but even the gre american dessert can get a makeover every now and then, and that's where sheri tatees in. she came up with an idea to combine two of her favorite dessert staples: ice cream and liqueur. >> as a kid, my parents made liqueur-infused ice cream with their friends, so they made something called "grasshoppers," which is similar to the cream de mint we made today, and it was a blended ice cream drink with cream de mint liqueur. and i think that's probably where i got the idea. >> so sheri left her desk job in the silicon valley to pursue her dessert dream, and thus silver moon ice cream was created. it is the first artisan liqueur-infused ice cream and sorbet company on the market. she now has 18 flavors, from orange creamsicle, made with bitter orange; to coffee with brownie bits, made with coffee liqueur; to praline and irish cream. and no matter what flavor you pick, they're all equally unique and delicious here, and each one starts out the same. >> we sample a lot of things, but usually i'm inspired by either a popular drink--so, for example, our pomegranate martini or

shery ahn from the business desk has more on that. shery? >> thanks, catherine. >>> japan's trade surplus fell to $2.4 billion in august for the first time in 15 months. this is down over 35% in yen terms from a year ago. according to the finance ministry's preliminary report, the current account surplus was down 5.8% to about $13.6 billion due to the downturn in the trade surplus. it was the first year on-year decrease in two months. on the other hand, the income balance had a slight surplus. it stood at about $13.5 billion. that's up 4.4% compared with a year earlier. and japan will set aside over $60 billion as an extra budget to keep the nation's economic recovery on track. the figure is billion more than t originaplan.rulic par agreed with hemytra t. the paagem amongplan. and child fo set polics>>here's araidences onor o uerstan the cuen re r gn stksdoecatnhathfen polo-term hg sggh, grme d te ocbeb. bolu jan. > bi f t vey. > sp dblhet' e d eirefr thesssmenpan' growi d and tonge dentedmi growth. another key negative factor is the country

shery ahn joins us in the studio. shery. >> thanks, catherine. >>> tokyo stocks extended their gains on wednesday morning following an overnight rally in new york. the nikkei 225 finished the morning session at 9,641, up 1.29%. market sentiment received a boost after japan's central bank went back to zero interest rate policy on tuesday. participants expect the move may trigger credit easing in other countries as well. but the nikkei's up side was capped as a stronger yen weighed down on export-related issues. on the tokyo foreign exchange the dollar is falling against the yen on wednesday morning. the greenback was sold overseas, and this trend carried over to tokyo. the dollar is currently trading between 83.17 and 18. the euro is now between 115 and 04. sources say that players continue to sell the dollar as the u.s. fed is expected to ease monetary policy further. the yen is gaining ground despite the bank of japan's announcement on tuesday to take interest rates down to effectively 0%. >>> now here's a look at th

all right, sherie. >> reporter: good morning. yes, it did. we are here off bel air road where there he a large sink hole. take a look behind me here. you can see that crews are really har at work. they have been out here for much of the night working hard to get this sing hole repaired to soap up the road here. now police closed bel air road at old forge lane for a three by five foot sink hole in the middle of the road. drivers should avoid the area and find alternate routes. officers say drivers can expect major delays for most of the morning as crews work to repair the road. i got to tell you, they are work at a pretty good pace out here this morning. they have been working around the clock here. you can see the guys out there standing looking at the sink hole. but they have been working pretty hard for much of the morning. and there's no word on when they will have it repaired and fixed, but i got to tell you, they are working very hard. but, again, if you traveling in the area, it's a good idea to follow the detours. and find an alternate

we first take a look at the latest business news with shery ahn. >> thanks, catherine. >>> chinese premier wen jiabao has urged the european union to stop pressuring china to revalue its currency in a speech in belgium. wen spoke at a meeting of european business people in brussels on wednesday, ahead of a summit with the eu leaders. wen said a rapid revaluation would force many chinese exporters out of business and migrant workers to return to their villages, causing social turmoil. the eu has stepped up calls for china to allow the yuan to appreciate, arguing that its exchange rate is being kept too low. wen pointed out, however, that china has helped european countries saddled with fiscal deficits. >>> meanwhile, in washington u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner has urged emerging economies to be more flexible in their foreign exchange policies. geithner made the remark in a speech on wednesday that came just before the weekend meetings of the group of seven nations. the international monetary fund and the world bank. >> we believe it's very important to see more progress by the ma

. >> reporter: shery re fused to give the living wage, which right now is $10.50 an hour. >> reporter: the preliminary plan requires this developer to pay $260,000 for traffic improvements. while the company says that's the most ever spent on any recent baltimore development, neighborhood groups say it's not nearly enough. >> full city council votes on the shopping center november 8th. >>> if you're wait being for someone to get home from work, let's check in on the roads now with sharon gibala. >>> well, in the last 20 minutes, it has gotten a little busier out there. we've picked up two accidents on major roadways. one of them on the southwest side of the road. it is blocking the left lane. also, a crash on 895 northbound. that one approaching steel bridge, blocking the right lane. watch for that one approaching that as well. one in pasadena. bar harbor at fort small wood. and glen burnie, bay meadow drive. there's a medical call on 100 westbound at 97. possible rubber necking there. 70 eastbound is jammed between 29 and marysville road. takes five minutes to get through that with a

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