recession fear. today the story is the health of the european banks. >> that's absolutely right, christine. what we're seeing is conflicting reports today in a couple of newspapers about whether the eurozone and european regulators for the banking industry will move to try to recapitalize or shore up the capital that some of the banks hold. this is on the back of on going concerns about the health of the french banks after mohamed el arian said yesterday. he said that could undermined the eurozone, pushing europe into a broader recession. today the markets seem to be rebounding after flirting with losses earlier on in today's session, christine. we should also remember that we've had really sobering statistics and warning shots from some of the world's biggest institutions this week. let me run you through them. on a positive note, overnight we had the g-20 promising to act -- put forward concerted action to try to stop these losses and on going concerns about a return to recession. but we have, nevertheless, had the imf warning about the path to recovery narrowing considerably. earlier on in the week the imf decided to cut the growth forecast for global growth for this year and next. the world trade organization is forecasting lower trade next year for the world. those are sobering thoughts that economists are trying to put into context. one of the reasons we saw significant losses for the markets, just to give you an indication of the losses we saw yesterday, $100 billion was wiped off the ftse 100 in london just in yesterday's session alone. >> the last two days was the last two days at the dow since 2008. nina dos santos, thank you. today you'll probably read score sheets for the republican presidential debate in orlando. it wasn't exactly a trip to disney world for the front-runner. mitt romney, michele bachmann hammered perry on the hpv vaccine and immigration. they didn't spare president obama either. >> there's a rick perry, almost a quote, that the federal government shouldn't in the pension business, that it's unconstitutional. unconstitutional and should be returned to the states. so you better find that rick perry and get him to stop saying that. >> i think americans just don't know sometimes which mitt romney they're dealing with. >> i've got one question for him. have you ever even been to the border with mexico? >> yes. >> i'm surprised if you have. you weren't paying attention. >> the answer is yes, first i have. >> you are going to build a wall, a fence for 1200 miles and go 800 miles more to tijuana does not make sense. you put the boots on the ground. >> nothing will turn america around more than election night when barack obama loses decisively. >> as president of the united states, that's the very first thing i would do is repeal obama care. >> my next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than this current administration. >> we didn't show jon huntsman in that series of clips. we'll hear from him a little later. two new polls show the utah governor is climbing into double digits in new hampshire. palestinian leaders are expected to submitted application for membership. the u.s. promised to block the application. abbas is frustrated with the go-nowhere peace talks. yesterday iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke. several walked out after he predicted the demise of the u.s. and accused yufrp of using the hole caused as an excuse to support israel. standard fare from the iranian president. there's been a shooting at the u.s. border, it happened in san ysidrio, california. two customs and border agents fired on a man they say waved a fake handgun at them. the man is expected to survive. this happened in an area where agents check people who walk over the border into the u.s. a third state executed a death row inmate last night. last night alabama put to death derrick mason, convicted and condemned for robbery and murder of a convenient store clerk. like troy davis in georgia, he had a lot of supporters who rallied to save him including the judge who sentenced him to death in the first place. alabama's governor denied requests to stop that execution. as we told you yesterday morning, texas also executed lawrence brewer, one of three men convicted in the infamous dragging death of a black man, james byrd. take a look at the last meal he requested. bacon cheeseburger, fried okra, fajitas. guess what. he didn't eat any of it. because of him he isn't serving special meals to death row inmates anymore. let's go to rob marciano. tropical storm ophelia losing steam as she treks through the atlantic. what's the latest, rob? >> we were thinking this was going to happen. it certainly has. it's not done. here is a look at ophelia as of right now, as of 5:00. the tropical storm was very close to becoming a hurricane as of yesterday. but had strong headwinds and that shear is not helping it. want to start you off with what's going on across the east coast as far as the rainfall is concerned. there you go, atlanta to the carolinas, heavy rain at times here. we've got street flooding across atlanta. this moisture is pushing up towards the northeast as well. the radar will begin to fill in there. we've got flood watches and warnings posted for this very, very slow-moving front making its way across towards the east coast. flood watches for friday through saturday for all this area up and down the i 95 corridor. be aware of that and take the precautions you need to. if you're traveling on this friday, obviously some delays especially at the metro. airports around new york city. d.c. and philadelphia as well. let's talk about what's going on with this satellite. things haven't changed since yesterday. here is a look at the or bit that this thing takes on between 57 south and 57 north. that's the area where this thing can fall out of the sky and cause some damage. but when we think this is going to happen, plus or mine nis nine hours is this afternoon or this evening. there you go. this takes north america out of the equation. i found a couple of things that were interesting, carol and christine. first of all, from the faa they're warning pilots to record and report any sort of observations that they see of debris from the satellite falling out of the sky. they do not mention actually avoiding that debris. i would add that. the other thing is, this is from nasa's prediction. this is at 9:30 last night they sent this, an update saying, that it's still either this afternoon or this evening, but the predictions will become more accurate and more refined in the next 24 hours which is basically when it hits the ground. we're all pretty much watching and waiting. no telling where this thing is going to fall. they're taking north america out of the equation. odds are it false in an ocean or uninhabited area of the earth. comedian stephen colbert gives his two cents on european's debt crisis. >> the eu is on the verge of collapse. >> the european union itself is falling apart and fast. >> the great weakness is governments like greece. if they were to default which is what's happening in other countries, you would have a collapse of the currency and a lot of problems. >> if the euro collapses, europe classes. >> and if europe collapses where will college students spend a semester abroad to learn how to throw up sangria in spanish. once again greece is in danger of defaulting on their debt. to save themselves they have only two options. a., prime minister george pop dre' oh can turn it to stone by using medusa's head. b, greece can convince the other european countries that they're getting their financial house in order. to do that, someone in greece may have to do the unthinkable, get a job. >> very funny. a group of european researchers stirring up all kinds of controversy this morning. they think they might be able to prove einstein is wrong about the speed of light. what they say appears to travel even faster. first our quote of the day, my father still refers to the internet as the worldwide web. find out which former first daughter said that about her dad, coming up in 90 seconds. it's about 11 minutes past the hour. that works at the molecular level to help your engine run more smoothly by helping remove deposits and cleaning up intake valves. so when you fill up at an exxon or mobil station, you can rest assured we help your engine run more smoothly while leaving behind cleaner emissions. it's how we make gasoline work harder for you. exxon and mobil. is to take you from where you are... to where you need to be. and we're not just talking about points on a map. with a more intuitive delta website and mobile app... and the most wifi equipped planes. we let you be everywhere at once. innovations like these are extending our reach so you can extend yours. and now, even at 30,000 feet you can still touch the ground. 12 minutes after the hour. welcome back to your "a.m. wake-up call." let's get back to our quote of the day. my father still refers to the internet as the worldwide web. who said that? it was chelsea clinton, daughter of bill and hillary. she stays off camera as she pokes fun at her parents' technology know-how during the clinton global initiative. >> as your daughter, i remember when i helped you send your first text message. >> yes. that wasn't very long ago. >> chelsea is being much too kind and gentle. both bill and i, if you don't tell anybody, i'll tell you, we are primitive. >> my father still refers to the internet as the worldwide web. blockbuster finding a way to get back in the game after filing for bankruptcy. let's go to kristie lu stout. >> blockbuster is back and taking a bite out of the streaming video market. it plans to launch a flat fee, all-you-can-wash streaming video service. this comes as netflix is dealing with scores of angry customers all upset about its recent price hike. netflix played a big part in blockbuster's demise. the streaming war begins. back to you. >> blockbuster doing everything it can as it remerges from bankruptcy. researchers say they've clocked a particle going faster than the speed of light? >> this is an interesting update here. nothing can go faster than the speed of light. that is einstein's theory of relatively. it may be time to rewrite the books. european researchers say they've clocked a sub at tromic particle going faster than the light speed limit. it's not a surprise to note their finding is stirring up controversy. even the researchers themselves say they are not ready to proclaim a discovery and are asking other scientists to verify what they found. for now e still equals mc squared. back to you. >> all right. christie lau stout. thanks. he's leading in the polls. republican vives v rivals are turning up the heat on texas governor rick perry. the big focus, his record on immigration. how perry is responding just ahead. ture. ture. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy, right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questions. and the over 60,000 people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. that is better than today. since 1894, ameriprise financial has been working hard for their clients' futures. never taking a bailout. helping generations achieve dreams. buy homes. put their kids through college. retire how they want to. ameriprise. the strength of america's largest financial planning company. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you, one-to-one. together, for your future. ♪ good morning. welcome back. congress' approval rating ain't doing so hot. according to comedian jay leno, it's causing leaders to show up in, well, blark and blue. >> another record broken this week. congress's approval rating all-time low, just 12%. a lot of politicians, a lot of these congressmen went back to their home district these week end. you can tell their constituents are fed up with them. you can see it in their faces. show congress -- >> mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i macon assume. >> they're telling seniors to pay more for health care. >> the issue is dredging a lot. >> without additional assistance, the capacity to respond -- >> time for your political ticker with tim farley, host of "mourning briefing" on sirius fm potus. let's start with the gop debate in orlando. rick perry defending his record on border security and immigration. >> i feel pretty normal getting criticize $by these folks. the fafkt of the matter is this, there is nobody on this stage who has spent more time working on border security than i have. out of 181 members of the texas legislature when this issue came up, only four dissenting votes. this was a state issue. takes ans voted on it and i still support it greatly. >> so did he open the door for more attacks or put it to rest. >> at least put the key in the door, maybe turned the knob a little bit. >> this doesn't play well. you can hear a little boo at the end of that. it was one of the lines that didn't get a great response of a conservative audience of 5,000 in orlando. it harkens back to what george bush talked about when he was president, a more compassionate approach to immigration. the conservative republicans will play a big role in determining who the candidate will be and who their nominee will be. they want to hear something a little bit more, i guess, strict if you will on immigration. you could hear that during the debate last week, christine. >> what about mitt romney. how did he do last night? >> i think you have to look at him and say he was presidential. i think rick perry overall his performance had stumbling moments. he was trying to make a couple of lines here and there. mitt romney, you know, pretty much polished. he's been through this before and vetted before. i think when you look at it overall, really the net gain out of the debate was probably in romney's favor, although it is still early. once you get the votes cast in iowa, new hampshire and so on, we'll really start seeing how this field is going to take shape. >> meantime the house voted on a measure to keep the government from shutting down. this thing isn't over yet, is it? >> no. that was really early this morning. it's kind of a mulligan. john boehner, if you look at him as the quarterback, he looked at the line and said do i go right or left. he went a little to the right to get some conservatives to vote with him. several republicans voted against it, i think 48 on wednesday. now it's 24. this problem is this is to avoid shutting down the government, all over fema funding as well as a few other things that republicans are looking for offsets in the bill. they want to figure out a way to pay for it. the senate has to act today. senator harry reid, the majority leader, said they might stay in session next week. if they don't vote for this bill, there's a question about what might happen. the house is out of town next week. the government shuts down a week from today, christine. we have to figure out what's going to happen. >> wow. tim farley, nice to wake up with you this morning. host of "mourning briefing." hundreds of teachers in mexico say they won't teach until their classrooms are safe. we're taking stock of drug violence in acapulco. first, do you like red ones or black ones? 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