let s go out front. good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett. out front tonight, facebook face down. here are some of the headlines. drudge report calls it fadebook. the wall street journal s headline tonight bankers under fire as facebook slips. bloomberg zuckerberg s fortune falls $2.2 billion as facebook drops. to put it mildly, one of the most highly anticipated offerings in american market history hasn t lived up to the hype, at least not yet. but look at this. facebook s stock fell as low as $33 at one point today. that s down 11% in one day. the company has lost $40 billion in market capitalization since it opened. now that sounds like a lot of money. it is. i looked it up. here s the context nap amount of money is the equivalent of losing the entire companies of hewlett-packard and tlor rocclo day. poof, gone. nasdaq s ceo says he s embarrassed by the technical glitches that delayed the stock s debut on friday. the glitches kept some traders in the dark fo
and he ll share his thoughts. some strong opinions. we ll hear from him. police in burbank spent an afternoon looking for a 14-year-old autistic boy who wandered away from the airport. cameron james smith s parents put him on the plane to salt lake city. the plane returned to the gate. after developing a mechanical problem. smith boarded a shuttle bus and ended up some ten miles away at a west hollywood restaurant. negotiations between nba players and owners head to a third marathon day today. the lockout, which actually started back in may, has now cost the season two weeks of games. the commissioner says if the two sides don t reach a deal this week there will be even more cancellations. the two sides are still divided over revenue-sharing, as well as the salary cap system. dirty equipment and a pool of standing water were likely to blame for the deadly outbreak of listeria linked to cantaloupes. government investigators found positive samples of listeria bacteria on equipmen
last year, nearly 10% fewer deaths than 2008 when more than 37,000 people died. and 9:00 fewer deaths than in 2005. technology has played an incredible role in improving our accident fatality rates. reporter: and seat belts today, 85% of drivers buckle up. we mentioned the nissan versa only got two stars. nissan sent a comment and said because testing guidelines are stricter for 2011 model ratings they are not comparable to previous model years. nissan says it will look at the results and make adjustments as necessary. air marshals may have to get used to flying coach instead of first class. after 9/11 many more were deployed on flights, usually in first class to protect the cockpit. experts believe the main threat is in coach where bombers could pose a bigger threat by targeting a seat next to the