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to keep more cash reserves as a cushion against losses. so why should americans care? well i mentioned stocks but that is just the start. my colleague alison kosik has a whole lot more from the new york stock exchange. first, catch us up on the markets, both here and abroad. >> okay. randi, first stocks are at some of their best levels of the session, the dow up 293 points. if you look at this month as a whole, it is shaping up to be among the best ever. the dow is up more than 1,200 points so far for the year and the strongest gains today actually came from overseas, from europe. ...

police chief said he is treating this incident tuesday night with an iraq war veteran the same way they would investigate a police-involved shooting. school olesons has been upgradeed from critical to fair condition. his family is going from wisconsin to california. he is appalled by police action. the iraq war vet was hit in the head by what's believed to be a police tear gas cam. officers were trying to kick occupy wall street protesters out of the campç they occupied for two weeks while oleson lay motionless on the camp. police again were caught on tape throwing something into t...

and how you can fight back. and bringing america back. the american town nearly wiped off the map by a tornado, brought back by an american icon that refused to abandon them. good evening. diane is on assignment tonight. and all day today, they were hard to miss. perhaps because we hoped for them so much. signs of life in our economy. starting with the stock market on a tear. up 340 points today. okts is now on track to be the single best month in 25 years -- 25 years. a hallry fueled by good news overseas in europe and here at home, too. we learned today that the american econom...

good evening. diane is on assignment tonight. and all day today, they were hard to miss. perhaps because we hoped for them so much. signs of life in our economy. starting with the stock market on a tear. up 340 points today. okts is now on track to be the single best month in 25 years -- 25 years. a hallry fueled by good news overseas in europe and here at home, too. we learned today that the american economy grew faster than expected over the summer. not roaring yet, but a growth spurt that's tamped down fears of a second recession. still, the big question tonight, will this momentu...

>> what about addicted? >> possibly. >> reporter: dr. robert waldman examined medical records from a dermatologist, who was treating jackson with injections of demmerol. >> i would suggest that injections over 230 minutes. >> the defense is trying to show jurors that jackson was on many different drugs. but prosecutors say it was an overdose of propofol and anesthetics that caused the superstar's death. and that dr. conrad murray is responsible. >> reporter: he is not listed as a witness. but the judge reminded the cardiologist, he does have the right to take the stand in his own def...