it has been a key moment, i think, to get the sense of momentum to cut that highway off. if you sever iraq from mosul, they cannot keep the fighters in touch with their syrian fighters in the capital of raqqah. that will be a significant blow. it looks like a tough fight. nick paton walsh, remarkable to have you in the town. thank you, nick. this morning, the fight for conservative votes is heating up. ted cruz and marco rubio campaigning in the primary states today. cruz in new hampshire and rubio in south carolina. each is trying to carve out a distinct appeal. cruz going after rubio on trade and agriculture. mainly on immigration. cruz has been highlighting rubio s one time support of immigration reform helping advocate amnesty before ultim e
a new report finds that facebook had some 600 million active viewers, more than the 500 million announced in july. that may be more than that even since facebook reportedly down plays user numbers in order to make dramatic announcements. let s take an early look at the markets as we get all up in your business this morning. jeff cutmore live in london. good morning. good morning to you. markets are higher in europe and bp is up almost 2% here. just one of the companies that gets blamed in this final report from the white house spill commission. but transocean and halliburton were also cited for failings here, alleging they made poor decisions around that massive gulf of mexico oil spill. it s not stopping the stock from trading higher though. back to you. all right, geoff cutmore, thank you so much. still ahead on a way too early, ted williams standing on a highway off ram weapon a sign a couple days ago is now 7.5