the first one we've heard reported this year was the other day in a salvation army kettle in kokomo indiana there it was a gold krugerrand. value? 1- thousand 220 dollars. that's 400- dollars less than last year. so much for the waning price of gold - though it did gain last week. still to come: due date. why one trader says a test is in store for the market. suddenly and unexpectedly she had to take over the family dairy business in order to fulfill her fathers dream. and....after a rocky year.... could this week's fed announcement mean good news is on the horizon for bond traders? that's next after this in the know message. a lot of fed doings this week. let's talk with brian battle, a director at performance trust capital partners. the main event is the fed meeting tomorrow and wednesday. the big question is quantitative easing. will tapering once threatened actually start taking place? >>yeah, the 2 day meeting is very important. the market's watching very closely. the federal reserve has been engaged in experimentaly monetary policy for the last couple of years where they are buying bo

. >>> finally, the salvation army bells in kokomo, indiana, are ringing a little bit louder.row, dropped a gold coin into the red kettle. it was taped to a dollar bill with a note on it and it's worth $1,200. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald >>> we are starting. >> we are! [ laughter ] >> hi,everyone. good morning. tgif in a big way! december, friday the 13th. >> yes, it is. thanks for the reminder. good morning, i'm juliette goodrich. michelle is off this morning. >> let's kick it off with a little weather. lawrence, good morning. >> it's our lucky day. good morning, we are going to see a lot of sunshine coming our way but we have a few more clouds out there this morning, a cold front passing through. that is going to set the stage for a nice weekend. we'll explain coming up. >> and we don't have a whole lot going on traffic-wise, to be honest. here's a live look at the nimitz freeway, 880 in oakland. there is some roadwork though

seen as more liberal than jfk, and robert kennedy -- here's robert kennedy campaign in 1968 and kokomo, indiana, quote, we've got to get away from the welfare system. the handout system and the idea of the dole. we've got to have jobs instead of welfare. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> good evening. so kennedy of course had some ambitious health care reform plans he was never able to make the just begun his his health care reform ideas connect with the argument for him as conservatives? >> sure. so the idea of medicare have been around, and you know, it was kennedy proposed it, and he dated a friend in very, in very conservative language. and i'll find out for you. it was funny, he also -- this connects to the welfare point where he said, he proposed this medicare plan as a very modest proposal, got to meet absolutely essential needs. and with the deductible requirements to discourage any malingering or unnecessary overcrowding of our hospitals. he went on from this program is not a program of socialized medicine, a program of prepayment health cost without the freedom of choice guaranteed. ever

indiana. i men, -- i'm in kokomo and you are in bloomington.erry christmas to you and happy hanukkah and happy new year and phillies not without -- and feliz navidad and all the other else. have a great trip in europe. [laughter] " from joshua bell and friends. he is now going to bless us with a gift he and his friend frankie marino will perform "i'll be home for christmas." i will say good night and thank you for watching as always. keep the faith and enjoy joshua bell and frankie marino. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ will be home for christmas ♪ can plan on me ♪ snow and mistletoe ♪ ts on the tree ♪ me ♪istmas eve will find the love light glows ♪ christmas ♪me for if only in my dreams ♪ ♪ ♪ me ♪istmas eve will find the love light gleams ♪ ♪ though, i'll be home for christmas ♪ dreams ♪ in my y dreams ♪in min ♪ [applause] >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with singer jonathan butler who will also have a performance of holiday music. that is next time. we will

speaker, i rise today to celebrate the opening of the kokomo section of the new u.s. 31 corridor. indiana is called the crossroads for america and for great reason. crisscrossing our state and intersecting in indianapolis, our geographic position and transportation network had made logistics in manufacturing critical components of our economy and america. mr. rokita: with that in mind, i had the privilege of attending the ribbon cutting of the new kokomo section of the u.s. 31 corridor. a total of 32 stop lights will have been removed from indianapolis to south bend saving people a half-hour travel time. they completed this project nearly two years ahead of schedule and so far 40% below the projected budget. i commend and congratulate all of the individuals, elected officials and business and community groups involved in bringing the kokomo corridor of u.s. 31 from the drawing board to reality. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? without objection. ms. granger: mr. speaker, one of the greatest untold storie