and everybody else, they just are extras. i think that s a little over the top. i m sorry. that is not. whether you re talking about rahm emanual, who is blocked out. whether you re talking about bill daley, who is blocked out. these aren t people who are new to politics. i want to know when this story is going to start being written. it explains why this white house is having trouble it s not like there s been some mass exodus. joe is right about this president s nature. you walk around new hampshire and you talk about obama campaigning here and he did the big events. he didn t do the personal connection. the romney campaign learned from that and or tried to. and tried to do more smaller events. but taking mark s point about the speech. barack obama did that. when barack obama in a surprise loss, the 08 new hampshire primary, he gave almost the exact same speech he would have if he had won. the word from inside the white house is that bill daley simply wasn t a fit. but i
full face veil in france says she actually wanted the punishment. she was one of two women fined under the country s so-called burqa ban on thursday. she ll take her case to the european court of human rights. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london. i m nina dos santos. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m manisha tank. these are the top stories on friday, september 23rd. investors in europe take a breather after a tumultuous few days for global stock markets. as u.s. consumers keep their money in their wallets, the swap shop makes a comeback. and why the new zealand/france match is the hottest ticket in town at the rugby world cup. first to the european stock market action. this is how it looks about an hour into the trading session. some of these markets recovering a little bit after yesterday s steep losses. remember these indices put in losses in excess of 4% in just one trading day alone. what we ve got at the m
from saying lists or saying the names outloud. senator murkowski is not on the ballot after a surprise loss in the g.o.p. primary to tea party favorite joe miller. the latest real clear politics shows them in a statistical dead heat with john mcadams trailing by double digits. new clues about what caused the oil disaster in the gulf of mexico. the explosion that killed 11 men and led to the worst offshore oil spill in american history. now, investigators say they have discovered a serious issue with what one company did before that blast. all the details just ahead. plus, what do you think about airport security? would you like a little bit mort or maybe a little bit better of it? one airline heavy hitter is speaking out now with an opinion that s generating a pretty fierce debate. we will explain what he wants and see whether any of it could actually end up affecting our trips. plus late breaking news out of the state of florida. bill clinton, charlie crist, a fascinating series of st
biggest boost, up more than 3% after reporting a quarterly profit that beat expectations and raising its full-year forecast helped by recovery in the commercial airplane market. the airlines themselves scored an impressive recovery in the summer travel season, leading to strong profits in revenues, sending the sectors shares soaring on optimism for the year. delta led, surging almost 11%. usairways jumped more than 7%. earnings from financials were mixed. wells fargo reported higher earnings, rising more than 4%. but morgan stanley reported a surprise loss, falling slightly. expectations the fed will act soon to bolster the economy were strengthened by its beige book report which said the economy grew sluggishly in recent weeks and that employers are still hesitant to hire or invest. today, watch netflix and ebay. after the bell the techies reported stronger than expected revenues, sending shares of both sharply higher. and finally, when it comes to giving, women win it hands
to covid. at least 127 cases connected to the games. but the first medals awarded. athletes putting their medals around their own necks. and excitement on the field for team usa. the women s soccer team bouncing back from their surprise loss. james longman is in tokyo. here at home, the flooding and fire threats. monsoon rains putting millions of people at risk. crews making a dramatic rescue in arizona. and further west more than 80 large fires burning across 11 states, many uncontained. these firefighters along the nevada/california border driving right through the massive flames. rob marciano is standing by. and the devastating landslides in india. more than 100 people dead. more than a thousand others rescued. the deadly boat collision in georgia. two boats smashing into each other on a lake in the early morning hours. what we re learning from the ators tonight. the group s vice president