>> hi there, craig. unfortunately it has not changed with the anticipation of a powerful category four storm hitting somewhere along the eastern coast of florida. so let's take you through the latest stats that came in as of the 11:00 advisory. the one change of note is the movement. it's moving northwest at 10 miles per hour. it's been moving quickly, 14 miles per hour, 13 miles per hour, we had mentioned an anticipated slowdown. we're starting too see that. by the time it gets closer to the u.s. land we're going to see it slow down to 4 1/2 miles per hour. that's a walking pace and that's not good. it just allows all that rain to be dropped very, very slowly. it's going to take a long time. still category two storms. it's northwest of the bahamas. we do have a hurricane watch for the bahamas. here's the latest track. right now a category two storm. that's a powerful storm in itself. sometime between now and tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. we do see it exploding into a category three storm. there really is nothin

craig? >> mariana and jimmy, thank you. >>> kathy park, farther up the coast there. the space coast as it is known in there in those parts. you are in cape canaveral. when i saw a few hours ago the scene seemed to be picturesque. is that still the case? >> reporter: craig, that's absolutely right. it's hard to believe that a hurricane is on the way, and we are in the direct path potentially, but as you know, this is a big tourist area. a lot of folks are here or should be here for the labor day holiday. this campground thinned out significantly and we have folks like bernard visiting us from montreal, canada. you were here last week and here we are approaching a precarious couple of days. what do you plan on doing? >> we wait for tonight forecast and maybe we going to go north, west or south, we don't know really where to go. we just want to escape from that, but we don't know directly the trajectory. so we wait for that. >> right, i think a lot of people are just waiting and watching becaus

craig was present in the courtroom.for a time unsmiling with his hands folded in front of him as the judge introduced him to the potential jurors. opening arguments are set to get under way tomorrow, but joining us now is josh gerstein, senior political affairs contributor at politico. it's good to have you here. >> sure, rachel, good to be back with you. >> there haven't been a lot of jury trials that have derived from the mueller investigation. there's been a lot of indictments, there's been a whole bunch of guilty pleas, there's been a lot of interesting legal stuff but this is only the third jury trial that we've seen, i believe. and gregory craig is an unusual cat to see in the courtroom here. >> yeah. it's somewhat strange. it feels a little bit like a hose somebody might have let go of that is spinning around wildly. the notion that greg craig window up on trial if somebody came to you at the beginning of this mueller saga back in may of 2017 and said that at the end of this we're going to see a former obama whit

craig? >> we are going to be having part of that conversation this hour. meanwhile here in dayton, any moment now, we are expecting an update from authorities on the investigation. this is a live look at the dayton convention center. literally less than a mile from where we're standing right now. we are expecting to get some sort of update on the investigation. a few hours ago i talked to the mayor here in dayton and she led me to believe that we might, we might learn more about the motivation of the 24-year-old gunman. so we'll be looking out, listening for that. when it happens we will, of course, bring it to you live. in the meantime outrage growing today after two more cities are forced to deal with the unthinkable. our country grappling what to do with the endless epidemic of gun violence. president trump addressing the devastating shootings just a few moments ago. >> we are outraged and sickened by this monstrous evil. now is the time to set destructive partisanship aside, so destructi

craig. >> marianna, thank you. keep us posted. we'll be checking with you a lot over the next few days. >>> as dorian continues to barrel toward puerto rico, nbc news has learned president trump is pulling millions of dollars in fema disaster funding to send to the southern border. how the white house is justifying the move. w the whites justifying t mheove. chair is just a chair. that a handle is just a handle. or... that you can't be both inside and outside. most people haven't driven a lincoln. it's the final days of the lincoln summer invitation event. right now get 0% apr on all lincoln vehicles plus no payments for up to 90 days. only at your lincoln dealer. $$9.95? no way.? $9.95? that's impossible. hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here at colonial penn life insurance company, to tell you it is possible. if you're age 50 to 85, you can get life insurance with options starting at just $9.95 a month. okay, jonathan, i'm listening. tell me more. just $9.95 a month for colonial penn's number one most popular whole life insurance pla

this is a hard one, craig. this isn't just an outrage one, this is a hard one for us as a country. >> congressman, stand by. we do want to for a moment turn to growing concerns about the economy. >>> as you can see, the market's little changed this morning. little changed after suffering the worst day of the year on wednesday falling 800 points if the was a drop of about just over 3%. all of it triggering concerns of a recession. jolting world markets as well. and as nbc's first read futs, the economy has been keeping president trump afloat for 2020. what if it sinks? ali velshi joins me now from the floor of the new york stock exchange. what's happening with the markets right now, buddy? >> reporter: it's like calm seas. it's actually dies guysing some ripples underneath. we thought last night we'd have a rough day after yesterday's 800 point loss. it was the fourth biggest point loss on the dow, the biggest percentage loss of the year and then overnight things happened. china saying let's meet halfway on this

>> it's the moral case, craig. policy is part of it but if you're going to think, you're going to challenge donald trump and talk about how he's increased the deficits he has, i'm sorry, i agree with that, that's not going to carry the day. we've -- i mean, craig, think about this. we've never been in a position like this. where we have a president of the united states who virtually lies every time he opens his mouth. i'm sorry. i don't care what your politics are. that's more important than the debt, the deficits and tariffs. this is a moral case against a man who is dividing this country personally, and in an ugly fashion. every single day. and craig, last thing i'll say. >> yeah. >> fox news last week came out with a poll. 59% of americans believe donald trump is tearing this country apart, their words. i mean, wake up, republicans. that does not bode well for 2020. >> joe, with all due respect here, i mean you point out the president's rhetoric, that's one of the main reasons that he needs to be challenged. you

cheryl: craig, please stand by.chang, joins us once again via skype. this new report, we just got this about five minutes ago that the chinese are planning retaliation against the united states over the issue of tariffs. that's all we know. give us any insight into this latest headline that we're seeing that's really sinking global markets right now. >> cheryl, we shouldn't be surprised. we think that if we sort of give them a concession, the chinese will reciprocate and indeed president trump mentioned that on his twitter yesterday. no, that's not the way the chinese think. the chinese think that if you give a concession, they believe that you think you, yourself, is weak and so, therefore, they press the advantage. cheryl: you mentioned this earlier on the shoarks yo show,k the president blinked and the chinese think we're weak. you think this is connected? >> absolutely. xi-jinping looks at what president trump says and does and what he tweets and they react accordingly and we've seen this on a number of occasion

craig? >> and they rarely do. mariana contains owe, thank you there in forest, mississippi. >>> the sprint to the iowa cay k caucus, 2020 democrats descended onto the hawkeye state, at the state fair, two big issues loom large. >>> also, more on the questions surrounding jeffrey epstein's death as the investigation into his apparent suicide intensifies. so does the spotlight on one of his closest associates. (kickstart my heart by motley crue)) (truck honks) (wheels screeching) (clapping) (sound of can hitting bag and bowl) (clapping) always there in crunch time. >>> 2020 democrats flock to the battleground state of iowa over the weekend for their famous state fair. marking a critical moment for the presidential hopefuls just six months before the all important iowa caucus. the democratic contenders appeared to take a break from going after each other and banded together to deliver one message, beating president trump as their top priority. >> we gathered for the sake of our nation, for the sake of our nation's st

>> reporter: you know what, craig?at el dorado high school this morning for a memorial and remembrance for the 22 people killed at this walmart and it was remarkably positive and uplifting. surprising, really, given the long history of the president's, in my estimation, disrespectful posture towards the residents of el paso. the way he was long characterized this city as dangerous is just completely factually incorrect. it's one of the safest big cities in america and we should remind people that the murderer of the alleged white supremacist that came to this walmart drove hundreds of miles to come here to one of the safest cities in the country in order to carry out this terrorist attack. and beto o'rourke, the candidate for the presidency of the united states and the former congressman that represents part of this area was there this morning. the president, of course, called out congressman o'rourke this morning on social media. but -- but in a sort of superficial way that you often see the president do. he made fun

>> it was, craig. and this is one of those talking points that i think he sees as a way to energize some of his core supporters. he's been talking about it ever since he won the election, the fact that he lost the popular vote trying to make the case that effectively it was stolen from him. and of course there's absolutely no evidence pointing to that. but, yes, this is the president in campaign mode and throwing out those types of conspiracy theories. the question is, does it backfire in a state like new hampshire? as you rightfully point out, craig, he lost this state very narrowly in 2016. is this the path to win it in 2020? that remains unclear. >> doug, i want to go back to -- we just had the full screen up here and we'll put it back up and i'll read it for our listeners on sirius satellite radio. this is a poll showing the president versus potential 2020 matchups. matchups on the democratic side. again, this is a fox news poll. all of the contenders on the screen right now, if the election were h

miami at trump dural, craig. one of the many headlines that's come out of this extensive news conference. he gets ready to hop on air force one and head back to your neck of the woods, back to the east coast to washington. let me sort of highlight here a couple of the biggest headlines. on iran -- and president rohani of iran, which would be a very significant development. i think what you heard from the president standing alongside macron is that he's not quite ready to do that, at least not right now, the conditions are not in place to do that over the next two or three weeks if you're looking at that window of a timeline here. the president also talked extensively about the issue of china trade. and reporters here in the room are trying to get -- listen, what changed? what is making president trump so optimistic now about a potential breakthrough when it comes to these trade talks? china has been saying that it's looking for a deal, and president trump wants a deal. but yet he is sounding this new note of opti

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i'm craig melvin.elissa oxley could now breathe a little easier, while still on their radar, detectives no longer considered her the primary suspect in her husband's ben's shooting death. they shifted their focus to another woman in ben's life, someone they believe held a grudge. investigators were about to bring her in for questioning and the story she would tell would send the case in a stunning new direction. here again is keith morrison with "while they were sleeping." >> if you knew ben, there's no way that you'd want him dead. i couldn't think of anybody that would want him dead, you know, besides dawn. >> reporter: dawn, dawn oxley, ben's ex-wife. alyssa's mother. even as more than a local few gossiper's pointed fingers at melissa, ben's best friends told each other -- >> everything in me said that dawn had something to do with that. >> reporter: of course, just a few years back, that sort of thing would have been unimaginable to dawn and ben's best friends scott and cindy graham. not dawn. dawn

there aren't as many people interested in greg craig as there were in paul manafort. it did come as something of a surprise, kind of a collateral damage kind of thing that we weren't exactly expecting. now, it should be said, there have been court filings and other articles and stuff, obviously, indicating that the lobbying groups involved here, the mercury is one of them, and the podesta group is the other, but there hasn't been as much sort of directly pointing at specific individuals, which is what happened today, the head of podesta, tony podesta, and a top lobbyist at mercury, ben weber who is a former republican congressman, gates saying directly they knew they were working for the government of ukraine, yet they went ahead and told the federal government they were just working for sort of a private sector think tank. >> does it seem like -- you use the phrase collateral damage. we know a little bit about this ukraine scheme. we know manafort engaged this white shoe very fancy law firm, where greg craig was working, where alex vander swann was working. we know t

but since craig has done this before, i ask you first, craig melvin, who needs to fallback? with internet trolls. i don't know if you've seen this story, dan. this week a big story, a young lady named haley bailey was cast to play ariel in "the little mermaid." the original little mermaid was played by a young lady that looks like ari. >> people always say ariel looks like me. >> and haley looks like us. so there are a lot of folks on the internet who are up in arms. how could they cast a black girl as a little mermaid, not realizing that the little mermaid is a fictional character, and it's based in the caribbean, whereby and large, you know. >> i don't mean to fact check you in this, but mermaids do have a color. it's sort of a grayish-blue. >> i don't know if that's true. >> they're like blueish. mermaids are like a sea creature. i think it's weird to import human skin color on to a mermaid in the first place. a mermaid is a different animal. >> a big issue is who created the mermaid? >> that's true. >> that's the bigger issue. >> and i know for a fact that the mermaid it

congressman craig, thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it.ank you. >> you were at the meeting with congressman perdue, what have you seen change with your voters in their districts in their attitude toward the trump tariffs. the trump tariffs were in place when you were running for office and they have taken a bigger bite out of the agricultural economy every week of those tariffs. >> minnesota farmers want what american farmers want, they don't want a handout, they want a fair price and they want the opportunity to have open markets and so as i approach my job in congress, you know, i talk to farmers every single day and i listen to them based on the policy and if it's a policy that the administration has put forward that i can support, i support it, if it's something i need to fight the administration on because it's going to be bad for minnesota farmers, then i stand up and fight the administration on it. >> what was in your case, in your district, the number one issue when you were running last year? >> the number one issue was health car

but, craig, as you know, wbig question right now is the motive. but we were able to speak overnight with the ex-girlfriend of the 24-year-old gunman connor betts. she tells us that she broke one him in may after they had dated for several months. that they had met at a community college class a few months earlier and bond over their shared struggle with mental illness. she says that she now believes that there were red flags that she didn't think much of them at the time. she says that the gunman shared with her a video of a mass shooting on their first date. she says several dates later that he actually took her to a gun range and that he also performed with an extreme heavy metal band known for sexually violent lyrics. she says that this -- she believes the motivation here had nothing to do with race, even though six of the nine victims were african american, she thinks this was about something else. take a listen. >> this isn't about race. this isn't about religion, it's none of those things. this is a man who was in pain and didn't get the hel

craig? >> dylan, thank you. >>> also this morning, president trump is attempting to downplay growing concerns that the u.s. economy could be headed for a recession. the economy isn't the only issue he is facing as he returns to washington following a vacation. we have two reports this morning, starting with nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson hallie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning yeah, a lot of eyes watching to see how wall street does this week even in the face of some economic warning signs, the president and his top aides are now brushing off fears of a recession down the road. the president projecting positivity after a week on wall street that was anything but >> i don't see a recession >> reporter: he's downplaying a key indicator that signals an economic downturn, with the stock market on shaky ground in part because of the trade war with china. >> the tariffs have caused nothing, in my opinion, or certainly very little. >> reporter: the p

craig, i would like to caution you.hink it's appropriate as you apparently didn't either to go up to a witness and greet him in the middle of the trial. mr. craig, this witness was in the middle of his testimony. he is still on the witness stand. he is not to be interacted with nor are the other witnesses in the case to be interacted with. which you would think greg craig would know, but that happened today. truly weird. and not the weirdest thing that happened in that particular judge's courtroom today in conjunction with a trump administration scandal. that's next. upbeat music♪ no cover-up spray here. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors in a flowery fog. but febreze air effects eliminates odors. with a 100% natural propellent. it leaves behind a pleasant scent you'll love. [ deep inhale] freshen up. don't cover up. febreze. when crabe stronger...strong, with new nicorette coated ice mint. layered with flavor... it's the first and only coated nicotine lozenge. for an amazing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. new

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craig, we are going to switch gears to hong kong.rotesters at the hong kong international airport, one of the busiest global hubs in the world, brought it to a standstill tuesday. for the second day this week, dozens of flights canceled, and the chaos escalating as police officers began confronting and arresting demonstrators. a lot of complicated micro situations in this chaos. first of all, what is your reaction to just how quickly this has escalated in the last 48 hours and the impact on the global business and tech community? many companies obviously have hubs there and a lot of travelers coming in and out. craig: i am very concerned that beijing has started to use the word terrorism to describe the situation. that word has great meaning. it portends a change in the hong kong situation if this continues. i am hopeful that the demonstrators understand the import of that word and that there is a bit of a backing off. at this stage, the last thing that we need is more violence. statuseed, hong kong's as a center of asian commerce an

craig: there are concerns about whether that is an isolated incident.ownplays it as that they describe it as an issue of matching vin numbers of vehicle identification numbers on two vehicles. but certainly if you are next move and making a bulk order, you want to take advantage of tax credits to help stop at us -- to help subsidize that purchase that was a major issue for next move. that combined with quality things he referred to and the delay on repair work that they described to us in frankfurt, combines to them being very disappointed in the experience of dealing with the company. emily: gene: what is your reaction? tesla is the leader in electric cars, but certainly not without problems that could prevent a new buyers from jumping on board. eugene: everything that craig outlined is negative, no doubt about it. my reaction is to take a step back and look at the bigger trend. tesla has quality issues. there are quality issues around it. i think those are generally under the magnifying glass, because this is a company in the news, it comes under the

craig: they would.id, there's a big difference here in that gm and ford have -- [no audio] craig: but with ford and with gm, they are building a lot of plants in china to not have to worry about import taxes, and that has been the trend you've seen globally with volkswagen, bmw, daimler, all of these companies have built locally to sell locally. that is just a sort of preference on the part of the companies, in addition to the fact that china has set up a situation where, up to this point, if you want to sell there competitively, you have to build there. vonnie: we just had the president's tweet on screen showing the president quite nonplussed with general motors, and asking should they start moving back to america again. our thanks to craig trudell, bloomberg audit reporter. now let's get back to that exclusive interview with the uber ceo two years after he stepped into the role. he's look exclusively -- he spoke exclusively with bloomberg's emily chang. dara: you need different kind of melody been --

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craig, i would like to caution you.hink it's appropriate as you apparently didn't either to go up to a witness and greet him in the middle of the trial. mr. craig, this witness was in the middle of his testimony. he is still on the witness stand. he is not to be interacted with nor are the other witnesses in the case to be interacted with. which you would think gregg craig would know, but that happened today. truly weird. and not the weirdest thing that happened in that particular judge's courtroom today in conjunction with a trump administration scandal. that's next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (kickstart my heart by motley crue)) (truck honks) (wheels screeching) (clapping) (sound of can hitting bag and bowl) (clapping) always there in crunch time. what sore muscles? what with advpounding head? .. advil is... relief that's fast. strength that lasts. you'll ask... what pain? with advil. doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. pre

craig melvin. >> we'll see you then. thank you. >>> craig melvin msnbc world headquarters in new york city. the stakes are higher. that is part of the message joe biden's team is rolling out today making the case that he is the most electable and it comes just as the leads in a national poll. >> we have to beat donald trump. joe biden is the strongest democrat to do the job. no one is more qualified. >>> plus, backing down or hitting pause? the new report that the president is retreating from his pledge to pursue stronger background checks despite his insistent he is not. so, what changed his mind. >>> and clearly concern. the latest sign that the white house is getting even more nervous about the economy, despite public pock luimations that everything is fine. nothing to see here. could yet another tax cut be on the way? we'll dig into that in just a moment. we'll start with policies, polls and the power of television. it's how the 20/20 contenders are trying to leave their mark on iowa and beyond. vice president joe bi

here now iowa farm bureau president craig hill joins us. good to see you, craig.s still feel that the president has their backs? >> oh, i think in general, yes. the answer to that is yes. at least in iowa. iowa farmers appreciate the president and the efforts he's made in regulatory relief and a number of other efforts. i would tell you also that tariffs would not have been our first choice. diplomacy, china has been a bad actor, but we would have sought other efforts to correct china's ways than a tariff war. >> craig, have you read the "wall street journal" today? because there's an article today on the front page talking about the 63 billion dollars that the u.s. has brought in from tariffs over the past year, and in that article, it is interesting, that dollar for dollar, the u.s. government says that each dollar that comes in, via tariffs, will be $1 made available for farm aid in the future. >> well, certainly that doesn't make us feel better as producers. we enjoy the marketplace. we enjoy opportunities to access markets around the world. and we've much rat

. >> police on the ground say he was then taken to the hospital nbc's craig boswell joining us >>craig, good morning. this was a very tense situation for police at one point they had two officers trapped inside? >> reporter: yes, phillip. good morning good morning, everyone there were two police officers trapped inside this north philadelphia home. there were also three other civilians inside this barricade i had home with a gunman that police say was heavily armed with a number of weapons including an ak-47 a s.w.a.t. team rushed in and rescued these officers right around midnight. they fired tear gas into this home got in and got these officers out safely got the civilians out safely ending a dramatic hours long standoff, right about eight hours long a number of rounds, hundreds of rounds fired from this home, police say, during the standoff. even at one point, only an aro ed get within the vicinity of this building what gunfire would reach. take a sound. >> shots fired shots fired inside >> it's right there. >> [ bleep ] >> shots fired officer shott this location. lower extremities.

right now craig melvin picks it up in new york. >> craig melvin here, msnbc headquarters, new york city. >>> messy and confusing, that's how a trump administration official describes what the white house position may look like now that the president is retreating on background checks. >>> the nra may be why. i'll talk about what happens now with the ground swell of momentum behind gun reform with two of the parkland shooting survivors now at the forefront of the movement. >>> also a hard sell. a team of female trump loyalists spreading out in key states looking to woo suburbans specifically but with a low approval rating, their job only going to get harder. >>> pushing the limits. the latest move by the trump administration that would keep migrant families detained even longer. we'll dig into that in a moment. >>> we start this hour waiting for president trump due to leave the white house any moment now. and if he talks to reporters, we may find out more on the president's thinking about his changing positions on changing this country's gun laws. tuesday the president appeared to be bac

is craig boswell. craig, talk about timing >> wow phillip, good morning. good morning, everyone democratic lawmakers say this administration is going around laws passed by congress, overstepping powers, and undercutting homeland security this money is being pulled from the department of homeland security and from fema disaster relief funds this money is going to be used now for housing and temporary hearing locations for asylum seekers. the administration believes it has the ability to redirect or repurpose these funds after congress didn't pass nor funding for i.c.e. detention beds in june the administration says the sudden rise in border crossings has overwhelmed resources at the border and contributed to the bad conditions for migrants. there were some 82,000 migrants apprehended at the border in july back in may it was 144,000 this money intended for fema in disaster relief to prepare for things like hurricanes, really tough timing on this as we are now moving phillip into the meat of hurricane season. back to you. >> that's right. all right. craig bos

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savannah and craig? >> it is another dust-up brewing this morning, peter, as you know. the president under fire for comments about jewish-american voters. >> reporter: that's exactly right. the president returned his feud with the muslim congresswomen, talib and omar, yesterday. here's part of his response when asked about omar's suggestion that the u.s. reconsider its aid to israel, directing this startling message to jewish-americans. >> i think any jewish people that vote for a democrat, i think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. >> reporter: several jewish groups quickly condemned the president's comments there. some arguing it amounted to an anti-semitic smear. they have dual loyalty and are more committed to israel than they are to their own countries. savannah and craig?savannah andg >> peter alexander, thank you. >>> now to the growing worries about the economy. faced with warning signs over what's to come, president trump says he is now considering tax cuts nbc's chie

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metals report craig welcome back thanks max j.p. morgan has been caught finally they were spoofing metals markets back in 2016 just like you and i have been reporting you know we did a big campaign called crash j.p. morgan vice over a few years ago because we correctly identified that j.p. morgan had entered into massive naked short selling a futures contracts to manipulate the price and they were exposed on their balance sheet to a price rally of silver and we got the prize from $15.00 to $50.00 j.p. morgan's balance sheet was in peril they were about to have a massive write down and then the regulators came in and bail them out as they usually do masters wasn't fired but this kind of does prove our point at that time and we came close to taking down j.p. morgan didn't we correct she was a lot of fun back then max and you're right the c.m.e. group stepped in and along with the c.f. you see and raise margins what was it 5 times and 9 days and never been made a run for it and that kind of off forgotten part of that story was back in

yes, sir. >> this question is for craig. [inaudible] costco opened its first store in shanghai tuesday. the store was so popular, on his first day, they had to stop, shut down, because of too many shoppers. how do you see the u.s. retailer side in china at this time of tension? we know that walmart is a member company, and how well costco in china affect the operation of walmart? >> i'd rather not speak about individual companies, but i would be happy to address the consumer market in china. i think that what we are seeing is that most consumer goods and consumer brands in china are doing quite well, that chinese consumers welcome american brands and have been purchasing them with a great deal of enthusiasm. so at least thus far we do not see a pronounced effect by the or the trade tension on the consumer markets. rather, as jake had indicated, the tensions are more on the industrial side where some american companies don't enjoy the reputation for reliability that they have earned, that they have worked on for years and yea

. >> reporter: good morning to you, craig that crowded democratic primary field is one candidate downshe told nbc news she decided to get out after she was unable to secure a spot on the september debate stage gill brand plans to endorse another candidate in the field she has not yet picked a favorite and stopped short of saying she would endorse a woman, craig and kristen >> a big development there, peter. last night was the deadline for candidates to qualify for next month's debate who's in and who's out >> reporter: we're down to top ten, basically cutting what was the largest primary field in history in half for that next debate now exactly two weeks away here is your lineup. only three of the candidates are polling in double digits, the former vp joe biden is the front runner as well as senator elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, kamala harris, pete buttigieg, cory booker, amy klobuchar, julian castro, beto o'rourke and businessman andrew yang for the first time significantly they're all going to share the stage on a single night. again, that's two weeks from now in houston and jus

thank you both craig and boris.or more, head to the website or follow along on twitter. >>> ahead on "power lunch," the good, the bad, the ugly. wild week on wall street some stocks held strong, but for others, it was u-g-l-y we'll bring you some of the names. plus, a cord cutting contrarian. craig moffatt out with a new note saying things could get better for cable companies he'll join us to explain and the super bowl for super cars let's go to pebble beach and check out some of the cars up for auction. >>> welcome back i'm sue herera here's your news update at this hour greenland's foreign minister says her country is open for business, but it's not for sale. "the wall street journal" first reporting that president trump had brought up the idea with his advisers of buying greenland it's a self-ruling part of d denmark. >>> congress go's year long ebola outbreak has spread to a new province with two cases including one death confirmed. the movement of the potentially deadly disease to a new province highlights the

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. >> reporter: attorney craig peters says they were only able to meet with finnegan elder for one hourf the two days that they were there. though they have returned to the bay area, he says the legal battle on behalf of the 19-year-old continues. >>> fresh off their flight from rome, ethan elder and attorney craig peters walked past the assembled news media outside the family's richmond district home. they returned a few minutes later and he read from a prepared statement. >> we saw our son finnegan. he was okay. tired, remorseful and scared. he has our full support and we stand by his side. >> reporter: according to italian prosecutors, 19-year-old finnegan elder stabbed under cover italian police officer mario rega 11 times with a knife, killing him. investigators say rega was responding to a cocaine deal gone wrong between finnegan, his friend natale hjorth, and the dealer. the attorney says elders offer their condolence to the rega's family. >> we continue to hold his family in our thoughts and pray for them during this difficult time. >> reporter: ethan elder and craig peters flew

craig johnson from piper jaffray is joining us as well.there's been a good amount of breaking news this morning. we had an 800 poin-point drop ie dow yes, siterday just when you thought things would stabilize, all the gains have been taken out of the market because of these headlines. is this an environment where you feel constructive about buying stocks as they fall? >> absolutely. we have a proactive central bank the fed is doing all that it can. it's made it very clear it's taking a dovish stance it stands ready to cut rates more this may not stop an economic slowdown or a recession, but it should be supporti ivive for rik assets >> do you believe we're due for a recession? credit suisse says the last five times we had this i versinversi it's led to recession, so the question is when >> we are never due for a recession. we create events that cause a recession. we're in the midst of a slow motion accident which is our trade policy but at some point it can be averted it can still be stopped before we see maximum damage so i don't believe

craig? >> mr.e going to find tons of end of season sales this weekend. we are talking deep discounts on everything from tvs and tablets to clothes and home accessories. who better for the scoop on all of it than yahoo's lifestyle contributor editor always great to see you. >> you, too. ious you know what is so cool? people think it is just summer stuff, but there are huge buys in every category. >> good. >> you'll fine incredible discounts. >> brick and mortar stores and online >> yup. >> we'll start with appliances. >> starting big. if you are in the market for a refrigerator, sears is offering up to 40% off. we found this gorgeous kenmore stainless steel for just $999. pretty great savings you'll also find all major appliances up to 40% off there at sears also at home depot and best buy. now, we have to talk about vacuums. if you're in the market for upgrading your vacuum to the dyson that everybody is obsessed with, you're going to find some great deals not only at home depot, where we saw them