aaron evans, 23-year-old out of milwaukee has a knack for jumping over moving cars. and he holds the "guinness book of world records" for doing it for the fastest over three cars. i suppose that's one, two, three as opposed to three all at once. anyway, the study on him, carol, some of the scientists at the university of wisconsin at milwaukee say he has an innate ability to jump. thank you. he has keen spatial awareness, meaning when he's in midair he knows exactly where he is and he's kind of crazy. hopefully he'll make it to 24. looks like he's totally in control there. don't try that this weekend. that goes without saying, carol. >> can you imagine being the people driving the car? you're driving towards someone hoping that person will jump in the nick of time or you hit him. >> i'm sure there's a waiver signed. >>> coming up, holiday travel, predictions of how many people will be traveling and how much it's going to cost them. [ mom ] scooter? your father loves your new progresso rich & hearty steak burger soup. [ dad ] i love this new soup. it's his two favorit

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. >>> let's head to the nasdaq market site and check in with carter evans who is taking a look at the numbers this morning. >> october was a great month for stocks except yesterday. yesterday was an ugly days. dow futures down triple digits. nasdaq futures off 33. s&p 500 down about 19. a couple reports today could change that, one on manufacturing, another on construction spending. we'll be getting auto sales numbers throughout the day. we'll also be hearing from a lot of companies as far as quarterly earnings today, hearing from dollar thrifty, pfizer and sirius xm radio to name a few. >> tell us about home prices. when oh when will they bottom out? >> we've beeninging at the numbers, the last four months from month to month home price haves been creeping up. this is one of the stories on cnnmoney.com. this is a company called fi serve that takes a look at home prices and basically says it believes there's more downward room, believing home prices could fall another 3.6% by next june. the company is blaming it on an increase in foreclosure activity. there are so many foreclosures on

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. >>> let's head to the nasdaq market site and check in with carter evans. how are the numbers looking this morning? >> well, you know, we have the uncertainty in greece and that's holding the numbers back so far this morning. we get a reading on consumer credit today. that one is also important. we'll hear from a couple important companies, priceline, a big one and yoo-hoo.com, the chinese version of youtube. nasdaq down 23.25, s&p 500 down about 14 points right now. >> what's making headlines on cnnmoney.com? >> this is just one of my favorite stories of the week, the snuggie was so, so popular. i have to tell you, i made fun of it when it first came out on

. >>> now let's head to the nasdaq market site and check in with carter evans. show us the numbers, will you? >> the numbers will probably be decided later after some of the reports come in today. the weekly unemployment numbers, we'll get those because it's thursday. we're getting a report on the service sector and the report on factory orders. we'll hear from a ton of companies including cvs care marc and starbucks after the closing bell. the numbers look like this, dow futures down 12 points, nasdaq down about eight, s&p 500 down about four. yesterday we were looking at futures that were a lot lower as well. we ended up with a nice positive close. >> hopefully the same will happen today. tell us about this electric card that ford is putting out. the first plug-in car, but boy, is it price see? >> price see. $40,000 ford focus. would you buy one? it's all electric. that's the thing. ford is taking orders for this car in new york, new jersey and california. it's more expensive than the nissan leaf. that's another

. >>> let's head to the nasdaq market site and check in with carter evans. good morning. >> that was pretty funny, i've got to say. leave it to jon stewart to make those connections there. hey, you know, you see this red behind me. yesterday it was an ugly day for stocks. today is going to be an interesting day here at home. we'll hear from fed chief ben bernanke and get a reading of the mortgage index and a reading on employment from payroll firm adp and earnings from comcast and sony, just a number of companies today. futures are higher now but we've got this greek debt deal hanging over our heads, and no one knows exactly what to think. futures are higher. dow futures up 80, nasdaq up 22.5, s&p 500 up about 10. but anything can happen. >> you're right. anything can happen. let's talk about bank of america, though. because this is score one for the consumer. >> let me shift over here because this headline on cnnmoney.coms

. >> now let's go to carter evans, joining us live from the nasdaq market site here in new york. good morning, carter. the markets kind of green but not in a committed fashion. >> not in a committed fashion and we don't have a whole lot coming up that will help investors with that commitment as far as earnings and economic reports. wee get a reading on consumer sentiment later on this morning. as far as earnings, not really thatch. we did manage to end in the green yesterday, barely. barely turned things around. we end up nicely in the green for the dow. the ftse in london is higher, the dax in germany is higher. our futures are higher as well. this is a cnn money premarket page, dow futures up 50 points. nasdaq futures up about 16, s&p 500 up about 7.5. ali? >> you warned us about green mountain coffee. what a train wreck yesterday. i use those k-cups, very convenient. i'm too lazy to make coffee in any other fashion. that wrecked the nasdaq yesterday. today we're paying attention to disney. >> yes, green mountain coffee was an abomination yesterday. that was a darling stock. a

let's bring in carter evans for more on this, live at the nasdaq. two new prime ministers. you have some excitement that italy is now under the leadership of someone who knows how to make tough international business decisions. maybe some of the uncertainty is behind us now, but now a lot of hard work to do. that's probably why stocks are going to swing, right, carter some. >> investors have a lot of hope, but hope is never a good component of anyone's financial plan. that shouldn't be a word that you are using. there's still a lot of uncertainty here. yes, we have some good people coming in, or at least that's the perception, but we still have a really long way to go, and don't let last week's numbers fool you. it's not all of a sudden all good over in europe. yes, we have new prime ministers many greece and italy, but we don't have a plan yet. we don't have a plan that everyone approves of and that everyone agrees with, and that's what we're waiting for right now. until we get that, i think you can expect these wild swings to continue probably for quite some time. >> all

from the tuchblg aaron evans says he was inspired to start jumping after watching a bruce lee movie when he was 5 years old. he is featured on the history channel show "super human" and he holds the current guinness world record for the fastest time jumping over three moving cars. yi yi yi, not too shabby. wouldn't find me doing that soon. >>> if you saw this poster this poster right here, would you be disturbed? the poster is hanging in a texas barbecue joint. check out what the owner of the restaurant has to say about it. >> it is my choice to have it up. it is your choice where you want to go but i'm not gonna take it down. >> hmm. more on that story in two minutes. >>> we don't mark a love the anniversaries on this show, but once every while, an anniversary comes along that reminds how time flies, like it one. 32 years ago today, iranian students and militants took over the u.s. embassy in tehran. they held 52 americans hostage for a total of 444 days. images just like this one outraged and enraged people across the united states. today, in a scene reminiscent of that chant over the

let's head to the nasdaq market site and check in with carter evans. good morning. i suppose you have to tell us about the numbers, huh? >> you know, it was kind of ugly yesterday, a little scary. major, major losses. take a look. the dow down almost 400 points, a 3.2% loss, the nasdaq down almost 4%. today we have the weekly unemployment numbers coming up. we'll get reports on import and export prices and a reading on the trade balance. we'll hear from a lot of companies, anheuser-busch, viacom, nordstrom, just to name a few. the futures are looking better. dow futures currently up 97 points, nasdaq up 20, s&p 500 up about 10. those yields that we've been talking about on italian bonds are beginning to come back down and that's calming nerves just a bit. >> let's talk about california. we know california is facing severe budget shortfalls. so i understand california has a creative way when it comes to like maybe, you know, making some money. >> think about this as a crime deterrent. the threat of prison. the threat of prison that you have to pay for. in riverside c

. >>> oh, let's head to the nasdaq market site and check in with carter evans. tell me something that will make me smile. >> something that will make you smile. oh, i've got a story that will make you smile. first let's get through the reports that are coming up today. we're getting a reading on the mortgage index. that could make you smile. mortgage prices are, as you know, very, very low. close to all-time lows. wholesale inventories, we'll get a reading on that as well. we'll get earnings from general motors, macy's, polo, ralph lauren, wendy's and green mountain coffee just to name a few. check out futures, though. with the concern about what's going on over in italy and greece, finally catching up to investors, our futures are lower. down futures down almost 150 points. nasdaq off 37.25%. s&p futures down about 19 points. on so to the good news, right? this one will make you smile. have you ever heard of this before, carol? a company offering a $50,000 bonus when you've been there for five years. >> really? >> yeah. >> i've got to work there. where is this?

chris evans and country star tim mcgraw. that sounds pretty awesome. the whole whipping up dinner and taking you for a spin and whispering sweet nothings. he has my vote. >> okay, look, i can do all of that, except for the georgetown part. i went to a different school. >> the georgetown part. >> but other than that. kareen wynter, always good to talk to you. we'll see you again soon. >> thanks, t.j. >>> more on "people" magazine's choice. julie jordan will tell us why bradley cooper got the nod this year. that's coming up 30 minutes from now. >>> 9:40 eastern time right now and buying influence in washington, d.c. a former presidential adviser asked sobering questions about the power of money. >>> keeping a look at news across country now. the miami marlins, check out what they're doing right now. the team is holding a two-day job fair to fill more than 2,000 slots. everything from game day staff to manager level positions. trying to do their part to maybe knock down the unemployment rate a little bit. one person definitely needs a new gig. the sugar p

conservative college station mentality is one way of looking at a&m and texas being in austin -- >> reporter: evan smith is editor in chief of the texas tribune website, a new york outsider by birth, now a reincarnated texan. you know your rivalries. how does this compare to the yankees? >>t is much worse. you've never fought with your family on thanksgiving in this is a day of rage. at the end of the day it is about food and rage and football. it all fits together very well. >> reporter: this is where the last game will be played and thanksgiving in texas may never be the same. texas a&m is leaving the big 12 athletic conference, moving to the s.e.c. it is mostly a fight over u.t.'s $300 million deal with espn to create the longhorn tv network. but trying to figure out when both of these teams will ever play again is like listening to both sides of a bitter divorce. we talked to longhorns athletic director who blames the aggies for leaving the big 12 conference. >> they made a conscious decision to move to the s.e.c. which we're going to live with. if they wanted to come back, we'd take them back

evan lauder, part of the renowned estee lauder company and the woman that helped create the pink breast cancer symbol has died. she passed away on saturday from complications of ovarian cancer in her home, she was 75 years old. >>> a near whiteout in parts of denver after powerful winds raked through the mountains and into the metro area. some of the strongest wind gusts measured at 100 miles per hour. high winds and snow were blamed for several accidents in that area. >>> in dubuque, iowa, an owner of t-shirt shop broke the guinness book of world record for wearing the most t-shirts. he was wearing 247 of them. how did he do it? tom was wearing just about every t-shirt size possible. >>> well, it's official, chelsea clinton is stepping out of her parents' shadows and right into her own spotlight. kareen wynter joining me with the details on the former first daughter's new gig. hey, kareen. >> talk about a high-profile gig. chelsea clinton is about to join the fourth estate. chelsea clinton joining nbc news and listen to what she's doing. she's contributing to stories to nbc's making a

aaron evans hold the guinness world record for fastest jump over three moving cars. man! he is fierce! look at that, reynolds! >> unbelievable. my mother would kill me. >> i just want to know how many times he probably impaled himself before he got it right. >> how do you start off sh maybe jumping over like a go cart? big wheel? then you go to the sports car? >> i think you've had a conversation with him. maybe you know. he is amazing. >> he was recently featured in an episode of super human on history channel. guess what? he got inspired as a kid watching bruce lee movies. this is what can hatch when your kid watches things of super heroes or bruce lee and the like. they could become super human! just like him. he's 23 years old now. >> those are low-profile cars. >> let's hear what he has to say. >> i paint the point everywhere i'm going to meet it. as soon as it get there and i'm at a certain point, i get ready to go an take off. just don't think can you do it. i don't want to put anyone down. everyone has their own abilities. i just found mine. that's it. >> so maybe

. >> i do want to caulk talk greece but let me bring you took charles evans who sit on the board of governors, broke ranks today in favor of stronger action to boost the economy, talking about our economy. what do we make of that? >> well, look, it is a board and they're -- it's not irregular for somebody on the federal reserve board to vote against the others. historically, there's always been wourn two who take a different position and that's good, you don't want everybody necessarily thinking the same way. here is the same problem. think of the fed as a car that has just brakes and just a gas pedal that's all it has. doesn't have a steering wheel, can't really slow down and speed up it can hit the brakes or hit the gas. the way you hit the gas, you lower interest rates, makes money cheaper and people borrow more, when this borrow more this had he spend more that creates demand, demand creates jobs and that's how you goose the economy. the economy is going too fast, you raise interest rate that won't brakes, and you slow everything down, makes it harder to borrow money, more expensive, peop

. >> carter evans, thank you. "american morning" continues now. >>> one of herman cain's accusers talk. the feds looking for $600 million after mf global goes bust. a man once on the short list for the treasury secretary right in the middle of it. >> including a president? >> including a president. >> former secretary of state, condoleezza rice talking about a poison scare at the white house. 24 hours that could have drastically changed history. >>> proof that one woman can change history. one woman with a revolt of bank of america. this is all on "american morning." >>> all right, good morning. it's wednesday, november 2nd. welcome to "american morning." >> yes, happy wednesday. allie is in france and going to join us in a moment. >> we are going to find out whether g-20 can save the world. the herman skain scandal. brian todd is live for us in washington. brian, in the crisis management and damage control, this is a tough one for cain, isn't it? >> it is, christine. we are about to see the other shoe drop in a b

carter evans, thanks so much. "american morning" starts right now. >>> scandal hits happy valley. a former penn state football coach facing child sex abuse charges. now two school officials are forced to step down, accused of lying to a grand jury to cover up the alleged crimes. >>> a transfer of power under way at this moment in greece. the embattled prime minister agrees to step down in order to salvage that country's bailout and prevent its debt crisis from infecting other nations, but are the markets ready to breathe a sigh of relief yet? >>> when does human life begin? mississippi voters will decide today. they're voting on a controversial amendment that could have sweeping effects on reproductive rights for women all across the country. >>> mr. cain, an attorney for one of the women who filed a sexual harassment complaint against you -- >> don't even go there. >> can i ask my question? >> no. >> don't even go there! herman cain clamming up, refusing to discuss the sexual harassment charge that continues to hound his campaign on this "american morning." ♪ >>> good morning t

carter evans, thanks so much. "american morning" continues right now. >>> a third accuser republican presidential candidate herman cain trying desperately to keep the focus on his campaign this morning as new allegations of sexual harassment surface. >>> chaos. police use tear gas on occupy demonstrators after they shut down one of the country's busiest shipping ports. >>> president obama arriving in france for the g-20. the big story is greece, gamble with the global economy, and how could it cost the membership in the eu on this "american morning." >>> good morning to you. it is thursday, november 3. welcome to "american morning." ali velshi is in stormy france. bad weather there. we will be talking to him in a few minutes about the g-20 minutes. >> stormy weather and stormy politics. up first, the scandal dogging herman cain's presidential campaign. growing larger this morning. associated press reporting that there is a third woman who accused cain of you wanted sexual advances when she worked for the national

carter evans, thanks so much, live from the nasdaq market site. >>> "american morning" continues right now. >>> they are penn state. hundreds of students rallying behind their legendary football coach. critics saying his minimum action taken years ago allowed a child predator to go free. >> i don't even know who this woman is. >> herman cain calling sexual allegations against him is false and saying the democratic machine is out to get him. >> bye-bye berlusconi. he heads for the door as italy deals with crashing debt that could bring down a continent on this "american morning". >>> good morning, everyone. wednesday november 9th. welcome to "american morning". >> lots of news. new indication that joe paterno's 46 coaching career at penn state could be over in a matter of days or weeks. paterno has been under fire in the wake of a child sex abuse involving a top assistant of his. the board of trustees is launching an investigation saying they are outraged by the allegation. meantime a huge crowd of supporters rallied outside paterno's home last night. he was visibly moved by it. jason c

carter evans, live from the nasdaq market site. many thanks to you. >> sure. >> "american morning" continues right now. >>> penn state news riot tipping a news van and clashing with cops after the university fires its legendary football coach. >>> war veterans discarded like shock. shocking admission from the air force this morning. >>> commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. >> rick perry stumbling and fumbling on stage again. the governor himself saying i stepped in it, man. on this "american morning." >>> good morning. it is thursday, november 10. well tomorrow to "american morning." if you went to sleep early last night or at all, everything is different this morning. >> it really is. first crash of the titan penn state football coach joe paterno out after 46 years as the head man in happy valley. paterno was fired along with the university president over a child sex scandal involving paterno's former assistant jerry sandusky. the decision came hours after paterno said he would finish out the seaso