more on avon coming up. finally, going along with the risk-off trade today, people were buying bonds. that pushed the yield on the 10- year government note down to 1.9%. that's close to the low in yield, high in price from november. and that's tonight's "market focus." shares surged 5%, the biggest gain in three years, on word that andrea jung is stepping down as c.e.o. jung will become executive chairman at the beginning of the year while the legendary 125- year-old company searches for a new c.e.o. >> susie: andrea jung has been one of america's best-known female c.e.o.s. she's been running avon for 12 years-- that's longer than any other woman heading a fortune 500 company. at first, she was adored by wall street and avon shares surged. but since 2004, they went from beauty to beast and, this year alone, plunged 45%. there have been other blemishes. avon faced an s.e.c. investigation into executive disclosures and a bribery investigation in china. it's also launched two restructuring efforts. still, jung

here to talk about avon's gift is hazel mcintyre, an avon lady herself.> tell us about your donations. >> avon is proud to be donating and representing our avon representatives, over $180,000 in products. >> wow. >> and you're not only an avon lady, but you're finishing up a masters in social work. >> that's correct. >> what does something like this mean? >> in terms of donating? this is something i love about avon is that they have a long-standing history of philanthropics, so it means a lot for me to be here to represent that. >> thank you so much. everybody loves the avon products and something for kids to be able to give to mom. >> absolutely. >> hazel mcintire, thank you so much and to everybody at avon. >> thank you. >> we would like to remind you, if you would like to donate and you can't be here in person, you can go to our website, today.com. >>> and just ahead, we have a look at some of the classic toys and games at affordable prices that will brighten your kids' holiday season. that's all ahead. but first, your local news and weather. hey, you

>> well, that's what avon thought. avon thought they were going to get this winning area in brazil and they made a lot of mistakes in their brazilian market so that really hasn't panned out for them. it's not just overall. >> tom: finally ata salon, ulta, big winner. 72 and change. close to a 52-week high. opening more stores next year. are the ambitions already priced in? >> well, you know, that's the worry here when you see a stock hit a 52-week high. but as you mentioned it is a square footage story. this company only has less than 400 stores. they can go up to a thousand storesment and they're really just doing so well. they're doing all the right things. they're selling large scale cosmetics like a sephora but this is a private company. so alta is really a company that you can get in on. i think if they just keep reporting these store openings, every single quarter and sales going up, that stock is just going to keep going occupy with it. >> tom: dow own any of the stocks. >> i don't but i own some cosmetics. >> i

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jubilee outreach pan in san jose handing out 25 pound boxes of free food and 10 pound boxes of avon products i was a collaboration between rap artist mc hammer and christian group. bags can be picked up until this afternoon the pantry is located in san jose. >>> a look at some of the bay area's holiday gifts. >> stay >>> lady gaga knows music but does she know headphones? michael finney will test the newest headphones including some backed by celebrities. maybe you are window shopping on your smartphone how much are you buying with it? new trends in seib better shop later today. >>> -- >> this holiday weekend there are a lot of fun things to do. >> don sanchez has what's hot. >> reporter: you mean grinch wants to steal christmas? the dr. seuss class six comes to life on stage for the holidays in the golden gate theater. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: he sings with soul he brings his unique style down taunt napa friday night. saturday -- a christmas eve treat. >> [ unintelligible ] >> reporter: a holiday classic,; producing of a christmas carol winds up this week. ♪ >> reporter: it is bring it on the high

jubilee outreach pan in san jose handing out 25 pound boxes of free food and 10 pound boxes of avon products i was a collaboration between rap artist mc hammer and christian group. bags can be picked up until this afternoon the pantry is located in san jose. >>> a look at some of the bay area's holiday gifts. >> stay with us. you can see [ coughing ] [ tea kettle whistle ] [ male announcer ] beat your worst flu symptoms. theraflu max d contains the most powerful medicine allowable without a prescription to fight your worst flu symptoms. theraflu max d. serious power. >>> lady gaga knows music but does she know headphones? michael finney will test the newest headphones including some backed by celebrities. maybe you are window shopping on your smartphone how much are you buying with it? new trends in seib better shop later today. >>> -- >> this holiday weekend there are a lot of fun things to do. >> don sanchez has what's hot. >> reporter: you mean grinch wants to steal christmas? the dr. seuss class six comes to life on stage for the holidays in the golden gate theater. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: he s

birthplace, avon south to it -- avon, south dakota. he grew up in mitchell and went to school there. but the most important lessons were learned at home. his mother, a gentle spirit. from his father, christian principles and hard work. his father had spent his boyhood in the illinois coal country where 14 hour days were measured out at 10 cents a bucket. but he found time to read scripture and decided to abandon the mines for politics. in 1899, he was ordained a minister. reverend mcgovern built his last church in mitchell when george was a fight. as a boy, george had his father's love of history, but he would not despair the troubles of his own time. -- he would not be scared at the troubles of his own time. -- be spared the troubles of his own time. the memory would live with them his whole life. >> we are at the mcgovern museum. scott farris, tell us about george mcgovern. what through his life, starting early on, influenced him -- to find him? >> it is important to remember his father was a minister in the wesleyan minister -- wesl

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followed by avon, jc penney, qvc, and apple. >>> parents need to take notice of the laws that will impact children. what you need to know. >> reporter: 6-year-old na thete weighs 59 pounds. a new law going into effect january 1st changes all that. car seats and booster seats will be required until children are either 8 years old or 4- foot 9 inches tall. >> i kind of feel bumped out a little. >> why? >> because i really want to know how it feels to sit in this. >> reporter: another new law targets kids who want to get high from cough syrup such as robitussin. we found teenagers who knew of others that drink cough medicine as a recreational drug. >> were they under 18? >> yeah. >> reporter: rebecca thinks teens who want to get the drug will find ways around the law. >> you should be able to buy medicine when you need it. not all teenagers do that. >> this is actually really nice. it's a little cadillac. >> reporter: a new law now prohibits kids from hopping into one of these tanning beds unless they have a prescription. it will affect business. many teens already have paid memberships. >>

>> tell us about your donation. >> sole avon is proud to be donate this year 6.5 million avon representativep a masters in social work. >> that is correct. >> what does something like this mean? >> in terms of donating. one of the things i love about avon is that they do have a longstanding history of being philanthropic. i'm so happy to be here to represent that. >> everybody loves the avon products, and it's something for kids to be able to give to moms for a present. >> ava mcintire, thank you. >> thank you so much. >> we want to remind everybody if you would like to donate and can't be here in person, you can go to our website today.com. >>> just ahead, we got a look at some of the classic toys and games at affordable prices that will brighten your kids' holiday season. that's all ahead, but, first, your local news and weather. hey, you made your own lunch. yep! (mom) i'm so proud of you. the bus is here, gotta go mom. okay hunny, have a great day. look in your bag, made you something. (announcer) it's more than just that great peanut taste, choosing jif is a simple way to show someone h

female ceo the number of women ceos in fortune 500 companies rose to 18 - but fell back to 17 as avon's andrea jung announced she was stepping down. >> she's a lot more polished. did excellent during the debate. she surprised a lot of people with her command of the issues. it's an interesting thing. and her coming in to the race i think steals the thunder away from sarah palin. >> one of the most consfertive women in congress, michele bachmann, announced her candidacy for the gop presidential nomination. sarah palin didn't. marriage and fidelity became issues in the campaign as herman cain chose to step down after allegations of a 13-year affair, and claims of sexual harassment. newt gingrich's three marriages were also talked up by mitt romney and rick perry who promote themselves as strong family men. >> the questions is whether you are conservative. when you look at all of the issues, not just social issues but all the issues you say, also which one of these folks up here can best challenge barack obama. i think the polls for everybody are still a little mitt in the mix. internationa

they also raved about avon, j.c.enney and qvc's websites along with apple's online store. >>> it's the largest price fixing settlement in u.s. history. flat screen manufacturers have agreed to pay more than half a billion dollars to customers. >> most of them have. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains how you may be entitled to some of that money. julie. >> reporter: if you bought a laptop or tv between 1999 and 2006, chances are you were overcharged thanks to an elaborate alleged price fixing conspiracy that sounds like something out after spy movie. >> these folks met secretly, privately in hotels, bookstores, coffee shops. they wrote memos to each other saying to be sure that you would use the telephone rather than e-mails because that would be evidence. and then they also would put on the document, destroy after you read it. >>> reporter: the attorney isn't talking about a spy movie. he is talking about the length ten major lcd manufacturers went to, to keep their alleged price fixing scheme under wraps. >>

she studied at the shakespeare institute stratford in avon.s born in brooklyn, new york, his father from kiev, the ukraine. my father went to the military at a very, very young age. my father was quite hard core. he was a green beret, he was a jungle expert. you know, he was -- he was pretty scary, you know, when i was a child. and just to let you know, i loved my father dearly and at the end of his life we became closer than ever. but it wasn't always that way. >> well, your parents divorced. >> yes. >> how old were you when that happened? >> i was 21. >> what effect did that have on you? >> it had a very deep effect on me. it had a very deep effect on me. i was a mama's boy. i loved my mother. we were best friends. we were really, really close. and, you know, my father had his infidelities and so forth and they came out. they were quite deep. but my mother always taught me that that's your father, regardless of what he did to me, he's your father and you have to honor him, you have to love him, you have to respect him. she'd always refer to

it's at this playground that gunfire erupts in avon dale park, a neighborhood on the northwest side. bullets strike two little girls, a 7-year-old and a 2-year-old, piercing in the back and grazing the other in the head. both survive their injuries and police capture the alleged gunman, a maniac latin disciple trying to shoot at a rival and missed. >> this was an outrageous act. >> chicago awe new superintendent declares war on the maniac latin disciples. >> the organization will be held accountable for the actions of one of them. >> it's a turn of the tide and let everybody know we are not playing and we are going to set an example. if you are shooting kids, we are hitting the whole gang. >> poncho and lefty find themselves caught in the middle. prior to the shooting, they helped sandoval map out the citywide hierarchy of the organization. >> so the governor? >> he was with the minsters. >> that are information takes on a whole new relevance. >> how accurate is this? >> they are well-organized obviously and you can help them and it also hurts them. they have structure and somebody t

as somebody who sold mary kay cosmetics, i was an avon lady, and that didn't work out. i i didn't know it was in there. i took responsibility every time there was a mary kay cosmetic mishap. >> i would be more concerned if it happened six months ago. >> has he renounced them. he has taken more of a responsibility. >> i'm like, shut up. enough with the 9/11crap. >> i get your point -- your point is present day stuff, the 9/11 stuff bother me. to me it is more than this other nuty stuff. bill? >> i have a question and i can't remember what it was. >> how about the anti-sametic stuff? this is racism. it is very deep-seated and emotional and intellectual feelings. if you have some kind of conversion experience, okay, people are willing to be forgiving. they have done that with a lot of democrats. everybody said okay. that's fine. but to try to fudge it, that's anti-semitism. >> he needs to answer it more comprehensively than he has. >> has he ever given a comprehensive answer? >> i have to take issue with something you said earlier. pregnant looking uncle sam was not a post

on the flip side, avon jumped 8.7% after the company announced late yesterday that its ceo, andrea young, will step down. barbara, i guess you would call that a different kind of makeover. >> i guess you would. hampton, thanks. >> have a great day. >> you, too. >>> we have more now on our 12 days of giving. here is pat lawson. >> thanks, barbara. taking care of an older pet can get tough, but house for the heart makes it easier for the pets. we have a sanctuary for older animals. and cher runs the center. >> it seems at the end of the rescue center, they had people saying i had a dog since it waswas 8 years old, and now it's 13, and i can't take care of it anymore. and i rescued just seniors. >> once you walk into this place, you don't want to leave. you just want to go back. the dogs touch your heart. cher's energy and love for the dogs touch your heart, and it's a good way to get a good feeling. you know you are doing something to help something that needs it, and they don't ask for anything in return. >> and tell us about your care for the dogs, includes taking care of their needs as

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sephora, avon, chanel. appetite for luxury items has not been dampened.ller. our get it guide on yahoo! shine took a look at the most searched jeans of the moment. lucky brand ranks at the top, true religion, levis, lee and miss me jeans. and tech gifts are hot. seeing a big rush to find the perfect iphone case and laptop bags. $99 tablet computer, novo 7 stirring up excitement this week. but won't be out until after the holidays. >> what are you getting for christmas? anything good? do you know yet? or do you look to be surprised? >> yes, i like to be surprised. i do. i do. >> all in white looking good. in case you wonder what is trending, the lindsay lohan playboy cover, i saw on line, really hot right now. and a new three stooges movie. trailer getting buzz online as well. >> what surprised me, number six, coca-cola released its formula putting it for the first time, on beverage display, basically. >> not changed. >> putting the secret formula for the beverage on display. isn't that secret stuff. >> be careful. don't ruin the coke empire. >> coming up

birthplace, avon, south dakota. he grew up in mitchell and went to school there. but the most important lessons were learned at home. from his mother, a gentle spirit. from his father, christian principles and hard work. his father had spent his boyhood in the illinois coal country where 14 hour days were measured out at 10 cents a bucket. but he found time to read the scriptures and decided to abandon the mines for the pulpit. in 1899, he was ordained a minister. reverend mcgovern built his last church in mitchell when george was five. as a boy, george had his father's love of history, but he would not be spared the troubles of his own time. the memory would live with him his whole life. >> we are at the mcgovern museum. scott farris, tell us about george mcgovern. what through his life, starting early on, influenced him? defines him? >> it is important to remember his father was a minister in the wesleyan methodist denomination. it is a strict demonimation. it prohibited drinking, dancing, and going to movies. what george mcgovern got from his father was a stron

and so that is retention of jobs in avon lake. it is part of the rebirth of automotive and truck transportation across the north. we're producing vehicles like the wrangeler, one of the most popular vehicles in the country, obviously, and the new cruise, for general motors. but all the supplier change, republic steel, they're putting in a newark furnace, you're looking at the restoration of production. it's coming slowly, but it's coming. and so we have to be proud of actions that were taken by the government of the united states through the action of congress and by the president to help save one of america's industries that is now paid back its -- that has now repaid back its loans and is rehiring. mr. garamendi: let me add to this. this was a result of the stimulus bill that put the money there, if need be, to rebuild the certain sectors of america. president obama courageously and with enormous opposition from republicans said, i will not let the american automotive industry die. this is a fundamental industry in the united st

one stock to watch this morning, avon. the cauosmetic giant looking foa new ceo. as executive chairwoman for that company. >>> james murdoch was informed about the damaging hacking allegations against his "news of the world" newspaper back in 2008. this revelation coming just weeks after murdoch testified he was unaware of the illegal eavesdroppi eavesdropping. he concedes he replied to that e-mail, but he doesn't admit that he read it. >>> $50 million, that's how much the government will save now that it stopped minting the special presidential $1 coins. the treasury says that there are about a decade worth of those extra coins because no one wants them. of course, $50 million is, what, 0.004% of the deficit. the pieces of paper that created apple, one of the world's most valuable companies hit the auction block. the founding documents sold for $1.3 million. they were sold to a firm in miami. those documents, by the way, were signed on april 1st, 1976 by steve jobs, steve wosniak and steve wayne who backed out of the agreement two weeks later. >>> up next, leavin

brown: i go home every weekend back to northeast ohio, where i live, and and a town cd avon in lorain county. and i want to go home at christmas and i want to be with my three-year-old grandson and my daughters, three daughters and son, but i also think our obligation, as senator durbin said, as the assistant majority leader, is to stay here and get our work done. and get our work done means eextend this payroll tax cut and extend unemployment benefits. if we don't do that, ruining -- frankly, ruining the holiday season for tens of thousands -- tens and dozens of tens of thousands, if you will, ohio ains and illinoisans and north carolinians. if we don't do that, we don't deserve to be able to go home and be with our families. i'm not trying to be a march fur here but i just think it's shameful if a group of people, in order to protect the highes highest-income taxpayers in this country -- those making over a million dollars a year -- continue to block an extension, continuation, if you will, of this tax cut for -- for working families. in my state, the average tax cut that we will vo

signs of that with an announcement by ford that it is moving its truck line back up from mexico to avon lake, ohio, and making over a $128 million investment there. as we see the industry that the obama administration and certain members of this congress fought so hard for the recovery of that industry, we see car sales increasing. that's because people have spendable income. so why would you want to, at this point in our history, allow those who have the most not to pay their fair share and to take away $1,000 a year on average from middle class families who would spend those dollars in helping to propel economic growth. i can guarantee you that at firms i represent, like chrysler-jeep, fee at, that the -- fiat, that the wrangler, the cherokee, they are selling well. that the cruze vehicles are sell like hot cakes because people are able to make those monthly payments. that particular part of the discussion here in washington makes such eminent sense. why in the world would you want to penalize middle class families because you want to just take care of the top 1%? it simply isn't fair