we are joined by mark crumpton. expected to make it official at this hour, nominating congressman paul ryan to be the next speaker. he has said he will back the budget bill they will vote for later today, although grudgingly. isote on ryan's nomination set for tomorrow. he was once the most powerful man in politics, but now house speaker dennis hastert is facing six months in prison. he pleaded guilty today to better role -- to federal bank .raud charges he admitted in court that he knew what he was doing by withdrawing so much money was wrong. he will be sentenced at the end of february. in south carolina, a white share of 70 is caught on camera tossing and dragging an african-american student across a classroom has been fired. the sheriff's office said the maneuvers used by the officer acceptable," but also noted that the student was being disruptive. the officer has previously been the focus of excessive force allegations. the sheriff's office and fbi are investigating. are raids on boko haram nigeria's northeast

mark crumpton has more from the new desk. u.s.tary of state hillary clinton has spent most of the day on capitol hill testifying before the house committee about a deadly attack in benghazi, libya. committee told mrs. clinton she must account for government actions before and after four diplomats were killed. mrs. clinton said the safety of u.s. diplomats cannot always be guerin teed. >> we will never prevent every act of terrorism or achieve perfect security. and that we inevitably must accept the level of risk to protect our country and advance our interests and values. mark: a kansas republican asked mrs. clinton why no one was fired after the benghazi attacks. she replied a department investigators in her word could not find a breach of duty. the u.s. senate set to pass a bill aimed at proving cyber security. -- and proving cyber security. a procedural vote taken today represented a healthy endorsement of the bill proposed by companies such as apple and dropbox. they said it lacked key privacy protections and may result in per

mark crumpton has more from the news desk. : president obama is holding talks with the president of indonesia. it's his first official visit to the white house. discussions will reportedly center on how to address the threat posed by islamic extremism and tensions in the south china sea. it's a chance to build relations with mr. obama, who spent part of his childhood in indonesia, and to attract investment in southeast asia's biggest economy. john boehner is reportedly looking to finalize a budget deal before he leaves congress this week. both parties tell bloomberg news the white house, senate, and house leaders are trying to seal an agreement on a two-year spending deal that would extend the government's borrowing authority passed the 2016 presidential election. >> for several weeks there have been bipartisan conversations taking place on capitol hill. of white house has been part many of those conversations as well. we have worked assiduously to andect the privacy confidentiality of those discussions. principally because the

mark crumpton has that. mark: retiring house speaker john boehner is pushing congress to approve a two-year budget deal and a raising of the debt limit before he leaves office. the agreement was reached last night following closed-door negotiations between the speaker and the white house. mr. weiner told reporters he may need democratic votes to get the boehner.sed -- mr. wei this is a good deal. for our troops, for our taxpayers and for the american people. -it's possible the house could vote on the measure on wednesday. mark: another part of that budget deal, the united states plans to sell millions of barrels of oil from the strategic reserve. 8% of the government's holdings. the oil is stored in four sites along the gulf of mexico. rescue teams in afghanistan and pakistan trying to reach remote areas struck by that deadly earthquake. 300 people were killed in the magnitude 7.5 quake. the death toll is likely to keep rising. francois hollande another officials page review to the individuals killed in that

i am mark crumpton. thank you for staying with us. the united nations is trying to broker a peace deal between libya's two arrival governments. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry made a plea for immediate action. secretary kerry: there is no time to waste. we all know the threats that further hesitation will bring. libya have suffered economically, socially, politically, and its people have been hurt terribly. the path is open for them to achieve better. mark: libya has been in chaos since the overthrow and death of longtime dictator qaddafi. that crash occurred when a c-130 was taking off from an airfield. the casualties include six american crewmembers. the taliban and claims to have shot the plane down. the coalition says there is no enemy activity at the time. world's worst performing billionaire thanks to china's market collapse. the telecom mobile whose fortune has plunged 84%. according to the billionaire index, his net worth has fallen from 10 billion to a little over one billion now. fortuneing his personal to fund a nica

mark crumpton has more. mark: president obama will be channel surfing when the candidates looking to succeed him take center stage tonight according to white house press secretary josh earnest who says the president probably will not watch the democratic debate and start to finish because there are some pretty good baseball playoff games on tonight. the white house says mr. obama skipped the first two republican debate. his hometown chicago cubs space up against the st. louis cardinals in game four of the playoff series. joe biden has not said whether he was running for president but not stopping a super pac from trying to persuade him. launching a new tv ad after pulling the first one off the air at the vice president's request. he felt the initial spot was too personal that focused on the 1972 car crash that killed his wife and daughter. tonightad airs on cnn during the democratic presidential debate. it will be the front runner hillary clinton versus the rest of the field tonight in las vegas when the hope

mark crumpton has more. mark: thank you. a femaled nations says staffer in afghanistan was killed on her way to work today. she was shot by 2 unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle. no one has claimed responsibility. earlier, nato announced the nationalities of the five service members who died in a helicopter crash this weekend. the helicopter hit an observational balloon. the crash killed two british service members, two americans and a french contractor. the democratic contenders will face off in las vegas tuesday night in the first debate between the major candidates. the latest cbs news survey shows hillary clinton is still the front runner favored by nearly voters.mary republican presidential front runner donald trump says germany has gone too far when it comes in refugees. german chancellor angela merkel has agreed to take in about 800,000 refugees this year. trump criticized her sunday on "face the nation." >> i love the safe zone, i do not like migration, i do not like the people. -- the people coming. they are going t

now with a check on the first news this morning, mark crumpton. mark: a developing story involving another shooting on a college campus. press the associated reports a gunman is on lockdown -- the campus is on lockdown after a gunman fired shots. we will have more on this as it develops. a tiny oregon community college. one person is dead and three letters wounded and northern arizona university. the incident started after confrontation between two groups of students. an 18-year-old college student was taken into custody. >> to summer student groups got into a confrontation. the confrontation turned physical and one of our students produced a handgun. he shot four of our other students. one of our students is deceased. the other three are being treated at flagstaff medical center. david: nine people were killed last week and president obama will meet with the victims families in about an hour. the european union and individual names and now have the power to seize refugee smuggling vessels after the un security council authorizes as urgencies or op

alix: we check in with mark crumpton. mark: outgoing house speaker john boehner is reportedly urging house ways and means committee chairman paul ryan to succeed him. the washington post reports they have spoken twice over the telephone. boehner reportedly told ryan, the 2012 republican vice pri presidential nominee, that he is the only one who can unite the party. an aide to ryan says he appreciates the support, but the answer is still no. kevin mccarthy appears to be the front runner for the speaker's --, but he stunned his appeared to be the front runner for the speaker's job, but he stunned his colleagues yesterday when he withdrew his name from the nomination. the president will meet privately with victims of last week's deadly college shooting that left nine people dead. obamathe shooting, mr. said changes to the nation's gun laws are needed. in arizona, one college student is dead and three others wounded in an early-morning shooting that happened that northern arizona university when two groups of students got into

word let's check first news from mark crumpton. egin in israel were a month-long weight of violence continues. a palestinian man rammed his car into a group of israelis today, injuring a soldier and a civilian. the assailant then allegedly jumped out of his car and began stabbing people before he was shot and killed. in the meantime, the yuan secretary men -- general ban ki-moon calling for cessation of the bloodshed. a warning from the opposition leader, saying the unrest is a glimpse of the future if palestinians don't receive a state of their own. two new polls show hillary clinton widening her primary lead after months of losing ground to vermont senator bernie sanders. poll, mrs.st clinton's support is a 49% post-up senator sanders is second with 29%. ice president joe biden, who has not even officially announced a bid for the white house, has 15%. in the latest poll, mrs. clinton is a 54%, 31 points ahead of senator sanders. ice president biden presidential them -- admissions may be up in the air, but his stomach speech is tak

we check in with mark crumpton. union taking its member nations to task, saying they failed to produce experts to address the refugee crisis. the european commission says only three of 28 nations have pledged a total of $13.7 million to a fund to help african nations better manage their borders. a big shortage of officials to fingerprint rivals.n -- of the refugee crisis. the prime minister says for most of the year, the crisis has largely been mishandled by the eu he and other officials are scheduled to attend a summit tomorrow in brussels. a scottish nurse suffering from ebola is getting worse. -- in critical condition at a london hospital. contracted the virus in december. 58 people who came in contact with her have been identified and are now being monitored. the associated press said the death toll from the stampede last month continues to outpace saudi arabia's's official counter new figures show more than 1600 people died during the religious pilgrimage, more than double the death count of seven 69. a surge o

we have a first look at what's coming up with mark crumpton. mark: an american airlines violet dyed midflight after a medical emergency. the flight left the next certainly after midnight. it was diverted after the pilot's death and the copilot landed the flight safely. there were 140 passengers on board. no word on what caused his death. the rain keeps pounding south carolina after three days of historic flooding. rescue teams are going door to in swampheck on people neighborhoods. at least nine deaths have been blamed on storms into states. more than a foot of rain fell across south carolina and drenched the other states. joaquin is hurricane heading out to the atlantic. the storm knocked out power to thousands. forecasters say the hurricane is now a category one storm, packing winds of 85 miles an hour. more on the aftermath of the hurricane -- the missing cargo the search for survivors will continue. contact with the ship was lost five days ago during the hurricane. coast guard ships and planes discovered a debris field about 90 miles from th

let's get to mark crumpton. rk: president obama says he hopes he can work with new house speaker paul ryan. the president called him yesterday and wish them well. the retiring speaker, john boehner, spoke to his colleagues today, receiving a standing ovation. he says he leaves congress with no burden and no regrets. u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, has been in talks in the anna today aimed at ending the syrian war. the meeting included russia and for the first time, it ran. war hasan the civil killed more than a quarter million people. a military judge says a guantanamo bay detainee cannot fire his lead defense attorney. the ruling was made in cuba. he is one of five men accused of aiding the attack. he says in the attorney would have significantly delayed the trial. airport is open again. 15 people were taken to the hospital and one person suffered burns that were not life-threatening. the 767 was taxiing for departure to venezuela when a fire broke out in an engine. the national transportation safety board

now let's get a look at the first word news with mark crumpton. mark: thank you. there are new signs that jeb campaign is faltering. the florida governor is imposing an across-the-board pay cut for staffers and is also removing some senior advisers from the payroll and canceling some fundraisers. lincoln chafee, a democratic candidate or the white house, drop-down earlier today. showstest politics poll ben carson leading in iowa. he has the support of 28% of the state republicans. donald trump is in second place with 19% and ted cruz is in third. us forand cruz will join a special edition of "all due respect." the house has approved legislation that would erase key components of president obama's health care law. it would also block federal payments to planned parenthood and earn a certain veto in the event in reaches the president's desk. lawmakers use the partyline vote to approve the bill and sharpen political differences with democrats in advance of next year's elections. residents on a stretch of mexico's pacific coast are prepared for what forecasters say is

mark crumpton has more. mark: the united states, russia, and more than a dozen other nations are considering a new inn to secure a cease-fire syria in 4-6 months. that would include a transitional government featuring both bashar al-assad and opposition members. following today's negotiations, john kerry spoke to reporters. john kerry: the united states position regarding syria, i emphasize, has not changed. we agree to disagree. the united states position is that there is no way president bashar al-assad ken unite and govern ashcan unite and govern syria. just how long bashar al-assad could remain in power under a transition is still unclear. president obama has received a spending bill for his signature. it ensures the u.s. will not default on its debt next week. the issue will not come up again until march of 2017. the bill also includes a spending cap. the republican national committee has suspended its partnership with nbc news for a inde -- for a gop debate houston next year. the front runner is donald

let's get to mark crumpton for news. is really officials say two palestinians stabbed a boy at a bus stop. it was the latest incident in more than a month of violence. last night, soldiers killed a jewish man, thinking he was a palestinian attacker. the israeli premise or, benjamin netanyahu, discuss the crisis today in berlin with u.s. secretary of state john kerry. mr. kerry says he will present plans for defusing the violence this weekend. another step closer to becoming the next speaker of the u.s. house of representatives. republican study committee of 170 house conservatives is offering its endorsement. that means he's locked up support from three major house republican groups in a bid to replace john boehner. the leadership election is next week. 10 victims of former subway pitchman jared fogle have been paid -- haven't paid a million dollars in restitution. each were hand-delivered $100,000 checks. he has agreed to a plea deal on child per not if he and sex crime charges. el niÑo is back in a big way. its effects

scarlet: mark crumpton has the headlines from our news desk. mark: former u.s.y secretary, larry summers, says there's no reason to hit the brakes any harder on the economy. he told bloomberg go today that there are plenty of economic headwinds so the federal reserve should not be concerned about inflation. mr. summers: i've been very clear -- there's no reason to raise rates until you see the whites of inflation's eyes. i look at the data out there and inflation as close to the horizon. to grade theasked performance of fed chair janet yellen and gave her an incomplete. the new poll indicates republican ben carson would beat presidentialc candidates in three swing states. he was matched against hillary clinton, bernie sanders and joe biden -- he scored better than all of them and ohio and pennsylvania. since 1960 has won at least two of those states. eastern kentucky university is canceling classes after the threat of violence. graffitil discovered threatening to kill all this week. there is no imminent danger but an escalated threat was reported from social med

mark crumpton has more. mark: good afternoon.dent obama hopes he will be able to work with new house speaker paul ryan. josh earnest says the president reached out to ryan yesterday and wished him well. ryan was sworn in as the endless speaker in nearly 150 years. he said, "we are not settling scores. we are wiping the slate clean." john boehner said he leaves with "no regrets and no burden." a military judge says the lead defense attorney for a guantanamo bay detainee charged in the september 11 attacks cannot be fired. it came during a pretrial hearing in cuba. replacing the attorney would have significantly delay the tile and the new lawyer would delay the trial and the new lawyer would need top security clearance to take on the new case. the u.s. military is removing 6000 feet of tether from a surveillance blimp that broke loose from a military facility. the blimp came down into pieces pennsylvaniathe countryside. state police used shotguns to deflate the lead so the tail section could be removed this afternoon. hu the mainl

let's go right to mark crumpton. rk: the european union wants russia to stop bombing moderate groups opposed to bashar al-assad. the demand follows days of bombardments. -- russiantion actions are of deep concern and must cease immediately. the intervention could wind the country's civil war. rezaian has been convicted in iran. the u.s. has criticized iran for trying rezaian in secret. he has been in custody for more than a year. yard is withdrawing officers outside the ecuadorian embassy in london, where julian assange has been holed up for three years. officers have been stationed there around the clock in order to arrest assange if he leaves the building. the cost of the operation is nearly $18 million. assange is wanted on a sexual assault charge in sweden. police will use covert tactics to try to arrest him. in roseburg, oregon, students have returned to class at umpqua community college for the first time since a gunman opened fire 11 days ago, killing 9 people and wounding several others. oregon governor kate b

let's get to mark crumpton. congress is raising questions about whether the $80 billion in spending increases will be completely offset by cuts and other revenue. earlier this afternoon house from republicans nominated hall ryan to be the next speaker. seeking prison sentence for dennis hastert as part of a plea deal in his hush money case. an indictment accused him of agreeing to played -- a ring to pay $3.5 million to someone for hiding misconduct during a high school code -- during his time as a high school coach. a storm including remnants of hurricane patricia is expected to bring heavy rain and wind to the west coast. maine and new hampshire could see 10 foot high waves, causing minor flooding at high cap -- high tide in some cities. that is your first word news. back over to you. scarlet: let's get a quick recap of how u.s. markets closed. bonds fell, the dollar gained, banks lifted stocks, the dow jones industrial average is up, the s&p 500 ending at its best level since august as they opened the door to

let's get to mark crumpton. mark: a 7.2 magnitude earthquake -- the necessary resources are necessary to carry effortsue and relief and assistance from the international community will not be needed. a humanitarian group says as many as 100,000 syrians have ced in the last few weeks. the recent surge in fighting following rush of's military military -- russia's invention is to blame. most of the migrants are from the province of aleppo where a groundoops began offensive earlier this month. a warning from the world health processed meat can cause cancers causes meat lovably cancer, too. it is the agency's most definitive statement today about the danger. theuts processed meat in same category as smoking. farmers and industry groups reject the findings. public displays of confederate symbols, which many view as her minders of slavery and segregation, have faced renewed criticism since the shootings this year of nine black churchgoers centro sin, south carolina. and that is your first word news. alix and scarlet, b

citigroup numbers leading vestments.in david: and mark crumpton at the news desk.sk: president obama abandoning his goal of taking all troops out of afghanistan before he leaves office. the president says he plans to keep more than 5500 troops there when he leaves office. we have madema: and a norm is stabilizing afghanistan. afghani's are making it a difficult but genuine progress. this modest but meaningful extension of our presidency waltzed into our missions can make a real difference. --is the right thing to do extension of our plan and it is an extension of our mission and it can make a real difference. it is the right thing to do. president benjamin netanyahu said he is open to meeting with president mahmoud abbas. he saidt netanyahu said a meeting could be "potentially useful." he has accused mahmoud abbas of inciting violence. havejapan, and ukraine disputes with russia. and david, back over to you. david: the biggest ipo of the year is make in its trading debut this morning. shares are flat. ofis below the target range $18-$20 per share. spoke with the ce

mark crumpton is at the news desk. mark: benjamin netanyahu says his government is working out a series of what he calls since the 2014s god -- gaza strip war. this came in the middle of a meeting with senior security officials. another spasm of deadly attacks occurred in 90 minutes. authorities say two palestinian men boarded a bus and began shooting and stabbing passengers. another rammed a car into a bus station. three israelis and two of the killed.s were officials are scouting sites in colorado as possible alternatives for prisoners held at guantanamo bay. it's as part of a long effort to shut down the u.s. detention center in cuba. holding 114 prisoners at gitmo, including to hundred 54 cleared for release. a new report highlights the challenges europe faces with mass migration. the number of refugees rising in europe is already more than twice the 2015 total more than 710,000 people have arrived through september. democratic presidential hopefuls meet for their first debate. four others will be on the stage. o'ma

mark crumpton is here. one reason would be everyone wants to get into a new startup. seems that at least for younger people now, they are of the understanding that why am i about to be burdened with student debt? why don't i get a job now? you can always go to college after you work for six years and may be saved up enough money to pay for your own education as opposed to having your parents. our janet lauren has told us in if past horror stories of the parents don't have high enough credit the pair date -- high enough credit they may go to their grandparents. if they default will take that money back from social security. assuming harvard, yale, and princeton is immune to those enrollment numbers. are talking about is universities right below that level that still charge high prices. community colleges might still .e ok but it is those four year that cost just as much. mark: a lot of people have made the correlation what is happening in the housing market and what is happening with the student debt. a lot of these young people, because of what it happened during the

mark crumpton is at our news desk. the european union is telling russia to stop bombing modern groups opposed to syrian president bashar al-assad. the demand comes days after cruise missile attacks. foreign ministers of the eu's 20 nations say russia's actions are of deep concern and must end immediately. ministers are concerned that vladimir putin's intervention could widen the country's civil war. the dutch safety board is set to release its findings in the crash of malaysians airline flight 17. it is not likely there will be any definitive finger pointing. instead, the findings will likely describe the damage observed and what weaponry may have been involved. the plane crash on its way from amsterdam to call him for in 2014. an iranian court has convicted washington post correspondent jason rezaian of espionage. the u.s. has criticized a run for trying him in secret. he has been held for more than a year. in roseburg, oregon, students return to class at a community college where a gunman killed nine people and wound

mark crumpton has those. so much feared a texas billionaire is among the latest supporters of public and presidential hopeful ted cruz. a tech entrepreneur who gave to former candidate rick perry. senator cruz has dominated the texas donor >> according to the associated press, he has raised more than three times as much through the bush first nine months of the year. the former governor is holding his second day of meetings. he is trying to reassure his backers that he has a plan to win the party's nomination. the one time front runner ordered job cuts in his campaign and a cuts for those who remain on staff. seeking two candidates who never held public office as the republican party's strongest. many say donald trump can win the white house and 60% say ben carson is the most electable. republican candidates debate wednesday in colorado. the university of mississippi removed it state flag from a campus because it contains a confederate battle emblem with -- which some see as a painful reminder of slavery and s

mark crumpton has more. we begin with a stunning turn of events and the republican presidential race. ben carson now leave the field in iowa. bloombergngly of politics and joins me from washington with the latest. what is the cause of this, are we seeing the start of trump fatigue? it would appear that way, at least in iowa. down four points since august in the bloomberg politics des moines register poll. ben carson, up 10 points. his appeal, according to those that were pulled, is his life story, coming up as a poor kid in detroit, boston, pulling himself up by his own bootstraps, becoming a premier neurosurgeon. willingness to not only be an anti-politician but to say it as it is. one of the interesting pieces in the poll, his comments a couple w he wouldabout ho not support a muslim as a president, that was supported by 60% of those polled. something that you might think would be offputting, but in the republican primary, it is helping him. no sign in the early primary states that he is going anywhere anyt

let's get to mark crumpton. obama says the united states will keep more troops in afghanistan than previously planned. 5500 americans will remain in the country. they will be involved with her terrorism operations and training afghan forces. the senate armed services committee chairman, john mccain, says he's concerned troop levels won't be enough. gains in coverages from health care exchanges set up under the affordable care law may be leveling off. the white house estimates only a slight increase in enrollment for 2016. fewer than a million people. it is burwell says getting harder to sign up the remaining uninsured because they tend to be young and managing tight household budgets. ukraine has a new global platform for taking on russia. it's one of five nations elected to the united nations security council. the others, egypt, japan, senegal and uruguay were unopposed in their bids for nonpermanent seats on the council. oscar pistorius will be released from a south african prison next week. he will serve the

mark crumpton with the news headlines. .tocks are bouncing along a flat line today. the major indexes heading towards their best performance this year. a note today, saying we may have seen the worst in commodity prices. what a day for zinc, up the most in almost two decades. iver, iter rent it -- ol feels better this week. ver: it feels like we are back into the bull market we knew, but we looked at margin debt. byare inspired by research doug ramsey. it looks at the two move closely. the higher stocks are, the more people have on their accounts. the same thing happens on their way down. we are looking at the rate at which the two change. if marginhis idea debt is decreasing, contracting at a quick rate, it columns the question of how much demand and confidence there is for the stock. a big drop in august. the data is through august. month over month, we saw the margin debt shrank, fewer people taking out money. betty: do we have a chart of that? let's talk specifics. margin debt represented in the yellow. it is moving below. this is the seven month moving average.

now we go to mark crumpton at the news desk. mark: thank you so much.re is a new speaker in the house. wisconsin republican paul ryan was sworn in today, and he wasted little time and minced no words describing the paralyzing partisan divide on capitol hill. ryan: let's be frank. the house is broken. we are not solving problems. we are adding to them. and i am not interested in laying blame. scores.ot settling we are wiping the slate clean. mark: his words were preceded by a farewell address from retiring speaker john boehner, who said he leaves congress "with no regrets and no burden." a year after receiving huge sums of money to respond to superstorm sandy, the american red cross has suffered a 32% drop in donations. placelief agency' is among the best supported nonprofit strop from ninth to 21st. the ranking is the lowest for the red cross since the annual survey began in 1991. parts of the iraqi capital baghdad are paralyzed by flooding after a night of intense rain. residents are dealing with knee-deep floodwaters pouring into their homes. the stor

let's get to mark crumpton.n netanyahu says they are working on aggressive steps to respond to the worst of violence and the 2014 gaza strip war. came in the middle of a meeting with senior security officials, and the speech also came as more deadly attacks occurred, and authorities say two a palestinian man boarded a bus and began shooting and stabbing passengers. another attacker ran a car into a bus station. two of the attackers and some bystanders were killed. and the 2014 downing of the malaysian airlines jet over eastern ukraine, a milestone. the reports that a russian-made missile brought down the jetliner, fired from it area where russian backed rebels had been operating. the prime minister disputes the findings, calling them an attempt to make a biased conclusion. the report also said ukraine should have shut down the airspace. and scanning sites in colorado as possible alternatives. search is part of a long-delayed effort to shut down u.s. detention centers in cuba. gitmo,soners at including some clear

mark crumpton has more from the news desk. mark: thank you. good afternoon. ending weeks of uncertainty and disarray, house republicans nominated all ryan to succeed john boehner as eager. -- as speaker. the entire house votes on ryan's nomination on thursday. in washington, the house is expected to vote on that budget will have 5:00 p.m. washington time. raise questions about whether spending increases will be offset by cuts in other revenue. presidential candidates will face off tonight. for the first time, there appears to be a new front runner. polls, and like the two previous debates, this will be 2%. stage in take the prime time at the university of colorado. earlier, four candidates who are lagging in the polls. we will bring you a one-hour preview live. this a special edition afternoon at 5:00 p.m. new york time. the atlantic storm season is entering its final month and it has been 10 years since a major hurricane hit the u.s. since 2000 five, every category 3, 4, or five as in this the united states, the longest streak dating back to 1851. a storm th

let's go straight to mark crumpton. mark?lary clinton's campaign says it that after 11 hours in the witness chair on thursday, the donations to her presidential campaign started that represented a record hour of fundraising. more than half of the contributions were from a new donors. ben carson has charged ahead of donald trump amongst the presidential hopefuls in iowa. this is according to the "bloomberg politics" and "des moines register" poll. trump is at 19% followed by texas senator ted cruz. carson is getting much of his support from evangelical christians. both ben carson and ted cruz will join mark halperin and john respectn on "on all due -- on "with all due respect." and three quarters of the u.s. accepts the scientific consensus that global warming is happening. that is the most compared to over four years of surveys. the biggest surprise is what is happening inside the republican party. if deny percent of those surveyed now say that climate change is happening, that is up those surveyed now say that climate change

betty: mark crumpton has more from the news desk. m webb has struggled to gain traction in the polls. webb: i am with drawing from any consideration of being the democratic president nominee. this does not reduce in anyway my concerns on the challenges phase in the country, my belief that i can provide the best leadership to meet the challenges, or my intentions to remain fully engaged in the debates. mark: mr. webb did not rule out launching a presidential run as an independent. the communist nature -- programs continues to advance and its people continue continue to suffer. an attempt to concern the politics in 2010 and the governor's race in florida last year. he served as governor from 2007 until 2011, but decided to run instead of seeking a second term. falling behind to the eventual winner, marco rubio. the american cancer society says women should start getting annual mammograms at the age of 45 instead of 40 and the group is also recommending at age 55, women only get screened every other year. medical experts say it is not a

but we want to get to mark crumpton with news.t is what some are calling a family feud in the republican party. california congressman kevin mccarthy stunned his colleagues, saying he would not be a speaker ther next house. that announcement was moments before a nominating but was to take place. that vote was canceled. he told reporters, for us to need a freshbably face. john boehner says he will stay on as speaker until a successor is chosen. in a column for bloomberg news, hillary clinton says seven years after the financial crisis, there are still flaws in the system that could cause another crisis. mrs. clinton says too big to fail is still too big a problem and it is time for more accountability on lost -- on wall street. south carolina governor nikki haley is urging residents in south carolina's low-lying areas to evacuate. officials in the state say damage to crops alone could be as high as $300 million. last weeks storm killed 19 people in south and north carolina. apologizingch is for suggesting that president obama is no

mark crumpton has more from our news desk. mark: we begin with an update of the ship that went missing in the atlantic ocean last week. the u.s. coast guard confirmed today it sank after being battered by hurricane with keen. ships and planes have been searching waters near the .ahamas the body of one crew member has been found. there were 32 people on board, 28 americans. historicee days of flooding, south carolina is still getting pounded by rain. the governor says the danger is not over yet. more flooding is expected today with more evacuations and road closures possible. at least nine deaths have been blamed on storms in two states. outgoing house speaker john boehner says his replacement will be elected october 29 with other leadership posts decided later. the republican conference will meet to elect a speaker nominee by secret ballot thursday. majority leader kevin mccarthy of california is considered his likely successor. but the utah congressman is mounting an unexpected challenge. to gofive years of talks, she does hav

mark crumpton has more from the news desk. mark: there's one less candidate in the democratic president shall field. today, former virginia senator jim webb officially dropped out of the race for the white house. webb has struggled to gain traction in the polls. jim webb: i'm withdrawing from any consideration of being the democratic nominee for the presidency. this is not reduced in any way my concerns or the challenges facing our country. my belief that i can provide the best leadership in order to meet , are myallenges intentions to remain fully engaged in the debates that are facing us. webb did not rule out launching a presidential run as an independent. his departure comes as hillary clinton's champagnes -- campaign is showing signs of a rebound. she is widening her lead in the primary lace -- primary race after losing ground to bernie sanders. shows mrs. clinton leading the primary field with 49% support. that's compared with 29% for senator sanders and 15% for vice president joe biden. nearly 40% of those surveyed said

not going to mark crumpton. a stunning development on capitol hill, house majority leader kevin mccarthy no longer in the running to succeed outgoing speaker john boehner. minute before -- minutes before party voting, mccarthy dropped his bombshell. he told fellow republicans he is not the rant -- not the right man for the job. made aboutments he the benghazi committee investigation and how it affected democratic presidential -- candidates hillary .linton poll numbers affected >> this was created for one person -- one reason, to find the truth. i should not be a distraction from that. that is part of the decision as well. boehner says he will say on sp kinds of the house find someone to replace him. michael horton says his company is looking at compensating owners of diesel powered cars that have devices set up to cheat on u.s. emissions test. the comments come as german authorities investigating raided thegander homes of several employees today. more than four dozen officials searched the factories. documents i

scarlet: thank you so much, mark crumpton. let's go back to jpmorgan.the company reported adjusted earnings-per-share of one dollar 32 cents, missing the consensus estimate. it also represents a decline from the same time last year and from the second quarter. keep in mind, over the past months, 21 analysts have ratcheted down there estimates for jpmorgan, so a lowered bar. and also a decline from last year, jpmorgan blaming the banking revenue that fell, and having said all of that, capital markets and trading would be a real sore spot for the bank. it turns out all of that manage d expectations that jpmorgan did leading up to the results did affect things. the equities revenue topped analysts estimates. in addition, also better than expected. and in terms of credit losses, the bank set aside millions for bad loans. that is down from what was put aside last year and in the second quarter. alix: which was amazing. scarlet: all of the energy credit, right? alix: right, in breaking down jpmorgan. and cory johnson has more on a stock that is up in after-ho

now i look at what is making news on the bloomberg terminal today, mark crumpton has more from our news mark: good afternoon. near columbia, south carolina, the national guard believes a dam break has been averted. governor nikki haley said today more than 60 dams across the state are being monitored and 13 had already failed. she also said the state's pain isn't over yet. >> from the beginning i said, this is going to hurt. from the beginning i said, this is not going to be a process that was going to be fixed overnight. we are ai do know is strong state, this is a state that will get through it, we have a recovery mode we will have to go through, but i have no doubt in my mind that south carolina will come out of this stronger than what we started. mark: south carolina officials say the rainfall has been so heavy that caskets are popping out of cemetery grounds. there are at least 11 confirmed instances across six counties in south carolina. by sunset today the u.s. coast ford will end its search the remaining missing crewmembers aboard that u.s. cargo ship believed to have sunk near

let's check in with mark crumpton. bill gross who says monetary policy with a 0% interest rate is distractive to the real economy. the bond king and cofounder of pimco called the current monetary policy exhausted and he discussed the effects of ongoing speculation about a fed rate hike and how it would impact world markets. bill: the fed is in effect the world's central banker and there are hints they may raise rates for may not. of dollar amounts denominated liabilities, trillions of dollars/back and forth, creating a liability situation which not only affects financial markets but damages economies. mark: he made it clear that investors should adopt a risk off policy. vice president biden is reportedly nearing a decision on a white house run. will decidesident whether to challenge hillary clinton clinton as soon as next weekend. he tends tondicate be leaning toward a run. the senate is expected to vote on a bill that could affect military benefits for more than a million people. it would provide a 401(k) type retireme

scarlet: mark crumpton, think so much. twitter earnings just released.loomberg editor at large cory johnson digging through the numbers. the number that struck out at joe and me was the monthly users, 320 million, which was a miss. is that driving the stock lower? cory: probably. i think the fourth quarter guidance is even more important. you look at the comparison with what they reported in the past and you can see that growth rate just slowing. they are having a hard time. and users, just for million in the quarter worldwide? if you look at the user growth rate, you can really see this. i use the sequential growth rate. . think it's appropriate you can see at 1.3%, that is the slowest user growth twitter has ever seen in all of the reported numbers going back before the idea. this is the slowest user growth they have seen on a sequential basis, and that's bad news when it comes to imagining a great big audience like facebook or somebody else might have. number the twitter user really just old news in the sense that all of this is pre-jack coming back b

mark crumpton has an update. mark: vladimir putin fires back. haveys some countries oatmeal in their heads when it comes to their military intervention. do notnt putin says they understand russia wants to help the world fight terrorism. a new report says that e-mail server hillary clinton used as secretary of state was vulnerable to hackers. the server used remote access software that allow direct internet connections. such links have prompted warnings from the government and tech companies. is looking into whether classified messages were exchanged. she is the front runner and faces off against the other democratic residential contenders tonight in las vegas. cnn will house the first democratic debate. sanders ande bernie three others who will be looking for a breakout moment. webb, andalley, jim former rhode island governor lincoln chafee. vice president biden will not be at tonight's democratic debate, but he will not go unnoticed. a super pac trying to persuade the vice president to run will have an ad on cnn just before the debate. biden ha

mark crumpton has more. calling afghanistan fragile, president obama says the united states will keep nearly 10 thousand american troops in the country for most of next year. that is more troops than previously planned. u.s. military leaders have argued or month the afghans need additional assistance and support from the u.s. to beat that taliban fighters. -- back taliban fighters. he says the u.s. mission will not change. american forces no longer patrol afghan valleys. our troops are not engaged in ther ground combat against taliban. those missions now belong to afghans who are fully responsible for securing their country. mark: president obama says the afghan military has made anes, but not as strong as it needs to be. thatcutors in scotland they have identified two libyans as suspects in the 1988 arming of a passenger jet over the town of lockerbie. scottishd allow detectives and fbi agents to interview the subject in tripoli. the bombing of flight pan am 173 people.73 the white house is reportedly in ta

i am david gura, and mark crumpton is here.jinping acknowledges his country could do better on human rights at a joint rest conference in london with british prime minister david cameron. xi: china places great importance on the protection of human rights. we combine the universal value of human rights with china's aality, and we have found path of human rights development suited to china's conditions. with regard to protection of we know there is always room for improvement. xi also citedt ties with the british financial sector, and the two countries have become increasingly interdependent. israel he president benjamin netanyahu was trying to explain what he believes to be the motivation behind the ongoing violence that has engulfed his country for a month, speaking at a joint news conference with german chancellor angela merkel. note minister netanyahu: because they are frustrated by a lack of process, because they care nothing for peace. the simple truth is that they and destroy jews the state of israel altogether. mr. netan

mark crumpton has those. mark: thank you so much.int man on matters dealing with budget on taxes and mitt romney's running mate. now, paul ryan has more heavy lifting to do. today, the wisconsin republican was sworn in as 62nd speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, and at age 45 is the youngest speaker in 146 years. rep. ryan: it is not until you hold this gavel and look out and see all 435 members of this house, as if all of america is sitting right in front of you. it's not until then that you feel it. the weight of responsibility, the gravity of the moment. mark: his election to the post was preceded by a farewell address from retiring speaker john boehner, who said he leaves congress "with no regrets and no burden." scott rigell represents virginia's second congressional district and joins me now from capitol hill. thank you for your time, sir. rep. rigell: thank you. mark: talk to us about paul ryan. he says that under his leadership, things in congress will be different. he said "this is not about settling scores." do yo

scarlet: mark crumpton has the first word news.can commandos will soon be on the ground in syria. authorizingama is fewer than 50 special forces to deploy to the north of the country. their mission, to work with local grand forces -- ground forces in the fight against islamic state. german chancellor angela merkel continues her visit to china. she met with humans right that human rights activists. the meeting came not long after chancellor merkel had .alked with xi jinping one person is dead and another seriously injured after a building collapsed in new york city. the building was undergoing demolition work as part of a hotel opening. dozens of firefighters and other emergency workers remain at the scene. president obama says he is eager to sign the new budget deal. it extends the borrowing authority until march of 2017. eric lawson joins me now with the latest. what more do we know about it? eric: the deal was done surprisingly with a few days left before the deadline. week, markets should feel no pressure from the debt ceiling i

let's check in on bloomberg first world news with mark crumpton at the news desk. mark: we begin with the folks wagon -- the volkswagen hearing on capitol hill. these the top executive in the united states about the test -- about the omissions testing scandal. >> on behalf of my company and me personally, i would like to offer a sincere apology, sincere --logy for full flag and volkswagen's use of the testing regime. mark: they will not sell any of their 2016 diesel engine models in the u.s.. the outgoing speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner, is supporting kevin mccarthy of california to succeed him. he will cast a vote for mccarthy when the nomination vote gets underway today and again when the final vote is taken. mccarthy is expected to win but the conservative house freedom caucus is backing florida congressman daniel webster. that could deny mccarthy a majority during the final vote in three weeks. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan says at least 60% of the taliban and may be open to peace talks with the country's government. general john ca

we want to check in with our first word headlines with mark crumpton.ng across the campus at philadelphia community college for a student they say pulled it done on another student in class. of shots no reports fired or injuries, but people are being asked to avoid the area. placed onng has been lockdown. this comes one day after an online post threatened that attack at a philadelphia college or university. the u.s. federal aviation administration is seeking a $2 million fine against a drone operator, the largest fine to date. agency says an aerial photography company endangered safety by using unmanned aircraft in the congested skies over new york and chicago. the company -- they say that the company did not have permission for the flights. the company has 30 days to respond to the allegations. a former united nations president is accused of taking more than half $1 million in bribes. john ash was paid off for governmentcrative contracts. he was the u.n. president in 2013. a wealthy developer and others are facing charges. u.s. deportations of immigran

i am mark crumpton. the chairman, south carolina republican trey gowdy, told mrs. clinton she must account for government actions before and after quach or were killed in 2012. mrs. clinton said while the safety of u.n. diplomats cannot always began teed, she has worked to make sure it will not happen again. i tooknton: responsibility and is part of that, before i left office, i lost reforms to better protect our people in the field and help reduce the chance of another tragedy happening in the future. mark: she said she did not do the vast majority of work over her e-mails. ms. clinton: i did not conduct most of the business i did on behalf of our country over e-mail. i conducted it in meetings, i read a massive amount of memos and a great deal of classified information. i made a lot of in -- a lot of secure phone calls and was in and out of the white house at the time. there were a lot of things that happened that i was aware of and that i was reacting to. were to be in my office in the state department, i did not have a computer and i did not do the vast majorit