Do we call him dr. Sunshine. He likes to say dr. Realist. Allergan could be buying a it had a market cap of 90 million and theyre buying it for 1. 7 billion. All because the Bio Tech Companys progress in fighting a certain type of Liver Disease. We will look at what other companies could be takeover targets in that space because of this takeover here. We are keeping an eye on markets. The dow is up 50 . S p is up five. Nasdaq trying to participate. Lets get to our top story. Wells fargo ceos testimony on capitol hill you saw live here on cnbc. Testifying in the wake of the banks fake account scandal. Williford frost is in washington. He has been covering hearings all day today. And the hearing was far tougher for john stumpf summed up with this exchange. Have you returned one nickel of the money you earned while the scam was going on . And the board will i will take that as a no, then. Have you fired a single Senior Executive . I dont mean regional manager or branch manager. Im asking
President ial candidates plans on education. We continue our series looking at the issues shaping these election. Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial futuren and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Prcoyo woodruff for the president today, a moment on the worldda stage at the United Nations, one last time. His message an urgent plea to make a better world. At this moment, we all face a choice. Woodruff it was his final address to the u. N. General assembly, and president obamaa used it to issue a challenge. We can choose to press forward with a better model of cooperation and integration, or we can retreat into a worldwe sharply divided and ultimatelyul in conflict along ageold lines of n
Would be israel. Former schiavo, a victim of terrorism himself is here live with me on his choice. Meanwhile, the epipen price gouging scandal is exploding, hardly going away at all. Hillary clinton making it a Campaign Issue today. Wait until you see what she really is. We have the latest on mylan tax dodge efforts. The 600 plus raise and the political connections that are shining a very harsh spotlight on the company at this hour for millions of you with allergies, fatal allergies good the flood waters season in louisiana have revealed worsening damage. Senator david fitter life from louisiana to tell us how he plans to help Small Businesses recover because without that, you dont have real recovery. Wall street on 39 points on a very tentative day. Oil falls below 47 per barrel. We are watching all of this and your money. So much news here that matters to all of you. Less than an hour to the closing bell. We will start the countdown. Tentative is definitely the word here. Investors t
Its my pleasure to have miriam horn joining us this evening, the author of two previous books including the bestseller earth to peopler. She works at the Environmental Defense fund. Miriam previously worked for the u. S. Forest service and spent 15 years writing numerous newspaper articles and for magazines including the new york times, u. S. News world report, smith soap january and vanity fair. Smithsonian. Tonight were celebrating rancher, farmer, fisherman, its about conservation heroes of the heartland. Joining miriam in conversation, were glad to have ian frazier, best selling author. But first, to tell us a little bit about her book, please welcome miriam horn. [applause] thank you, kaylen, and thank you, eddie sutton, for welcoming us to this incredible room at the strand and for keeping the strand such a vital part of our lives. Thank you, ian frazier, for joining me here. I have been a group by of ians groupie of ians for 25 years since i first read great plains. If you haven
Three hours left in the trading session. The dow is down fractionally, 57 points down. 3m, verizon and chevron are your laggards. A couple of dow stocks are up, however, there is one massive move out there. Not in stocks. It is in gold. Gold is trading at a threemonth low, it is down 35 an ounce. As you might imagine, gold miners also getting wha inting they are deep in the red at this hour. Google unveiling a new phone at a product event under way in San Francisco. Google says the new phone costs 649 and has unlimited storage. Delta posted a smaller than expected drop in passenger unit revenues for the month of september. And sears popping within just the past two hours on reports that bids for the companys draftsman unit due by the end of this month. If you are a retailer or a shopper, this may be the most important number in the show. 81 shopping days left until christmas. A new report by the National Retail federation telling us that santa claus is coming to town this year. Courtne