Im suzanne malveaux. Welcome to our 500th edition of our show. Weve got a lot to cover so lets get right to it. Russia dominating our newscast this hour. For two very different reasons. First, the man, that man you see there, russias top diplomat, he is now taking an active role in trying to end the civil war in syria. Now, remember, both russia and china have blocked u. N. Attempts to force out the assad regime. Now the russians say they are willing to meet with the Syrian Opposition. It could open the door for real u. N. Action on the ground, action that could mean american involvement. Weve got more details in a live report in just a minute. But also, russias president formally saying no to americans who want to adopt russian children. It is a heartbreaking development for hundreds of americans who are trying to adopt children from russian orphana orphanages. That is happening right now. President Vladimir Putin signed the adoption ban today. Sadly, more than 50 americans who were i
Lawsuit. He told me he has not seen it yet. But that it is unusual to file so soon after shooting and this lawsuit could interfere with criminal investigation. More at 6 on this developing story. Including what the parents message to those who are holding protests and vigils in honor of their catherine a missing 64 yearold man who had lived at the care facility in Castro Valleywas closed by the state has now been found safe. Edmund bascom was found saturday in the san jose area. First the bad care by the facility and that overstate oversight by the state. On october 22nd, 23rd and 25th. Keep in mind the facility was supposed to be emptied on the 24th. What the department of social services found on that day the 25th and when they found was that there were still 19 residents on site with insufficient food and no bread. They could not locate medicine to give during lunch hour. One resident was missing for a week until he was found. So the state the value twitter issues a 3,500 fine and l
Thanks to everyone for getting things going today for that ireport. Were going to jump right into the president ial debate. Last night was the third and final faceoff between barack obama and mitt romney. This debate was held in boek ka raton, florida, and it focused on foreign policies. Were talking about ways in which the United States focused on the rest of the world. Election day is xktdly two weeks away. Last night was the last chance they had to present some of their ideas to a large audience all at once. Here is some of what happened. I absolutely believe that america has a responsibility and the prism of helping defend freedom and promote the principles that make the world more peaceful. Those principles include human rights, freedom of expression, elections because when there are elections, people tend to vote for peace. They dont vote for war. So we want to promote those principles around the world. We recognize that there are places of conflict in the world. We want to end t
Ive had that discussion with 15 friends of mine about their own sons. I just say no. I have two boys. They want to play. Id say no. I have two boys, three fractures, and three titanium plates. Tomorrow on starting point, the director of Silver Linings playbook, David Orussell will our guest. And paul krugman, New York Times columnist, is going to join us as well. Carol costello takes over now. Hi, carol. Hi, soledad. Happening now in the newsroom, trapped. New details on the nightclub fire in brazil. Doors were locked. Thousands of people, and only one exit. And now there are new questions about the clubs license and word of arrests made just this morning. Obama, clinton, and 2016, the secretary of state and the future. I dont think either he or i can make predictions about whats going to happen tomorrow or the next year. Just ahead, the love fest and what a difference an election can make. Credit alert. Stores can now charge you a socalled checkout fee. Well tell you how much and wher
Right now we know of at least 116,000 homes without power. Those numbers will obviously change. But i just want to hit home this point, that everything about sandy is huge. You see the system. This is on your screen here. The wind field, this is something well talk to chad about, the wind field roughly 900 miles wide, 60 Million People all the way from North Carolina to maine could be affected by this hurricane. About 61,000 National Guard troops have been deployed. The president making the point that a lot of the resources, as best as they can, have been prepositioned in anticipation of this storm. 87 billion worth of homes reportedly at risk. And in manhattan, the New York Stock Exchange closed today and we know it will be closed tomorrow. Also shut down, amtrak, subways in new york, washington, d. C. , philadelphia, and in boston. And at the top of the hour here we can tell you now that new yorks holland tunnel and the brooklyn battery bridge are shutting down, closing. No traffic t