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Peel back the onion in this case. they certainly did. as a result, he was convicted. the recommendation is 263 years. we'll see what the judge does in january. i'm pretty confident that based upon the circumstances and the nature of these offenses, he'll never see the light of day. >> they're horrific offenses. joey jackson, thank you very much. still to come in the "newsroom," a steep drop in the polls, is the ben carson camp in chaos right now? toto the nation's capitalut to support an important cause that can change the way you live for years to come. how can you help? by giving a little ...

The person everyone want to get in the race they feel sweet on. when he gets in and starts talking and campaigning we may see a different story. we don't know at this point. i want to put up this number. hillary clinton down 16 points since june against her opponents. and steve, this may be, the last take we had on her and how she sacked up against republicans she was beating them. she is no longer beating the candidates in head-to-head gop match ups. >> this is a pretty steep drop. not just a gradual erosion. it is best explained by the loss of hillary clinton among independents and republica...

Egypt. he says he would put a hold on the funds until he sees egypt moving toward democracy. earlier this month the obama administration suspended most aid to egypt but pledged to maintain some assistance but that appears now to be blocked. now to the latest jobs report. the economy adding 148,000 jobs since september. a steep drop from the jobs gains in august. and october numbers, well they may be even worse thanks to temporary layoffs during the shutdown. now to san francisco, apple unveiling the newist ipad the new 9.7-inch tablet is called ipad air. it weighs 1 pound 8% lighter than the o...

>>shepard: thank you from the white house. >> the labor department is reporting a steep drop in the number of americans applying for jobless benefits, down by 35,000 last week for 353,000. that is a new or nearly a now year lower but temperature factors could cause the dramatic ups and downs we have seen recently. and now to gerri, anchor of the willis report. how reliable are the numbers? >>gerri: not so much. the automaker shut downs in the summertime are taking less time off and it is throwing off the statistics. ford takes two weeks but they took one week. chrysler did not shut down becaus...

And say these votes were nothing more than a classic game of senate politics, shep. >> shepard: rich, what's the latest on the president's tax cut plan? >> well, it's stuck. senate republicans say they are waiting for democrats to produce a written proposal. and even if they do, it may not pass the senate and will not pass the house. republics want to maintain current rates for all federal taxpayers for one more year to give congress time to overall overhaul the tax code. serious discussions to resolve this looming tax hike will likely begin after the election. shep? >> shepard: rich edson in ...