. >> peter anderson, what's your best trade now?i think what we have to look at is remembering in low volume, sometimes price movements get exaggerated. so if you're an investor looking at a name that you would like to be able to position in, sometimes it's a good time to get a position established if there's some negative news. lows, for instance, a nice play on the recovering homeowner. and recently it disappointed in earnings and it traded down about 10%. that's some good volatility to get into. so if you're looking at lowe's, and we own lowe's, we like that name, this might be a good entry point at this point. >> look at how much it's moved off that march low. >> well, still, when you compare it to, say, something like the s&p 500, which is up about 16% as of yesterday, lowe's is up only about 2% or 3%. it still has room to run, especially compared to home depot i believe double digits. it's cheaper on a price to book basis than home depot. >> peter costa, on low volume, is that telling us anything, significant or simply a produ

peter anderson. thank you so much for your time.me news from the sporting world just into fox. olympic gold medallist michael phelps has swam a stunning comeback at the swimming championships in rome, italy to break the world records for the 100 meter butterfly, he held the title before and now again. when he saw his time he hopped up on the lane row from the former record he holders, threw up his arms and let out a scream toward the united states cheering section. >> rick: wonder what bathing suits. there was a flap about the bathing suits worn in rome. the c.d.c. issuing a warn for pregnant women regarding the h1n1 season, everybody is concerned. >> jamie: that's true and fox is tracking the h1n1 virus, a live report, that's next. my doctor told me something i never knew. as we get older, our bodies become... less able to absorb calcium. he recommended citracal. it's a different kind of calcium. calcium citrate. with vitamin d... for unsurpassed absorption, to nourish your bones. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's n

peter anderson is here, as well. allan, do you think bernanke should be reappointed and do you think he'll be reappointed? >> i think he'll be reappointed and that makes sense. >> and you think he should be. you give him -- without grading on the curve, is he up in the a minus, a, b plus? how do you rate his job? >> the chairman and the have come on strong here and done a lot of great things to preserve the banking system. the chaos we were headed into. and i think we -- the recovery is baked in the cake. it's still a technical issue whether we actually are in one now or will be next month, that kind of thing. it's staked in the cake. relatively growth will be 3% in the next quarter. bottom line is, tweer out of major trouble and that's where it counts. >> do you think the president is under any pressure to reappoint him? does he have to listen to what guys like you say and what guys on wall street say? >> no, he doesn't. the head of the federal reserve is the president's choice. the current fed's record is mixed. it

anderson, dr. sanjay gupta, peter bergen and michael ware will be reporting live from the battle zone in afghanistan. that's september 7th for the full week. >>> senator edward kennedy wants officials in massachusetts to make it easier for his senate seat to be temporarily filled if it becomes vacant. massachusetts changed its succession law in 2004 to require a special election to fill a vacancy. kennedy is battling brain cancer. >>> walmart is recalling about 1.5 million dvd players made in china because they may burst into flames. the company received 12 complaints of durabrand dvd players overheating. no injuries, luckily, have been reported. >>> a south african track star is so fast, people are wondering if she is really a he. 18-year-old semenya won the title over the weekend. she's been asked to undergo gender testing. >> her father said she's my little girl. i raised her and i have never doubted her gender. >> it's a fascinating story. we were watching this. a lot of people were saying how hard is it to determine this? and the officials at this race are saying it will take weeks to determine

anderson, dr. sanjay gupta, peter bergen, and michael ware will be in afghanistan the week of september 7th. join us live from the battle zone. >>> it is the end of the road for the cash finish clunkers program. for good this time. the portion ended earlier tonight. dealers have until noon tomorrow to submit those requests for refunds. >>> and the first family firmly in vacation mode on martha's vineyard, the president golfing today on oak bluffs' course. the president was invited to the first hole, but after that, they gave the obamas some privacy. they've got some privacy. >> not too hard. he also plans to catch up on reading during his vacation, you can see the books on ac360.com. >>> up next, new information about cia interrogations during the bush administration. a report reveals techniques including threatening to kill one suspect's children and threatening to force another to seeing his mother be sexually assaulted. are they tough or just plain criminal? >>> also ahead the end of the man hunt for a reality tv star. he is dead, but now police want to talk to a mystery woman seen with h

. >> peter, do we know, is karzai expected to win this election? >> yes. he could win the first round, anderson would predict that is quite possible in the most recent poll he was getting 44%. he needs 50%. he has allowed the return of a war lord, uzbek war lord who controls 10% of the vote. that might put him over the 50% mark in which case it is only one round. >> michael what is a karzai victory mean for america? >> well, for america this is a very complicated election. karzai has been an ally of america. he failed to deliver for america. his government by definition of any afghan government is a hodgepodge of war lords with an administration riddled with corruption. the fact that he named dusdum to push him over the line, he is being investigated by the obama administration for crimes against humanity. that is the nature of afghan politics. this is an election where u.s. strategic interests have very little to gain but are risking a lot but have a lot to lose. >> peter, can one put a timetable on this war in afghanistan? >> anderson, i think there is a political timetable in the united stat

. >> peter, can one put a timetable on this war in afghanistan? >> anderson i think there is a political timetable in the united states and nato country which is probably about a year. if there isn't progress being made, already 54% of americans think the war was a mistake, according to a recent poll by cnn, it was only 9% in 2002. the american public is getting increasingly skeptical. 51 house democrats voted against funding for the war back in may. the republicans are going to make an issue of this if progress isn't happening. the midterm elections in 2010 gear up. the political timeline is about a year. to get afghanistan on track to stability and relative prosperity is going to take longer than a year. >> peter bergen, michael ware, thanks very much. as always. >>> a lot more at ac360.com. peter bergen's dispatch on the taliban titled "hardly winning." >>> new information raises so many questions. join the live chat at ac360.com. the latest on michael jackson story. his doctor, conrad murray, speaking out for the first time, why now? why on youtube? you c

tonight, chris anderson, and senate majority peter harry reid -- leader harry reid.nd go on line and follow the latest video eds and links. also keep up-to-date with the town hall meetings, senate debate, and even applaud your opinion. the c-span health care hub. host: joining us now is thomas schatz with citizens against government waste. explain what the organization does. guest: of citizens against crime and waste helps to uncover programs that waste money. there was the alternate engine for the joint strike fighter. the president says he does not want it. so does the pentagon. it was a typical earmark by a member of congress without any competition. this is one of many issues we look at. we look at how stimulus money is working. the health-care debate is certainly something we look at. really any area of wasteful spending in the government, including taxation. host: what is the state of earmarks in washington? from your position, is it better or worse? guest: between 2008 and 2009, the number of earmarks dropped, but the dollar amount went up. about a 15% increas

let's go to cnn's anderson cooper who spoke with our security analyst peter bergen. >> this entire project, the international community is engaged in. if the selection goes off fairly well, many of the naysayers will be shown not to be correct. the main indicator to look for, anderson, voter turnout. karzai is going to win this election in the first round or the second round and that's a virtual certainty but if voter turnout is significant on the day, certainly about 50% or 60% or something like that, i think that sends a message that the afghan population were not intimidated by the taliban. were actively engaged in this very important election. >> well, it's still very early and observers from about 30 different groups who are monitoring the election. we're told that voting, especially in the kabul province went fairly smooth but also some reports now trickling in about violence across that country. we'll keep following this. while afghans were voting, iraqis were trying to stop the bleeding a day after a string of bombings killed at least 100 people in baghdad and wounded 500 more. the

anderson? >> polls open within the hour. we'll check back in with you later on in this hour. we're joined now by peterergen, cnn national security analyst in washington and also by our own michael ware, who has certainly spent a lot of time both -- well, we know in iraq and also in afghanistan. peter, let's start off with you. a big day for this country. what is at stake right now? >> well, at stake is the entire project, the international community is engaged in. if this election goes off fairly well, some of the naysayers will be shown not to be correct. i think the main indicator to look for is voter turnout. karzai's going to win this election either in the first round or second round, that's a virtual certainty. if voter turnout is significant on the day, certainly about 50% or 60%, something like that, i think that sends a message that the afghan population were not intimidated by the taliban, were actively engaged in this very important election. the last election was in 2004. there was 80% turnout. i think that's very unlikely we'll see that kind of turnout. a significant turnout would be a bi