>> guest: it's about a fulfillment center that amazon has or an affiliate of amazon owns in the state of texas. and generally, it gets down to the physical presence test that the supreme court created. if you have a physical presence in the state, you have an obligation to collect sales tax. we have spent the last 40 years trying to figure out what physical presence means, and we've been to court a thousand times, i suppose, trying to figure that out. what, as i understand it and i have not talked to either texas or amazon, but as i understand it they have a distribution facility or they have an affiliate that has a distribution facility in texas that texas now believes creates a physical presence for amazon this that now -- because they have that presence there, amazon has an obligation to collect sales tax. and not, as i understand on a going forward basis, but texas wants to look back a little bit, too, and collect some of the tax they haven't been collecting. >> host: and it was a bill for $269 million. >> guest: if not more. it was large. >> host: and what's the situation? what's

peterson, the state of utah recently sent amazon a bill. it is an affiliate that amazon owns in the state of texas. and generally the physical presence test. if you have a physical presence, you have an obligation to create a state sales tax. we have spebt spent the last 20 years trying to determine what physical presence means. we have been to court a thousand times trying to figure it out. if i understand it, and i have not talked to texas or amazon, they have a distribution facility in texas that texas now believes creates a physical presence for amazon. and because they have that presence there, that amazon has an obligation to collect their sales tax. and not on an ongoing basis, but texas wants it look back a little, too. >> and it was a bill for like $269 political mill. >> if not more. >> what's the situation on that? >> i think they are going to be in court. >> and it is really a question of -- it is a corporate law question as to whether or not there is enough ownership in the fulfillment center. does that create the nexus where t

if amazon has the presence in texas, the lot is pretty straightforward. there is an obligation for you because you're an in-state retailer know and you received all the benefits and you have to become a tax collector for the state of texas and you have to collect those taxes and remiss the proper taxes to the department of revenue or whatever the exact title is in taxes. >> guest: one of the arguments recently against collecting sales tax has been the economy and right now the economy is sluggish. e-commerce is one of the areas that seems to be doing quite well, but you kind of risk slowing it down if you start collecting these sales taxes. what would you say to that? >> guest: 90% of the households in this country of broadband access, so the internet is no longer a baby. it is a very mature adult right now. i don't know a soul that intentionally looks for places that don't charge themselves tax. it may not be true. they may not be because i don't know many people are don't have spent. i'll talk to too many people about their budget. but i don't believe h

for example, the amazon kindle and it only works on a candle application.le is allowing consumers-amazon kindle application, >> so instead, google as long several applications to be accepting. google and dried. and onandroid. inch righ. for an untried. live, from the bay area's news station this is kron 4 news of 4:a 30 the bush era tax cuts president obama said those cuts will continue for all americans. the wealthiest, 2%, and would exchange, republicans will extend unemployment benefits. the president said that he would bend hurtful of the tax debate could have gone any longer. >> what is abundantly clear in this town is that republicans will block a permanent tax cuts for the middle class unless they also get a permanent tax cuts for the wealthiest americans.

when he chose amazon for his hosting. now, people who aren't necessarily devoted to assange's brand of radical transparency but are devoted to free speech are supporters of wikileaks. wikileaks was never in danger of being pulled off the web, but by trying it-- and trying it in such a clumsy way-- now it is only more popular than ever. >> reporter: the attempts to attack wikileaks' content will ultimately fail, poulsen says, because once something is on the internet, it stays there forever. >> ifill: there's more online about the coalition of hackers behind today's retaliatory attacks. hari has a conversation with brendan greeley of "the economist," who interviewed some of the people who worked to bring down the mastercard site and others. >> lehrer: finally tonight, a master class from a musical master. jeffrey brown talks with stephen sondheim. ♪ when you're a jet you're a jet all the way ♪ from your first cigarette to your last dying day ♪ >> reporter: from the opening lines of "west side story," stephen sondheim has b

absolutely and we are boycotting amazon and we have condemned master card pay pal. and we do think that people should protest to these organizations to get them to stop capitulating to the u.s. government requests i have to wonder though if at the end of the day for companies like these out like master card like amazon that are so massive if any of this really even hurts if so what if their site gets hacked for just a few hours so what if someone starts boycotting them doesn't even affect their business. well i think it brings the attention to what they're doing and so in that sense it hurts the business more so than the hacking itself i think the hacking could be a little ill advised in that it might bring the government to further crackdown on the internet but i think they're going to have a hard time actually going and stopping wiki leaks wiki leaks is has becoming it's become the people and we are seeing one to thousands of wiki leaks sites and i don't think the government's going to be able to stop them but do you think that it might be causing a bit of a rift

[laughter] i would know more go to the amazon than i would go to the moon. [laughter] i think that is absolutely right. [laughter] no, no, i did not mean that. [laughter] i was referring to your comment. >> and what would you say if you have that exchange? [laughter] >> no, -- [laughter] did i answer the question? or did i just humiliate myself? >> i guess the way that david was talking about the tip. you said that you had come up with your ideas because he sort of become obsessed with something or you want to figure something out so it is just the intellectual class that you are on to figure out how people work. >> you know it is funny, i grew up on, speaking of chile con's, i grew up on kind of a steady diet of british murder mysteries. that is all i read an effect that made still be all i read, really. you go into the hudson booksellers at laguardia and you see all those paper backs. i have read every one of those. i have members -- memories of my father and father brown and agatha christie. i must have read 50 agatha christie books by the time i was 10 s

amazon is queued it's nice it's great to see at its a close devisable time the candle. i know people will leave home without it but it's a dinosaur it's not going to last. >> alright thank-you. stay with us will be back after this break. on the heels of last month's tuition increase, uc regents are been fraught with a lawsuit in this is not by the students since by the university's highest paid executive. the senate want to retirement benefits and increase in their promise that more than a decade ago. dan curman is here but kind of nerve rate now to be asking for more money? >> what they say is this is all about competing the public university competing with the private university. that's what they're saying this is all about. what this is looking at more specifically in and offered to sweeten the deal and attract top talent university of california went to the irs in 1999 to get a waiver so they give increased penchant to those making more than two in $45,000 a year. eight years later in 2007, the cap that up by that time the university was in fiscal trouble. there's n

amazon says the system would save shipping costs and help ensure that people get what they want. good idea. >>> being smarter with money may be on your new year's resolution wish list. nbc bay area's kim vatis has some resolutions that you can make and heed. >> a new year, a new attitude. surveys show financial resolutions are on the rise. >> cut more coupons. >> lose weight, spend less money. >> reporter: financial planner karen derow says a new year is a great time to get your financial health in order. get back on a budget or start one. >> write it down, review it and stick to it. you start to visualize it and then you actually do it. get out of the credit trap, get on a debt diet and then call ask request lower interest rates. >> pay off the highest one first. get down to one and then pay it off every single month. try to put at least 10% of your gross earnings away. try to pay yourself first and try to do it on an auto ininves. what you see you won't spend. >> break bad spending habits. the daily $4 lattes and lunch out. >> over 20, 30 years, it could be half a million dolla

and wikileaks said it has been ousted by amazon. in fact, put out a twitter message saying if amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books. clearly, wikileaks is lashing out at amazon. >> atika shubert, thanks. >>> the state department on full damage control right now. at the white house, the obama administration appointed yet another czar, a career counterterrorism official to fix the security gaps. but the ranking republican says the government has been sitting on its hands for months. >> i still don't sense an urgency to fix the problem. i think that there are still other government databases that are out there. that have similar types of materials that may be vulnerable to penetration or vulnerable to being downloaded by employees or by other individuals or organizations in a way that would damage american interest. >> and coming up at 6:40 this morning, congressman peter hoekstra will join us, he was in on a high-level briefly regarding wikileaks and wasn't impressed

and is this the video is the amazon kindle third generation. it topped all lists and it is the company's best selling product in history. and next, the top with the girl with the draw contest to. that was the best selling and most wished on the kindle this year. and the girl who kicked the a hornet's nest was also on the top. for the tangible, this non-friction with the most popular gift was delivering happiness. with passion, purpose, with a visionary ceo of zappos and also, the decision of george w. bush. in the next piece of video, the town's growtwest r story 3. tucker reach /+, and the blindside was also the best story, and inception was the most wished for. and the most interesting, dashed for stor-4 story, and the decore planters was the most popular item. >> clear, cold for tonight. we will see those temperatures dropping to the 30's and even the twenties. we will let you know more about that, coming up. >> the james foundatibridge, wht perricos and sloping towards the bay bridge. stay with us. very slow-approaching debris bridge. one o

some of the big gift cards online retail winners at this part art target and best buy and amazon. amazon barnes and noble, google and other online e booksellers have reported a rise in the book sales for christmas morning which makes sense. they were a big seller this is christmas season. the big board after christmas season in those that have at a catchy name like black friday but is a productive day in the office. people are at work in front of their computer and doing their gift returns online and regular shopping. the online retailers are offering a big post holiday deals. too much temptation. i think eventually, that is a first day back to work shopping online after christmas it will have an official name and the only one i can think of is " give great ape " this is not very catchy so if you can think of a better name let me know. let us name is unique shopping day. please e-mail me at slate act signed @ kron4 news. com >> christmas is over and they are starting to take up room with the christmas trees. but stich a look at what they're doing to recycle crusty trees. >> they a

oddly enough after refusing to host the wikileaks website, amazon is offering exsurps as a e-book.thrown diplomacy into disarray. the attorney general says he hopes those responsible will be dealt with soon. >> put at risk the safety of the american people and people who work on behalf of the united states. >> reporter: wikileaks is the ultimate example of free speech says reporters. and they continued cyber attacks on websites considered hostail to wikileaks. if this is a battle, it's one with invisible troops with a great deal of trouble making power. >>> what are the targeted websites doing to protect themselves and how might it effect you? we answer these questions and tell you how tew protect yourself. amazon, pay pall, facebook, twitter and otheres have been named as targets from the hacker group doing the cyberrevenge attacks. the companies did not respond to me but i spoke with a security expert who said this websites should be able to weather the storm. >> this is not a new type of attack. it's a bunch of people getting together rather than doing it secretly. companies are

it's not known when amazon will introduce the feature. we all have those sweaters. >> i like them. >> no comment. >>> when we come back, brett favre is ready to write a check to the nfl. >>> and the airlines under fire these days. all while still raking in the big bucks. these days, profits seem to be at odds with personal service. we seek some answers, coming up next. what's going on? we ordered a gift online and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship and return. took some foolish risks as a teenager. but i was still taking a foolish risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be a

now what we heard today is that you were planning on hacking amazon dot com and the media then shortly after reported that your hack in fact didn't work but is that true what's the real story here that is untrue they obviously the news reports that cited obviously didn't get it quite right we decided not to attack us and we decided to the point that talking i was in would be malicious and we're not a malicious group we do we're doing this for a reason we're doing the movement for a reason for the freedom of information and speech and talking imus and at that point it was considered too much we decided not to do it it didn't fail we just we just never attacked them but what's the difference for attacking amazon or going after visa or mastercard i mean these are all massive moneymaking corporations the point is not exactly attack them just for fun and say oh look what we can do it's these sites against wiki leaks we support wiki leaks we support the in from. looks gives we say we support the freedom of information speech like i said and besides withdrawing their funds from wiki leaks the

amazon is offering excerpts of the once sympathetand the u.. offers that the wikileaks, founder julian assande is put this into disarray and the attorney general is hoping that those responsible be dealt with, some. >> he has put it risk the safety of the american people and the people that work on behalf of the united states. >> supporters say that wikileaks is the ultimate example of free speech and most of this information is not much of a secret. this continued cyber attacks on hostile towards wikileaks including visa, mastercard, people el and the sarah palin web page this is with- - pay pal >> is the equivalent of the online and nuclear attack. >> it is far from over. and they're asking supporters of wikileaks to continue attacking targeted web sites. >> what are they doing to protect themselves? and how can these affect you? and gabriel slate's tech report into these questions and tell you how you can protect yourself. >> some of the most popular website the we all use amazon, pay pal and twitter have been named on this anonymous hacker

amazon still seems to be working fine.twitter, they admit they do not have enough troops for this battle. >> stay with us on "bbc news." more to come, keeping it clean. does sweden deserve its reputation as one of the least corrupt places in the world to do business? first, thought, the family of the woman that was killed on honeymoon in south africa have urged her husband to cooperate with authorities investigating her murder. he's been arrested on suspicion of plotting the murder of his bride. he has not been charged. he denies the accusation. karen allen has been speaking to his uncle. >> a few weeks back, a few people have fairly heard of this township. now it is in the international spotlight. her article has remained in south africa with her husband in custody. the application for bail has been denied in the family deliver this message -- every day this case is not over it's torture. don't prolong this anymore. just come down here, have the court decide. every day is torture for us. thousands of miles from here, he i

hear something from blackberry research in motion and amazon launched amazon m p three and you have thees black very smart phone users to amazons the entire music catalog of 40 million songs for purchase or download. that is the latest. in any case a positive start but i don't off it's going to get high today. >> we want update weather conditions be free and out the door because we are seeing some heavy rain scattered but heavy. at the golden gate bridge we have seen net at and flow. it is slowing while roadway is wet and traffic is heavy for this time of morning near the golden gate bridge. you probably will leave earlier in these conditions. >> a shot from james like slick roads and it will continue as we head through the morning hours and into the afternoon in the afternoon occasional downpours may feel heavier than we we see this morning by the evening rain is expected to taper off overall the highs today getting up into the '60s is some more locations here's a look at storm tracker for we are seeing a change at this hour cadging a break in the north bay starting to notice showers p

wal-mart trent opened stores in your city after failing twice in the internet retailer amazon the nine that wikileaks hackers are responsible for the failure of is what sites. the sites were offline for about a half an hour, in britain, france, germany and other countries late sunday. staffers at fedex prepared for what they believe will the busiest day in company history. fedex is expected to ship 16 million packages today at 12% from last year and double the volume of a typical day. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. a well-known college ideologist costed for being a fake. details on that is our story.bizarre story highlight some 101, looking good, about three degrees currently 54 incidents as group.54 in san francisco. and we had back, talking about the weather here and naturally, we're strong that walloped the u.s. or the weekend and it will continue today. a massive trunk of the country got slammed from illinois, pennsylvania and alabama and georgia. >> a brutal storm pulling in weather conditions, but cold, leaving behin

amazon patented a system that can alert you if somebody buys you a gift that doesn't match a present profile you create. you can trade undesirable items for gifts of equal value or pay the difference for something a little more expensive. you can get a gift certificate in exchange. amazon said it saves shipping costs and make sure people get what they want. >>> today in the east bay's kim has money minded resolution that you can make and keep. >> a new year, a new attitude. financial resolutions are on the rise. >> cut more coupon. >> lose weight and save money. >> this financial planner said a new year is a good time to get back on a budget or start one. >> write it down and review it and stick to it. you start to visualize it and do it. >> get out of the credit trap and on a debt diet and call and request to lower your car's interest rate. >> pay the highest down first and commit to going down to one and paying it off every month. >> it pays to pay yourself first. >> try to put at least 10% of your gress earnings away. try to pay yourself first and it on an auto invest. what you se

target is selling amazon scandal. the take a look at your e. reeder options.eader on the market are all similar in function in design treated fairly easy is good for some of any age or technical level. the biggest difference between your readers is worried and download the books from free advice. all these leaders have killed the wife dies so when you're not so much a cafe or your home, he condemned the books right to it. they also offer three g versions that are more expensive but give the e. reeder a self like an action. wherever you go you're connected to the internet. you can download books from anywhere you don't have to be a wife i had some. prices for e books for the different readers are all about the same, they stay competitive. the start of the most popular one the candle. it works only with amazon bookstore. if the wife i only model is $139, the y 5 plus 3 g is $189. next up and up which brings color into the greeter world. the networks with the barnes and noble e. bookstore. it also works with schools into a bookstore which offers subtitles for las

websites like appear -- corporate websites like amazon and paypal and showed that their group is much larger than previously thought. >> imagine opening up 10 browsers to the same web page and hitting refresh on all of them constantly. now imagine doing that thousands of times per minute. now imagine thousands of people doing that thousands of times per minute. the idea is that you send so much information, so many requests to the server, that it overloads and shuts down. >> in the last attack the group mobilized 9,000 volunteers to help with their dirty work. they say they are only targeting sites that have withdrawn support of the wikileaks website. the group leaders say they have never been there -- it had never been their intention to go after the media or social network sites. >>> coming up next on the news edge have researchers finally found the remains of amelia earhart? the clue that could finally solve the 73-year-old mystery. >>> plus silent hybrid vehicles may soon be a thing of the past, why congress wants them to be louder. >>> but first the most annoying word of the year

can say hey, i got the tablet or the ipad or the kindle and the nook and i know how to use it. >> amazon sold more ebooks than physical books on christmas day. can't wait for this year's numbers. chris clackum, nbc news. >>> if you plan to head to the mall today, you won't be alone. procrastinators will be out in force and they have something to cell brit. shoppers spend a lot of time and money this season. keeping tabs on all of it from washington this morning. >>> at malls across america, a last minute rush. for frantic purchases and a lot of men. >> when the store is 90% men, we know the holidays and christmas has begun. >>> most people spent more than the last minute at the mall. according to consumer reports, americans plan to spent an average 15 hours on gift shopping. 3 1/2 hours waiting in line. as for going online, e commerce was more popular than ever this year. sales up 15.4%. >> a part of the story is being written right now. better than a couple of years. >> at the mall of america -- >> we're running about 7% up right now. that will definitely hold through the end of the yea

chinese companies are now trying to take advantage of opportunities along the amazon river and that's increasing the competition for japanese businesses that have already set up shop there. nhk world reports. >> reporter: manaus is a city along the amazon river. 1.7 million people live here. the brazilian government has designated manaus as a free zone, offering companies tax breaks and other incentives. i'm in the industrial district in manaus. they cut down rain forests, it attracted many of the world's greatest enterprises because of the tax break. the growth of the city's motorbike industry is especially remarkable. nearly 1.6 million are sold every year. motorbikes are used for commuting and shopping. honda has a market here of more than 70% japan has about 90% of the motorcycle market. but local dealers have been changing their business partners recently. this dealer handles products by two chinese makers. they offer lower prices for some motors. >> most parts come from china. >> reporter: this 100 cc motorbike, the cheapest motor available, costs about $1500. that's more than 3

amazon says it has found a way to avoid getting bad gifts. . >> just like shock and ah. when they come in with 8 trucks. >> the message ontario testtors in marin county had for pg&e's smart meter program. >>> first it was the rain and then the wind today. then the wind today. now those cold temp,,,,,,,,,,,, mayor taking heat. people are angry that so many streets >>>s across the country an icy blizzard has new york's mayor taking some heat. people are angry that so many streets are still not plowed following a christmas storm that dumped 2 feet of snow on the big apple. certain neighborhoods say they have watched as snow plows drive past their blocks to places in manhattan. mayor bloomberg admitted the city has not done a good job handling all that snow. the city's sanitation commissioner promised that every last street would be plowed by tomorrow morning. >>> now the snowfall in new york doesn't even compare to the amount a northern california area has received. but they want it. mammoth mountain has more snow than any ski resort in the entire world. the area has receiv

>> well, amazon charges anywhere from 15 to 50% for restocking items like computer, software and bookshat are returned after 30 days. k-mart and sears both charge 15% for certain oversized or opened items. and target has a 15% fee on electronics. but if you bought or received a gift from best buy this year, you're in luck. just last week, the electronic retailer dropped its famous restocking fee on most of its items. >> i feel a lot better about that. i might come back here instead of going to amazon .com. >> now, the reason best buy says they have dropped their restocking fee is due to an overwhelming number of customer complaints. and they're even reimbursing folks who paid that fee after november 17. for a list of who is charging and who is not, head to our web site, cbs5.com, and click news, then consumer. on the consumer watch, julie watts, cbs 5. save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state fa

it is what we anticipate will happen when we buy a product from amazon or from somewhere else. there are other areas, tracking is one, not the only one, where we think the consumer should have a choice about what is going on with their data. again, it is an ecosystem. no one wants to get rid of the free content on the internet that consumers have come to love and expect. there are a lot of things that just do not involve consumers. they ought to have more choice about that. >> use the above notice, choice and harm based tools -- you spoke about notice, joyce, can harm-based tools. choice, and harm-based tools. >> there is a problem four or five years ago about nuisance at where. you would click on something on the internet and it would put some software on your computer that would feed you advertising. maybe it only feeds you 10-15 a day, but one company we brought an action against acknowledged that they were responsible for 6 billion ads in consumer computers. in the aggregate, that is a lot of harm. the notice enjoys approach have been two different ways that we -- notice an

amazon poled the listing of after a number of people complained. experts say the arrest could lead to an argument over free speech if there is a trial. >> in the spirit of the season, an illinois judge reduced the sentence of the woman jailed over a dispute at a hooter's restaurant. here is surveillance of the january incident. the woman at the counter can be seen arguing about a charge on her bill. the officer acting as a security guard at the restaurant responded by putting the grandmother in a headlock. she was sentenced to 200 days in an illinois jail, but a judge decided to reduce the sentence to 94 days. torres served 47 days in jail. she is suing hooters as well as the officer in the video. >> bottom line, don't dispute a bill at hooter's. the spider man musical in new york city, the fourth person to be injuried on the set of the $65 million show. witnesses say last night an actor playing spiderman slip and fell to the stage and some equipment fell into the audience. the show did not go on. tracy morgan is recovering for a kidney transplant.

well, amazon charges anywhere from 15% to 50% for restocking items like computers, software and books that are returned after 30 days. k-mart and sears both charge 15% for certain oversized or opened items. and target has a 15% fee on electronics. but if you bought or received a gift from best buy this year, you're in luck. just last week the electronic retailer dropped its famous restocking fee on most of its items. >> i feel a lot better about that. i might come back here instead of going to amazon.com. >> reporter: now, the reason best buy says they've dropped their restocking fee is due to an overwhelming number of customer complaints. they're even reimbursing people who paid that fee after november 17th. with a list of who's charging and who's not, head to our website, cbs5.com, click news and then consumer. i'm julie watts, cbs 5. >>> 4:46 now. they were one of more than 60 families who lost their home in a devastating fire. >> we were just totally in shock. it's something you don't expect. >> how this northern california family is getting a new start at the perfect time. >>> pl

under the plan recipients would get an e-mail from amazon telling them a gift is on the way from yourildred or whoever. you can reject a single gift or choose to reject any gift from a particular person. critics call the idea impolite and uncouth. it would take effect next year. the octomom is facing eviction from her home. the man that owns her home says he's going on with eviction proceedings unless she comes up with a balloon payment. she lives in the house with her 14 children. the owner says she is tired of excuses and wants the paid balance in full by the end of the year. she has lived in the house since the octupleting came home nearly two years ago. residents can start recycling christmas trees next week. weekdays during the first two weeks of january. you should remove all your decorations and place the tree next to the trash can before 6 a.m. on regularly scheduled pickup days. other bay area counties have also -- also have curbside recycling programs. for more information go to our website abc7news.com. click on "see it on tv." and you can see around here because there's no

if you think about third party tracking, you go on an amazon site or netflix, that's the company you have a relationship with. you think about third party tracking, let me give you an analogy. so let's say you're walking around a mall or a shopping mall and there's a guy standing behind you. and he doesn't know your name, but he sort of knows where you live, and he's sort of following you, and he's sending off e-mails to every store in front of you saying, yeah, that's leibowitz, he wants to buy a new suit, and he's using an american express card. you know, i mean, if guy's following you, that would be troublesome, but if he's following your daughter, you'd want to punch him out, right? and that's sort of what's going on with third party tracking. most consumers don't realize there's a cookie in the their computer, and it follows them around on the internet. and by the way, if someone give me the option of not being tracked on the internet, i would probably not take it because i sort of like having targeted ads, and i think most people do. but consumers ought to have a choice, and th

site devoted to the diplomatic documents were unavailable from the us and europe this afternoon as amazon servers refused to acknowledge requests for data so i guess the signage is finally starting to feel the full weight of the u.s. government and pretty. now earlier this week we first told you about a document in the wiki leaks scandal that sheds light on secretary of state hillary clinton clinton signing off on requests for personal information on diplomats at the u.n. and it couldn't have come at a worse time considering that today the u.s. takes over the revolving presidency of the u.n. security council correspond to has more on the story. a global partner in peace or paranoid superpower hungry for secrets our diplomats are doing what diplomats do around the world every day which is filled relationships negotiate advance our interests and work to find common solutions to complex problems that's what they do but according to documents released by wiki leaks in two thousand and nine u.s. diplomats around the world were in fact directed to gather side five type details including facial

. >> amazon denying with key leaks what's there offline for half an hour yesterday that led to speculation they could of been targeted by hackers and amazon says the problem was due to hardware fairy loot failure. >> hackers have hit got the gun or media simple ones could be up for tax it has blood on immediate technology and other issues passwords should be changed on other sites were the same password is used log gained fame in may when it posted pictures of the iphone prototype. >> a suicide attack skills to afghan soldiers at the afghan base in southern afghanistan a mini bus packed with the explosives blew up at the base it is the deadliest attack on coalition troops this month. >> richard holbrooke remains in critical condition today doctors work for 20 hours to repair the tear in holbrook's a or not. president barack obama said he and first lady michelle obama are pressing for his recovery is a critical player in the policy in afghanistan. >> will have a live look for a rough camera at a few clouds around should have sunshine around the bay today as we get ready for big rains later

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think about amazon marketing campaign. almost every week and you look at "the new york times" book review next to the best-seller list what you see is an ad that says in less than half 30 seconds you can be reading this book. so our people volume more books because it? i think so and i think it is because it is just so easy. yes, i want to read the book and 40 seconds, so it only takes 40 seconds to download it and it only takes like a second, split-second to decide you want it. i can see where this woman got in trouble with her husband by her body and to many books. i think it is really easy to do. >> host: as more books become available digitally will piracy become an issue? >> guest: i think there is a good chance piracy could become an issue just as it did in the music industry but i think that publishers are very aware of this and so i think that they actually have a lot of this figure out about how not to have books be pirated come and get on the other hand, the way the technology is going is that coming to know, you

just ahead, how the online superstore amazon is >>> tonight's headlines, wikileaks founder george anderson is free on -- george george -- officials will decide if he will be extradited. he is undercrouteny for releasing cables online. the bush era tax cuts passed the house. the $858 billion tax compromise was negotiateiated by president obama and the republicans. it cuts social scute taxes and means income taxes will not go up on january 1. >>> after 25 years, larry king is hanging up his red suspenders. he was once the dominant voice. he interviewed 50,000 people. governor schwarzenegger was on the last show and declared today larry king day in california. >> get out the rain gear, you will need it for quite some time. heavy rain on the way. we will look at future >>> a bay area teacher's efforts to educate his students are going beyond the call of duty. he is using his talents to bring new books into the school district. we find out what is going on. >> tyler and his students have been busy. students are helping with the task of unpacking and logging thousands of donated books. the donat

it has been kicked off on wednesday and the site is still up and merely been using amazon as an overflow service. amazon servers are stable even with heavy traffic and can be rented when website sights experience heavy loads. joe lieberman is praising them. wikileaks were not convicted of a crime. >> the secret state department cables leaked by wikileaks show leaders have little confidence in russia's democracy. calling the russian capital a "cleptocracy where bribery and corruption are the rule. >> hillary clinton is trying to stem the damage caused. it is believed that army private bradley manning stole most of the memos and gave them to wikileaks. how in the world the dropout had that kind of access to american secrets is not clear. before joining the army his previous job was delivering pizzas. >> the center of controversy. thanks a lot. prop 8 supporters say a federal judge should not be on the case because of a conflict of interest. judge steven rhine hart may not be able to be impartial because his wife issa an outspoken critic and former leader of the aclu. another judge would be

this will not expect amazon prime members. jewelry sales are expected to rise 6% as consumers cut back on discretionary purchases. jewelry is often the last category to turn around. this could be an indication that the economy is starting to turn around. a report on november retail sales will be released. the fed meets tomorrow. stocks are pretty quiet. looks like we'll open flat for the start today. on friday, the s&p rose to the highest level since 2008. to was a strong report on consumer confidence. taking a royal caribbean cruise, tipping it is a voluntary thing. crew winds has hiked the amount of gratuity it suggests that passengers give to the staff. the hike is the first in 13 years and puts its rates in line with competitors. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. ?> what about you da have you ever done a cruise? >> i have not. one of these days. i have not yet so far. >> give it a try. it was not for me. >> i need one with the kids. if i could find one of them, and may do 1. >> disney cruise. check them out. the

diplomatic cables are available on amazons uk web site this is the west following amazons refusal tolished people in u.k. can buy them for $12. just last week amazon posted wikileaks from its servers. >> sara era palance site was attacked by wikileaks supporters. she questioned why the founder was not pursued with the same urgency the u.s. pursuits the caliban leaders appeared an aide said the staff acted quickly to protect >> the web site> are aretha franklin is suffering from pancreatic cancer this coming in on various news services including the times' on-line reporting she had had pancreatic cancer. she had announced last week she had undergone surgery at the time would not say what the surgery was for. she is 68 years old. >> a judge in florida has denied a new trial for wesley snipes he started his three-year prison sentence. the prison camp is for the 48 year-old will serve his time its minimum security in does not have fences he was convicted of a crime back in 2008. >> 10:52 a.m. no fire yet we're standing by of a demolition of all home that was a bomb factory in sight. a li

under the plan, recipients would get an e-mail from amazon telling them a gift is on the way. you can reject a single gift or choose to reject any gift fr a particular pson. critics call the idea impolite and uncouth. it would reduce the time to return gifts. >> also eliminates re-gifti. >> and rewrappi. >> talking about all the problems in new york. >> my gosh, everytng that starts here goes that direction. so it's just the timing has really hit. this is downtown manhattan, it is 27 deees, seeing one to two feet of snow, eric, you and i talked, people were? snow drifts. that is how deept is. manhattan needless to say, a live picture and it's srting to impre. we will see much improvement as the week progresses but that doesn't help you today tod. san francisco, threhour delays for arring flights and not onlyecause of the snow back east but because we've had fog form here. all the sunshine we're starting to see around the area from vollmer peak, look at this beautil picture, looking east. mount diablo and a live picture in hd. most of us are buried underneath cloud cover. that