the third quarter was nearly double the figure from april to june and that s thanks to consumer spending and more business investment. alison kosik will join us in about half an hour for the opening bell, but right now let s talk to global editor at large with reuters. good morning. so, what a difference a day makes. the dow futures are already down this morning and we ve learned that whirlpool is cutting 5,000 jobs in north america and europe. it looks like that big rally from yesterday was not the real turn around we were hoping for. well, i think the rally yesterday was really mostly about europe. and i think the big question that the markets are asking is not so much is everyone going to be fantastic. is there going to be a huge economic rebound in the u.s. and in the world. the question is, is there going to be another disaster or is it going to be a slow, grinding, but ultimately positive recovery? the news this week has been, you know, the chance of disaster prompted
also tonight, ari fleischer and james carville get in a heated exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. he s providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washington gets in gear and passes some kind of debt reductions deal before the treasury runs out of money and the markets react. will it be the kind of deal that most americans say they want? keeping them honest, the answer seems to be no. take a look at the latest cnn opinion research center polling. it shows 64% prefer a budget plan with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. 34% say cuts only. that s consistent with other polling which is averaging nearly 2 to 1 in favor of what president obama and others call a balanced
exchange. john mccain today snacking down fellow republicans. he s providing a reality check and so are the financial markets. the dow industrials today dropping nearly 200 points, making it four losing days in a row. the nasdaq and s & p down even more sharply. now, anyone with a 401 k has got to be worried at this point and watching this closely or should be. but assume for a minute that washington gets in gear and passes some kind of debt reductions deal before the treasury runs out of money and the markets react. will it be the kind of deal that most americans say they want? keeping them honest, the answer seems to be no. take a look at the latest cnn opinion research center polling. it shows 64% prefer a budget plan with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. 34% say cuts only. that s consistent with other polling which is averaging nearly 2 to 1 in favor of what president obama and others call a balanced approach. he said on monday that s what he wants. you say that
of gold instead of asking for birthday presents, she asked that people help children half a world away. tonight her life comes to a tragic end, but her legacy lives on. good evening, everyone. i m don lemon in atlanta. we welcome our viewers tonight watching around the world. you re in the cnn newsroom. tmz says this is the last time i m i winehouse was on stage, three days ago in north london. she supported her 13-year-old goddaughter, an aspiring singer herself. tonight the world is mourning the singer blessed with a voice beyond her years but cursed with addictions that may have cut them short. london police say they do not note what killed the grammy award winning singer. they found her today in her apartment. but many are speculating her death is connected to her substance abuse. showbiz tonight s kareen wynter joins us from los angeles. good evening to you. winehouse s father is now returning to london. over this tragic news, we just learned that her dad mitch w
tragic end, but her legacy lives on. good evening, everyone. i m don lemon in atlanta. we welcome our viewers tonight watching around the world. you re in the cnn newsroom. tmz says this is the last time i m i winehouse was on stage, three days ago in north london. she supported her 13-year-old goddaughter, an aspiring singer herself. tonight the world is mourning the singer blessed with a voice beyond her years but cursed with addictions that may have cut them short. london police say they do not note what killed the grammy award winning singer. they found her today in her apartment. but many are speculating her death is connected to her substance abuse. showbiz tonight s kareen wynter joins us from los angeles. good evening to you. winehouse s father is now returning to london. over this tragic news, we just learned that her dad mitch winehouse, he got word of his daughter s death, listen to this, don, after he got word, he was in new york, he hopped on a plane back