i'm tyler mathisen.our business news on cnbc. >> a reminder you can get business and tech news before the bell weekdays on "today in the bay" starting at 4:30 in the morning. much more ahead on "today in the bay." race to the white house. candidates get some last-minute jabs before wednesday's big debate. >> good morning. i'm mike inouye. there's lots to do "today in the bay." let's start with the perfect mix of both sides of my life. being the traffic guy there and daddy guy at home. today at the motor sports park, take your teen to get real behind the wheel with the help of the alameda county sheriff's office. this safe driving event starts at 9:30 introducing young drivers to safe technique and to avoid distractive driving. it's open to those too young to get their permits. 14 and up can get behind the wheel here. sometimes those roads can seem like a free-for-all. head to berkeley. the cal campus because today is fall free-for-all. a day of free music, dance and theater spread across the home of the

i'm tyler mathisen. i won't be on that list.sure to get your business news on cnbc. >>> a reminder you can get your business and tech news before the bell weekdays on "today in the bay" starting at 4:30. >>> more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a presidential race shake-up. recent developments in the middle east affecting the presidential election? who stands to benefit, president barack obama or mitt romney? we'll talk with larry about that. first, a look at your weekend calendar. >> i'm mike inouye. lots to do "today in the bay." the end of this weekend is the middle of this festival. the 21st annual san jose festival. the concert inside the hp pavilion. you can celebrate with food, community, and cultural celebrations part of the outdoor festival. next up, from something next to the ice to something in and around the water just off treasure island it is day two of the 17th annual san francisco international dragon boat festival. over 100 world class dragon boat racing teams compete on the bay and onshore activities fo

. >>> i'm tyler mathisen with your cnbc market wrap. slight gains for stocks. dow up about 13. higher by two. the nasdaq added about five. on the economic front existing home sales up a big 7.8% last month. that's the fastest pace in more than two years. ground breaking on new homes also higher. meanwhile, oil prices slid more than 3% after crude stockpiles rose more than expected. >>> and facebook continues to climb. looky here. rising more than 6% today. trading above $23 a share. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> though i often disagree with republicans, i actually never learned to hate them the way the far right, that now controls their party, seems to hate our president and a lot of other democrats. >> so sharp these days. anyway, welcome back to "hardball." that was the game-changer, bill clinton. he got right to the heart of it at the democratic national convention. they have created a mythical obama out there so they can hate him. they say he's a socialist, wasn't born in america, that he's a muslim, and unfortunately, some of

i'm tyler mathisen in for bill griffin. he'll be back tomorrow. we're starting to trend a little higher but it's been a tough day for technology. apple shares taking a hit. sales of 5 million iphone 5 s over the weekend. not enough for some analysts. they had expected more. and i guess selling 19 phones a second is not enough. on the flipside, rival google soaring today. shares there now poised to close at an all-time high. look at them, almost $750 a share. facebook taking a hit after barron's said the stock is still too pricey. >>> let's take a look where we stand as we approach the final stretch on monday. dow jones near the highs of the day. it's been a quiet session. up 12 points on the industrial average, fractional move at 12591. nasdaq and that's where you have the movement. down 0.5%, 15 points lower at 3165. tech sliding the market. s&p similar chart pattern, just shy of the high of the day but a declines on the standard & poor's. >>> we are in the final week of the month and quarter. the question is now is the time to take some money of

. >>> i'm tyler mathisen with your cnbc market wrap. modest moves for stocks today. up a mere 11. the s&p down 2. and the nasdaq was basically flat losing 1. apple shares though powered higher closing above the $700 a share mark after crossing the $700 threshold monday in after-hours trading. meanwhile, the federal express company, fed ex, fell about 3%. its earning beat estimates but it cut its profit target. home builder sentiment rose to its highest level in more than six years. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> and i'll tell you what. our campaign has a secret weapon, and that secret weapon is speaking right now in tulsa, oklahoma. let's take a look. >> hello, i'm mitt romney, and i understand the hardships facing ordinary americans. for example, this summer one of my horses failed to medal at the olympics, so i know hardship. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was, of course, the fake president obama and the fake mid-romney on "saturday night live" this weekend, but "snl" was perhaps onto something. barack obama is se

i'm tyler mathisen with your cnbc market wrap. four-day rally on wall street hit the skids today.nd nasdaq dropped about 5.25 points. >>> apple a record high of $700 a share in after-hours trading. the stock soared more than 8.5 points today after apple said it sold a record 2 million iphone 5s in the first 24 hours of preorder sales. how about that? and that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." there was another attack this weekend in afghanistan where an afghan soldier opened fire on his military trainers. the victims on sunday were four american soldiers killed in a remote checkpoint is southern afghanistan by a member of the of a zbn security forces. since the start of this year, 51 international troops have been killed by members of the very security forces we are trying to train. is that mission now at risk? we have the associate editor of the "washington post," author of "little america." john salts is an iraq war veteran. he was embedded with the iraqi army as an advise we are. i'll get to you john to talk abo