asked the federal government to bring in crews from both the army and the navy who were deployed after hurricane katrina to come in and start pumping out. they re going to be at the world trade center. they re going to be at the tunnels and in the subways. some of those subways did start running this morning just before 6:00 o clock with limited service. 5 1/2 million people daily ride in these subways. the mta says they lose $18 million every single day that those trains don t run. governor cuomo has declared a transportation emergency, so fees for train, subways and buses will be waived today and tomorrow. we do have live aerial pictures of commuters trying to get into the city. there aren t any train, so everybody is coming in to work. they re having to drive because of the limitations on those. and there is still a lot of road closures as well. between 6:00 a.m. and midnight, only cars that are allowed to go over the east river bridges have to have three occupants or more in it. th
pumping at the world trade center and in the subways and in the tunnels. some of the subways did start running this morning and some 5 1/2 million people daily ride in these subways. it got started before 6:00 o clock, limited service. transportation authorities lose $18 million every day the trains don t run. we have live aerial pictures of commuters trying to get in. no trains running. everybody else is forced to drive. there is a lot of road closures. new jersey experiencing similar problems. there is no time line for restarting their rail service. however, bus service will be restored today. another major issue, gas shortages. fights break out at the pump, tempers flairing. major pipelines and refineries along the east coast were shut down during the hurricane and power outages and other damage are delaying restarting fuel production. governor christie issued a waiver that will let gas stations purchase out of state
no actual third party candidate has won since. but that hasn t stopped them from trying and although their track record of victory is zero, a handful of nonmajority candidates have imagined to impact presidential races. there was ross perot and he wasn t thinking spoiler. he was actually thinking victory. a gallup poll at one point had him ahead of incumbent bush and a man by the name of bill clinton by 14. he left the race and returned in october for the debates and it s the second time that an independent candidate had participated. what separates me is that 5 1/2 million people came together on their own and put me on the ballot. i was not put on the ballot by either of the two parties or any pac money, any foreign lobbyist money or interest money. this is a movement that came from the people. on election day, nearly 20%
the one that gives he s never had a tough day in his life. we don t know that. from working. i m talking about financial day. i think that s he s self made. i give it a c because it s the same old and people want solutions and obama has done this. it s tired old ad. steve: let s go to the other side of the political aisle. here is a romney ad. it s called dear daughter. how effective is it? we ll ask the panel. dear daughter, welcome to america. your share of obama s debt is over $50,000. it grows every day. obama s policies are making it harder on women. the poverty rate for women, the. more women are unemployed under president obama. more than 5 1/2 million women can t find work. that s what obama s policies have done for women. welcome, daughter. i m mitt romney and i approve this message. steve: yeah. you can t be accused of having a war on women with him. you give a five.
22 minutes past the hour, time for the news for the numbers. first up $1,000, tickets to a fundraiser headed by george clooney in switzerland will cost you. helping to raise money for president obama s reelection campaign. next up, 278 points, that s how much the dow rebounded yesterday in the best day since june 6th after european leaders agreed to stabilize the region s banks using rescue funds and 5 1/2 million. how many viewers tuned in to watch charlie sheen s new comedy on fx anger management making it the biggest scripted comedy debut in cable history. people love watching that guy. mike: that means we re going to have more of him. as you can tell this segment is going to pot.