Fiorina Answers Question That Stumps Trump; Stocks Slide after Jobs Report
CARLY FIORINA (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We also know that the Quds force is responsible for the deaths and wounding of American soldiers. We also know that the Quds force has been in Syria and a whole bunch of other countries in the Middle East.</s>CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: So there - there you have it, Sabrina, Carly Fiorina had no problem answering the questions about the Quds.</s>SABRINA SCHAEFFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S FORUM: Not at all. And one of the things I like most about Carly Fiorina is that, you know, she doesn't pretend that she has been working in foreign policy for the last three decade, but she's willing to do the heavy lifting. She is willing to do the homework. And all of this is so reminiscent in my mind of our experiences with Sarah Palin back in the last election cycle where people were very enthusiastic about her, the way they are about Donald Trump, and then we found out that, guess what, she wasn't actually going to do the heavy lifting. She wasn't going to spend the time doing her work. And Carly Fiorina has demonstrated that she is, not only on - at the first debate she's clearly demonstrated that. She's demonstrated again with Hugh Hewlett (ph). And I - and on a range of issues, from women in the workplace to foreign policy, she's willing to tackle them all and I think it's very important.</s>AMANDA CARPENTER, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: And if I could jump in here, Sabrina, what I think is really interesting about Carly Fiorina, and I didn't know this until today, but as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, she actually had a close working relationship with the CIA. In the wake of 9/11, the CIA needed a whole lot of servers and they contacted Carly Fiorina to get those from Hewlett-Packard. And as a result of that relationship, she worked in an advisory board with the CIA for a number of years. So this isn't only a matter of her studying up and being prepared for the questions. She's actually been immersed in this in a way that I don't think people know about.</s>COSTELLO: It's interesting because that debate - the next debate is coming up on September 16th. Carly Fiorina is likely to be a part of that debate on the same stage as Donald Trump. So will the debate mostly focus on those two, do you think, Sabrina?</s>SCHAEFFER: Well, I definitely think that this is an opportunity for Carly Fiorina. And, you know, it's something important to keep in mind is that when we - when it comes to foreign policy, Republicans no longer sort of own that issue the way they have in years past. In fact, Republicans and Democrats, according to Pew Research, are very much head to head on foreign policy. So the ability to get up there on the 16th and really define one's foreign policy and demonstrate to the public that you have a real grasp of these issues and a vision for what America's foreign policy's ought to look like in the next four years, that's very effective and that will be very important and that's something I think a lot of political commentators will be watching, as well as American voters.</s>COSTELLO: And I suspect, Sabrina - I suspect, Amanda, that Donald Trump will have more of a policy than, I'm - I'm going to hire a, you know, a General MacArthur type.</s>CARPENTER: Yes. I hope he learns from this experience, you can't just outsource your foreign policy to advisors. But on the Trump/Fiorina question that you raised, I think there's going to be a very interesting dynamic. If you remember in the first debate, she essentially rose to the top of the polls by attacking him from that early debate stage. This could be the first time they are on together. She's gone after him for the negative way that he talks about women. So we could have some really interesting exchanges coming up.</s>COSTELLO: I can't wait myself. I'm excited. Amanda Carpenter, Sabrina Schaeffer, thanks to both of you. I appreciate it.</s>SCHAEFFER: Thanks.</s>COSTELLO: Will Joe run? Vice President Biden says he would not hesitate to make a run for the Democratic nomination, but there is one holdup. Biden says it depends on whether his family is up to the grueling task so soon after the death of his son Beau. These were Biden's first public comments on the issue.</s>JOE BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The factor is, can I do it? Can my family undertake what is an arduous commitment that we'd be proud to undertake under ordinary circumstances? But the honest to God answer is, I just don't know.</s>COSTELLO: Biden has run for president twice before, both times dropping out early. All eyes on Wall Street this morning. The opening bell just rang moments ago. And right now it's not looking so great. The Dow is down, oh, just about 200 points. This comes on the heel of that new jobs report. The economy added 173,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent. That's the lowest rate in seven years. But these numbers could be pivotal in determining if the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. So, I suspect the people behind the numbers expect, Alison Kosik, that that - that Fed rate will go up soon.</s>ALISON KOSIK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. You know, you look at all the sell orders piling in and it's clear that Wall Street is not very happy about this report. Not because they necessarily think it's bad. It's because they think it's too good. Look beyond the fact that that 173,000 - 175,000 number actually missed expectation. What Wall Street is looking at is that unemployment number down to 5.1 percent. That's almost back to pre- recession levels. And then they're looking at wages. When you look at these numbers in this employment report, you see that the wage pressure is building. And what that means is that wages are beginning to go up. And the way Wall Street sees it is that for the Fed wages, they've been flat in this country for a long time and that's been a thorn in the side of the Fed, one of the things holding it back from raising rates. Well now that it shows - this report at least shows that wages are under pressure, the Fed may be more inclined to go ahead and pull the trigger and raise rates in September. And there's a lot of skepticism here on Wall Street about whether or not that's a warranted move at this point because there are a lot of questions as to whether the U.S. has really turned the corner and is ready for that rate hike. No one really knows what's going to happen in the end right now, Carol. That meeting coming actually a week - or actually two weeks from now. We will know for sure what the Fed is going to do. Right now you're seeing the gamble - or Wall Street placing their bets on the fact that the Fed will go ahead and raise rates. But, you know, Wall Street could be wrong. Carol.</s>COSTELLO: OK. So we'll take it with a grain of salt. Alison Kosik reporting live from the New York Stock Exchange. Thanks. Coming up in the NEWSROOM, it's hard to imagine what this little migrant boy went through, but my next guest says it could have been him years ago. His story, next.