six months ago bristol-myers was in the definite lead. one of the patients taking their hep c drug in the clinical trial had a heart attack. and the company put the whole trial on hold first and then subsequently announced they were discontinuing the whole program and the stock got hammered, just hammered. don't get me wrong, i still think that bristol-myers is the best growth story in big pharma and it's got a glorious 4.1% yield, bought the stock when the stock got hit. but it's no longer the best way to play hepatitis. after bristol-myers dropped out of the race, the fda also halted testing of another drug. based on similar side effects, that was enough to knock that one off. the main ones are abbott labs, merck, j & j. those are huge drug companies and these drugs might be too small versus the overall size of the companies. vertex has something. their pipeline is too early and there's limited data. that leaves us with two more ponies, highly risky and highly speculative killion. i'm picking gilead tonight. gilead is the way. not only

myer chapel wednesday. >>> this just in, word that michael clark duncan has died. the actor had been hospitalized since july when he had a heart attack. his credits include the green mile, armageddon and the whole 9 yards. michael clark duncan was 54 years old. >>> still ahead tonight metro is making some changes that could impact your morning commute. >> but first putting the brakes on plans to upgrade every taxicab meter in the pita how does it feel to try smooth,

. >> bmy, bristol-myers. predicting bmy will be the fastest growing drug company from 2013 until the end of the decade. pretty big talk there, the stock is up 1%. >> yeah. and they also got an upgrade from credit suisse today as well, judge. we were just talking with the gentleman from novine who was on the dividend bandwagon. this one is a 4% dividend yielder. i think as opposed to merk which had clear outperformance, i would be flipping that trade now and getting out of merck. >> now for natural soaring today. up 30% this week alone. here it is up better than 5%

but few are luckier than the waitress here at woodlands cafe in fort myers florida. coming to hear michelle had a hard time securing a j. mainly because it came to mistakes. it was almost nothing on the menu that she had not tried. >> a little carolyn ... >> as a result of predictions that a state took away all three of her kids and she has been sober five years now but says that most employers do not want that baggage. >> did you think anyone would give you another chance? >> i did not. >> it was not just heard that got a chance, the owner gave the cook a chance, and john the delivery man. >> i was a crack cocaine addict. >> in fact just about everyone that works here is a recovering addict or opera hall like which makes you wonder, what are you thinking gwendolyn? >> tall staff has admitted to stealing. >> they have. >> they admitted to being out of control? >> yes. >> you ignore all that, why? >> i like to see them get better. >> obviously that was part of the answer ... >> what are you thinking? >> i have been very lucky, and i want people to have what i have. >>

i'm seth myers. >>> here tonight's top story.friday released his 2011 tax returns which showed he paid a 14% tax rate. just a little less than what restaurants add on for parties of six or more. the 14% tax rate romney paid is less than the 20% paid by the average american. how did he pay such a low rate? he claimed 47% of americans as dependants. >> we're back, that was "saturday night live" having some fun with mitt romney and the tax debate. we'll get into it with the round table. joining us, joe scarborough. and babe buchanan, democratic strategist, dee dee myers, "new york times" columnist, david brooks and the democratic mayor of atlanta, kaseem reed. first you saw him lurking in the background of dee dee myers shot, our political director chuck todd is here with new polls in the battleground states. when team romney said the head-to-head matchup nationally is tight, that's not the full story, chuck? >> it isn't. look at the battleground polls, this is everything that's coming out in the last week in different states. i wan

. >> there is business ini'der reports marisa myer is making change whitz comes to the way the company will roll out products saying myer is demanding products shipped out and generate $100 million dollars or the bottom line. if that can't happen yahoo reportedly won't bother with the product. and san francisco expanded plastic bag ban is just around the corner now there is no retailers in the city will be allowed to offer you plastic. and retailers will be charging customers so cents for a paper or kpoftable tag. in july, the man will expand to increase restaurants as well. >> weekend is here and that is now going away. >> there is a little bit cooler and not this cool this is going to disappear, it's going to heat up. you're looking at a live puck tour of the fog layer there this is for those of you that don't like the hot weather don't worry, it's not starting just yet. you can see the bay and coast and they're socked in at this hour, temperatures mid to upper 50s. you can see why it's been so chilly at the coast and inland areas like antioch only 84 this afternoon. so there is a co

myers apparennlyythouggt there were dummy rrunds in the gun... bbt when the gun went off a reel bullet hit young in the face.he died on the way to charged with manslaughter. one in our young people are now so overweight... they can't join the military.ttat's according to a new repoot from phe advocacy ggrup "mission: retired military leaders is &pspeaking out... calling it a national security issue.the group has been working to get rid of junk food in schools... which it says is part of the problem.each year... the defense department spends an eetimated one-billion-dollars on obesity-related mediial pare for active duty members, theii families and veterans. f you can't get by each ans. morning ithhut your cup of joe... you're not alone. alone.according to a new survey... most professionals feel more productive at wook... when theyydrink coffee. wwrkers who drink thh most... are food preparation and service workers.also on the list are scientiits, sales reps, markeeing professionals a late night drive and a few beersslanded a ppt squirrel in troub

patrick feeks of edgewater will be buried this afternoon at the fort myers memorial chapel. -- he will be there will be a memorial for him at fort myers memorial chapel and then he will be buried at arlington national. >> officials are getting rid of trees through friday between norwood drive and cumberland avenue during the daytime to keep the old trees from falling on cars, but it means one lane of wisconsin avenue will be closed. >> pickup trucks are driving u.s. automobile sales. >> and fedex delivers bad news on the economy. linda bell has more. >> good morning. the u.s. government is still bleeding money. the treasury department says it just hit $16 trillion for the first time ever. republicans and democrats continue to debate on ways to trim the deficit. 10 years ago but that was just over $6 trillion. fedex has slowing economic growth hurting demand. fedex it moves goods all over the globe and is a bellwether for the economy. automobile sales are picking up. pickup trucks carry u.s. auto sales to their highest level in years, led by ford. firliving social has a daily deal letti

myers, florida.are bogey to do our part to support the president. >> we have a wrap now. we will be right back with more "hardball." welcome aboard! [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. [ honk! ] the all-new nissan altima with easy fill tire alert. [ honk! ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> i am julia boorstin with your cnbc market wrap. dow gains 11 one hatch points. s&p is off by 1 is 1/2 points. the nasdaq falls by six points. fedex shares slip 2% after the company cut its first quarter forecast. blaming the weak global economy. facebook rose nearly 5% after the ceo said she has no plans to sell shares for at least a year. obligations for home loansful last week. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." last night's convention included a tribute to the late senator edward kennedy. reinforcement of powerful presidents he still is

and host of msnbc's "morning joe," joe scarborough and dee dee myers and chuck todd about what new polls in the battleground states tell us about the race. >>> good sunday morning, election day is 44 days away. but early voting starts soon in several key battleground states. polls showing a small pool of undecided voters left. it's important for mitt romney as he tries to steady his campaign before the all-important presidential debates begin october 3rd. joining me two top surrogates, democratic governor of massachusetts, duvall patrick and the republican senator from new hampshire, kelly ayotte. good to have you here. a lot to get to. let's start with the issue of taxes and mitt romney's tax returns he released showing in 2011 he paid an effective tax rate of 14%. he didn't have a job, this was interest income. governor, should this end the debate or should there be more? >> i understand people's interest in and in fact curiosity about mitt romney's tax returns. think it was his dad who said that tax returns for presidential candidates should be produced way back many years and i think

larry myers as a thank you for all of his inspiration." is this stupid? this is just stupid.arry myers? nobody. doesn't matter. just my high school drama teacher. this is just-- it's dumb. like, why would we put such stupid stuff in here, and also we bur-buried it, and then we opened it ten years later? what, are you supposed to just, oh, bury it, open right up, and not give yourself any time to fulfill any kind of dreams or-- the whole thing's dumb. like, cider house rules? okay. hormones. - wow. - she's all worked up. i think it was-- it's the failure. it's the sadness. what else is in there? uh, oh, old pictures! old pictures! - pictures! - oh, look at that! the gang. whew. who's this jag-off? look. oh, that's schmidty! - schmidty! - he was the fourth member of our crew. there was another member of the gang? oh, yeah, dude. i miss him, dude. why did we ditch him in the first place? - i can't remember. - i don't know. eh, he wasn't a good fit. remember? you know? kind of got on our nerves. he didn't get on my nerves. no, he never got on my nerves. i actually really loved th

for more on this, i'm joined by "new york times" reporter steven lee myers. daniel byman, director of the center for peace and security studies at georgetown university. steven lee myers, let me start with you. two top administration officials say it was terrorism. one makes a direct link to an al qaeda group but how much and what exactly is known at this point about the attack in benghazi? >> well, i think administration is clearly trying to learn more. from the first day they've launched an investigation headed by the f.b.i., of course. then you have an internal review. and they've been very careful not to jump to conclusions, if you will. and that's led them to sort of change-- not change, evolve their story a little bit each day. you learn a little bit more. the question of whether or not it was a terrorist attack. initially it seemed to be more of a mob or riot that was prompted by the video that's been circulating and causing protests across the region. that now seems not to have been the case. it seems to have been a much more organized attack that was

our report from our senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. >> reporter: bradley birkenfeld is an american banker who spent much of his life in switzerland, helping americans hide their riches in a swiss bank. in 2007 he went to the u.s. government and secretly provided information which ultimately led to swiss bank, ubs to pay a $780 million penalty, and turn over the names of 4,000 u.s. taxpayers with secret accounts in switzerland. today his lawyers announced the irs has rewarded birkenfeld with what's believed to be the largest whistle blower award ever. $104 million. citing his exceptional cooperation. >> with $5 billion collected so far, the award to brad is less than two cents on the dollar for every dollar collected by the treasury. >> reporter: after birkenfeld blew the whistle, he was prosecuted for failing to come completely clean about his own actions to help a client avoid taxes. he's now on home confinement, serving the end of a prison sentence. he and others argued the prosecution was unjust. >> this was the largest tax fraud case in the world, and i sacrificed m

myers. virtually every guy who walked in is stun at how beautiful this house was. >> you guys got him? >> he oversees the perverted justice decoys operates across the country and in our house as well. he gives us the information we need. and separately provides information to the district attorney so they can have theirs go smoothly on the other side. emily had been with us in ohio and came along to florida. college student, dancer, 19 years old, but looked way, way younger. and she could easily pass for a 13 or 14-year-old. >> oh my god. what is he carry sng. >> we were trying to figure out what he had. >> he's walking up the driveway. people worried about a weapon. it could also be alcohol in his case it was nothing. >> knock on the back door. >> hey, come on in. come on in. i'm in here. i made you chocolate chip cookies and they're on the table. i'm just getting changed. i got some chocolate on my shirt. come in the living room and take a seat. >> i'm right here standing. >> he's looking

for the long this time my brother had a place here in fort myers. i got to come down here all of the time. and then he sold it. i have not spoken to him since. i am only kidding. since i have been here a number of times over the last 20 years -- do you mind if i take my coat off? ok. thank you very much. when i got here and i was introduced to jamie, i thought she was my sister a lot. she looks like my sister-in-law kelly more than you can imagine. thank you for the introduction. thank you for the hard work you have under way. all of the for being here on a saturday morning. i want to get right to it. the fact of the matter is, you know as well as i do that this country is facing the starkest choice for president that we have faced at least in my memory. now that gov. romney has made it official and picked paul ryan -- they are both good men. there are family men. they are both -- no. i do not need your boos. we need your help. i want to be straight with you. [applause] i have a bad reputation of being a straight. telling you what i think. all kiddi

myers in a beautiful neighborhood. big house. so it would seem kind of an unlikely place for this sort of activity on one level. but when talking to the chief of police there, he realized from hearing from parents and teachers that there was an issue in his town. we hire consultants for their expertise being decoys in the chat rooms. they really know what they're doing. and they have this down to a system. i'm always blown away by the hidden cameras. this stuff is really james bond type technology. in florida, we have a lot of cameras. something like 13. we even have one in a palm tree that could turn 360 degrees and can zoom into the license plate on a car at the other end of the street. >> he's coming around back. he is on the steps, opening the door. he is going to come right in. watch it, emily. he's in, heading towards the kitchen. he's in the kitchen. call out. >> hey, i'm in here. >> call again, call again. >> hey, i'm about to put on my bra and panties. come on in. >> good job. he's coming around the desk, heading towards

it is great to be back in fort myers. tell you what, i was joking, a man should always have a brother-in-law that lives in florida, and two, a brother-in-law with a pick-up truck. so all these years my brother has lived in fort myers, and i got to come down here all the time. then he sold his place here, and i haven't spoken to him since. no, i'm only kidding. i'm only kidding. since i've been here -- do you mind if i take my coat off? thank you very much. all right. i got here and i was introduced to jamie, i thought jamie was my sister-in-law. she looks like my sister-in-law more than you can imagine. but thank you for the hard work you have done, and all of you for being here on a saturday morning. folks, look, i want to get right to it here with you all. the fact of the matter is, you know as well as i do, this country is facing the starkest choice for president that we have faced at least in my memory. now that governor romney has made it official -- i might add, they are both decent men. they are both good family me

it is great to be back in fort myers.ell you what -- should always have two things, a brother with a place in florida and two, a brother-in-law with a pickup truck. [laughter] for the longest time, my brother had a place here in fort myer and i got to come down here all the time. then he sold it. [laughter] and i have not spoken to him since. i'm only kidding. since i've been here a number of times are the last 20 years, -- do you mind if i take my coat off? thank you. all right, jamie, thank you very much. i thought that the jaime was my sister-in-law. schultze mike -- she looks more like my sister-in-law kelly. maybe we are related somehow. thank you for that introduction and thanks for all the hard work you have on the way and all of you for being here on a saturday morning. i want to get right to it. the fact of the matter is, you know as well as i do, this country is facing the starkest choice for president that we have faced in my memory. now that governor romney has made it official and he has picked paul ryan and

. >> chad myers, come back once we see endeavor land at l.a.x. we'll walk through the live pictures on our watch. >>> top of the hour, now this. and top of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin. the big story we're working in the world of politics, that being the fact that right now online the mitt romney campaign is in fact releasing the 2012 tax returns. questions now, how will the details of his taxes actually play into what is happening here politically as we are now, you know, less than seven weeks away from that november 6th date. we have christine romans, we also have candy crowley standing by to talk a little bit about the political ramifications. candy crowley to you what do you make of all this, coming out today? >> reporter: well, it is friday. and tradition has it, if you have something you want to bury, you put it out on friday. but if you look at these things, there is nothing in it that we don't already know. mitt romney is a very wealthy man. mitt romney makes most of his money from investments, meaning the lower tax rate applies. i think

seth myers is here, he's going to tell us what to expect.to check in with seth in a minute. >>> let's go inside, natalie standing by at the news desk with all of the headlines. natalie? >>> good morning, everyone. police in berlin say part of the u.s. consulate in berlin was evacuated this morning as a precaution after a man arrived with suspicious paperwork. up to three consulate staff members then complained about respiratory problems. the unidentified man was being questioned by german authorities. this as anti-american unrest escalates in the middle east this morning. protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in yemen's capital city. they set fires, they smashed windows outside the compound before breaking through the main gate. the u.s. diplomatic personnel were moved to a secure location. >>> an anti-islam film produced in the u.s. is being cited as the trigger for the violence. and that same internet film is blamed for inciting protests in egypt. meantime, the pentagon is sending two warships to the coast of libya where an armed attack on t

we'll talk to chad myer watching the latest from the weather center. chad, talk to me. what's going on. >> getting dark in d.c. and getting hammered in northern virginia. yeah, from manassas, fairfax, winds 50 miles per hour. couple of power lines are down. we already know that. washington, d.c. seeing -- here is a live shot of the nation's capital. this wasn't raining just about ten minutes ago. now it is pouring down rain. the other shot too we have of the washington monument, i can get that for you here in a second. the weather is moving right into d.c. right now. there is the nation's capital, that little square, part of a square, because virginia took it back. here you go back to baltimore, severe thunderstorm warning for you, all the way down toward fredericksburg. you will see that. that is a big line of weather headed your way. let's see if i can get to that, this other camera, there is the d.c. camera, the white house and then here, that was somewhere in there is the washington monument. i saw it a little bit ago. it is right there, barely see it. now that weat

we have chad myers standing by with me here in studio.lso in california, we have miguel marquez and casey wian. let me go to you first, miguel. i understand you're on a bluff overlooking the airport with the crowd. look at that crowd. do you see it? >> reporter: yeah, we're in el segundo, california. there is a little hill overlooking l.a.x. this is -- how amazing were those flyovers? twice now, twice now the shuttle has flown over l.a.x. and it is absolutely stunning. i met kids out here. look at these guys here today. i met engineers, rocket -- real rocket scientists who actually worked on the space shuttle and it has come here 200, 300 feet off the runway it is an absolutely stunning sight. inspirational for so many people. there are old people, i see people in wheelchairs out here, struggling to get out here, kids out here, playing with space shuttles, it is absolutely stunning to see how excited people are. one of the freeways in l.a., the police didn't shut it down, the freeway shut itself down, people stopped on the freeway to watc

the funeral services for patrick feeks will be held at the fort myer memorial service.will then be buried at arlington national cemetery. he died in a helicopter accident last month. >> an emotional controversy going on right now including a war memorial to veterans that somewhat torn down. cross is an prince george's county ed is a familiar landmark too many. it honors those who died in world war one. some say its goes against church-state separation. we will tell you about the battle with strong reaction from local veterans. that is at 5:00 p.m. >> aaa thinks the d.c. --region will soon be off the top 10 list of worst commute in the nation. >> it is hard to imagine. but something you can imagine drivers out here would like to hear, that the commute could get better. aaa says the reason for this is the transportation projects other underway in northern virginia the hot lines are crossed 95 and the hot lines on i-495. they say when both of these are complete, people will be able to travel in northern virginia on to tyson's corner from stafford at speed, cutting down the

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myers even pointed to a cnbc poll. the obama camp likes to remind volters that the president hasn't had as much time to prepare for the debates because he's busy being commander in chief. when it comes to just how how much debates matter it depens. >> most often debates don't make that big a difference. very few candidates win an election with a debate, but many have lost an election with a debate. >> reporter: in 1980, between ronald reagan and jimmy carter. and lloyd benson's wipe at dan quail in 1988. >> i served with jack kennedy, i knew jack kennedy, jack kennedy was a friend of mine, senator, you're not jack kennedy. >> reporter: then there were the moments that seemed to say momplt and george h.w. bush looking at his wash. governor rick perry's oops remark. romney's high dollar wager. >> a $10 bet? >> and obama's comment about hillary clinton. one thing analyst's agree on. >> he's got two very tough competing goals, be likable and may out a contrast. >> we have gotten to know barack obama pretty well, we have se

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so is this guy, chad myers. we're going to talk about the super fast car, it's got four motors.er hear a single engine. take a look. >> where the rubber meets the road, tires on asphalt is the loudest noise you'll hear from this auto. there's no engine growl to speak of because this super car is electric. and it's not from detroit, germany or even japan. this prototype comes from a small company in croatia. they already have an order from the royal family in abu dhabi. >> so, chad myers, you got a cool million to buy one of these? >> $980,000. i don't have that either. >> tell me about it. >> have you ever driven an electric car? >> yes. >> if you ever get to vegas or some place else, find a place called pole position raceway. there are these electric go-carts. they fly. they have so much torque. it must be the way of the future because i get excited. 1,100 and some odd horsepower. >> talks about the torque vectoring control system so each wheel is controlled by a separate engine. >> yep. because when you go around a corner, the left wheel if you're going around a right corner,

. >> this is vid rereleased by marines at fort myer. they are testing big dog. -- this is video released by marines at fort myer. it will follow its leader. it can travel to preset destinations guided by gps. >> that is scary. >> between that and rabid animals on the loose, we're back in a moment. so the 9:15 meeting looks like it's going to start a little late... um, but i uh... (interupting) oh okay - okay yup that's fine. excuse me - sorry. yes! vo: from the new, to the hard to find: when it's on your mind, it's on ebay™. >>> ahead in this morning's business beat, apple has unveiled the new five open 5. it will hit stores september 21st. people who got the chance to test it say it is lighter and easier to hold. the larger screen and inproved sound system using ear pods instead of ear bods are also drawing rave reviews. ahead in this hour, we'll check in with lauren demarco in the smart phone zone to check out of in the other features. >>> startling new numbers about just how many americans qualify as poor. first, let's get a check on

amgen, bristol-myers, pfizer. they have a new ceo coming in next month.ill he take the company? >> i never understood. this company is so despised, jim, and i've got to tell you, i think in the end while it doesn't have a lot of growth i don't think out's a bad buy here. just for the record, i like bristol-myers a lot more. questcore may be a battlefield. it's a new product that's just what the doctor ordered. the bulls are onto something and the bears, tough road to hoe. stay with cramer. >> announcer: coming up, frozen smiles? while averages have soared this year, botox maker allergan stock has stalled. but, could it soon be ready to give your portfolio a lift? hold still. cramer's exclusive with the ceo is just ahead. [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles, like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin

chad myers will join me understand again. we want to get to politics. >>> politics, politics, politics here. short time ago, florida's the big story today. short time ago, president obama arrived in florida, miami. here he is. miami to be precise. mitt romney got there yesterday. he is still in florida today. and you've heard us say it before. when you look at the map of the 50 states florida with the 29 electoral votes is crucial to romney's hopes for election. look at the numbers here. florida, 29 electoral votes. today, the poll shows the president leading romney in florida by 5 percentage points. this is a fox news poll. this same poll shows a seven-point obama lead in virginia. that is as you know another huge electoral state that's being considered a toss-up this year and may be right now looks like tipping toward the president. also this, perhaps is the biggest news of all. president obama with the seven-point lead in ohio. cnn's peter hamby with me live in washington. let's start with that. ohio. because, you know, we