We are expecting a tripledigit move on the upside with the dow industrials up 231 and s p 500 higher by 19 points after technologyrun yesterday finishing near record highs. S p up 34. A probe into election bribery. Florida congressman matt gaetz wants to know if Michael Bloombergs pledge to pay fines and donations to florida is actually illegal. We will ask congressman gaetz about next steps. How the deal can get out of limbo. Then out of this world, nasas newest plan to get a man and a woman back to the moon. Mornings with maria is live right now. European markets this morning have a firmer tone. Take a look at european indices. Euro zone manufacturing, purchasing slight gains in the month of september. As you see the ftse 100 is up 143 points. Dax index in germany higher by 23. Asia markets overnight take a look and as you see here after the rally on wall street yesterday, weve got mostly a firmer tone but for the most part fractional moves across the board. Some of the stop stories
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Hannah miller, has the story. In homes across the country and Public Services on the ground, it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. We have got roads full of potholes. Are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget in a few weeks time . Well, im doing everything that i can. I mean, short of laying siege to his own home. Well, i want us to be, you know, l Cutting Taxes in a responsible way. Under pressure from backbenchers and with less money to play with than hed hoped for the chancellors scrabbling around for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. Today, mr speaker, im going to cut the main 12 rate of Employee National insurance. Last year, he chose to cut National Insurance contributions and its thought he may do that again. A tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. The Number Crunching going on inside number 11 is not just about the state of the nations finances its