the east coast? it is not until friday we still get showers, but a little improvement, a little less humid. still very hot in the west. it is a very unusual weather pattern. usually we call it the summer doldrums where it is boring. anything but right now. a lot of extremes across the country. yeah, the fact it is making its way through friday, not well. thanks a lot for that. still ahead, the former head of the ntsb is calling for a ban on duck boats after last week s deadly tragedy on a missouri lake. back in a moment. i don t keep track of regrets. i never count the wrinkles. and i don t add up the years. but what i do count on. is staying happy and healthy. so, i add protein, vitamins and minerals to my diet with boost®. new boost® high protein nutritional drink now has 33% more high-quality protein, along with 26 essential and minerals your body needs. all with guaranteed great taste. the upside-
this is unique in two ways. it s starting remarkably early for the republicans. to get this much press and media in debate, for example, because of what trump s brought to the table in terms of just, i guess you d call it showmanship is remarkable. because the constituency isn t ready to be looking at which leader yet. it s too early. we re in the middle of the summer doldrums yet this is prime time news which is unique for this cycle. secondly super pac money is huge in both parties now and so we all know we ll know trump is real when other candidates start aiming their financial cannons at him which hasn t happened yet. most of them are thinking he s just going to go away. to your point right there, kevin. hi does not seem to take criticism well. i think that s even an understatement. as a businessman one would think he d have to be more thick skinned. what do you make of that type of temperament and how that plays in the election.
both parties will let him run longer, probably let this go through september, october time frame. if it doesn t, they ll have to modify their message to try to solve for things he s bringing fore front. stories about jobs, people care about jobs and growth. regardless of politics you have to like that. i think that s what s different. this is incredibly unique. you and i are talking about that in august. this is unprecedented. it sure. is i m constantly pinching myself and saying is this really happening at this point? you make a very good point with that. i will also say that thanks to donald trump that is why fox got 24 million viewers far debate. here we are in the summer doldrums. donald trump made the point it would be two million without him. do you agree? those numbers with television executives prior to this debate they ve stunned the industry.
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opening higher this morning after a mixed day for investors, so let s head to the new york stock exchange and check in with alison kosik. looks good so far. good morning, carol, looks like the bears are taking a rest today, letting the bulls come out and play but the gains not too huge at this point. investors are stuck in summer doldrums but stocks were at record highs less than two weeks ago. the dow is only 1.5% from its record, but here is what s giving investors a reason to buy today, retail sales numbers rose in july. it s actually the fourth month in a row of gains, so what that means is people are out there shopping, spending their money. that helps to boost the economy, but the thing is, like a lot of the other economic reports lately, not so good, they are kind of good, but not so great. but still you re seeing investors focus on the positive this morning. carol? like that, alison kosik, many thanks. this morning, hannah anderson is waking up in