can metlife sustain those valuations?od story for metlife, a life insurance company, a retirement company, is that the overseas life insurance business is good, growing, robust. they bought a big chunk from aig at one point. the bad part of the story here is that we continue to be in low interest rate environments here throughout the course of the u.s. and in europe. they're not able to generate the kinds of returns that they have in the past. and it all leads to a valuation, priced earnings ratio of $105, meaning you'll pay $105 for every single dollar of corporate profits. bill, overall, metlife, one financial worth looking at because its valuation quoo be justified or not. back over to you. >> thanks very much. heading to the close. ten minutes left in the trading session with the dow up 100 point now, maria. >> yeah, we're in record territory. can the dow close at an all-time high today? find out when we come back on "closing bell." tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 trading inspires your life. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 life inspires yo

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they've been banned from all events at metlife stadium. >>> and in chicago, notorious tv pitchman kevinas been jailed for not paying a judgment over his weight loss books. a federal judge rejected trudeau's impassioned plea for his freedom, telling the court he was broke. the ftc alleged that trudeau spent $12,000 on watches and jewelry. >>> southern california police are asking for the public's help to catch a woman who tried to rip off a cab driver. the woman attacks the cabbie with a box cutter. the driver holds her off. she grabs a hammer. he continues to hold her off as she tries to assault him. he crashed the cab. that's when she took off and is still on the run. >>> pet owners are being asked to think twice before feeding their four-legged friends jerky treats made in china. the fda says those treats are linked to the deaths of 600 dogs and 10 cats. and other pets have been sickened by the treats. the agency is seeking help from pet owners and vets as it looks into the mysterious outbreak. >>> a parent at a texas high school whose football team lost last week has filed a bullying

sanderson notes that the nfl is running a risk by holding the game in new jersey's metlife stadium this february. he says those opting out of advertising may fear bad weather, and fewer viewers. fifth and pacific -- the parent company of trendy clothing label juicy couture, is selling the label's intellectual property rights for $195-million to brand-licensing firm authentic brands group. fifth and pacific also owns lucky brand jeans but wants to focus on its number one brand -- kate spade. still to come: the shockers that could come out of this seasons new round of corporate earnings. plus...what carries more clout on wall street: washington politics or company profits. could buying a home hurt your investment goals in the long run? bill moller gets into that after the break. i'm going to pass chemistry, and i'll take it from there. i'm going to do what makes me happy. i'm going to work hard. be independent. live large. make the most of every opportunity. i knew i wanted to go to college. but figuring out how to pay for it? i didn't have a clue. the u.s. department of education has ove

the host competent for february's showdown at metlife stadium says says a recent test of the power supply went off without a hitch. all buildings in the meadowlands sports complex were powered up at the same time to simulate the load that will be generated during the super bowl. of course, we all remember last year's hiccup when the lights went out at the super dome in new orleans leaving the 49ers, the ravens, the fans in the dark for 34 minutes. >> that wasn't planned as part of the show? >> i think it was beyonce's fault. >>> it's true, the olympic flame can with stand any kind of weather. for the first time ever the flame burned brightly at the north poll. the trip took 91 hours, and 11 scientists from around the world were torch bearers during the unprecedented journey. the torch will eventually arrive at the 2014 opening ceremonies having travelled 39,000 miles. >> nothing like carrying fire and getting frostbite. the torch is cool. >> very pretty. >> still to come, we'll show you what brought traffic to a screeching halt right in the smack dab of rush hour, and we're not talking ab

they were all banned from all events at metlife stadium.s the new england fans fighting with pesky who then punches one of the women in the face. pesky's attorney says the evidence will vindicate his client. the jets fan spent nearly three years in prison for stabbing a man to death in 1992. >>> now, a texas high school football coach is being investigated for bullying after his team ran up a lopsided score over another school on friday. alito defeated western hills, 91-0. well, after the game a western hills parent submitted a formal complaint that the bloiout amounted to bullying, however, alee to coach when buchanan benched his stars after 21 plays and allowed the clock to run after halftime in order to get the game over with. western hills coach says he disagrees with the bullying allegations. >>> when we return, napa valley in new england? we'll show you why grape growers in vermont are turning out some impressive wine. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel fo

verizon, rupert murdoch's news corp, metlife and many others reported tax rates of 0% during the past year. the research finds many widdle down tax bills by moving money into offshore accounts, harvesting losses, and using accounting tricks. one analyst notes gray areas in the tax code. billionaire carl ichan is pumping up the pressure on apple ceo tim cook to share the wealth with investors. apple shares climbed higher by nearly $7 dollars yesterday. ichan tells cook he plans to up his stake in the tech company by 22% to 4.7 mlilion shares. ichan is demanding that apple buy back $150 billion dollars in stock. cnbc reports-- ichan may start up a proxy fight. apple already plans to return $100 billion to share holders. the company reports earnings monday. walmart has been called out for stocking halloween costumes for children that parents say, aren't kid stuff. our cover story takes a look at kids costumes that may push the envelope too far for those too young. at a time when some costumes for adults push the limits of discretion, there's concern that this trend is influencing childre

after the close, we'll get results from facebook, visa, kraft foods, metlife and starbucks.in are still with us, as well. julia, just looking at adp, we've got another jobs report coming out next week. how much focus will that get? and i'm actually wondering if we don't see, you know, stronger jobs growth, is it possible that tapering gets delayed longer than march? >> well, that's possible. right now, i think the october report is going to be a focus because that's when the government shutdown happened. how many jobs will be delayed at a minimum or eliminated because of that disruption. this is going to be our first read of that. of course, there's a lot of worries around the october data, that it's contaminated, that it wasn't collected in the normal fashion so it's going to have a bigger statistical error around it. we have less confidence interpreting that dey data. at a minimum, we'll see a few months of data to get a sense of where the economy is and how will it's going to weather the shutdown. and it needs to be decisive for having the confidence to go in march. is th

people involved are charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and banned from all events at metlifetadium. the jets fans family say he was defending himself. >>> despite problems at the website, president obama is launching a push to encourage americans to sign in the marketplace. he is joining them to join team obama care. it may be a tough sell. health and human services secretary kathleenelius told cnn they are bringing in some outside help. >> we want to make sure we have the best and brightest in terms of tech folks. we have gathered them together and asked contractors to bring their a-team to the table. we have asked presidential innovation fellows to add strength. we want to make sure we get all of the right answers and do what is needed to be done as quickly as possible to open up the doors of this marketplace. >> she declined to say if she and thpresident talked about her resignation over the mess. she said the president didn't know about the glitches before the october 1st launch. >>> a white house national security official has been fired after it was discovered he was be

it is being held at metlife stadium in my home state of new jersey. the giants and the jets. organizers say the stadium recently passed a power test made to simulate the demands the game will place on the power grid. it is all in an effort to avoid another outage like the one you may remember from last year that delayed february's big game in the big easy. that was not the super dome's best moment there in new orleans. >> here it is by the numbers. the 48th super bowl. it is happening february 2nd, 2014. first time played outside in a cold weather venue. this will make it interesting. >> i don't like cold super bowl. i think it is a bad call. but we will see how it plays out. >>> up next, time to carve. >> one of the most incredible halloween displays shows how to carve like a pro. of the most incredible halloween >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this ♪ ♪ >> halloween is just around the corner and besides the costumes and candy, carving is part of the fun of the season. >> this morning, we are joined by michael from van cortlandt manors

. >>> four people are charged in a fight at metlife stadium.the video of a fan punching a woman gained national attention. that man is now charged with assault and disorderly conduct. the woman he hit and two others were also charged. it's unclear what sparked the violence. the new york jets say the team has a zero tolerance for this behavior and is banning everyone involved from attending any events at the stadium. >>> the scramble continues to fix the problems with the government website americans are trying to use to sign up for health insurance. technology experts are now lending a hand. as tara mergener reports for wjz, congress is demanding answers. >> reporter: obama administration officials briefed congressional democrats this morning on what is being done to improve the health insurance website. >> i don't believe that the president is going to allow days and weeks to go by without marked improvement in the website's capabilities. >> disappointing. >> reporter: republicans were not invited to the session. >> clearly, there's problems w

. >> the video came out like that in wisconsin of what we just saw, at metlife. how would that fly? >> not too well, at all. sometimes you have to justify the situation. something happened way before that, that made this guy react, but the guy had no right to hit the girl. >> everybody knows the history of you and the ncaa today handed down its punishment for the booster who bought the programs. the booster claimed he had spent millions of dollars on recruits and athletes and coaches, strippers and all the rest, even played for an abortion, he claims. he told yahoo! sports he did meals and the rest, and we learned the football team will lose nine scholarships, basketball will lose three, the former coach will sit out five games and the in canes football team will be allowed to play. the school imposed its own ban and university officials will not appeal the statements. the school's president says the committee on infractions report closes a challenging chapter in the university of -- in the history of the university of miami. the president goes on, i want to apologize to the hurrica

we have that now in the last few years report after report, one coming from the metlife survey whichis than ever you. another was funded by gates and scholastic found massive demoralization among both teachers and principals. why? [inaudible] again they feel the public interest, comes from all the so-called reformers who hold them accountable. those who blame them for low performance. and the insecurity there's been introduced into their lives. and the sense that they're supposed to teach with one another for higher test scores. this is so unprofessional, and everyone, teachers want to be treated as professionals. then comes an idea that has been popularized by the so-called reformers. one of the ways to improve performance is tenure. the reason i oppose this, teacher tenure in k-12 does not mean the same thing it does in higher education. in higher education when you tenure you do have a job for life unless you do something -- if you you become a mass murder you will probably loose your job, but if you're a capable to do it means is you have to process the judge understand any teach

we have had on the last few years report after report, one coming from the metlife survey and another that was funded by gates scholastic. massive demoralization among teachers and principals. why? because they were in such an insecure environment. they feel the public disrespect and it's coming from all the so-called reformers who hold them accountable for who blame them for low performance. and the insecurity has been introduced into their lives. the sense that they are supposed to compete with one another for higher test scores. this is so unprofessional and they want -- teachers want to be treated as professionals. it's not an odd idea. then comes an idea that has been popularized by some of the so-called reformers that one of the ways to improve performance is to abolish teacher tenure. now the reason i oppose this is because teacher tenure in k-12 does not mean the same thing a dozen higher education. in higher education when you have tenure you do have a job for life and lets you do something outrageous greedy 33 become a mass murder you probably would lose your job but if you

i have never gone to metlife and found myself at 34th street. >> i'm glad you are with me on that.lse. they snicker, they laugh with jersey until they fly out of a newark area network. they are talking about newark. i went to a giants came in the new york area such. the super bowl is in the new york air why area? >> chris christie speak up and give us a google map. >> wait until the president is from new jersey. see how they like that. >> mcdonald's, disappointing. >>> see you in a few minutes. >>> macoming up, several stocksn the move. only one will be the stock of the day. is it in your portfolio? find out next. serving you, the american people. so we improved priority mail flat rate to give you a more reliable way to ship. now with tracking up to eleven scans, specified delivery dates, and free insurance up to $50 all for the same low rate. [ woman ] we are the united states postal service. [ man ] we are the united states postal service. [ male announcer ] and our priority is you. go to usps.com® and try it today. [ male announcer ] and our priority is you. peace of mind is imp

i spoke with a sergeant with the new jersey state police which handles law enforcement at metlife stadiumls me as of right now this is an active investigation and that detectives are still working the case. when asked if we can expect any charges today, he told me they don't put time frames on investigations and they will only announced charges once the investigation is complete. jon: pretty hard to miss the long blonde hair. laura: it is all on tape. they are reviewing it. one keep us updated. jenna: new concerns of rising tensions between the united states and saudi arabia. big headlines raising questions why they could be unhappy with the obama administration and what that means for us and our national security. new details on the deadly school shooting that left a popular math teacher dead and two students injured. >> talk with my friends and i heard a bang. i just thought it was just a joke. and then i saw people learning and i saw a kid holding a gun. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i

with police about that the new jersey state police is the agency that serves as law enforcement at metlife stadium. a police sergeant tells me as of right now this is an active investigation and that detectives are still working the case. so we didn't get a clear answer on that but when asked if we can expect any charges today, he told me they don't put time frames on investigations and they will announce only when the investigation is complete. heather. heather: laura engel, a lot of people seeing that video. thank you. bill: sure have. i guess it happened at end. game. you know what happens right? everybody is stumbling out because they have had three or four hours -- heather: too much to drink. bill: of the suds. our national debt more than 17 trillion, climbing by the second. why are we spending more than $2 billion or close to $2 billion on pakistan a country that might have knowingly hid usama bin laden? former u.n. ambassador john bolton tackles that in a few minutes. heather: they scramble to fix the obamacare website. "consumer reports" is stepping in with some sobering advice. wh

are learning the jets fan who was caught on camera punching a female patriots fan in the face at metlifedium here in new york, that that man has a criminal record. he served three years in prison in 1990s after convicted in a fatal stabbing but his mother, who was at sunday's game with him, says her son was only acting to protect her from the woman who she claims was the aggressor. you watch that video. >> it's hard to watch. >> there shouldn't be punching among fans at any football game during, before, or at any time. >> it's football. leave the aggression on the field. >>> a federal lawsuit in tennessee is demanding that all married couples in new york or california saying tennessee is violating their constitutional rights by refusing to honor their out of state marriages. tennessee has a voter approved constitutional amendment that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. >>> same-sex couples tied the knot in missourinew jersey, chr christie dropped his legal challenge aimed at stopping gay weddings in new jersey. his spokesman say the state supreme court spoke clearly whe

and they've also been banned from all events at metlife stadium.spite problems at the website, president obama is launching a push to encourage americans to sign in the marketplace. he is joining them to join team obama care. it may be a tough sell. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius told cnn they are bringing in some outside help. >> we want to make sure we have the best and brightest in terms of tech folks. we have gathered them together and asked contractors to bring their a-team to the table. we have asked presidential innovation fellows to add strength. we want to make sure we get all of the right answers and do what is needed to be done as quickly as possible to open up the doors of this marketplace. >> she declined to say if she and the president talked about her resignation over the mess. she said the president didn't know about the glitches before the october 1st launch. >>> a white house national security official has been fired after it was discovered he was behind a snarky twitter feed. reporters say that josie joseph

a jets fan caught on video allegedly punching a woman in the face during a brawl sunday at metlife stadium. the mets won in overtime. the video shows the male jets fans pulled away before he was confronted be i the put as fan. that's when he hauls off and cocks her one. new jersey state police are investigating. returning to our jets fans. >> that's the worst. >> it's the worst. it's a game, it's a game. >> violating just about every rule there is. >> every rule. it's a game. >>> let's go over for a check of the weather. how is it looking on this monday? >> cold to me, we are talking really cold this time. we are talking about cold arctic care i air, where temperatures today are well below, especially around the great lakes. take a look at it. there's three fronts out there. look for the gulf and the the great lakes. now, let's talk about oh, yes, the cool air come income from an alberta clipper. so that will only reenforce the cold air in place today. the alberta clipper is drive. we don't look for precip or rain or snow. what we look like are temperatures that look like this. these are t