the pentagon warning russia's involvement will inflame the civil war. >>> good morning, everyone. let's get you kicked off with some economic data in the form of euro zone september manufacturing pmi that came in in line with expectations. 52. let's have a look at the entire picture. years on manufacturing growth dipping in the month of september. factories are beginning to cut prices again and we did see the regional break down, the september german manufacturing pmi. that was a touch below expectations. france, though, the manufacturing picture looking better. back above the boom-bust line of 56 but spanish manufacturing pointing to a weaker picture in the third quarter when it comes to growth and the italian september manufacturing pmi falling to 52.7. the lowest since february. >> yeah, let's have a look at the markets because they're pretty strong today. it's not really based on that pmi data. it's a similar reason we saw yesterday. a strong rally at the end of the month and a strong rally now the following month. that's reacting from the weakness we saw monday and tuesday. s

the pentagon warning russia's involvement will inflame the civil war. >> shutdown averted. u.s. lawmakers work right up to the deadline to push through a temporary bill but the stage is set for another budget battle in early december. >> peace at last. microsoft and google put an end to all litigation between the two companies settling no less than 18 cases. >>> right. thanks for joining us. let's get straight to the market action and as you can see another very positive day for european equities. we started the month today in positive fashion as we ended the final day of last month but of course last month and last quarter as a whole very much negative. the dax was off about 6% for the month. and off nearly 12% for the quarter as a whole. so we've got to put that in perspective with the rally we saw yesterday and today as well. 1.5% for the ftse 100. germany up about .5%. right. let's also have a look at asian markets as well. sri is going to come in and give us an update on what we're looking at in asia. big day of data as well. >> absolutely. yes. china and japan. let's take

russia wants to prop up president assad. >> the pentagon, turkey, the u.s. led coalition are all warningussia to stay away from president assad's opponents. the concern what if they hit opposition forces trained by the u.s. >> that is going to be a problem. >> the pentagon won't say the u.s. will strike back. they are talking, looking for ways to cooperate. >> so far we haven't seen any indication of confrontation or an issue. but we don't want to cross that bridge if we can avoid it. >> and the other thing this morning, reports out of lebanon that iran is now sending hundreds of fighters into syria to help syria's government. pretty complicated on the ground there. >> i was going to say complicated. you took the words out of my mouth. thank you so much. >>> in thursday night football we go to pittsburgh. ravens looking for their first win of the seen. michael camp nara gets right into the end zone but the steelers battle back to take the lead before halftime. michael vick hands off. to bell who cuts left and goes right for the score. to the fourth quarter. 17 r seven seconds left on the

russia wants to trap up president assad. >> reporter: the pentagon, turkey, the u.s.-led coalition, are all warning russia to stay away from president assad's opponents. their concern? what happens if russia hits opposition forces trained by the u.s.? >> that obviously is going to be a problem. >> reporter: the pentagon won't say if the u.s. would strike back. the u.s. and russian militaries are talking. looking for ways to cooperate. >> so far we haven't seen any indication of confrontation or an issue. but we don't want to cross that bridge if we can avoid it. >> reporter: tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> shifting gears in thursday night football we go to pittsburgh now. ravens looking for the first win of the season. they get into the end zone, but the steelers battle back to take the lead before halftime, as michael vick hands off to le'veon bell who cuts left then goes right and scrambles in for the score. to the fourth quarter now, seven seconds left on the clock. ravens attempt a 42-yard field goal for the tie sending the game into o.t. and after trading possessions ravens' justin tuc

warning to russia. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with the latest on this one. jennifer? reporter: hi, melissa, at a press conference held in boston with australian ministers, defense secretary ash carter issued a veiled warning to russia. >> our counter isil fight will remain unchanged as we continue to urge russia to change it is failing strategy. russia in the meantime must act professionally in skies over syria? reporter: pentagon spokesman steve war nsaid's recently as saturday russian warplanes came in contact with u.s. planes over syria, which secretary warren described as reckless and indiscriminate. he said u.s. pilots are showing incredibly disciplined. >> a couple of russian aircraft came within visual recognition distance of a couple of them. coalition aircraft, visual identification took place. all pilots conducted themselves appropriately. everyone went about their business. but this is, but it is dangerous, right? it is dangerous if two sets of aircraft come into the same piece of airspace without clearly laid out protocols for safety. reporte

syrian forces are getting support from russia's air campaign, but the pentagon warns the kremlin that the campaign will soon cost russian lives on the battlefield. mike viqueira has more from washington. >> meeting with nato allies in brussels, secretary of defense ash carter predicted casualties for russia. >> the russians will begin with casualties in syria. he listed objection to russia's move, russian aircraft coming within a few miles of u.s. drones. cruise missiles launched without warning. thursday, reports emerge that had four of those missiles badly missed their mark, crashing instead in iran, near the border with turkey. russia received permission for the missiles, launched from war ships in the caspian sea to targets in syria. russia denies the reports and says all of the missiles reached their targets. >> in another alarming russian move, its war planes entered air space over turkey, a member of the nato military alliance. thursday, the secretary general vowed to act if it came to a fight with russia. >> nato is prepared to protect all allies against any threats, and that

russia. pentagon grows suspicious feeling the civil war in syria could become worse. >>> ultimatultimatum. mahmoud abbas issues a warning. what it means for both sides. indicted. a volunteer deputy shoots an unarmed man to death. now a grand jury says the sheriffs of sheriff tried to cover up the investigation. plus: taking shape. a first impression of the three dimensional works by pablo picasso. >> there is a sense you go through the show that almost anything can become a sculpture. >> part of the extraordinary new exhibit of the master. it'master. >> we begin tonight with russia's military involvement in the syrian crisis. the kremlin launched air tries today, dropping bombs north of the city of holmes. washington was pretty much caught off guard, learning of the strikes just right before they happened. the big question is were they targeting i.s.i.l. as they claim or were they taking aim at syrian rebels trying to protect bashar al-assad. mike viqueria is joining us. mike is seek it seems like the n was a little suspicious. >> you're absolutely right, adam. in the wake of this brand-new bombing campaign. secretary o

pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more. >> reporter: a warning from president obama to russian president vladimir putin. >> an attempt by russia and iran to prop up assad and try to pass fi the population is just going to get them stuck in a quack mire. and it won't work. and they will be there for a while. >> and criticism for targets of putin's air strikes. >> if russia continues hitting rebel force, will the u.s. defend those rebels? the pentagon not really to even say if the russians have hit them. >> we don't have a clear picture of their intentions at this point. >> gop members challenging the narrative. >> i can absolutely guarantee there were strike against our free syrian army or groups that have been armed and trained by the this ia. >> russia continuing its air strikes even as the pentagon and moscow talked about how to ensure pilots from both both countries can avoid each other in the skies over syria. >> the u.s. pilots are going to have to look after themselves. they're also going to have to be very aware of their surroundings. and they have to know where russian pilots are plying. -- flying. >> the latest russia

the pentagon furious that the russians gave no warning of the missile launches and of other russian moves. >> it remains our hope that russia will see that tethering itself to a sinking ship is a losing strategy. >> and an ominous prediction from the u.s. defense secretary. >> i also suspect in coming days, the russians will begin to suffer casualties in syria. >> u.s. droning monitoring the border with turkey now have been shadowed by russian aircraft on at least two occasions. and the russians have fwloen into turkish air space. russia claims these videos show their attacks on isis. but the u.s. and turkey say that is not russia's main target. >> they have initiated a joint ground offensive with the syrian regime, shattering the facade that they're there to fight isil. >> a u.s. official tells cnn, so far rebel groups have been able to thwart at least limited parts oof the russian and syrian advances. even in the face of this brutal rocket system essentially a giant flame thrower. but a top congressional democrat says the u.s. has to do more. >> that might mean a no-fly zone in the southern part of syria and sending a mes

pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, has the details. >> reporter: a warning from president obama to russian president vladimir putin. >> an attempt by russiand iran to prop up assad and try to pacify the population is just going to get them stuck in a quagmire. and it won't work. they will be there for a while. >> reporter: and criticism for targets of putin's air strike. >> he doesn't distinguish between isil and a moderate sunni opposition that wants to see mr. assad go. from their perspective, they're all terrorists. and that's a recipe for disaster. it's one that i reject. >> reporter: if russia continues hitting rebel forces, the u.s. wants secede, will they defend the rebels? the pentagon not willing to say if the shoons have h-- the russians have hit them. >> we don't have a clear intention. it's impossible to judge with certainty what they've done on the ground. >> reporter: gop members challenging the narrative. >> i can absolutely confirm to you that they were strikes against our free syrian army or groups that have been armed and trained by the cia. >> reporter: russia continuing its air strikes over syria even as the pentagon a

ambassador in baghdad and warned the united states to stay out of the way and clear the sky. russia is claiming it is target isis. the pentagon is not buying that. the united states saying russia may be targeting syrian opposition fighters and not isis. those syrian opposition fighters are trying to kick dictator assad out of power. >> russia has out gamed us once again. >> the pentagon was caught off guard. >> the united states and the clution will continue our ongoing air operations as we have from the very beginning. >> today, we see he vladimir putin attacking with his airplanes. >> that approach is tantamount to pouring gasoline on the fire. >> it's doomed to failure. >> he is budding for dominance in the middle east against the united states. it is imperative to find a solution to this conflict and to avoid escalating it in any way. >> he wants to wipe out all of the opposition assad except islamic state. >> don't let the russians tell us we can't fly over syria. >> it is imperative for the president to fight back on this. >> we fly anywhere we want to and you better stay out of the way. that's the message that should b

ambassador in baghdad and warned the united states to stay out of the way and clear the sky. russia is claiming it is target isis. the pentagonaying russia may be targeting syrian opposition fighters and not isis. those syrian opposition fighters are trying to kick dictator assad out of power. >> russia has out gamed u

warnings to leave turkey's air space. let's head to the pentagon and cnn's barbara starr. >> reporter: russia is dismissing these reports a warplane over turkish air space. russia saying all of its drones are operating as expected. so, moscow very much saying this did not happen. to be clear, the pentagon is looking at initial reports, initial intelligence. they are not sharing what that intelligence is. that tells them it was a russian drone. we do not know who was operating that drone in some ground station somewhere at the time. as for the turks, they are saying they shot down an unidentified aircraft, indicating they thought it was a drone, not a manned fighter jet. as always, in this very troubled area, everybody's got a different opinion of exactly what is going on. >> barbara starr reporting live for us this morning. >>> checking some other top stories at 22 minutes past. a 22-year-old man is accused of stealing the personal information of u.s. military members and then giving it to isis. he is being defained in malaysia. officials say he hacked into the computer system of a u.s. company and stole information on mo

pentagon briefing under way now. peter cook being asked about the russian strikes in syria. let's listen. >> any communication with russia so far including on this call that would be a warning to them to say we warned the syrian government to stay away from u.s. operations or risk some sort of retaliation and united states have any legal authority to strike russia were it to go after moderate syrian rebels supported by the united states. the united states said it would go after assad's force ifs it were to strike syrian rebels. has that position been transferred toward russia and has the pentagon communicated? >> i'm not going to get into the detail of the calls itself. this is was a professional exchange between the two governments and defense departments. we have made clear the importance of the moderate syrian opposition in terms of political future and anything done to harm that modern syrian opposition is counter productive to the end result that we believe is necessary and that's a political transition in syria. this isn't going to be solved milltarially. we made that point to clear from the start and we'll continue to do so. >> regardless of whether the russian or sy

the pentagon furious that the russians gave no warning of the missile launches and of other russian moves. >> it remains our hope that russiathat tethering itself to a sinking ship is a losing strategy. >> and ominous prediction from the u.s. defense secretary. >> i also expect that in coming days the russians will begin to suffer casualties in syria. >> u.s. aerial drones monitoring the border with turkey have been shadowed by russian aircraft on at least two occasions. and the russians have flown into turkish air space. russia claims these videos show their attacks on isis. but the u.s. and turkey say that is not russia's main target. >> they have initiated a joint ground offensive with the syrian regime shattering the facade that they're there to fight isil. >> a u.s. official tells cnn so far rebel groups have been able to thwart at least limited parts of the russian and syrian advances. even in the face of this brutal rocket system essentially a giant flame thrower. but a top congressional democrat says the u.s. has to do more. >> that might mean a no-fly zone in the southern part of syria and sending messages send up

warning as well. >> we would have grave concerns should russia strike areas where isil and al qaeda affiliated targets are now operating-- are not operating. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, at a u.s. house hearing, a top pentagonicial complained the russians gave just one hour's notice of the strikes. >> sreenivasan: defense secretary ashton carter said later those military-to-military talks are set to take place in the coming days. but, he said, the kremlin is making a mistake. >> by supporting assad and thereby seemingly taking on everyone who is fighting assad, you're taking on the whole rest of the country of syria. that is not our position. that's why the russian approach is doomed to fail. >> sreenivasan: carter said the russian actions will not deter the u.s.-led air war on islamic state fighters, that's been under way for a year. >> woodruff: late this evening, secretary kerry and russian foreign minister has rof came out together and agreed to military talks. we get a closer look at russia's military moves in syria with andrew weiss. he was the director of russian, ukrainian, and eurasian afairlz at the white house national security council during the clinton and george w. bush administration. he's no

pentagon listened carefully. what's the la test your herarin? >> they were watching closely as president obama delivered a message, warning to putin that the united states will not be operating on russia'sia, there will not be a proxy war between washington and moscow and listen to a little more of what the president had to say. >> an attempt by russia and iran to proper to prop up assad and isolation is going to get them stuck in a quagmire and it won't work and they will be there for awhile. if they don't take a different course but he doesn't distinguish between isil and a moderate sonny opposition that wants to see mr. assad go. from their perspective, they are all terrorists and a recipe for disaster that i reject. >> what the pentagon officials are watching for are decisions from the white house, decisions from the president about what comes next in syria. there were hints today but no announcements. two critical things, a change in the u.s. program to train and equip syrian rebels. the president saying flat out it is not working, though, the pentagon has propels at the white house we're told to change it. no decisions about what to do. the second hit, the president talked very in

weeks turkey has been warning russia to stay out of its skies as vladimir putin wages war alongside his allies. defense sources are telling cnn otherwise. let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what are your sources telling you about what happened and who the drone belongs to? >> let's start off by saying officially the russian government says that all of their drones are accounted for. nothing of theirs got shot down anywhere, especially not over turkey. you see this wreckage on the ground. you see turkish military forces near this wreckage. now u.s. officials are saying they believe there are initial reports that are drone was russian. maybe a separate question who was operating the drone. we don't know if there was some russian operators at some ground station operating it or operated by someone else. but u.s. officials say the initial reports they have is it was a russian drone. all american drones are accounted for. the russians say all of their drones are accounted for. but that's a pretty busy border these guy days. the russians, according to official, have strayed across into turkish air space with manned aircraft in the past. the turkish

the pentagon furious that the russians gave no warning of the missile launches and of other russian moves. >> it remains our hope that russiaethering itself to a sinking ship is a losing strategy. >> reporter: and an ominous prediction from the u.s. defense secretary. >> i also expect that in coming days the russians will begin to suffer casualties in syria. >> reporter: u.s. aerial drones monitoring the border with turkey now have been shadowed by russian aircraft on at least two occasions. and the russians have flown into turkish airspace. russia claims these videos show their attacks on isis. but the u.s. and turkey say that is not russia's main target. >> they have initiated a joint ground offensive with the syrian regime, shattering the facade that they're there to fight isil. >> reporter: a u.s. official tells cnn so far rebel groups have been able to thwart at least limited parts of the russian and syrian advances. even in the face of this brutal rocket system, essentially a giant flame thrower. but a top congressional democrat says the u.s. has to do more. >> that might mean a no-fly zone in the southern part of syr

pentagon. thank you. >>> now escalating tensions along the syrian border leading in the skies. turkey says it downed an unidentified drown invading air space after repeated warnings were ignored. did this drone belong to russia folks are saying that. cnn national correspondent jim sciutto is here. do we know the answer? >> u.s. officials believe they do and believe it is a russia drone. there is deep concern about conflict in that air space over syria and we've seen it. a russian possibly drone that lost contact with its command control taking it out of syrian air space despite that russian denial that all of its drones are accounted for. still, it was shot down by turkey, turkey sag i it had no choice and we saw more alarming near misses. two aircraft came within miles. so-called visual range before they moved away a few days ago. u.s. officials immediately protesting. today the president did say the two sides have reached agreement on what's called deconflikoconf the air space, keep them from shooting or running into each other but on the issue of russia joining into military action in the air and on the ground, the u.s. and russia still very much at odds, the president said today that russia cannot expect