on the democratic side -- senator bernie sanders has locked down his biggest union endorsement. the american postal workers union says it's backing sanders. sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services... which supporters say would help tomorrow. new this morning: a report suggests a startling rise in the number of children diagnosed with autism. the national center for health statistics now says one in 45 kids has been diagnosed. that's a sharp increase from the last estimate of one in 68. researchers say they're changing how they ask parents about their children's developmental delays. over the years -- the definition of what conditions fall under the autism spectrum has broadened. "now a much wider variety of children, at all levels of skills are receiving an autism early diagnosis is key in treating autism and other developmental disabilities. experts stress talking to your child's doctor if you have concerns. two eastern iowa firefighters are being honored for their bravery. cedar falls firefighters eric jensen and kyle bovy pulled an unconscious man from a home during a fire in which

the american postal workers union announced they were supporting him. sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services, which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. "nothing is going to stick to hillary clinton until we have a nominee who will stick it to her. i was the first one to say that hillary clinton lied. hillary clinton lied about benghazi. she lied about her server. she lied about her e-mails. she has blood on her hands. " former hewlett packard ceo carly fiorina went after hillary clinton yesterday in a campaign stop in harlan. she responded after clinton laughed at a former hp worker's joking desire to strangle fiorina. the republican front-runner, donald trump, met with supporters in fort dodge yesterday. in a speech at iowa central community college, he suggested that it's time for some of his low- polling opponents to drop out. he also touched on president obama's plan to send about 50 special ops forces into syria. he called the number ridiculous, saying if the president is committed to fighting isis, he should

the , anded levels declines economic risks arising. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has gotten his largest union endorsement yet. the american postal workers has decided to back the vermont senator. the union is 200,000 members. supreme court justice and teens and early the -- intime scalia is wondering if the court's diverse enough to reflect the country's principle, despite the presence of three women and one african-american male. he noted that four justices are from new york city, they are all either catholic or jewish, and online study law at yale or harvard. a proposed smoking will would place the burden of enforcement on public housing agencies and could face resistance from tenants who do not want to give up control over what they can do in their apartments. president obama is selling something on ebay -- his new trade deal. an e-mail asks ebay members to support the transpacific partnership, helping them to connect with buyers in southeast asia. congress must still ratify the plan. that is a look at our first word news. you can get more on these and other breaking stories 24 hours a day at the new bloomberg.com. i am vonnie quinn.

presidential candidate bernie sanders has received a major endorsement, 200,000 members of the american postal workers union endorse the senator from vermont. they like his track record of fighting to capital rural post offices open. bernie sanders spoke to a group of 2,000 postal leaders who were impressed by the knowledge they and the postal service face. >> a day of action inspired bibbers will be held at 100 college campuses and universities around the nation today. uc berkeley and uc santa cruz students take part in the million student march this afternoon. bernie sanders idea is that free public idea could be achieved if a million students took to streets. protesters are demanding cancellation of all student debt as well as a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers. the uc santa cruz protest begins at 1:00 o'clock p.m. at the plaza and uc berkeley protest starts at 2:00 people not plaza. >> a group of girls would want to join the boy scouts of america are expected to protest tomorrow by handing in applications to the local boy scouts council. the girls are masters at kegging the girls are masters at k

staying on the topic of politics....preside ntial hopeful bernie sanders heads into this weekend's debate with his biggest union endorsement in the presidential race .. the american postal workers union announced they were endorsing sanders. sabrina: sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services... which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. the union's president said sander's push was important. it comes at a time when he and hillary clinton labor. elias: texas-based drake university students to raise presidential candidates this week party politics brought an chalkboard to dining center on the board has lines for questions, and been filling it every hour it has been on display. "so what we asked students at drake to do is finish this phrase: work on. and as you can see it's a display that's very interactive, it's organic. kids kind of come up to it and they know exactly what to do with the chalkboard." elias: mendoza said party politics is following the around the decided where will be next. sabrina: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: if you love fall weather than today should be right up your alley

the american postal workers union announced they were endorsing sanders. pushing to let post offices services... which supporters say and rural americans. the union's president said was important. it comes at a time hillary clinton are trying to win labor. and the race for is heating up on side as donald trump steps up his attacks. trump had harsh campus protesters and missouri administrators and his fellow also in the has the story. " this morning, donald trump.. unplugged. (sot wstrumprallyia1) im telling carley.. whatever the hell her names is.. will you stop cutting in!? (sot) kasich..uhhhh i have a headache from this guy. at a late-night rally in iowa.. going after the rest of gop candidates.. especially ben carson (sot) "if you're pathological, there's no cure for that folks ok? if you're a child molester, a sick puppy, you're a child molester, there's no only one cure, we about that cure, trump.. also mocking carson's account of (sot wstrumprallyia2) the belt! and amazingly flat and protests at the university of missouri.. attention of the presidenti

the iowa state campus. bernie sanders just received his biggest union endorsement so far in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were supporting him. sanders s pushing to let post offices offer banking services, which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. this saturday, all three presidential democratic candidates will attend the upcoming debate at drake university in des moines. it'll feature four moderators... they'll question hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley. people will also submit questions using twitter. officially taking part in a presidential debate. one person who'll also be on a special voter panel says the format will shw how candidates think on their feetet and he says theer answers could help him decide who he'll support. " it would take something significant but i always try to go into caucus season with an open mind." a new c-b-s / new york times poll shows hillary clinton well ahead of the other candidates going into the debate. she has 52 percent support while sanders is second with 33 percent. clinton has support from half the democratic p

the debate. she has support while sanders is second with 33 percent. sanders just received his biggest union endorsement so far in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were supporting post offices offer banking would help poor and rural americans. "nothing is going to stick to hillary clinton until we have a nominee who will stick it to that hillary clinton lied. hillary clinton lied about benghazi. she lied about her server. she lied about her e-mails. she has blood on her hands. " former hewlett packard ceo carly fiorina went after hillary clinton yesterday in a campaign stop in harlan. she responded after clinton laughed at a former hp worker's joking desire to strangle fiorina. the republican front-runner, donald trump, met with supporters in fort dodge yesterday. in a speech at iowa central community college, he suggested that it's time for some of his low- polling opponents to drop out. he also touched on president obama's plan to send about 50 special ops forces into syria. he called the number ridiculous, saying if the president is committed to fighting isis, he should send more troops. travelers using the eastern iowa a

the debate. she has 52 percent support while sanders is second with 33 percent. sanders just received his biggest union endorsement so far in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were supporting him. sanders is pushing to let post offices offer banking services, which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. "nothing is going to stick to hillary clinton until we have a nominee who will stick it to her. i was the first one to say that hillary clinton lied. hillary clinn lied about benghazi. she lied about her server. she lied about her e-mails. she has blood on her hands. " former hewlett packard ceo went after hillary clinton yesterday in a campaign stop in harlan. she responded after clinton laughed at a former hp worker's joking desire to strangle fiorina. the republican front-runner, donald trump, met with supporters in fort dodge yesterday. in a speech at iowa central community college, he suggested that it's time for some of his low- polling opponents to drop out. he also touched on president obama's plan to send about 50 special ops forces into syria. he called the number ridiculous, saying if the president is committed to

the media says. and i was wrong. i wasn't. i mean, he was exactly what i expected him to be and his supporters were his biggest union endorsement in the presidential race. the american postal workers union announced they were endorsing sanders. pushing to let post offices offer banking services... which supporters say would help poor and rural americans. the union's president said sander's push was important. this comes at a time when sanders and hillary clinton are trying to win over organized labor. jessica rae: and the vermont senator will be holding a couple events in iowa this sunday. inlcuding a stop in des moines as well as one in indianola for a town meeting at simpson college. that event starts at 6'oclock on sunday. jessica rae: a friend of hillary clinton says the presidential candidate's attempt to join the military was not as it seemed. ann henry... who met clinton in 19-74... claims the former secretary of state visited a marine recruiting office in 19-75 possibly to explore if women applicants were being treated fairly at the time rather than an attempt to sign up for military service. the clinton campaign shot down henry's claim saying clinton's effort to join the

the polls, head to our website, wmur.com. earlier today leaders of three , new hampshire unions endorsed democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders. the international brotherhood of electrical workers local the 490, american postal workers union in new hampshire and the service employees international union local 560 in hanover are all backing the senator from vermont. sanders says he appreciates the support. >> i look forward to working with every man and woman here to make a political revolution which says the united states government belongs to all of us should represent all of us -- , and not just the super pacs and the large campaign donors. stephanie: sanders also attended town halls in warner and lebanon earlier this afternoon. tomorrow, you can start enrolling in health care through the federal exchange. you can expect to pay more in premiums next year. the department of health and human services says the average price will increase by an average of 5%. there will also be 13 more types of health care plans. the federal government estimates 53,000 granite staters will enroll. people in hooks that are coming together to help a little girl battling leukemia. she has a major challenge of head of her, but sup

leaders of three new hampshire unions endorse democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders yesterday. the international brotherhood, the american postal workers union of new hampshire and service employees local 560 in hanover are backing the start from vermont. sanders says he looks forward to the support. with every man and woman here, and say that the united states government belongs to all of us. should represent all of us, not just the super pacs and the large campaign donors. amy: bernie sanders attended two town halls in lebanon and while in lebanon wore the best costume, himself. he went trick-or-treating with his grandchildren and received a few pieces of candy as well. and hopeful converged in iowa. ten attended the growth and saturday. each candidate was given the opportunity to speak to possible caucus voters. frontrunners, ben carson and donald trump did not attend. >> today you can enroll in health care through the federal exchange, expect to may more in services, says there will be different plans offered. the federal government estimates 53,000 granite staters will enroll. it's starting to get chilly outside, many people are t

steve: bernie sanders got a much needed boost today, receiving the endorsement of the american postal workers union with 200,000 members. the largest labor group to back his campaign for the white house. dari: after months of haggling over costs, the hudson rail tunnel may become a reality. the final hurdle was crossed after the feds agreed to pay half of the project. expected to cost more than $20 billion. new york and new jersey will pick up the other half. officials from both states announcing plans to create a development corporation within the port authority to oversee the project. governor cuomo believes it will be a major boost for the local economy. >> we're really rebuilding our infrastructure in this region, long overdue, but we're finally getting it done and i'm very proud of it. dari: officials estimate it will take 10 years for the tunnel to be finished. >> saving a piece of baseball history from the ravages of time. steve: the big makeover that's league stadium. dari: plus, a dog's heart warming display of loyalty for its departed friend. it's the holidays. get online at once. to watc

actually, i saw this week bernie sanders got an endorsement from the american postal workers union. [ cheers ] well, bernie sanders' neighbor got the endorsement, but it was meant for bernie. [ laughter ] he'll get it eventually. just for -- "hey, i think it's for you, buddy." of course we're starting to learn more about all the candidates. and i heard that hillary clinton, she gets her hair cut at a place in chappaqua, new york, called santa's hair salon. [ laughter ] yeah, while bill likes to hang out at a club called the north pole. and it's a -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i think a barber shop. >> steve: yeah, barber shop. >> jimmy: it's a barber shop. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: it's a barber pole. >> steve: sure. >> jimmy: i think. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: yesterday, in iowa, did you see donald trump? it's just fantastic. he was talking about ben carson's claim that he stabbed someone in the belt, when he was a kid. or ben carson stabbed a friend or a cousin, and it got blocked by the guy's belt -- >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: --is what he was saying, as a kid. and i'm not

democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has secured the backing of the american postal workers union. it's the second national union to back sanders, after national nurses united also came out in support of sanders. his main rival, former secretary of state hillary clinton, has won endorsements from the major public-sector unions the american federation of teachers, the national education association, and the american federation of state, county and municipal employees. and those are me of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the cntry and around the world. we begin in lebanon, where the islamic state has claimed responsibility for one of the worst attacks to hit beirut in years. on thursday, at least 43eople were killed d more than 200 wounded in a double suicide attack on a stronghold of the lebanese political movement hezbollah. the bombers struck during rush hour in an apparent bid to maximize the death toll. amy: this marks the second time

the trump attack yet from ben carson. >>> and -- democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders has his largest union endorsement yet. from america's postal workers. the american postal workers union announced it is endorsing sanders for his push to allow post offices to allow banking services. now this would help americans living in rural areas have access to banks. the 200,000 member union says sanders has a long history of supporting postal workers. >>> 5:10 is the time and you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist bill evans and the accuweather forecast. >> here we go, we take a look outside. we got clear skies and it's our camera at four times square looking south. got a pretty morning in progress but it's pretty windy too. and it will be a windy day today and tomorrow. and the winds are only going to go higher. as we go into the day today and into tomorrow. temperatures are going to be hovering right around -- oh i would say you are looking at about 52, 5 # degrees to start the day. we're looking at this low pressure ridge up in the great lakes. and you'll see here we're looking at 54 by 10:00. we're looking at 58

the 200,000 member american postal workers union is endorsing him. it's the largest union to back the vermont senator. hillary clinton has already locked down several key labor endorsements. clinton and sanders will meet on stage along with martin o'malley saturday at drake university in des moines for the second presidential debate. our kevin cooney will moderate along with our partners at cbs and the des moines register. you can watch that debate right here at 8:00 on kcci. steve: hundreds of iowans sound off on the controversial bakken pipeline project. kcci's ryan smith is live in boone for the all day public hearing. ryan: 280 people signing up to speak out on this topic today here inside the boone community building. earliest morning, there wasn't an empty seen the house. at the day -- as they progressed, the crowd has thinned out. they have extended the public comment portion until 5:15 tonight. >> the vast majority of iowans support this project. >> this pipeline is wrong for iowans. ryan: a testy back and forth hearing. 8 hours of passionate

he secured the support of the 200,000 member american postal workers union. it is the largest labor union to back him. a big boost he needs going into tomorrow night's debate. >> don champion in new york, thank you. >>> "face the nation" john dickerson will moderate the democratic debate and we will talk to him coming up on "cbs this morning." you can watch the debate on cbs saturday night at 9:00, 8:00 central. >>> coming up on the "morning news." murder investigation. police in indianapolis track down clues in the killing of a >>> later, a mobster's bait. a verdict in a notorious "goodfellas "goodfellas" heist. this is the "cbs morning news." kind of medicine that lowers blood sugar. imagine what it would be like to love your numbers. discover once-daily invokana . it's the #1 prescribed in the newest class of medicines that work with the kidneys to lower a1c. invokana is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's a once-daily pill that works around the clock. here's how: the kidneys allow sugar

the race -- but he has a 6 point lead with democrats under 45. sanders also received his biggggt union endorsement so far in the race for the white house.the american postal workers union announced their endorsement thursday.this comes at a time when he and clinton are trying to win over organized labor groups. groups.remember you can watch sanders -- clinton and martin omalley in tomorrow night's debate right here on cbs 2 -- coverage starts at 8 new this morning, a new estimate fororow many kids h he autism in thehe-s.th latest figure from the centers for disease control and prevention says 1 in 45 children have the disorder.the most rigorous rvey on autism has a lolor estimama of 1 in every 68 children.the cause of autism is still not known. in cedar rapids, officials are looking at revising topsoil standards to prevent runoff and flash flooding.the proposed plans allow developers to select from eight soil management methods. but,they say that could still add more than one-thousand dollars to the cost of a new home. developers and d ilders are questioning the polcy saying more economic analysis needs to be done. also in cedar rapids -- a discussion was held ab

the competition from surging ahead. you can catch it 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> and this just into cnn. the biggest union endorsement yet for democrat bernie sanders. the american postal workersnion, more than 200,000 members strong, is backing him. sanders, in part, won the union support by opposing privatization of the potional service. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," it's not just the university of missouri. rising racial tensions and protests across other college campuses are problems as well. tcount on someone's kid mistaking me for santa. i'm so sorry. come on sweetie. it's okay. and knowing right when my packages arrive. introducing real-time delivery notifications. one more reason this is our season. how much prot18%?does your dog food have? 20? nutrient-dense purina one true instinct with real salmon and tuna has 30% protein. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic) oh... ha ha ha! joanne? is that you? it's me... you don't look a day over 70. am i right? jingle jingle. if you're peter pan, you stay young forever. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on c

the race -- but he has a 6 point lead with democrats under 45. sanders also received his biggest union endorsement so far in the race for the white house.the american postal workers union announceits endorsement thursday.this comes at a time when sanders and clinton are trying to win over organized labor groups. groups.remember you can watch sanders -- clinton and martin omalley in tomorrow night's debate right here on cbs 2 -- coverage starts at 8. new this morning, a new estimate for how many kids in the u-s have autism. the latest figure from the centers for disease control and prevention says 1 in 45 children have the disorder.the most rigorous survey on autism has a lower estimate of 1 in every 68 children.the cause of autism is still not kno. in cedar rapids, officials are looking at revising topsoilil standards to prevent runoff and flash flooding.the proposed plans allow developers to select from eight soil management methods. but,they say that could still add more than one-thousand dollars to the cost of a new home. . developers and builders are questioning the polcy saying more economic analysis needs to be done. also in cedar rapids -- a discussion was

the american postal workers union has decided to back him.ederal government is looking into public housing. --roposed rule would apply affect almost one million house owners worldwide -- nationwide. they could face resistance from tenants who did not want to give up control over what they can do in their apartments. you can get more on these and other breaking news stories on bloomberg.com. stephanie: today's morning must-read is coming from our guest, the center for global and -- enterprises. in the book, introduction, i will share a quick quote. " more people now live in cities than in rural areas. a larger share of the global population is middle-class and economies are generating a greater share of outbound foreign investment the ."ver before take a steep and walk us through it. samuel: the point is that if you andhrough the origination kevin has been kind enough to help me with that, the original ibm guys as well as -- as well as being a board member. his global enterprises were in an environment that as a global environment group, it wo

the lack of response to racial incidents on and off campus. sanders, he received his largest union endorsement yet, the american postal workers has decided to backrmont senator. bad news, sanders is facing a challenge to his eligibility for the ballot in new hampshire because of his longtime status as an independent. a state and a will consider the challenge later this month. a new york jury has reported an aging mobster planned a heist featured in the movie "goodfellas." he was charged last year in connection with the $6 million comes a heist more than 30 years after the crime, involving secret recordings about him complaining regarding his cut for the score. you can get more news at the new bloomberg.com. i am mark crumpton. >> we are back. like there is a divergence between the market and economist we are hearing from regarding inflation. inflationf expectations, no one sees inflation. economist say that inflation will come back when the oil if x fade. there are other factors. -- economists say that inflation will come back when the oil effect fades. >> even janet yellen has weighed in on that and said that the market thinks inflation will st

the major endorsement, 200,000 members of the american postal union are endorsing the senator. they like his record of fighting to keep rural post offices open. he spoke to 2,000 postal workers knowledge they and the postal service face. >> a national day of action inspired by bernie sanders will be held at more than 100 college campuses and universities today. uc berkeley and uc santa cruz are taking part in the million student march this afternoon, bernie sanders idea is that free public college could be achieved if a million students took to the streets. protesters are demanding cancellation of all student debt as well as a $15 million wage for all campus workers much the uc santa cruz rest begins at 1:00 o'clock people at plaza. the uc berkeley protest starts at 2:00 p.m. at the plaza. a group girls in santa rosa would want to join the boy scouts will profit by happening in their application to the local boy scout council. the girls are masters at connecting lines and tying knots after joining the boy scouts program called learn for life. they are allowed to do the same things as the boy in troop 134 in santa rosa. we have been participating with the cub courts and the o

american postal workers is backing his democratic presidential bid. has 200,000 members. you can get more on these and other breaking news at the bloomberg.com. unions and bigger and europe that they are powerful elections in the u.s.. tom: this is not my morning must read. it may be tomorrow. but this is a big deal. michael barone who owns the almanac of american politics has a truly important election year article in the journal on polling. it is simple -- gallup has thrown in the top it vonnie: saying it is so difficult to predict and predictions are so incorrect. especially this far out. what polls are interesting for this far out is to see what is on people's minds. tom: i will go for that. i am sorry, barone is and is something. we have given up on gaming the game. now we are going to game the game on economics, finance and investment. julian emanuel with us at ubs. we are thrilled to bring in russ koesterich of black to talk about the madness we are living in now. all i know is they have got 4290 on nynex. the german two-year at negative. that math does not work. where are we? rush: i think it is the combination. you mention german yields. we