. >> julie thompson watched the presidential debate last night. >> and when she came upon the voter registration booth, opportunity knocks. >> and moved back to denver in may actually. i have not gotten this done yet. booth here. it is a high-stakes election. last night really brought it on. >> for michael alan, it was a question of making sure he would get his ballot when they are mailed out october 17. >> i was watching the debates last night. thinking about this important election. i wanted to make sure my stuff is up today. >> denver elections officials said they saw a surge in voter registration. and they say, not just because it is a presidential election year. >> we also s because facebook and other social media platforms -- caused a spike in voter registration. we're expecting a high turnout for the election. >> an election during a time when so many just want to be heard. >> 9news news. >> colorado is first in the nation when it comes to the percentage of eligible voters that are registered to vote. if you have not registered to vote yet, we put up some links on 9news.com to help you ge

. >> narrator: in july, agent thompson heads from florida to washington state, where jon kruse has recruitedhe scam's victims. >> when i went out to greet some of these people for the first time who were their long-term friends, associates, and knew them well, some of them, it was pretty difficult to convince that there was a scam at all. they thought their money was still safe, and they hadn't experienced a problem out of it. >> narrator: thompson says that for some, the conversations are difficult. >> some people, you know, the light comes on, and they realize, "oh, my goodness, you know, this person i've trusted for all these years that knew, you know, i'm not a wealthy person -- this is my life savings -- they've stolen our money." >> narrator: that fall, hoping they can stop the bleeding, the feds begin seizing kruse's assets. agent thompson meets with paul kruse, but he says he won't talk. by the end of 2011, investor darlene jones has begun to notice that her safe investment might not be so safe. she's having trouble getting money from kruse. >> paul kept telling me -- he said, "you d

thompson: on july 14, republicans recessed the house for several weeks without taking a single vote. ignoring an issue that you don't want to deal with doesn't make t go away. house republicans need to learn that lesson. when republicans faille to deal with gun violence, the american people day pay the price. during the recess 2,015 people were killed while using a gun. thousands of families across our country have spent the last seven weeks grieving. while republicans are putting their fingers in their ears and pretending our country isn't in the grips of a gun violence epidemic, innocent people continue to dy. what makes this inaction even harder to accept is the fact that for over 3 1/2 years i have had bipartisan, prosecond amendment legislation that would help make these tragedies less common. my bill would close a dangerous loophole in our background check system that allows criminals, domestic abusers, and dangerously mentally ill to bypass a background check in 34 states when purchasing guns online, at a gun show, or through classified ads. background checks are a first line

july 7 in bristol, tennessee. five dallas police officers, brent thompson, patrick, michael, michael smith, and loren ahern were killed in the line of duty on july 7 in dallas, texas. domingo rodriguez was killed in shreveport, louisiana. joseph an gorea, 61, and ron, 60, both court bay lives were killed by an escaping suspect on july 11 in st. joseph, michigan. nicaro and marie were killed by the ex-boyfriend on july 13 in st. louis, movement. jakari was a public school principal beloved by the community. eric, 22, was killed july 14 in akron, ohio, while at a vigil for another gun violence victim. three unidentified people were killed at a home in crosby, texas. joseph lamar, 38, janelle, 43, and zachary, 36 were killed by their friend on july 15 in woodland, washington. miguel, 21 was killed when gunmen opened fire on the house party next door on july 16 in bakersfield, california. three police officers, matthew, and brad, and montero were killed in the line of duty on july 17, in baton rouge, louisiana. edward james long, 49, was killed on july 17 in houston, texas, while standing outside a wall green. bobby and r

june and july it was quite descent but the slower rise hung the fed out to try. thompsoneuters they say combined with a big work week takes the cake for no rate hike in september. and a lot smart guy thinks 55% probability for september. here's the numbers. up 151. 180 was what the market was looking for so plus or minus august was a member revised higher. unemployment rate did not tick down as expected. as was said there hourly wagers up 0.1%. i want to show you where the jobs were. interesting. leisure hospitality up 29,000. that suggest hes disgres nary income. on the part of consumers of 15,000. government has been a laggert here. the problem we have and the problem we had was made clear by that ism manufacturing number yesterday which was that there were declines in construction and manufacturing. but as reporting and worth talking about that construction number is not construction happening. there is. it may be a lack of skills that are out there. a lack of workers in the construction business. >> worth diving into. thank you for that. we appreciate it. joining us h

julie hyman. mark: this is bloomberg markets on bloomberg television. traders gain confidence that i will keep rates on hold at least through next week's policy meeting. let's bring in the global managing editor paul thompsonwhat a fascinating period we are watching. to what extent is japanese monetary policy changing the shape right now of our markets around the world? >> i think it is all about japan right now. is a lot of speculation in the market that next week's meeting, with comes out the same day as the fed's policy meeting that the bank of japan will do ofething along the lines lower short-term interest rates but look to find a way to push higher longer dated interest rates. that has caused a big selloff in the past 30 days. so many japanese investors have pushed into european market and u.s. markets because of the low yields they starting toat is get back home in japan so that is putting up the yield curve. effect?at is the ripple how does that influence the mindset of investors and policymakers around the world? paul: i think it is twofold. first of all, you have a physical effect of the money being pulled out from also, there is some kind of intellectual contagion. is starting to do things diffe