and that's hain! it's got numerous different products across the whole spectrum of natural foods and personal care. celestial seasonings tea. of course you know that, right? come on. sleepy time. that stuff is really good. here we go. this is one i buy. leading natural specialty brand. earth baby food. come on. you're going to feed them that other stuff? carrot chips. wow. general cho's got his own line. condiments, oil, butter substitutes. this is a play on all the people who are going not just vegetarian but vegan and replacing everything dairy with soy. and as sad as that trend may sound, and believe me, it is sad, as a dad who struggles to find anything that my vegan kids will eat anymore. we used to go to friday's. hain is the future. past? cadbury. future? hain. speaking of past, steak too. i want a shotgun wedding between kraft and hain. why? because as we know from stock seer and also at one point deathly too pregnant singer m.i.a. "paper planes," shotgun weddings make us money! oh. i thought

a trend that's been in place since april after the haines bottom. the deal, the size of deals, it's growing and picking up, riskier companies are getting their fansing with spreads between the aaa and bbb rated desk below their 2001 level. if you take a look at the volume, that, too, is really going much higher. yesterday $3.9 billion in high yield debt was priced. it was the most active day for deals since january of last year. and with millions in credit slowing companies from amr to kodak to blockbuster and mgm, they're all successly raising capital, reworking their covenant. while a lot of that capital is being used right now for balance sheet repair, brian reynolds of wjb says if the trend continues, and he thinks it will, the access liquidity will go toward growing the businesses. from a technical perspective, things are even more positive. the last time corporate debt was at these levels the s&p 500 was trading at 1400, so keeping with the theme of credit leading stocks, it's looking good. another positive signal, significant default risk has

i'm erin burnett here with mark haines. first trading session of the six-month anniversary of the haines bottom. won't be the only treading session, but who is specific? boeing right now is leaving the dow up two stocks at one-year high. and textron on the move. txe up 3%. aerospace company and says 2009 is on track to hit expectations. mr. haines? >> let's find out how this morning's news is playing out second hour of tradesing. second half hour of trading. got it all covered. kick things off with el nesto grande at the big board? >> waiting for american to open up, gold mining company opening up a secondary offering. it is going to open down from the previous close but up from where the shares were priced at. we're also tracking the market going higher now, albeit a slight gain for the fourth consecutive day.@ú the industrial sector, the real power, if you will, in terms of percentage gains, up .8 of a percent, being led higher once again by the general, our parent company, gerk and half a dozen other names being raised.

i'm mark haines. two critical pieces of data hitting the tape just minutes ago. jobless claims, unexpectedly falling by 12,000 in the latest league. still a high number. 545? >> 545, right. >> and housing starts and permits rising in augusto their highest level since november. >> and good morning, everyone. i'm erin burnett. 30 minutes away from the opening bell. futures off of their highs. doesn't look like we have enough hiring. i want to emphasize the jobless claim are 130,000 off of their highs. >> yeah. >> you can't go from that many job losses to just job gains. at slow process. the bulls are going to try to keep that at the top of the agenda today to get their momentum back. dow is 200 points and change, 10,000. mark, do you remember the day we had the hats for 14? >> oh, yeah. >> yeah. >> i remember the hats for six. >> ten. >> seven, eight. interest right now as erin mentioned, a little weak. down the 210. call 2 1/2 below fair value. not a biggie. >> let's get to all the data. housing starts and the jobs numbers. steve liesman has more. steve? >> yeah,

el nesto grande. >> we'll call it a kick save haines. we had a big day friday, of course, we cut our weekly losses in half. we're coming off of a losing week though but this global momentum here today led by a new 52-week in shanghai, led by continuing buying, if you will, into the commodity story and selling of the dollar. it's interesting because the dollar story is one that we're ready to take some risk. we believe in this global recovery, just be careful if this gets ahead of it itself, also be careful, we have one, not two, but three treasury auksz later this week, in four day, i believe it's more than $100 billion worth of paper coming into a marketplace at a time when people are willing to take risk, that auction may not be as strong as we would like it see. $1,000 gold. rising oil, a big upgrade of ge at jpmorgan being paired with an downgrade to underperform, ge is one of the hottest stores, they think now at $40 is headed to $15. also a larger than expected loss from smithfield food, the meat processor coming in with some pain

jerry haines' brother says enough is enough. >> it would be nice for it to end and to be resolved. >>eporter: suzon -- suzanne collins, wjz eyewitness news. >> the judge can decide to overturn tate's conviction or reduce his life sentence. >>> a man has been charged. police say that jameson bryant knott attacked a woman at a bus stop earlier thursday morning. they say he dragged her into a yard and attempted to rip off her shirt. but the woman was able to escape on foot. knott, who lives near the bus stop, was arrested a short time later. >>> maryland police say their recent strike force yielded results. 540 drunk driving arrests were made up through the period leading up through and to labor day. 25 people drove through. over 20 local law enforcement agencies continued in the campaign, which will continue through the end of the year. >>> there is another bad patch ahead. political reporter pat warren explains, more budget cuts may be coming. >> reporter: it's been just two weeks since the board of public works cut since the second time in july. >> we have to make the decisions, howev

haines. >> mr. liesman, thank you very much. also see how all of this is affecting things premarket. bob pisani kicks it off here at the big board. robert? >> futures rose as jobless claims were a bit better than expected. existing home sales at 10:00. that may be a market mover here. commercial real estate, where is the bottom? we had two weak ipos priced last night. priced half the amount of shares anticipated. we had a pile of commercial real estate, colony financial, both of them to buy the stressed real estate, distressed debt. where is the bottom? and a whole bunch of ipos, reit ipos are pricing in the next several days. let's talk about rite aid, posted nine straight quarterly losses here. sales continue to decline. we are seeing issues with them lowering their fiscal 2010 news. goldman also raising the price target on a whole bunch of retailers doing well recently. raised 10%. we'll keep an eye on that. national semi was raised to a buy at citi group. scott, how are we looking at the nasdaq? >> looking good. higher open.

haines. i can't fake that. >> i think he's being sincere about that. >> i can't fake that. >> thank you, steve. >> pleasure. >>> up next, nobody doesn't like sara lee, nobody doesn't like kahuna and the brain. actually there is one woman who really doesn't like joe. but then there's a couple of guys who really don't like me, so we -- >> it all evens out. >> no, everybody likes the kahuna and the brain. >>> later on, is the dollar on the its way to becoming the new yen? and if it were to become the next space, would that seal the green backs people's fate? taking its rightful place in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider... an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by united healthcare insurance company. it can help cover some of what medicare doesn't... so you could save up to thousands of dollars... in out-of-pocket

think if we could eliminate the turnovers and penalties we would give ourself a chance >> albert hainesorth wife is asking a judge to force the redskins tack toll pay up the debts going back to april '08 and wants a restraining order as part of the divorce case. haynesworth briefly left sunday's game with a hip injury but did return. back to you >> now you have the news edge. the news is always on myfoxdc.com back here tonight at 10:00. news edge at 11:00. tmz is coming up next see you tonight. you wanted more. you wanted videos and photos... email and broadband. you wanted to run your business from anywhere... and instant messaging to stay in touch with everyone. you wanted apps to find music, news, or the way home. ok your wireless companies... grow your world. don't get the recommended amounts of calcium and vitamin d? that's where their favorite cereals like trix and lucky charms can help. genel mills big g is the only leading line of kid cereals that has both calcium and vitamin d in every box. check for this banner on the cereals they already love... like cinnamon toast crunch and

of haines vis-a-vis la france. >> my best idea is to continue to buy companies with too much capital. i also like companies that are buying distressed assets. i think there's a lot of opportunity. >> examples? >> i like invesco, ivr, that's actually got wilbur ross involved as well. we'll see a dividend announcement out of them soon. i own comara. very healthy, doing very, very well. i think not only are companies throwing up hefty dividends, the assets they own are appreciating as well. >> two creative ideas from antoine and you have his views. our traders mostly agree with you. thank you very much. with your trade on the top headlines of the day. >>> let's talk more about the issue that's so inflaming many of you because it may seem silly to some. british prime minister gordon brown joining nicolas sarkozy in support of a tax that could work like this. 0.1% tax on every trade you do. you heard the unions on this show saying they thought that could raise $100 billion a year. should the u.s. support the tobin tax? we have the associate director for markets policy at the center for am

haines, what do we have coming up? >> yeah, i think a guy with a collection of high-powered sniper rifles would probably not be an oideal neighbor there. >> probably not. >>> up next, what's the single biggest economic concern facing corporate america? the exclusive results of the brand new survey on the other side of this break. >> you know, mark, i think i might be looking for a good tomato farmer. >> yeah. >>> later -- >> i'll be glad to give him some of my tomatoes. >>> dara richardson is going to be on with us. the ceo of fail yit of the susan g. comean race for the cure is our guest. >>> new survey out this morning on whether business community stands on health care reform. it's a crucial group of people. 2009 leaders surveyed, 90% of the business leaders cite rising health care cost as their single biggest concern. if they do not change, one in three say rising costs will cause layoffs of workers. jim, i think we should note right here that you did respondents just over the past couple of weeks, they cover 81% o

albert haines worth gives dc the silent treatment. plus, gilbert arenas takes a swipe at the wizards. hear his comments and apparently his new job as a parachutist coming up in sports. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. >>> it's time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. >> after seven years in gnashville, the first thing he learned was this ain't nashville, the family scrutiny are greater than what he is used to and so far, he is not digging it, it seems. hainesworth is slated for a media session. he refused to speak with reporters, and when approached today, he said he is no longer talking to the media. haineswo

i'm mark haines. goldman sachs, morgan stanley and apple, the biggest mover on the s&p right now is american capital. up about 10%. nasdaq, up 5%. raising sales forecasts. >> and right now for the market down just about 14. whip around with your market reporters. again, we are awaiting the president's first address to the u.n. assembly. matt, take it away for now. >> it looks like the glory days of the dow happened in the first 30 minutes. take a look at the big story. that rally for september still in tact. up for the dow. almost 7 1/2% for the s&p 500. the quiet melt-up, as i like to call it. if you look a the dow here today, at&t, number one performer, up 1 1/2%. there must be legions of americans out there following their leader. he said that stock is headed to 30 on this program last night. general mills stronger, better than expected results. raised the forecast. wall street loves that. beat and raise. it's like gin and tonic, perfect pairing. alan mulally is talking up a couple of things. he se

more than doubled since the haines bottom find out what's in store for the group. that's next. >>> you are looking at a live picture of andrews air force base. the president will arrive there. then he will be flying to new york. there will be helicopters involved on both sides. there will be cars involved on both cars. the only thing missing might be a train. he will be arriving here at federal hall giving his financial reform and the economy. that is at noon. we will be live here on cnbc. i believe our coverage begins at 11:00. the speech, yes, 12:10 eastern standard. >>> of course, it is the one-year anniversary of the lehman collapse. we're taking a closer look at the health of the financial sector. since september, the index is down 30%. it is up more than 130% since the march bottom. so where do we go from here? joining us is paul miller, group head of financial service at sbr capital market, and chris wailer. gentlemen, great to have you both with us. paul, i do want to start off with you. is it an investment risk looming financial reform? >> with financial r

i'm mark haines. half an hour before the opening bell. we've getting positive news from corporate america. procter & gamble a bit high there morning. the dow component adjusting the nearly outlook to account for a sale of a pharmaceutical unit. that number is above analyst estimat estimates. but enthusiasm could be tempered by a bombshell of a comment from fox' influential guest host who says home prices could fall by another 25%. >> good morning, mark. i'm erin burnett live from that other financial capital of the world, the nation's capital. president obama's health care speech has been met with both praise and keskepticism. i'm very excited to be here. and i hear, mark, there is a good omen for futures and that is that you have strawberry, tomatoes, and lobster salad today. >> you've got spies everywhere, don't you? >> uh-huh. >> yeah. you're right. strawberries, tomatoes, and lobster salad. right now the future is up 1.20. fair value is plus half a point. it's a very modest positive buy. >> on the

cnbc's mark haines standing by live at the new york stock exchange. hi, mark. >> good morning.cago, it's heart max. >> yeah. >> i noticed that when women politicians or famous women are walking by, it's always what they are wearing. when famous men walk by, and who cares? you know. >> well, he is wearing a suit made in american by a unionized company. >> what are you wearing, mark haines? >> i don't want to know what mark is wearing? i am worried. >> okay. i will let that one go by. let's get to business. the jobs market is not in good shape. but a big jump in mortgage applications this week, and that's obviously a good sign. at the same time, a dramatic decline in outstanding credit card debt. we paid collectively, we paid down the credit card debt, $21 billion. that's so far out of the trend. it's a mind-boggling number. and it's good from our financial health stand-point that we are paying down debt, but it's bad that we need consumers to be spending. we talked about that before this paradox that we are in. and anyway, the data is mixed. there is another interesting trend go

. >> reporter: 35 years after his mother was killed by a drunk driver, bill haines can barely talk about it. >> it just takes your heart and pulls it out of your body. and it's so sudden. >> reporter: last year in maryland, 152 people died in alcohol-related crashes. 21 were arrest -- 24,000 were arrested for driving under the influence. >> whatever they can do to keep them off of the roads, i think it's a good thing. >> reporter: four laws that go into effect wednesday intend to do just that. they require a one-year license suspension for those twice convicted of dui. and enforce stricter fines and possible jail time for people who contribute alcohol to a minor. >> we're also putting young drivers on notice, if you're driving under the age of 21, you can now be charged with both possession and consumption of alcohol. >> reporter: along with the new laws, the campaign launched a new campaign. true to its points, checkpoints and extra patrols are advertised statewide. >> checkpoint strikeforce, over the limit, under arrest. >> this is spended -- intended to put people on high alert. it is

. >> reporter: big haines can barely talk about his mother's death, she was killed by a drunk driver. >> it is so sudden. >> reporter: last year, 52 died in alcohol-related crashes. 24,000 were arrested in alcohol- related incidents. >> whatever they can do, i think it's a good thing. >> reporter: four new laws. they will require a one-year suspension for repeat offenders, prohictd more than once in 10 years. and heftier fines for those who contribute to a minor. >> reporter: if you are driving under 21, you can now be charged with both possession and consumption of alcohol. >> reporter: along with the new law, the state also launched a new campaign. true to its names, checkpoints are scattered statewide. >> checkpoint strikeforce is in effect. >> reporter: this program -- >> this program is intended to put people on high alert. it's just not going to be taken anymore. marylanders are afraid of drunk drivers on the road. and law enforcement is out there looking for them. >> reporter: the program launched labor day weekend, has already led to hundreds of arrests. combined with legislat

the baby was cut from the womb of darlene haines. she was found dead in her home two days prior. >>> it is a real life shot in the arm and could protect you from the swine flu. wit johnson reports from wjz, it doesn't mean you'll be able to get the flu shot. >> ready? 1, 2, 3. >> reporter: the first batches of the new h1n1 vaccine should be ready within weeks. >> the food and drug administration has approved applications for vaccines for the 2009 h1n1 virus. >> reporter: health officials cleared the vaccine from four drugmakers tuesday. a limited supply will start showing up in early october, a week ahead of schedule. the bulk of the vaccines will arrive by mid-month and will be available at 90,000 sites. >> what we're concerned about is getting it to the priority populations as quickly as possible. >> reporter: first in line, those most likely to catch the virus and suffer complications from it. pregnant women, children and health care workers. >> the immunization campaign will be the largest in u.s. history. the question remains, w

>> we turned bullish on the day of the famous mark haines bottom. we're seeing market sentiment picking up. wife been using the term, we've been describing the market environment as with a degree of rational optimism. we're saying that investors are looking for opportunities. they're not overly exsewauberan this point in time, they are aware of risk in the marketplace, credit risk, deficit, dollar. they're still looking for opportunities, want to put money to work. at this point in the economic cycle, we go higher between now and a year end. >> ted, is it for someone who missed the rally, is it in a sense that simple, that you don't have to make about kind of a bet on where the market is going. you just have to bet that every big fund manager wants to get in too until the end of the year and sew you can make some money and then deal with your fundamental viewy. >> you still need to look at fundamental, but the market still has a good ways to go, i think, the next year, the earnings estimates are continually moving up. ic see the s&p challenging the

mark haines. >> all right guys, anchors away. . why not stock up now?oducing listerine total care. everything you need... to strengthen teeth, help prevent cavities, and kill germs. introducing 6 in 1 listerine total care. the most complete mouthwash. what is goin' on ? i got my subaru for the confidence of all-wheel drive. my friends thought that was smart... ( hip music pumping ) my new friends think there's something more. feel the love. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." washington, a beautiful sight of washington. harry reid said some inappropriate things. >> i don't know the context. harry reid can sometimes be a blunt fellow and he can come across the wrong way. he and ted kennedy were extremely coast. i cannot imagine he would be stomping on the grave -- >> i don't think -- well, republicans like rush limbaugh, they have been accusing republicans of that for a year. >> my twitter is going wild. people hate me. >> senator reid and senator kennedy were extremely close. i understand the meaning of what he said. >> let's move on to charlie rangel. d

. >> if haines were here, he would be very upset, he thinks it's twice an hour. >> okay. he's usually -- let's not go there. all right. thanks, erin. joe and i, less than hour ago were discussing a nice move up in gannett. interesting when you see those kinds of move, of course, that stock had been below $2 a share back during those darkest days in march when so many other stocks also made their yearly low, if not all-time lows. from the newspaper industry, it's about a lot more than simple economic downturn and some recovery we've seen. it's about seminal changes in the business, huge questions about their ability to continue to make money. but that being said, perhaps the analysts and even the investors that followed that didn't properly model where margins would be for the third quarter. things have gotten a bit better than they were for the second quarter and that is showing itself in these results or this outlook, i should say, from gannett, which tells us it will come in between 39 and 42 krenns for third quarter earnings. special charges in there as well. roughly 1

it's going to be a very big day for the ratings average on "street signs" today that's because mark haines is going to host tonight. >> i'm doing "street signs" and you're doing this town hall special at 7:00 p.m. tonight. be there or be square. i'll see you at 2:00. >> i'll see you on the town hall and tomorrow morning. >>> thanks so much for joining us. we are waiting for breaking news out of the oil pits. this could move some oil markets as soon as we get the numbers out of sharon. >> all right. >>> stocks are driving down. stocks are up today, which is pretty darn good. we'll wait on the oil inventory numbers. it has been flux waiting north of $70. there's crude oil, $72.20. >> here they come. down 5.9 million barrels when it comes to crude oil inventories and we'll watch the chart and get sharon ready. >> don't you think the dollar's the biggest factor right now? >> absolutely. with all the commodities. >> we didn't get much of a opec announcement. stocks are drifting higher boosted by positive news by proctor and gamble. much more on that coming up. right now, the dow is up 21 points

i'm in for mark haines. of course, xerox says this deal is going to transform itself from being just a printer company. earlier on "squawk box," ceo spoke first to the gang about the deal. >> we actually are clearly focused on core document management processes in the office. front office and back office. acs is focused on business process outsourcing. the connection of these two companies is called for by our clients. they've been telling us overtime, as we engage with them more and more, either acs with xerox, we need to bring these two infrastructures together and help them become significantly more significant in their business processes. that's what we're doing with the combination of these two companies. >> it was a 36% premium. meanwhile, abbott labs, they're trying to boost their prescription drug business. what they are getting is a key cholesterol drug which will reduce their reliance on the drug humera. several drugs are in late stages of testing. >> it is a trifecta of deals. johnson & johnson bu

and the council and the wherouse mora come at the time the justice partment turning out the memos haines, of the top lawyer in the pentagon can they were coordinating the go policies. rumsfeld is in the cter. still is inconceivable knowing rims 12 who is known for a lackadaisical style of management certain they knew what the legal foundation was who left a lot of people were servicemen without any rules at all about the limits. >> hos we will take a quick break and continue in a minute. >> h ost: one of my favorite anecdotes and the book has to do with the fbi director that is that a party and there is a toast. can you describe who is tom? >> after 9/11 a small groupf lawyers outside the government civiliberties experts, death-penalty experts and one corporateawyer named tom wilner whose firm was incredib upset he wanted to get into the pesticide to represent the people sprites in guantanamo in order to stand up for due process as much as for the detainee's park ave think they should have some sort of process. there is a very fancy dinner party right around 2002 bh during thanksgiving w

mark haines and erin burnett will look at last september's historic meltdown, where we are today, where we are headed. that is tonight 8:00 p.m. eastern time right here on cnbc. >>> let's break down the market's action with jack at harris private bank, along with mark at russell investments. guys, good to see you. jack, let me start with the news of the day, which is the growing worry about a trade war potentially with china. starts with tires, then they want to talk about chicken. it doesn't seem to end. how worried are you about this incident in particular, and jusc rising tariffs in general when it comes to the overall market?c >> well, i think that would be certainly a terrible direction to take trade in the overall !c economy. it really hurts everybody.!c and it's probably one of the !c biggest impediment to profits moving forward.!c any talk about protectionism, either here or abroad, certainly is well worth sending shock signals around the equity markets. >> mark, the president defended his moves when it came to what he did with china. do you think he defended it strongly enough?

mark haines is going to be in. we're hosting a two-hour special event. a look back at last september's historic meltdown and a look ahead. we'll be talking about that and prior to that the big event of the day, john harwood sitting down for an interview with president obama on the state of the economy and wall street regulation. that begins at 6:30 eastern right here on cnbc. then jim cramer's take on the fall of lehman. we have a special lineup for you all day. >>> next, america's lost nearly 7 million jobs in this recession. many of those may never be coming back unless we do something dramatic.c. what is dramatic? >>> plus, microsoft declared war on google about three months ago. has bing become the next big thing in search. microsoft's search chief with us. you're watching "street signs." we'll be back. hey, it's great to see you're back after that accident. well...i couldn't have gotten by without aflac! is that different from health insurance? well yeah... ...aflac pays you cash to help with the bills that health insurance doesn't cover. really? we

it was really a story about aerospace and steel in which i used haines as an example. i did a series on stocks that i thought that were great private equity takeover targets. i had six stocks but they were not the takeaway. the takeaway was that private equity funds, like stocks, with big cash flows and operations that could easily improve by taking the company private. so why don't you look for those characteristics when you speculate? we love to speculate, inform speculation. that's something i applaud. uninformed speculation -- >> boo. >> you want to get into the hallelujah zone. >> hallelujah! >> when the market fell apart at the end of february of 2007, remember that? because china was bad, or was it the kerry trade. what was the excuse they gave? i devoted a segment to telling you that i thought you should be defensive. buy those secular growth stocks the ones don't need the economy, buy them first. buy the stock in the supermarket. that wasn't the big picture point. what was much more important to take away from the story is that the market bottoms in thirds. th

mark haines and erin burnett will take you back to last year's financial meltdown.. where we are today and where we are headed. don't miss this one year later presentation tonight at 8:00 p.m. on cnbc. >>> let's look at the widely held stocks here. as you can see, the financials really mixed, although a number of financials are actually up at 52-week highs. >> goldman sachs, jpmorgan, sitting at a new high for the year. wells fargo holding up, not quite a new high there for wells fargo. citigroup not doing too much. but still close to $5. bank of america kind of in the middle of where it was throughout the year here. it was as low, what, $4, i guess, earlier in the year, now $15. in fact, pre-lehman days, that was about a $30 stock. >> ge also widely held, not on that screen right here. but that is one of the big winners on the session. in fact, without ge, it would probably be negative on the dow jones industrial average. stock up 5%. >> the one-year anniversary of the failure of lehman brothers. but charlie gas pa rino, thinks wall street is setting itself up for a

i'm mark haines.our from now president obama will make his you nate nighted nations sents s unite debut. he will live up to their responsibilities. >> and an interesting picture of the sky. i'm erin burnett on wall street. investors focused on what the fed will say when it wraps up its two-day meeting this afternoon. particularly what they have to say about their exhibit strategy and the things they've been buying in the mortgage market and the treasury market. any comment on unemployment? any improvements therein, would also get a lot of attention. haines. >> sticking with the economy. just a short time ago, caterpillar ceo telling cnbc he sees the economy stabilizing in the third quarter. >> there will, i think, likely be positive real gdp growth in the world economy. we've thought that for a long time. sluggish probably at first here in the third quarter. but at least it's beginning to move up. >> should recall he and julian robertson were the two who called the recession in the fall. >> that's rig

and speaking of beautiful days and a little sunshine, let's turn to mark haines. will have to send myself a card. >> erin said there could be problems. >> you keep falling for her bs. the woman is a prankster and a jokestir. let's see, ford had favorable comments. ford, as you know, was the only one that decided to remain a capitalists company. they did not take government money and did well. well, they did not do as badly through the slow down. cadbury says he plans to make a higher bid for kraft, and that's one way to give away your bargaining position. and then there is a lot going on. you will get it right here right here on "squauk on the street" with me. futures are opening good, guys. >>> coming up next, the president set to address the u.n. in a matter of hours. our political round table on what he needs to say and how he needs to say it. andrea mitchell and savannah guthrie when we return. concentratio tylenol pm quiets the pain and helps you sleep. because the better you sleep, the better you feel. it looked so different to me. but when i got back from m

right now as you look livover haines point, a beautiful washington sunrise about ready to occur. sunrise about -- well, actually it was about 60 seconds ago. sylvia, the city cam blocked by the clouds. no pretty sunrise for us here this morning. we'll have the sun over those clouds, i'd say, about 10, 15 minutes from now. keep heart everybody. 63 degrees here in washington, 63 also in prince georges county, 66 in annapolis, baltimore, maryland 61 degrees. there are a few pockets of fog out there first thing this morning towards frederick, maryland and new market and towards ma nas sis and bull pen. a little patchy fog. not much. it will burn off quickly by our relatively strong september sunshine later this afternoon. that same area of low pressure that has clouded our skies all week long is now off the jersey shore and moving away. good riddance to it. the clouds move out and the warmer drier air spilling in. you're going to end up as a very pleasant day to be outside today. good kite-flying weather. highs up near 80 degrees, classic september weather. clear skies and seasonally

i was once in a debate with him right on a senate hearing beuse i remember tom hain, senator harkin waswere the two witnesses, and he said to me, 'cause he was a voucher advocate, alexander was, and he said, jonathan, essentially, he said, you know, 'cause he was a very polite gentlanly man. he said nathan, you know, we send our kids to the top schools, top prep schools. all we want to do through vouchers is give these poor kids the same chance. and i said to him,ecretary alexander, if you are proposing that we give $40,000 vouchers to all the kids in inner city washington, chicago, and new york so they can go to exeter and other top schools in america. ,Ñvt3ÑuÑ of andover. i went to one. >> host: which one. >> guest: i went to a school in noble and green which is boston's local version of anver, exeter. and, you know, what class size is at andover? 12. 12 in a class. so wheyou pay $44,000 a year for your child, you're getting not onl relaxed teachers but small classroom and george bush, jr. or george w. could do well enough to get into college and it gets a lot of attention. y know wha

mark haines is back. another great way to start the day. >> where was he?every time you trade they would tax you at some small amount of the trade. this gets people on fire more than anything else. and gordon brown says they will consider it, and so it's going to get a lot of talk down here. and then the president is talking about climate change. and i did a calculation, and assuming joe is talking, and the carbon dioxide he is emitting on the show, and i did a small assumption. joe alone is responsible for 2.4 degrees of global warming. i gave him vacation. that's enough to flood singapore and new york. >> he has a lot of explaining to do. >> he also has two hours on the radio, and you did not factor that in. >> i did not put that in. but it's staggering. >> do you see the ice melt when he is talking? >> does that mean joe is hot? >> that was not me, that was andrea! >> i would never say that. >> erin, how are the futures looking? >> a sharply higher open. and then the last -- the first time we crossed that was in may of 1999. >> thank you. >> and the tax

>> you know, listen -- >> you look at me like you used to look at haines.m. >> well, you know, you're kind of taking over the you know what spot. >> he's been doing that for a long time. >> does it begin with an "a"? forget it. anyway, thanks, carol. and hope to see you soon. >> i'm around a long time. i will answer your question. yes, i'm around a long time. >> then you're going to have to sit here or somewhere on the set when you're back here. >> i will. >> okay, good. thank you. >> thank you. >> want to pick a date right now? you're so good at booking on the air. >> i have to. then how do they say no to the booking when they call. >> a lot more "squawk" still ahead. update on the early market action. the jobless claims numbers. don't forget the economy will be front and center tonight during a special town hall. the treasury secretary taking questions from the audience and from you, tonight 7:00 p.m. eastern time. "squawk" continues in a moment.s room for the internet. with my new netbook from at&t. with its built-in 3g network, it's fast and small, so i

i'm mark haines.a higher open for stocks after weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell. and that turned the futures ash. they were negative. >> good morning. i'm erin burnett. reports that citi will shrink its retail banking footprint may be a little bit premature, according to reports from mary thompson. she's going to have more on that coming up in a few moments. >>> barney franks, house financial services committee, holding a hearing this morning on systemic risks. we're monitoring it. we'll bring you any of the headlines. >>> and the g-20, you can see pictures. barney frank on the top and he'll be sitting in the back, and the g-20 at the bottom kicking off in pittsburgh. executive compensation is a topic there. the mayor of pittsburgh is coming up in our next half hour. >> let's check the futures. they were negative earlier this morning. the jobless claims falling more than expected, boosted them to plus about four. and we were already 2 1/2 above fair value. so you're looking at 50, 60 points on

i'm mark haines. >> i'm melissa in today forrer lynn bu erin burnett.e walters will conduct and qur q and a and you will see it live. >> this time near a heavily populated holy city. >> iran has confessed to the international atomic energy agency through a letter. this whole episode heightens fears iran is on the verge of having direct access to nuclear weapons. as for the reaction, the oil markets after two straight days of declines, oil not seeing too much of a reaction today. down by 20 cents a barrel. $65.6. goldman sachs raises global oil forecasts for the fourth quarter of '09 as well as 2010. that could be lending support to this market. >> also, in pittsburgh, dozens of arrests last night. protestors attacked riot police at the g-20. and here's the big ask on sara lee. buying the company's personal care brands. focusing on deodorants and skin cleansing. we'll talk to brenda barnes, ceo, in a few minutes. let's check the futures. down 230. >> it's really the durables that did us in this morning. steeper than decline in the durable goods orders. a

important psychologically, and when you hit it, you think about the days -- i remember the day mark haines you have to start somewhere. 9820 is where we will open this morning. we are at that level lack in 2001. i am sorry, i am raining on the parade here. i have four pieces of good news. four pieces. are you ready? these are good. i have been combing through stuff just for you. here is the first good thing. there are going to be eight ipos this week. that's the most in about eight months, and actually late 2007, which is an incredible thing. this is the sign companies believe the market is strong enough to put new stocks out there. and have you a medical company on there and a chinese video game company, and companies that are tried and tested. they are not hope and dream companies. appears good piece of news. the second good piece of news, this the home builder, the backlog of people demanding new homes up 19%. we are starting to see real improvement there. new orders have been increasing this entire year. that's good news on housing. cvs says 70% sold for the super bowl. and 70% is actu

one person to look out for is brandon haines who is here from baltimore county he grew up. >> if thatts you, we talked about this before. but the book "blink" talks about the psychologist who had the input on this show. >> you can tell if we like you? >> i know. >> can you tell, the doctor is the one behind it. i said, how about your wife? how do you have a relationship like this, if you're always saying, you're lying. >> he is to be honest with him. >> now a weather man never lies. >> never, i will tel. >>i will tell you what to expect for the next 7 days. 4, maybe 5. 78 degrees for the high temperature today with partly cloudy skies. >> 69 tomorrow, it will be cooler, definitely a cooler trend. 67 degrees for wednesday, 66 degrees on thursday, a mix of sun and clouds looking good as far as sky conditions look cooler, 69 degrees, then and 71 and 72 for the saturday and sunday. late showers, saturday, maybe into sunday. >> 40s for lows in there. >> we said, we would clear out in time for the game yesterday. >> you're right. >> and he cannot lie. >> great game and great weather. >> we'

i'm mark haines. we have a lot of things going on this morning. sheer what is front and center.ke a key speech in just about 15 minutes on climate change. we're going to have that for you live. >> i'm erin burnett, last night, president obama was addressing the nation from a different podium. late show with david letterman. letterman brought up that atmosphere of poor decorum. listen in. >> this unease or poor decorum was because people -- it was rooted in racism. is he on to something there or is that just something to talk about? >> first of all, i think it's important to realize that i was actually black before the election. so the -- >> well, it is late night television. that was a good laugh. >> he's got a very sharp wit. there are reports this morning, banks are lending to the government, rather than the government lending to the banks. we get some money back. >> that's sort of the circular reference. they're lending back the money they -- >> healthiest bankses are being considered to lend billions of dollars to the fdic to protect the insurance fund that protects bank dep

sarah haines took to the street to hear what you had to say. >> we are talking first dates.>> don't be too pushy. >> don't kiss. >> don't have sex. >> don't be too clingy. >> don't put your cards out. >> what is something else you shouldn't do on a first date? >> make the girl pay. >> it is not expected the girl to pay. >> it is good for the girl to have money if the guy doesn't have enough. >> who pays? >> the guy. if the guy asks and we split the bill, we're friends. >> who should pay on the first date? >> i'm a traditionalist. the guy should pay. >> we split! >> do you believe people should kiss on the first date? >> no. >> we didn't. >> should you kiss on the first date. >> sure. why not. >> do you kiss on the first date? >> no. >> kissing is okay. i would tell her go ahead and kiss. >> do you believe people should kiss on the first date? >> i think the kind of person he is he would kiss on the first date. >> did you kiss? >> yeah. >> was it just kissing? >> pretty much. >> something is lying in that group. you lie. >> we are here with patty stanger, author of become you

i think andy is getting a hains to see exactly what he needs to see going into spring training next year if he has to make a big deal and get a big picture to go into the middle to be a mentor, it can only help this rotation. we got some talent there. >> and i think what is positive about what you're saying there is just because they're in the rotation now doesn't necessarily mean they have to be next year because there are other guys. maybe they help out in the bullpen. here is the rays' lineup for tonight after tampa bay won last night. bruntlett, crawford and longoria. pat burrell will d.h. aybar up at first. reed will be at second base tonight. last night he nearly hit for the cycle, and went 4-4 with a hour and a couple of doubles and three rbi's. right now we're going to go across the field and welcome in the orioles' bench coach to get some insight as to how to possibly the or slow down some of these hitters. all right, dave. evan lone gar i can't has to be at the top of the list. he has hit in 14-17 games and last night you held him to oh- fer five? how did you do it last night a

. >>> that time of the program where we check in with miss sara haines. >> melissa wrote in, i thinkon? >> i'm moving on. >> she's out. >> not that our fans get distra distracted, but they're more concerned about you guys. >> they don't care about the segments we work on. >> pam wrote in the guy with the light bulb was hot. glad to know you're paying attention. >> sara, thanks. >>> tomorrow have coming up ms. sandra burnheart. what high heels can do to your care career. >> and my friend, nick canon stops by. >> have a great day, everybody. see you tomorrow.

. >> sara haines hit the streets to find out why people in relationships are more attractive than theen for. why do you think that is? >> wen you're young, you want what you can't have. >> something you can'thave. >> i want what i can't have. i would agree with that. >> if i gothim, i don't need anybody else. >> do you think you're more attracted to people because you're married? >> no. i think -- i would like a relationship like that because they're still together after all thse years. >> it's wanting something you clearly know how to do. >> if somebody is spoken for then you think they're not worth it because if they were great they would have a girlfriend. >> a letter of recommendation standing right next to you, tt's what it is all about, i think. reallythe more women i have around me, the more letters of recommendation i have. >> like a social resume. >> your partner isour social resume. >> you're married. has anyone been attracted to you? because i'm sure that's the case. the girls that flirt with you. >> all the time, every day. >> you're probably a great guy anyway. this woman

sara haines. >> if you need a tech makeover go to klgandhoda.com. >> she'll come to your house.rages. it's pimm's. what is that? >> a drink in england. probably the only two weeks of summer we ever get. we get the pimm's out. tastes quite sweet. let's get drinking. >> thank you so, so much. >> i've actually got a little something for you. a little surprise for you. a little thing fro an english gentleman to a beautiful american rose. thank you so much. >> thank you. that is so sweet. thank you so much for coming. you're welcome back any time. we want you back. >> i'd love to come back. thank you. >>> tomorrow we don't have piers, but we do have brooke shields, mckenzie phillips.