for investors and for your 401(k). the opening bell just moments away. dow futures down more than 800 points. [ bell ringing ] [ cheers and applause ] all right, the markets are open. you see the big board up there and in a few moments we ll see how the sell-off looks like it s accelerating. the dow down 100 points at the open. we have live coverage christine romans, cnn business correspondent allison kazic joining us. andrew stevens. futures were down more than 800 points. how is it looking? that s the dow and it s a big indicator, but we re also watching the s&p 500 because that is a broader indicator of the market and it officially hit
a long criminal history including arrests for disorderly conduct. they are convinced he had bad plans that he wanted to hurt everyone on the plane, potentially kill everyone on the plane so they are glad they stepped in and took him down. bill: will carr in los angeles. thanks. martha: let s get a look at the markets. the big board up 53 points, banks like citigroup beat their first quarter estimate. they closed down yesterday after so selloffs. we ll keep an eye on what s going on on wall street. bill: feels like a yo-yo. the boston bombing one year later. also what he s doing to help others whose lives were changed forever on this day one year ago.
be towed away and dismantled. 32 people died in that disaster. and the dow continues its stellar september. take a look at this. the big board up right now 37 points or so. that despite a meeting today by the federal reserve policymaking committee. it s discussing whether to scale back buying bonds and securities, which could have an impact on the stock market. up next, more on the coverage of the mass shooting at the washington navy yard. we re taking a closer look at president obama s response and if this latest tragedy could impact his push for tighter gun control. and we re also getting new details right now about where and how the shooter bought the gun. you re watching cnn s special live coverage. the next thing i heard was five more shots. the captain that was in the office said come on, ma am, let s go. he just grabbed me by the arm
we re developing a near 100-year supply of natural gas. that s something that we expect could support more than 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. and that s why we ve worked with the private sector to develop a high-tech car battery that costs half as much as other batteries and can go up to 300 miles on a single charge. think about that. that will save you some money at the pump. and that is why we are helping companies like this one right here and plants like this one right here to make more cars and trucks that use less oil. when i ran for office, i went to detroit and gave a speech to automakers where i promised that i was going to raise fuel standards on our cars so that they d go further on a gallon of gas. i said we should do the same thing on trucks. i have to tell you when i said it, i didn t get a lot of applause in the room because there was a time when automakers were resisting higher fuel standards, because change isn t easy. but you know what? after three d
way. public policy polling came out and said herman cain supporters love newt gingrich and just don t like mitt romney. the lion s share of the votes will be going to newt or the other candidates and not mitt romney jo that has to be frustrating for the romney camp at well. we have a long way to go. bret baier will join us what the 10:30. he will talk about the interview. there is more of the interview to come, fascinating back and forth and great questions from bret coming up in about 30 minutes from now. bill: you can open your eyes, america and look at your 401k. take a look at the big board up 399 points in about 34 minutes of trading. we are just back to that 12,000 mark yet again for the dow. this is phenomenal followed by a surge yesterday. all of this is happening because the world s great powers have got even together and said, europe we will save you.