conditions challenging and that s something that s wor worrisome for the markets, kyra. the recession is technically over. even apple which blew away earnings really great earnings, opened lower. is opening lower despite the huge earnings gain. as for the markets we are down 100 points for the dow. the nasdaq is off about 40 so a rough start to the day. kyra? okay. alon, keep checking in. thanks so much. okay. well, it s definitely crunch time on the campaign trail. two weeks to go until the elections. here s what s up for grabs. 100 seats in play in the house. the republicans need 39 for a majority. on the senate side, 37 seats in play. the republicans need ten for control. so, what are some predictions about what this means for democrats? one expert says a bloodbath and cnn s john roberts talked to the nation s top political