jobs report edition of "cnn newsroom." oming to you from toledo, ohio. >> and i'm christine romans in new york. cnn reporters across the country and in america's battleground states. john zarrella in florida. poppy harlow is in iowa, ted rowlands is in wisconsin and kyung lah is in nevada. the highest unemployment rate of all of the toss-up rates at 11%. colorado, close to the national average. iowa, my home state, 5.2%. there they havy problem finding workers. ali, where you are in ohio, it's 7%. finally in florida, 8.7%. john zarrella, 8.7% unemployment, is that the co-issue voters will take to the ballot box in florida on tuesday? >> reporter: there's no question about it, chrischristine. they're already taking it to the ballot box. this is the early voting line. tomorrow is the last day for early voting and the line is probably two hours long already here now. the key issue here with unemployment, construction industry very hard hit, particularly new housing starts. the reason for that? there's such a glut of foreclosed

cnn "newsroom" continues right now with don lemon. have a great week. >> you have a great week. thank you, gary, have a great week, as well i'm don lemon. you're in the cnn "newsroom," with millions of people on edge and a region the brink of war, the eyes of the world are watching to see what will happen next between israel and hamas. but for now, the rockets just keep flying. and it's civilians who are caught in the cross fire. hamas says ten members of the same family were killed during an israeli air strike in gaza, their house reduced to rubble. israel says it was targeting a top militant. on the other side of the border, air raids sounded in israel's largest city for the third time in as many days. but the rocket aim for tel aviv was intercepted. cnn's cedrick prankins was where air raid sirens went off. one sounded when i was on the air with cnn international anchor colleen mcedwards. here's what happened. >> reporter: the crews working on the ground and that seems to indeed be part of all of the rocket that has handed here. people here spend most of their days indoors --

>>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm suzanne malveaux. numbers are in nor the most anticipated jobs report of the year. this is the final report before the presidential election on tuesday. it shows the economy added 171,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9%. here's what president obama said about these numbers this morning in ohio. >> today our businesses have created nearly 5.5 million new jobs, and this morning we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> i want to talk about the economics and the politics of the report with our chief business correspondent ali velshi and john avalon. they're in ohio talking to the voters. ali, let's start with you since you have an economics, numbers guy here. >> yeah. >> we looked at this, and the economy stated by cnn money, they were twpg 125,000 jobs, so this number was higher at 171,000. so you have figures in august and september, also higher than we thought. what do we say about the overall growth and the health of

cnn "newsroom" starts now. good morning. >>> happening now in the newsroom, president obama meets up with one-time rival mitt romney for lunch at white house. could a solution to the fiscal cliff be on the menu? live report from washington straight ahead. >> plus this -- stunning video out of syria, rebels cheer after a military helicopter is shot down. what does it mean for the united states? >>> drones. we know the military uses them. well, get ready for drones possibly buzzing your house. >>> and forget steroids. adderall is the new p.e.d. and four nfl players are suspended. >>> cup of joe, only one question left. something you would buy? >> no, not at all. >> "newsroom" starts now. >> good morning to you. thank you so much for being with me. i'm carol costello. we begin in washington today where president obama will play host to mitt romney this afternoon andn what could be one of the most anticipated meals in the nation's capital since thanksgiving. white house correspondent dan lothian joins me now. so, i

>>> welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i'm prfredricka whitfield. president obama and mitt romney are making a final push. obama has florida, colorado and ohio on his schedule. this morning mitt romney was in des moines and just spoke in cleveland, ohio to supporters. later today he will be rallying in pennsylvania and virginia. we'll have all the action from the campaign trail. we have a team of reporters in the battleground states covering all the angles. meanwhile, team obama is making its final push for votes today. this hour he is expected in the battleground state of florida where he is expected to speak shortly in hollywood, florida. brianna keelel is already there. brianna, what is the message the president is expected to deliver there? >> reporter: this, fredricka, is going to be his closing message. he is going to be telling voters you may not agree with everything that i've done, you may be impatient with the pace of change, but stick with me, my economic policies are working and we're heading in the right direction. as mitt romney has tr

. >> you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm don lemon. diplomatic efforts are intensifying to put an end to the deadly fighting between israel and hamas. even with international calls for restraint, preparations for an all-out war are taking place. 65 palestinians and 3 israelis have been killed in five days of air attacks. hamas says ten members of the same family were massacred during an israeli air strike in gaza. israel said it was targeting a top militant. >> air sirens screamed out at times in tel aviv for a third straight day. but two rockets headed for israel's largest city were intercepted. dozens more rockets were fired from gaza into israel including one that hit the town. injured an unsuspecting number of people. meanwhile, egypt and president mohamed morsi say discussions are under way in cairo and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. violence has become a daily nightmare for people living in gaza. anderson cooper joins us now. take us to the ground and what's going on. what you seeing and hearing?

cnn newsroom continues right now cnn newsroom continues right now with ashleigh banfield. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. it's 11:00 on the east coast, 8:00 a.m. on the west coast. talk about bombshells. this hour in gaza and parts of israel, the shells, the death, and the fear is very real. in just moments, i'm going to speak with israel's defense chief, ehud barak about these scenes and the wider implications and benghazi and beyond. political fallout from a deadly attack on americans in libya. three hearings today on capitol hill. but the star witness comes tomorrow. and that is one four-star general named david petraeus. two and a half weeks after sandy, president obama prepares to see the on going misery in parts of new york city. we are live in staten island this hour. >>> but we begin with general petraeus. no longer the top most of the echelons of national security. but not consigned to oblivion either not by any stretch. we've got two signature pieces of reporting this hour. "time" magazine is reporting that petraeus's biograp

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. >>> you are in the cnn newsroom. i'm gary tuchman in for frederick i when ricka whitfiel. no relief in sight. that's what the gaza strip and israel are fracing right now. this is how is looked and sounded. [ boom noise ] >> that was a target israeli strike on media centers in gaza. we're live in gaza. just after midnight there right now. ben, thanks for joining us. it is said they have killed one of israel's leading experts. >> israeli defense forces are claiming they killed in that strike which left 11 people dead, including women and children, that they killed a man who they say is one of the senior commanders of hamas' rocket unit. however, we have been speaking to our sources here. we spoke to people in the neighborhood, and frankly they've never heard of this man. so it's not altogether clear whether this man had anything to do with or who he is, even, at all. so it's all rather confusing at the moment. what does seem to be clear is that israel is starting to focus on after-effects of jabadi, who is the leader of hamas' military wing, it seems they are focusing on his

you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm fredricka whitfield. the nation's retailers are on pins and needles as black friday figures roll in. a just-released sales report should calm a few nerves that shows for the first time ever on-line sales exceeded $1 billion. tomscore inc said amazon.com was the most popular on-line site followed by walmart, best buy and target. on-line sales throughout the season will top $43 billion, all of this before cyber monday even arrives. more numbers expected today. >>> and now to the looming fiscal cliff. u.s. congress and the white house have just 37 days left to reach a budget deal and stop more than $500 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax hikes from taking effect. a potentially big sticking point in those talks, that no new tax pledge of that more than 250 republican lawmakers have signed. athena jones us from the white house. two more republicans who signed the pledge said they would be open to tax hikes if they get other concessions. >> reporter: that's right, fredricka, and this is a bit interestin

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you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm fredricka whitfield. president barack obama and former massachusetts governor mitt romney are making their final push for the white house in these last two days before election day. the president campaigned with former president bill clinton in new hampshire this morning. obama also has florida, ohio and colorado on his schedule. this morning mitt romney was in des moines, and later today he'll rally in ohio, pennsylvania and virginia. stay with cnn. we'll have live coverage of all the action from the campaign trail. we'll have a team of reporters in the battleground states covering all the angles. so no republican candidate has ever won the white house without winning ohio, and yet romney was right there campaigning in the battleground state of cleveland. jim costas is traveling with romney and joins us now. is romney crafting his message to democrats, by chance, in that democrat stronghold city to try to change their minds at all? >> reporter: he has been doing that, fredricka, in the last 48 hours of d

you're in the cnn newsroom. the next 24 hours may be critical in finding out which direction israel will take. 38,000 troops amass at the gaza border and tough talk from both sides, there's still a chance for diplomacy. but time is running out. today was the deadliest day yet. israel saying it lobbed 135 rockets into gaza and some reports say up to 29 palestinians were killed today alone, including 10 members of the same family. on the other side of the border, air sirens screamed out in several cities. israel says it intercepted dozens of the nearly 150 rockets hamas fired including two targeted at tel aviv. the shelling is intense on both sides. cnn's anderson cooper witnessed it firsthand. he's been reporting live from gaza city. and earlier, i was on the air with anderson when a massive explosion took place nearby. watch what happened. >> in that blast, we know ten members of one family, also two media centers built -- [ blast ]. whoa! that was a rather large explosion. that occurred -- just look out here. i

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cnn newsroom is up next. >>> hello, everyone. you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm fredricka whitfield. it's a sprint to the finish line for the presidential candidates with just three days left to go until election day. barack obama and mitt romney are making the most of every minute. both are crisscrossing the country and hitting the crucial battleground states one last time. the president's first stop today was a rally in ohio where he told a cheering crowd that his economic ideas are working. he's also stumping in wisconsin, iowa, and virginia. all today. and as we mentioned, wisconsin is one of those critical swing states the candidates are concentrating on. and campaign workers on both sides are out knocking on doors, trying to get people to the polls. white house correspondent brianna keilar joining us live from milwaukee, wisconsin. it will be a while before the president speaks there, but you got a crowd and lots of music, nonetheless. >> that's right. and this crowd is eagerly awaiting not only the president but katy perry who will be performing a small concert before presiden

. >>> cnn newsroom starts at the top of the hour. how are you doing? >> hi, great to see you.etraeus and the president and his administration. it's what everyone talking about. this is a huge loss for our country and still so many questions around it. also, the legal guys are back as they always r they'll be tackling everything from marijuana, legal now as you know in colorado and washington, to drug sniffing dogs. should that hold up in court? and also, criminally offensive tweets. during sandy there were tweets out there that were just false. so is that against the law or is it freedom of speech? it's morally wrong, i believe. the legal guys are going to tackle that. >> it will be an interesting discussion. >> this is exciting. james bond new movie coming out "sky fall." we're going to talk about various trips can you take in a james bond way. where he would go, destination vacations. >> on your tab or someone else's? >> i think it's on your tab. the cars don't dcome with it. and we're going to see amazing pictures from mars and the brains behind that. it's going to be an ex

we'll have peter king for you later on in "newsroom." cnnas learned that many republican senators who have been demanding answers in the benghazi attacks skipped an important top secret broefi ibry white house officials yesterday, including one of the most critical opponents, john mccain, watergate style investigation into benghazi. when asked why he missed the meeting, mccain went off. >> i have no comments about my schedule. i'm not going to comment on how i spend my time to the media. >> i mean is there. >> i will not have no further comment. sfwl i have no comments about my -- i have no further comment. how many times do i have to say it. >> why can't you comment about that? >> why can't i? because i have the right as a senator. i have no comment. and who the hell are you to tell me whether i can or not? >> the thing that was amusing about it, it's not a big deal. but i said i have no comment and he said you can't have no comment. >> i said what? i can't have no comment? since when, you know. but, look, these back and forth things happen

. >>> cnn "newsroom" continue with his carol cost ello. good morning. >> good morning. happy turkey day to you both. >> thank you. >>> cease fire still holding between israel and hamas. one side is claiming victory as they honor a fallen leader killed in the eight-day conflict. >>> u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice defends herself about comments about benghazi, responding directly to her harshest critics. >>> giving thanks following superstorm sandy. trying to lift the siepirits of those left with nothing. >>> plus this. >>> good morning to you. happy thanksgiving. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for spending at least part of your holiday with us. for the first time in more than a week, it has been a relatively quiet day across israel and fwa gaza. the cease fire is holding. at the border, israeli troops are packing up after spending one final night there. israeli forces says when the cease fire started, three rockets were fired into israel. two hit open areas and the third was intercepted by the iron dome missile defense system. if everything rema

time to get you a check of your top stories in the cnn newsroom. >>> from cnn woshld headquarters in tlapt. >> it's a tragedy. it's a tragedy for the nation. it's a tragedy for the agency. >> reporter: harassing emails. a second woman involved. a scandal unfolding on election day. we'll bring you details on the affair that brought down the most powerful spy chief in america. >>> $7 trillion in tax increases and spending cuts. and the threat of another recession. that's the fiscal cliff that looms ahead. 51 days away. >> reporter: they're our fathers, other mothers, our sons and daughters. this veterans day we honor the heroes that fight for america's freedom. sfwlimplt good morning. happy veterans day. i'm randi kaye. we start with new details on the scandal that led to the resignation of cia director general david petraeus. >> the woman who wrote the biography was sending harassing emails to another woman close to the cia director that prompted the fbi to investigate. also we know from that source that the investigation led to the discovery of e-mails between broadwell and petraeus

>>> it's the top of the hour, you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm garry tuchman sitting in for fredericka whitfield. >>> israel and hamas militants in gaza are fight forgive a fourth straight day with no letup in sight. anderson cooper is in gaza city, anderson cooper is in israel. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance of the strike, and told them to get out of the building, and they did evacuate, but some journalists did go back inside. there was a response to that, the

. >>> it's the top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom. i'm fredericka whitfield.ction, a marathon has turned into a sprint. mitt romney is in a swing state that leads democratic, but one that romney believes he can win. president barack obama was in florida earlier, it's the biggest prize of all of the swing states. next, he'll be heading to cincinnati, ohio. the next biggest target for those two ai

"cnn newsroom" continues right now. >>> thank you so much. have a great thanksgiving. i'm in for ashleigh banfield. happy thanksgiving to all. quiet, calm and day of celebration. israel and gaza a cease-fire still holding. one side claiming victory. here in the states the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade kicks off. we'll take you there. >>> they risked their lives defending our freedom. they are sending messages to their loved ones here at home. >> hi, paula. i can't wait to see you. >> thank you for your support. >> shout out to my wife and my two sons. happy thanksgiving and go falcons. >> thanks so much for joining us. a lot of people in the middle east are separating now but for different reason. >> the cease-fire sendi ining eh days of fighting. the truce is now nearly 24 hours old and appears to be holding. hamas has declared a public holiday to mark what its leeades are calling a victory. the man being parade r for making it happen is morsi. let's begin with you. what is happening or not happening now? >> reporter: it's such a difference to what we were goi

welcome to "cnn newsroom." >>> barack obama and mitt romney have been working toward this moment for months. >> if you can't seem to remember the policies on your own website, then you might have romneysia. >> sparring every step of the way. >> they've been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games. >> we're live across the country, covering the candidates and the final appeals to swing state voters. >> we can't afford to wait four more years. >> the american people are bringing their country back. >> this is cnn's coverage of election day in america, the fight for the presidency. the battle for congress and the issues dividing the nation. >> i still believe in you. and if you still believe in me, i'm asking for your vote. >> i need to you go out there and find people that will come join our cause. >> it's your vote, your future, your country, your choice. >>> today, 90 million americans will head to the polls. that includes the men on the ballot, republican nominee mitt romney voted minutes nag massachusetts. vice president joe biden did the same. early this morning in delaware.

cnn "newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. >>> the benghazi attack that killed four americans is on the top of the agenda today. congress meets to find out exactly what went wrong. >>> hamas military leader killed in an air strike by the israeli air forces. israelis are using twitter and youtube to show the world. should the government really use social media to help get its message across? talk about a way with words. listen to former mississippi governor republican haley barbour, as he gives blunt and colorful advice to the gop. >> the ground game is really important, and we have to be -- i mean, we've got to give our political organizational activity, you know, a very serious proctology exam. i think that's the only -- >> oh, yeah. and they say twinkies can last forever. but the company that makes them may not last all that long. the baker strike that could turn off the ovens at hostess. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. so far, 16 people in gaza and israel are dead as violence escalates in the middle east. this t

welcome back to the cnn "newsroom." i'm fredricka whitfield. anger is growing. top lawmakers, both republicans and democrats, say the relationship raises potential national security concerns and they are demanding to know if they were informed about the investigation in a timely fashion. here's cnn's athena jones. >> reporter: as more facts emerge about the facts that led to david petraeus losing his job, so do the questions. >> i have questions about the whole matter. >> reporter: like who knew when into the complaint that paula broozwell sent harassing e-mails to a source close to petraeus. james clapper learned of the investigation in a phone call from the fbi on election night. it's it's unclear when the fbi probe began. >> it seems that this was going on for several months and yet now it appears that they are saying that the fbi didn't realize it until election day. gener it just doesn't added a up. >> reporter: why weren't key lawmakers told sooner. >> are you going to investigate why the fbi didn't notify you before? >> yes. this could have an effect on n

. ♪ >>> i'm marten savage in the cnn newsroom.aught one some of the headlines. >>> egypt's president is firm on his decree limiting the judiciary, staying is only temporary. many protestors camp out in tahrir square, they are not going to leave until morsi reverses course. >>> china, look at this, has successfully landed a fight jet on an aircraft carrier for the first time. eventually, the aircraft carrier will be able to hold 30 jets but that could be years before it's fully operational. >>> here is the bad news, you didn't win last night's powerball jackpot. how about the good news? nobody else did either. that means the estimated jackpot for wednesday's drawing climbs to $425 million. those are the top stories this hour. now back to cnn presents. >>> you want to resolve this as much or more so than you do. >> reporter: after promising federal negotiators that he would lead his followers out, david koresh says god told him not to. >> my god told me to wait and that's all i'm doing. >> reporter: koresh also has an earthly concer

. >>> this is cnn newsroom.cia director david petraeus. since he admitted to having an extramarital affair, we have learned that the fbi was investigating the general's private emails months ago. that probe led to his rez iing nation. it all started when jill kelly, a friend of general pat yas contacted the fbi about threatening emails she said she received from another woman. that woman seen here was paula broadwell. now, she wrote petraeus's biography and said she used to jog with the general when he was leading the war in afghanistan, and now lawmakers are angry. they want to know why they're just finding out about all of this, including senator dianne feinstein who chairs the senate intelligence committee. >> we received no advanced notice. it was like a lightning bolt. the way i found out, i came back to washington thursday night. friday morning the staff director told me there was a number of calls to friends about this. i called david petraeus. i talked to the director twice. this is very hard stuff. >> h

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the next hour of "cnn newsroom" begins after a quick break.e: will you endorse president obama? colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry. and the actions he's taken with respect to... protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid. and so, i think we ought to keep on the track that we are on. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> stories we're watching in the "newsroom." closing arguments, the last full day of campaigning for mitt romney and barack obama as they sprint across the country one more time. >>> tomorrow, thousands will be out in force, watching you as you vote. but in this election, could the poll watchers be the ones picking sides? >>> balance of power, democrats want the house and republicans are gunning for the senate. but will either si