaq lower as well. hi, everyone, i'm cheryl casone i'm in for

we'll have shepard smith, martha maccallum, melissa francis, cheryl casone will be with us.y. i'm talking about this being a super serious thing. but when you get to this event the feeling is so upbeat and positive. and we are there to support people. charles: we just went up another 10. $47,000 right now. >> how did we do that? charles: i don't know, people love. >> no way, that is so awesome! i can't even express how happy and excited i am. thank you. i know fox viewers are wonderful people. and i am just proud as punch to be part of this. charles: we are proud of you. thank you. love you. >>> i'll be honest. sometimes i get into arguments with progressive friends about what the current political movement requires. there are well-mepg folks, passionate about social justice who thinks things have gotten so bad the lines have been so starkly drawn that we have to fight fire with fire. in fact the more cynical people about government, the angrier and more disspiritted they are about the prospects of change, the more likely the powerful are able to maintain their power. charle

i'm gerri willis in for cheryl casone. let's get straight to the breaking news this morning. the extraordinary day that we are expecting on capitol hill. in just a few hours from now supreme court nominee judge brett cavanaugh set to face one of his accusers. dr. christine ford. she is ready for public testimony. this is what she will say. i don't have all of the answers and i don't remember as much as i would like too. the details about that night that bring me here today are the ones i don't want to forget. ahead of all of this a new accuser has come forward she's shares the same attorney. she claims in a sworn declaration that she was drugged in gang wrapped -- gang raped at a party that cavanaugh was there. >> and the person accusing him of them heaven them went to ten different parties and never told anybody about it. never warned her friends are called the cops. it comes from the avenue to the world. it makes zero sense. calling him a third rate lawyer who is good at making false accusation like he did on me. cavanaugh denies all of the allegations against him. he feels

florence this morning, we will have update this morning, deadly gas explosions in massachusetts, cheryl casonel the news this morning, cheryl, good morning. cheryl: yeah, good morning, maria, a series of gas explosions have killed a teenager and injured at least ten others, the blast also igniting fires in about 40 homes in three different communities north of boston. >> at this time the focus remains on ensuring the public safety, once that's complete we will work with federal government and others to investigate how this occurred and hold the appropriate parties accountable for their actions. cheryl: police have urged residents with clrvia gas to evacuate because of the explosions is under investigation gas leaks is being looked at we should say. well, it was a day of denial for far-left liberals in new york democratic primary, andrew cuomo sweeping victory over progressive cynthia nixon winning 65% of the vote, cuomo's victory for third bid term, meanwhile there was another socialist victory julia salazar unseated a 16-year incumbent in a seat for new york state senate, adds her to list new

cheryl casone to take you through the next hour. cheryl: cavuto, thank you so much sir.strength of our economy as dow and s&p hit all-time highs. good numbers to see. president telling americans they want this momentum to continue republicans must retain control of the house and the senate. so, can they get this done? we are on it. hi, everyone, i'm cheryl casone. i'm in for trish regan this afternoon. we want to welcome you to the intelligence report. markets are in record territory.

i'm cheryl casone. >> good morning. feels like a monday, but it's tuesday.et's get to breaking news and that is the weather. goal states are bracing for impact with tropical storm gordon excepted to strip into a hurricane. we have the latest. reporter: a labor day washout in south florida ruining many people's plans for the unofficial last day of summer. >> rain falling and we were like this is not what we expected. reporter: court informed monday over the upper keys, but by mid afternoon areas like west palm beach-- palm beach were drenched with some parts of the state getting 8 inches of rain. >> heavy rain and a lot of water. reporter: what should have been at packed beach was a ghost town , not just fighting the sun that fell victim, the severe weather impacting shopping with local businesses same foot traffic was almost nonexistent. it's expected to hit mississippi and louisiana where preparations are underway. >> statewide emergency declaration. enforcement is primarily southeast louisiana. >> our team in the operations center is activated and has been

i'm chery cheryl casone. lauren: i'm lauren simonetti. a major escalation in the trade fight between the world's two largest economies. president trump threatening to impose tariffs on more chinese goods after beijing announced new tariffs on $60 billion of u.s. items. cheryl: blake berman is standing by with details. >> reporter: tit-for-tat or trade war as some would describe is continues as president trump went forward with $200 billion worth of tariffs, the chinese followed through on its threat to retaliate. they have targeted $60 billion worth of products from the u.s. the u.s. has imposed tariffs on $250 billion worth of goods from china so far, about half the amount bought from china last year. the president threatened if china continues to target american workers the other half of tariffs would be on the way. >> if there's a retaliation against our farmers and industrial workers, our ranchers, if any of that goes on, we're going to kick in another $257 billion. >> reporter: both sides did he show a bit of restraint. the trump adm

tracee: good morning, i'm tracee carrasco in for cheryl casone. busy might be an understatement.n: emotional might be another understatement because raw emotions at all-time high yesterday all day on capitol hill as judge brett kavanaugh and his accuser dr. christine blasey ford shared their stories before the senate judiciary committee and the american people. how would this all play out in the midterm elections which are just over a month away at this point. we bring in former white house deputy brad blakeman and democratic strategists jason to discuss. gentlemen, good morning, so much to get to. >> good morning. lauren: with you guys this morning. first of all, there's a new poll out, a pew poll that says everyone is talking about health care being the most important issue for voters this year and the economy, but now the supreme court appointment is more important than both of those issues. what do you make of that, brad? >> what i make of it is it's going to be momentous because of the make-up of the court. brett kavanaugh could be the swing vote. i believe he will be and i

in new york, thursday it is september 20th, good morning i'm cheryl casone.rning, i'm lauren simonetti, let's get right to the big news this morning and that is brett kavanaugh, accuse er blasey ford has a deadline to come forward, the deadline tomorrow senate judiciary committee to decide whether to show up for a hearing which would be on monday. committee chairman senator chuck grassley says they have tried every way that they can accommodate her including conducting a private interview at her home. >> where i'm focused right now is doing everything that we can to make dr. ford comfortable, i'm not worried about anything other than just focusing for the next few days on encouraging her to come. lauren: unknown here is what will happen if the deadline tomorrow comes and goes and ford still refuses to show, to discuss policy strategists eric and frederick lawrence of georgetown law school, gentlemen, good morning. fred, i want to start with you here, what happens por ford decides not to show up on monday? >> i suppose the hearing goes forward or not, they don

i'm cheryl casone in for liz claman. let's start the "countdown." ♪ ♪ cheryl: all right.re getting some breaking news right now. secretary of state mike pompeo says that negotiations over denuclearization of north korea are to be completed by january 2021. he has also invited north korea's foreign minister to meet him in new york city next week. yes, the big united nations kerfuffle is underway next week here in the city. we're going to keep you posted on updates, but, yes, big news on north korea. also investors are watching this, they're shrugging off trade worries. the dow spiked 217 points at one point today, hitting a session high. the dow, the s&p 500 on pace for a second straight day of gains. the nasdaq bucking the trend. there is some weakness in some of the big cap tech stocks that we watch. so right now as you can see up 176 on the dow, s&p up more than 3. financials are helping to lift the dow to less than 1% below its record high, believe it or not, that we hit back on january 26th. and financials are seeing gains as the ten ten-year treasury yield hit a fres

cheryl casone has the details. visiting north korea's leader kim jong un, south korean officials have said that kim emphasized that he has never made a negative comment about president trump. they also say that kim wants to denuclearize his country before president trump's current term ends in early 2021. and they set up a summit for september 18th through the 20th in pyongyang between kim and south korea's president, their third meeting since april. president trump tweeted this morning, kim jong un of north korea proclaims unwavering faith in president trumpment thank you to chairman kim. we will get it done together. american express reportedly under investigation by the fbi. the fbi is looking into foreign exchange transactions at the company and whether the international payments department there misrepresented the priceing to the clients they were trying to get more business. the newspaper says the inquiry is right now in the early stages. shares of american express fell more than 1% yesterday. well, cryptocurr

cheryl casone has the detail. r-old, major timothy bolyard was killed by a member of the afghan national police. he was the highest enlisted soldier supporting the new advisor brigade. he was awarded the bronze star, the nation's fourth highest military decoration, on six different occasions. two were given with valor, meaning they were granted for heroic acts. he was on his 13th deployment overseas. in other headlines, toyota is recalling more than 1 million vehicles to repair a problem with the electrical system that could start a fire. the affect models include include prius and crossover suvs, made in japan between jun. a spokesman says 192,000 prius cars will be recalled in the united states. taking a look at shares of toyota, stock is trading almost 1% lower in the premarket right now. well, the cdc says 30 more people have gotten sick after eating kellogg's honey smacks cereal. 34 people have been hospitalized. honey smacks is still being sold in some stores. in june, kellogg's recalled over a million cases

cheryl casone more details, cheryl. kristin blazey, ford at palo alto university, the assault took place in high school party in the 80's, kavanaugh denies allegations but democrats are calling for delay in committee vote that's set for this thursday and gop senator jeff flake says he's not comfortable voting in favor of kavanaugh and many say worried it came out so late. 8 months after completed purchase of struggling magazine, they are buying time and individuals and they won't be involved in day-to-day operations. the predator top the box office in opening weekend. >> the film made up the competition, sorry, $24 million in north american ticket sales, 30 million globally, the movie cost 88 million to produce, there you have that, the nun dropped to number two spot, the movie tops 200 million globally and pushes the jon -- conjureing series, rounding the top 5. and then this is cool, we will get our fist look right now at joaquÍn phoenix as the joker, director todd phillips posted the picture, author, the joker's real

maria: welcome back, lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal to avoid government shutdown, cheryl casoneh the details, big news. cheryl: it is big news, good morning to you, congressional lead rester hope to go pass the spending bill, 147 billion for the departments of veterans affairs, energy and military construction projects, legislative branch for government, right now the government will run out of money just after midnight on october 1st. well, booming economy leading to record-breaking summer travel season, major u.s. airlines say with a grown economy american passengers are taking advantage of low airfares, tsa process more than 250 million passengers this summer, that's up 6% by the way from last year, the tsa says that 9 of top 10 busiest weeks in history happened over the summer and if you were in an airport over the summer you know exactly what we were talking about. the 5-dollar-foot long sub at subway restaurants may be no more, franchise owners complaining that the deal wasn't profitable and could actually eventually with closures, they will decide if they will continue se

within the hour so we are watching that extensive coverage continues in a moment a few headlines cheryl casoneicer shot and killed in new york. cheryl: happened in new york maria off-duty new york city corrections officer shot and killed in a possible road-rage incident, this happened in queens, the officer shot in the head inside his car, after dispute with a motorcyclist, police are searching for the mo motorcyclist right now described adult male seen wearing all black a helmet, to texas fort woth police officer was shot continuing robbery suspects, wounded officer part of a unit that was surveilling suspects in robberies happening in the area. one of the suspects was shot and killed by officers, two others arrested that wounded officer said in very serious condition this morning. well, senator dianne feinstein the top democrat on senate judiciary committee, has noticed fbi about envision received concerning supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh information reportedly connected to incident of potential sexual abuse when kavanaugh was teen, white house calls the move an 11 their attempt to de

dagen: good morning, ladies, we have a lot of red going on, cheryl casone you look fabulous, so do you monday september 17th, top stories at 6:00 a.m. eastern. florence fury tropical slammed with heavy rain and flooding. >> flood waters are still raging across parts of our state and risk to life is rising with the angry waters. this storm has never been more dangerous than it is right now for areas from fayetteville across the sand hills and southern piedmont to our mountains. dagen: latest on rescue and recovery efforts straight ahead. trade tensions ahead, the u.s. to hit china with another round of tariffs, that's putting fragile negotiations at risk. taking a look at futures this week, slight losses to report, 36 dow loss after winning week for the blue chips and also the nasdaq and the s&p 500 is within striking distance of a new all-time high, ten points away from now record after gains last week, the dow and s&p were up roughly 1% on the week. in europe we have losses across the board to report although slight biggest loser dax in germany four tenths of 1%. nikkei was closed for