in the case of dupont, we were talking about a separation at dupont. not for the sum of the parts, but because it made no sense to us that as part of an am amalgamation the places that make up dupont have worse operating metrics than small stand-alones. >> you have to wonder if that narrative will have more currency in the boardroom now. >> how about if they put nelson on the board. what would happen? >> nothing says they won't. >> if she had just said, listen, we need these guys. >> do you think it would have been a different outcome? >> i think she would have kept her job. >> you do? >> i think so. >> really? >> she could have said i'm not happy with my performance. i need help. here comes help. i segue to that because i think the freeport ceo will keep his job because they're open minded. >> you have been doing some work on activists, but the journal today looks at 71 instances where an activist gets involved. of those 71, outperform their peers, not by a lot, but by five points. >> very interesting piece. it's almost like -- the term doesn't work.

so maybe a rescue could be in the making for dupont. not a bad thing for the company. >> just a rescue for the stock price. they need one on the underlying level because what we've got right now is a weakening of the agriculture markets. >> that has more to do with weather and the el nino effect. >> so why did she step down if it's really just a weather effect? there were some underlying operational issues that she didn't get a handle on that nelson peltz wanted to improve because he wanted to add two more board seats. is there a ceo out there that can change those dynamics. >> well, he wants to get more board seats and if he has the midas touch as i pointed out yesterday and people liking the fact that he wants to join the board and drive it into the future might be a good thing going forward. >> okay. let's take a look at today's other top stories. sunedison is cutting 15% of its workforce. it specializes in renewable energy such as solar and wind. it also manufactures solar panels. sunedison will take a charge of 30 to 40 miles per h

chair and ceo of dupont. has engaged an executive recruitment firm to find a full-time replacement. ellen coleman to retire as chair and ceo of due dew month effective on october 16th. edward breen will assume the role of interim chair and ceo of dupont. back to you. >> we have the right guest to talk about this. sue herrera, thanks very much. bill george, you have looked at dupont, you've looked at this case study, looked at the proxy battle with trrn. we talked earlier about dupont sticking in that stock, it is the worst performing dow component so far this year, almost 30%. is this a good move for her to leave now? >> well, i'm very surprised. i'm not sure of the background of what happened here, but it's clear that ed breen and the board has stepped in and decided that changes made. i like ellen a lot, i think she's done a good job, things have not gone well since they won the proxy fight and must be a decision on her part and the board's part to find fresh leadership. it comes as a big surprise to me. no

i'm analyzing the contrast between pepsico and duponts latest earnings. the technicals are pointing to two stocks you aren't thinking about. i'll reveal these tech turnarounds just ahead. so stick with cramer. >> don't miss a second of "mad money." follow @jim cramer on twitter. have a question? tweet cramer, #madtweets. send jim an e-mail to madmoney@cnbc.com or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. >>> as i said at the top of the show, the brutal selling that gab in august and september continues to send some of the markets most beloved groups spiraling lower from the bio techs to the roll ups to virtually anything that can be construed as a growth stock at this point in the endlessly morphing bear of a tape. but some of the worst carnage hit the worst out there. the cyber security group. this has gone from the most loved and pretty much the most loved for the last year. one of the most hated. it's done it in record time. the only etf out there, down 23% from its late june all time high and that's just the etf. sev

we have nelson pelts in dupont and carl icon in newport macmaran. and whether it is strong dollar or the markets. >> the crop harvest has been insane. what we see in the ag space, you are only one bad harvest away from putting the stocks away. and it is a tough place. and you don't get a very good number. at best, most guys on the street are around $75. if you add an element to maybe get back to 20i8 dollars, it doesn't change a lot. >> when dupont started to fall what was nelson pelts going to do with his stake and the fact that he is increasing his stake is a big thing psychologically and i'm still long it. there is nothing more bullish than a long bull so you have to take that a grain but i think the stock can move higher. >> karen, what are your thoughts, there is an interim ceo. when will the board look hard at difficult things potentially? >> i won't be surprised if the board looks at the board itself and we see changes at the board. that wouldn't shock me. if there is a changing of guard in the ceo role maybe there will be in the board as wel

. >> attempt we're launching the new dupont.gher value and higher growth. focus odd where are science matters and customers are around the world. it is a big separation for us. it's a big change. the change failing to pay off, though, in the short temple. dupont citing currency issues in brazil and now interim ceo and board member ed green will be overseeing cost cuts that will be outlined in the fourth kaurt. the firm says it's hired a search firm to help it find coleman's replacement. back to you, michelle. >> all right. thank you very much, mary. we've actually got a herd alert because mouf you like it here. john. where is this name attractive? >> i think the mistake that ms. coleman made was spending so much money to fight nellon peltz. i know they had the ability to basically get all the proxies out to the right folks and a lot of folks weren't willing to vote against basically the slated candidates and so forth, and mr. peltz, this was one that they chalked up to a loss. >> especially when you look at the fact that the tyc

coleman had lead dupont since 2009.tlook forward this year. she's going to be replaced on an interim basis by edward gree -- breen. >> nicole: right, we saw the investment. >> cheryl: there you go. >> nicole: coming up in sports, controversial call right at the finish seattle seahawks escape the detroit lions with a victory. head into playoffs without cc sabathia. stocks, right now, dow features down 28, s&p down 4 and nasdaq down 12. you are watching fbn:am first look at morning markets and breaking news. ♪ ♪ ♪ thank you for calling. we'll be with you shortly. yeah right... xerox predictive analytics help companies provide a better and faster customer experience. hello mr. kent. can i rebook your flight? i'm here! customer care can work better. with xerox. wait i'm here! mr. kent? (gasp) shark diving! xerox personalized employee portals help companies make benefits simple and accessible... from anywhere. hula dancing? cliff jumping! human resources can work better. with xerox. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> cheryl: take a look at european m

the match begins tononht at iowa is now home to dupont's necellulosic ethanol plplt. and it's the largest in the world. world.cbs 2 news reporter steffi lee tells us about the impact it aims to have. have. steffi ll in: the grand opening of the largest cellulosic ethanol plant here in nevada could mean a lot for the agricultural industry, but could also mean a lot for the political outlook in 2016. ethanol supporters say the face of climate change is shifting - and starts with reducing dependencncon oil.the grand opening of the new dupont cellulosic plant will show iowa is at the forefront of cleaner fuels.this slant will use a six step process and use corn products to produce the energy source. dupont's numbers show seven bales are harvested every year and each bale qill produce 43 gallons of fuel.governor terry branstad and former lieutenant governor patty judge say this energy revolution is an important topic for presidential candidates coming to t hawkeye state.take sot: sot:"ethanol production today y is much more efficient and less energy consumption and less wa

but dupont and iowa's leaderu hope this plant will provide that education. education.once again, the message today was that this won't only impact iowa, but also the world. steffi lee, cbs 2 news. this plant openincomes at a time where ethanol is still a heavily bated topic.there have been several efforts to repeal the renewable fuel standard through congress. today, cbs 2 news got to be part of something really special. a local siness gave away a car right here at broadcast park, to a woman who truly deserves it. cbs 2 news reporter joy howe is live outside on our patio tonight, where it all happened. each year, jim anderson from anderson automotive picks somebody in his community, who could use a hand - and gives them a car for just one dollar. this year, it wasn't a surprise, , because the woman was nominated by so many people, nobody could keep it a secret. but that didn't stop her from having what she calls "the best day of her life." ((nats)) "jim i'm so happy, thank you so much!" when rita showed up to r station, she already knew why she was here. she

now, that's a narrow gain even without dupont.n announcement, lauren simonetti, you know her on this program. oh, lovely, beautiful baby girl, ray vivian. healthy head of hair. >> she's been on the show already. >> that's right. congratulations, lauren, i don't expect to see you for some time. we welcome you back when you arrive. thanks, everybody. coming up, the g.o.p. that will be the republican party fumbles and the left runs with it. kevin mccarthy makes a big mistake when discussing hillary clinton and now he has a starring role in her first national tv ad. plus, a former reagan advisor, art laffer, back from a key meeting with donald trump. it's no secret that the donald is a fan of reagan's policies. and tell us what he thinks of trump. more varney next. you (trader vo) i search. i research. i dig. and dig some more. because, for me, the challenge of the search... is almost as exciting as the thrill of the find. (announcer) at scottrade, we share your passion for trading. that's why we rebuilt scottrade elite from the groun

a breakup of dupont would be something investors would like. give u.s.term boost to the stock. that is what we see right now. we should point out nelson peltz had year-long battle with dupont's board and its ceos. ellen coleman resigned earlier in the month. at first he wanted to break up the company and wanted two board seats. he launch ad proxy battle. he lost the proxy battle. as the company failed to basically produce decent enough revenues and profits, coleman was forced to step down and here we go again with peltz, reintroducing his plan to down-size that company and get the stock moving again. last week, in what i understand was a secret meeting t was not held at dupont's wilmington, delaware, headquarters. it was held off site secretly at a hotel. david: interesting. a lot of secret meetings going on including inside the beltway. charlie, thank you very much. we'll take you inside the beltway at the house which is voting whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. that vote has just begun. we'll bring results as soon as we get them. melissa? meliss

we did have dupont warning when ms. cull man skepd down as well, she is retiring, but the company being affected by the weak innocence brazil and currency impacting that company as well. boosting its coasts, that's a big story there. >> all right. that is the closing bell. send it over to carl at post 9. >> thank you, kayla. welcome to the "closing bell." i'm carl quintanilla in for kelly evans. here is how we will finish the day on wall street. the dow up 13 points, it was really saved by dupont and the positive action that brought despite broader weakness, s&p unable to make it six in a row is going to close down 7. joining us on the panel we have michael santelli, steve grass will join us in a moment. mike, we've already talked about one of the better beginnings to october that we have seen in a while, wiping out september's losses and then some, what is today's action? >> everybody on their heels a little bit because it was kind of like it looks like it could be a bottom but here comes october so it is a little too

they found a man outside shot to death just a couple of blocks from dupont heights park. investigators don't think the shooting was a random ak, but they don't have a suspect or a motive. >>> i'm julie carey at the fairfax county courthouse where the mother of charles severance testified for the prosecution. charles severance was charged with the murders of three alexandria residents.

i look at the dupont numbers. the dupont number is quite bad.t doesn't matter because dupont is in flux, breen -- there's stuff for breen to work with. i don't think -- i'm picking up on something steve liesman talked about, the industrial recession that he hears chatter about. housing was not so good. new housing numbers yesterday were not so good. autos still good. domestic number ford, a lot of people attributing the decline in ford to asia. you're getting the down side of lower oil, you're not getting the upside of consumer spending because back to school season turned out to be terrible. the post back to school season for department stores, abysmal. where is the consumer? where is the industrial orders? cummin cummings' commentary is so down. they're very good, very read through company. i have to quote it, it's so bad. >> please. >> we are take ilking difficult actions to lower costs. firing people. markets have been weak for some time and are worsening, industry orders, key end markets brazil and china multi-year lows. i mean, there's som

. >> i haven't seen dupont circle be a spot in the past. >> liz visiting from france plans to take in a good american halloween regardless of warnings. >> yes. we're coming. no problem. we're coming. stephen: got an e-mail from the field office of the facebook. they inform them about the potential threats but there is nothing specific about the f.b.i. reporting life, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: in the face of increased scrutiny and some places an increase in time, president obama praised the work of law enforcement in a speech in chicago. president obama: i reject a story line that says when it comes to public safety there is an us and them. too often they are served up just like retweets or political candidates seeking some attention. leon: president said criminal justice reform is important they must never forget the sacrifices by the police forces and their families every day. the justice department opened civil rights investigation where they threw a student out of a desk. it happened in columbia, south carolina, when the student refused to leave class. she refused to leave

stephanie kim: "if you drive around nevada, this new dupont plant is hard to miss. today people from across the globe gathered to celebrate a landmark in renewable fuels." jan koninckx "welcome to the new home of the renewable energy revolution" several guests took the stage this morning to mark the next generation in renewable fuels. "this was the time the world changed the way it thinks of energy. not as a finite resource but a renewable one that we can count on for generations to come." term alternative liquid fuel that can displace foreign oil imports." the new-state of the art plant was three years in the making. it takes corn stover--which includes the leaves, stalks, and cobs-- and turns it into cellulosic ethanol. the plant uses a process to treat, ferment, distill, and filter the corn stove into this form of fuel. stephanie kim: " each of these corn stover bales can produce 43 gallons of biofuel. that means each year, they're producing more than 30 million gallons of fuel without using any more land." even the us department of energy says this will help rea

. >>> dupont ceo will retire at the end of next week.upont is also cutting it's full year earnings outlook citing the strong dollar versus emerging market current sis particularly in brazil and further weakening in agricultural markets. they have been under pressure over stock price and back in may they had to fight off and fend off an attempt to win more broad seats. dupont rising 4% in after hours trade. also covestro began trading in frankfurt today. the company did revise down the amount that it wanted to raise last week because of the recent market volatility. today's ipo values the chemicals firm at just under 5 billion euros. >> let's have a look at sab miller. it's under pressure from weaker market currencies that continue to drag on revenues. they reported an increase in bottom line figures as the firm pushes the premium brand with shares down 1.6%. volkswagen has admitted software capable of diesel emissions in the european union. also the ceo will address employees before making a volatile visit to the u.s. later this week. it

now let's give a little history here between nelson peltz and dupont. he wants to proxy fight against the ceo. he basic leapted two board seats and wanted a breakup to enhance shareholder value. basically believed underperforming under ms. coleman. she won the initial fight in makers but what happened was the performance kept -- they kept underperforming in the market and she was forced out earlier this month, and now what we understand the first meeting between peltz and the board last week, he is a major shareholder. when people believe this is a premonition or a preamble or the first step. liz: the precursor. >> precursor, thank you. liz: s.a.t. word. >> i did okay on the s.a.t.'s. liz: i was horrible. >> he would relaunch a proxy fight if the board of directors does not go along with proposals. he doesn't want to sell the agribusiness, it is 212-year-old chemical, agricultural conglomerate, it's sprawling, he wants to break it up bigtime. we put calls into peltz, no comment. calls into dupont. they have not returned our calls back, but this is a big

hence why dupont actually rallied 3%. it bolstered the already high expectations of an increased e-commerce set by walmarts decision to go all in. people look right through the near term just like we saw with disney. investors oo dodge. comes right on tv. i like that. "mad money" is back after the break. >> coming up, it's a leading supplier for some of the most recognizable brands in your closet. but the fabric is being stretched thin by a war on wall street. is this the opportunity to grab it for your closet? or is it too tight to fit? cramer is trying this stock on for size. next. >>> i like this story because it explains how the business works. i want you to understand it. we can ask the bigger policy maker you know of. they got caught in a true cross fire with a bunch of analyst with different opinions. here on "mad money" we love these fights because the best way to learn about a stock is when you heard both side of the story and you have to make up your mind. first back on friday october 16th when the stock hit $30

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reporting in dupont circle, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. where we are hill, learning more about the late-night deal to fund the government and avert a government shutdown. the tentative agreement would raise spending by $80 billion over two years. that's a 1% increase in the federal budget. cuts would come from other programs, like medicare and social security disability. john boehner says the deal delivers on a pledge to give paul ryan fresh start. john boehner: i did not want him to walk into a dirty barn full of you know what. steps down this week. congress is set to vote on this tentative spending bill tomorrow. gop candidates are prepping for the third republican presidential debate. day away.ne the latest polls show dr. ben carson beating donald trump in iowa, but trump is still viewed forhe strongest candidate the general election. jeb bush is down in the latest polls, now strategizing with his family and some big donors after being forced to cut campaign staff and salaries. the debate is tomorrow in boulder, colorado. stay tuned for

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dupont pioneer is no longer denying that its agriculture business could be a part of a merger. during the earnings call this week, dupont interim c-e-o said everyone is talking to everyone right now and he's talking to ceo's of other companies. he went on to say consoidation should happen and they're looking to see of anything makes financial sense for shareholders. dupont reported q-3 earnings down 17 percent compared to last year, with a 30 percent drop just in its ag business. that's it for even seeing their first snow. thanks, tyne. that's actually going to be in our western parts of the country. if you live in the midwest you're going to see indian summer weather for a couple of days this week. in the meantime, look at this, there's just no red left in texas, southern mississippi valley there's still some drought conditions considered or long term drought, but it's amazing how fast those red areas went away. haven't done that out west yet . hopefully as we get into tan el nino weather, especially californian nevada we can help you out a at least a little bit. let's go day

they're being slaughtered by the superfreaking strong dollar including dupont, in part because everybody expects a rate hike. everyone should have known that the economy is weakening and weakening fast. that's not when the fed should be raising rates. it's kind of comical, isn't it? i think if janet yellen had hiked rates at the fed meeting a week ago, guess what, there would have been people griping she would have had to cut. but yellen did the right thing. that's why the market can and should rally. what i mean is she did the right thing for main street. autos and housing, the twin pillars in this faulter iing economy, as main street goes, so goes wall street. this job has never made the commentators who incessantly call for rate hikes sound like cranks. given that waging have been on the decline again, this lousy employment number is a game changer. we ought to respect it, even those who are dogmatic in their insistence that there's no time like the present for the fed to tighten. you have to respect it. a rally of something like 900 points. second, let's talk about oil. on friday, th

dupont, for example, said yesterday that earnings for the full year are about 20% lower due to the strongollar. that's huge! now, some people have been wouldn't be ahere revenue recession if the dollar wasn't appreciating, but that's not quite true, because the other major problem is the global slowdown. orders are down from many of the big global industrial and material companies, because they're the ones most exposed to the slower economies of china and brazil, for example, and it's those companies, the duponts, the cummins, the textrons of the world, they're reporting the biggest revenue misses. now, tech and health care, while they're also exposed to the global economy, are in sectors with better growth prospects, and so, don't have the big revenue misses. so, let's call it a draw. the dollar and the slower global economy are the two major reasons revenues are slight, and let's just leave it at that. for "nightly business report," i'm bob pisani at the new york stock exchange. >>> still ahead, good medicine? what the big merger between walgreens and rite aid could mean for you. ♪ >>>

line, dupont shares down 25% since that proxy battle.hat gave her less bargaining power when it came to stay or go at the company. spinoff from dupont. these shares down 60% since that's been off. there is no guarantee that the stock of the individual parts will do better as a result. .- since that spinoff i'm also looking at semi conductor makers today. we are seeing weakness in the philadelphia semiconductor index. it is now just turning higher. works, theing at sky company agreeing to acquire pmc sierra for $2 billion. these shares are still lower today. we are seeing bank of america come out with a note and say that the valuations are compelling for these three stocks. bank of america saying now is the time to buy these semi conductor makers. david: let's move on to some dealnews. the two biggest beer companies in the world -- rejecting a takeover offer from anheuser-busch. jeff is the managing editor for global m&a. do we have a sense of what would be a fair deal? >> it was about $100 billion. 40 pounds is what the offer was. sab wa

the case of dupont, we were talking about a separation at dupont. not for the sum of the parts u but because it made no sense to us that as part of an amalgomation the businesses were altogether but they didn't produce operating results, at least in line with smaller stand-alone peers. we created a lot of value by separating businesses like that it's not for the sum of the parts. it's because you generate focus. you redo bureaucracy, complexity, you create accountability and all those good things lead to improved operating performance. in the case of ge, bringing it back to ge, in our opinion they have done one of the best jobs we've seen at really leveraging their scale. but not becoming bureaucratic, bloated at the holding company. that's why we're really excited to be a top ten shareholder. >> well done in terms of bringing it back to ge. thank you for your time. >> thanks. >>> the market importantly following through this morning on friday's powerful reversal that lifted the s&p by 57 points. joining us now for analysis on where we trade, joe le

will, in fact, make dupont's value greater by splitting up essentially. dupont up 31% in the month of august it may be halloween but up for these stocks, david, not bad at all. melissa: not bad at all. ashley, thank you very much. >> mu pleasure. melissa: meanwhile 6,000 nonviolent prisoners being released today from federal prisoners all across the country like the so-called nonviolent drug offender who just killed a cop in new york? well, we're going to see and talk about it with macdonald. melissa: and another big dodge from hillary clinton's e-mails, we've got the details of what they contain. that is coming up. david: and former house speaker john boehner with a noel holds bar interview with my bud owe bill, bill is here in a moment does your mouth often feel dry? multiple medications, a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene, available as an oral rinse, toothpaste, spray or gel. biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. rem

, i stayed at this wonderful dupont plaza, dupont circle hotel and i was looking at another crossroads. this one only has 10 routes to take. massachusetts avenue, new hampshire avenue, connecticut avenue, peachtree, 19th avenue. you can go either way. 10 options. i think that that has to decide which option. it now seems to me it is driving around that circle. driving around that circle. and we want it to go somewhere. i do not know if it will go on a rules-based direction and not going to be easy and never was. not for paul volcker. and we learned something from the transition off of qe. former chairman bernanke talked about it in a way that was not clear. but when things got clear, it was quite smooth and strategic and i think it worked well. so clarifying where you're going and how you're going is important. i would say one of the things you mentioned, normalization, dating back to rules-based policy, also requires getting the balance sheet back to normal levels. it is a complicated issue under a lot of debate. rates,e fed does raise it will have to do it by paying interest on reser

she is going to talk about dupont.ascinating story, the ceo is stepping down and edward green, a board member, he is stepping in. why is this so fascinating? fight, and a proxy this is one of the rare situations that we have seen in recent years, especially with where theanies leadership has prevailed in a proxy fight against an investor. try on wanted to break up the that to they did resist some degree. it has been an interesting saga. so after winning that victory and then stepping down, it has been a fascinating turn of events. i want to look at my bloomberg terminal. you are looking at the dupont shares since they won the proxy fight. if lines are the various news fightings -- news items that have happened. the shares are down more than 20% since winning the fight. downis moore's, it is since the spinoff, so that will show you why with coleman leaving, the green is taking over and try on has another opportunity to affect more changes given the stock performance. dupont also cut the forecast, that coming with the ne

dupont ceo aaron: will be retiring as chairman and ceo -- the dupont ceo aaron coleman will be retiringchairman and ceo. this is below what anticipated -- what analysts had dated. if you look at what shares are doing after hours, they did get a pop on this announcement. 9.1%, i believe from yesterday's close. currently it is up $4.56 at $51.28. alix: my response when you read the headline is, here we go. we will start to see earnings coming in and the forecast have come down significantly in the last four weeks. over 1% for s&p and it's not energy. it is energy and materials, but also financial are seeing a downward revision. if you like this is just the start of the next six weeks. scarlet: david was saying a lot is riding on that quarterly report. back, willwe come turkey get into short-term debt? ♪ alix: i'm alix steel. "what'd you miss?" before the break we were talking about turkey banks in short-term debt. scar since the beginning of this year, the borrowed at 90% over 10 to one days. barely not short-term loans. joe: i love this that the central banks say they have got to have lo

nicky is live at dupont circle with reaction to yesterday's win. >> we like that. >> we like that. i'm glad that you guys like it. i like it. and cousins definitely liked that. let me give you a quick recap. 24 seconds left, cousins threw the touchdown pass of the game. an epic victory after trailing by 24 points. the biggest comeback in team history. now, you can imagine, people were celebrating yesterday. especially at the game. if you could not be at the game, people took the twitter and started voicing how happy they were about that. look at this tweet. people were happy to be shut up. their team got a win. we have been out here in dupont circle. agentleman's wife is a cowboy's fan, she is a redskins fan. that is coming up in the next half hour. back to you. >>> this is the one type that the redskins could have used a cowboys win, too. if they beat the giants they would be tied for 1st. >> now, people are starting to book the flights for san francisco. >> all right. >> look out. >> just in case. >> all right. why not. >>> well, it has been a long road to the hall of fame for on

two of the stores are in the dupont circle area, and the other two are in georgetown and penn quartermillions of people finding themselves in the path of an unprecedented storm. >>> a truck dangled off the side of one of the biggest bridges in our area, and more on this >>> traffic is completely clear right now on the chesapeake bay bridge. the eastbound span was shut down for hours after a truck crashed and almost went off the side of the bridge and it was cleared away about a half hour ago. >>> emergency switch repairs outside pentagon station forced commuters on the blue line to switch over to the yellow line and shuttle buses were the backup for a bit this morning. >>> two people are still recovering and now police are looking for a suspect in a school shooting in tennessee. they say somebody shot four people on campus at tennessee state university last night, and one victim who was not a student died. >>> hurricane patricia is fully expected to take catastrophic landfalls tonight. it's the strongest storm ever tracked in the eastern pacific and atlantic. right now the category 5

on 17th street near dupont circle. it happens rain or shine. most of the roads around dupont circle will be closed until 11:00. >>> in 60 seconds, a special halloween treat from starbucks, and wait until you hear who went running back into a burning home to save someone inside. here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. this moment is perfect in every way just like my kid gooey...flaky...happy. toaster strudel. now with more icing. >>> i'm eun yang, we're following the stories you're clicking on. archeologists digging on the southwest coast of greece discovered the grave of a warrior buried nearly 4,000 years ago. we spotted this story on "new york times."com. the grave was discovered back in may by a husband and wife team at university of cincinnati who had been searching this area for more than 25 years. here's some of the other treasures found. look at that. beau

wow, dupont and ellen won. she didn't win. she had an issue with the board. felt that they were misled so now she is retiring. >> academy i havist investor track records, what you're missing is the pressure and part of overall financial places ecosystem and how it affects everything. i think it puts good pressure to be more shareholder friendly and act i -- activate in a manner. you see that actually happening in some cases where there's not -- >> it makes them do things to appease the activist that otherwise it's not in the best interest. >> board of directors are much more directed, it's a different ball game. the typical board member feels that pressure and feels the need to ultimately help the ceo and management generate good long-term return. >> maria: would you by ge if nelson is no longer around? >> i think it comes down to fundamentals. it doesn't necessarily trigger us one way or the other. >> maria: all right, we will take a short break. cheryl, thank you. stay with us. we will be right back. xerox believes finding the right solution shouldn't be so

the duponts are thinking of cl toning ielvin again in the future. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >> would you do it? of course i wouldn't do it. it's $100,000. >> take the price away. >> then, yeah. there are lots of things i would clone if it was free. >> real >> look at you. wrong answer. >> you wouldn't do it? >> you can't clone the soul. >> you are right. it is the personality you love in your cadog. >> it's $100,000. >> we took the money out. >> you can't take the money out. >> tweet us. >>> up next, ugly betty star america ferra is talking about among es when is your flu shot more than a flu shot? when it helps give a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need in a developing country. thanks to customers like you, walgreens "get a shot. give a shot." program has helped provide seven million vaccines. make your flu shot make a world of difference. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night en everybody dresses up. and that includes dinner. unleash th power of dough. gi

the dow may look like it's flat, but dupont is propping it up.&p is down ten points. >> still no news on what precipitated coleman's departure, though. at least it is helping the stock today despite that proxy win for the company earlier this year. take a look also at the ibb, the biotech etf. that is plummeting intraday. normally we don't use that word, but it is down 6% or more since the open. currently down about 6 1/3%. september lows, people were saying perhaps that's the bottom in the ibb. not so when you look at it today zoosh twitter, of course, unveiling this new product called moments, which you probably knew about as project lightning before it was actually announced. it's going to allow you to essentially let twitter cure ate certain events for you so you don't have to necessarily follow people. you can follow events like south carolina flooding, for instance. might make thing easier for new users who don't already have a lot of people that they're following. stock, though, off 4% after having a nice couple of days after jack dorsey w

this is in dupont circle the 40s last night. you can see they're wearing their heavy coats, their gloves, hats. it's coming. winter is coming and i think everybody knows and everybody's getting memo and everybody realizes they need to protect themselves. now, the other big thing we want to talk about this time of year is the fire danger because as we know, it always goes up this time of year as everybody tries to keep warm. we have some tips we want to pass along from the prince george's fire department this morning. space heater safety. we know you've heard it before, but it doesn't hurt repeating to you again. turn them off when you're sleeping. i mean if you're getting sleepy, just shut it off and unplug it. that never hurts. make sure you get a space heater that has an automatic shut-off so if you don't shut it off it will go off by itself or should it fall over. never use an extension cord with these things. keep combustibles away. clothing, curtain, anything that could catch fire. keep a distance from the space heater. >>>

today's dupont cut the ribbon worlds largest cellulosic ethanol plant... 30 million gallons of biofuel... additional acre of land senator grassley helped celebrate the grand opening today in nevada. the nearly quarter-billion dollar facility is able to produce ethanol from corn stalks and leaves... rather than just the corn itself. the plant has already coordinated with five-hundred local farmers to collect the harvest debris for ethanol production. rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. rain chances will increase in des moines and north of i-80 after 7 pm tonight and continue through 6 am saturday morning. rainfall totals will likely be around 0.25" with a couple higher totals possible. clouds will thing and move out through the morning on saturday. we'll be back in the 60s by saturday afternoon after the rain exits. temperatures will then begin to heat up...upper 60s on sunday and 70s monday through wednesday. rain will move into the state tonight after 6pm in southern iowa. rain chances will increase in des moines and north of i-80 after 7 pm tonight and c

there was an african community under the guns of fort dupont. yes ma'am. >> can you elaborate on some of the circumstances that allowed for one to gain passage on the underground railroad? was a just luck at times? what allowed for someone to be able to go? >> you had to let the folk -- appropriate people know and you had to do it in a way so as not inform on the people who did not want you to go anywhere. this iswhy we think -- why we salute the bravery of people like lucinda clark bush who had to go around and collect a lot of the people because you could not confide in everyone. we have stories were family members turned family members and. had those of the sentiments, that was the person you gradually let know what was going on and we see the best example in cases of the perl but you have to be careful at all times because they were bounty hunters and informers everywhere. for years in the district, there was a black man up until the 1930's was a black bounty hunter and in former and they told us the black folks could not stand, even down to

dupont's had a special celebration this morning at their newest facility in nevada. the plant will transform corn stover-- which the plant will transform corn stover-- which includes the leaves, stalks, and cobs-- into ethanol. this new technology reduces green house gas emissions by 90 percent compared to gasoline. the plant will create 85 permanent jobs, 150 seasonal jobs, and will help provide extra income to 500 farmers in the area. branstad: "this new state of the art facility will reform how we provide value to farmers, to the processors, and the consumers throughout the entire world." jack: production at the plant will start next week with shipments of the fuel expected as soon as next year. they expect to produce 30 million gallons of fuel per year. stephanie/2shot coming up on local 5 news at five... the west des moines police department dressed up in costumes. why they're taking a silly approach to safety. jack: but next... we'll show you what's going to be different at tomorrow's hawkeye football game? 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie forecast

>> caller: i picked up some d-d-dupont at 48. i'm at 21%, thinking of adding to my position. >> nelson peltz is there pushing for change. the stock was hammered after he didn't get on the board. i like dupont but at 59 it is not as good as dow. darwin in texas. >> caller: boo-yah, jim, from texas. oil looks like it's found a deevent bottom. would you touch energy? >> too early. we have to stick with it. exxon had a major break out today. stick with the major oils. right now the action is in the big cap companies chevron, exxon, that kind of thing. eric in delaware. >> caller: hi, jim. eric from delaware. my stock -- and thanks for taking my call. >> of course. >> caller: my stock is century link. >> you will be reaching for a yield. gives you 7%. i will bless it from 27, 28 to 31 and sell. do you know what's a better buy? att with a spectacular upside surprise and a good yield. congratulations. barry. go ahead. go ahead, barry. dave in connecticut, dave. >> caller: yo, mr. cramer. how you doing? action. >> caller: i'm calling abo

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dupont says its 225-million dollar refinery in nevada will turn out 30 million gallons annually once it's in full production next year. it produces ethanol from corn stalks, leaves and cobs instead of the grain itself. the high school football playoffs continue in nebraska. that's where mark freund joins us live. norfolk catholic is ranked number-1 in class c-1 and they looked great in round one. we'll have the sioux city that will connect organizations with community members in need. "bright futures" is a community impact program that originated in joplin, missouri...and today it officially came to siouxland. advisory board members say it's a way to bring the community together to work as one team serving sioux city. sioux city community schools is leading the initiative and collaborating with community partners. "bright futures" will be implemented in the school system by volunteers helping out students in need in the schools around the community. organizations and those in need will connect through a facebook page called "bright futures sioux city." if you remember, about a month

today dupont reported such a horrendous quarter that obviously gassed. it was horrible. it missed on almost every single one. especially with dow chemical. but duponts new management was even more appalled and basically said in a statement that it would do whatever it takes to maximize value so the expectations were unfulfilled but management addressed the situation immediately. rallied 3%. it bolstered the already high expectations of an increased e-commerce set by walmarts decision to go all in. people look right through the near term just like we saw with disney. investors look through the quarter for the shanghai disney launch but the one thing no one thought could happen was a short fall the quarter ahead of star wars. lost almost 3%. finally, there are situations where you're so used to a guide down that you cheer and just get a reaffirmation of the company's previous estimates. that's why i'm with coach today. revenue wasn't so hot. neither meant nearly as much as a statement for the company. the statement was amazing. it said that analysts didn't need to cut numb