it was the worst since world war ii and perhaps the worst since world war i. and where in the world is edward snowden? the admitted leaker of u.s. government secrets is now believed to be still in russia today as washington is pressing moscow to send him home to face prosecution. and an all-star guest lineup today. the former goldman former chairman, excuse me, of goldman sachs asset management, jim o neill, author of the gloom, boom and doom report and blackstone senior managing director john kosinski all are coming up in the first hour of the show. hi, everybody. welcome to a packed show, and we re not lying when we tell you that we ve got some phenomenal guests coming up, so you ll want to stay tuned, at least for the next two hours to catch all these phenomenal interviews, especially given what s taken place in the markets over the last couple sessions. again, a reminder that we saw a huge sell-off, especially towards the end of last week. the selling continued
0 still recovering from a concussion, but she is expected to testify about the attack in benghazi some time in january. another big story we re following today is that blizzard. absolutely pounding the central part of the country right now. much of the midwest digging out after being hit by heavy snow. now that weather system is now heading east just as millions of people, of course, are hitting the road and trying to fly for the holidays. that s a look at chicago right now where they have had lots of canceled flights. much more on the holiday forecast coming up in just a few minutes with bill karins. we have some other news. democrats have to find another candidate to take on chris christie next year. newark mayor cory booker announced yesterday he will not make a run for governor in 2013. perhaps due in footer christie s soaring approval ratings in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. booker says he s looking into running for senate in 2014 when 88-year-old frank lautenberg is expec
andrew, welcome back. good morning. it was decision 2012 in venezuela this weekend. hugo chavez has been reelected. he beat out by a 54-45 margin. in 2006, he won by 27 points. swreker to gives chavez a fresh endorsement of his socialist asian world bank saying brace for slower growth. lowest pace of growth since 2001. and that s predominantly due to the region s exposure to china. and finally, a u.s. congressional committee set to recommend blocking china s big telecom equipment maker from expanding in american markets. leaked report says that there are security risks. codo we trust the chinese? if you were looking there, i would find another vendor if you care about your indiatakellectu property and the national security of the united states of america. that report was something. the full report set to to be released at 10:00 a.m. eastern today. the move comes as they re considering a public offering. and joe has more headlines. the leaves are changing color. east
any better. conditions in the midwest are the worse they have been in half a century. agriculture department extension food costs will rise. and a number of companies are reporting today. before the bell we ll hear from exxon, 3m, your nighted technologies, boston scientific, colgate palmolive, kimberly-clark, mcgraw-hill a few of the names. sounds like a busy morning. in other news to watch a couple key economic release, weekly jobless claims tn at 10:00 the national association of realtors reports on pending home sales. treasury secretary tim geithner returns to capitol hill. it s official united technology selling three industrial products businesses to private equity firms. the price tag, $3.46 billion. they will use the proceeds to repay southeast short term debt needed to propose it s $16.5 billion acquisition of goodrich. a number of reports this morning suggests manchester united may delay its ipo due to a weak market. let s talk about some corporate buzz this mor
fifth-largest port. amid a new confrontation with police there. plus, they re calling it in india, a real-life slum dog millionaire. a million bucks goes to a poor shop clerk, a great story here. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. herman cain s rough week continues with the associated press reporting that a third woman formerly employed by the national restaurant association says she was harassed by the republican presidential candidate. and considered, we should point out, considered filing a complaint. however, no formal complaint was ever filed. nbc news has not confirmed her allegation. the story comes after details emerge this week that two other women had complained of inappropriate behavior by cain while he was the head of the organization in the 1990s. the cain campaign is on the defensive, denying this new allegation altogether. instead, turning the blame to the campaign of texas governor rick perry. citing two different people with tie