Good morning. Im melissa harrisperry. Today marked a very important anniversary in modern u. S. History. I want to take you back to what we were all watching five years ago today. And remind you how none of us knew just how deep our economic problems went. On the broadcast tonight, meltdown. The American Financial system is rocked to its foundation as top wall street institutions topple under a mountain of debt. Coming up tonight, how did it happen . Whats next, and how safe is your money . Meltdown, rocked to its foundation, mountain of debt our Financial System, as we knew it, was about to change forever. That day the Dow Jones Industrial average lost 504 points on the days trading, with the largest point drops in history. The nasdaq was down more than 81 points and the s p 500 was down more than 59. Was what was the cause of all of this . Take a look. All of this fallout from what happened last night in new york, as Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection just after midnight
Alex witt at msnbc world headquarters. Heres whats happening. New and widespread reaction to the New York Times report on one year of Donald Trumps tax returns. The reality is hes a genius. He took advantage of something that could save his enterprise and did something we admire in america. All of us will do what we can within the law to avoid paying taxes. Dont hate the player. Hate the game. Just a sampling. Hear more from the trump camp and clinton reaction ahead. Nearly a week since the debate, what do the polls show . The latest from an expert in the field. And bracing for a hurricane as matthew spins its way near jamaica. The question this hour, will it track toward the u. S. Lets get right to that exclusive report from the New York Times. Records obtained by the times show trump declared a 916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, a Tax Deduction so substantial it could have allowed him to legally avoid paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years. We cant know if h
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thursday morning, january 5th, we ll talk with them early this thursday morning, january 5th, 2012. captioning funded by cbs ood and good morning. welcome to the early show on this thursday morning. i m nancy cordes here in new hampshire. i m jim axelrod. it s 24 degrees, seems relatively tropical after yesterday morning. we will look ahead to tuesday s republican primary here, but, as you know, the show you re watching is about to undergo a big change come monday. it s actually going to be officially relaunched as cbs this morning anchored by charlie rose, gayle king. the next stop is here in new hampshire for the republican presidential candidates fresh off the iowa caucuses. jan crawford is here with what s happening out on the campaign trail right now after their first full day here in new hampshire. good morning, jan. good morning, guys. great to be in new hampshire. little warmer. and all the candidates arrived, some arrived here yesterday after that bi
captioning funded by cbs and good thursday morning, everyone. i m jeff glor. are you sure about that? my name or the day? i don t know. confused about both at times. well, it is a holiday week. i m debbie turner bell. a lot happening this morning. welcome, debbie, by the way. we ll begin with politics. new poll shows significant changes in the republican presidential race in iowa. it s good news for mitt romney and bad news for newt gingrich. chief political correspondent jan crawford is in cedar rapids with the new lineup and a surprise for michele bachmann, too. good morning. ron paul and then there s a name we haven t heard in the top tier, rick sanatorium. like you said, the biggest surprise of the day came from the camp of michele bachmann. this sometimes bitter battle for iowa took a slightly unexpected turn monday when state senator joined ron paul s team. sor sor sorensteen had been the campaign chairman. congressman paul came and did three separat