abbott's forecast is for margins to expand. every 100 basis points the earnings per share increased by 15 cents. what is going to happen, you are going to be able to say, abbott has a healthy balance sheet. that means the company still has a lot of flexibility to return capital, or they could make some smart acquisitions. the old abbott lab sold for 12 times forward earnings and the new sells for 17 times earnings. this is what is called multiple expansion and i predicted that we would see that after the breakup. i could see the stock going to 38. on the strength of the re-evaluation from the spin off. juicy yield, 4.7%, but i think the stock is not as good as abbott. but there is nothing big in the pipeline that would fuel much growth down the road. good managament along with the global footprint that is good. but a single drug for rheumatoid arthritis, this is what is the problem. it is counts for 40% of sales and that drug could start facing competition and the market is going to start thinking about that. that is a huge pat

the new abbott labs, one that yields 1.7%.plit up i have been inundated with people on twitter asking me what to do with the company. and even more so over the next two years, in other words, the stock to buy would be abc. but this is no ordinary spinoff. i like it so much that my charitable trust is sticking with abbott 2. the reason, the whole point of this spin off was to free abbott lab s from the shackles of the business. now it can be unlocked. it is in a new position to grow revenues. you got nutritionals and it should expand at a rapid 35%. it still has a ton of room to expand it's margins which are 500 basis points below the average. we like it because it is a major component to helping to contain heal health care costs. the reason abbott can grow so quickly is because the company gets 40% of revenues from emerging markets. especially super fast countries like india and china. and in the next few years that can go to 50%. 10 to 20% of sales from emerging markets. abbott labs is retaining white as ceo. he's the guy who

bill abbott finds it in caffeine. >> taster's choice. i'm a coffee drinker.ng as i have five or six shots of coffee a day, i'm usually pretty good. that's my choice of drug. i don't know what i'd do if i didn't have coffee. that's what gets me to drawing. this is pretty much what i do all day long. i draw a lot on cards and sell them, draw anything that maybe somebody specifically might want, a portrait of somebody in their family, they buy all the material and i do it. i get paid that way. i had to put my name on the wall. looks a little bit more presentable. >> abbott also uses his art to connect with his mother. >> makes her day when i send her like a "thinking of you" card. she has all kinds of pictures that i've done for her, jesus pictures, pictures of jesus, all kinds of religious pictures i like to do. >> she's religious? >> yeah, christian. >> as though his devil horn tattoos aren't ironic enough for a christian-themed artist, abbott is also serving 40 years for stealing from and burning down a historic catholic church in his hometown. and while he c

down in texas, attorney general greg abbott spoke out yesterday. he said what happened in connecticut was a horrible tragedy but he also said this. >> is it appropriate to have politicians to overreact and take actions that are both counterproductive and unconstitutional. >> abbott says he is prepared to make sure politicians don't strip away second amendment protections. in kentucky, rand paul also saying he'll challenge obama's executive action there laying out a plan to nullify the orders. more bill press up after the break. stay with us. i want the people who watch our show, to be able to come away armed with the facts, and the arguments to feel confident in their positions. i want them to have the data and i want them to have the passion. but it's also

gallagher: so, 4:00 in the afternoon, abbott said, "jerry, have you finished that tango?"ight." at 6:00, jerry dismisses the company, and in 20 minutes, he staged the number. laurents: what jerry had is almost unique in american choreographers. he was funny. he could be funny in dance really funny. and "high button shoes" has this mack sennett thing, which is sheer feydeau farce. saddler: it was based on the old mack sennett movies. there was a plot where there were three crooks. gallagher: and the keystone kops. phil silvers was running away with a bag with all the money in it. lee: the keystone kop ballet was total madness. [ prop gun shot ] it was done to counts. you never knew who was coming out of what door. woman: the first full run-through things started to go bad. phil was going through doors smashing into people. and jerry told the chorus, "just watch out for phil." gallagher: sondra was hit so hard, she was knocked out literally knocked out, and people just jumped over her body. woman: jerry was jumping up and down, running up and down the aisles having a fit. he

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. >> david abbott is school superintendent. >> it's a temporary solution. >> reporter: what does it add an armed officer in a school where k-eighth graders. >> in the environment we're living it does add a certain level of security for our parents. i don't think our children notice any difference. >> reporter: because, abbott says, the police are part of the community, familiar faces, not strangers with guns. that's that sits well with marlborough parent maria vitale. >> it make me feel safer because it's a policeman that has the gun. it's not just anyone. >> reporter: but some parents worry about the impression armed officers make on children. larry kaplow thinks the move is an over reaction. >> if it prevents violence, that's great, but maybe there are some other, more efficient ways we can protect the kids in the schools. >> reporter: marlborough already locked school doors and required visitors to swipe i.d.s through a kiosk like this one that stores names of sex offenders and felons. a quaint town of 41,000 one hour from new york city, marlborough hasn't had a gun homicide in 40 ye

. >> reporter: a.b.t., abbott labs, undergoing its own restructuring at the beginning of the year, splitting off parent of its really focus medical business, pharmacology business, taking a look at a.b.t., what do you like at ab labs? >> we like the fact that the spin-off is complete and what you now isv say faster growing company focused on nutrition obranded patents, on diagnostics and medical cases. it also has a very strong emerging market presence. you mentioned with p. and g.. that's one of the areas we see strong growth a potential for 10% per year in dividend growth. we're looking at this and saying those kinds of corporate restruck rings historically have led to good stock price performance afterwards and we think that will be the case for abbott. >> tom: kate, do you have any positions in these stocks? >> i do not. no other disclosures. >> tom: warn, our friday market mon, to she's with edward jones. >> susie: next week on "n.b.r.," we kick off "n.b.r.-u.," our partnership with some of the nation's top business schools. on monday, how our obsession with stock prices hurts the econo

. >> reporter: a.b.t., abbott labs, undergoing its own restructuring at the beginning of the year, splittings really focus medical business, pharmacology business, taking a look at a.b.t. what do you like at ab labs? >> we like the fact that the spin-off is complete and what you now isv say faster growing company focused on nutrition obranded patents, on diagnostics and medical cases. it also has a very strong emerging market presence. you mentioned with p. and g.. that's one of the areas we see strong growth a potential for 10% per year in dividend growth. we're looking at this and saying those kinds of corporate restruck rings historically have led to good stock price performance afterwards and we think that will be the case for abbott. >> tom: kate, do you have any positions in these stocks? >> i do not. no other disclosures. >> tom: warn our friday market mon, to she's with edward jones. >> susie: next week on "n.b.r.," we kick off "n.b.r.-u.," our partnership with some of the nation's top business schools. on monday, how our obsession with stock prices hurts the economy. you can read th

>> caller: i bought 100 shares of abbott labs. >> right. >> caller: you said it was a good time to buy no, i think it's fine. look, i've got to tell you, my charitable trust kept the other part abbott because it's faster growing and i've got a thirst for growth. and abv does not, but i think it's fine. yes, we are in a market that just loves growth wherever it can find it. and turns out the common theme among the best performing ipos in 2012 was the growth themes that we have identified in "mad money." and believe it or not, 2013, going to be more of the same. don't move, "lightning round" is next. living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis means living with pain. it could also mean living with joint damage. humira, adalimumab, can help treat more than just the pain. for many adults, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problem

>> caller: i bought 100 shares of abbott labs. >> right. >> caller: you said it was a good time to buy? >> yeah, no, i think it's fine. look, i've got to tell you, my charitable trust kept the other part abbott because it's faster growing and i've got a thirst for growth. and abv does not have that growth, but i think it's fine. yes, we are in a market that just loves growth wherever it can find it. and it turns out the common theme among the best performing ipos in 2012 was the growth themes that we have identified in "mad money." and believe it or not, 2013, going to be more of the same. don't move, "lightning round" is next. >>> it is time, it is time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." rapid-fire calls, you say the name of the stock. my staff prepares the graphics on the fly. play until this sound and the "lightning round" is over. are you ready? it's time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." we'll start with emil in florida. >> caller: boo-yah to ya, jim. >> i'm getting ready for the phillies. what's up? >> caller: they're going to be down there quick.

and after new york passed a sweeping new gun reform laws, the attorney general greg abbott is here toell you norquist to move to the lone star state. they like guns there. plus, some of the top personal finance voices in the country altogether on this show. "the willis report" is on the case. ♪ gerri: well, we will get all of that in just a second. first, our top story. it's about to cost a whole lot more to use a credit card instead of cash. a big settlement between retailers and credit card companies means stores will start charging you extra every time you swipe your credit card. and this all begin sunday. up until now, retailers' pay that surcharge or slight fee to the credit card companies directly. now stores will be allowed to pass the extra cost on the you, like a tax. up to 4 percent of the total cost of whenever you're buying. with us now, consumer education president, smart credit dot com. the president of optimum capital management. great to have you both year. al start with you. what do you make of this? >> this is really bad news for consumers. we are already getting nic

tomorrow night, abbott will be here to go on the record. and don't miss that.ow, the supreme court justice scalia's unusual inaugural fashion. senator clare mccast cal, four years ago, i began tweeted. and one of the tweets was about the weird hat. one of the tweets, yeah, there it is and tweeted out a photo of the hot that's the talk of the town. turns out justice scalia's hat was given to him st. thomas moore society, and president inauguration is setting it abuzz. and so far the highlight of the ball is the nice plate of chex mix they provide and eric cantor headed to the white house with my wife diana for coffee with the president and vice-president and their lovely wives. >> i congratulations president obama on the inauguration and celebrate the country with this american tradition. what are your favorite tweets? follow me on twitter at greta wire and send your top picks hakt greta. and the president had the majority and a massive surplus bill and pushed through health care reform. it was an easy political ride. since republicans took the house in 2010 wel

>> caller: i bought 100 shares of abbott labs. >> right. >> caller: you said it was a good time to buy i think it's fine. look, i've got to tell you, my charitable trust kept the other part abbott because it's faster growing and i've got a thirst for growth. and abv does not have that growth, but i think it's fine. yes, we are in a market that just loves growth wherever it can find it. and it turns out the common theme among the best performing ipos in 2012 was the growth themes that we have identified in "mad money." and believe it or not, 2013, going to be more of the same. don't move, "lightning round" is next. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if

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and attorney general greg abbott will be here. and jed. next, a new pro nra video game.you will never guess what the national libya media is focused on. the a-team will take them a par lou: liberal plain stream media blasting nra for target shootig it comes a database of state gun laws, cnm, and nbc covering criticism surrending the nra's game release as an app. for some reason those organizations chose to ignore outrage over a new on-line video game in which players are actually they get points for murdering the president of the nra, and creator also developing a simulation of sandy hook shooting, that is not horrifying enough for liberal mainstream media, at least cnn, and nbc. >> walmart, the initiativeo result in 100,000 hires in in the next 5 years. >> way to go walmart, i have to say, hiring 100,000 veterans, god bless. >> you up next, president, set to unveil his gun control pro % onal tomorrow morning, -- proposal tomorrow morning, we can hardly wait, how about you. 19 executive orders, the a-team taking up the emperious president and so much more, join us next.

pennsylvania abbott don't, 14th street d.c. 295 looking fine.ound suitland parkway near silver hill road, minor accident. there's an accident before new braddock road, near 66, off to the shoulder. on the beltway looking good at the american legion bridge. no trouble report on the entire beltway. traveling are open out of kensington,, connecticut avenue, and then getting through town. looks pretty good. back to you. >> thank you. there's a new facebook feature for your phone and it's free. >> could misspelled words protect your computer? paula faris has more. >> facebook introduces 3 cell phone calling for the iphone. if you download the app you can make charges free of charge -- you can make calls for a start 21 also has the app. at&t is now making face time widely available on its alternatcellular network. temple run video game took 12 hours on thursday to give the no. 1 spot on the free apps list. could being a bad speller make you safer? computer users whose passwords contain misspelled words or poor grammar are less likely to have their acc

. >> david abbott said they decided on the armed guards right after the massacre at sandy hook elementaryhool. having cops with guns in the school it ising in new there are two that slight time between all of the schools. there will be one in every school the entire day. >> there's an emotional event to this. i personally have a hard time talking about it and seeing the images. >>> still some parents argue this is the way to go. >> sad we are getting guns off the street we won't need the armed guards in the schools. >> the armed officers will only be in the schools for the next three months while they try to figure out if there is a more cost effective way to keep the school safe. >>> that is drooins reporting for us. >>> still ahead are you a kid at heart? you actually may be even if your teenaged years are a distant memory. we will explain. >> i will always be a kid at part. >> it is your last chance to answer our question of the day we told you a new study that tells you 18-25-year-olds are ruder than elders. do you agree the younger generation is less courteous? we will read the e-mai

. >> reporter: emmett abbott said that leopold used and abused his county staff. but defense attorney bruce marcus had a different take, telling judge sweeney four out of the five charges against his client do not violate the law under the state's criminal statutes. marcus told the judge that the charges defy logic because leopold's behavior was the worst kept secret in the world. as testimony got underway, the state's first witness was patricia medlin, leopold's personal scheduler. when receives allowed to answer, she told the court she was afraid to say no to john leopold. she was an at-will employee and knew that saying no would be viewed as disloyal. she erected campaign signs and emptied his catheter bag several times after he had back surgery. she stood one to him at one time saying that using officers to check on his campaign signs was illegal. he had two officers stay with him when he was hospitalized on two different occasions for the sole purpose of keeping his lover from running into his live-in girlfriend. the state then called former chief of police p

texas attorney general greg abbott telling new yorkers to move to his state, they like guns there, thanks for joining me for the willis report, have a great night, we'll see you back here tomorrow. >> good evening, it was a day of colliding images and actions on capitol hill. in a rare bipartisan vote the house of representatives today passed the no budget, no pay, 3 month extension of the debt ceiling, speaker boehner, winning the support of most of his majority as well as 85 democrats for the bill. the speaker embraced congressman paul ryan's new plan to balance the budget in 10 year period. in contrast, partisanship on parade. chamber trying to figure out what clinton knew and when she knew it. no answers were forth coming, and the secretary assumed either no knowledge or no blame over the course of 5 hours of testimony before the senate foreign relations committee and the house foreign affairs committee. this was her reaction to republican senator ron johnson when he questioned her on the administration's false narrative in days and weeks after terrorists killed ambassador christopher

. >> reporter: donna joiner and her mom wait to eat at old abbott grill just weeks from the white housen the parade route. >> it is very historical, but i think the numbers are not as strong as they were the first time around. >> reporter: officials are expecting fewer than 800,000 people. nearly 2 million attended president obama's first inauguration. most restaurants aren't taking reservation. some are. but the majority are accepting more walk-ins. >> we are filled to capacity. people coming in from all over the country looking for tables. we're more than happy to accommodate those we can get in. >> reporter: some hotels are still taking reservations, like the hampton inn on massachusetts avenue and 6th street. rooms cost from $130 to $500. closer to the action on pennsylvania avenue, hotels are filled. but some high-end hotels still have rooms in some of their high-priced suites. >> i think the international event was a special event. we're not as busy as last time, but we're still very, very busy. right now we have some rooms left this weekend. hopefully pry to monday we'll be sold

and you remember abbott, marathon, conoco kraft. mondolese, international snack spinoff from kraft.ing way to play emerging markets. these are all brought instant valuation hikes, companies that sit and wait for things to get better generally miss the best opportunities. what does mae west say? he who hesitates last. the only way for a company to get instant growth in a slow growth world is to buy another company and the only way to bring out value is to give the market the parts that it wants. these themes, banking, autos, housing, insurance, aerospace, china, energy, mobile technology, the government made me do it, and don't just stand there, do something group, and don't go hog wild while the bull roars, the bull and the bear, growls, meant to be a method to stay in the game when it gets tough. and it always does, they let you navigate shark-invested waters of washington and to buy in a dough mark down market. i believe, and i'm most confidence, they are the places to be in 2013. stick with cramer. what are you doing? nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and t

and charles abbott covers the topic for reuters. the drought has a significant impact on what we pay at the pump and the grocery stores. your thoughts? guest: one of the impacts of the drought is that food prices are running at slightly higher than the usual rate. ordinarily, food prices rise at about 2% per year, using the usda's measuring system. the usda is forecasting that it will be higher than that for the coming year. you could argue that that is a relatively small impact. the other side of the equation is that food prices increasing at around three, 3.5% for the coming year. the overall inflation rate is supposed to be 2%. consumers will be facing a situation that food prices will be increasing noticeably faster than other components of what they are purchasing. stores, gas stations, or when they go to the movies. host: let's put this in perspective, hubert hamer. the planning started earlier last year because the conditions were favorable. in 2011, we remember the floods and drought. we had another drought situation and dec

abbott, remember? marathon. conco. craft. just this morning goldman sachs pushed the charitable trust -- the international snack spinoff from craft. it's emerging markets is my charitable trust. these all brought instant valuation hikes. there are reminders that companies that sit there and wait for things to get better miss the best opportunities. what is may west say? he who hesitates last. i believe we are at the infancy of a new wave. because the only way for a company to get instant growth is to buy another company. >> buy, buy, buy. >> the only way to bring out value if you have parts that are worth more than the whole is to give the market the parts that it wants. these themes banking, autos, housing, insurance, aerospace, china, manager, mobile technology. the deposit made me do it, and the don't just stand there do something group are meant as a way to deal with the retreats in the market. don't call hog wild. this is the bear who groulz. they're meant to be a method to stay in the game when it gets tough. it always

abbott and three other americans dead.efore we take you inside the hearings, we have an update on the story we broke last night the shocking report of four u.s. f-16 fighters jets headed to egypt as part of an aid package for the country. tonight the first photo of what those exact jets look like, now, they're customized with the egyptian flag on the tail of the plane. our soon to be departing secretary of state appeared before the senate and house foreign relations committee today and not surprisingly after months of waiting, a number of members jumped at the chance to finally get to the bottom of what happened the night that ambassador chris stevens and three others were murdered at the consulate in benghazi, and in the end, secretary clinton fiercely defended susan rice, blaming the attack on the anti-muslim video. and the most disturbing when seemed to indicate, it doesn't matter what the motivation. >> the fact is we have four dead americans, was it because of a protest or guys out for a walk one night decided they'd

defensive side, find some names with emerging markets exposure so something like an abbott labs with 40% of exposure overseas or something like procter & gamble which is growing overseas so i think there are a lot of places you can put your money on the cyclic call side as well as on the defensives. >> rick, speaking of financials, cme stock doing pretty well today. any idea why? >> well, you know, when i look at what drives the ferrari of futures down on this floor, i see your dollar futures, interest rate futures. well, that ferrari has had a police escort to go 20 miles per hour called the federal reserve, and i think some of the issues in the minute and the idea that there could possibly be actually a rise in interest rates, well, that's just lighting on fire the potential to do a whole lot more contracts. >> okay. good explanation. >> thank you, folks. good to see you. ralph, i'll see you are later this hour. we'll have you on the countdown and we'll get mr. acampora's take on how this market closes. headed towards the close with 52 minutes left. neither highs. no gangbusters ra

we have seine brown from lord abbott. so the markets are saying, oh, we have seen this before, we know you guys are going to get it together? not worried? >> i think so wall street is so worn out from all the garbage that went owithin the -- on with the fiscal cliff. why should we get excited, it's not going to be anything to get excited about until it comes right down to the line -- >> we're a month ahead. >> that's right. we're four to six weeks ahead. >> all right. >> and there are ugly clouds on the horizon. i mean, the fiscal cliff was a friendly family discussion compared to this hatfield/mccoy environment that's unfolding with regard to spending. >> so you think this whole story is going to have some real heart-stopping moments for the markets? >> i think there will be huge consequences. recall that in the summer of 2011 the last time we faced this that the dow went down 1800 points in july and august. now, granted there were some other issues in europe that were a concern. but we could see some serious consequence

second or third spin-off now with abbott.ntinue to grow and grow and grow. >> got to appreciate a company that wants to make money for its investors. >> and employees, too. and they're surrounding us, so we have to be nice. >> apple up 3.9. facebook. a lot of companies are going to go up. people come right back in. apple, prevailing wisdom was the stock was going down because things were bad. i don't know. i think the prevailing wisdom should be apple is an inexpensive stock. >> what is interesting here is we're still looking at the market open. the dow is digesting its open as well. the currency markets, open for trading for a lot longer today than stocks. the euro is still below 133, the recent high. it's interesting to see that the risk-on currencies are a bit to the upside. >> watch gold, too. i think gold, 12th year of good performance. >> yes. >> i would emphasize gold should be part of people's portfolios. >> while i don't disagree with you, because i've been wrong on gold two years in a row, silver better performer la

. >> how is it that herbalife sells six times more than abbott labs, euna lever, and gnc.nswer? he says it's a pyramid scheme. when the hedge fund manager went on cnbc friday, the share price dropped to its lowest price of the day. >> we believe this is a company causing enormous harm to millions of people and has done so over a very long period of time. >> reporter: but minutes later the price soared when another activist investor carl icahn, who won't say whether he owns herbalife stock, called in and accused ackman of trying to manipulate the market. >> you have retirees that are going to lose their money so ackman can show a good record at the end of the year. >> reporter: at times the insults turned very personal as the two traded insults over herbalife and a long feud, a business deal that ended up in cord where icahn lost. >> ackman is a liar. >> this issue seems to be dating back many, many years and maybe it was festering for many years. there is serious bad blood. >> but all that took a back street as wall street was riveted by the theater of two powerful billion

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one of your guest of many, texas attorney general greg abbott to talk about the president's 23 new executive orders on guns. >> thank you. tracy: quarter till. time for stocks as we do every 15 minutes, nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. facebook after this mystery graph announcement. by the way who came up with this name, right? what this is this graph search thing? >> i don't disagree with that, because graph search meant almost nothing to me until i read through and actually saw that, that facebook actually refers to its growing content data and membership as the social graph. so to them, and these insiders, graph search means something. so now it has to mean something to all of us. basically gives all the folks the ability to search between people an places and things and common interests and such. i can tell you yelp has been down all week. stearn ag is very positive on the whole thing. stearn agee and cantor fitzgerald. they think this is a great opportunity. back to you. tracy: shibani, forgive me, it is a big ol' dating system. lori: apple setting its sigh

. >> how is it that they sell more than abbott labs and gnc?answer, herbalife is a pyramid scheme. he is so sure of it that he shorted them $1 billion and when the hedge fund manager went on cnbc, they dropped to the lowest point of the day. >> we believe this is the company causing enormous harm to millions of people and has done so over a very long period of time. >> but minutes later the price soared. when another activist investor carl icahn who won't say whether he owns herbalife stock called in and accused ackman of trying to manipulate the market. >> he's got a bunch of innocent investors, retirees that are going to lose their money. so ackman can show a good record at the opened of the year. >> at times the insults turned very personal. as the two traded blows over herbalife and a long simmering feud, a business deal that ended up in court where icahn lost. >> ackman is a liar. he's major loser. this is not an honest guy and this is not a guy who keeps his word. >> this issue seems to be dating back many many years. and maybe it was fes

i want to bring in alice abbott. this is is a breaking news story we're following here.tell us what we know so far. >> well, suzanne, all we know this morning that in about southeast algeria that the bp oil facility was attacked. this is an al qaeda-linked affiliate, tried to attack a bus that was carrying employees from the facility to the nearby airport. that was not successful and then they went to the living quarters of this group. this is all from state algerian reports. information still coming in fast and furious. we understand there are some 40 hostages including about seven americans. it's really unclear how many americans are involved. it could be a few more, could be a few less according to state department officials. we understand nine other nationalities are also involved. the british, the japanese, the norwegi norwegians, irish saying their citizens are involved right now. >> these seven americans being held hostage, are they all from the bp facility? do we know anything about these people who have been taken? >> we don't understand just yet, but it's a ver

during this process of trying to get the money, it is a little bit like abbott and castillo.cond. try and find a money. much of it, if you have not felt with the federal government and fema, stems from the federal emergency management agency's public assistance program. it runs of three main categories of aid. individual assistance, which corresponds to preparedness and response. public assistance, just what it says. infrastructure repairs. mitigation funding, that is a rant program -- grant program. it is something that can be put in place without a cost share. unlike public assistance. i want to address public assistance a little more in detail. applicant assistance program is generally a 25% cost share to the applicant. a lot of that has been waived in katrina. the same thing happening in sandy. there will be more authority given to the president and fema. wasier, senator landrieu's a key proponent. that started in new orleans. as you are well aware, new orleans did not have the best track record for non-corrupt and spending of public assets. they went to get a loan, and w

. >>> 6 stocks in 60 seconds, a spin-off of abbott?with a very big yield. i prefer the faster growing medical device which is the old adt. >> mgm. >> the stock is not working today, but the best stock of the group. >> duncan and california? >> moving to california. this stock is not expensive. everyone here thought it was not good anymore. i think it's a buy. >> kellogg's to underweight. >> new management, kellogg's. bringles think they can blow it out. >> the secondary? >> one of my teams is the dollar stores. big secondary. and they still go higher. what does that tell you about that quarter. >> another downgrade on johnson. >> they're not hurt by this business. i've got to tell you, carl, there are too many analysts who are negative. they say the stock is up too high. what happens if we break out? >> you talked about the danger of downgrades yesterday. >> you know, like i don't like -- i think it was at 65. what do you do? do you suddenly start liking it again? a lot of people fell off the horse. >> what's coming up tonight? >> the

require new, green vehicles make sounds, loud enough to alert pedestrians and cyclists, like george abbottperience going alongside them and not realizing that there was one there. >> reporter: it's what's under the hood that makes these hybrid and electric cars so quiet on the road. this nissan leaf already has technology similar to what the government wants in all electric and hybrid cars. do you hear that sound? well, the government believes that it could save lives. eddie george sells the vehicles in maryland. >> the car is very quiet. you cannot hear anything. so you have some people, when they're coming to test drive the car, is the car on? >> reporter: but a flip of a switch, and its pedestrian alert feature turns on. without the feature, a much quieter drive. >> i think that would help, but i think, you know, i think people just need to pay more attention. >> reporter: d.o.t. says the sounds would need to be loud enough to still be heard, despite other street and ambient noises when the vehicle is traveling under 18 miles per hour. the national highway traffic safety administration