susan collins who joins us from portland, maine. senator, last week you wrote in "the washington post" you could not the support donald trump. you said you realized that donald trump was never going to change. what tipped it for you? >> the tipping point for me was when he attacked the parents of the fallen soldier. it was inexplicable to me that anyone, much less a presidential sacrifice and empathize with the family who lost a son in war. instead, he attacked them and attacked their religion. it was still a difficult decision for me because i'm a lifelong republican. and i wanted to and expected to be able to support our party's comments and the attacks on people who are vulnerable and unable to fight back really troubled me. >> so, what you have talked about is, what some of his supporters would say kind of his blunt way of behaving. what is going to be responsible for alug hlowing him to shack u washington. he is not a lifelong politician. maybe he is a little rough. that comes with some good side. why are they wrong in making t

. >> dickerson: we're joined now by republican senator susan collins, who joins us from portland, maine. senator, last week you wrote in the "washington post" that you could not support donald trump. you said you realized that donald trump was never going to change. what tipped it for you? >> the tipping point for me was when he attacked the parents of the fallen soldier. anyone, much lesa presidential candidate, would not honor the sacrifice and empathize with a family who lost a son in war. instead, he attacked them and attacked their religion. it was so difficult a decision for me, because i'm a lifelong republican, and i wanted to and expected to be able party's nominee. but the barrage of comments and the attacks on people who are vulnerable and unable to fight back really troubled me. >> dickerson: so what you've talked about is what some of his supporters would say is his kind of blunt way of behaig. what's going to be responsible for allowing him to shake up washington. and he's not a lifelong politician so, you know, maybe so why are they-- why are they wrong in making that cas

joining us from portland, oregon , the managing director. the quality growth fund is up 11% this year. great to have you with us. we see the s&p 500 trading at a narrow range. very low volume. what will it take to get out of this drip? >> it's already been trying to break out in a fortunately some of the catalyst that might cause itbre of the circumstances we see in other parts of the market. bond yields very low. that has continued to drive the markets higher. >> more than 11% of the gains for the fund. what will you do now? will you hold on to the holdings that make up your top 10? is wewill in part of that are not looking to trade dramatically around particular names. we are trying to find those companies that can have high return on capital. as long as they are doing that we think that's a terrific way to generate long-term value in long-term value creation for your share others. all actually producing relatively strong fundamentals. >> you are pretty constructive on the market outlook near-term that one of the reasons for that was a bet

joining us from portland. and her editor at large, cory johnson with us as well. thank you both.oming up, square reporting better than expected second-quarter revenues. we will look at the numbers in the news it may extend its partnership with starbucks. plus, a billionaire entrepreneur that this may seem -- making space history. and no, we are not talking about elon musk. it is an interview you do not want to miss. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: turning back to tech earnings, shares of square popping 10% in extended trading. the company reporting a loss of shares but revenue beating analysts expectations. they were up 54% year-over-year and increased its yearly outlook gross payment valium by $12.5 volumes by $12.5 million. on -- $4.5 billion. what are investors reacting so positively to? >> the numbers were pretty good across the board. this was a very good quarter forsquare -- square. importantme of their data and software line jumping a considerable amount as well. that number is important to analyst and investors because they see that high-margin business as the future driver o

. >> nbc's katy tur joins us live from portland, maine, where donald trump will campaign this afternoon. another interesting tidbit now, katy, to factor in. paul ryan's response to this nonendorsement from donald trump. obviously, he is up significantly in the polls in his district. doesn't appear he's in jeopardy. nevertheless, the image of all of this, the message of all of this, this battle between the nominee and the speaker of the house, whether they want to admit to it or not, clearly exists here. >> reporter: you know, the idea that donald trump is fighting with politicians is not necessarily resonating with donald trump supporters. they don't really care about that. it's just take that in the context of donald trump's campaign, and his past few weeks as a whole. he's jumped from controversy to controversy, and there's been nothing but negative headlines. so when you talk to donald trump supporters about what they want him to do, sort of advice they give him, they say he needs to back away from the controversy. that he needs to get back on message. stop fighting with the party, s

us. i know you just moved here from portland. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: to the beautiful weather and you experienced this. >> yes. a little different even though it rains in oregon, our rain is a little more misty. see my block flooded. kind of interesting what is going on where we have barricades, we can't get into our house. >> reporter: you're right down the street. take us down to your house. >> absolutely. >> you have a light. >> reporter: i'm going to try to get -- >> i'm going to try to get you through here to see where we're going. watch the water here. it's deep right now. >> reporter: your house, you said overnight it's just inching closer and closer to your home? >> it is rodney, yeah. this house here, walk by their front yard so just watch your step. >> reporter: when you're watching all of this and looking at this, moving closer and closer to homes what kind of goes through your mind? >> we don't know how far it's going to come and will it go into the house? and possibly ruin the furnishings. what is the longterm effect? kind of worried about, after the water hopefully reced

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the pacific spokesperson tells us it was carrying goods from chicago and heading to portland. train service has resumed. the sheriff in this county does not know why the person was on the tracks or how they got on the tracks for that. we will have that information stephanie johnson, cbs 2 news. >>> new at noon, one person now recovering after a crash this morning in cedar rapids. police tell cbs 2 news, a 19-year-old woman ran a red light on sixth street and hit a pickup truck driving on first avenue. the truck flipped over and landed partially on top of the light, and violating the rules of driving with a learner's permit. a police officer in winterset, no one else was hurt. the driver of the car was violating the rules of driving with a learners permit. when the drunk driver was driving about 60 miles per hour down the wrong side of the road.on the dash cam video, you can see the headlights getting brighter before the officer swerves onto the shoulder to avoid the head-on crash.the officer was able to catch up with the driver and stop him. smokers in johnson county may soon

. >> next is a call from sharon watching us in portland, new york.haron. >> caller: i want to thank c-span for bringing this wonderful series. my question is this, did mr. blaine make any money before he went into politics or did he come from a family that had money to begin with? thank you. >> good question. blaine came from a modest background. he was born in pennsylvania. he started out as a teacher and then he married harriet stanwood from augusta maine in 1850. there was some question about the validity of the marriage so they were remarried again in 1851. by 1853, they were getting word from her relatives in augusta that there was a business opportunity for him to come back and so they relocated to augusta in 1854 and from '54 to '58, blaine was the editor of the kennebec journal, still published today and involved editorial in the portland advertiser, which was a daily paper. they were seeing today's issue of the journal, oldest continuous daily newspaper. >> alive and well and still publishing in a difficult newspaper age. we're looking at hi

portland press newspaper. in it he threatened to shoot and killed percent from the roof of a parking lot and using claims that he booby trapped the garage with explosives. >> did involve the use of assault weapons and killing police officers. it -- specifically killing portland police officers. aspe n brundot was in the spent last week in boston. >>> a major security flaw found in chip credit cards that are supposed to be safe. how the card's magnetic strip could be giving thieves an easy way to make counter fifth. >>> we are hearing from the woman who is suing a local catholic high school. how she says she trusted the life's morning multitasking for a growing family, and drawers with many layers, to show exactly what you need. life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen >>> now at 4:30. a close call for a woman when a metal pole crashed through her windshield. why her husband says she can barely remember what happened. >>> it is finally happening. wynn resorts starts construction today on a $2 billion casino. the moves already being made this morning to br

from office. joining us now is bill nemits, columnist with the portland press herald, which has been right at the tip of the spear for this whole story. thank you for being here. >> can i just say for the record that duelling with pistols is no longer a thing. >> even if you're a history buff. >> we don't do that anymore. >> even if you think it's neat. the governor sort of did go back to the duelling comments, and he said, i recognize that it's not legal now, but it doesn't mean i don't want to do it. >> that's right. apparently it was just a fantasy. passing fantasy. >> let me ask you, bill, first of all, in summarizing that way, i know there's other things you could bring into the discussion and more context and more things he's done and said, but is that basically the character of this political crisis that maine is in right now, with people worrying not just that paul lepage might not be comporting himself well as governor, but that he might be having some kind of a breakdown? >> well, many people are wondering about that. because you've had it on your show many times, there's a list of tran

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portland, seattle, and d.c. and not cleveland. and they'll use the information from several government agencies. >>> and you have taken your phone and accidentally dropped it in water and maybe a toilet? >> never. >> and it happened to the best of us. apple could be another rescue. they're hinting that plans for a waterproof or water-resistant phone. they were recently granted a patent for an underwater feature and apple is expected to announce the latest version you who are making a smoothy for breakfast. and bananas are in danger of being wiped out. >> there is a fungus threatening banana plantations around the world and led to 50% loss in crop. the bananas rot before they reach the customer. >> and the university of california saying that it could weep out the banana tree is in five to 10 years. the scientists are trying to modify the plan to -- plant to make it resistant to that fungus. >>> while you can. >>> good morning, 5:44. and breaking from the live from las vegas. the final riviera casino issue themon tee carlo coming -- monte carlo coming down. it was the

i got a tweet from jarrett that says, i used to commute three or four hours a day. not sustainable. moved to portland. >> we appreciate you tweeting us and using the hashtag tvuthe9. our question is what are you doing to make it in the bay area. >>> new developments in the devastating valley fire in lake county last year. calfire says faultily wiring to a hot tub caused that fire. four people were killed. more than 1,300 homes were destroyed in the fire that began on september 12th. investigators say they have determined an electrical connection overheated and sparked the fire at a home in the town of cobb. >> there is a permit required for electrical installation. to our knowledge, we were unable to locate or identify a permit on file. >> the lake county district attorney will determine if any charges will be filed against the homeowner. it was the third most destructive wildfire in state history. >>> now to politics. in donald trump's campaign appearance yesterday in florida he blamed president obama for the rise of isis in iraq and syria. >> isis is honoring president obama. he is the founder of i

with boos, jeers and chants of usa from the crowd, protestors carry copies the constitution are escorted out of the meryl auditorium in portland, maine and then a us. speaking to this large crowd, trump doubled down on a claim that he saw a video of an american shipment of cash to iran, something his campaign has contradicted. >> it's interesting because a tape was made, right, you saw that with the airplane coming in. and the airplane coming in and the money coming right? that was given to us -- has to be -- by the iranians. >> reporter: trump repeated said he'd stop immigration from what he calls terrorist nations and then use the boston marathon coming off a rough week, one of the worst of his campaign. he has faced blowback after his critical of the parents of a muslim soldier who was killed. hillary clinton has volted ahead with a nearly 6 point lead ?? americans are buying more and more of everything online. and so many businesses rely on the united states postal service to get it there. that's why we make more ecommerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. the united states postal service. priority: you of the child is alive

from fires where animals were rescued -- they run on donations. >>> you have to wonder if e person who stole a trailer in portland knew what it was used for. it's called the snuggle mobile >> we're not kidding. professional snugglers, i'm going to put it in quotes, is aimed at helping people seeing physical human connection. now they're dealing with a $5,000 loss instead. z she's made cuddling her business. >> we're born with a biological need to be held and touch and that need never goes away. >> reporter: while it may sound silly, it. >> a whole snuggle mobile, a 3 whole truck that will have windows and can have snuggling going on inside so people can see it. >> reporter: she's getting the cold shoulder after a thief stole her trailer. without the stuff that was in the trailer, and it's really almost no value to anybody else. >> reporter: it was parked right behind the colorful company car. she walked out tuesday night and instantly realized hard to recover from. >> reporter: inside the trailer, yoga mats and pillows. all the supplies she needs to put on events throughout the portland area, where people learn about the benefits of platon

used to be. >> jason carroll he's covering the trump campaign in portland, maine, thank you very much. >>> let's talk more about the message ing from donald trump, backlash from some senior members of the republican party. here nia-malika henderson and manu raju and ryan rogers, washington correspondent for "the new yorker." the relationship between donald trump trmp and paul ryan the highest ranking republican out there, the speaker of the house it's tense i assume right now after what donald trump said, the response from paul ryan. though he isn't yet ready to pull i had endorsement. >> it seems like a hard thing for him to do. he said there of course that donald trump won this thing fair and square. he knows that the people who backed trump in the primary are essentially romney voters, the same sort of run of the mill republican voters voting republican all the while, so it's hard for him, and i think it's hard for a lot of these elected officials particularly elected officials in red states to come out against donald trump and go against their word to endorse donald trump. they're in a tough position. >> there is a republican c

and chants of usa from the crowd, protestors carry copies the constitution are escorted out of the meryl auditorium in portland, maine and then a second time right in front of us. speaking to this large crowd, trump doubled down on a claim that he saw a video of an american shipment of cash to the money coming off, i guess, right? that was given to us -- has to be -- by the iranians. >> reporter: trump repeated that hillary clinton could not be trusted with said he'd stop immigration from what he calls terrorist nations and then use the boston marathon bombers as examples. >> derived through the political asylum process, right. >> reporter: donald trump is coming off a rough week, one of the worst of his campaign. critical of the parents of a muslim soldier who was killed. hillary clinton has volted ahead with a nearly 6 point lead of the child is alive tonight after someone stepped in while shopping at a local store. >> john monahan is live in milford just outside the t.j. this woman just wants to know the boy that she saved is actually okay. >> that's right. this incident took place two days ago inside this t.j. max. police tell us that boy is already prone

from him there and a big thank you to the people of portland. so what we may be seeing here is a different donald trump, one that uses more restraint.ee which donald trump shows up tomorrow at his rally in wisconsin. john? >> today and tomorrow often very different for donald trump. jason carroll, thanks so much. more on the new straight polls showing donald trump trailing hillary clinton by big margins in several key states like pennsylvania long considered a must-win for donald trump. john king here to break it down by the numbers. the national numbers bad for donald trump today and not much solace in the state numbers. >> not at all, john. you heard jason carroll saying it was just a bounce. when you talk to republicans it's worse than a bounce. let's look at some of the numbers and let's look at pennsylvania. most people, even inside the trump campaign, they think he needs to win. there is an 11-point lead right now for secretary clinton in the key battleground state. remember that, 11 points in pennsylvania. if he can't get pennsylvania or dependent on the rust belt, he would need michigan. a healthy lead and nine points there

are bringing us the latest on what all this means for the race for the who's with just 96 days left until election day. let's start with katy tur, she's covering the trump campaign from portland, maine, today. trump expected at any moment. >> reporter: he is. this is what you could call reset number, gosh, i don't know 10 or 11, and day two of it all the this point. the gop says they have a sliver of hope that this message that donald trump needs to get on message has gotten through to him. confidants, aids, donors, people close to donald trump, people within the party telling him he's trying to get away from the controversies and focusing on his message. i spoke to supporters here and i asked them if they think the controversies are starting to wear his support down. and although they said they were as supportive as ever, they did acknowledge he's starting to take a hit. i asked what advice they would give him and every single person i spoke to said please get back on message. they want him to talk about policy. the economy, job creation, national security, less about the personal squabbles that he can't seem to stay away from. this is reset day two. the campaign feels hopef

from land so that is great news for all of us. very hot in the west. starting 100-degree stretch in portland for three days. this weather brought to you by >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by band-aid brand. covering is caring. aid visiting a friend near desert inn and hollywood when the dog attacked last night. the child later died at the hospital. the victim's uncle says the victim was a 9-year-old boy. neighbors, like judith jorge, were disturbed by the news. "i get really nervous because i let my kids out. i probably shouldn't let them police said animal control officials took the dog away. there's no word on what happened to the pitbull or if anyone will face charges. an update this morning on the search for a possible killer. police are still looking for 25-year- old jamie santana..who's accused of killing a young woman in his home and leaving her body for his roomates to find. police say they found the car he was driving. the car was found near valley view and washington. the same area wher was found dead inside a home last friday. police say there was evidence of some kind of struggle ju

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from land so that is great news for all of us. very hot in the west. starting 100-degree stretch in portland for three days. >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by band-aid brand. c1 >>> good thursday morning. i'm dan spindle. double the danger for firefighters responding to smoke and flames. this coming from a supply store early on this morning. six firefighters in fact recovering now after putting themselves in harm's way. we know fire broke out before 3:00 this morning. the scene near 32nd street and mcdowell d location made it a very hazardous situation. >>> [ no audio. ] >> they said a chlorine leak there. they all responded to the scene. the fire was not a big problem as the chemicals are especially cannot make contact with the fire to fight the flames. five firefighters treated for inhaling smoke and fumes, one all that. >> you know mcdowell is still shutdown between 32nd and 36th. hopefully it will reopen shortly. thomas is the best bet. a little slow in that area. >>> a look outside. another slow spot. this is in the east valley. no crashes but you will see delays if you're

from land so that is great news for all of us. very hot in the west. starting 100-degree stretch in portland for three days. this weather brought to you by >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by band-aid >>> private security is now watching over denver's 16th street mall. they were introduced yesterday and they'll be patrolling 24/7. jason gruenauer is live along the mall with the story. jason. >> reporter: good morning to you. we've already seen some of those light blue shirts patrolling here from broadway to arapahoe along the 16th street mall. the question, however, is enforcement is how much 3 authority they have. that's because this comes to volunteer compliance. these officers do not carry a firearm and only have pepper spray and handcuffs. no major incidents so far. i spoke to one officer after stopping somebody and talking to them. he said they're just getting used to it. no major incidents the first day. live on the mall, jason gruenauer, denver 7. >>> it's 7:56. it's beautiful outside. we have a ot of sunshine. here's your first alert we'll be in the 80s again today, closer to mid-80s tha

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