moment. i don t believe that people believe that s the case because that wasn t a question. it was a statement. did it sway independent voters? newsroom starts now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. this latest debate was a slug fest. for 90 minutes, town hall meeting between president barack obama and governor romney was intense. each capped date using his time and, in many cases, going way over to stay on the attack. in our cnn/orc poll taken right after the debate, president obama came out on top. 46% of debate watchers say the president won while 39% claimed romney was the winner. that s within the margin of error. we have complete debate analysis, but we begin with our senior congress iional correspondent dana bash with more on the fireworks from hofstra. you may think a debate in front of undeclared, persuadable voters would produce polite performances. production is up. is down. no, it isn t. reporter: think again. at times this town hall looked
senior congress iional correspondent dana bash with more on the fireworks from hofstra. you may think a debate in front of undeclared, persuadable voters would produce polite performances. production is up. is down. no, it isn t. reporter: think again. at times this town hall looked like a schoolyard brawl. not true governor romney. how much did you cut them back? not true. i had a question and the question was how much did you cut them by? you want me to answer. how much did you cut them by. reporter: if memorable debates was about moments one here was on libya. who was it that denied enhanced security and why? reporter: the question conservatives were waiting for, a chance to slam the president for lack security and changing stories on what prompted last month s deadly benghazi attack. and there was no demonstration involved. it was a terrorist attack. and i think you have to ask yourself why didn t we know five days later, when the ambassador
good morning. happy friday to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. we begin with politics and your pocketbook. minutes ago, a dismal jobs report. last month, employers created a lot fewer jobs than expected. bad news for the economy, and big news in a presidential race that s deadlocked and sprinting to the finish. here s the latest. according to the feds, employers added just 96,000 jobs last month. that s a very weak number. it s far fewer than the expert has predicted. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. so break these numbers down for us, alison. one analyst said this is a shocker to him. it s a big miss and a big disappointment. as you said, only 96,000 jobs were added in august. that is way below what was expected. and when you think about it, what was expected was at least 120,000 would have been added. and that was even lower. so it really winds up being a bigger miss. the unemployment rate fell to 8.1%. the headline, when you see t
good morning. happy friday to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. we begin with politics and your pocketbook. minutes ago, a dismal jobs report. last month, employers created a lot fewer jobs than expected. bad news for the economy, and big news in a presidential race that s deadlocked and sprinting to the finish. here s the latest. according to the feds, employers added just 96,000 jobs last month. that s a very weak number. it s far fewer than the expert has predicted. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. so break these numbers down for us, alison. one analyst said this is a shocker to him. it s a big miss and a big disappointment. as you said, only 96,000 jobs were added in august. that is way below what was expected. and when you think about it, what was expected was at least 120,000 would have been added. and that was even lower. so it really winds up being a bigger miss. the unemployment rate fell to 8.1%. the headline, when you see t
but today the time has come to turn the page. this morning, a fact check of romney s claims to create 12 million jobs. plus this. what do you want me to tell romney? i can t tell him to do that. he can t do that to himself. you re crazy. you re absolutely crazy. clint and the empty chair. the off the script speech that has everyone buzzing this morning. i m rob marciano in new orleans where the rain has stopped, but in many parts of the state, the floodwaters have yet to recede. a live report coming up. in new york, it s the eve of penn state s season opener. i sat down with some of the players to talk about what pressure they feel as the school tries to rebuild itself in the wake of the sex abuse scandal. i ll have that story coming up. and roddick s retirement. andy roddick, the best american men s tennis player the past decade is stepping down after the u.s. open. cnn newsroom starts right now. good morning. happy friday to you. i m carol costello. we beg