a new report finds that facebook had some 600 million active viewers, more than the 500 million announced in july. that may be more than that even since facebook reportedly down plays user numbers in order to make dramatic announcements. let s take an early look at the markets as we get all up in your business this morning. jeff cutmore live in london. good morning. good morning to you. markets are higher in europe and bp is up almost 2% here. just one of the companies that gets blamed in this final report from the white house spill commission. but transocean and halliburton were also cited for failings here, alleging they made poor decisions around that massive gulf of mexico oil spill. it s not stopping the stock from trading higher though. back to you. all right, geoff cutmore, thank you so much. still ahead on a way too early, ted williams standing on a highway off ram weapon a sign a couple days ago is now 7.5
turbotax is reporting sales up 10% from a year ago. h&r block is reporting business down almost 9% from the same time last year. joe, down to you guys in washington. thank you so much. editor-in-chief from politico, john harris. let s talk about first of all about this lobbying campaign by the president. right. it s getting really personal. democrats by their best count think they re eight votes away, still, from winning this. and president obama, you know, as we ve all written about s kind of a cool, reserved, cerebral guy. he s doing what presidents do when they re really in a pinch. and it s what it s really the last weapon a president has. i need this. got to have it. i personally need this. and if i don t get it, my presidency s going to be weakened. bob woodward yesterday talked about how bill clinton, when he was pushing for his vote in 1993 was like an amphetamine-rattled