happening in just hours, president obama meets with the new leaders of congress after days of posturing and threats. can the president and republicans who will now be in charge find any middle ground? what we know about this morning's meeting is ahead. could there be new help in the war on isis from the most unlikely of places? president obama reaching out to iran to fight isis terrorists. what we are learning about the potential new partnership. history of violence inside the troubling past of the man accused of kidnapping a philadelphia nurse. new details this morning.

good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berm. >> i'm christine romans. it is friday, november 7th. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. the first face-to-face meeting with the president and the man soon to be the majority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell along with the rest of the house leadership and judging from the tone of remarks from the president and congressional republicans, there is a possibility of face-to-face confrontation. cnn white house correspondent michelle kosinski has more. >> reporter: john and christine, we could all use a bourbon summit after hearing the back and forth over the last few days. the warning shots. this is presented in the new spirit of cooperation. listen to speaker of the house john boehner as the president could take executive action on immigration. >> if the president continues to act on his own, he will poison the well. when you play with matches, you

run the risk of burning yourself. the american people made it clear election day. they want to get things done and they don't want the president acting on a unilateral basis. >> reporter: we heard the white house say repeatedly the president is open to doing things differently without getting into specifics. he will make changes to get things done. he says that progress starts now with the meeting at the white house. 16 congressional leaders. the white house says it is a beginning point to look at what everybody wants to get done and find areas of common ground. some obvious starting points like isis, immigration and ebola. if the optimistic view that is put out there, this is a rededication to let's work together now. the question is why wasn't this done a long time ago? the white house acknowledged yes on the part of the president, more could have been done. we asked the question, one of

the criticisms you hear is the president doesn't reach out enough or engage enough. that is true to some extent. they put the onus on republicans. the republicans saw political gain in what the president wanted to do. now, maybe, they could see benefit in finding that common ground. john and christine. >> thanks, michelle kosinski. other big news from the white house. we are learning president obama secretly wrote the supreme leader of iran last month with the eye toward possible cooperation with the war on isis. this is not the first time the president has written ayatollah khomeini. the wall street journal reports that any cooperation with the u.s. and iran in fighting against isis would depend on reaching some kind of a deal on the future of iran's nuclear program. the administration refuses to confirm the letter exists and denies any coordination with iran or any link to a nuclear

deal. congressional republicans unhappy with reports of this dialogue. >> obviously we understand that they have concerns about the threat of isil which they expressed as well. i would not look at it as a path to a different type of coordination. >> i don't trust the iranians. i don't think we need to bring them into it. i would hope that the negotiations that are under way are serious negotiations. i have my doubts. >> on sunday, secretary of state john kerry begins new negotiations with iran's foreign minister on that possible nuclear agreement. the white house puts chances of reaching a deal right now at 50/50. an american air strike in syria has apparently scored a big win in the battle on terror. a u.s. official says the major attack on the khorasan group is believed to have killed its most skilled bombmaker david drugeon. intelligence officials say the

national was developing non metallic bombs to be sneaked through security. the pentagon says the air strikes hit five targets. civilians were killed and anti-assad fighters. two groups have not made terror attacks against western. hundreds of american service members were exposed to chemical weapons in iraq. 17 such cases last month were reported. a really interesting report. defense secretary chuck hagel ordered a review submitted by troops as they left come babat. they were exposed to 1980s-era degraded weapons. it will expand to soldiers.

a former navy s.e.a.l. stepping forward saying he shot osama bin laden. he tells the washington post he thought that mission would be his last. now robert o'neill is under criticism. how he can claim to fire the kill shot when two others fired their weapons. some fault o'neill for taking attention. >> he is sacrificed a lot in doing this. whether he is the real shoot err er or not, he put a bull's-eye on his back. >> you are talking about an actual bull's-eye from jihadists. >> his family and himself. he is on the speaking lecture circuit. anybody who goes to see this guy is a target. >> o'neill wants to acknowledge his part in killing osama bin

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the latest on the suspect who allegedly snatched a woman right off the street in philadelphia. the victim carlesha freeland-gaither was rescued wednesday night in maryland. she was found in delvin barnes's car. this is not the first time he

has done something like this. listen to his closest friend say he is stunned by the charges. >> we used to chill. hang out. he is a good guy. he is always looking to help somebody. always looking to bend over backwards. i don't believe it. >> who is this suspect delvin barnes? jean casarez takes a closer look. >> reporter: federal charges against delvin barnes in the kidnappi kidnapping of carlesha freeland-gaither. while this is all happening, barnes waived extradition to come back to virginia to face local charges of attempted capital murder. in a strange irony and twist of fate, this local case may have helped save the life of carleisha.

a 16-year-old girl walking along the streets months ago and barnes kidnapped her and hit her with a shovel and put her in the trunk of a car transporting her to a home. she was assaulted. out in the backyard, he made her take her clothes off and he allegedly dug a grave saying he was going to kill her and dousing her with bleach and gasoline. she escaped. she survived. she was taken to a local hospital and she was given a forensic rape exam. that perpetrator dna was matched to delvin barnes. at that time, police say, which was about a week ago, he fled the state. it's that dna that led them to delvin barnes in philadelphia via the surveillance camera. when local police saw that video, they recognized him, they also saw a decal on his car which led to a local car agency here and lo and behold, a gps

tracker was put on barnes car because he was a credit risk. local police called atf and said we located the car and that's when they rescued carlesha. she is safe and trying to understand and comprehend what has happened to her. her family is grateful. they tell me she is our hero. christine, john. >> take a look at shocking video of a rampaging patient attacking nurses in a minneapolis area hospital. you can see 68-year-old charles logan chasing down nurses with a metal bar. he ripped from the side of the hospital bed. eight of the nurses suffered injuries. one recovering from a collapsed lung. >> the hallway shot and in the hallway shot, you can see those same people are coming out the door. two of them fell down in the hallway. they were repeatedly struck by

the man with the pole. >> logan fled the hospital and died a few blocks away after police used a taser on him to subdue him. >> that is terrifying. the prime suspect in the abduction of hannah graham is now being linked to a 2005 sexual assault case. court records show dna evidence collected from the victim's fingernails nine years ago came back positive last month as a match for jesse matthew. matthew has been charged in the 2005 case with attempted capital murder. he is scheduled to appear in court next friday. prosecutors in new zealand have dropped the most serious charges on ac/dc drummer phil rudd. he was accused of hiring a hit man. the 60-year-old rocker faces other charges, threatening to kill and drug possession. ray rice awaiting a judge's

decision after two days of testimony in his appeal hearing. rice is hoping to overturn the indefinite suspension from the nfl. rice claims he was subjected to double jeopardy. minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson is on the verge of resolving his legal issues. peterson struck a deal in the case pleading no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault while spanking his son with a tree branch in inmay. texas governor rick perry making his first court appearance on abuse of power charges. he took the stand calling it a comedy of errors. the judge did not hand down a ruling. perry is accused of pressuring a

prosecutor to threaten her to resign. a federal appeals court ruling may force the supreme court to take up same-sex marriage. the 2 to 1 ruling holds up the bans in ohio and michigan and kentucky and tennessee. it makes it much more likely that the supreme court will step in to settle this matter. >> so many conflicting rulings from the federal appeals courts. >> this puts it in direct conflict. that is what the supreme court is waiting for. let's get an early start on your forecast with jennifer gray this morning. >> good morning, guys. we will see cooler air start to filter in especially across the eastern half of the country as we go through the next couple of days. a little bit of snow in northern maine for today. we will see sunny skies return to the southeast. you can see snow around the great lakes area. a series of cold fronts will impact the country for today and

on through the middle part of next week. get ready. 54 degrees in d.c. 52 in new york. 47 in chicago. 61 in kansas city. as we go through tomorrow, that front pushing through. a little bit of rain expected for portions of the great lakes. mostly cloudy skies return to the northeast. sunny across the country's mid section. cold air is coming in behind it. we will see high temperatures fall across the east. high temperatures tomorrow are 49 in new york. 44 in chicago. 39 is the high temperature in minneapolis. those chilly temperatures will stay on through the weekend. guys. i'll take it. >> a dallas nurse now cured of ebola opens up about what it was like to have that deadly virus. she will also reveal the mystery that still baffles her. that's coming up next.

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so as of 1:00 a.m. eastern time, texas is officially ebola free. the first ebola fatality in the united states and the first infections on u.s. soil has happened in dallas. it has been 21 days since anyone in texas has come down with the deadly virus or in contact with anyone infected. officials tracked dozens of people who came in contact with thomas eric duncan. only two nurses contracted

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job. i just think they both handled themselves beautifully. >> they're heroes as is the only person being treated for ebola in the united states. dr. craig spencer. the only way to keep the virus out of the country, they have been saying this, to stop the epidemic in west africa where ebola has killed nearly 5,000 people. tensions in the city of jerusalem this morning. palestinian youth throwing rocks at police who are using tear gas. one is accused of smashing his vehicle into others the day before. we have cnn's erin mclaughlin in jerusalem. bring us up to date on the developments. >> reporter: christine, hospital open officials confirm to cnn that a second victim died from

the tram station early this week. the victim was an israeli teenager and student. now as for the situation out here outside the damascus gate, there is security. police set up barricades in preparation for friday prayers. on wednesday, there were clashes at the holy site known as the holy sanctuary and for jews known as temple mound. i was outside the entrances to the site. israeli forces were clearing the area using stun grenades and rubber bullets. hours later, a 38-year-old palestinian man drove a van into the tram station striking a group of people, killing two israeli citizens and injuring about a dozen more. now his wife, the wife of the perpetrator told me she believes

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beginning in hours, president obama meeting with leaders of congress. this for the first time since tuesday's elections. republicans now control congress and after days of threats, things in washington are about to change. what we know about the meeting ahead. and new help could be coming

in the war on isis from iran of all places. the secret letter from president obama and what's behind it ahead. a troubling, troubling past revealed. the man accused of abducting a philadelphia nurse may have struck before. who else police say he attacked. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. 31 minutes past the hour. happening today. the first face-to-face meeting with the president and the man soon to be the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the senator will come along with the rest of the house and senate leadership to a meeting at the white house. judging from the tone of remarks the last couple of days by the president and congressional republicans, there is a distinct possibility of face-to-face meeting and confrontation. michelle kosinski has more. >> reporter: maybe we can all use a bourbon summit.

after hearing the back and forth the last few days, this is a new warning shot in the spirit of cooperation. listen to john boehner talking about the possibility the president could take executive action on immigration. >> i believe that the president continues to act on his own, he will poison the well. when you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself. he's going to burn himself if he continues to go down the path. the american people made it clear on election day. them want to get things done and they don't want the president acting on unilateral basis. >> reporter: we heard the white house say repeatedly the president is open to doing things different. if he sees areas without getting into specifics, he will make changes to get thing done. he says progress starts now with the meeting at the white house. 16 congressional leaders. the white house says it is a beginning point to look at what everybody wants to get done and

find areas of common ground. obvious starting points likes like isis, immigration, ebola. if the optimistic view out there is a rededication to let's really work together now. the reasonable question is why wasn't this done a long time ago. the white house acknowledged that yes, even on the part of the president, more could have been done. we asked the question, you know, one of the biggest criticisms you hear from democrats and republicans, he doesn't reach out enough or engage enough. they say that is true to some degree. in the past, republicans sought political gain in what the president wanted to do. now, they could see benefit in finding that common ground. john and christine. >> thanks, michelle kosinski. word this morning of a secret letter sent to the supreme leader of iran over the war on isis.

it is not the first time the president has written ayatollah khomeini. the wall street journal reports that fighting isis would depend on reaching a deal with the iran nuclear program. the administration denies any coordination with iran or any link to a nuclear deal. congressional republicans are expressing outrage at the revelation. >> obviously we understand that they have a concern about the threat of isil, which they expressed as well. i will not look at it as a path to a different type of coordination. >> i don't trust the iranians. i don't think we need to bring them into it. i would hope that the negotiations that are under way are serious negotiations. i have my doubts. >> on sunday, secretary of state john kerry starts negotiates on a new nuclear agreement.

an american air strike in syria has apparently hit a key target in the battle against terrorists there. a u.s. official says a major attack on the khorasan group is believed to have killed the most skilled bomb maker. david drugeon. officials believe the 24-year-old french national was developing non metallic bombs that could be taken through airport security. the pentagon says air strikes hit five khorasan targets. civilians were killed and anti-assad fighters for nusra. a stunning revelation that hundreds of american service members reported they were exposed to chemical weapons in iraq. the pentagon offered them no treatment or follow-up. after the new york times revealed 17 such cases last month, defense secretary chuck

hagel ordered the troops. 29 more service members said they were exposed to the chemical weapons. the pentagon will have outreach to veterans. a former navy s.e.a.l. is stepping forward saying he shot osama bin laden. robert o'neill had been a s.e.a.l. for 15 years before the raid in 2011. he told the post, he thought that mission would be his last. now o'neill is the target of criticism. some wonder how he can claim to fire the kill shot when at least two others in osama bin laden's room fired their weapons as well. some fault o'neill for seeking attention. >> he sacrificed a lot in doing this. whether he is the real shoot erre er or not, he put a bull's-eye

on his back. >> you are talking about an actual bull's-eye from jihadists. >> yeah. his family, himself. he is on the speaking lecture circuit. anybody that goes to see this guy is a target. >> o'neill says he was willing to acknowledge his part only after being outed by a military blog. >> isn't discretion part of the s.e.a.l. code? this is the most famous raid. a higher open for stocks which would cap another big week of gains. dow sitting at record highs folks. if that moves higher, it depends on the jobs report due out later this morning. look for more than 200,000 jobs created. new developments of takata. this report claims they hid reports. two former employees who say

engineers were alarmed at what they found at tests in 2006 on air bags. the report says instead of reporting it, they ordered to delete the test results. the first air bag recall wasn't issued until two years later. ten an automakers have issued recalls. the air bags explode and shrapnel can kill drivers. you have to stop driving them. >> big problem along the gulf coast. disturbing details revealed about the man accused of kidnapping a philadelphia nurse. she is not the only woman police say that this man attacked. we'll tell you what we know after the break.

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>> we used to chill, hang out. he is a good guy. he is always looking to help somebody. to bend over backwards. he will give the shirt off his back. i don't believe it. >> delvin barnes. what do we know about his past? jean casarez takes a closer look. >> reporter: federal charges brought against barnes over the kidnapping of carlesha freeland-gaither. this was brought in the eastern district of pennsylvania. while this is all happening, barnes waived extradition to come back to virginia to face local charges of attempted capital murder. in a strange irony and twist of fate, this local case may have helped save the life of carlesha. it was a month ago that a 16-year-old local girl walking along the streets and they say barnes kidnapped her, hit her way shovel and put her in the

trunk of her car transporting her to the home. she was assaulted. in the backyard, he made her take her clothes off. he allegedly dug a grave saying he would kill her and dousing her with bleach and gasoline and setting her on fire. she escaped. she survived. she was taken to a local hospital and she was given a forensic rape examination. that perpetrator dna was matched to delvin barnes. at that time, police say, which was about a week ago, he fled the state. but it's that dna that led them to delvin barnes in philadelphia via the surveillance camera. when local police saw that surveillance video, they recognized him and also saw a decal on his car which led to a local car agency here and lo and behold, a gps tracker put on barnes car because he was a credit risk. immediately, local police called

atf and said they located the car. that is when carlesha freeland-gaither was rescued. she is with her family and safe. she is trying to understand and comprehend what has happened to her. her family is so grateful and tell me she is our hero. christine, john. >> what a story. look at this shocking new video of a rampaging patient attacking nurses in a minneapolis area hospital. you can see 68-year-old charles logan chasing down nurse was a metal bar he ripped from the side of the hospital bed. eight nurses suffered injuries. one recovering this morning from a collapsed lung. >> the hallway shot and in the hallway shot, you can see those same people are coming out the door. two of them fell down in the hallway. they were repeatedly struck by the man with the pole. >> police say logan fled the hospital and died a few blocks away after officers used a taser

on him in order to subdue him. authorities don't know why he attacked the nurses in the first place. texas governor rick perry made his court appearance on abuse of power charges. perry's lawyers criticized the case calling it a comedy of errors. the judge did not hand down a ruling in the case or dismiss it. perry is accused of pressuring a prosecutor to resign by threatening to veto money for her anti-corruption division. a federal appeals court handing down a ruling on thursday that may force the supreme court now to take up same-sex marriage. the ruling upholds same-sex marriage bans in ohio, michigan, tennessee and kentucky. the ruling conflicting with every other federal appeals court across the country making it almost certain the supreme court will have to step in to settle the matter. >> the justices decide not to weigh in on same-sex marriage cases.

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died from ebola. officials tracked dozens of people in contact with him. two nurses who treated duncan, two of them did get ebola. both nina pham and amber vinson are now getting on with their lives. amber vinson sat down with cnn's don lemon. >> do you know when you contracted or how you contracted ebola? >> i have no idea. i go through it almost daily in my mind what happened or what went wrong. i was covered completely every time. i followed the cdc protocols. i never strayed. it is a mystery to me. when i was going through the very rough couple of days, you have to force yourself to get up and forcing yourself takes a lot out of you, too. it is a struggle. you're fighting for your life. >> i cannot believe how great

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morning. palestinian youth throwing rocks and fireworks at israeli riot police. one palestinian turning himself in to israeli authorities on thursday. they say he has admitted to smashing his vehicle into the crowd the day before. for us on the ground this morning is erin mclaughlin. erin. >> reporter: john, hospital o n officials confirmed a second victim died in that trauma tack that happened in jerusalem earlier in the week. israeli media is reporting the victim is an israeli teenager and student. now as for the situation here outside the old city in jerusalem, things are tense. very heavy security presence as you can see behind me. there's a group of worshippers praying in the streets. they are praying in the streets because of security restrictions

that are in place at the holy site known to muslims as the noble sanctuary and known to jews as temple mound. only allowing men 35 into the site as well as women to be able to pray today. earlier in the week, there were clashes with israeli forces and youth. israeli forces were firing stun grenades and rubber bullets. a 38-year-old man drove a van into a crowd tram station killing two israelis and injuring a dozen more. i spoke to his wife following the attack. she believes it was motivated by the clashing happening at the mosque earlier in the day. some things around the holy site are very tense. they are increasing suspensions

among members of the muslim community that something could happen to the status quo of the site. currently jews are allowed to visit the site, but not allowed to pray there. israeli officials have repeatedly said the status quo of the site will persist, but visits from members of the israeli far right as well as restrictions to the site. members of the muslim community are concerned that could change. >> erin mclaughlin live for us today. friday, a day of prayers in jerusalem. so much tension in and around the city. erin, thanks. in just hours, the october jobs report is released. what we are expecting and what it could do for the market. an early start on your money is next. so we gave peoe power of the review. and now angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. you can easily buy and schedule services from top-rated providers. conveniently stay up to date on progress.

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all right. time for an early start on your money. stock futures are up. markets in asia are down a bit. investors here in the u.s. are optimistic about the u.s. economy. the dow and s&p sitting at record highs after gains yesterday. another round of record highs may depend on the october jobs report that comes out at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. we will show you the numbers. this is what people are looking for. 233,000 new jobs created last month. lower than september's reading. it is a good number. the jobless rate expected to hold steady at 5.9%. another important number to watch here is wage growth. this is a metric for the federal reserve. wages have not been growing. jobs have been growing, the stock market has been growing.

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