as we count down to new hampshire, the economy is still the driving force in the minds of voters in the united states. but is it the driving force in the republican primary? welcome to your money. i m ali velshi. the latest cnn/opinion research corporation poll shows 57% of americans think that the economy is the most important issue facing this country. i want to bring in cnn senior political analyst david gergen. david, the polls say mitt romney has the best chance to beat president obama in the republican field. do conservatives still reluctant to get behind romney feel he lacks what it takes to turn the economy around or is it something else all together? he is actually doing well when people asked is your most important issue the economy in iowa. he won a healthy plurality of those voters who thought the economy was number one. he s having some trouble connecting with voters emotionally. they seem stiff, reserved, can t quite understand him, santorum in the case of i
i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room . captions by vitac www.vitac.com we begin with breaking news on wall street. a dramatic rescue and equally dramatic reaction on wall street. the stock market skyrocketing today on new that is the federal reserve and other central banks are taking direct action to prevent a financial meltdown in the euro zone using the their resources to keep money and credit flowing amid the staggering debt crisis. it s the largest coordinated move of its kind since 2008 when similar action brought u.s. credit markets back from the brink. let s go straight to alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. a banner day on wall street today. just a stunning rally. we re ending the day, the dow up 482 points. this is the best point gain for the dow we ve seen in two and a half years, this all coming after the central banks stepping in and meeting this relief rally. investors seeing it finally these monetary policymakers get it. what central
private sector added 110,000 jobs in october. and president obama makes a new push for money to fix the nation s roads and bridges in a speech this hour. he ll call on congress to pass the transportation component of his jobs bill. which includes money for infrastructure. the president will use a bridge in washington s georgetown area as a backdrop and we ll take you there live. the speech is set for 11:25 eastern time. and we have new pictures today of a jetliner s dramatic emergency landing in poland. earlier video showed it from a side angle. here, you can see the plane coming in, with no landing gear at all. somehow the pilot manages to steer it onto the runway on its belly. no one on the flight from newark, new jersey to warsaw was injured. one of the presidential candidates, herman cain s accusers may speak out about her allegations of sexual harassment. her attorney says the key is getting the national restaurant association, where the complaint was filed, to wai
that is booming in this weak economy. it s literally growing. we ll show you what it is. and we ll take you to the place where it s happening. occupy wall street goes global. an important day in the movement today. organizers are taking to twitter to gain support. protesters are taking to the street all over the world. we ll show you where it s happening and what s ahead. we begin with politics. nevada is the next stop on the gop road to the white house. cnn and the western republican leadership conference are sponsoring a presidential debate in las vegas. that debate will take place tuesday at the venetian resort hotel casino and preparations are under way but not all the not presidential candidates will be there. jon huntsman is boycotting the debate saying nevada locked in a scheduling fight with new hampshire moved up the date of its primary. well, we call out all of the candidates to do similarly. they should be boycotting. unless there s a political interest in th
the euro price is mounting at credit rating agencies are downgrading italy and spain, taking a hit, along with 12 u.k. banks but what is happening over there, is that to blame for our struggling economy here? biggest head wind the american economy is facing right now is uncertainty about europe. reaction now from a member of the european parliament, joining me now from brussels. i heard that yesterday, i said, boy, it was, blame bush for a long time but now it is blame europe. well, in which case don t come to europe. europe is here because they are treat, a debt debt with more debt because they are trying to take more power from the central bank, more regulation, more attacks on the banks. if you want to help europe do not send us money sort out the problems in the united states. get on top of your debt problem. we need the united states to be successful and strong. you see the protests and last