the market plunged today to its lowest level since january. the reason, in part, a continuing fear about greece. so tonight the big question is will the late-breaking news from facebook be enough to turn the mood of america? facebook will begin trading for the first time ever tomorrow morning. so it priced tonight at $38 for a single share. when you add it all together, it is the biggest ipo in american history. the facebook obsession in this country reminding us of the 1983 classic movie trading places. [ buzzer ] i remember ipos like that. all right. there are a few trading floors left. computers have replaced the conventional pit mostly, but when trading begins tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for facebook, and it s going to happen at 11:00, which isn t when the market opens, about an hour and a half after the market opens, because computers aren t like people. it s going to take them longer to figure out the right price. there will be a frenzy of trading going on. the stock, $3
i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, breaking news. the market plunged today to its lowest level since january. the reason, in part, a continuing fear about greece. so tonight the big question is will the late-breaking news from facebook be enough to turn the mood of america? facebook will begin trading for the first time ever tomorrow morning. so it priced tonight at $38 for a single share. when you add it altogether, it is the biggest ipo in american history. the facebook obsession in this country reminding us of the 1983 classic movie trading places. i remember ipos like that. all right. there are a few trading floors left. computers have replaced the conventional pit mostly, but when trading begins tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for facebook, and it s going to happen at 11:00, about an hour and a half after the market opens, because computers aren t like people. it s going to take them longer to figure out the right price. there will be a frenzy of trading going on. the stock,
[ chanting ] what do we want, justice. now. thousands rallying in sanford, florida, demanding justice for trayvon martin. naacp are there. they want sanford s police chief to be fired who temporarily stepped down after the shooting. newly released documents in the 2009 disappearance of a utah mother are raising questions about the police investigation. unsealed court records show police found susan powell s blood inside her family s home. a handwritten will saying she feared her husband might kill her was also found. susan powell s father wants to know why jason powell wasn t arrested. last month police said josh powell snatched his two sons from a social worker, killed the children and himself minutes before his home exploded. gop presidential candidates are in wisconsin today jockeying for votes at an event sponsored by the faith and freedom coalition. the conservative forum comes days before wisconsin s primary, and today mitt romney, rick santorum and newt gingr
good evening. i m tom foreman in for erin burnett. breaking news. a suicide attack stopped just short of the capitol steps. new details at this hour about the plot. authorities say the would be bomber had conducted a test in west virginia. chose the attack at a d.c. restaurant and allegedly told investigators he wanted to kill people, quote, face to face with an ak 47. if the investigation had not gone well, if detectives had not done their jobs, our lead story tonight would in short be a calamity. inste instead, the fbi and u.s. capitol police stopped it cold. he was arrested in a sting operation when undercover agents posing as al qaeda operatives gave him a fake suicide vest. it contained no explosives, so the public was not in danger. tonight, he is behind bars. brian todd is in alexandria, virginia, where he made an initial appearance today and was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. what are you hearing this evening about this alleged plot? to
new details at this hour about the plot. authorities say the would be bomber had conducted a test in west virginia. chose the capital after considering an attack on a d.c. restaurant, and allegedly told investigators he wanted to kill people, quote, face-to-face with an ak-47. if the investigation had not gone well, if detectfes had not done their jobs, our lead story would in short be a calamity. instead, the fbi and the u.s. capitol police stopped it cold. he was arrested in a sting operation when undercover agents posing as al qaeda operatives gave him a fake suicide vest. it contained no explosives, so the public was not in danger. tonight, the 29-year-old would-be bomber is behind bars. brian todd is in alexandria, virginia, outside the courthouse where he made an initial appearance today and was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. you have been on this all day long with new details coming out. what are you hearing this evening about this alleged