a job by abercrombie and >>> the u.s. supreme court has agreed to hear the case of a woman denied by abercrombie & fitch because she wears a head scarf. it's the appeal of a case out of oklahoma in 2011. the justice also decide whether the retailer discriminated against the woman because her scarf clashed with the dress code. abercrombie & fitch settled similar cases here in california and changed its policy. >>> a warning about a jump in thefts at schools in santa rosa. ryan takeo is live to tell us police may know who is doing it. ryan. >> reporter: if it is here we have a good look at her, liz. we're at one of the schools hit, one of the 7 schools hit. we're here at village elementary school. in a couple of cases. thief got into classrooms to steal laptops, that worries parents about student safety. >> my kids go here. who is creeping into schools? >> reporter: police say it could be this woman. seven schools around santa rosa reported purses and laptops missing the past three weeks. one victim works in the office. her

the case of a 20-year-old muslim woman from oklahoma who lame she was denied a job at abercrombie & fitchulsa. because her head scarf conflicted with the company's dress code there. bringing in bob massey, a fox news legal analyst, and ken zimmerman is contributor to the international law journal. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> let's get right to it with you. so the lower court said that abercrombie & fitch "id not discriminate because samantha eloff didn't specifically say she needed a religious accommodation. do you think or how do you think the supreme court is going to rule in this one? >> well, i think when you look at it, companies have the right to set policies, and one thing for sure, abercrombie is a very visual store. when you walk by their store, they have pictures of their models. >> it's a smelly store too. >> absolutely. exactly. and the bottom line is kent and i actually communicate a little bit on this, and, you know, as you he said, look, at this point in time she did not disclose from what we know as an applicant some type of accommodation as a result of her pe

it's not like abercrombie & fitch who only have clothing. think they'll be fine but they did handle it in a way -- >> but to sandra's point, because wal-mart is the largest employer in america, 1.4 million employees and because unions want to take them down, any mistake like that, any misstep is really catapulted into the public eye. another reason why we have to bring these guys down. they unionize the workers. >> if i would have gone to the site and saw that real time because i saw it fact, i would have thought it was a joke, a halloween prank. >> i bet they wish it were. >> i have one for you. if you want to start feeling better about yourself, maybe you should just head over to the water cooler. a new study says that gossiping, gossiping can actually be good for you. >> no way. i have the worst cold with this runny nose. i better take something. dayquill cold and flu doesn't treat your runny nose. seriously? alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms ... .... .... .... .... helps reduce the risk of heart disse. keep

if you think about abercrombie the sound track very different than nordstrom. almost as a parent repellent. as a kid you go into the store and that is for me and my parents are waiting for me outside. wonderful experience for me as a shopper. >> good luck with the book and thanks for creating the music for "power lunch." >> if viewers want to see examples of transformation experiences go to sonicboomboom.com and you will see a ton of them. >> let's lock in the vote and see how many people say it does impact? 67% to 33% so you are on the right track, no pun intended. thanks, joel. >>> let's see what is coming up on "street signs." >> we have trick stocks and treat stocks. herb is joining us on the reinvention mode for starbucks and what to look for in the mid terms. a really interesting show. "power lunch" returns after this break. sence of improvement. and the enemy of perfection. which is why you can never stop moving forward. never stop inventing. introducing the mercedes-benz gla. a breakthrough in design, aerodynamics and engineering. because the only way t

can you identify two programs or policies of the abercrombie administration that you will reverse or repeal in your first six months in office if elected. >> thank you all for being here and our sponsors. i'd have to say the first program i'm going to look at is the hawaii health care connector. i think that is something that i've heard loud and clear from many across the state. i think many in this building have questions -- questioned the valid of it but also the expense of it and the cost of it. the other program that i would look at and although i support it is the early education childhood program that we have right now. as you know, the legislature approved funding and they approved a pilot program, but it's in limbo in regards to whether or not that will be the program of the future. you have an amendment on the ballot, constitutional amendment floor that you're all going to vote for, but the program itself is something that hasn't been approved and agreed upon by everybody in the educational field. thank you. >> mr. hannemann, you also have one minute to address this. >> firs

abercrombie & fitch and hollister, typically lines, no lines. apple is positioned well. charles: abercrombie, i don't know what they did to themselves? >> used to be lines every day. amazing how things changed. charles: the ceo said he didn't like fat, ugly kids. >> macy's i love. i own it for clients. i was there last week, it's packed but people are buying. >> i like gamestop. and i know that people are going to push back a little. gamestop is not just going into games, they're going into the market of refurbished phones to $2.5 billion industry, and what's going to happen, it's the iphone 6 helping push this. people are going to gamestop to trade in iphones to buy the new once. they expect the market to go 20 to 25% over the next quarter. charles: odd that people are ringing adepth for them for five years now. i didn't been the homes. >> what do you like, hilary? >> buckle, bke. kearney, nebraska-based company. charles: why? >> return investment capital of over 30%. the numbers are looking better, i like the 2% dividend yields. we had a bad fashion cycle. there was no

buffalo wild wings, abercrombie and fitch. concerned about chicken wing. abercrombie down 3%. the shares are sliding on a free financing plan. you can see it is down almost 10% today. ♪ stuart: i want to get back to this shock of a story. these are the people that make a sapphire glass. jo ling kent is here. that is a shock. >> there were reports before. the reason this company is going bankrupt is because they have built a factory in arizona. stuart: gt cannot produce the glass for the iphone six on time even though they built a factory in arizona to build the glass. >> you have to remember. the apple watch, two out of those three models to use the higher class. stuart: they are bankrupt for now. this is an opportunity for another country to come in here. >> what a story. really fascinating for the american economy. they are trying to get out of manufacturing and go for attack. stuart: we are less than a month from the midterms. come on in. rory scott. we always like to bring the bookies in. i will start with the odds on a gop senate takeover. what are they? >> things are loo

however, the justices will weigh in on whether abercrombie & fitch discriminated against a teenager because she wore a head scarf. >>> tell me how far. >> right now. >> go ahead. >> this is live television. i was told to move to my right, there was a shadow. >> you look fabulous. just tell us what's going on. >> okay. this is how i'm trying to stay cool here. it is so warm out here. bright, a lot of people along the embarcadero in shorts and t-shirts. that's the way to go today. we'll talk about the weather conditions as we get closer to your weekend. skies are absolutely clear across the bay area. and here's proof from our tower camera. nothing but blue skies over san francisco. as we take a look at the numbers, it's still in the middle 80s. 90 degrees in san carlos. 88 in san jose. 77 in half moon bay. that sea breeze is coming in. downtown oakland, a little bit of haze there. temperature 92. 89 in napa. currently in the upper 80s for concord, livermore. and the view from the santa cruz cam, doesn't that look inviting? yeah, beautiful day at the beaches. heat advisory through friday. that

abercrombie & fitch is trading at a new 52-week low. downgrading shares.pace of the recovery been slower than forecast. remaining under pressure for the time being. more on the markets in 30 minutes. ♪ >> we have breaking news at this hour. we are hearing reports of a school shooting. please responding to north of seattle. two people are being airlifted to a hospital. you are looking at live pictures from the scene of the shooting. students being evacuated from near everett. the agency has personnel on the way to the scene to help authorities with the investigation. the latest school shooting in the region happened at seattle pacific university where a gunman killed one student and wounded two others on june 5. we'll continue to follow this developing story and bring you more information estimates we get it. for more on the u.s. response to the ebola crisis, i'm joined by shannon. thank you for your time today. what do we know right now? as i was begin with my team preparing this show, there is a difference between trying to get a sense of urgency to the p

. >> compared to an abercrombie and fitch commercial, i think that they are doing fine.t was provocative, but it got your attention and it did what it was supposed to do. >> it's great, you are right. i wonder if were crossing into too much breast cancer awareness because what's going on is that they are very aware about the situation. they are having tests done and they are getting these major surgeries and i think that we might have gone too far. and i think that its research money and that is where this is going to come from, not just from the awareness. neil: make the decision. and really. >> and the hate mail as well. [applause] >> all right, it's time for another raise. how many of you -- which one of these african countries has recently experienced a major outbreak of ebola? if you guys don't get this come i don't want you as viewers. egypt, sudan? most americans had no idea. and coming up, talking about why ben bernanke is now looking for fred thompson and his good friend jesse to loan some advice. >> people have told me that reverse mortgages sound too good to b

they include an abercrombie & fitch discrimination casechild abuse testimony in the -settroom, and state medicaid reimbursement rates. termew supreme court begins monday. >> fans have to consider whether -- weather, whether we are talking about baltimore or the sea -- baltimore or d.c. >> we are tracking the very latest, including the game day forecast. >> let's get right to it. first game, it is the orioles and the tigers at camden yard. partly cloudy. the first age is a little after 5:30, 70 -- first pitch is a little after 5:30, 70 degrees. nats and giants, partly cloudy, 75 degrees. clouds will increase during the game, the evening hours, but if everything works out as we track the rain on doppler radar, i think the rain will hold off until later tomorrow night, nine of the, 10:00 -- 9:00, 10:00. around ourg, all viewing area, partly cloudy and comfortable, temperatures dropping from the lower 70's to the mid-60's. big changes ahead. >> still to come here on abc 7 news at 4:00, protest intensifying in hong kong. >> just wait until you see where these folks too k theirs. >> the nation

retailer abercrombie & fitch will defend denying an inplempl the right to wear a head scarf. >>> crews are getting ready to search another large area of land for hannah graham. the police chief promised her parents he would bring her home. hannah's been missing over three weeks now. more than 100 officers and volunteers spent the weekend searching more than 700 square miles of the county. as the search grows cold, investigators maintain hope that hanna will be found alive. >> this is a rescue effort. we're here to find hannah and to bring hannah home. >> we've made that commitment to her parents and we're going to honor that commitment. >> graham's mother made a tearful play for her daughter's safe return. investigators are now following up on 3,000 tips. >>> new safety concerns this morning. the steering problem on some ford vehicles that have the national highway safety administration getting involved. plus, the help nationals are getting from a fan ahead of tonight's must win game. >> it's a beautiful day outside here in washington this afternoon but this sunshine is not going to la

governor neil abercrombie has declared a state of emergency. residents have packed the grocery stores ahead of the storm's expected arrival. they're hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. the worries is set. it's going to be the royals versus the giants. the giants won the national league championship series last night and they did that in dramatic fashion. brian mcfaden is on the campus of ole miss in oxford, mississippi. i know off few things to talk about but let's talk baseball first. i. >> let's talk some baseball. the giants may be a team of destiny like the royals. they won the world series in 2010 and then they did it again in 2012 and they are heading back again this year. the cardinals were six outs away from sending the series back to st. louis but in the bottom of the eighth michael moore pinch hit solo home run tied the game at three. then in the bottom of the ninth, travis ishikawa gets ahold of this one. that's a three run walkoff home run to win the series. the giants will face the royals on tuesday. >>> as florida sta

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. >> a religious discrimination case involving a muslim woman suing abercrombie and fitch for her headrf. she was rejected for a job because it didn't meet their look policy for sales associates. while a judge ruled in favor of her, they overturned that ruling last year. two state officials resigned in the wake of what's being called porn gate. the exchange of pornographic e-mails shared on government accounts. last week eight men were identified as sending or receiving noticing. two of them worked for the attorney general and since followed him to the governor's mansion. they submitted the investigation after being named as investigators. ben bernanke once oversaw the mortgage market. speaking at a conference yesterday, he revealed he was recently turned down from refinancing his mortgage. he thinks it is possible that lenders may gone a bit too far on mortgage credit conditions. those are a few of the things we thought you should know. i'm alex witt for tamron hall. i will be back tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. and noon. up next, andrea mitchell reports. recise. desire for such things often o

can you identify two programs or policies of the abercrombie administration that you will reverse orepeal in your first six months in office if elected. >> thank you all for being here and our sponsors. i'd have to say the first program i'm going to look at is the hawaii health care connector. i think that is something that i've heard loud and clear from many across the state. i think many in this building have questions -- questioned the valid of it but also the expense of it and the cost of it. the other program that i would look at and although i support it is the early education childhood program that we have right now. as you know, the legislature approved funding and they approved a pilot program, but it's in limbo in regards to whether or not that will be the program of the future. you have an amendment on the ballot, constitutional amendment floor that you're all going to vote for, but the program itself is something that hasn't been approved and agreed upon by everybody in the educational field. thank you. >> mr. hannemann, you also have one minute to address this. >> first

why governors debate abercrombie lost the primary.s runs about an hour. >> from hawaii news now and honolulu star advertiser, this is campaign 2014, race for governor live from the conference senator at the university of hawaii cancer center. >> aloha. good evening, everyone. welcome to the u.h. cancer center here in kakaako. early voting is less than a week away. we are down the homestretch, 20 days to go until the election. this is the final gubernatorial debate. now you'll notice many bodies here in the audience. we've invited 32 u.h. political science students. >> our goal tonight is to keep the conversation going in the right direction. we're hoping the answers will be concise and on point. the candidates do not know the questions they'll be asked. >> and we have students with the aloha in the audience. they have agreed to be respectful and attentive. we welcome the candidates for our debate. first off, mufi hannemann. [applause] duke aiona. [applause] and david ige. [applause] gentlemen, thank you all for joining you tonight. we

the supreme court will hear the case of an oklahoma woman who claims she was denied a job at abercrombiefitch because the job clashed with the company's dress code. a lower court said the company did not discriminate because the woman never said that she needed a religious accommodation for the muslim head scarf. last year the company settled two similar lawsuits with bay area women. >>> there are now three confirmed cases of the ent enterovirus in the bay area, in alameda and solano counties. it's now spread to 43 states, including california. new developments with the first u.s. patient who was diagnosed with the ebola virus. thomas duncan's family in dallas was quarantined to ensure compliance after trying to leave their apartment. liberian authorities now say they plan to prosecute duncan because on his airport questionnaire, he indicated he had no contact with anybody who had ebola. duncan actually helped a sick pregnant woman get to the hospital in liberia. it later was discovered she had ebola. abc news reporter elizabeth herr has the latest. >> reporter: not taking any chances, t

abercrombie, american eagle, guess, also lower.ch, i'm sorry, underarmor, zulily had winning weeks. david: homebuilders seeing a pop today as well as for the whole week. >> right. [closing bell ringing] building permits were a little less than expected. made it through the week, guys. we made it through. liz: we did, with a bit of flop sweat during this week. david: i love that expression. liz: one of the most volatile weeks we have seen in at least five years. let's look how stocks are finishing up the session. really the dow jones industrials was a shining light today. you can see end up 259 points, not the highs of the session. nasdaq today briefly came out of negative territory and pun of into positive for the year. today looks to be one of the best days of 2014 for stocks. russell 2000 better performer over the week but down three. let's get going. "after the bell" starts right now. david: what a week we'rha

retailer abercrombie and finch will defend the right for a muslim not to wear a head scarf indicating she didn't wear it during an interview. >>> we expect hewlett packard to announce it will split into two companies. one will sell computers and printers and the other data and software. smartphones are more popular leading to layoffs. >>> former special agent joseph clancy will lead the secret service. he worked for the secret service for 30 years. for the last three years he led security efforts for comcast, nbc 4's parent company. clancy replaces julia pierson who resigned under pressure following recent security breaches. >>> parents of an american being held captive by isis are pleading for their son's release. isis is threatening to rebed peter kassig. he moved to the middle east to provide humanitarian aid to refugees but was taken hostage a year ago. his parents say that he told them in a letter that he is scared to die but added that if he does, they should take comfort knowing he went out helping those in need. >>> 5:34 now. this morning the d.c. council will discuss a reorga

is why we are seeing fashion retailers like h&m eat the lunch of others like american eagle or abercrombie. h&m up 6%. gap flat. the teen retailers sharply negative. folks want something special but don't care if it lasts for a long time particularly the millennials. they want something that feels trendy now and they don't have a lot to spend on it. we are spending a lot on our devices. >> can i pick up on the one point by the millennials don't care whether it lasts whether electronic devices or fridge or oven. >> millennials are into sharing. look at air b&b and zip car. we don't need to own it forever. we are okay sharing it. >> are they made or made poorly. dish washers five years. what did neil young sing? try to save the trees, bought a plastic bag, the bottom fell out. it was a piece of crap. >> these days everything is disposable and for sharing. >> iphone 6 is selling well and samsung is on its way down. >> just don't put it on the pocket with those hipster genes. >> bend it like beckham. >> thank you very much. >>> kate kelly has another stock update. people asking for more of you

. >> downgrade of abercrombie & fitch. the pace of recovery and revenue slower than expected.get cut. >> yeah. also worth noting that goldman sachs cut them to sell from neutral today, as well. the stock is really significantly lower. down by about 6%. over the past year down by 13%. >> all right. >> hot models, though. >> really hot models. standing out there rain, hail. >> hate those guys. hate those guys. >> storming and snowy an they're standing there looking all buff. >> not working for them all the time. pandora, a downgrade earlier today and the stock not taking it so well. >> pretty heavy volume to the downside here. cut to neutral of positive. the firm is noting user growth concerns and also content cost questions. target cut to 21 bucks from 29. currently down by 14%. >> all right. on tobacco, lorillard. >> any of newport getting an upgrade to market perform from underperform. target increased. don't forget earlier this year competitor reynolds america agreed to merge. i believe the deal is still under review by the ftc. >> smoking stock action though. >> i was about

abercrombie getting a downgrade. goldman downgrader shares and saying they expect another disappointing quarter. those teen retailers down by anywhere from 2% to 7% on the day. >> thank you. we on the east coast some of us didn't get to see this. if you missed it, great time lapse video of last night's partial solar eclipse. the eclipse was visible in siberia and then moved east reaching north america just before sunset. we missed it because of all of that rain. >> it was very cloudy here. it looks like a piece of cheese. >> it is a big wheel of cheddar. shipping companies gearing up for the holiday season. christmas 61 days away. i bought sue's gift already. will they be able to deliver? morgan brennan has that story. >> this is the biggest topic on ups's earnings call and that is peak season and how the company plans to address that this year because we saw an unprecedented disaster with 2 million packages missing christmas after a last minute spike. two thirds of those were ups. 618,000 were fed ex. that is accord

it is incumbent is a that your administration would be like the abercrombie administration because he is the lieutenant governor. >> it is very clear that the executive is the one who is tasked with balancing the budget. the legislature -- we passed a budget but it is really about a limitation. they decide when and how it should be spent. the reality is, the only two times in the history of the state of for why he that we ended in the red. they have no strategy on how to stop the spending. they simply stopped paying bills and withheld the tax refund. i think we are off to a pretty good start here, three different men with different styles and a lot of ideas at the table. >> a lot of opportunities to ask questions and we will hear more, maybe even get a cameo from the lieutenant governor. >> we will talk to them after the short break. from hawaii news now, you are watching campaign 2014. race for governor. -- you have known them 12 years? tell us something you might not know about your running mate. >> when david graduated from high school, he was accepted at m.i.t. and never told his

in another employment discrimination case, retailer abercrombie & fitch is accused of denying a job to a woman because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons. the justices also will hear a free speech case that involves threats made over facebook. a man in pennsylvania is challenging his conviction for posts about killing his wife and shooting up a school. he argues they were rap lyrics and not actual threats. >>> now to new developments in the ebola crisis. the obama administration is considering more screening measures for passengers arriving into the u.s. from west africa. this comes as we learn more about the effort to save two people infected with the virus in our country. thomas duncan remains in critical condition in a dallas, texas, hospital. nearly 50 people who came into close contact with him are being monitored. meantime, an nbc news freelance photographer is now being treated in nebraska. and tonight is there word of the first reported case of ebola transmission outside of west africa involving a nurse in spain. >>> we have team coverage of these developments tonight.

make it progresso or make it yourself >>> hawaii's governor abercrombie say officials are working togethere lava flow. it is heading straight for the village of pahoa. it is hot enough to incinerate homes, roads, anything in its path. nbc news correspondent howard jackson is near the kilauea volcano. >> reporter: you can see the lava here, it is moving fast underground through lava tubes, slowing as it gets towards the town, but not stopping. now it's a couple hundred yards away from a road many call home. at this point, the lava flow has burned the first building so far. it's possible that 40 to 50, maybe 60 homes and businesses could be affected. there's no mandatory evacuations just yet. people seem to be staying until the last second. that's okay. hawaiian officials say they're allowing people to stay and watch the lava take their homes. some of these properties have been in families for generations. officials here want to make sure people go through the grieving process and are able to say good-bye. a local school, an elementary school, has closed indefinitely because it's in the path

it will be just as incumbent upon me to save your administration will be just like the abercrombie sooey administration. >> moderator: thank you. ige: even know, it is clear that the executive is the one who is tasked with balancing the budget. the legislature -- we passed a budget, but it is about implementation because the executive spends the money. they decide when and how it should be spent. the reality is the administration, the only two times in the history of the state that we ended in the red. most importantly, they had no strategy and how stop the spending. they simply stopped paying bills, with help your taxpayer refund, and that was there solution to a balanced budget successful. >> moderator: i think we're off to a pretty good start here. a lot of ideas at the table. >> moderator: many more opportunities to ask them questions, and we will hear more. >> moderator: that's right. we will talk to them after this short break. ♪ >> you are watching campaign 2014, race for governor. >> moderator: welcome back. a moment now. you have known him about 12 years. tell us something we mi

one of the democrats, one of the governors is a democrat who has already lost, and that'sfield abercrombie you can see on your screen, dan milloy in connecticut and pat quinn in illinois also at risk of losing. and this is an unprecedented thing to see this many governors in one place. >> woodruff: one point we were talking about earlier today is how many governors are running for reelection surprising when the voters are so sour about what's going on in government that so many of them want to keep their jobs. >> that's another part of. this you saw some of the... there were 24 of these governors who came into office in 2010. 28 overall are running for reelection. that's more than we've seen since at least 1960. so when you have that many people running, of course there will be more targets. >> woodruff: all right, domenico montanaro, thank you. we're watching it. >> ifill: the centers for disease control and prevention now says everyone who returns to the u.s. from west africa will be monitored for 21 days-- the incubation period for the virus. that announcement coincided with the first d

lot.d myself at izumi's a i used to work at abercrombie. >> i think that is a very short list.y moving parts. one of the problems with that market is right down here in the bloomberg building. h&m. >> they like the cheaper stuff. >> forever 21. >> the cheaper, disposable fashion is making a big move. they all rolled over. that is the exact time that h&m went online in the u.s.. >> we will see how that plays out like comes to the holiday shopping season. thank you so much. >> turgut waters for investors in cruise lines. obviously, we are talking about ebola. >> it is friday. it is time to play the yearbook game. take a look. he worked in publishing. graduated from the brooks school in massachusetts. who is it? tweet us your guesses at market makers. we'll be right back. ♪ >> we have talked a lot about the ebola virus. today it is the cruise ships turn. there is a dallas health care worker on a ship off the coast of texas. he recently -- >> we are having my problems. recently docked one of these hazmat suits to give everybody an idea of the challenges. this is something you have

a number two, abercrombie & fitch, discriminating against the woman who wanted to wear her full -- >> hijab. >> thank you. >> this makes my eyes glaze over. noah feldman of bloomberg field is sad less. -- fabulous. >> there are some great stories on bloomberg politics. smartphones. a few problems and samsung third quarter fell 60% because of shanking profit margin. samsung getting hurt by apple. the chinese competitors are also worrying samsung with low-cost devices. gt advanced technology make sapphire screens, essentially, a lot of rumors going into the launch of the iphone 6 of the whole film was going to be made instead of what the gorilla glass but the sapphire glass. >> sapphire glass is harder, but more expensive. >> there is our front page this morning. interesting front-page. the nobel laureates in medicine and physics, he took a trophy and gave a speech in stockholm. university,k stanford, joins us now on our greater economics. i would like to talk about the future of your european union. you spent a lot of time in italy. you have a real visceral feeling for this. how threat

arrow pass tell, abercrombie and fitch, limited too and the gap are falling out of favor with teens. still the top retail site. instagram is more popular than facebook and twitter and netflix is the top movie rental site. video game consoles still hold play and 80% of teens say they like to play mobile teens. as for the top fashion trends, among teenage girls, it's wearing yoga pants instead of teens. girls say leg.ings are the top items to own for this fall. >>> and most teens own a smartphone and are loyal to one brand, apple. they're not as interested in smart watches. only about 16% say they would actually shell out the $350 it costs for the apple watch. gene municipalster is says the concept of wearing a watch is simply foreign to these teens. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. the annual meeting -- is expected to take place today. the company's experimental ebola drug is being used to treat the two u.s. patients with the virus. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with the latest. tracie. >> the latest is there are some americans worried about this virus, but

american eagle, abercrombie and fitch, a lot of the speciality teen retailers taking it harder today of the market. back to you. >> high volume end to a big week. let's get over to rick santelli in chicago. good morning, rick. >> good morning, simon. thank you. your discussion this morning about wealth disparity and the fed and structural issues will be the santelli exchange in about 40 minutes. i would like to welcome our special friday guest. thanks for taking the time today, matt. >> great to be here, rick. >> i know in some of your writings, you brought up copper. from my vantage point, copper is not only a sentinel commodity but is something unique in the times we've lived in. that is a big piece of collateral for chinese finance. i think that might partially explain what happened. it doesn't dismiss it. it makes it more interesting because i think it gives us not only a barometer about the global economy, but about china, as well. your thoughts. >> definitely. the problems with china have been with us for quite some time. the fact that people are trying to harp on it right now

abercrombie and fitch sinking 7%. downgrading shares saying they expect another disappointing quarter. downgrading american eagle to a neutral rating. the stock is trading down by 6.5% on the day's session. >>. >> amazon shares tanked after disappointing results. microsoft stock enjoyed a nice bounce from a major boost in its cloud-based sales. ceo noted last night microsoft was the only company with cloud revenue at its scale growing at triple-digit rates. joining us at post nine is rick sherlund who knows microsoft pretty well good. to see you. >> thanks, carl. >> after oracle and ibm, this is a pleasant surprise? >> it was a real relief to see a big cap tech company actually doing a little better. >> where is the strength? is it cloud, is it surface, xbox? >> it came from the wrong place this quarter. we'll take it. it came from the hardware side where they don't make much money. who would have thought nokia would have produced good up side for them in the quarter? they sold about a million units a surface which is

. >> reporter: just last year, abercrombie & fitch faced months of backlash. >> don't fat people spend> reporter: even protests. >> don't support amor comby. >> reporter: after its ceo said he only wanted cool, good-looking kids in the clothes. before apologizing and offering larger sizes online. and target, spotting this dress on the site. listing regular sizes as heather gray, but in plus sizes, manatee gray. target promptly apologizing, taking it down, explaining it was a mixup between buyers. and walmart tells me this morning it is investigating the cause behind all of this. they have renamed the section of the website women's plus-sized halloween costumes. how could they let this happen? >> indeed. that is the question. glad they made that change. thank you, rebecca. >>> and coming up, tom hanks snapping a selfie with his cab driver. and the story behind that picture is really something. we'll share that with you in "pop news." >>> and ahead it's all about how turning up the music could help you take your job to the next level. we do it every morning here on "gma." we're going to

at 11:00 eastern, in hawaii neil abercrombie lost the democratic primary. >>> the 2015 c-span student cam video competition is under way. open to all middle and high school students to create a documentary on the three branches and you, showing how a policy, law or action by the executive, legislative our judicial branch of the federal government has affected you or your community. there's 200 cash prizes for students and teachers totaling $100,000. for a list of rules and how to get started, go to studentcam.org. >>> earlier this month a congressional hispanic caucus hosted a legislative conference in the nation's capital. thomas perez spoke to the group, addressing immigration and workers' rights. this is about 20 minutes. >> many of us were thrilled when we got word that tom petis, who did a magnificent job working in the civil rights division of the department of justice, was nominated by our president, president barack obama, to serve as secretary of the department of labor. and he has gone on not only to become the secretary of labor, but to actually be over the last several mon

at 11 p.m., debate from hawaii where abercrombie lost the democratic primary. the man who defeated him, ige debates iona. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and c-span2, here on c-span3 we complement the coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public events. c-span3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story, including six unique series. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american arte facts, touring mu see yims and historic sites to determine what artifacts reveal about american's past. the presidency, looking at policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief. lectures in history, with top college professors delving into america's past. and our new series, real america, featuring archival government and educational films. c-span3, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> next, a conference on asia with business leaders and pol

. >> el gobernador de hawai neil abercrombie firmÓ una petición para que el presidente obama firme lao cabelludo. >> es solamente la raÍz o todo el cabello? >> no, en este caso solamente lo vamos a utilizar en la raÍz. >> como si se estuviese pintando el cabello. >> exactamente, ella misma se lo hace, y despuÉs se puede colocar un gorrito. una vez que se le administre en todo el cabello, se lo recoge y se lo puede tapar. >> por cuÁnto tiempo? >> 25 o 20 minutos, no mÁs. >> y la prÓxima receta es a base de menta, va a oler rico. >> y es muy refrescante. sobre todo para las personas que tienen cabello grasoso y reseco, la menta ayuda a eliminar la bacteria que se acumula en el cuero cabelludo, ademÁs que fortalece el folÍculo piloso. vamos a mezclar dos cucharadas de menta fresca o una cucharada de menta deshidratada, agua caliente, lo colocas y lo deja reposar. te va a quedar un agua parecida a esta. con ayuda de un algodÓn lo vamos a poder administrar. aquÍ nuestro modelo laura nos ayuda. >> solamente en la raÍz? >> no, aquÍ desde la raíz empezamos administrar en todo el cabello. >> y

. >> columbia bus dispatch embattled clothing company abercrombie & fitch is back in the news. an appeal by the equal opportunity commission over the company's strict dress code and claims of religious discrimination. workers claim they were barred from wearing a head scarf. others were told to remove their religious cross. they will remove logos from their clothing. >> shouldn't a business be able to tell people what they wear when they are inside their business? >> someone who worked there and they have a real -- the kids who work wear and they are young people wear the clothes and they kind of go hey how are you doing when anyone walks in. what's up. they have a whole kind of -- but i do think there's a problem there. you should be able to be who you are. >> it's ironic about this. the whole thing with twice with no shirts when you walk in, but you can wear -- >> yeah. >> got to spray cologne on you. >> where do tatoos stand on. >> the heisman quarterback winner, despite avoiding criminal charges after a woman said he sexually assaulted. legal experts say the woman has anoth