well, put simply, nobody examined anything good from proctor, except for, hey, me. i bought -- for my chaertable trust. why? well, i told you why. i said it was too hated. that was enough for me. i like the stock, because p & g was so darn cheap on the dividend basis, we love dividends in cramerica, and they love to boost their dividend, because they have a broad weak dollar exposure, and the dollars real weak, got to make money off that. and because of all its packaging use is natural gas. come on who do you think makes this stuff? and natural gas hit a seven-year low this quarter. i also told you this was a company that doesn't like to lose, and will do what is necessary to get back in the good graces of wall street. stanley capital in 10th grade. on the flip side, general mills -- this is probably one of the most loved stocks i've ever seen. 14 buys, 5 holds. street expects them to disappointment. and so when general mills excels, not only does everyone care, it's what we expected, after all, and they dump the stock of. as we saw throughout most of the day. but w

let's move on to -- >> proctor & gamble upgrade. proctor & gamble upgrade is just classic. it's the kind of thing you do when you say will you give me something to recommend. they sat down with the management team at proctor, what a chart, fabulous chart, and this time the proctor guy said we mean it. this time we mean it. and you know what? it's like, okay, maybe they got religion. i feel like it is a psychological call that -- >> maybe ahmadinejad will stop building nukes. >> i thought this had the least substance and the most impact i've come across. i like the research. it says mea culpa, we've done badly, and you know that once you admit that you've been screwing up, which they -- >> once you admit, it's a huge first step. >> they hadn't been doing. they have been basically saying, listen, everyone in the quarter started out. this was a great quarter. that was a great quarter. you know what? they finally admitting it wasn't a great quarter and unilever have and colgate have been pantsing them. >> it's amazing unilever has been pantsing anybody. >> i wish they'd come on

proctor & gamble saying sales would rebound in the fall.he nasdaq, the weak spots there include intel, among others. we do have, though, mixed markets. because google is doing well, as is amazon. ebay up nearly 4%. s&p 500 is higher. inching back toward the high of the afternoon. and that has to do with the financials as well as the banking sector. the auto is also doing well today. by the way, ge is down after two days of gains. >> time for the "fast money" "final call." with all this talk about technology, it's been a big mover this day, a big mover this week as well. apple hitting a 52-week high just yesterday. we had the news from texas instruments. today it hit a 52-week high as well. let's zero in on the tech trade with "fast money" contributor, john, co-founder of option monster.com. dr. j, good to see you. >> always great to be with you, judge. another wonderful day in new york city. >> eats's talk about this market. maria just read down some of those stocks. apple, new 52-week high, dell, ibm, and microsoft all to the plus side. an

carla proctor was driving an empty bus on september 3 when she hit amanda mahnke. metro says proctor was dismissed for failing to follow standard operating procedures. >>> turning to the battle to become virginia's next governor, at tensidemocrat creigh deeds ab mcdonnell scored off during a debate today. mcdonnell picks up an endorsement from the fraternal order of police. >>> coming up, the promise lawmakers are making overbuild -- over a plan to build a walmart. >> a big decision tonight. virginians are asking lots of questions about bob mcdonnell's "thesis." how old was he when he wrote it? mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outwed and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, there's nothing more important than our health. so when

proctor was on administrative leave. she has two other accidents on the job, according to court records. >>> police are warning parents and teenagers after a high school student was assaulted at a bus stop. police say the victim was able to push the man away and run a way after he tried to hug and kiss her. anyone with information is asked to call arlington police. >>> complaints about noise and parking problems, led authorities to uncover a mortgage scheme. police and fbi agents arrested 20 people involved in the scam. it was worth more than $100 million. they found unqualified buyers and padded their bank accounts to obtain loans. >> they saw a weakness and the ability to build a neighborhood in a financial institution and worked on it and worked on it and they were very, very successful. >> many of the homes were used as illegal boarding houses. master minds of the conspiracy could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> still to come, a discovery on the moon that surprised the world's leading scientists. bob is look iing

proctor & gamble shines. and the airline gets a shot in the arm. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, tyler perry puts on the wig and lipstick hoping to drag in big bucks at the box office. >>> the steel curtain comes down on the titans. rockies continue to roll. and the shocking results of a track star's gender test. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm dan kloeffler. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> researchers say the swine flu vaccine is strong enough to work with one dose instead of two. it doubles the nation's anticipated stock piles. it eased fears for those who predicted the shortage in october. >>> new data shows the nation's poverty rate climbed to 13.2% last year, the highest level in 11 years. while the overall percentage of adults without health insurance remain virtually unchanged from the year before, less people received coverage from their employer. >>> talk about being fast on on your feet. a man in canada was able to walk away wh

carla proctor was fired on monday for failing to follow standard operating procedures.she struck capitol hill staffer commander mahnke. it was proctor's third on the job crash in seven years. >>> republican bob mcdonnell has picked up another key endorsement. the fraternal order of police said they will back him for governor. doug wilder is declining to endorse creigh deeds. wilder sites his views on gun ownership and his support of taxes -- or his lack of support of taxes, i should say. >>> linda bell is live in new york with more details. >> good morning. world leaders at the g-20 summit are scheduled to issue a statement after 4:00 p.m. investors are keeping a close eye on what is happening. the group is close to an agreement on cracking down on banker pay. they want to replace a smaller group, the g-8, as the main forum for world economic coordination. in a draft communique, the country plans to make measures to bolster the global economy until recover is secure. the g-20 group is close to agreemt that would require members to subject their economic policies to some

earlier this week, metro fired the driver identified as carla proctor for, quote, failure to follow standard operating procedures a sources tell fox 5 that she could soon be facing charges. is the is a bit of good news tonight about the jogger. the family tells fox 5 she's out of the intensive care unit, a good sign and has a long way on the road to recovery. shawn? >> wish her well. thank you, roz plater. >>> a late night commute proved to be a long one for a handful of passengers. around 1:30, four commuters arrived here. the oblem is they couldn't get out. the station manager locked the gate before the train arrived. the passengers called transit police who had to come and let them out. metro is now investigating. >> a new battle brewing over iran's nuclear weapons. president obama dropped a bomb shell this morning, calling out iran for hiding secret nuclear plants, a charge iran's president denies. fox 5s tom fitzgerald is live in the newsroom with this one. tom? >> reporter: it was not -- here at the beginning of the summit. tonight, there are fresh questions about what iran has been up

proctor and gamble reaffirmed their unemployer sales. the new information was they said they expect to return to sales growth. general mills, they see above initial target. texas instruments, a new high, seeing it move, a fractional move to the upside. but looking for stronger revenue. then corning as well, a smaller decline. airlines as well getting a bump by an upgrade by jpmorgan. let me note here that commodity stocks are up now, so there are a lot of cross currents in this market today. we're watching a dollar, the direction of oil and as i said, commodities, which started to move lower have moved up. >> one day after delivering a major speech, president obama continues to keep the pressure on health careinsurance. john harwood in d.c. with the details. >> he is trying to keep the pressure on insurance companies as well as his partisan opponents on the republican side. he reiterated a lot of the message he had from his speech last night including the line that he had in which he said he wasn't going to waste time anymore with people

let's talk about proctor & gamble.o return to sales growth in the second quarter. general mills and texas instruments are to the downside. texas instruments new 52-week high raised the outlook. corning saw a smaller than expected decline. you have some health care stocks rising, cigna, health net, humana are to the plus side perhaps from some of the bickering on capitol hill as to whether a health care deal is actually going to get done. the hmos are moving higher today. financials, a bit of a weak spot. moody's reiterating its negative outlook for banks. let's go to bertha at the nasdaq. >> we're seeing modest gains come in the internet and chip stocks. we have yahoo! and ebay both getting upgraded. google entered the electronic medical records. now dell is joining google and microsoft launching a product that's having a pretty good day. up 3%. the weird thing is despite the fact you have texas instruments upping its guidance, it's to the downside. three of the biggest components in the stocks are kind of dragging the

metro says proctor was fired on monday. >>> metro general manager, they have a new deal. the metro board voted 5 to 1 to extend their contract in another three years. the 62-year-old transportation official continued to receive their annual $316,000. they will also get more health benefits and $27,000 a year after retiring. >>> new jobs are coming to fairfax county. creating hundreds of new positions over the next three years. one of those companies are the defense contractor science applications international, can which will move their headquarters from san diego to tyson's corner. they said other new positions will be in the tech world. distribution and healthcare industries. >>> the charges in an allege terrorism plot that stretch from denver to new york and now they are a lot more serious. as they report, the main suspects in the case now stands accused of plotting to blow up bombs on u.s. soil. >> reporter: terrorism suspect, they are now charged with plotting a bomb attack. federal authorities indicted the 24 kraoerld for conspiracy to use weapons of mass destructio

the big movers today, proctor & gamble, talking about capturing more market share. higher priced gs have been hurting them as the competitors are moving in against them. home builders a great week. jpmorgan had an upgrade for them. folks, it's going to be coming back, ipos are starting to pick up here. next week, and in the next two weeks there's a number of big ipos coming, i count five ipos that are coming from real estate investment trusts. looking to capitalize on the commercial and residential mortgage markets. five of them. we'll talk about it next week here. that's the key thing here. i think, maria, we're starting to see real interest in the ipo market as we've seen the market be a lot more friendly to individuals, a lot more friendly to investors. for the week, by the way, we're up about 2.5%, 2.25% on the dow and 2.5% on the s&p 500. >> if you want to go public, you want to do it in a nice environment. you have reception on the partner reception these days. >>> take a look at the other stories we're following tonight. star # bucks up today. starbucks share

i say buy proctor and gamble. they make very soft and cushy toilet paperment brenda: gary b, you like that is >> i like this prediction in every way, shape and form. brenda: pat, your prediction? >> shape and form toilet paper not going there. philip morris. everybody is always hitting this stock but one of the best performers the last several decades. 8% yield. brenda: toby? >> if it is up 40% i will personally eat a carton of cigarettes. i think it is a great stock but 20% at most. brenda: prop man. >> brenda, tom delay on

metro says carla proctor failed to follow standard operating procedures.ogger was critically hurt when she was hit while running along connectit avenue at florida avenue. proctor had worked for metro for nine years. >>> the metro general manager john catoe is keeping his job. yesterday, metro's board voted 5-# in favor of a three-year contract extension for john catoe. city at mirror neil alberth was the one dissenting vote. albert says metro needs more aggressive leadership. others including board member and d.c. councilman jim graham argues th metro needs stable leadership as it works on addressing a number of issues. >>> our business beat is coming up next. we'll have the latest on the dow's drive to reach 10,000. >>> no cage to clean no, food to buy. it is a parent's dream pet. it happens to be one of the hottest toys for the holidays. toys r us plans to promote the $10 toy big time this christmas. it has already sold out in some spots. >> the price is right and so is the rest of that stuff, no cages to clean. >> that's true. there's thing more imptant

proctor, is it too much like pepsi? i'm calling it both health care and consumer product.ls fargo, one of the finest banks. i believe that that company is going to be the biggest player in the mortgages in this country other than bank of america. apple, youen i like it. we have a tech, internet play. yes, i do dwesh those. we have a soda company. a consumer products. a bank. i'm blessing it. i think that dan, having a great time out in san mateo, and i don't blame him because i we should i were there too. let's go to peter in florida. peter. >> caller: peter from naples, florida. krimplts first stock is bac, bank of america. >> the bank of america. >> fedex. >> okay. >> caller: line manager. integra energy, teg, and ford. >> let's let her rip. thank you for asking. let's let her rip. ford, that's out of the way. we have a believer in him, but we play it with the preferred. fedex at the bottom. mr. smith a smart guy and an economist by nature and ceo. integra, that's a nice utility. always good to have a utility wrshgs lynn is the -- that's michael -- that's michael win, a

the rumor this week was proctor and gamble. does it make sure? sure it makes sense. i'm not sure the timing makes sense given they're selling out their pharmaceutical business. the con sen trags was the 60 and 65 calls. i just don't know the timing makes a lots of sense. there wasn't a lot of follow through. premiums held for about a day and then it died. >> time to get called out. winners are great but it's often the losers who can teach us the most. last week offered a bullish strategy on rimm. so far that's not working out so well. >> just because we're risking less to make more doesn't mean we'll come out ahead. >> what i'm suggesting is the december 70-100 risk reversal. >> generally when options traders buy a risk reversal, they're making a bullish bet on a stock by selling one out of the money puts to reduce the cost of buying one out of the money call cas. the goal -- to profit from a sharp move higher. but there's a catch. you're obligated to buy that stock at that put strike price. so let's take a look at how dan's trade went down. he thought rimm's shares

carla proctor was fired on monday. she was driving an empty bus when she struck a mandy mahnke. the act -- the accident was her third on the job in seven years. >>> republican bob mcdonnell has picked up another key endorsement, the fraternal order of police. doug wilder is declining to endorse his fellow democrat creigh deeds. he says his views on guns and taxes are the reason for his lack of support. >>> six new companies are investing nearly $3 million to expand into fairfax county. it is expected to create around 300 new jobs. >>> d.c. teachers are protesting a plan they say could lead to mass layoffs of experience educators. dozens or rallied yesterday. michelle rhee said an unexpected $40 million shortfall is forcing these layoffs of up to 600 teachers. she is being accused of intentionally over hiring over the summer so she could choose whom to lay off. >>> it is now 5:37. >> still ahead, saving dozens of neglected pets. >> she does not deserve animals. >> we have new details on animal rescue efforts in west virginia. >> we have gray skies and puddles of water on the road

proctor is on leave financing the outcome of the investigation. a police corporal isn't or received a text message minutes before a crash. brian gay died in the accident, corporal mario chavez is being sued in court. the phone company representative tative was in the asked whether the corporal read the message. joe wilson has been reprimanded for his outburst during the speech last week. the republican shouted you lied as the president outrhined his plan before a joint session of congress. wilson sauce he has apologized. >> i apologize to the president, he accepted it, to me i a i poll guised to slop the interruption occurred. >> he would not issue a second apology to the floor. both wilson and his opponent in the mid-term have raised about one million since the incident. >>> the impact of the mull they're base closure and realign commission plan is being felt. last night in virginia a meeting was held to inform res dependents about the completion of the fairfax county parkway. once it is complete. a portion of the parkway will travel to land on t

been a positive correlation and what we've seen is a little bit of a pick-up with deals with disney, proctor and gamble. we find that the economy's recovering. >> okay, so it's essentially tracking gdp. to what extent do you think we're going to see m and a because volume is still tracking year to date levels. >> august was a horrible month. the fact is, what's critical here is the deal, unfriendly deal, take only about 25% of deals of that type actually get completed, so unless this deal turns into a friendly offer, it will be very difficult to see that getting done. >> rich, just quickly on the way out. debt. i'm interested in the debt financing piece. as you say, a year later after the fall of the credit markets, which is mostly a fall of the debt markets. how much is debt going to play? >> we saw that with the six-part transaction. this is a very good year for debt. with all the financials being able to go on the markets and get sources, this is a continuing, positive story going forward. >> thanks very much. >>> when we come back, apple is on the rise ahead of tomorrow's major announcem

proctor and gamble, google, take a look at how they're trading. the dow is up 42 points. 9824 the last trade. the s&p up as well by about three points. the nasdaq also positive territory. >> we are slowly grinding higher. we're a point or so away from new highs of the year. how much cash is there on the sideline? you hear people every day coming on our air saying that. the answer is it looks like there's still substantial cash, but not as much as a while ago. how you quantify it, take the percentage of money market funds to u.s. equity capitalization. right now, it's about 30%. money market funds are about 30% of u.s. equity capitalization. it was 50%. way back in march. the average is 20%. the answer is still cash on the sidelines, just not as much. that's what's been happening here this week. fairly good week for some of the major names. some of the homebuilders and financials. fortune brands is a good example. positive comments this week about the overall business. they make faucets and cabinets. that stock had a great run this week. goldman up

metro says proctor got retraining. she's on paid administrative leave. the woman she hit this month is still in intensive care. >>> a new poll suggests the race for governor is tighning. bob mcdonnell leads creigh teeds by five points, giving 42% to deeds' 37%. meanwhile 20% say they are still undecided. earlier this month mcdonnell's average lead was ten points. deeds has been targeting a thesis paper mcdonnell wrote back in the 80s which talked about the harmful role of working women. mcdonnell says his views have since changed. >>> fed chairman ben bernanke says the ression is over. we'll talk to cnbc about when. and we'll talk about when your wallet will feel the effects. >>> another rest stop in northern virginia closes today. >>> a major development this morning in the fight against >>> time now is 6:39. time for a news4 bargain blast. stop by arby's to get free food, a free regular side kicker with the purchase of any sandwich. only at participating locations. for more deals, go to nbcwashington.com and search bargain blast. >> some good news in t

proctor & gamble which had some interesting xhents frcomments f analysts. tradertalk.cnbc.com.king at the nasdaq? >> steadily improving up 0.3. intel up a half a percent. sandis upgraded to a buy. it's up 3.9% on the day. big move. another big name, maybe the best performer of the big names, research in motion up 1.5%. got hit hard yesterday. maybe short covering going into the weekend. they report next week. to the downside, yahoo! down 2%. palm down 4.4%. the analyst community very frustrated there aren't specific numbers on the sales of the palm pre. allscripps with an upgrade. let's go to sharon epperson. >> you heard steve grasso talking about gold a few moments ago. his brother, lou grasso, lass trades gold futures. talking to him and a number of the traders on the floor, they're looking at gold here firmly above $1,000, and they see perhaps next week a run toward that $1,033 level. that was an all-time high back in march of 2008. we are seeing a little weakness in gold as we have a little bit of a recovery in the dollar and the dollar is going to be key here as to whethe

proctor had been on administrative leave before she was let go on monday. she had at least two other accidents on the job, according to court records. >>> despite some of the challenges faced by metro this year there be no change at the leadership at the top anyway. metro's board ex extended john catoe's contract by three years. despite the criticism, board members say now is not the time for change. >> well, a man in is jail this morning after leading prince george's county police on a wild chase while his young son was in the back seat. the incident began with a routine traffic stop in bladensburg. instead of stopping, police say the man took off, crashing into a tractor-trailer and a police cruiser in the process. the chase finally ended on new york avenue near the d.c. line. police say the suspect then threw a bag full of drugs into the anacostia and was trying to jump into the river himself when officers finally cuffed him. no one was injured in the ordeal and the suspect's 3-year-old son, who was in a car seat during this entire chase, has now been pu

carla proctor was ticketed five times in january. show she has also been involved in two prior accidents while driving for metro. and lawmakers are combing through the health care reform proposal crafted by a bipartisan group of senators. even though republicans had a hand in the measure not one of them has voiced public support for it. >>> expect more medical break throughs for kids to happen right here in dc. that's the promise from children's national medical center which just received one of the largest donations ever for a pediatric hospital. peggy fox, digital correspondent, has the story. >> reporter: children's hospital is poised to break boundaries with an enormously generous gift. $150million from the government of the united arab emirates. >> it is overwhelming as to how cool this is. >> reporter: chief medical officer at children's hospital says the money will be targeted to research that will improve pediatric surgeries not just for children here but for children everywhere. >> just as illnesses know no boundaries discov

. >> proctor & gamble, the leadership on the dow. >> for the nasdaq, you've got pretty good movement in technology. still higher by about eight points. technology the strongest sector. >> that was leading the stocks higher. >> we've got leadership. you mentioned hewlett-packard. analysts meeting coming up in the next week and a half. that's something people will focus on. oil prices actually pulling down fractionally. >> i want to talk with our guests about the dollar and dollar strengthening a little bit. >> inflation trade, commodities, gold, oil, copper, et cetera. >> she called it. m.b. called it. >> our team is covering it. up in chicago, we begin with bob pisani, on the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> i know it doesn't look terribly exciting, folks, but it's very significant. markets in the last hour, big volume today. quadruple, not a lot of surprise. not a lot of volatility. the big story, folks, aren't you watching? we're up every day. eight out of ten days. i know, it doesn't look like much, 20, 30 points on the dow, all of a sudden the dow is up 200 points this we

and doing our vocals today jim proctor who works in our graphics department.to have you back for one of your many appearances here today. >> nice to be here (applause) >> lead guitar is keith wilson, a free-lance audio technician and also, on guitar we've got bob higgins, who is a free-lance writer here at fox news. [applause] >> on drums today, our cameraman josh patch. wait a minute, josh, josh, is on a camera. hey, josh, if you could hand the camera to somebody, we need you on crumbs. i'm not kidding you, these guys work here and do camera stuff. so if you'll hand the camera, there you go. >> yeah, we need you on the drums right now. thank you governor (applause) >> and we also have another one of our little rockers, not playing with us today. our key lighting technician, adrian sharky. come over here, you were with us on our very first show. >> i was, i was. >> mike: you do the lighting so, hey, what happens if you got mad at us and said, i'm going to just close you guys down, what would happen? >> whoa! >> ises like that. >> mike: sharky, could you give u

big movers today include proctor and gamble after being raised to buy from hold at city dprup. also of note, home builders led higher by toll brothers. reits continue their run-up, gaining 9 1/2% for the week. oversold at&t and the entire telecom sector staged a late turnaround on friday, able to avoid a losing week. audio and electronics harmon international jumped. its 75% gain since july 1 has the shorts on the run. and e trade popped 8%. goldman raising it to a buy. next week, 11 earnings reports coming our way, including conagra and general mills. back to you. >> the dow jones was up 215 points this week. the s&p 500 up 2.5%. as matt said, we are up 7.5% so far in september. forget about the swoon. we're up over 20% for the summer rally beginning in july. and 60% going back to early march. let's bring in our market gurus. bob frolik, author of "a bull for all seasons." before we get down and dirty in our discussion, i want to look at one of steve moore's stock market calls earlier in july. i believe we have some sound on this? let's see if we can crank this tape up. here i

charges could be filed against carl proctor last week. the woman had the bus sign when she was hit, the bus driver went through a yellow light entering the section as it turned wet. he was fired this week. the woman was critically hurt. >>> a man was found beaten to death in the pizza area last month. yesterday, leon robinson was arrested for the murder, the brother of shamik robert keaneinson who is charged with the dealing. she married in exchange for money so the man could get a green card. when he stopped paying her, she went to the mart with two men and killed him. >>> new tonight, a threatening audiotape from ama bin laden. the recording is pose -- posted on the website. in it, he warns european countries of retaliation if they don't pull troops out of afghanistan and criticized nato air strikes that killed civilians and bin laden predicts the u.s. forces will withdraw and abandon their european allies. the authenticity of the tape is not verified. >>> new details about two alleged terror plotted busted. najibullah zazi charged with

proctor and gamble led the way higher. an upgrade from citigroup.m continue to claim to new highs on the year. and home builders were up more than 2% on upgrades as well. we'll hear from lennar in term of the earnings. citigroup down more than 3%. bank of america ended down just a fraction. and the international monetary fund is looking to cash in on a recent spike in gold prices. the board just approved the plan to sell up to $13 billion wofrtsz their own reserves. now back to "hardball." >> welcome back. president obama is launching an all out media blitz this week with appearances on five sunday shows. if that's not enough, he is doing letterman on monday night. is this a smart strategy to take back the health care debate or is he running a risk of being overexposed and losing his power? pat buchanan is an msnbc analyst and willy brown, the former mayor of san francisco. pat, you'll within the affirmative hear. you think he is getting overexposed. >> i think they're using the president as both head of state and head of government. he has this per

we also saw strength in proctor & gamble. when all is said and done, the big heavyweights, the horses, the energy stocks, the chevrons, if you will, the coal stocks got crushed in the end. the materials, also down. discretionary and health care, among the hardest hit. the transports, let me look at the final board, down 51 points. pulled back almost even after the fed statement came out. and then to see it reverse down 51. clearly there's a negative on the economy here today. traders have had a really good gallop, not just for six months, were much more short-sighted down here. but really over the past 14 days, where we've now seen the market falling two days in a row. 50 points yesterday. another 80 today. which is going to start eating into that month-to-date gain, and maybe we've still got plenty of september ahead of us, maybe september will come back to bite us like it will. the caveat i keep hearing over and over again is the institutional investor that needs to chase the return, that needs to keep in this marketplace.

the "washington post" reports quote records show that carla proctor was involved in two on the job accidents during the previous seven years and received five traffic tick nets january. in one. accident, her empty bus rolledded down a hill setting off a chain of crashes involving seven vehicle. >>> new numbers in the virginia governor's race show the republican candidate has the lead. a recent poll shows bob mcdonnell with 42% support to state senator creigh deeds' 37%. rest. undecided. the poll come about a month and a half before election day. >>> coming up next, with the bad competent forcing just about every place to make some cutbacks, there is good news for one area hospital. >>> also ahead, antiterror raids in new york city are prompting the fbi to send out a warning to police nationwide. stay with us. we'll be back right after the break.  ( birds chirping ) ♪ ♪ mmm! ♪ and i would do anything for love ♪ a.1. makes meat loaf sing. a lot of other beef too. chocolatey taste in 60 calories? ♪ ♪ oh, so delicious who cares? jell-o sugar free pudding. every diet need

that's where we'll begin today, really with proctor & gamble reaffirming q-1 and earnings guidance, also, and this was new, they said they expect to return to sales growth in the second quarter. general mills another consumer staple out today seeing first-quarter earnings above initial targets there. texas instruments, a key technology company out of the semi conductor's space. a new 52-week high today. they raised the outlook. they're looking for stronger revenue in every segment. corning says it sees a smaller than expected decline in the third quarter. glass output for flat panel lcds is what this company is talking about today. they see q-4 demand to be stronger than expected. today it was the cyclical stocks as they started to build some momentum into the afternoon hours. that's when the market took another leg up. and you really saw that in a stock like caterpillar and interday there, as that stock started to move higher and some of the other cyclical stocks, then the market started to move higher as well, as did many of the commodities. really that similar story i, the dollar inde

investors liked the look of an earnings forecast for proctor and gamble.rdball." pressure is mounting for south carolina governor mark sanford to resign. the state speaker of the house and 61 house republicans called on the embattled governor to step down in separate letters sent to his office this week. and here's how governor sanford responded today -- >> i would say there's amazing disconnect between where working people are in south carolina and the degree to which they would like to move on and are attempting to move on and where at times the political world is, for different reasons, and we saw those two actions this week, people believe it to be in their best interest to raise this and to elevate it, and with all due respect to some in your field of work, even some of the media thinking it's an interesting story that will keep alive and keep nudging along. >> can he survive the growing calls for his resignation? joe connor has been covering the story for his state newspaper and chris cillizza with washingtonpost.com. john, south carolina, we're sorr

you have the best selling, beating proctor and gamble. the best-selling packet on univision is from lexicon. they spend more money with univision because they do well, with video packages and cd and dvd packages that are $1,500, and people are embracing this. the more class that you offer, -- the more classes you offer, the more people are there because they understand that being fluent in english is going to help them, and that includes me, be that much more marketable in the work force, and actually that much more engaged in the community that we live in. it does not say, no quiero espanol. i can speak spanish but i don't have to negate the spanish i carry. that is the difference. i woul>> i would like a quick personal -- i do not remember the study. there are not enough english classes for these people. my mother was born in chile. when she uses english, it is to scold me or tell me to do something. she says she loves me in spanish. i tell her to tell me what to do in spanish. >> he says something very interesting and we will go over t

coca-cola, mcdonalds and proctor and gamble. cyclicals are notably on the downside., eight, nine% off of the recent highs. that was about two or three weeks ago. the dollar has rallied and commodity based stocks have notably been hit about 6% on all of the major gold stocks.

dow component proctor and gabl bl is called higher after citi upgraded it from a buy to a hold. the fha is in danger of falling below mandated minimal levels. that's cnbc.com news now. we are first in business worldwi worldwide. i'm mike huckman. >>> live from the financial capital of the world, this is "squawk on the street." good morning, everybody. i'm mark haines. the nation's biggest banks could soon face curves on pay. here we go again. report this morning say a proposal in the works would put the fed in charge. >> although it gives the fed the power to reject compensation it thinks encourage tos too much r. >> it gives them a veto it. >> gives them a veto but it sort of sounds like a lot of rhetoric and not a whole lot of anything. >> is it going to be like baseball arbitration or what? will they have to -- anyway. >> so, just going to be a big topic of conversation today. on this quadruple witching friday, which means you've got options of all sorts expiring. you get a let of action and volatility and sometimes big moves. investors are trying to decide if further market

proctor and gamble, clorox, colgate, all those folks. >> you have to come on and talk about walmart.dxy this morning hitting a 2009 low. at what point do you get concerned about walmart and think twice about putting more money into that name? >> it can be helped if they're able to get the pricing power on it. also, remember that 25% of what they do right mow is overseai o. >> also, another commodity breaking out to important levels today. oil now above $71 a barrel. this of course ahead of opec. opec output levels not expecting to change and we're seeing nice increases of stock prices. we've been in pretty much a range for a long time. >> and i think we may continue to be in this 60-80 day range. the saudis brought on more supplies and you're going to have speculation that people are going to make larger bets on smaller inkrementes. until you have major recovery globally and significant incremo i think it's hard to really break out from this band. >> let's bring in the expert here. the liquidator, joe joins us now on the fast line. joe, above 71 bucks. how much higher can we go? >> y

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but mcdonald's proctor & gamble among the companies bucking the trend. >>> and twitter could be valuedt $1 billion. >>> i'm dennis kneale, google going to put some money to work and make a deal a month it says. we'll look at the companies that are potential targets and how you might play them. >>> plus, we have just confirmed we have an official correspondent now that will check in one of our economic indicate observers out there. a man we're dubbing hot dog man. he'll be with us later this hour. >> he gave you a call a little bit ago? >> he did. he checked in, and he has some distinct observations on his part of the economy and what it says about whether the economy is growing or not. >> maybe we should call it the hot dog stand indicator. >> why are you pointing at him? >> i want to know if twitter is 1 billion bucks. >> especially if you're paying with google stock. >> stocks are still moving lower here today. i wonder whether this seven-year note auction is a market mover? i don't know. i think the market has made up its mind. stocks are moving lower. >> it's an odd issue witness a

proct proctor and gamble came out and confirmed their guidance. new information that p&g came out and said they expect to return to sales growth in the second quarter. the stock was getting a nice lift this morning a couple of percentage points, 2%, 2 1/2%. general mills, another consumer staple came outnd see first quarter earnings above initial target. it opened to the upside. texas instruments, new 52-week high looking for stronger revenue across almost every segment there. corning sees a smaller than expected decline in third quarter output. airlines opening to the upside. 3% to 4% for most of the big airline names after ual and u.s. air was upgrade t at jpmorgan. that brings us to monsanto. they're grafti they're forecasting 2010 weak and popular roundup product is a culprit up there. let's go to bertha coombs up at the nasdaq. >> thanks very much, scott. we've got the nasdaq composite here starting to the downside. although chips are a mixed picture. philadelphia stock, semiconductor at the moment is starting slightly to the downside. we hav

proctor and gamble now has official locker room products of the nfl.ff that's even in your house? >> in my house in every locker room in the nfl. you get up in the morning got the fusion jill let raiser. head and shoulders for the hair. you know i got to take care of my hair. brian: what's going on there? >> splash a little old spice. these football players have got to look good and smell good leaving that locker room. brian: there are things i want to do as a football player but smell like them is not one of them. you smell fine. >> that's why i use febreeze to make sure you smell good. brian: are you clearly the most valuable person on nfl sunday? >> without question. do you think michael bradshaw. brian: absolutely not. >> fox nfl sunday is the best. brian: great seeing you. >> i smell good, too. brian: i say yes for the people at home. i will tell you -- put it on twitter. straight ahead in the next hour of "fox & friends." congressman joe wilson shouted you lie during the president's speech last night. he apologized but our next guest aaron standa

"the washington post" is reporting that it was carl proctor's third accident while on the job.ous accidents. she is currently on paid administrative leave. the woman she hit this month is still intensive care. we turn to tom for a check on the forecast. >>> mostly cloudy throughout the rest of the afternoon. a small chance of a passing shower. temperatur rising into the mid 70s. greater chance of passing showers tomorrow ending by early afternoon. drying out tomorrow late afternoon and overnight. temperatures reaching the mid 70s with both of those days with morning lows near 60. a look into sunday and next week. maybe some showers late on sunday into the first part of nday and tuesy. how is the traffic? >>> let's take a look. much better now than earlier this morning. good news. craig? >>> thank you so much. coming up on "news 4 at 5:00," celebrating curves. we are g >>> hi, everybody. it's wednesday. september 16th. so nice you're with us today. >> yes. midway through the great month of september. >> by the way, we have not started our matinee wednesday's yet. we're waiting f

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u have the best selling, even it beats proctor and gamble, the best selling is from a company that called lexicom, and they spend a lo of money on advertising. they sell videos and dvds, and people embrace that. the more english classes you offer, you will see people go to those classes. because they know dominating, understanding, and being fluent in english is going to help them. and that includes me, be that much more marketable in the work foe and actually that much more engaged with the community that we live in. having said that, that doesn't say i can speak spanish too. that doesn't mean i need to negate the spanish that i carry and grew up with. that's just the difference. >> i would like to add auick personal -- there was a study. i forget the name of the organization. that there is not enough english classes available to help immiant asemilate. my 34078 was born in chile. when she talked in english, it's usually to scold me or something he needs to do. when she tells me she loves me she tells me in spanish. i always say, talk spanish because it's said with more love. >> we'll go