Im candy crowley. And this is state of the union. Hurricane sandy has sidelined the president ial campaigns in some spots. Both candidates have canceled events in critical swing states, and a more a surprise nonetheless, the Des Moines Register endorsed mitt romney for president. The first time in 40 years the newspaper picked the republican nominee. While the editors praise president obamas early efforts to revitalize the economy through his stimulus plan, it concluded his record on the economy the past four years does not suggest he would lead in the direction the nation must go in the next four years. Joining me now for the politics of weather and Everything Else is Obama Campaign Senior Advisor David Axelrod. Good morning, david. Let me start here with the storm. When you look at virginia where this is likely to be the swing state most affected, does mying worry you about that state being more or less paralyzed by weather for a couple three, four days . Well, the first thing i thin
That the Obama Administration ignored security problems. But Obama Administration Officials Say the documents dont tell the whole story. So lets bring in our intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly, who has been going through all of this. What new details are you finding in the cables and the emails . Reporter the cables certainly give us more detail into the thinking of ambassador stevens in the months, weeks and even hours before his death. For example, we know that just hours before the attack that killed him and three other americans, he expressed concern over the rising security threats in benghazi and in nearby town where is the ambassador believed that islamic extremists were gaining a strong foothold. He was also worried that there was no deterrents to act against those groups, and the u. S. Security presence was shrinking rapidly. The ambassador noted that this was becoming a huge issue and a huge problem for them. And that the drawdown from some 34 u. S. Security personnel t
Lottery starting tomorrow and registration is open until friday. The uaa will notify the winners of the lotty by monday, december 15th and vouchers can then be picked up from tuesday through thursday. Now student with more than 90 credit hours can get tickets. Everyone else is allowed to sign up. Then we have the old newsroom adage of picking your stories very carefully. Its also important that you try to keep the bed bugs out of your home. The best way when you stay in a hotel. You might want to use a plastic bag like this one. Just keep on picking. Those are people in the background. The news anchor himself or herself should always, i repeat always be aware of the camera. What . What . That hurt. A gentle reminder to all of us in the news business, when the light goes on you are live in the air and the light is always on on the ridiculist. What . That does it for us. Well see you again one hour for now. Another edition of 360. Piers morgan starts now. The doctor is in. An extraordina
December 2007. The best gauge for fear in the motorcycles, the cbo volatility index plummeted last week. If you look this morning to see where things stand, youll see u. S. Equity futures are indicated just slightly lower. Right now, dow futures down about 35 points. Same story in europe. If you look at the early trading there, youll see a slight pullback across most of these markets. The cac is off. 3. 5 . Major asian markets overnight, things barely budged with the hang seng and shanghai was slightly higher and the nikkei was down by about. 8 . Andrew. And werings season officially begins after the bell tomorrow. Thats when alcoa will be posting First Quarter results. Earnings are expected to rise. Lets get a quick check on the weeks economic calendar. A quiet start today. Tomorrow, well be getting the Nfib Small Business sentiment survey. Were going to get the Consumer Credit and on thursday, weekly jobless claims and wholesale trade and finally on friday, International Trade and im
Piers . Tonight, the interview that everyones still talking about. 1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms. You heard alex jones answering my questions. How many gun murders were there how many great white sharks kill people every year but theyre tried to swim. You heard him try to change the subject and threaten me. You think youre a tough guy. Have me back in a boxing ring and ill wear red, white, and blue, and you can wear your jolly roger. What will it take to stop the killing . Ill talk to people who lost their loved ones in aurora. I am glad youre speaking out. And to a former marine who says hell never give up his gun. Plus, does this picture tell the whole story . Two small Town High School football stars accused of raping a seeming unconscious girl. Ill talk to attorneys of the girls. This is piers morgan tonight. Good evening. And i hope alex jones is not just watching, but finally listening. Ive been talking a lot about gun violence on the show in recent mon