karl marx said it was the industrial proletariat that would be the bearers of revolution, and then it turned out that actually those workers were doing pretty well in europe. they were getting richer and actually becoming middle class, and is why there was never a communist revolution in germany or france or britain. but in russia and vietnam and china, you did have very unequal societies, and the pass santas formed the backbone of the communist movement. >> there are steps that need to be followed in order to arrive at democracy? can you put the cart before the horse? >> well, i guess it depends on who the who is. because there's nobody that has this olympian fewer say, we're going to -- for example, in east asia, in korea and taiwan, you had a lot of economic growth under an authoritarian regime, and then in the 1980s both country democracyized. and people say this is what the europeans did. you have economic growth and then have democracy later. the fact is if you look around the world, most recently in hong kong, and in brazil and turkey, the arar spring and many other countries,

here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: my name is monica lewinsky. >> reporter: the former white house intern is now 41. and for the very first time giving a public speech about the love affair that almost brought down a president. >> i fell in love with my boss in a 22-year-old sort of way. it happens. but my boss was the president of the united states. >> reporter: speaking to the forbes under 30 summit, lewinsky portrayed herself as the first real victim of cyberbullying. >> i was patient zero. the first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the internet. >> reporter: another first for lewinsky. she's opened up a twitter account. more than 35,000 followers already in less than 12 hours. and she has a new personal calling. fighting online abuse and bullying, something she wrote about in "vanity fair" over the summer. >> what i want to do now is help other victims of the shame game survive, too. i want to put my suffering to good use and give purpose to my past. >> reporter: this may have been monica lewinsky's first public speech but it won't be her last. this w

abc's jon karl got an exclusive invitation to ride along with the younger bush. >> is your dad going to run for president? >> i think he's still assessing it. >> do you think it's more than 50%? less than 50%? >> i think it's more than likely he's giving this a serious thought. >> more than likely he'll run? >> if he does it could be bush versus clinton all over again. jeb versus hillary. could get interesting. >>> more fallout from the recall of defective air bags. the white house looking into investigating the agency responsible for keeping us safe. >> reporter: after a disastrous air bag warning roll-out, the car safety watchdog is itself under scrutiny. the transportation department slamming its own agency. the national highway traffic safety administration calling the recall not optimal and promising this investigation into the air bags is far from over. the government is investigating air bags made by takata industries used by nearly a dozen car marks. the defective inflators can explode too strongly sending shrapnel through the bag and into people. >> i thought i was going to

here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a mission accomplished moment. chris christie touting the rebuilding of the jersey shore on the second anniversary of superstorm sandy. but then a protester accuses christie of not doing enough to help storm victims who are still suffering. >> i got the picture. i read it. okay? well, yeah, you do yours, too, buddy. >> reporter: christie is known for his occasional outburst, and this was classic christie. >> we're going to get into a debate here today. it's going to get very interesting and very fun. for somebody like you that doesn't know a damn thing about what you're talking about except to stand up and show off when the cameras are here. i've been here when the cameras aren't here, buddy, and done the work! i've been here when the cameras weren't here and did the work. so -- >> reporter: last year christie celebrated the rebuilding of the jersey shore with president obama. this year a much different scene. >> so listen, you want to have the conversation later, i'm happy to have it, buddy. but until that time, s

jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> a lot of times people go through something like this, you are humiliated in the public spotlight, there's a way to find catharsis and move an. she's been trying to. it's been, what, two decades now. she's said she hasn't been able to move on. no one will hire her. she went to london school of economics but after that it was really hard. i think this may be a way for her to start anew. >> 41. maybe still dealing with it. >>> coming up here, celebrity endorsements. the big-name stars turning to commercials to help their career. turns out it's not just about the machine anymore. >> and ahead in our next half hour, an incredible story about a boy with autism getting help from an unlikely place. how that robotic voice onnior cell phone is helping change the life of a remarkable young man. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "wor ♪ >>> celebrity advertisers used to consider this a deal of shameful secrets. something a-listers might only do abroad where most americans wouldn't really see it. >> that's not the case anymore. major stars

jonathan karl, abc news, college station, texas. >>> some burglary suspects are being helid at a new mexico jai after confessing to the crime. they butt dialed 911. police say 37-year-old aaron burrell made the call. he disclosed where the robbery took place along with how and his accomplices got away. he also pretty much just confessed to the crime. take a listen. >> 911, statior emergency. >> basically robbed them dude. put it this way, we got away scot-free and clean. >> scot-free and clean. there he is. the alleged criminals are said to have broken into the house of one of their mothers and stole a television. they had no problem tracking the phone and took them into custody. we've all had this mishap. we didn't confess to a crime, but -- >> it's a mystery how you can pocket dial three digits. that's a talent in and of itself. >> i have a 21-month-old. even if you lock the phone you can still do the emergency call and it will call -- it still will allow. >>> here's a look at your weather. clear skies across much of the east. showers move across the plains and up to the grax. patc

abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl catching up exclusively with the younger bush, asking the question on so many minds. >> reporter: is your dad going to run for president? >> i think he is still assessing it. >> reporter: do you think it's more than 50% or less than 50%. >> i think it's more than likely. that he is giving it a series serious thought -- >> reporter: that he will run. >> that he will run. >> could we be in for a bush/clinton rematch? stay tuned. >>> we turn to hawaii and a river of lava creeping towards dozens of homes. you can see it here. families ready to evacuate at a moment's notice. abc's clayton sandell has the latest. >> reporter: it is the big island's lava monster, now on the doorstep of this small town. from the air, a view of the inevitable. lava and the houses just hundreds of yards apart. in the last 24 hours, the lava scorched a path three more football fields long, bearing closer to dozens of families now being told they may have to evacuate as early as tuesday. >> it's really hard to leave the home that we have been here for over 40 years.

absolutely confident that we can prevent a serious outbreak in the united states. >> all right, jon karl live at the white house. jon, thank you. and one more note on this tonight. wall street. ebola fears rattling the markets today, among the concerns. the dow closing down more than 170 points. at one point, swinging more than 600 points during intraday trading. >>> but we do move on tonight. we're following another developing story at this hour. powerful storms in the east sweeping through the mid-atlantic. look. this is time lapse video of the hail in washington, d.c. the capitol suddenly hidden by all of it. and then, there are two giant storms we're following tonight off both coasts. among them, hurricane gonzalo gaining strength at this hour. when will it make landfall? abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee tonight. >> reporter: it's the strongest hurricane in the atlantic in the past three years and it's heading right for bermuda. the small island boarding up and getting out before friday. >> cancellations are already beginning. we're advising our visitors that they should alter th

let's get right to abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. and jon, what do you make of this? >> reporter: well, david, the president was home all weekend, too. and today, the only time he ventured out was to go to sasha and malia's school for parent-teacher conferences. so, what's going on? well, the president's approval rating is at an all-time low. just 40%. and in many of the states with the big races, it's even lower. so, while the president will be out campaigning for some candidates for governor this week, you won't see him in a single place with a competitive senate race. >> and jon, we were talking earlier. we've seen second-term presidents with low approval ratings before. but you went digging for president bugeorge w. bush's schedule on this day back in his second term? >> reporter: that's right. and bush was even more unpopular than president obama, but on this day, eight years ago, he was out campaigning in two different states, traveling more than 2,000 miles and was out virtually every day in the home stretch. >> and jon, you h

he is getting ready to make a decision about whether or not to run for president. >> all right, jon karl at the white house. jon, thank you. >>> with the holiday season almost here, now to that new image raising alarm. the u.p.s. driver and the $12,000 package. abc's tom llamas asking, what happened to handle with care? >> reporter: we've seen it before. dreadful deliveries, caught on camera. and tonight, that new video. a u.p.s. driver on long island, rolling and kicking that box. inside? a sensitive pressure gauge worth $12,000. >> i'm shocked. i see him push this box across the floor and then proceed to basically bowl it across the lawn onto the street. >> reporter: and around the country, shocked customers uploading evidence to youtube. last year, this fedex worker lost her job, busted hurling packages. in 2011, watch as this driver tosses a flat screen computer monitor like a basketball. he was later disciplined. and tis the season. u.p.s. and fedex alone preparing to ship for than 850 million packages over the holidays. so, when your special delivery doesn't arrive as planned make

so, let's get right to abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. jon, you covered this from the white house for some time. shifting opinion on this? >> reporter: david, i don't think we've ever seen public opinion move so dramatically on such a hot button issue. take a look at this. just ten years ago, 59% of americans opposed gay marriage. today, 59% favor it. an incredible turnaround, with young people leading the way. and the impact of today's action or inaction by the supreme court could be felt immediately. you could see the story in the pictures. today in virginia, same sex couples getting married. this afternoon, this morning, it would have been illegal for them to do that. but there is still a legal battle ahead in at least 20 states, gay marriage is still prohibited. but david, the trend here is unmistakable. >> all right, jon karl live at the white house tonight. jon, thank you. >>> now, to a dramatic new development in the manhunt for one of america's most wanted. the man accused of that deadly ambush on state troopers. a letter from the

. >>> our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has been on this from the very start, asking the president last week if he still believed in his security team. >> reporter: do you still have confidence in the secret service? >> the secret service does a great job. and i'm grateful for the sacrifices they make on my behalf and my family's behalf. >> and jon's with us live now from the white house. the president telling you he was confident in the secret service. but you're learning tonight, there was a second briefing. so, jon, what did the president know and when did he know it here? >> reporter: well, good question, david. what we now know is that the president felt the need to call the director of the secret service, julia pierson, into the white house, three days after he told me that the secret service was doing a great job. to get the full story. this was an extraordinary briefing. the first time all year the president has met directly with director pierson. so, the big question now is, was the secret service misleading the president at first, the way they misled the pub

president obama speaking shortly before we came on the air and i want to bring in jonathan karl, and jon, what did the president say we will do from this point forward? >> reporter: david, the president said he has ordered the formation of a rapid response team, essentially a medical s.w.a.t. team that would go into action immediately if there are any further cases of ebola. and after meeting with his team for more than two hours tonight, he said that he is absolutely confident that we can prevent a serious outbreak in the united states. >> all right, jon karl live at the white house. jon, thank you. and one more note on this tonight. wall street. ebola fears rat. ing the markets today. among the concerns. the dow closing down 170 points. at one point, swinging more than 600 points during trading. >>> but we do move on tonight. powerful storms in the east sweeping through the m mid-atlant mid-atlantic. this is time lapse video of the hail in washington, d.c. the capital suddenly hidden by all of it. and then, two giant storms we're following tonight off both coasts. among them, hurri

. >> reporter: company has asked billion air investor karl i can to take it over and invest hundred million-dollar to keep the taj opened. ican owns tropicana and won't agree to contract concessions. >> six major operators extended contract to march so we can get through this cat trove that i we are dealing with. >> reporter: four of the 12 casinos have already closed this year, although revel's new owner plans to reopen it. ican was unavailable for comment but tells the the press he was one who rescued the tropical from bankruptcy four years ago and saved union jobs. he said union needs to make concession toss help save atlantic city's casino industry but 46 year-old paul smith a cook at the taj for 21 years says he suffered a massive heart attack a few years back and is grateful he had insurance. >> my co pay was well over a million dollars, for a six day stay in the hospital. >> reporter: so without insurance. >> i wouldn't have been able to put a roof over my children's head or feed them. >> vacate this area. >> reporter: thirty union members and others were arrested after failing to stop bloc

>> the casino has asked billionaire investor karl icon to take over the taj and invest one $1 million in it. he owns the tropicana. he told the press the unions have to make concessions in order to keep it open. >> in tech bytes, a refund from at&t, they will pay for cramming. >>> apple will issue new ipads, the latest cryptic invitation says it's been way too long. we'll see the new mac operating system and hardware. htc has one button operation and shoots stills and videos and send them to your smart phone. they don't need a view finder because they have a wide angle lens. >>> google used a camera to a hump of a camel. it's the first time they trapped a camera on a four legged creature, looks incredible there. >> mountain lion is caught on camera bouncing on some guy's car. >> the flyers start the season the way they started the last one with an l. >> reporter: we're looking at cool temperatures to start out. a lot of us are in the mid 50s, this afternoon you might getaway with t-shirt. i'll have the day-park forecast coming up next. hi, i'm henry winkler and i'm here to tell homeow

president steve sweeney and other lawmakers stood on the boards outside the tropicana today to denounce karl ican's offer. ican says he will give the casino 100 million-dollar but only with union give backs and 25 million in tax breaks. officials say they won't support the plan that would force more than 2,000 workers to give up pensions and health care. >> if they gave them what he was asking for he is closing it anyway in a year. so what we can do is not help enhance somebody while they are trying to destroy an industry in this region and the state. >> ican responded by saying sweeney is selling out by considering casinos, near new york city, and without a plan in place, the taj mahal will likely shut down november 13th making it the fifth ac casino to go dark this year. >>> tonight a popular philadelphia entertainer, christened the the new state of the art venue. comedian joe conklin performed at new venice island performing arts and recreation center. it was a special show for those who helped make venice island happen including the philadelphia water department and parks and recreation.

. >> reporter: company has asked karl eyecan to take it over and invest a hundred million-dollar to keep the taj opened. ican owns tropicana and won't agree to contract extensions without the concessions. >> six major operators have extended contract until march so we can get through this cat trove that i we are dealing with. >> reporter: four of the 12 casinos have already closed this year, although revel's new owner plans to reopen it. ican was an veilable but tells the associated press he is the one that rescued the tropical from bankruptcy four years ago and saved union jobs. he says the union needs to make concession toss help save atlantic city's casino industry but 46 year-old paul smith a cook for 21 years says he suffered a massive heart attack and is grateful he had insurance. >> my co pay was well over a million-dollar, for a six day stay in the hospital. >> reporter: without insurance. >> i wouldn't have been able to put a roof over my children's head. >> you will ab rested. >> reporter: thirty union members and others were arrested after failing to stop blocking roadway whic

. >> it's like having karl rove as bush's anthrax czar. >> another white house political operative. meanwhile, the cdc is issuing a new set of ebola guidelines to protect e protect front line health care workers. it reportedly includes stricting rules about covering skin, new protocols for putting on and taking off protective gear and new rules about disposing of medical waste. governor rick perry joined his republican colleagues in calling for a travel ban. >> air travel is, in fact, how this disease crosses borders. and it certainly how it got to texas in the first place. based on recent and on going developments, i believe it is the right policy to ban air travel from countries that have been hit hardest by the ebola outbreak. >> hours before the dallas morning news reported that one of the first 48 people who came into contact with thomas eric duncan, lie beberian man who di from ebola. 29-year-old amber vincent remains in emory hospital in atlanta. nina fomm shown here before her transfer is in fair condition. >> her condition is fair. she is stable and she is resting comfortab

jon karl asked him about another possible campaign. >> so is your dad going to run for president? >> i think he's still assessing it. >> reporter: do you think it's more than 50%? less than 50%? >> i think it's more than likely that he's giving it serious thought. and moving forward. >> reporter: more than likely that he'll run? >> that he'll run. >> and if george's father does run, it could be bush versus clinton all over ain. jeb versus hillary this time. it could get interesting or very, very old, depending on your perspective. >> we'll stick with politics. the new poll showing approval of members of congress is the worst it's ever been. 77% disapprove of the job they're doing. that is a record. 72% disapprove of congressional republicans. a quarter of the people polled like the job republicans are doing. two-thirds of those polled gave a thumbs down to congressional democrats. that's their worst rating in 20 years. >>> and there's another part of the government under scrutiny this morning. fallout from the exploding air bags. the department of transportation will conduct a rev

jon karl asked him about another campaign. >> is your dad going the run for president? >> i think he's still assessing it. >> reporter: more than 50% less than? >> i think it's more than likely that he's giving it serious thought. >> reporter: that he'll run? >> that rooel run. >> if he does, it could be bush versus clinton begun. jeb versus hillary. >> we'll stick with politics. the new poll showing approval of members of congress is the lowestst ever been. 77% disapprove of the job they're doing. a quarter of the people polled like the job republicans are doing. two-thirds of those polled gave a thumbs down to congressional democrats. >>> at part of the government under scrutiny this morning. fallout from the exploding air bags. a review of the national highway traffic safety administration has been ordered over the handling of the recall. nhtsa first got the numbers wrong. the next day, the number of bags needing replaced was 8 million. safety officials say 20 million should be replaced. at least three people have been killed by the air bags under recall. >>> nearly

will karl has the latest. fill us in. >> reporter: well, there's a report out that at least 100,000 snapchat users may have had their pictures hacked. snapchat is very popular among teenagers and young adults. it has been doing so well that the company is trying to prove it has the value of $10 billion. but according to business insiders snapchat user pictures including a number of nude pics some of underage users started to show up recently. it's called the snappening and the hackers are collecting pictures and videos for years. the response -- snapchat took to twitter tweeting we can confirm that snapchat's servers were never breached and were not the source of these leaks. snapchatters were victimized by their use of third party apps to send and receive snaps, which we expressly prohibit. they're pushing the blame to the users. bottom line, any time you take a picture with an app or a smartphone it can end up in the wrong hands. >> anything you're gonna send using the internet can probably be -- probably be

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if perdue were to be leading, went to runoff, karl rove beliefs perdue probably would prevail. you never know, so much money and so much focus will be attached to these races they could go either way. martha: very interesting. john, thank you very much. bill: 100 million in north carolina. 100 million in kentucky so far. you get a runoff, whole country will be throwing their money in there. martha: that is the scenario. if both sides don't try to invest that money now and try to get over the 50% mark and save themselves money later, that will be next couple of weeks. bill: then of course none of this may happen. and that is why we watch the first tuesday in november. we're just getting a response from carnival cruise lines. there is a passenger on board, one of their ships in the caribbean, who may have come into contact with the ebola patient in dallas, texas. we'll tell you what they're saying. >> happy cruising, right? plus president obama telling everybody to relax a bit on the ebola issue. he says, you know we've got this. we'll keep this in check. the president has promis

here is karl rove on that last night. >> he's six years into his presidency. he might have been able to skate by in 2009 or 2010 saying it's bush's fault. but not after six years into his presidency. he looks stronger if he takes responsibility on himself. martha: he went on with a lot more on that topic. martha: i'm joined by doug schoen and monica crowley. the online opinion editor for the washington times. i just -- this is an interesting line that karl wrote. he said he can get bigger. you worked for bill clinton. do you think there was a moment when bill clinton made a decision to sort of get bigger? >> sure. i think the balanced budget efforts in '95 and '96 represent a precise example of what you are speaking of. and the domestic context. certainly when we went after bin laden in the late 90s and faced terrorism. bill clinton tried to bring the nation together. what i take from what carl said is we are all americans. this is not about assessing claim or parsing responsibility. it's coming together for common purpose to take on a common enemy. that what'

. >> karl rove, he is sticking around. >> i saw her kick you. bill: a new york city doctor testing positive for the deadly virus after treating patients in west africa. he rode the subway in new york. martha: he's 33 years old. his name is craig spencer. he's in isolation after he checked himself in with a 103 degree fever. the governor urged new yorkers to stay calm. >> i know it's a frightening situation. that it's here in new york it's more frightening. new york is a dense place. a lot of people on top of each other. but the more facts you know, the less frightening the situation is. martha: officials trying to keep everyone confident that new yorkers are not at a great risk. >> reporter: a lot of people are surprised a doctor who treated ebola patients in africa would come home on ride subways and go bowling even after feeling fatigued. but there is reason for optimism that the risk of the public being ex posed is very, very small. he spent a month treating ebola patients in guinea and west africa. he returned to his oklahoma in harlem last

these are critical. >> thank you, karl rove in austin. martha: can the government seize your bank account with no questions asked? the answer is yes to thousands of business owners who says the irs took money out of their accounts legally. bill: powerful winds turning deadly. >> i thought oh, no, and just then, boom. it's the house. >> it was like this. one of those. half it fell off. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters shopping online is as easy as it gets. and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today. so i'm the one living and i've listened to the tips, the trends and have-you-tried-this. now, i'm ready for someone to listen to me. welcome to fit2me.com, your free custom-fit, diabetes s

martha will have a look at the exil polls and chris wallace and karl rove and dana perino, i don't know if we can get everybody in the building. martha: there are reports of another security breach on pennsylvania avenue. russian hackers suspected of breaking into the white house computer network. wendell goler joins us now. how serious do you think this breach was? >> reporter: the white house says the hackers didn't access classified information. some of the computers were taken offline. one senior administration official said on background, quote, our actions are ongoing and some resulted in temporary outages and loss of connectivity for our users. our computers and systems have not been damaged. this happened two or three weeks ago. an official in the office of the president said they received alerts concerning potential cyber effects pretty much every day and they take actions to mitigate those threats pretty much every day. martha: they bleach according to the reporting this is the work of russian hackers. >> that's the suspicion. the russians were behind a 2008 military cyber att

sabato joins us with his crystal ball, and we'll talk last minute strategy with steve israel, also with karl rove. plus five bodies found in a home in utah, now police say the family was probably poisoned, but who did it? and we're learning a top isis target has been in america's sights for more than a year. so why did the obama administration wait until last month to call him a terrorist? it's all "happening now." bill: good deal. okay, jon, we'll see you then. jon: see you in ten minutes. bill: top of the hour. >>> a 2,000-year-old fine, a shipwreck like nothing you have seen before. we're going to talk to one of the divers who has been down braving the abyss. ♪ ♪ sweered lobster'sory! endless shrimp ends soon! the year's largest variety. like new spicy siriacha shrimp, or parmesan shrimp scampi. as much as you like, any way you like. but it won't last long, so hurry in today. and sea food differently. it's a fresh approach on education-- superintendent of public instruction tom torlakson's blueprint for great schools. torlakson's blueprint outlines how investing in our schools will re

chris wallace, brit hume, charles krauthamer, george will, karl rove, dana perino. not too shabby that lineup. we'll start at 6:00 p.m. eastern. we'll see you on sunday evening with an election special here at 8:00 p.m. on fox news. >>> get you back to this story for an update. the maine nurse is staying steadfast in her defiance of the ebola risk quarantine. she went on a bike ride with her boyfriend yesterday which caused all the press to chase after her to find out what she is. main governor, paul lepage will use full extent much his authority to keep people safe. laura engle is live. what is the going on since the big bike ride we saw yesterday? >> reporter: kaci hickox is sticking to her buns and saying she is perfectly healthy and not a danger to the public as she continues to monitor herself for any signs and symptoms of ebola. you're right everybody is talking about that bike ride and it took place yesterday. her mile-long bike ride with her boyfriend in fort kent, maine, is defiant act nicely and repeatedly to remain quarantined in her home until the recomm

john boehner did a fund raiser for karl demaio. demaio sort of seems like he might be a platonic ideal for the few republican in the republican party. he is young, dynamic, openly gay. he is very apologetic. he says i'm not a tea partier, i'm not afraid to talk about fiscal issues and not focus on social issues. boehner, although he got some pushback from conservative organizations saying you shouldn't be advocating for a candidate who is pro gay marriage and is local about. that demaio is facing few problems now, there are new revelations a former staff of his has accused him of repeated sexual harassment. he's denied it. it will be one to watch. >> boehner, of course, has to answer to the rest of his caution. thank you so much. it's great to be on the trail with all of you. be sure to tune in tomorrow when we hit the trail in texas with wendy days as she runs for governor. >>> now, talk about an angry bird. a massachusetts man was using his drone to take pictures of fall foliage when a red tailed hawk attacked. the owner is appar

the last couple of presidential election cycles, the thinking is that democrats took a page from the karl rove playbook, and now, the republicans are taking a page laybook andmocrats' p getting that ground game running, getting that social media up and running. >> yes, and i think a lot of this boils down to each party has the most motivated voters, voters who want to send a message, and i think clearly, that is republicans right now. win controlblicans of the u.s. senate, and if they will, how will those in the business community react? >> i think you have to look at specific issues. first and foremost, republicans have a shot. device a big lust for a manufacturer. i think they're going to try to move that in january. the keystone pipeline, they might approve that, but i am not sure that can survive and obama veto. the gas tax could survive and obama veto. but as we get into winter, the reform.issue is tax i think paul ryan and others are looking to move quickly, especially on corporate tax reform. that would be a big issue for the markets. >> i am speaking with a chief political rather

. , mastere karl rove strategist. she has done well given her party has been in power for 20 years. she is someone who will also change, also offer a new direction. there have been difficult circumstances. >> what will both candidates be doing for the next 40 hours? >> there will be a few more large public events. they will both be try to sell brazil on the idea that they to get the one brazilians into better paid jobs. it will be interesting to see how they perform on the national stage of television. >> willem marx, thanks. for more on the elections in brazil, i'm joined by trish regan. one of the biggest problems this country has is that it has been somewhat isolationist. it has not embraced the global economy as it could and as it should. you see all these tariffs. i can remember being in sao paulo running out of lipstick and going into a department store and trying to buy cliniqu e and the price tag on this was so significant, you can buy for nine dollars in new york. you would pay roughly $40 in brazil. sellu.s. company tries to there, they will get hit by a much higher price

. >> is karl rove happy this friday? >> i think republicans in general are happy. they should feel good about where they stand but not as expect even just a few weeks back. there could be son-in-law surprises and as we talked about yesterday, i do not believe republicans getting control of the senate is a lock but the odds are in their favor. >> peter cook, thank you so much in washington. the republican party, what do they need do to coalesce to take 1600 pennsylvania avenue? they just can't get there, can they? >> 1600 pennsylvania avenue is going to require a great candidate. >> can they get through the primary process to win the election? >> well, that's a good point. their primary process really hurts their candidates. and there will be less debates among the republicans next time. they already settled on that. that should help in some ways. >> we've got to run here. we'll come back. julian robertson with us. we need a day to check -- data check right now. >> futures are up and risky assets are up. the yen continues to weaken. ♪ >> good friday morning. good

karl i kahn, a huge move on the board of the ecommergs -- e-commerce giant. details on that next. ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. venture capitalist mark is stepping down from ebay's board of directors after a very public battle with activist investor carl icahn. of n has accused andreessen conflicts of interests. cory johnson is with me now. i spoke with andreessen and we talked about the future of ebay without paypal and vice versa. i want you to listen to what he said. i asked him if this is a sign that innovation at ebay has -- >> it's a sign of change. the industry is changing. it's a sign that the technology is changing. it's a sign that there is the opportunity to do more and better if you're smaller and more nimble. >> they probably wouldn't like the education that they're following icahn's advice but they made this decision, according to an dressing. independentsly this was the best decision for ebay to spin off polamalu. >> mark andresen is on the board of paypal and ebay but yet seen as a visionary in silicon valley

karl, can you tell a tell on that lasted? how long was the period that you are hearing actual live gunshots in the building? hearing are you are the main corridor of parliament l, and the library of parliament is apparently where the suspect was shot, so that happened very quickly. what your viewers must understand is that right before the library of parliament, there is an entry to the left, to the government caucus room other the right to the caucus room, and a security acted very quickly to lock things down and to ask everyone to take cover while the opposition -- operation was underway, and of now i can confront you that those rooms were evacuated and are under protection right now. >> how many people were evacuated? was stephen harper there as well? -- was hendy building in the building and evacuated? >> the prima stir has been evacuated -- the prime minister has been evacuated. he is safe and sound and under protection as we speak. >> we are showing a live shot right outside where you are located. it does not look like

director for the texas monthly between 2000 and 2008 where he wrote on various high profile subjects from karl rove to the bush white house to the infamous houston surgeon, aka dr. evil, and this was included in harper perennial press' best american crime writing anthology in 2006. gives you an idea of what the doctor was up to. sam gwynne comes from a varied background. he first started out as a french teacher, then he was in international banking, and that led to his career in journalism because, he says, he was one of the few people who could write who didn't mind writing about financial issues. laugh -- [laughter] so among other books, several books on financial issues, and his i last book was "empire of the summer moon" which is about quanah parker and the comanche indian nation, the rise and fall art comanche indian nation in the 19th century. this was a new york times bestseller and a finalist for the pulitzer prize which gave him a lot of latitude to choose his topic for tonight. his latest work is "rebel yell: the violence, passion and redemption of stonewall jackson jackson," which w