we have new data. it's not looking that great. stock doesn't have a great track record in these events. cover the downside. >> have a question, send us an e-mail and we will try to answer it. go to optionsaction@cnbc.com. >>> time now for "the final call." the last word from the options pit. scott, kick it off. >> i am watching whether or not chicago's going to host the 2016 summer olympics. we find out late next week. that's what i'm watching. >> i thought you were going to give a trade. stacey? >> i'll be watching that too, scott. but in addition to that, look, next week starts october. i will look to collar some positions, especially as you head into earnings. >> mike? >> i only watch the olympics on tv so i don't care so much where it's actually being held. but i will say that in the uso, i think it will be rainy. i gave myself a lot of room. sell to november. 37 pushes to 37 calls and buy the upside calls to protect myself. >> i think we have another 10% downside in the uso. november 33/31 and pay 2 cents worth. >> looks like

the latest data point on that. "the neworting chinese factories are rehiring and having a hard time finding enough qualified workers. is all the stimulus in china just inflateding a bubble? the world's largest real estate developer hiked the prices on two pent houses by 50% at $39 million each. luxury home prices up this year as well. on fire as we have learned. not always a good sign. let's check in with our traders and see which data points they think are important. joining us from the trading floors with their view, jimmy, and gordan from rosen blat. gordon, what do you think is going to tell the tale of where the chinese stock market goes from here? i know it's not always linked to the chinese economy. housing bubble, or things are so good, they can't find enough people to do the work? >> there's questions about what's going on there, erin. we've been looking at it. the thing you've got to wonder about, how much of this rise was fueled by easy credit, and once again, when they removed some of those stimulus ideas, you k

. >>> new data shows the nation's poverty rate climbed to 13.2% last year, the highest level in 11 years. while the overall percentage of adults without health insurance remain virtually unchanged from the year before, less people received coverage from their employer. >>> talk about being fast on on your feet. a man in canada was able to walk away while a driver slammed into his car while he was pumping gas, sparking an explosion. amazingly, no one was hurt. officials say that resulting fire could have been a lot worse if the gas station attendant didn't gut off fuel supplies so quickly. >>> an unmanned rocket to the international space station delivering 7,400 supplies to the orbittal outpost. >> and now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day. >>> the now opens 9,627 after nudging up 80 points thursday. the s&p rose 10. the nasdaq added 23 points. >>> taking ala at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 69 points. and in hong kong, the hang seng gained 91 points. >>> wall street will be looking to extend its five-day winning streak, and it could get so

. >>> we've had that lot of reaction to our report last night about the appalling new data out of southa that read like a statewide cry for health care reform. last night rereported that south carolina has among the country's worst women's reproductive health care. rates of teen pregnancy, low birth weight infants, and infant mortality that are among the highest in the country. the rate at which young women in south carolina received the important and effective hpv vaccine also among the lowest in the country. but wait, there's more. and it's all bad. the state has the fifth highest rate of obesity, it has the highest stroke death rate of all states in the country. and has maintained that distinction for five decades. it has the second highest death rate for oral cancer. the life expectancy in south carolina is the third worst in the union. if governor mark sanford, for example, decided to move to argentina permanently, he would be among people that would be expected to live a year and a half longer than south carolinians are, in argentina. south carolina needs better health care. and t

it needs to raise money to restart the development of its new data centers in virginia and new jerseywhere construction is expected to restart in early 2010. now, given that the debt markets are getting better and similar companies like terramark, eck which nox, and switching data facilities have recently raised money to support their expansion plans, there probably isn't anything to be too concerned about here. still, i want to wait until the dividend comes back before i fully recommend dupont fabros. and i've got a lot of questions. so let's hear from hossein fateh, he's president and ceo of dupont fabros. mr. fateh, welcome to "mad money." >> well, thank you, jim. >> all right, sir. a lot of my real estate investment trusts that i follow, including brandywine and federal realty as well as vornado, and boston properties, mr. zuckerman, were able to do equity offerings before they had to tamper with their dividend or do anything. you knew obviously that things were getting tough. how come you were not able to issue equity when it was time to issue equity? >> well, we certainly can is

new data released today shows housing starts up 1.5%. new building permits climbed 2.7% over the last month, both indicators of an economic rebound. investors are taking notice the market has been on a steady upward march. the dow approaching the 10,000 point plateau many analysts consider an important benchmark. adding to the confidence on wall street, first-time claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week. a sign that the labor market is not crumbling as quickly as it once was. and while the numbers across the board are trending positive, there's also a painful reality, more than 6 million americans are still collecting unemployment benefits. >> i haven't had any leads, interviews or anything. >> reporter: for virginia wilson, the job search lasted more than a year. >> where i have asked for jobs, looked up on the computer mainly, there are no jobs available for me. >> reporter: rolen hall understands that frustration. >> i had to receive food stamps first time in my life. >> reporter: he lost his auto industry job. since th

that is according to new data from the government. calculations show that drug-induced deaths outpaced vehicle-related deaths in 16 states in 2006. that is the last year the cdc has finalized data. but, overall in the country car crash deaths still outpace drug-related deaths. the numbers for 2006, the most recent available, show about 45,000 deaths from car crashes and roughly 39,000 that were drug related. [sirens] >>> video you'll only see on abc2. police say the driver of the red van led police on a pursuit through four districts last night before final hitting a car and crashing into guard booth at johns hopkins hospital. two people were hit but escaped serious injury. the suspect darryl lee smith was arrested, running from police because of an open drug warrant. he will finally face that charge as well as multiple traffic violations and evading police. >>> a bit of a scare this morning at a school in anne arundel county. corcoran middle school in glen burnie was evacuated shortly after 8:00. apparently the crews were doing some

the deck new data says just one dose of the h1n1 vaccine is strong enough for adults. so the supply will stretch to twice as many people as originally thought. today's good news. >> only one visit is convenient. >> at a place where germs easily spread in classrooms and dormitories, the said that it is welcome news to the university. >> the ability to have more vaccine available ensures that we can all be vaccinated if we want to. it is good news. >> but there is a caveat. the h1n1 vaccine does not build a minute to to the seasonal flu. doctors suggest getting a bad shot as soon as possible. >> it would be graded to get the seasonal flu vaccine as soon as it is available so they can establish immunity against that and will not be attacked by both viruses. >> much like the seasonal flu shot, the h1n1 vaccine kicks in within 10 days of taking it. a shipment of 40 million doses will be delivered by mid- october. >> i do not want that at all. i am getting the shot. >> the cdc says children will most likely still need to be vaccinated twice. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> now w

new data released today shows that we're more than 358,000 foreclosures last month, that's up almost 20% from a year ago. and yet, there are some who have managed to see an opportunity in the midst offed a verse -- of adversity, none more so than the 7-11 franchise. it seems like there's one on every corner already burke with rents at all-time lows, there's more to come. >> your local chevy dealer may be gone, and the circuit city where you bought your stereo has disappeared. but over at the 7-11 store, the cash registers are ringing loud. >> we found the day you come into the store as a franchisee, that's the day you stop marketing progress, money, because it's a proven business. >> at a time when so many businesses are shrinking or failing, matt mattu in los angeles owns six 7-11 stores and he's building more. the american appetite for a quick cup of joe and something to eat has combined with the commercial real estate crash to re-energize the familiar old 7-11. >> this is actually a best time to expand because the real estate is easy to get into with less money. and getting to the

first appearing today with a nurses group and highlighting new data about the growing number of uninsured americans. president kept up the pressure on lawmakers during a cabinet meeting. >> i will not tolerate us continuing to pay more for less. in health care. >> the president said the cost of the roughly $900 billion plan can be covered by cutting waste in the current system. but opponents say the numbers do not add up. >> we are not going to break the bank. currently what the president saying is costs $900 billion, we know the way congress is, it will be over a trillion dollars. >> the day after the address to a joint session of congress, it is the outburst of joe wilson getting much of the attention. south carolina representative yelled out "you lie you" during the president's speech. >> last night i heard from the leadership that they want me to contact the white house. and say that my statements were inappropriate. i did. >> the president accepted his apology. >> i am a big believer that we all make mistakes. he apologized quickly. and without egive occasion. >> some say the cat cal

. >>> and baltimore county schools, new data released by the maryland state department of education shows 23 of the 24 high schools met all yearly progress benchmarks of adequate. the graduation rate for 2009 is just over 83%, the highest since 2005. and the dropout rate for baltimore county schools is 3.47 % this year. >>> we had a nice wrap-up to summer 2009. of course the the -- fall begins tomorrow. summer kind of coming to an end. on a nice note though. on our satellite and radar pictures, really no precipitation anywhere in maryland. even on the far western edge like -- that, nothing that way but we see more cloud cover blowing in this evening out of the south and southwest. temperatures have been in the 70s this afternoon. we're still 74 in towson. 75 baltimore, annapolis, still checking in at 74. still 80 degrees in chestertown. tonight dropping down to 62 or so at bwi marshall. in the city maybe only 63, 64 degrees. so it will be a milder evening out there. we'll talk about a warming trend, into the first days of fall, a little counterintuitive, in a few. >>> making cities greene

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. >> new data released is expected to confirm findings that one dose of the h1n1 vaccine is enough fors. that means supplies will not be stretched so thin. that is good news for students at the university of maryland. here at the university of maryland, nearly 300 students are reporting symptoms of the swine flu. i am really cold all the time and pretty weak, too. >> now other students can feel a sense of relief. combating the virus may be easier than once thought. one dose could be strong enough to protect adults. that means twice as many adults can be vaccinated fo half the price. >> we do anticipate that we will seek climbing activity of float over the next several weeks. >> businesses one now be better equipped. businesses could be impacted if their workers were out for two weeks. >> small businesses suffer disproportionately during disasters. >> back live here. 40 million doses are expected be delivered by mid october. doctors say remember to take the vaccine for the seasonal flow as soon as possible. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:36 is your time, 56 degrees. >> fi

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new data released today shows housing starts up 1.5%. new building permits climbed 2.7% over the last month, both indicators of an economic rebound. investors are taking notice the market has been on a steady upward march, the dow approaching the 10,000 plateau many analysts consider an important benchmark. adding to the confidence on wall street, first-time claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week. a sign that the labor market is not crumbling as quickly as it once was. and while the numbers across the board are trending positive, there's also a painful reality. more than 6 million americans are still collecting unemployment benefits. >> haven't had any leads, interviews or anything. >> reporter: for virginia wilson, the job search lasted more an year. >> where i have asked for jobs, looked up on the computer mainly, there are no jobs available for my type work. >> reporter: rolen hall understands that frustration. >> i had to receive food stamps first time ever in my life. >> reporter: he lost his auto industry job since

. >> the president has new data to pitch a message. anyone can lose health care. is this a reason people with coverage should care about reform? >> when he began the debate, he was talking about then insured. it didn't sell to the broader public. what they are trying to do is make the case to everyone, particularly the middle class. health reform matters to them. hey, if you have health insurance you could be at risk as well. he's trying to sell it to a broader audience and make the case it needs to happen. >> look at where it's happening today. minnesota, one of the healthiest states in the union. is this a fitting backdrop for the president's health care push or does it show quality care is possible without reform? >> a lot of people think it's friendly territory for president obama. he's popular there and a lot of people anticipate he will have a friendly crowd. as mike viqueira mentioned earlier, the rally he's having in minneapolis at the target center is first come first serve. you don't know who is going to show up. i don't think they would have a massive r

week for investors with other federal reserve talking about interest rates we have plenty of new housing data as well as on tuesday the market is picking themselves up after the biggest percentage loss since the first of september unless it over to the cme group which ellis is along with us he is with the lynn group and joined frenkel be on the program quicken as you join us here after actually you've been bearish for some time but the selling pressure is continuously been met by buying interest. right there seems to be a huge buying interest we actually saw volume pickup crude is very much trouble side of things last week to a pretty significant fashion when they trade was a little bit lighter and thus the back side of the jewish holiday but there seems to be a fair amount of interest in these pools scenario where people are technically trading the market higher based on the assumption that you have a significant rebound off the bottom of the recession edition #. it will continue to be case in become such a fundamental what end up driving a technical trade we wouldn't be surprised to see thi

. ♪ >> the census bureau released new data showing that the poverty rate increased last year at the highestf uninsured rose in 2008. neil: another issue is whether that includes illegal immigrants, and the president saying that won't cover them. no wonder people are chron fused because they are going to be put in the census. my next guest says the illegal immigrants will be included whether the president says so or not. i'm talking about judge andrew napolitano. how can that be? >> the federal law requires that whatever healthcare is made available must be made available to citizen and non-citizen alike, and under non-citizen to lawful citizen and illegal resident alike. in the state of california they recently enacted a proposition, a vote in november, a vote by the people, which sought to bar all social services to illegal aliens, and two federal courts threw it out, and the supreme court decided not to hear it, so it is clear that it is the law of the land. neil: but with a healthcare emergency, you're saying by extension of what he is talking about? >> if the federal government has a fe

in about a month, we'll release the new data for this year and it looked like we're headed towards anotherd low. not the lowest but still we've lost a lot of ice. the other thing is that ice isn't just retreating in terms of the total area covered. it is also getting numberer now than it has ever been. that is important because thin are ice melts more easily. >> and what concern should this cause us? what should we take away from this knowledge? >> there is a few things. first, there will be tremendous impact on the arctic as an ecosystem. it will totally change. right now, it is ice covered for most of the year and we are probably heading toward the time where there might not be the ice during the summer. that will change the kind of animals that live in that region. it will change how the arctic gets used as a resource. there are people planning to do thin like oil exploration. for us on the other part of the planet, it has a big effect on the climate. as that ice goes away, it allows for more heating of the ocean. what it also does is it will change the way that water gets into the atmo

and this is just new data. it's a paradigm shift. we've just got to go out and tell our story. >> five hours ago alan greenspan, six years ago, a shortage of natural gas. now this marcellus shell's located in pennsylvania. how in the heck did we not know it was there and why in the heck were we not exploiting it for many years? >> jim, our company's been in the market -- in the appalachian basin for about 25 years. we always knew there was gas in the marcellus. we simply didn't have the technology and the know-how to get it out of the ground but what happened was that our friends in mitchell energy and now devin opened up the barnett shell, our headquarters is in ft. worth. we're in the barnett shell, in the widford. moved that technology, moved it up to appalachians. we drove our first marcellus shell well in 2004. you know last year, we ended the year producing 30 million cubic feet a day. as you've mentioned we're going to triple that to 90 to 100 million cubic feet a day and we're going to double again next year to somewhere betw

since that time, the federal bureau of investigation has put into place a new data subsystem governing nsl that prevents many of these administrative errors and insurers much of the record keeping that the inspector general found was an error in the 2007 report. in addition, the national security division where i worked increased oversight efforts and as national security review of fbi field offices on an annual basis, and of course congress and the inspector general maintains its oversight authority. >> well, clad your memory has been refreshed. that's wonderful. what we have here are a whole series of problems. this is just one case we've been discussing all this time. there are a great privacy problems. have you ever examined in the course of your official duties the american civil liberties union's comments about our discussion about privacy? >> i'm certainly familiar with many of their comments and testimony today, yes. >> and do you find any serious disagreements with any parts of it? >> i do find myself in disagreement with some parts of their testimony, yes, mr. chairman. >> so

he is going to cite these figures, this new data to try and make his case, and i think he's also going to try to set more of the tone. he's going to try to rally folks. he's trying to get people excited about it. he's trying to get people to feel the urgency, if you will. and so, i think that there's kind of a two-prong message here. he's going to talk little bit more about the substance, but he's also going to try to set the tone and set the urgency for this country and for this priority of his. >> okay. look, a lot of people watched wednesday night. but you think as the president goes from state to state this week, do you think he'll be tuning this out? >> well, 30 million americans, i believe, watched the joint address on wednesday night. >> right. >> i doubt that he's going to get that kind of attention or coverage, you know, as he hits some of these places across the country today and on through the next week, but certainly, he knows that he has a window of opportunity here to try to shift this debate and try to move things forward. congress is clearly trying to heed that call as

researchers say one dose of the new swine flu vaccine looks strong enough to protect adults. >>> and the "washington post," millions more thrust into poverty. dismal census data, insurance. >>> and here's "the new york daily news," talking about president obama's message, we are all new yorkers. >> oh, that's nice. that's what you do. this is the city, new york, this is -- this is what you do. >> do you remember last year on september 11th? lipstick on a pig was the front page of the "new york post"? >> right. >> are they better. >> do you like betting on football? the "nfl post" has your nfl better's guide. and over here, you've got your 9/11 thing. >> oh, gosh, whatever, move on. >>> coming up next, the daily beef. tina brown helps us take a look at this morning's must-read opinion pages, you're watching "morning joe." i'm walgreens ceo and i'm also a pharmacist. getting an early flu shot is the best thing you can do... to protect you and your loved ones from the flu. it's also one of the easiest things you can do... because walgreens is now offering seasonal flu shots... every day of the week with convenient hours guaranteed. so you can just stop in. our 1

while the new data does not change the government's assessment that the economy is showing signs of improvement, economic and fiscal policymaker noted that it is a cause for concern. nissan motor plans to issue straight bonds totalling $20 billion to 30 billion yuan later this month. the issuance would be nissan's first such offering since june 2007. even though the anothermaker has secured necessary funding for the furniture and fiscal year. proceeds from the issuance will be used for operating expenses and to pay down interest bearing debt. the bonds will likely have a maturity of three to five years. that was the nikkei business report. have a great weekend, christine. thank you. >> thank you very much, nozomu kitadai of the nikkei. brian. >> joining us now for market strategy is dodge dorland, and still with us is khuram chaudhry from merrill lynch. dodge, it's good to see you. i sort of pitch today same concept to khuram. you're bulis on the markets and a lot of people are cautious about getting in right now and waiting for the pullback is like waiting for gudeau. so you think people could

this morning the census bureau released new data showing not only does the poverty rate increased last the highest rate since the early 1990's, but also that the number of uninsured rose in 2008. we know from more up-to-date surveys but since the recession intensified last september, the situation has grown worse. over the last 12 months, the ranks of the uninsured has swelled by nearly 6 million people. the 17,000 men and women every single day. we know that during this period of time, the number of adults who get their coverage of the workplace has dropped by 8 million people. i do not have to tell you about all the problems that have plagued the health-care system, and the fact that they do not just affect the uninsured. most americans do have insurance. they're subject to the whims of health insurance companies. many people fear that they will lose their health insurance if they move, or if they lose their job, or if they change jobs, where the insurance just will not cover them when they need it the most. insurance companies can deny coverage if a person has a pre- existing condit

a number of factors traders are watching today, we've got the durable goods data out. new home sales data was weak as well. then we also, though, had that overhang from that big supply bill that we had on wednesday, which really helped to take the market down both wednesday and thursday. but today that controversy over the nuclear plant set up by iran, the covert nuclear plant as president obama refers to them, of course, iran's president saying there's no secrecy involved. tra controversy helped support oil prices somewhat. we are looking at the impact of the dollar. the dollar getting a little bit off of the lows. we saw gold prices sink to the lowest levels that we've seen since september 2nd. that weekly loss, the biggest weekly loss for gold in percentage terms since july. natural gas, another part of the complex to keep an eye on. of course, that has been a serious rally since the beginning of the month, up about 50% since that time. a lot of focus is being paid to what type of regulation might be played with the ung, the biggest natural gas. what impact that could h

meanwhile, new census data shows in 2008 more than 45 million people lost health insurance, most between the ages of 18 to 64. extending benefits to thousands of unemployed worker, allowing another 13 weeks of benefits to those in states where unemployment has hit 8.5% or higher. despite government assistance, president obama warns the problem will continue. >> it took us years to get into the hole that we're in. we took a bad hit. we lost $5 trillion worth of wealth because of this crisis. we're not going to recover overnight. unemployment is still going to be a big problem for at least another year, and if we are steady, we stay the course, do what we need to do, but i'm confident over time we'll come back stronger than before. >> stronger than before? >> stronger than before. >>> u.s. health officials say children 9 years old and younger will likely need two doses of the swine flu vaccine. as nbc's robert basell reports it's actually good news in the fight against the pandemic. >> the new swine flu vaccine protects children and adolescence 10 and older with just one older. children 6

. >>> new census data shows houses are getting less affordable despite a big drop in home prices in thelast year. and that includes both homeowner with and without mortgages as well as renters. as for renters, their numbers increased last year whe homeowners declined. the fdac may ask healthy banks to lend it dollars to safe yard your deposit. "the new york times" said there could be a more attractive alternative. but the fdic is reluctant to do this because it might be seen as another government bailout and create unnecessary political backlash. that's an interesting table turn. back to you. >> have a great day. see you in the morning. >> sounds good. >>> well, a car running on grass wood and algae? scientists say it's possible and they are hoping to replace gasoline with, yes, grassoline. >> reporter: while we are cursing the pumps, scientists are searching for alternatives. this grass is not just greener, but it could be powering your car. >> we have a billion tons of this stuff and it rots and goes up in the atmosphere as co2. why not use that and make energy out of it? >> in brazil

new data is out. and it's lateral with last month. at 14 and a bit disappointing with expectation for this month but once again, we see that at least from the smaller part of the economy, the manufacturing side, there are some bright spots. will they last? will they make a big difference in gdp? of course we'll continue to pay attention. the market response is more a function of equities coming off their overnight and early morning best levels pushinging a bit into treasuries even in the face of record two-year and t-bill supply. now let's go it erin thank you, rick santelli. markets not moving much. stink bugs invading pennsylvania. >> forget manufacturing, the g-20. >> that might move it. >> poor folks in pennsylvania. >> the g-20 is going to get invaded by stink bugs. speaking of the g-20, that could be the big thing this week. there could be disturbing headlines, and a fed pete meeting chchlt do they care about more? >> perhaps for the near term of the market it's the g-20 because of talk about the dollar. it has reversed three st

new data out today showing that existing home sales took a u-turn in august despite expectations theyould continue to be on a roll higher. our real estate correspondent diana olick is in washington with details. >> reporter: bill, that's right. after four straight months of gains, existing home sales took that u-turn falling 2.7% in august. the street had expected an increase of about the same amount. now, inventories are coming down 10% in august to now an 8 1/2 month supply. prices down 12.5% from a year ago, but that's the smallest percentage decrease in ten months. realtors say the sales turnaround is not about demand, but about trouble in the home buying process. >> i had expected a much higher figure based on contract signing, so there are buyers who want to enter the market, are willing to enter the market but there are obstacles in the market that prevent closing to happen or perhaps just a delay closing. we may see a bump up next month. >> reporter: i want to take you inside the numbers so you can really see the action. it's all on the low end. sales of homes in the 0 to $100

since that time, the federal bureau of investigation has put into place a new data subsystem governing nsl that prevents many of these administrative errors and insurers much of the record keeping that the inspector general found was an error in the 2007 report. in addition, the national security division where i worked increased oversight efforts and as national security review of fbi field offices on an annual basis, and of course congress and the inspector general maintains its oversight authority. >> well, clad your memory has been refreshed. that's wonderful. what we have here are a whole series of problems. this is just one case we've been discussing all this time. there are a great privacy problems. have you ever examined in the course of your official duties the american civil liberties union's comments about our discussion about privacy? >> i'm certainly familiar with many of their comments and testimony today, yes. >> and do you find any serious disagreements with any parts of it? >> i do find myself in disagreement with some parts of their testimony, yes, mr. chairman. >> so

applause ] now, one part of the problem is the uninsured and this morning the census bureau released new datanot only the poverty rate increased last year at the highest rate since the early 1990s, but the number of uninsured rose in 2008. we know for more up to date surveys that since last september, the situation has grown worse. over the last 12 months, it's estimated that ranks of the uninsured swelled by nearly 6 million people. that's 17,000 men and women every single day. we know that during this period of time the number of adults get their coverage at the workplace has dropped by 8 million people. i don't have to tell you about all of the problems plaguing the health care system. the fact that they don't just affect the uninsured. most americans do have insurance and have never had less security and stability than they do right now because they're subject to t the health insurance companies. if they change jobs or insurance won't cover them when they need it the most. because insurance companies can deny coverage if a person has a pre-existing condition. people fear they won't be cov

this morning the census bureau released new data showing not only that the poverty rate increased lastear, at the highest rate since the early 1990s, but also that the number of uninsured rose in 2008. we know for more up to date surveys that since the recession intensified last september, the situation has grown worse. over the last 12 months, it's estimated the ranks of the uninsured have swelled by nearly 6 million people. that's 17,000 men and women every single day. we know that during this period of time the number of adults who get their coverage at the workplace has dropped by 8 million people. i don't have to tell you about all the problems fighting the health care system and the fact that they don't just affect the uninsured. most americans do have insurance and have never had less security and stability than they do right now. because they're subject to the whims of health insurance companies, many people fear they'll lose health insurance if they move or if they lose their job, they change jobs, or that insurance just won't cover them when they need it the most. because ins

our money expert jennifer westhoven's here with that new data. >> i just want to give you a gauge thatt came out in the past few minutes of the housing market. and it looks all right. it says that home prices rose in all of the 20 major markets that it tracks. now, they road. that's month to month. they are really zooming in to make this good news. but it is some good news in a bad economy for anybody trying to buy or sell a home. it's really close up. july improved compared to june. but prices have been stabilizing. they've been steady for six months in a row now. still sharply down from last year. down about 14% compared to last july. again, u-turning up from the bottom a bit. that's helpful if you've got a home. at cnn and hln we want to make sure you get the news you want wherever you are. cnn's unveiling the new cnn iphone app. you can program it. they've got a thing called my cnn. so it'll bring you the news that you care about, breaking news alerts, your weather, your traffic, all for about $2. you can find that at cnn.com/iphone or the app store. >>> with your next ups package

eastern, we're going to see new federal data showing which states and which areas of the country have>>> at 11:00 a.m. eastern, first lady michelle obama talks about health care. at noon, authorities are searching the yard of phillip and nancy garrido. they are accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard and keeping her captive for 18 years. >>> now is the time for you to take advantage of the first home buyers tax credit. jennifer westhoven looking out for. it's popular, though. >> it might get extended. the $8,000 credit ends november 1st, so the question is, do they want to extend it? a lot of people credit saving the housing market, at least stabilizing it. at least 1 million people took advantage of the first time home buyers credit. disclosure? i never had a house. $15 billion so far, but some ideas are extend it for a year. some people want to extend it even more, like realtors. they would like to extend it to $15,000 and have it be for anybody. no restrictions, it doesn't even have to be your first home. >> that would be nice. >>> if you love cars, we've got more from the frankfurt au

this information that's just come out, this new government data showing just how serious it is -- thehite house has been saying that this is a crisis. many liberals have been saying that we have to address this. it's a generational issue. and i thought the speech was tremendous on wednesday night because he told americans what we have to do. we have to get rid of pre-existing conditions and we have to put some regulation on the insurance industry that says you can't drop people when they get sick. >> to the point of making it illegal to do that. >> that's right. he said it would be against the law. now, you could call it public option, you can call it whatever you want to call it. if the president can get those two provisions done, it will be a major step forward in the generational fight to shift insurance in this country. >> i want to talk about public option with you, though. we did that a little bit on your radio show on thursday. >> sure. >> and we were talking about the interpretation. the president has not come out super clearly that he's going to demand a public option. at the

this morning the census bureau released new data, showing not only the poverty rate increased last yeare know through more up-to-date survey that is since the recession intensified last september, the situation has grown worse. over the last 12 months, it's estimated that the ranks of the uninsured have swelled by nearly 6 million people. 17,000 men and women every single day. and we know that during this period of time, the number of adults who get their coverage at the workplace has dropped by 8 million people. and i don't have to tell you about all the problems plaguing the health care system and the fact that they don't just affect the uninsured. most americans do have insurance. and have never had less security and stability than they do right now, because they're subject to the whims of health insurance companies. many people fear that they'll lose their health insurance if they move or lose their job, they change jobs or that insurers just won't cover them when they need it the most. because insurance companies can deny coverage if a person has a pre-existing condition. many peop

new census data today shows in 2008 more than 45 million people did not have health insurance.>> due in part to a high number of illegal immigrants the state of texas has the most unsured with 1 in 4 people who lack insurance. massachusetts is the best covered state with fewer than 1 in 20 uninsured residents. >>> today the senate finance committee begins to whittle down 564 amendments to its health care bill. >> chairman max baucus has agreed to some changes that include increased subsidies, lowered pe eed penalties and ta cadillac plans. kelly o'connedonnell with more today's session. >> reporter: the chairman began the day with offering more ideas that would be popular for many of the committee. the intention would be to make it more affordable by increasing tax credits, reducing costs individuals or families would pay. things like that. where they are looking at basically the same broad outlines but changing some of the numbers to hopefully reflect levels that will be more appealing to members of the committee. a big part of what we're seeing today is the chance for everyon

obama pointed to new census data that shows more americans are losing their health coverage because ofthat is 17,000 men and women every single day. we know that during this period of time the number of adults who get their coverage at the work place has dropped by 8 million people. >> so like the president did last night, he is also saying the time for talking about health care reform is winding down. one day here, talking about today, one day after president obama's speech, a lot of people not talking about the president's politics and plans, but the outburst. were you watching? did you hear it? congressman joe wilson of south carolina called the president a liar. let's listen. >> would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reform -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those here illegally. >> you lie. >> not true. >> let's talk a little more about this presidential heckler. joe wilson's apology to the president. a deputy political director paul stein hauser from washington. paul, we heard from president obama. he said he accepted representative wilson's apolog

. >> speaking of data, a new bill has been introduced by senators rockefeller and snowe regarding the internet and presidential powers. >> that is the most controversial part of the bill. the bill introduced earlier in the year is a very broad cyber security bill. they introduced it before the administration came out with its 60 day review. since that point, their staff has been changing the bill and talking to stakeholders. there was one section of the bill that people worried would essentially give the president the authority in a cyber emergency to flip the off switch on the internet. that scared a lot of people. i know that rockefeller's staff did not have the intention to convey that message, so they have been finessing the language there. the latest draft we have seen over the august recess is a bill that is structured in a way that puts workforce issues, ensuring that we have a cyber security work force in the private and public sectors that can really support increasingly complex and dangerous attacks. they are definitely massaging the bill. they have taken out a lot and added

measurement system that's really used to encourage improvement, and part of the idea of collecting the data using new telling nolg, having more charter schools where experiments can be run for se of those ideas to be -- that work can be transferred to all those kids. these things need to be done. >> melinda, is there another scho>1 system away from the united states that you could see the u.s. modelled like or something similar that perhaps we should be replicating? >> well, we are seeing great education systems across the world. some of them are in the nordic regions up in netherlands, sweden. we're seeing good models in china. some in india. we're going to take a lot of those models and replicate them. i think the most important thing is some great models are happening already in the united states. we have fantastic charter schools that are taking kids from -- minority kids from across the nation no matter what circumstances they come from and educating them well. it's getting those examples spread into the u.s. public school system zoosh how can technology play a more important role, bill, in term

this morning, the census bureau released new data showing that not only the poverty rate increased last year at the highest rate since the early 1990's, but also the number of uninsured rose in 2008. we know from more up-to-date surveys that since the recession intensified last september, the situation has grown worse. over the last 12 months, is estimated that the ranks of the uninsured have swelled by nearly 6 million people. that is 17,000 men and women every single day. we know that during this period time, the number of adults who get their coverage of the workplace has dropped by 8 million people. i do not have to tell you about all the problems plaguing health care system, and the fact that they do not just affect the uninsured. most americans do have insurance and have never had less security and stability than they do right now. because they are subject to the whims of health insurance companies, many people fear that they will lose their health insurance that they move or if they lose their job, they change jobs, or that insurance just will not cover them when they needed the

. >>> earlier in the show we presented some new and appalling data about the state of health care in which states in our union have the worst rates of teen pregnancy, premature births, and the rates of young women who were given the vaccine for hpv and who is at or near the bottom of though lists? the states of mississippi and south carolina. and who represents south carolina in the health reform debate? that would be waterloo senator jim demint and you lie congressman joe wilson. both of whom are hell bent for leather that we will have no health care reform. it is one thing to be against health reform and it is another thing to be against it when you have the disastrously bad health care of in the country. to talk about this, we were supposed to be joined by national committee chairman and proud south carolinian don fowler from south carolina. what else was in columbia, south carolina tonight? really, really bad weather. huge thunderstorm which interfered with our satellite feed and cost us the chance to hear from mr. fowler. what can you do? we apologize to him and to you. we think

a new stud by a data group says the government is only prosecuting about one in four terror suspects.federal agencies don't agree on how to categorize terror-related crime leading to the cases being dropped. the justice department disputes shis analysis. the spokesperson says the department has significantly improved its ability to pinpoint and disrupt terrorist activity since the 9/11 attacks. >>> former president bill clinton says the so-called bask right wing conspiracy they attacked him during his presidency is still around and is now focused on president obama. listen. >> oh, you bet. sure it is. it's not as strong as it was, because america's changes demographically, but it's as virile as it was. >> and clk also clinton also says there's no way republicans will take over next election like they did during his presidency. >>> a pulitzer prize winning columnist has died. william safire, a speech rigwri for president clinton. he started writing conservative ob ed pieces for the "times" in 1973. he won the pulitzer five years later. safire was 79 years old, passed way from pancreati