Good morning welcome to breakfast with Nina Warhurst and jon kay. Our headlines today. A chance to make sporting history as england take on south africa in the Rugby World Cup final. They sing. Is thousands of venues open early. After four yea rs of prepararoion to get them here, the world cup finaljust getting under way eddie jones says england are ready for their South African test. Fracking is to end in england after the government orders a halt because of fears of earthquakes. Good morning. Weve got a deep area of low pressure working its way across the uk today. Thats going to bring some very strong winds, with gusts potentially up to 80 mph for parts of southern england. Some heavy rain in the forecast as well. Ill have all the details in the next half an hour. Its saturday the 2nd of november. Our top story. One of the biggest sporting events of the year has just kicked off in japan, as england take on south africa at the Rugby World Cup. Thousands of fans have been arriving at
86point gain. S p and nasdaq also looking to be higher at the open. In other news, lebron james is trying to do damage control after criticizing the Houston Rockets general manager darryl morey for his comments on the hong kong protests. Wait until you hear what lebron is saying now. The democrat president ial candidates are in ohio for their big debate tonight. You can bet they are going to rip President Trump and promote their far left policies so how will that play in ohio, of all places . We are on that all morning long. And we have a lot to go at this morning, including Mark Zuckerberg meeting with some big name conservatives, walmart delivering groceries right to your fridge. That and so much more. Varney company starts right now. Charles hey, go happy birthday to you ashley go, baby, go. Charles stevie wonder, folks. Classic happy birthday in honor of fox business. Its our twelfth anniversary. The Network Launched 12 years ago today. Golly, time flies. We are of course thankful
Off. It was a busy earnings day dominated by corporate news. And we begin with something no one saw coming. Biotech firm biogen surprised investors when it said the experimental alzheimers treatment was ready for the Regulatory Approval press. As you may recall, seven months ago the company discontinued the study of the drug which some expected to be the next blockbuster. Analysts say the profit potential is huge because there are no current therapies to reverse affects of the disease. A disease affecting millions and projected to affect millions more in the years to come. The news sent smars of biogen 26 , the best oneday gain since 1996. But as meg tyrell reports while there is hope there is a long road ahead. It was a diagnosis you dont expect in the early0s. Jeff was only 51 when he was told he has early on set alzhmerss disease with no drugs approved to slow alzheimerss progression he enrolled in a Clinical Trial of an experimental drug made by biogen designed to attack the am man
Survive. Then we got out and the real shocker was to look in the backyard, see no roof and no wall. While out west, a dangerous wildfire threatens homes and forces emergency evacuations in los angeles. The very latest and todays new threat of Severe Weather just ahead. Breaking overnight, high stakes summit, turkeys president meets with Russias Vladimir Putin with that u. S. Brokered ceasefire hanging in the balance, as more american troops leash syria, who will take control . Well have a live report from the front lines. All that, plus the fight to end hazing, parents who have lost a child take their emotional battle to capitol hill this morning. Nbc news exclusive. 19 1 2 hours, here we go. Our journey aboard that recordbreaking nonstop flight from new york to australia. Why it could change the way you fly. A force to be reckoned with. How are you doing cpo . Taking one last look, sir, at my friend. The overnight release of the final star wars trailer has the internet ablaze and fans
China says unless you remove the december tariffs we dont have a deal otherwise. David dietze and kristen anderson, last but not least the wall street journal wealth reporter, veronica daguerre. David i will begin with you. One out of five s p 500 companies have already reported and 82 beating earnings estimates. 63 top line revenue estimates. So far, so good. What do you think . I generally agree with that. Remember the bar was set very, very low. Of course companies forced analysts to push down the ratings so it is easier to beat. Neil i thought i was only one who did that. Gave my parents d and fs and see cs would think i was genius. They learned from you. Expectations are very low. I am seeing pretty good beats. I like the fact revenue is coming up strongly. Remember that Information Technology sector that is really weighing down expectations for the s p 500. The rankandfile is doing extraordinarily well. Neil it is interesting, veronica, Biotech Sector on this stunning news out of