no. okay, okay, stay quiet, okay, keep yourself safe. reporter: and moments later i heard shots, what happened? i had to shoot him, he came after me. i m hiding in my closet in my bedroom. is the person that you shot, did he leave? no, he s down, he s here on the ground, he s hurt. it was definitely nerve-racking but i think at the end of the day training kind of kicked in. reporter: when police arrive, that 29-year-old unarmed burglar is dead. police say because the homeowner acted in self-defense, he won t face any charges. and they credit that 911 dispatcher for remaining so calm through it all. adrienne bankert, abc news, los angeles. scary situation. yeah, definitely. for that homeowner, my goodness. now to a court ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for women s sports. a massive recycling plant fire in knoxville, tennessee has been contained. flames and thick smoke forced the evacuation of dozens of homes. the fire was fueled
alex trebek on his fight with cancer and the one thing he says he was not prepared for. caught on camera, the shocking crash involving a politician that sent this officer flying into a fountain. and foulail. different meals trying to catch them. what? oh, no. good thursday morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. we begin with the new standoff between democrats and attorney general william barr who is refusing to testify today before a house committee. during a contentious hearing in the senate wednesday, barr defended president trump and pushed back against critics who claim he deceived congress and misled the public about the mueller report. this morning there are new calls for barr to resign. abc s lana zak has the latest including a new interview with president trump last night. good morning, lana. reporter: good morning to you, kenneth and janai. the justice department says attorney general william barr will not be testifying before the house judiciary com
s&p rocketed 2.2%. nasdaq pulled away at 2.37%. no, no, no. listen to me. what the markets love is certainty. for months clinton seemed like a sure thing, but then those new e-mails surfaced a week and a half ago and stocks got slammed as the race suddenly seemed like it could go either way. that sent investors fleeing to the sidelines, raising cash, not because of trump but because you can t gain an election if you don t have a clue who is going to win. now the fbi has said the new e-mails don t change anything, meaning they ve taken the possibility of an indictment off the table. so things are looking a lot more predictable again, at least for now. this morning, squawk on the street co-host joe concernen asked me in the cross talk i do with him whether i missed just talking about corporate earnings. what a blessing of a question because i sure do. i long for the market to be, well, a market. the market again, where we value companies based on how well they re doing, not a
listen to me. what the markets love is certainty. for months clinton seemed like a sure thing, but then those new e-mails surfaced a week and a half ago and stocks got slammed as the race suddenly seemed like it could go either way. that sent investors fleeing to the sidelines, raising cash, not because of trump but because you can t gainel don t have a clue who is going to win. now the fbi has said the new e-mails don t change anything, meaning they ve taken the possibility of an indictment off the table. so things are looking a lot more predictable again, at least for now. this morning, squawk on the street co-host joe kernen asked me in the cross talk i do with him whether i missed just talking about corporate earnings. what a blessing of a question i long for the market to be, well, a market. the market again, where we value companies based on how well they re doing, not as part of a vast basket that goes up or down depending upon how certain we are about the results of
listen to me. what the markets love is certainty. for months clinton seemed like a sure thing, but then those new e-mails surfaced a week and a half ago and stocks got slammed as the race suddenly seemed like it could go either way. that sent investors fleeing to the sidelines, raising cash, not because of trump but because you can t gain an election if you now the fbi has said the new e-mails don t change anything, meaning they ve taken the possibility of an indictment off the table. so things are looking a lot more predictable again, at least for now. this morning, squawk on the street co-host joe kernen asked me in the cross talk i do with him whether i missed just talking about corporate earnings. what a blessing of a question well, a market. the market again, where we value companies based on how well they re doing, not as part of a vast basket that goes up or down depending upon how certain we are about the results of the election. stocks have become creatures of the