was downgraded to sell from neral. the analysts cites the uncertainty due to the company's spectrum holdings which he says has gotten worse. the stock was down half a percent. >> acami was downgraded to neutral. increased competition will make revenue growth more difficult next year. the price target is $84. the stock is trading below that level at 72 even. doar tree was upgraded to overweight from neutral at atlantic equities. the analyst there cites an inflexion in sentiment. the stock rose fractionally to 92.97. >>> still ahead, how will harley-davidson handle being a target of the presi fnt? we'll sod out. >>> the natnal retail federation expects retail sales to be even stronger than first thought. spending is expected to climb at least 4 1/2% this year. the trade organization cites tax reform a other upbeat economic indicators for that new forecast. >> younger generations seem to have no problem spending these days. thso-called generation z those are the ones aged 16 to 20, they've rked up an average of more than

one, the attorney r neral works e president, and if the president isn't happy with the performance of the attorney general, the president has the authority to remove the attorney general. the attorney general serves the president. by continuing to remd the public that the attorney general is not doing a good job, in the makesent's opinion, it the president appear weak and indecisive. if the president isn't happy, he needs to make a change. the other thing i worry about is that the continued criticism of the attorney general hurts the stature of the attorney gener vis-À-vis other cabinet officials. there is often interagthcy battles wiabinet officials and you want to the attorney general to be strong in those. finally, the continued criticism of the attorney general i think demoralizes the rank-and-file of the department of justice. the continued criticism of the attorney general, from my perspective, probably has a negative effect on the people ithat go to work there daand day out serving the american people. ja: you have done this job could you imagine how difficult it must ve been f

. >> the attney neral stood up for the idea the job of the justice department is not to go after the presidt's enemies and to protect him and his friends. >> reporter: many republicans on capitol hill warning the president tonight. >> it would be a very, ve, very bad idea to fire the attorney general because he's not executing his job as a political hack. >> reporter: even so, some of the senate's leading republican who once stood firmly behind sessions are signaling a willingness to unonsider a successor but nol after the midterms, lester? >> all right. kristen welker, thanks. > t's turn to the major hurricane slamming hawaii. tonight millions from residential neighborhoodto all those resorts in paradise are hunkering down. reports of up to 20 a inches of raeady and a flood disaster. nbc's steve patterson is there. >> reporter: tonight, a race against tim residents across hawaii bracing for the very worst. with rain already reeking havoc on the roads. >> hawaii is going to be impacted by hurricane lane. the question is how bad? >> reporter: the forecast, tropil rce winds, torrential

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>> reporter: there may be mixed reaction nerally, but everyeaft >> you have million dollar homes here in east palo alto. >> reporter: reggie page was born and raised in east palo alto, epa has natives call it, once murder capital of the united states. >> a lot of bodies, a lot of body counts. >> reporter: tiny east palo alto, 2 1/2 square miles, back then, poverty and crime. 42 murders in 1992 alone, this in a town with only 25,000 people. > it was a warzone rorte itfmis facebook. amazon opened a branch here, ikea andeer big retailers set up shop. mark s smtation in epa. >> bringing jobs into the area and helping clean up the area has really provided a big boom for the area. >> reporter: jim rogers is in real estate. >> it's well located on the peninsula. so, you know, location, location, location. >> reporter: now the medium price of a home here, close to $1 million. >> well, some people are trying to take advantage of it. >> reporter: included charles's mother who's selling her home after living here for more than 50 years. he says many long-time homeowners are also leaving. >> they

again, that would to be -- i know what the challenges are, or the four proposals that the attorney neral made, however, those proposals, we have to review them or in the process of reviewing thf:. >> woodro you personally think there should be any limits on prosecuting individuals who are accused? >> i don't have a problem with criminal prosecution, no. i think that's fine.i in fact, wish we could. >> woodruff: just a final question, bishop persico. do you believe that the catholic church needs to re-tink its fundamental tenets when it comes to young men who go into theod priestthe celibacy that is a part of that responsibility? >> well, certainly, in a situation like this that would raise the question, butust by way of an example, here in the dioce of erie, we published a list of clergy and laity. we have men and women in clergy rking in our institutions. some of them are married. odon't know if you could say it's just becau celibacy these men actedut, or even these women and laymen acted out. so i don think we could just focus it on celibacy. i think it's what kind of review we do en w

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