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By isis. ted cruz makes it official. the republican senator from texas is the first candidate to announce a bid for the white house in 2016. he tweeted i am running for president and hope to earn your support. he will back that up with a speech at the university of virginia. the voice of the tea party trails potential candidates jeb bush and scott walker. time for an early start on your money. u.s. stock futures down a bit. friday was a rally. dow gained 169 points. the nasdaq closed above 5...

>> no fracking way on that one. i want to thank you both very much. meanwhile, take a look at today. stocks ending the week with another big -- dow 169-points in a week where the federal reserve said its going slow on hiking interest rates. lots up, lots of downs, companies reporting -- nike, stellar numbers but a warning, a little warning in that report that the dollar stays strong we might not get as much bang for our strunger buck -- stronger buck. the nasdaq, 22 points away from that report ...

Iphone without a contract, including a one-year calling plan and four gigs of data and the unlimited talk and text per month plan is actually $1,169. those are your headlines. >> good job. thank you for that. >> how do you explain it? because most people watch it think the iphone 6 is $700. but if you -- >> next hour well break down what it will cost if you have a family sharing plan. >> that would be great. how do you stop us? try to counter that, cnn. >> maria molina standing by with a look at...

Welcome back. time now to bring you medical headlines. a new study finds u.s. cancer deaths have fallen by more than 20% since 1991. the american cancer society says improved ways of providing cancer and decline in smoking helped save more than 1.5 million americans in that time period. the researchers found about 169 per 100,000 people died of cancer in 2011. thats down from 215 per 100,000 that died 20 years ago. the study also predicts that lung cancer will be the top cause of cancer deaths i...

Look at them going off in the boat. no word yet if they have been caught. >> if you were with us yesterday at this time you know we told you about the 169 dollar hot dog sold in seattle. now time for some dessert. >> equally pricey. for that we head downtown manhattan to a place called bubbys highline. we find what they call, youre looking at it, the kitchen sink, features 16 balls of ice cream. >> the toppings -- pretzels, pecans, peanuts, cookie crumbs, chocolate, caramel syrup, sprinkles, whi...

Lets talk about the worlds most expensive hot dog. its being served by a food truck in seattle. its called tokyo dog. >> this is no ballpark frank here. its a foot long smoked cheese bratwurst, thats right, with butter, teriyaki grilled onions, and mushrooms. theres also wagu beef, foie gras, and a buttery bun -- >> the price tag, $169. >> bargain. >> 1-6-9. how about a hot dog for $1.69? relish, mustard, ketchup. >> im old school when it comes to that. [ belch ] >> thanks, guys. coming up, fr...

Tax increases, including closing any tax loopholes. so what did they do? they found a tax increase that they could pretend was not a tax increase. and some of you began to pay that new tax today. it is a federal sales tax on airline tickets. it was increased today by almost 125%, 125% tax increase, 169 republicans in the house of representatives voted for that sales tax increase that went into effect today, nine republicans in the senate voted for it. heres how one passenger reacted to the sales...

Norquists pledge to never ever raise taxes in any way, that meant it had to come from spending cuts and none of it came from tax revenue, unless you look really closely. its always difficult to find enough spending cuts for legislation like this, which is why democrats, including president obama were willing to include some tax increases in this package to help with the deficit reduction. close some tax loopholes. but remember, the republicans were absolutely opposed to any tax increases, includ...

Disguised as a dutchman penetrated enemy lines. eventually he was discovered and marked for death. eyewitnesses have written on captain hales courage and calm demeanor as he approached the gallows. he didnt shrink or offer to change sides. his cause was worth dying for. since the revolution, our american forces carry on this tradition of duty and country, the courage and fidelity to an idea, wars in iraq, afghanistan and the unknown places have given and taken our best. in 1945, after world war ...

One teen texted their mother, mom, in case i dont get a chance to speak to you, i love you. president obama just leased a statement on the tragedy saying, "the bonds of friendship between the american and korean peoples are strong and enduring and our hearts ache to see our korean friends going through such a terrible loss, especially the loss of so many young students." nbcs clear simmons is monitoring the situation from london. why is it that the coast guard wasnt able to reach that spot where...