thank you so much, doug towell.in a few minutes, we will be looking at the ramifications of washington's political brinkmanship. including how to countries reacted to the fear of the government shutdown and the raising of the country's debt limit. stay tuned. >> here we go on the last lap. a quick look at the top stories today. we will start with u.s.ppresided that it inflicted non--- that the shutdown inflicted unnecessary damage to the economy. the u.k. government will allow a chinese company to own a majority stake in a nuclear power plant. george osborne announced the deal on the final day in china. for more about reaction, this is getting underway. advising caution as to what might happen. we are joined live from hong kong. >> markets are waiting to see where the forecast for china's growth roofed accurate. the national bureau of statistics in beijing, analysts expecting an uptick in 7.7% for the third quarter, up .1% from the first half of this year. china's economy is still on track to be the governments 7.5%