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September 27, 2011
that answer may why people say they can do this at home. if it goes out of hand, it goes away quickly. the problem, theres nobody there to resuscitate you and nobody could bring you back. >> that was pretty quick. you gave some of the medication. hes gone from being completely awake to asleep. >> hes not breathing. im breathing for him. murray could face four years in prison if found guilty. lets look at the world market. things looking better in asia. all the major markets have made...
September 23, 2011
recession fear. today the story is the health of the european banks. >> thats absolutely right, christine. what were seeing is conflicting reports today in a couple of newspapers about whether the eurozone and european regulators for the banking industry will move to try to recapitalize or shore up the capital that some of the banks hold. this is on the back of on going concerns about the health of the french banks after mohamed el arian said yesterday. he said that could undermined th...
September 22, 2011
down, too. u.s. stock futures are in the red in pre trading. a lot of this comes after the federal reserve gave a cynical view of the economy. well talk more about this with christine romans in just a few minutes. back to troy davis now. he has been put to death. the debate over his guilt or innocence and over the death penalty itself goes on. the state of georgia executed davis last night by lethal injection for the murder of a savannah police officer in 1989. supporters claimed there...
September 21, 2011
been in prison in iran since july of 2009. they were in prison. they were hiking along the mountains and supposedly inadvertently they stepped into iran. and they were accused of es espionage and of being illegally in the country. theyve been in prison in iran since 2009. we understand that bail has been paid for both josh fattal and shane bauer. we understand that bail was up to $500,000 apiece, but the papers are signed now, that bail paid. the two men could be released wednesday at ...
September 20, 2011
no one cared that he was gay. >> a legal network for them estimates 14,000 were booted from the military because of dont ask, dont tell. authorities could decide whether a condemned man lives or dies. troy davis was convicted of murder in 1989. if the state does not intervene he will be put to death at 7:00 p.m. eastern. davis supporters say he is innocent and the officers family says justice is overdue. both sides spoke before the parole board. >> no time is easy when you have to go...
September 19, 2011
spending cuts, much of it from medicare and medicaid but also the 1.5 trillion in tax revenue, more than 1 trillion in war savings as operations in iraq and afghanistan draw down and interest savings amounting to more than $400 billion. texas governor rick perry may be asked more about this on the campaign trail. census data shows more than 18% of texans live below the poverty line. thats 3 points higher than the national average. the state also has the highest share of people withou...
September 16, 2011
that congress approve government regulations that have a significant impact on the economy or small business, lowering the tax rate for businesses and individuals to know more than 25%, passing free trade agreements with columbia, panama and south korea. they say that will create up to 250,000 jobs and increasing domestic energy production. the pentagon says the dont ask, dont tell policy in the military officially ends on tuesday. the defense secretary has been asked to hold off on re...
September 15, 2011
good morning. it is thursday, september 15th. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." im carol costello. get ready for the president response to president obamas jobs bill. he and the rest of congress have had a few days to leaf through the jobs plan, the obama jobs plan. so now well just have to wait and see whether boehner picks a fight over the plan or offers an olive branch. president obama is already taking indirect swipes at congressional republican. listen to what he told the congress...
September 14, 2011
it is september 14th. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." im carol costello joining you live this morning from new york. thanks for waking up with us. nearly one in six americans are now living in poverty. thats according to a new report from the census bureau. its a gut check on where we stand in the wake of the recession. here are the raw numbers from the government. 46.2 million lived in poverty in 2010. thats over 15% of the population, the highest level since 1993. for a family of f...
September 12, 2011
happy monday. september 12th. this is your wake-up call. thank you for joining us this morning. breaking news on the world markets to tell you about this morning. theyre taking quite a hit. investors are worried that greece could default on loan repayments. the nikkei closed at a 2 1/2-year low. the hang seng down over 4%. european markets opened over two hours ago. theyre all down. about four hours until the markets open here. but dow futures are down 180 points. the nasdaq and s&p ar...