and fair settlement for scotland mirrored by a new and fair settlement ford northern ireland. no referendum for populations that make up the united kingdom. he is determined that what scotland gets, the other nations may get going forward. so, do not expect a status quo going forward. things will change. the u.k. will be governed in different ways across the board as far as the prime minister is concerned. there is a timeframe for this. he is looking for draft legislation by the beginning of january. by the time the british get to an election in may of next year, if that is when it is, expect we may be a long way down the road to what could be a more federal united kingdom. guys. >> as you say, this still will change everything for how the regions are governed in the united kingdom going forward. big sigh of relief. the financial markets were worried. becky, thank you. >>> president obama enjoying a rare victory in congress. the senate passed the funding of arms in training for the moderate syrian rebels. that was one day after the house approved the funding

european stocks higher on news scotland will stay in the united kingdom. ainst the dollar and euro. a u.s. stock futures higher this morning with news from the u.k. and alibaba stock release today. another record day for wall street. if you are keeping score, the dow is up 4% and s&p 500 up 9%. nasdaq up 10% since january. >>> the iphone 6 goes on sale today. people camping outside apple stores to buy the phones. apple says there is a limited supply for customers. here in the u.s., stores open at 8:00 a.m. the phone sales broke pre-sale records with more than 4 million orders placed in the first 24 hours. >>> the world's highest ceo is giving up his job. larry ellison will step aside as oracle's ceo. he held that job since 1977. it has made him one of the richest men in the world. how rich? last year, he made $78.4 million in company stock options. now two of oracles executives will replace ellison. ellison will take over as executive chairman of the board and be the chief tech national league officer. technical officer. >> he is so rich. if you have an iph

and will investors lend to a new scotland. that will add to scotland's fiscal stress.nking. major scottish banks and financial institutions like lloyd, standard life and even the royal bank of scotland are threatening to move their bases out of scotland if the country votes to leave the u.k. those are just some of the costs and risks of independence. now, pro-independence campaigners argue it will give people a chance to create long-term prosperity for the nation and support local industry. independence is never only about economics but change is hard. the short term might be costly. for cnn money, i'm zane asher. >> continued coverage as the results come in on thursday. the polls open tomorrow. of course, this is the last full day of campaigning. >> another big story that we're following here. america's top general says u.s. troops on the ground could become necessary in the war against isis. >> martin dempsey told a senate panel tuesday that he would recommend it if he felt advisers should at some point accompany iraqi troops in specific attacks. the white house says

stay with fox news for the very latest out of scotland. the rev generals. . >>> welcome to "hannity. and this is a fox news alert. australian police have thwarted a major terror plot with direct links to

fourth, scotland could mend its own currency which could flow freely. a newbank would be set is up. pro, scotland would clol interest rates and monetary policy. a currency is likely first week and would need billions of pounds in foreign reserve to insure stability. scotland might have to kbal out its own banks should anything go wrong. a new currency could float on international markets like sweed en's krona. then the currency would be exposed that might not be good for businesses or consumers. >> going to need a stiff droi decide which to take if they become independent. let's talk about scotch whisky famous around the world. it makes a huge portion of scotland's exports. it contributes billions each and every year. no surprises that both sides are so desperate to have it within their boundaries or borders. bbc scotland economic corresp d correspondent has been up there tasting and looking which sends this report. >> much of the debate of tax revenues has been about black gold, oil under the sea. there's another industry that's also worth a foreign to the e

it is already clear that as a new state, scotland would have to leave and then reapply to join the eu. it would have to negotiate terms of membership which would require the agreement from all 28 member states. to achieve these may well mean considering, if not signing up, for the euro which would in turn create a border between england and scotland, and northern ireland, hampering trade between countries. the question is whether all of this negotiation would match the favorable terms already established by the u.k. however, it is clear that scottish voters would like things to be done differently. that is true for voters in many parts of the united kingdom and politicians of all parties have expressed a willingness to respond. decisions which affect our citizenship matter enormously and questions around how, who, and when those decisions are made on only drum the pace of change year but carry over to the u.k. role in the eu. business is in no doubt that we must remain and secure our country's global future. open markets are an essential part of an open economy. if we are isolated, we

but basically breaking up a 300-year-old marriage, you don't really know what the contours of a new scotland would be. the upshot, it will create a lot more uncertainty in the european economy. in the s&p 500, fully 20% of earnings come from europe over a cycle. so hurting that growth will hurt earnings here at home. >> nick, we know there will be a great turnout for the scottish vote, any predictions? >> my bias is thinking no, they won't want to leave the united kingdom. but it is such a close toss-up, i think you will see investors step aside next week. >>> let's talk about alibaba, you put together internet stock, chinese stock and you have a lot of risk. that said, you have a lot of demand for this company. is this the kind of stock, obviously most individuals are not going to get a bite at this on the open. but on the first day they might be able to buy it, should they? >> i tell you, ipos are very risky for a whole variety of reasons. you touched on a whole variety of issues, the one thing i would say, it is kind of a silver lining in all the negatives we have talked about that the ca

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." >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. it.nose have scotland decides to stay part of the u.k.. resignation ofe the first minister. foreign ministers gather at the u.n. where the secretary of state holds a session on the state of iraq. and we have photographs that offer an insider's look at this california playground. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. will remainingdom united. that was the decision of scottish voters who rejected and every friend of him -- who rejected a referendum on independence. no.ercent chose 45% chose yes. turnout was a whopping 85%. the man who led the campaign for independence announced his resignation. we have all the details. >> put away the flags. stop the campaigning. the great national debate is over. more people cared. more believed. more voted for independence than ever before. dream is dead. , 55%inal result, 45% yes was clearer than expected. this afternoon, he called the media to the first minister's office and announced that he would soon quit the job. as leader, my t

and if it does, what will the new scotland look like. we're live as the votes are cast next. you know what my business philosophy is, reynolds? no. not exactly. to attain success, one must project success. that's why we use fedex one rate. their flat rate shipping. exactly. it makes us look top-notch but we know it's affordable. [ garage door opening ] [ sighs ] honey, haven't i asked you to please use the -- we don't have a reception entrance. [ male announcer ] ship a pak via fedex express saver® for as low as $7.50. >>> within the next 24 hours, we will know whether the united kingdom will be united or whether scotland will strikeout on its own as an independent country. polls opened about three hours ago or so. more than 4 million residents have registered to vote. this is the largest electorate ever in scotland. cnn's nic robertson is live in scotland. we have never seen anything like this, nic. >> reporter: i have been talking to people outside of the polling station here who covered elections in this area before. they tell me they have never seen this number of people

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who fought for independence to change for better. >> it is absolutely right that a new and fair settlement for scotland should be accompanied by a new and fair settlement at that applies to all parts of our united kingdom. in wales, there are proposals to give the welsh government and assembly more powers, and i want wales to be at the heart of the debate on how to make our united kingdom work for all our nations. in northern ireland, we must work to ensure that institutions function effectively. but i've long believed that a crucial part missing from this discussion is england. we've heard the voice of scotland. and now the millions of voices of england must also be heard. >> so massive change is coming. and on the other sued of the vote, scotland's first minister, alex salmond who led the independence drive, of course, praised the huge turnout and encouraged everyone to support the results. >> i think the process by which we have made our decision as a nation reflects enormous credit upon scotland. a turnout of 86% is one of the highest the democratic wold for any referendum or election in history. t

he will discuss his new book tonight at 8:00 and 10:00 right here on bloomberg. residents of scotland next week in the country's first ever independence referendum. if scotland splits from the united kingdom, the consequences for the country's currency could be complicated. >> the u.k. consists of england, ands, northern ireland scotland, where residents will vote on whether they should remain in this united kingdom or breakaway to form an independent scotland for the first time in more than 300 years. but the scots, english, welsh and northern irish share more than a monarchy, they share a currency. what happens to the british pound if the u.k. got smaller? scottish would likely keep the pound. those who oppose independent say a scotland that leaves loses the pound automatically. >> the pound sterling doesn't along to any one of the individual countries, and belongs to the united kingdom as a whole. >> scottish nationalists call lissette and empty threat because it would damage currencies on both sides. they say a currency union would benefit both nations. i natural might the negotia

this bill being called the new scotland act announced by gordon brown.ordon brown saying we can be proud of what -- to be scottish and proud. this comes as we get yet another poll. nine days until the vote and we have another vote. this is the power of women. they have never seen a turnout of 84%. >> just to point out the numbers , 38% for yes and 39% for now. is closing.rgin apparently going into the referendum. the final results as we're getting to know our 50.6. that was close but voters seemingly do find it hard to support change. >> this potential for a feedback loop to operate between the polling results that we are getting and people's voting intentions. the poll that we are talking about is taken before we got the first and whether that has an impact on people, if you are planning to vote that way when you find out what other people are planning to do this that impact what you are planning to do? rex he suffered one of the worst ever election defeats. he has barely been seen since 2010 and he spoke at westminster twice. the prime minister has fai

if it leaves, what will the new scotland look like? we are live where the vote is being cast this very minute. that's next. at lysol, we go beyond cleaning, we call it healthing. healthing is killing germs, and having more cleaning power than bleach without the harshness. it's being the #1 pediatrician recommended brand. and sharing healthy habits in 65,000 schools. lysol. start healthing. >>> we will know in just a few hours if scotland will continue to be part of the united kingdom or strikeout on its own as an independent nation. polls have been open for a couple hours right now. more than 4 million residents have registered to vote. the largest electorate ever in scotland. this is a huge deal. not just there, but for the world. cnn's nic robertson is there in glasgow. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, john. more than two hours of polls and it is busy in glasgow. people coming on the way in business suits and people coming in jogging gear. mothers with children on the way to school. taking them to drop them off at schoo

back to you. >> breaking news this morning,scotland will remain a part of the united kingdom. the long campaign for independence fell short, as nearly 90 percent of scotland's registered voters went to the polls. in the end, it wasn't even close... 55 percent rejected the proposed breakaway. england's promise to grant scotland new autonomy *without independence, was apparently enough to sway the undecided voters. british prime minister david a turnout of 86 percent is one of the highest in the democratic world for any election on any referendum in history. this has been a triumph for the democratic process. >> all of those made commitments to change now have to put those into action. >> british prime minister david cameron says the u-k will keep its promise to decentralize its power in scotland. a british hostage is featured on the latest propaganda video from "isis" terrorists. john cantlie was abducted along with american journalist james foley in late 2012. foley was later beheaded. in the new video, cantlie is clear that he is speaking the words of "isis" under duress. he

in the end, the majority decided they're not in favor ofnding scotland's 307-year union with england. world markets are reacting to news of scotland's vote. hampton pearson is live with that side of the story. good morning, hampton. >> we are going to start first with the markets and futures. they are higher possibly with relief on how that scottish vote turned out. the dow ended at record highs, fewer people filed for unemployment last week and shrugging off a disappointing drop in new home construction last month. the dow rising thursday 105 points, it's the best day in sex, the nasdaq up to close at 4593. home depot's breach may be bigger than targets. the retailer said some 56 million cards were likely compromised by a cyber attack that took place between april and september. they say the hackers used custom-built software not seen before. the company has removed the virus and is handing out encryption services. >> and at whole food, shoppers will have a choice of using a rewards card or a mobile app downloaded from the itunes store. it was among the first to say it will accept apple pay. whole foods says it won't

we are focusing on scotland for today's new energy top headlines. completed fundraising to start building scotland's largest ever tidal stream power plant. the $83 million funding package is being used to finance the installation of four turbines. the project is expected to deliver its first power to the grid in 2016. researchers in glascow have discovered a new way to produce hydrogen and store green energy. the new method to produce hydrogen is apparently 30 times quicker than it was before. the future of scottish whiskey is looking brighter. the u.k. government and the green energy investment bank plan to invest 7.4 million pounds into a scottish renewable plant which will power a well-known whiskey distillery. the plan will be powered by biomass and will power more than 20,000 homes in the highlands. for those listening on bloomberg radio, the first word is up next. for our viewers, a second hour of "the pulse." we are going to continue the conversation surrounding scotland. tom hunter is going to be back. we will talk about what this means for

scotland, it will start on thursday at 2200 gmt. so that's an hour after polls have closed, right here on "bbc world news." there's also lots and lots of analysis, all about scotland making this historic decision. take a look, bbc.com/news is the website. do have a look. lots more, of course, all there for you. >>> but now some of the day's other news, because police in australia have carried out one of their largest ever anti-terrorism raids after allegedly receiving intelligence that militants connecting with islamic state were planning to kidnap and behead a member of the public. details of the operation, which involved hundreds of police officers in sydney and brisbane, were announced by the prime minister tony abbott. he said that his country was at serious risk of a terrorist attack. from sydney, here's a report. >> reporter: australian police are calling this the biggest anti-terrorism operation the country has ever seen. in the early hours of the morning, more than 800 officers raided dozens of homes in sydney and brisbane. >> police believe this group that we have executed this operation on today h

meeting being held on iraq. ♪ >>> now on other news, scotland's first minister has said he will stepfrom his post after voters said no to independence from the united kingdom. he said the independence campaign will continue and the dream will never die, adding to that, we hopes the promises made by the british government will be kept. >> the real point is this, the real guardians of progress are no longer politicians at westminster or even at hollywood, but they are energized activism of tens of thousands of people who i predict will refuse to meekly go back into the political shadows. for me right now, therefore, there is a decision as to who is best placed to lead this process forward. i believe this is a new exciting situation with great possibility. but in that situation, i think that the parliament and country would benefit from new leadership. therefore, i have told the national secretary of the scottish national party that i shall not accept leadership on the 13th and 14th of november. after the membership ballot i will stand down as first minister to allow the new leader to b

he came out for the yes campaign, but the headline matters, it says a new dawn for scotland. positive in tone. and i would say it's a new dawn for british politics perhaps. let me show you this next one here. my favorite this little scottie dog would you believe he even had his own twitter account during the campaign. it says the nation speaks, and of course we know the nation has spoken, but are the politicians really listening, and i think that's what we'll find out and be able to glean in the weeks and months to come. this local paper here, scotts make history, i don't think anybody could disagree with that headline. we met people from all over the world with palestinian flags, and they had all come peer to stair in that one momentum moment. i think politics have become sexy again, there is a belief that perhaps we can ask our politicians to change peacefully. and one more, what it basically says is the day. so there is a sense of a quiet victory, if i can call it that. and there were moments at 3:00, where we thought it was going to be a close-run thing, but of course in t

he says this referendum marks not only a new chapter for scotland within the uk, but also a new chapter of constitutional renewal across the uk. this is the message that we're going to be getting all about devolution, to what extent will powers be divulged. a vote against independence was clearly not a vote guest change and we must now deliver on time and in full the radical power of newically icallicall icallic y newly devolved power to scotland. what the deputy prime minister is basically saying here is we're moving into a new era of power in the united kingdom which he thinks should be devolved and not entirely centered in westminster. he said that's the message from this referendum campaign and the whole of uk needs to learn from that. >> mack, thank you. we're seeing the picture on the screen of a very, very smiling nick clegg. that obviously was taken a long time ago during the campaign, but there must be smiles on the face of the westminster politicians, the current government, despite the fact that they are going to have a huge amount of work to do to meet these promises in thei

scotland becomes independent? what will its relationship with europe look like? our guest is the founding chairman of the business for newurope. a chairman. business, incredibly show to get its act together to react to what's happening in scotland. why is that? the did we just not expect it to get in this far? >> partly yes. some businesses spoke out at the beginning and warned against the dangers of independence. i think to one expected to go from a 20% lead against independence last month to where it is nice and it is really on a knife edge to now. now of course business is coming up very, very strongly and i think the most emphatic one was to see the royal bank of scotland so say we're going to move our headquarters. there are 85,000 jobs. another 35,000 dependent on it. it is a huge risk. it is actually one of the reasons credit suisse has come out with quite an interesting note saying that scotland could actually plunge into a deep recession because of this flight that is coming down south. that is one of the issues speeding through in the last opinion poll which showed the no vote getting a small lead. > do you the

news. that's one. the second way scotland could make front-page news around the world is to change something fundamentalvented golf. the spiritual home of golf is st. andrews in scotland, the royal and ancient golf club. for 260 years st. andrews has been an exclusive members-only affair. the spiritual home of golf, and every single one of its members has always and ever been a dude. no women allowed. changing that, allowing women at st. andrews, that is really the only other way besides trying to become a new country that scotland could ever conceivably make global front page news. so they decided to do both of those things on the same day. the no votes won by 10 points over the yes votes. but letting ladies into st. andrews, that is apparently working out. 2400 male members of the club were eligible to vote on the issue. they voted 85% in favor of letting women join. they're going to move forward to admit the first female members need immediately. so in honor of szott land doing the two most noteworthy things it could do on the same day, and as a congratulations to uk prime minister david cameron who'

i was talking about golf courses in scotland so i'm really excited about that vote, too. but lots of breaking newsnald reporting. thank you so much. >>> both the senate and house have passed a law that would allow the u.s. to take on isis terrorists in syria. but even as the votes were being counted there was fresh evidence that the battlefield is global. abc's karen travers has more. >> reporter: the senate approved president obama's plan to train and equipment moderate syrian rebels to fight isis. >> the strong bipartisan support in congress for this new training effort shows the world that americans are united in confronting the threat from isil which has slaughtered so many innocent civilians. >> reporter: but there's deep skepticism about how this will work. >> our ambassador to iraq and syria says we don't have a clue who the moderates are and who the jihadists are, and even if they tell you they are the moderates. >> reporter: the extremist group released a new video showing a british citizen who was kidnapped two years ago in syria. unlike previous beheading videos, this one shows journali

. >>> the breaking news from scotland. that was the leader of the yes campaign putting a positive spin on what happened, thanking his voters but conceding that his side has lost. hello, and welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world as we continue our special coverage of scotland's referendum result. it's 7:00 in the scottish capital, and people around the country are waking up to the news that they have rejected independence from the united kingdom. we're still awaiting the formal, final result, but everyone has been giving their speeches, including alastair darling. 45% voted for independence. 55% voted no. turnout was high as expected. we're waiting to hear any moment from the british prime minister cameron. he tweeted, i congratulated them on a well-fought campaign >>> thank you to scotland for 1.6 million votes for scottish independence. it's important to say that our referendum was an agreed and consented process, and scotland has, by majority, has decided not at this stage to become an ind

news. i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines. it's the final day of campaigning. will scotland'sreferendum. the latest poll suggests it's too close to call. >>> a new experimental vaccine for ebola is tested on humans for the first time in the attempt to spread the dead willy virus spreading. >>> the new experimental vaccine is tested here. it's a british trial to try and top the spread of the virus as quickly as possible. the trial in oxford will see 60 healthy volunteers tested against the ebola circumstance ra -- circulating in west africa. it can't cause the person who took the vaccine to become infected. the first phase of the trial is expected to be completed by the end of the year. 10,000 doses are being produced. the trial could be available immediately to people in high risk communities. our global health correspondent with me. we spoke early tore a researcher involved in the trials. he explained this is absolutely no risk at all to people taking part many the trials. there's only a small part of the protein. i didn't ask are then people going to be ejected with ebola to

one burn over 80% every his body two, firefighters suffered minor injuries. >>> more breaking news, scotlanded to remain part of the united kingdom, voters turned out in unprecedented numbers to cast their ballots. >> doors are open at center city's apple store and dozens of people are buying their new iphones. iphone six and iphone six plus went on sale at 8:00 this morning. they're going fast. >> yes, and it is not the iphone that has hundreds every people lining up right now in baltimore. all those people you see there are trading in their ray rice football jerseys. reporter karen adams just tweeted it pick outside the bank stadium. we reported the ravens are allowing fans to swap their rice jerseys for another players jersey. that's what's happening south in baltimore. >> south of that, washington power brokers hit the red carpet last night for private screening of the new cbs drama madam secretary. >> this will be a good series. new series premiers this sunday on sister station cbs-3. as diana rock eggs shows us, the stars of the show were joined tonight or last night by real madam secr

scotland. these are real risks. , there are extra costs with a new country. there is no way there is going to be a currency union. none of that looks very attractive. the current situation is extremely attractive. the risks are genuinely there. >> markets woke up to this story a couple weeks ago with that first yougov poll. we spoke to socgen. they are saying in france, the u.s., it is all they are talking about. implications for many parts of the world. >> whether it is catalonia in spain, venice in italy, flanders in belgium, people all over europe watching. >> thank you very much indeed. anna edwards will continue the conversation in the next hour with john swinney. the yes campaign would like us to call him scotland's finance minister. we may be getting ahead of ourselves. we will talk to him about whether or not he can secure the pound for scotland. john claude juncker is said to unveil the makeup of his team later today. the new european commission will be announced at 12:00. hans nichols joins us now to talk about who will be in the running. we already

. >>> breaking news overnight to tell you about. scotland rejects independence and remains part of the united kingdom. tears and cheers of joy. no supporters here. the point won by 10 percentage points in what was supposed to be a close vote. alex salmon, pushed for independence conceded a few hours ago. >> i accept that verdict of the people and call on all of scotland to follow suit in accepting the democratic vote. >>> in the scottish capital, we have the latest on the vote for us. >> reporter: good morning from eddinburgh, the vote is in. scotland rejected independence. they've decided to stay with the eyed kingdom of great britain. it spelt relief in westminster after a 10% swept them into victory, david cameron saying it was right for them to offer the democratic vote and britain needs to move on. markets may have called it yesterday. stocks already rising. the yen, the euro, all up. today, led the rally, the scottish bank, saying it's business as usual. standard life one the first companies saying it would leave in the case of a yes v

will throw it out the new scotland will be a nuke leah free zone. >> we're one of the three powers inhe way. compromising has a significant affect. that's why pot obama felt 'liked. the very virtue of becoming independent, one of the key countries for nato yet at the same time expect to become full members of the alliance. >> you think that's a contradiction. >> it's a contradiction being saying that you won and yet anti-nuke leah policy which you want to be in. >> the potential break up of this 00-year-old marriage is rightly being compared to a divorce. it may start am i can cable but can also turn nasty. they are already fighting over the record collection and who gets to keep the kids. for record collection, read north sea oil. independence scotland would claim the revenue from the undersea bonanza that under writes the scottish economy. but says revenue is being exaggerated to make independent future look more rosy as far the kids, think money. the separatists will continue to use the british pound. the rest of britain says, forget it. the economic uncertainty has already given s

. >> reporter: it goes without saying this new prestige scotland would enjoy hangs like a fog over theal elite. nationalists they an independent scotland would disappear off of the international map. maybe so. but the real fear is what it would look like without scotland. one former british prime minister said losing scotland would be so humiliating that the uk might lose its position at the u.n. security council. >>> well, as scotland prepares to vote on independence, people living in northeast spain with watching closely. it's national day there, and proindependence demonstrations are being held. one leader wants a referendum on self determination. but the spanish government is firmly opposed. >>> south african olympic athlete oscar pistorius has been cleared of murder charges against him. he sobbed as the judge handed down her verdict. he still faces a man slouth slaughter charge. tanya paige was at the court. >> reporter: the judge saying the state simply hadn't proved its case for murder or premeditated murder. oscar hunched over in the seats and his shoulders could be seen heavin

for scotland, a new deal for scotland.re talking about giving further powers to scotland. they have their own parliament in scotland. they are talking about giving them further powers. give powers of taxation raising to them. >> of all these other issues, which is the most significant? thet the oil rights in north sea? military? judicial? tax collection? which of these logistical issues are the ones that people are most talking about? >> all of the financial issues dominated the early part of this campaign. we heard a lot about the pound. the yes to independence camp says they want scotland to carry on using the pound after independence. the main parties of westminster say, no, you will not. there will be no deal over the currency. union,not have fiscal monetary union if you do not have fiscal union. alex hammond says that the westminster politicians are bluffing. he says they will change their tune and will be falling over themselves and get the scots to stay inside the pound currency union. say they do not think scotland

alfonso van marsh, cbs news, london. >> scotland is expecting a record turnout for the referendum. the results are expected early tomorrow morning and of course we will bring them to you on wusa9 in the morning. >>> after a little bit of rain earlier in the week, we have been looking darn good in the weather department recently. meteorologist erica grow is checking to see just how long this gorgeous weather will stick around. good morning, erica. >>> good morning, mike or good afternoon. good afternoon, mike. we are looking at a few sprinkles and showers starting to develop on doppler 9000. this is just a two-hour loop so you can see how the shower appeared in harford county. bubbled up all of a sudden. we have cloud cover on the beltway but this is the only sprinkle we have. 9 futurecast, i think this is a bit overdone but you get the idea. there is the potential for some showers to develop through the i-95 corridor, especially between the beltways just as you're getting the kids off of bus getting home from school. but things start to actually settle down as we head into the even

new york, i'm mark crumpton. this is "bottom line." today, scotland's first minister follows -- resigns following the no vote for independence. lining up and waiting for a chance at an iphone 6. to our viewers in the united states and those of you joining us around the world, welcome. we have coverage of the stories making headlines today. ,he debut of the iphone 6 leslie picker follows alibaba from the new york stock exchange and we begin in london with michael mckee as scotland votes no to independence. how do we explain the larger than expected no margin? >> pollsters can't explain it except to point out throughout the season, the no's held a commanding lead. few days yes seemed to pull forward and that added to the drama of the election and sent politicians scrambling. it may have never been that close. it was clouded by the fact pollsters say they could not trust the results of their own surveys because of the kind of electorate. 85%.entioned the turnout, and it galvanized the voters of scotland and it resulted in the end of a career, the first min

some say scotland would have to reapply to be a member of the european union. a yes vote would mean a newr scotland and possibly for britain. the union jack signifying the combining of england, ireland and scotland's crowns could look much different if scotland's blue and white flag is removed. as for britain's fleet of nuclear armed submarines, they're currently based in scottish waters. the yes campaign promises to kick them out. but it's not clear where they would go. a winning yes vote would mean scotland would be a commonwealth. the queen likely will remain the head of state. still, some historians say her role would be to be written into an independent scotland's new constitution. even if the no vote wins tomorrow's referendum and scotland remains a part of the united kingdom, the political landscape here will change. the british government has already offered the scottish parliament more powers. and there are implications for countries around the world with strong separatist movements such as spain and belgium. ukraine will be watching what happens tomorrow very closely. wolf? >> w

local time in scotland. nbc news jal stair jamison is standing by for us and jal stair we start with where you are right now, give us a sense of what transpired in the last 30 minutes. we were talking how the glasgow vote went one way versus another. >> exactly. we are waiting on the crucial last ones from edinburgh. those were counted here center in edinburgh. the counting is finished. it's merely a case of tallying up the results, checking them, making sure they're ready to announce. we could get that any moment now. it would be miraculous if edinburgh became a major pro-independence area. it's a fairly conservative industry. the no campaign has it in the bag it seems and this could be the declaration that takes the no campaign over the magic 50% threshold. we can then declare the final result. >> the magical threshold with what 4.29 million voters potentially is again half of that, so 2.15 and we don't know when we'ring if to reach that number one way or the other as of yet this hour, but there's also the mail-in

policy called the new scotland act. details of further devolution to the scottish government. power to get further collect more taxes themselves, locally. today, the comments you are referring to, a little bit more of an emotional connection. they are trying to make that between the better code -- the better together campaign. we are seeing david cameron, ed miller band, they are all planning to be in scotland tomorrow. some of them are calling for the scottish flag to be flown publicly in the rest of the u.k. as a plea to scotland not too late. >> what happened on september 18? .et's say they vote to break up what will happen then? >> that is the day we get these though. it will come late that night or early in the morning. going to change on that day. part of will still be the u.k., but they will have expressed their wish to leave. has set out a timetable and there will be a negotiation period between the scottish government and westminster, where the u.k. government said. all of those negotiation's will have to take

new york. stay or go - on the verge of a verdict on scotland's future, we are in edinburgh. fighting i.s.i.l., congress agrees to help arm syrian rebels. >>> big debut, it could be the biggest offering in u.s. history. the chinese company taking wall street by storm. >>> natural born killers, why chimpanzees murder, and what it means for humans. >>> we be gip in scrnd, where it's four in the westbounding we begin in scotland where it's 4 in the morning. polls say it's close. early results give the no vote a slight lead. polling stations around the country closed six hours ago. turn out high. ballot boxes have been taken to 32 regional centers for counting. final results expected in a few hours. lawrence lee has more on the vote from edinburgh. >> 4 million voters of scotland has not just the future for their own country. the decision they have been making reflects not just a division of pps, about their own identity, political and economic views. a vote for independence will have discussions on the u.k., and its place in the wider world. >> the landscape painted by the union

it is absolutely right that a new and fair settlement for scotland should be accompanied by a new and fair settlement that applies tul parts of our united kingdom. in wales there are proposals to give the welch government more assembly and powers and i want wales to be at the heart of the debate on how to make our united kingdom work for all our nations. in northern ireland we must work to ensure the devolved institutions function effectively. but i have long believed that a crucial part missing from this national discussion is england. we have heard the voice of scotland and now the million of voices of england must also be heard. the question of english votes for english laws, the so-called question requires a decisive answer. so just as scotland will vote separately in the scottish parliament on their issues of tax, spending and welfare, so, too, england as well as wales and northern ireland should be able to vote on these issues and all of this must take place in tandem with and at the same pace as the settlement for scotland. i hope this will take place on a cross party basis. i'