this is where olivia pope lives. >> reporter: it's beautiful!> it is beautiful. >> reporter: scandal super fans call themselves gladiators. escaping into the fast-paced underworld of presidential politics. >> the gladiator thing is something that particularly warms my heart because we didn't come up with that phrase. that wasn't something that the cast came up with or that abc marketing or publicity came up with. that was a fan on twitter very early on who loved the pilot and loved that scene. >> i want to be a gladiator. >> and they said, can we call ourselves gladiators? yeah, of course, and it just took off. >> reporter: it did. and people think of themselves, if they could be here, on this couch, with the wine. >> with the wine. >> reporter: sitting right here and talking to you and hoping you can handle it, fix it, all those things. i mean, i'm just living a fantasy right now. another fantasy in those one of a kind olivia pope outfits. like this gorgeous gold gown. the trendy trench coat. and that white hat. kerry recently announced a launc

joining us today is olivia sterns and adam johnson. tom keene is on assignment, taking a rare day off as well. >> as he should. >> and he is on radio. >> and while, you are in tiffany blue. good to have you on the set. >> good to be here. a u.k. unemployment falls to six-year low. 6.1%. are 6.2.lmost -- we you can understand why the bank of england is talking about -- >> fastest-growing economy in the g7 this year. >> a different story in china. slowing growth has prompted the , at 81 billion dollars, to the bank. >> another sign of stimulus. >> they are calling it qe with chinese characteristics. one economist called it that. >> tv with chinese characteristics. >> it is not full-blown qe, but it is chinese style qe. >> i don't even know what to make of that. bpi, 8:30, u.s., that is our latest read on inflation. this creeping in at 1.9%. the fed's index, pce core, at 1.5%. it is moving closer to 2%. the fed coming out at 2:00 with its latest statement. this is the two-day meeting that happens today. and we get janet yellen at 2:30. >>

for the day,rtner olivia sterns.e days where you wish there was a commercial cam here on "market makers." it is really awesome. schatzker is in detroit for that big interview. you can catch it online. just a few big hitters. nowhere i might be shopping for christmas presents this year? alibaba has established its position as the world's largest online retailer with chinese billion spending $250 on its platform/your. how much is that? more than amazon and ebay combined. there are many interesting business lines here, but let's start with what we consider their bread and butter, e-commerce. is very important. so many different verticals. it is important to look at it -- the the lenses of largest online retail platform in the world. if you go christmas shopping, you can get whatever you i and source it anywhere you want because this platform will have it. customer offering. everyone says their online shops provide the content and products you want to have. they derive the majority of the revenue from ads, unlike ebay, w

few of us have olivia's fashion budget. not to worry, though, as olivia would say, it's handled.al" collection from the limited are three gladiator collaborators. star kerry washington, costume designer lynn paolo and the limited's head of design, elliott staples. we welcome all three of you. what a massive power collaboration between you, kerry, you, lynn, and the limited. to create this collection. tell us a little bit about this. why don't we start with you? >> when we get together for our fittings every episode people make fun of us because lynn and i go into a room and giggle for two hours. and come up with all the looks for the show. it's an important team process. we have grown in love with each other over the years. >> and we know, congratulations, you were working on another production as you were developing this. >> all the ups and downs as it were. when elliott came along, it's like he's been with us the whole time. he's such a fan of the show. such a gladiator himself. and so when we started collaborating, we all really were on the same page with what we want this to

a big night on tv, burgundy and gold versus olivia pope. >> strong stance on both sides. what will you be watching, the redskins game or "scandal?" jay korff joins us with what has been a very divided topic. >> a tough one, indeed. the most-watched sport, featuring the home team, and the season premiere of one of the most-watched shows in the season. waiting for the return of scandal forever. gregory indicates, you can have dvr,cake and eat it, too, switch between skins and nats. let us know where you stand by -- ing you -- a snow on the wjla's facebook page. update on the american aid worker infected >> good news considering that third american aid worker who contracted ebola was released a nebraska hospital today. >> doctors say he received an experimental drug and two blood transfusions from a friend and doctor. you'll recall that dr. brantley was one of two americans who ebola.sly recovered from the doctor thanked his colleague while speaking to the media today. appreciate dr. kent brantley, my dear colleague and friend, for his willingness to the way here to donate h

thank you to olivia sterns and alix steel.ust talking about, i want to get over to guy johnson, the polls anchor who has been at the press conference monitoring the press conference, coverage out of our london office. tell us what you heard from mario draghi. >> we heard mario draghi in some not saying this is full-blown qe and maybe we will not get that far in the midterm. we have the scheme they will be doing, the strategy they will be putting in place. security purchases will include -- the balance sheet quite significantly, and they will be buying covered bonds. it is not the same as the previously announced policy. it is a different one. not everybody is on board with that. the germans, i would argue, probably are not. this was not a unanimous decision. a big step forward for this ecb. full-blown qe is tricky. it is very difficult to do this in an environment where your hampton by the initial rules set up. the assetill push backed security story a little harder and we get less full-blown securities. but very few people ha

now everyone can go and dress up as olivia pope, go home and watch the show as olivia pope.s get down to it. >> okay. >> you're on a plane when last we saw you. you have to give us something before the premier. >> oh, gosh. see? see how it is? you guys are our true gladiators. you will know where the plane is going. in the very first episode, you will find out. honestly, you love to watch because you love the shock and surprise. and i don't want to make it less fun for you. >> so we will know where the designation -- >> yes. >> that will be revealed. >> i heard you call me k-dub. the old nicknames, trying to soften me up. >> that's what they call you on the set. i had fun hanging out. there were a lot of betrayals last season. >> there were. >> shonda rhimes says there's a lot of changes because of the betrayals. >> we saw the unraveling of olivia, the breakdown, based on her parents being around. a lot of us go back to our adolescent selves with our parents aren't. she's trying to press the reset button. >> how much are you allowed to know? >> nothing. episode to episode. i

olivia sterns has more highlights from her exclusive in her view. we begin with the protests in hong kong. what are you hearing from your contacts their? >> just to put this in perspective, i does about 2:00 in the morning. pro-democracy supporters are still on the street demanding china and give up elections and -- demand that they give up control and hold elections in 2016. protests have grown larger since the use of tear gas first you sunday. tens of thousands of protesters have essentially shut down central hong kong. the chief executive of the city. he told me protesters are nice people, mainly students. he described it as this may land. heonstrators are chanting, said. independent hong kong. he also told me it probably happened tuesday and wednesday night. people are essentially taking the entire week off to show support. also talked to a supporter on the ground in central hong kong. never seenhas anything like it. he says police just started putting out more there are caves. saying they stopped earlier in the day to let the crowd do with they

now you can dress like olivia pope. the scandal clothing colleion is now at the limited online and in stores. the fashion line was created by kerry washington.

his character has plenty of reason to be concerned when olivia turns to washington. they also found out the relationship between the president and first lady takes another turn following the death of their son. the scandal debut is tomorrow night at 9:00 abc seven. all right. time to talk dancing. couplewraps with a new at home. after those were counted, a political commentator, tavis smiley, the bottom two. a little bit of a surprise. smiley was good in the competition but he admits he did not have the time he needed to compete. >> our competitors on the show have $40 a week. perfect the cha-cha in eight or 10 hours. i do not care who you are. comediano learned kevin hart will be a guest star and you can watch monday night at 8:00 right here. still ahead, jacqui is back likes an update now to a story we brought you about a dog who ended up 2700 miles away from home. he went missing in april from her pennsylvania home and recently turned up in oregon. homecoming at an international airport. off she goes. she bolted and does not want to be there. the good news here, b

this is a partnership that olivia has with conscious commerce.ight. so thank you so much for coming. >> can i ask you guys a really boring cultural question having to do with the show tonight? which has been your favorite performer so far? >> it's a lot of tough choices. >> dangerous. >> that's really tough. that's impossible. >> just be honest. >> i mean, no doubt just crushed it. >> gwen stefani has got it. >> gwen's my home girl so i am a little biassed. i love her so much and she just absolutely killed it tonight. don't you think gwen killed it tonight, y'all? she brought some cali realness to nyc. >> who out there is from california? oy california! it's working much. it's an australian thing. so go to www.globalcitizen.org and take action. half of the people in the world affected by poverty are under 25. this is the time for the youth to be activated and making a difference in their own lives. >> always happens. >> we interrupt this program to ask you a series of questions. we would like you to answer with a simplest of statement. just say y

so much, julie hyman as well as olivia sterns.one of the senate's biggest bulldogs takes on corporate tax inversions. and along the lines of entertainment, disney wins again at the box office with " guardians of the galaxy," but the movie industry as a whole is in need of a superhero or two to get people into the theater. ♪ >> date talk about tax and version in washington -- they talk about tax and version in washington today. jack lew was discussing what actions they can take against companies that move overseas to cut tax bills. top democratic senator chuck schumer has introduced legislation of his own to take essentially punitive measures against companies who do this. chief washington course then that correspondent peter cook businessweek" reporter josh green join me. >> and doesn't have a real chance of passing congress, but is getting the attention of the corporate community because it would go so far in dealing with the inversion problem. democrats are upset about this issue. schumer would target in versions that he would t

we wanted to make sure olivia pope is somebody who brings her femininity to the table and not afraider power as a woman. the line tries to embody that idea. you don't have to choose between smart and sexy, powerful and feminine. you can be all of who you are as a woman. >> i'm the scandal. >> reporter: these clothes were absolutely inspired by you, the fans. >> consistently both lynn and i would get pictures posted an instagram and twitter of people creating their own gladiator in suit moment, their own olivia pope moment. >> we wanted to embrace our gladiators, have something aspirational, something that really does reflect the olivia popeness of it all but also be something that most people, i think, that could afford. >> how many pieces are there? >> 42 pieces from $49 to $298. >> and you can mix and match the pieces. >> reporter: like any good crusader, her favorite piece, the cape. something they used during "scandal" last year to help hide her pregnancy. >> you can dress them up, dress them down. you can be in jeans and a cape and it's classy. >> reporter: the fall collection i

olivia sterns has been following the latest developments concerning the ebola crisis. what was the message from the president today? >> essentially that everybody, other countries, foundations, businesses, everybody needs to step up and act now. we need to write away, immediately send more beds, supplies, health care workers. it is a regional crisis but in less the entire international community bands together, this is going to quickly become a humanitarian crisis. we are not doing enough. right now, everybody has the best of intentions, but people the kind ofing in resources necessary to put a stop to this epidemic. there is still a significant gap between where we are and where we need to be. we know from experience that the response to an outbreak of this magnitude has to be fast and it has to be sustained. tois a marathon but we have run it like a sprint. >> it is really about speed. we need to act urgently. every day that passes, the harder this becomes to fight. >> any signs things are working in liberia? is, to borrow an analogy from president obama, it is like

where on earth -- where is olivia pope?she got on a plane. >> she did. but you will know in the season premiere. immediately, you will know where she went. and it's really good. [ cheers and applause ] it's worth the wait. >> jimmy: it's worth the wait. >> it's worth the wait. >> jimmy: we love you, pal. do you want to play a game with us? >> yeah. >> jimmy: you will? >> if you feel like losing, sure. [ audience oohs ] >> jimmy: it's on! let's do this! [ cheers and applause ] stick around! kerry washington and i are playing box of lies when we get back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ let's hear it for bud light. the perfect beer for when you take over a town, make me the mayor, and call it whatever, usa. then pack it to the brim with so much spontaneous-never-thought-i'd- be-doing-this-awesomeness that it's hard to believe we actually pulled it off. like ... body bowling, roller discos, bud light, tiny cars, tiny horses, big celebrities, bud light, dancing, karaoking, bud light, whatever that is, this guy, this girl. oh my wow l

olivia sterns and julie hyman.ve coverage of the fed decision and economic forecast at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. that 2:30, janet yellen will be holding her news conference. stay with bloomberg news for fed coverage all day long. coming up, i surprise competitor in a holiday shopping more. fedex and ups will have a new rival. in scotland, the polling is still too close to call. stay "in the loop." ♪ >> it looks like it's a fed induced rally. it seems that way in the early moments. the dow climbing above its prior closing record. 17,145. it's above that now. the dow was creating a 17,165. about one stock in particular. fedex topping first-quarter earnings estimates benefiting from a 4% rise in average volume and the completion of a record stock buyback. while it might not feel like the holiday season just yet, companies like ups and fedex already have their eye on christmas. after a disastrous holiday season last year, the shipping giant announced plans for a smoother season in 2014. they are hiring. shelby has been f

frenzy navigator olivia pope herself would have been that answer. washington returns to the show after having her first child, a baby girl. such a blessing. i'm really lucky that my mom was a working mom. show andfamily on the we all have family. >> you can't talk about scandal and not talk fashion. along washington was her costume designer. >> what's it like working with star that washington is? >> she's horrible! knew it. i knew it. >> we have the best time together. a lot. laugh >> the duo spent quite a bit of limited stores, because yes, scandal now has its cape and all,ine, meant to capture any and all pope. olivia >> a confident, powerful, feminine woman, who is not afraid to break rules. how you can be the gladiator of your own life. >> a gladiator in a new suit, now more accessible than ever. but keeping secrets close to the vest. gonna be good. i promise. >> i bet a lot of people did watch. >> oh, well... i know one at least. >> i know you do. all right. on, criticism tonight from the fbi towards smartphone makers. >> why the bureau says wh

and olivia sterns as well. moving and shaking this hour, the $100 million man -- andrew john hall and some of his peers have called and the god of trading, he made $98 million in 2008 at citigroup and he was in line for a $100 million payday the next year until regulators block to that. he has not seen the bonuses for a while but the new issue of a book bloomberg markets magazine" says he has racked up losses to have the last three years. the problem is he has been betting that oil prices would keep rising. in the meantime, the shale oil revolution has boosted u.s. output and kept prices stable since 2011. he was on the wrong side of the trade. coming up, aol is betting big on tech startups led by women. we will hear from a longtime media executive who has been tapped with meeting -- leading the new venture fund in a few moments. ♪ >> i have breaking news on auto sales -- chrysler sales for august can map higher than estimated with an increase of 20%. the average adjustment was for a gain of 12%. this is driven

scandal" star kerry washington wants women to look as powerful and put together as her tv altar-ego olivia >> that's why washington has put together a new clothing line that helps women channel their inner gladiator without breaking the bank. >> kristen caught up with washington this morning and asked her what is the olivia pope aesthetic. >> that's what we've tried to bring to the masses with this line. we've tried to make it that any gladiator, any fan of the show, any woman out there can go into the limited or go to limited.com and figure out how to be her own version of a gladiator in a suit. >> the fall "scandal" collection is available now at the limited. >>> all right. thank goodness it's thursday. the shonda-land rhymes taking over thursday night here on abc 7. >>> at 8:00, it's new episodes of "grey's anatomy," followed by the season premiere of "scandal" at 9:00. at 10:00, shonda rhym new legal drama "how to get away with murder." followed by abc news at 11:00. >> fans who tweet during these shows will be entered into win a tgit gift. >>> tune in tonight. by >>> welcome to "world

starting to tomorrow you can dress like olivia pope without the scandalous price tag. >> and crash onorado racetrack sends a driver hurdling through his wind she'll. that's not the most astonishing point. we'll explain straight ahead. >> and big talker about a big oops a couple proved where you should never pop the question in a paddle boat. >> cautionary tale here folks. >> and adam joseph returns with the full accuweather forecast when "action news" at 4 the full accuweather forecast when "action news" at 4 continues on a monday afternoon. i'm j-a-n-e and i have copd. i'm d-a-v-e and i have copd. i'm k-a-t-e and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way my volunteering. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. once-daily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full 24 hours. and breo helps reduce symptom flare-ups that last several days and require oral steroids, antibiotics, or hospital stay. breo is not for asthma. breo contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is inc

olivia pope doesn't quit. >> i'm done.y washington gave me a peek into the world of gladiators. i know that. >> this is huck's office. yeah. you can tell. it looks technologically savvy. >> reporter: this is your office. >> this is my office. olivia pope's office. this is the couch where you see me interrogate lots of new clients. you need to stop calling me. >> reporter: do you get excited when it's a new season? like a first day of school again? >> absolutely. we get excited for every single episode. but particularly because we have these big cliffhangers in the season finales. we were all waiting with bated -- bated breath to know where the plane was going and what was happening. and i'm not telling you. this is where olivia pope lives. >> reporter: it is beautiful. >> it is. >> reporter: i joined kerry on the couch, but it was olivia style. complete with the wine and the plush cashmere throw. let's talk about shonda. what is it like working with her? >> there's a beautiful balance in shondaland between escapism and pre

i'm olivia sterns come in today for mark crumpton.kerry identified a coalition of 10 nations that could help go after islamic state militants in iraq and syria. elliott joins me now from washington with his perspective. welcome to "bottom line." today, the president announced this new coalition him of the usual suspect -- this new coalition, the usual suspects. what is this coalition going to do on the ground? are they going to be able to turn the tide against islamic state? >> those are the right questions. everybody is saying no boots on the ground. fighting forces will be the kurdish army, iraq he army and maybe the syrian rebels. they are going to need help. we need to organize that help from all the countries you mentioned. military aid, training intelligence -- training, intelligence. thate president has said he wants the arabs in the region to play a role against islamic state. are we going to see saudi boots on the ground were jordanian troops? >> i don't think you will see their troops. you will see money from the gulf. that

let's go to olivia sterns. , thecording to this report affordable care act mandating new levels of transparency, we know u.s. drug makers and medical device makers paid u.s. billion in payments over the course of just five months last year. this report covers over 4.4 million payments that were made out. but several hundred dollars each on average. the purpose of this report is to expose the relationship between doctors and hospitals to show whether or not they may be favoring certain drugmakers or medical devices because of corruption allegations. some missly, practices blame for corruption. this is the first time this type of data has been released by the government. it is just for a limited period of time. it's incomplete because some of the companies involved were able to delay their reporting process so they won't be included in this report. some names are de-identified. by 2015, all company names and dr. names will be identified -- names will be identified. it's going to take more time to figure out -- to dig through these hundreds of thousands of names to find out which companies were pa

on the couch, but it was olivia style.ut shonda. what is it like working with her? >> there's a beautiful balance in shondaland between escapism and presence. who you are, who you want to be, who you don't want to be. >>eporter: your character, i don't know how you can talk as fast as she does. >> you don't have a choice. it's going to get cut. >> reporter: i headed to the or, catching up with grey's anatomy star ellen pam pay owe and the and the executive producer. i can't believe it's been 11 seasons. >> we can't either. the writing stays incredibly sharp. and you guys bring this amazing new energy every season. >> you -- >> reporter: i even got to play doctor. fits good. >> thank you. >> reporter: how many times have we seen the drama really unfold in the operating room? >> i got it, i got it. >> just shut up, shut up. >> reporter: a major change this season, one of grey's original cast members, sandra oh, made her final appearance. >> i have to go. you stay here, okay? >> okay. >> the cast changing all the time, gives

now you can dress like olivia pope.he fashion line was created by this shows star will stop the costume designer in the head of the design for the limited as well. we talked to kerry washington about the clothing line and use kindle premiere. you will hear that thursday night. >> i prefer to see what division champs where. >> let's see what tim is wearing. >> i got this from scandal. the nationals are home again. how about that? they have seven games left in the regular season that will be played right here and they start a three-game set with the mets. all of you folks who did not hit playoff tickets -- come on down because this is great baseball weather. up thes trying to lock home field advantage, so these are meaning will game. i sat down with general manager matt rizzo who says this team is old for the long haul. they remember that lost to the s two years ago. like i said remember how you feel right now. it even harder to not feel this way again to stop it is an experience that will help us in the long haul. we are

my colleague olivia sterns a standing by with the details.arkets showing some strength. >> stocks are rising after falling for three straight days and they are trading pretty close to session highs. the dow is up 122 points and the nasdaq is up by about 37 points. we did get some better than expected economic eta showing that new home sales rose at the fastest pace in six years. that perhaps boosting sentiment. we are watching a couple of individual stocks that are moving today starting with citizens financials. the u.s. subsidiary of the royal bank of scotland, those shares are up i about 6% after they started trading at their ipo price range of $21 and $.50 per share. this is the second-biggest ipo of the year. of course, after alibaba. also shares of bed bath and beyond. they posted an earnings beat at its forecast and revenue for the year that will be higher than analyst estimates. the same-store sales grew faster than expected. we will be on the markets again in 30. >> breaking news coming out of apple. apple has pulled its mobile softwa

now you can dress like olivia pope. the scandal clothing colleion is now at the limited online and in stores. the fashion line was created by kerry washington. airing thursday night after "scandal" how to get away with murder. a criminal lawyer will do anything to free her clients. the character teaches her students. davis said she was hooked after the first script was read. you coast for a while and then something comes into your life that challenges you in which you up. -- and wakes you up. >> that is thursday night after "scandal."

damn [applause] >> olivia has something to show me. >> hi, steve. >> hi, olivia. >> hi. big fan of the steve harvey show. i own a business in the south side of chicago and i bought something or you, special just for you. steve harvey pinata for you. >> steve harvey pinata? > filled with yummy candy but also beans in there that i know you talk about in the show. going to ask you, do you mind breaking this thing open right here, right now? [applause] >> that's for you, steve. rigged this all up? this is supposed to be me? >> that's you, steve. mustache. my >> there you go. we'll blindfold you. last time i got blindfolded -- -- come here. go you have to go down. i'm a little bit short. >> i have to go down. >> wait, wait, wait. are you ready? are you lefty or righty? bidextrious. where are we going? >> you're too tall for me. you have to go down. you go. there you go. [applause] >> go, steve! [applause] >> there you go. [applause] >> wait, wait, wait. [applause] >> cigars. >> they're candy. >> oh, lord. yes. yes. >> you're in for a good one, everybody. stay with us. we'll b

'cause that's what you are when you work for olivia. you're a gladiator in a suit.nt to be a gladiator in a suit? i want to be a gladiator in a suit. (projector and camera shutter clicking) previously on "scandal"... (harrison) and that's-- olivia pope. (quinn) it is an honor to work for your law firm. we're lawyers, but this is not a law firm. law firms are for pansies. we solve problems... manage crises, save reputations. he needs a favor. there's a girl, an aide going around saying she's sleeping with him. (projector and camera shutter clicking) her name is amanda tanner.

that does it for this edition of on the markets with olivia sterns is next. >> it is 56 minutes pastich means bloomberg television is on the markets. one hour to go before the close and stocks are still in the red, but they have been paring losses as we head into the afternoon. almost flat for the day and the dow jones off by .2%. the nasdaq down by .1%. the s&p still within 1% of its all-time high it hit last week. is stock we want to look at apple -- shares in the red coming off a 52 week high apple earlier this month. we saw shares drop slightly on the day of the launch of the iphone 6 and the iwatch. yesterday, they got a nice pop, but they are down today by about .3%. the launch of the new phone and watch could have major implications for carriers who scramble to cut prices to lure those desperately seeking a new upgrade. for more, i want to bring in john butler, our senior telecom analyst. thanks for joining us. let's begin -- walk us through the deals we are seeing from the carriers in advance of the debut on september 19 will stop >> it is interesting. the big for carriers ha

aquÍ estÁ la seÑora olivia haciendo el sanguichito para los niÑos, quÉ llevan para la lonchera? etapa que estÁ completamente convencida vivirÁ hasta el fin de sus dÍas. >> estoy enamorada, estoy contenta, estoy viviendo uno de los mejores momentos de mi vida como mujer, en lo profesional, creciendo, y nada, yo creo que para cualquier pareja, y en especial para las mujeres es un momento muy lindo. >> ella tambiÉn visualiza pronto convertirse en madre. la maternidad de -te causa ilusiÓn? >> por supuesto que sÍ. ya vamos a ver un poco de tiendas. >> pues ya ve, deseÉmosle suerte, que le vaya muy bien. >> sÍ, que tenga mucha confianza entre ellos, y todo va a salir muy bien. >> vamos a seguir hablando, otra que estÁ feliz, es la duquesa de cambridge, que estÁ embarazada, estÁ esperando su segundo bebito, ha visto el bebito george. >> es una gran alegrÍa recibir al hijo. >> usted tiene tres. >> sÍ, es una gran emociÓn. >> ojalÁ sea una niÑa. >> sÍ, siempre se busca el sexo contrario. >> mientras seguimos cocinando, lo veo con cara de pelado, estuvieron viendo "va por ti". >> sÍ, estu

foreign minister served a with olivia sterns. >> -- spoke with olivia sterns. >> things happen.ut another countries as well. i am not nervous about this. we would not cry uncle, i can assure you. we will find a way to substitute for the loss. >> predictable words from the foreign minister for russia. with us from the council on foreign relations. more dead in eastern ukraine. >> on the other hand, there are also some signals coming from russia that they just may be be interested in some kind of a diplomatic arrangement. last week, we had the prime minister of ukraine at the council of foreign relations and he was very sober about what is going on and their needs and their difficulties. >> do we just give up on crimea? >> i think crimea for the shouldable future, we focus on eastern ukraine and ukraine more broadly. i think one of the positions that has to be made soon as whether we give ukraine the ability to defend themselves. many people say it is a good idea. some people are skeptical. this is the next big decision the president has to make. nato made that thrust eastward aft

but olivia pope is on an island where she gets wine delivered. can't get wine delivered to my house. i'm not olivia pope. we have a good show for you tonight, too. denzel washington is here. denzel is here, because he's got a new movie. called "the equalizer." it's a good one. also tonight, from "scandal," darby stanchfield is here with us. we have music from the script. and we're going to try something new out with my cousin sal if you watch our show regularly, you know sal, his primary purpose is to drive people insane. he pucks spulls a lot of pranks. don' tonight, sal is at a gas station and dressed up like a bum. that's him. this is what we're going to do. sal is going to offer to watch people's windshields and after he does it, whatever they tip him, if they do, he's going to give them 100 times the amount they tip him. $1, he'll give $100, $2, $200. and they don't know they're on camera. we call it thanks 100 times. a good deed for a good deed. sal cannot hear me right now, right? so, we're going to have to listen in on him and -- oh, ther

i am erik schatzker with olivia sterns. western sanctions look like from the front lines of russian industry customer dmitry osipov is ceo of the world's largest potash company. how has the western sanctions against russia affected your company? >> hello. thank you for inviting me. at the moment -- i should say some of our with finest customers, the largest potash producer in the world. our main markets are brazil, india, china. we supply all of -- at the moment there are not many implications. 14% of yourll revenue from europe. 7% in the u.s.. are you seeing no slowdown because of the sanctions. >> no slowdowns. we industry believes that produce and sell close to 59 million pounds. it is a record. it is a fantastic year for the potash industry. >> the u.s. and the eu have demonstrated that there is so tighteningctance to the sanctions. making them tougher on the russian economy. were barredkali from capital markets the way that rosneft and gazprom are? >> right now, sanctions are against oil, energy and gas companies. >> b

where is olivia pope? take a look. >> phone rings [phone rings] [phone rings] >> ok. wow.s she? obviously on a beach. we have this new picture of the season numeral forecast. they're dressed to the nines. in honor of their time slot. 9:00. sure to be exciting. still ahead, brian is back with a final look at >> an unexpected player joined a group of guys for a round of golf in montana. check this out. >> this is hilarious. >> it almost looks fake. but that is real. that is a real bear club to pull the flagpole from the whole. after about two minutes, and walks off and picks up the golf ball in its mouth and trots away. i don't know who's round that was. he probably is going to have to start that whole again. so cute. >> a pole dancing bear. [laughter] >> pole dancing bear. >> we will talk about the afternoon. we could see some storms. the steelers are in towns to face the ravens. there will be a couple of storms around here for us. we will be cooler tomorrow. >> ok. thank you. thank you for joining us. >> yeah! aah! aah! [cheers and applause] [laughs] thank you, everybody.

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i am olivia thomas from texas. you were talking about second amendment rights and all that. my dad and tigers shooting almost every other weekend together, something we have always done. we have a friend who lives outside of city property. we go and should place. they're is a gun at that has come up set to ban semi-automatic weapons which is a type of rifle i have been shooting since i was for. >> the only kind in civilian hands. >> yes. i was just wondering your thoughts on the issue of whether that is actually something that potentially could be passed? >> of course a lot of language. semiautomatics is basically what we all have except for revolvers you pull the trigger once in a fire is one shot. the military uses fully automatic, the police have them. he pull the trigger and the fires forever. they are never used in crime. for half a year ago of fund-raisers said we have to get semi -- i mean fully automatic guns off our streets. he corrected himself. there are no fully automatic weapons on the streets except for the was a police have. semi-automatic to offer the people

i am olivia sterns, in today for betty liu. it is 26 minutes past the hour. on the markets. here's the latest on futures in the last moments before the opening bell. futures right now are pointing a little bit lower. stocks set to drop at the open amid state global selloff we have seen around the world triggered by concerns of a alsoown in china, and we see health-care stocks in detail in -- in particular in europe, and stocks fall in the u.s. following jack lew's crackdown on inversion deals. let's calm you down to the open with a top 10 trades -- the only stories -- count you down to the open with a top 10 trades, the only storage need to know. number 10, carmax reporting an 11% increase in quarterly revenue. earnings, however, missed analyst estimates. shares are falling on the premarket. >> number nine, dick's sporting goods. cited entry competition from amazon and shares are falling sharply. it has been a rough year, off 20% so far. >> cf industries confirming they are in a limited discussions regarding a potential merger, paring the world's biggest fert