waste of an all-star game. you ve gotten seconds. it s flag football. that would be more entertaining. we ll see what else is coming up. state stay tight. we ll wait for that. all right. starting point this morning we re talk tath florida primary which, of course, is tomorrow. it could be a tiebreaker in the gop race for the nomination. you know there s been three contests with three different winners. santorum won iowa eventually, then it was mitt romney won new hampshire, then newt gingrich who won the state of south carolina. now florida, could end all there, couldn t it? no, no, no. that was a facetious question. it s not going to send it all because newt gingrich said he s going to the end and ron paul says he s going to the end and santorum said he s going to the end. interesting. yes, it is. florida is nobody s home state. population is diverse. often they divide the state into four, sometimes three, sometimes five different blocks. the one thing that
than 1,000 palestinians in israeli prisons. the exchange is expected to happen within the next few days. the worst floods in decades are wreaking havoc on the livelihood of thailand s people and economy. they re bracing for the next round which could reach them in days. flooding has killed at least 269 people and affected 8 million across the country. in southwestern mexico, soldiers have been deployed, tourists have been told to leave, and emergency shelters are open as a hurricane comes ashore. the category 2 storm has weakened but is still bringing rain and strong winds. weather authorities are warning boaters of possible life-threatening rip currents. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m monday nemonita rajpal. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina del santos. from hong kong, i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the top stories this thursday wednesday, october the 12th, i should