the board for 12 years of slaves but will audiences find it too hard to watch? good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we ll begin with a new lead today, the money lead. the closing bell just moments ago on wall street. considering the few weeks leading up to now and the threat to our economy that congress just barely avoided by raising the debt ceiling, i think i speak for many of us when we say we needed this. the dow finishing the day more than 20 points up which may not be huge but is way above where we thought it might be and way above where it was hovering the middle of the week. the s&p 500 is a real story, surging into record territory for a second day. you hear that slapping noise out there? that s the sound of palms hitting foreheads all across the country, from those who saw the $85 public offering price for google back in 2004 and said to themselves ah, it s just a fad. today, google s stock price reached the $1,000 mark for the very first time.