but i m convinced that obama s fiery barn storming in favor of his american jobs act has played a big role. people are hearing his message. the president has been on the offensive. it s no coincidence for the first time in quite a while, republicans are backing up. republicans are backing up, gene, and the president s poll numbers are going up. yeah. they re going up. and i really think this is linked to the fact that he went out very aggress i havely over the last few months to sell h his his story. to sell his version of how we got into this economic mess, how we ought to get out, and and who s helping in that effort to get out and who s not. right. and it s i think it s really having an impact. it s clear that over the last few days as the house republicans tried to hold this indefensible position. they were hearing from constituents who were saying, look, what about this do you guys not understand?
alarming study showing that so many people don t know how to treat or protect themselves. this is your a.m. wake-up call. and good morning to you. this is your am wake-up call for thursday, december 1st from the time warner center in new york. i m carol costello. here are your top stories. stocks around the world surging after the federal reserve and other central banks make a move to stop a global financial meltdown. the dow had its biggest one-day point jump of the year. talking to his wife, checking the cash flow, herman cain getting close to making a decision on the future of his presidential campaign with new allegations of an affair threatening to tear it down. marking the end and the beginning. iraq holding a ceremony this morning honoring u.s. soldiers who are leaving after more than eight years of war. let s head to atlanta now for a check of today s weather. rob marciano is here. good morning, rob. good morning, carol. things at least on the eastern ha
opinion, get some of the republicans to drop off. did not succeed in getting any republicans and, in fact, as we saw, you had two democrats would dropped off but they were nowhere near the 60 votes next to end the filibuster and getting a vote. shepard: the president never thought this would pass. he knew better and it was a show? juan: not a big show. remember, getting away from the rhetoric for a second. we will talk hardball. you look at numbers, the numbers, congressional numbers are in the pits if you think the president s numbers are low, congress numbers are lower and if you ask the american people, what do you trust to handle the committee right now, it used to be 40/40 and now in the aftermath of president obama s barn storming pass this bill, pass this bill he has bumped it up and now he is at 50 percent and the republicans are at 34 percent and as you look to
risk. is this the end of air shows? no, air shows have a history in this country going back to barn storming. charles lindhberg started out as a wing walker, he s to strap himself on to a plane. the plane would go into loops and he became one of the greatest aviators in american history. we have to understand, though, that if you go to an air show, an air race, you re going to assume the risk. peter johnson jr., thank you for your time. over to you, gretch. thank you, eric. huge development right now on our top story this morning, breaking news. moments ago, a source with the state department saying that the two american hikers jailed in iran are now in the custody of the omani envoy in tehran. joining us with the very latest, amy kellogg. you ve confirmed this? i have not been able to confirm it. i ve just spoken with the lawyer in tehran for the hikers, for shane bauer and josh fattal and he said that he has not heard that himself. he was on his way to the prison where
later. that s what s been driving the market all along. after the bell we ll get some more news. earnings news comes out tonight from intel, the big tech company. from csx also, which should give us a good idea of what s happening in the economy. that s what we re focusing on for the rest of the week, some earnings numbers. really it is the deals that are moving things today, chuck. becky quick at cnbc s world headquarters this morning, thanks very much. three weeks to go. one of the biggest draws in the campaign trail not even on the ballot. be mad. they re playing you. former president bill clinton is barn-storming through the states where, well, president obama s not so popular. does it make a difference? and sorry, seniors. times may be getting tighter. don t look to your social security checks for help. it won t be there. how the tough times will impact america s 58 million retirees. some bad news for them. but first a look ahead at the president s schedule. town hall