trailing badly are current city comptroller john lou who has two campaign workers convicted in an illegalign fund raising scheme, and anthony weine weiner -- each can play the role of spoiler. >> you are fine -- we're glad you worked out your problems but stay out of the public eye. >> that's up to you to judge my friend. >> you are a bad example for the people. >> joe lota boasts of his backs from major giuliani. his opponent has tried to turn that against him. $15 to cross a bridge? what was joe lotta thinking? >> it's the most open, most competitive race new york has seen in years, and during bloom beginning's term in office here at city hall, new york has changed. >> new york has become increasingly diverse. and so now we're seeing a new slate of issues and a slate of sort of stakeholders that we haven't seen in -- we haven't seen maintain as much voting power in the past. >> reporter: all of this seems to have failed to energize voters. turnout is expected to be light. only half of the voters are registered to vote in the primary. each candidate is hoping to get at least 40% of the v

. >> trailing bad loi is john lou, who had two campaign workers convicted and former congressman anthony weiner, who left capitol hill after a session -- sexting scandal. on the republican side, joe loda takes his backing from former mayor giuliani. they have tried to turn that against him. >> $16 to cross a bridge? what was joe thinking? >> reporter: it is the most open competitive race new york has seen in years, and during bloomberg's three terms in office, new york has changed. >> new york has become increasingly diverse since the last several mayor alecions we have seen. now we are seeing issues that we haven't seen maintain as much voting power in the past. >> reporter: all of this seems to have failed to energize voters. turnout is expected to be light. of the city's 8 million voters only half are registered to vote in the primaries. >>> if you are trying to buy a new home, you could be in for a bit of a more difficult time. ali velshi is going to be talking about that at the top of th hour. ali why is it getting harder again? >> if you have done anything in the mortgage world sin

john lou, in at fourth. at fourth with 76% of the vote counted. counted here. he has 7.7%.er walker. reporter for "talking points memo" studiously covering the mayoral race. hunter, thank you very much for joining me tonight. bill de blasio within a hair of closing this up on the democratic nomination. what's your reaction to the numbers so far? >> well i think along the lines of what everybody expected. they're pretty close in, with the last bunch of polls. bill de blasio saying he always expected a run-off. a close call. on the edge of what he needs to avoid it. it is natural. they would say they're expecting it. they want to keep expectations low. natural that everyone else is saying they're expecting there will be a run-off. because they want to keep themselves alive. so, i think we will see what happens. >> well he has ticked up to 39.5%. you've might be up late counting every one of these, hunter. but of it looks pretty solid in, in terms of the finish here. that bill thompson looks like he is in a position to hold on to the number two spot at 26. >> yeah, i mean the

john lou, in at fourth. at fourth with 76% of the vote counted. counted here. he has 7.7%. studiously covering the mayoral race. hunter, thank you very much for joining me tonight. bill de blasio within a hair of closing this up on the democratic nomination. what's your reaction to the numbers so far? >> well i think along the lines of what everybody expected. they're pretty close in, with the last bunch of polls. bill de blasio saying he always expected a run-off. a close call. on the edge of what he needs to avoid it. it is natural. they would say they're expecting it. they want to keep expectations low. natural that everyone else is saying they're expecting there will be a run-off. because they want to keep themselves alive. so, i think we will see what happens. >> well he has ticked up to 39.5%. you've might be up late counting every one of these, hunter. but of it looks pretty solid in, in terms of the finish here. that bill thompson looks like he is in a position to hold on to the number two spot at 26. >> yeah, i mean the only question is whether or not -- bill de bl

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john mccain, mitt romn. they can't win. so when we listen to the gop? lou: that's a great question. issue becomes how we can see that the construction of a third party and are you prepared for that. >> you and i have chatted about this before. if you buy a new house and you don't like the countertops, you don't take a wrecking ball to the whole house. we can take over the party if we control the precinct and that means that the local level. they need to get involvedst in their neighborhood, poitics at a base level. because if we control the precinct, we will control the parties. and we will send people with their values and principles up through the system, that is where we will end up and we won't have to worry about mitch mcconnell and john mccain and stuff like that bring up the country press. lou: where is the leadership right now? senator rand paul, and outstanding senator and an unlikely candidate for his party's nomination. but who is there to guide this party and these interests that are so divergent. john mccain, lindsey graham, i don't even know what planet they are from.

we are joined now b john lonski, the man on the economy. good to have you here. lout of all, washington d.c. sending all that money and they're having a party. what is the deal? >> it is a ball of confusion. we cannot figure out what they intend to do. on the one hand you have the fed tried to stimulate the economy by a standing quantitative easing. on the other hand you have all of these regulators have tried to curb economic activity. lou: and all the taxes that "chalk talk" and january 1st. a lot of folks are about to sweat. capital gains are going up by 33 1/3%. >> and what is making matters worse, we have had a pronounced slowdown my income. the incredible. we now have real disposable income growing by just over 1 percent annualized. during the past prior to this, real disposable personal income usually drew between three and three and a half% annualized. lou: this administration, they don't even know what country they are in. they don't know. they don't understand the basic precepts of of free enterprise capitalist economy. either that or it is a column that th

john mccain had the one word response, unacceptable. a sign this could be another wrinkle in a potential deal. lou: for more on the diplomatic colleague of his upcoming speech we have fox news contributor stephen hays and 1 billion. -- juan williams. something that i had never heard of before was he wants a delay to find out what's in the world will occur. >> i agree. i don't understand is the applause. of course, everybody wants to avoid military action if possible but how does this punish assad for using chemical weapons? that is why rears year. but the russians in and assad put themselves into position with no consequence i dunno if he intended to use them again but if obama is to be believed there should have been a terrible conflict -- consequence for the use of chemical weapons. now it is off the table do we trust of the russians to get it? putin? come on. everybody thinks it is a good idea but we need to protect a vital american interest to say the united states remains a big player in the middle east and we will take action. lou: to the point of punishment punishing syria does not seem to

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lou: secretary of state kick john kerry meeting with russian foreign minister in geneva to discuss theussian plan for syria to turn over its chemical weapons stockpile. this as the president, secretary of state, and his favor republican continued to talk about the 400 so children who were allegedly gassed by the syrian regime. the moderate factions that they claim make up the assad opposition. take a look get this picture. this man is about to be decapitated. not by gas, not by as syrian soldier. this man is facing certain death , public execution by assad opposition forces, members of our government wants to support. something to consider tonight. demanding changes to obamacare. the afl-cio pressing resolution saying obamacare is driving up costs of union-sponsored plans to the point that employers are simply abandoning that insurance the implementation of the law is now highly disruptive to unions. another fund-raiser link to campaign finance violations tonight. a washington d.c.-based contractor stands accused of following more than a half-million dollars that 2008 presidential camp

lou: he pulls the bacon out of the fire in the body gives john kerry credit it was his answer how torike that they the foundation for what they seized upon. >> i think his remarks if you pair that with the president's original brad by a remarkable and you do get an appreciation of and appreciation for what how they make up as they go along. there is an absence without the serious thought through diplomacy that one would like to see with a great power and we are a great power. lou: we have expended a great amount of blood and you know, that from personal experience in the region and as we step back with the breach of trust seems manifest and apparent to all who looked at it. >> stepping back is the key and certainly those in washington refused with a sense if we engage overpassed 30 years in a diffuse but military effort to fix the middle east whether talking about love and on or the first bush in kuwait and iraq. lou: august 1990. our military has engaged in combat or in control or prepared for combat over that entire period. >> this is matt this. what have we gotten in return? next

good point and sadly so many people have already lost their lives john and we can't wait any longer speaking about toxics lou seven days after nine eleven christine todd whitman of course the former head of the v.a. issued the statement that she's glad to reassure the people of new york they're safe to breathe the water safe to drink and concentrations are such that they don't pose a health hazard we're going to make sure everyone's safe john do you think that her and other government employees should be held criminally culpable falsely assuring people that they were safe. well listen christie todd whitman. she's going to meet god one day god will be judge she can live with her action in her words i remember that you know on september seventeenth which is tomorrow is my anniversary when i was horribly injured i remember christie todd whitman coming out on the sixteenth and saying. the water was safe to drink she took what she took her orders from the white house and listen they wanted wall street up and running and they had to do it they had to do it do i understand that yes do i agree with it no thousands o

lou. and think about this, john kerry, the former anti-war, anti-military activist is now the leading hawkf the obama team. it's also clear they're making it up as they go along. you just pointed out a moment ago that you heard a lot from him but you saw hagel and the chairman, but you didn't hear much from them. whe senator corker asked why no support since authorized by the president back in june, kerry and hagel both waffled. the hagel said the authorization -- in fact the objective is to deter assad from using chemical weapon degrading his capability and sending a message to other terrorists about weapons of mass destruction. then they went on to say it's going to be limited in type and scope and duration and assured everybody to include assad, iran, and all the others there's not going to be any boots on the ground. this is a disaster in the making in a civil war. >> and yet we have heard john boehner, the speaker of the house, eric can tore, the republican majority lder in the house, both men couldn't wait to rush to cameras and make their statements and support of this president. th

lou: he flat-out denied it. >> john kerry said there was a redline drawn the president said if they crossedt will change the dynamics. today and yesterday we heard there was a redline drawn. in additioto that, this is not about the gym change. the confusion keeps coming and people wonder why the world is confused and what america is going to do. we need to lead by example, there are 189 countries that assigned the cwc resolution or agreement. i want snow or the other 188r. we need to demand that they come to the table and that we sit there on one side and we get president assad on the other side and have a peaceful resolution. russia said if the results were conclusive, they would ask for a u.n. resolution and sit down. if we can do that whether it is no reason to rush into this, diplomatic solutions are a better way for america to lead on foreign policy and redirection of our foreign-policy especially in the middle east, it can be done with us diplomacy, not with bombs and guns. lou: we are delighted you are amongst those being cautious on the issues because this is not a time for people t

lou: why isn't the president talking to the people? defense secretary hegel comment johna spokesman but the president himself is not making a case to the american people to use of military power against these sovereign nation the matter how heinous theeadership. >> i thank you will agree when president reagan went to make the point he went to the people. when he wanted of reagan defense budget he always went to congress in the american people directly. lou: what is the point death being the commander in chief if you don't address the people? this is not a trivial matter >> no. not at all. john kerry former activist is now the leading hawk of the obama team it is clear they make it up as they go along. you said you heard a lot that you saw hegel and the chairman be did not hear much when senator corker said white nobody is authorized from the president john kerry and chuck hegel waffle they said the opposition has broadened the authorization would support the resistce but in fact, the objective is do deter assad from using emical weapons to send a message to other terroris

john mccain. risk that credibility of you don't do anything. lous -- for senator to talk about our credibility, what credibility at when you have been in a region fighting a war that seems to have no limit on its duration, at this .12 years. we were to have set out to destroy our enemies, al qaeda. who led the terrorist attack on this country on september 11th, 2001. they still, they still prosper. the fact is they have changed leadership but the prosper. the taliban were in negotiations with instead of destroying them. we are inseparable in our patience and in our hesitation, we are not beating as a superpower, we got the ring as this region should and it is time for us, if we cannot come to an understanding about what our strategy should be, if we cannot clearly define our objectives and our mission, this administration has yet to say what is the purpose, what is the interest, the american interest here that supersedes that of all other nations in the region, and members of the arab league, no, why in the world are we taking on a roll of not worl

john kerry will be talking to russian counterparts. we should explore and exhaust all avenues of diplomatic resolution of this. lou: are you dizzy yet? that is where we stand right. it appears live near putin and john kerry may be up for nobel peace prize. started a two-day national media campaign originally aimed at the skeptical american public and congress the military strike in syria is in the national interest. president obama conducting interviews with national television networks tonight followed by his address to the nation at 9:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow. this is, by any definition, a full press by the administration meantolely to portray dire consequences for the nation's safety if there i the assad regn held accountable. >> from the white house to the capital to the vice presiient's mansion at the observatory, president obama and his advisors lobbied lawmakers to punish syria for the august 21 chemical weapons attack warning a threatens to unravel 100 year ban on the use of such weapons. >> if we do not stand up an enforce the coalition, they will take the wrong lesson from it. >> in ministrations promising military action wo

lou: everybody and his uncle, john mccain criticized this process, rand paul himself who has been a bigothers, a big backer of republican candidates should be conservative and will give them the cash. rick santorum was one of the beneficiaries but lot more coming. dennis: we will be watching. it is top of the our stocks every 15 minutes, nicole petallides on the floor of the stock exchange jamming out there. nicole: a lot of that has to do with washington. we heard a government shutdown moving and weigh in on wall street because they want to know what is going to happen in that uncertainty and you see the markets are hovering around the unchanged line. it was about 20 points off of its earlier highs of the day, the dow is gaining 13 points, 0.1%. the tech heavy nasdaq is up 1/3% and in the meantime keeping a close eye on facebook whether it gets a $50 mark and watching apple which is still a winner after their new phone launch and we continue to watch other news as well. plenty of names on the dow doing very well. jpmorgan up, disney, there are plenty of winners. market taking it easy.

lou: those republicans are going after senator crews. they are fighting amongst themselves. and johng his sort of usual -- i don't know what you would call it, maneuver , aligning himself with what and whom i have no idea. >> but the common denominator, obamacare is still unpopular. it is headi to start on october 1st. no government shut down. the political risks are too great for both parties. republicans are ing to pass a clean resolution. there will have made their statement. and we move to the debt limit battle. that is when republicans tried to attach to the debt limit a 1-year delay of the individual mendment in the other parts of obamacare. lou: that is crazy. that is a crazy idea because when you deal with the debt limit you can be construed to be by the opposition, in this case, the president, harry reid, you can be construed as trying to destroy the full faith and credit. >> all debts owed, bondholders and other it or will be paid. lou: the republicans are not even smart enough to reticulate what they're doing strategically al nl and they expect a voter across this country

john. when we look at where this competition is -- i mean, you think back to the two months leading up to everything with emirates team new zealand taking the louave i viton cup and then winning the first three races here on the bay as we have watched their dominance finally get curbed a little bit about with oracle team usa getting their very first victory of the america's cup finals. this came on sunday, full racing weekend we had here on nbc. saturday and sunday. oracle team usa getting that first victory means they really need to still kick this thing up, and one of these days get two victories as we go. that could happen today. there's been a lot of discussion about the international sailing jury that took away two points in the standings before they entered the competition. when we consider what this really means, that puts them obviously right now still needing ten wins to be able to come into the ability to say this they defended this america's cup. now, you've got emirates team new zealand needing six wins still to bring that cup back to new zealand, and really when you look at what the penalty is, it goes beyond the points and the sta

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lou: the only man in washington who arguably is having a worse week that president obama is his onetime rival turned best pal senator johnroving himself worthy of our dunce cap award on more than one occasion this week. we are going to oblige him with an appropriate number. first, his comment on a phoenix radio station. >> no one wants american boots on the ground, nor will there be american bids on the ground because there would be an impeachment of the president if they did that. an impeachment of the president if they did that. lou: are you kidding me? impeachment? mccain himself approve a resolution in committee this week that leaves the door open for president obama to put points on the ground in syria. it puts on the ground get the president in beast, what does it get senator mccain? i recall? one thing is for sure, he gets our doubts can award for the construction, the very idea of it all. next up we have the senators does not -- dismal performance yesterday and a town hall meeting. take a listen to what some of mccain's constituents had to say. >> why are we not taking care of our own people? 85% of u.s. citizens

lou? >> and thank you very much, ed henry. for more on the president's speech at the united nations, i'm joined now by ambassador john negroponte. mr. ambassador, great to you with us. >> thank you. >> your reaction to the president's speech today first at the general assembly? >> i thought it was quite complete statement about his policy towards middle east and one thing that caught my attention was that it was quite specific with regard to the immediate diplomatic objectives, namely the iranian nuclear program and then also the middle east peace process between israel and the palestinians. >> the president seemed to me to speak of the iranian nuclear program as the fulcrum for whatever -- whatever relationship might result if there can be an opening found and exploited by the two nations. this seems on another level to be the most difficult issue between the two nations. your thoughts? >> well, it is kind of a double-edged sword because i see on the one hand if you negotiate about the nuclear issue and you reach some kind of resolution, maybe the price the president's willing to pay for that is to place less emphasis on the o

lou dobbs tonight a-team. welcome to both of you. i want to bbgin with the fox news poll how involved the u.s. should be in syria. should we get out completely 44%. john first, what should the u.s. engagement looks like? >> it shouldn't be a minute. president obama campaigned in 2008 we should only intervened overseas, where american vital interests were at stake. apparently the president doesn't want to consult congress. i think if the president wants to retaliate against syria, he doesn't have to do it in the next 72 hours, he can take some time, declassify the information that shows syria the only one supposedly with chemica weapons. consult congress. there's nothing wrong with president obama doing what candidate obama said he would do in 2008. >> this is not about regime change the chemical weapons use crossed the red line, how do you see the situation between u.s. and syria unfolding here and address john's point that many sides are closing in with our allies domestically in the united states. >> there's a big difference between a strike and a war. when it comes to the category of chemical weapons. when innocent civilians are slaughtered by weap

they brought in lou guester in, you bring in somebody on the outside, folks have thrown their hands against the wall. ibm, people forget how close to disaster, catastrophe, ibm was under johnft. this is a cash-rich company, a company where two-thirds of its revenues are coming from new businesses now. sure, there's some opportunities in mobile and things without doubt that they have missed out on, devices haven't, but they have repositioned themselves into, of course, very exciting devices and business. >> jeff, maybe it sounds like alan should go to blackberry then. >> well, alan -- blackberry should take him if alan got the offer, should take it, a wonderful job no where near as bad off as guester in h >> great perspective this morning. appreciate it. >>> bells about to sound across europe now a couple minutes threat of go in the trading session there, a lot half.ing on the political front, as we mentioned earlier. simon hobs will rejoin us in two minutes to let you know what's happening. >>> a fascinating piece of research out of barclay's today, the evolution of financial markets over the coming months is more dependent on europe than anything else. they have looked ba