on the airplane, i am trying to learn the apple business. i have my files like a reporter. i realize i am treating my brother as if he was a source. i just wanted him to like me. i wanted to impress him. i had to do that little sister thing. the first rule was, put yourself into their world. the second part of this was understand how difficult it is and don't wait for a crisis, because the fact is, if you have this strange relationship with a sibling, you are already in kind of a crisis. you may not recognize it and maybe comfortable and okay with it, but it isn't perfect. the best predictor of happiness and long term happiness is to have good relationship s with your family and friends. the 3rd aspect is try to see your sibling as they are not as you would like them to be. going to the apple country was huge for me. again, i am embarrassed to say, 15 years i had never been once with. this is a lunatic thing my brother is doing with these apples. when i sailed down this huge area of fruit country, imagine after 9/11, apple country at harvest, thousands of acreage, beautiful

apple. nbc bay area business and tech reporter scott budman says apple may change the way we watch television. they've already changed the way we buy and listen to music and talk on the phone so why not? >>> apple's invitation they sent out hinted music so we're likely to see changes to the ipod. but what's stirring up interest is how the company is changing its apple tv service possibly rolling out new ways to download contents from the internet. the "wall street journal" said apple will unveil a new plan to let you rent tv shows from abc xand or ffo 99 cents an episode. we'll let you know what's new tomorrow. apple's shares a bit higher ahead of tomorrow's event. but overall, consumer kofgs a bit higher but not enough to support a strong rally. today they ordered the all-electric nissan leaf it starts at around $32,000. it went on sale in california today, even those withheir orders in will actually be able to drive them until december. and lisa, coming up tonight at 6:00, more on how you and your car can help the environment. >> okay, thanks a lot, scott. >>> people on the eastern seaboard

. >>> technology news, apple jumped into the social net working business with ping. d it in san francisco. ping is built into i tunes and it is intended to help userses discover new music and buy more songs from apple. jobs introduced a much anticipated upgrade to apple tv that is smaller and at $99, cheaper. it puts apple in direct competition with google tv. >> google is more about bringing internet content into the living room. apple says, make it simple. >> they want movies, television shows, netflix, et cetera. just do something very straight forward. >> jobs announced updates to the i-pod line of musical ears and new software that requires wireless print -- that allows wireless printing from ipads and iphones. >> soon you won't be able to see it. >> i am waiting for the chip to just be president played in my head. -- placed in my head. >> ford arrives just in the nick of time for the giants. ford has the speed of a maserati. it was the difference in the giants and timlin [ female announcer at jcpenney red zone clearance, get 80% savings on final markdowns, inclu

apple sold 6 million units in its first six months. to sheila has also unveiled a look-alike. >> the blackberry playbook is absolutely enterprise ready. >> aimed at business users, also trying to road and the apple monopoly. and >> usefulness is cool to people. we have a low price point with the will cameras. wireless, blue tooth, connectivity 3 or blackberry device. -- connectivity through your blackberry device. >> unlike the ipad, the most popular software, flash, works on the device. will it generate the excitement that had apple fans in the streets for hours with their new toys, that is another matter. >> that is almost it for this edition nova "gmt." -- for this edition of "gmt." kim jong il appears to be paving the way to hand over power to his son. more on that later. also, the mexican drug war comes to the big screen. violence that has become a daily reality for americans. that is all for this edition of "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was

york where a fight is on to legalize mixed martial arts banned in the big apple.... and the rest in just a ment on world business... >> abirached: the european ski season is nearly upon us, but the recession has hi the industry hard. visitor numbers were down last season, while running costs continue to rise. so many resorts havebeen looking to additional revenue streams in the off season to offset the drop in winter income. >>reporter: last winter, helped by healthy snowfall, the ski resort of st lary in the french pyrenees sold 600 thousand ski passes bringing in around 16 million dollars. not bad for a small resort, but the industry is on a tricky slope. hiking the price of lift passes, already close to 40 dollars a day, in these tight economic times is not an option. the solution - make the most of the resort in the summer. >>bockman: just 10% of western europeans go skiing each year and in fact that number is going down.so right now ski resorts have to look for new business opportunities elsewhere. >>reporter: the local authorities have invested close to 80 million dollars here over the past decade. the lif

if you walk down chestnut and union, you'll see stores like apple and gap and other types of businesses like that. you won't see that down the sacramento dorcor. you will see it in laurel village but it doesn't have the direct impact as the location right here for pet food express so we have the support here in this particular case of the sacramento street merchants association, which is the merchant street corridor most affected, we have a letter of support from the laurel village association, the second largest merchants association in the surrounding community. we also have a letter of support from the greater geary boulevard merchants and property owners which is significantly further away, but it's still a support of local small businesses for this particular project on california street and i'll say why that's significant is because it is on -- this particular property is essentially on california street and persidio so if you're taking persidio, you're going to take that straight through to the geary street corner so it's a place where people from district 2 will drive, they'll p

apple's decision reverses an earlier effort that kept adobe software out of the app development business. toan tran of morningstar thinks the change will help adobe. >> if apple were to lock out adobe from selling its tools to make these programs, that is lost revenue for adobe. now that developers can use flash or other adobe tools they're familiar with to write iphone applications, its not a bad thing for adobe. >> tom: from software to semiconductors-- national semiconductor turned in a strong quarter after the close. the bottom line beat the street as revenues rebounded and gross margins were a record. but its revenue forecast was a disappointment. the stock marked time ahead of the earnings release. after the disappointing outlook, the stock fell almost 6% after hours. if that pressure holds through tomorrow, it would take the stock down to a new low. fellow chip maker texas instruments gave its mid-quarter update, which held no surprises. shares saw a fractional gain today on decent volume. the leading loser for the dow industrials was mcdonald's. august sales continued growing, bu

for example, to run on the ipad and i run the key business processes and the role kpis of my job on the ipad every day. i would also like to thank apple for being a great s.a.p. customer. >> bill mcdermott is the co ceo of s.a.p. we appreciate you being here this morning. >> thank you so much. >> coming up on "press here," a little later, a look at ats. that is exchange-traded funds. but next, the social networking book everyone is all atwitter about. "the dragon fly effect." when "press here" continues. [ male announcer ] as the ceo of hp, carly fiorina laid off 30,000 workers. dragon fly effect." when "press here" continues. dra" when "press here" continues. done somewhere else. k ne [ male announcer ] fiorina shipped jobs to china. and while californians lost their jobs, fiorina tripled her salary. bought a million dollar yacht. and five corporate jets. i'm proud of what i did at hp. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. >>> welcome back to "press here." there is a famous margaret mead quote about how a group of people can change a lot of

business. best buy thinks electronic book readers and apple products will help it into the holiday season. shares jumped 6%. the firm raised its earnings per share outlook. other retailers also were optimistic, too. j.c. penney thinks its fourth quarter same-store sales will be an improvement from a year ago. j-c-p jumped almost 8%. teen retailer zumiez zoomed up 16%. it raised its earnings target. the gap caught a bid, as well. today's almost 4% gain takes the stock to a one-month high. steel maker nucor also was out talking about its business. it says demand slowed over the summer. nucor now expects earnings per share to be, at best, a third of what current estimates are. shares took a 3% hit, falling on strong volume. on monday of this week, the stock was at a three-month high before falling. cliffs natural is related to the steel industry. it makes iron ore. shares fell 6.5% after reducing its forecast for north american coal sales. not all the forecasts we saw today led to selling, though. corning and investment management firm blackrock each rallied off of their outlooks. corning was

. >>> well, stocks sizzle, apple shines and burger king is on the block. your early-morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, you won't believe who turned down "dancing with the stars" and who volunteered but got turned away. >>> a major upset at the u.s. open and fight night in florida. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here's some of your top headlines this morning. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas are set to relaunch direct peace talks at the state department in washington today after a nearly two-year hiatus. following a day of individual meetings with both leaders, president obama said yesterday he was "cautiously hopeful" about achieving a positive outcome. >>> new video out of chile shows improvements in the living quarters for 33 trapped miners a half mile under ground there. in the footage, the men, some of whom are clean-shaven, are seen receiving supplies of bottled water. it may take anywhere from two to four months to get the miners out. >>>

apple board. are you in the cell phone business, in the mobile business. it is said, it is said that steve jobs got very up set with you, his friend, because he said i didn't go into the search engine business, why are they going into my business. >> well, that is a quote from steve. it's important to know that steve is one of the greatest c.e.o.s that's ever lived. and what he has done with apple is phenomenal. and apple is a company that we both partner with and compete with. we do a search deal with them, recently extended. and we are doing all sorts of things in maps and things like that. so the sum of all of this including the fact that they've now opened up their platform means that the two large corporations, both of which are important, both of which i care a lot about, i think will coexist pretty well. in our case, android was around earlier than the iphone. >> rose: the operating system was around. >> that's correct. >> rose: but when you looked at-- look at android today. how does it compete with iphone. >> well. >> rose: because of the applicat

apple industry. he is an active member of the coalition for immigration reform. his family business grows, packs and ships apples, and has been producing apples since the 1920's. it is my pleasure to introduce our third witness, arturo rodri giez. since 1993, he has served as the president of the united farm workers, note first founded by cesar chavez. he holds a master's degree in social work from the university of michigan and has worked for the usw since 1973. he has oliver -- he has over 35 years of experience organizing former erskine negotiating contracts, and working for -- organizing farm workers, negotiating contracts, and working for fair wages and working conditions. finally, stephen colbert is a peabody award winning host of the comedy central television show, "the colbert report." he and his team have a one two emmys for outstanding -- have earned two emmys were outstanding writing. he recently teook a trip to a working farm to understand the circumstances of the american farm worker. each of you has prepared a written statement. those will be made part of our official

business. >> tori olsen teaches customers to pick apples at gabriel farm. >> you just twist it it will come offn the hand. >> miles away visitors could stay overnight getting a nice place to get away it from all and a look at farm life. this group came from san francisco. >> we're here for a bachelorett party. different from vegas. >> yes. >> instead of drinking and gambling they got to pat goats. >> they're super smart. >> and checked out a real life hen house. >> my favorite was holding freshly laid egg warm. >> these farms are in snonla county. a leader of the growing agra tourism business. working farm that's welcome visitor autos people come from around the world. there are many people who come from san francisco or sacramento. and it's a short drive to us. it's easy weekend. >> this started with wine tasting. now, the university small farm program says idea is kachg on with all kinds of agriculture. is good for farmers, visitors and also, local economy. >> generally there is a great spill over from agra tourism businesses if there are more things for people to do when visiting they're lik

business. i mean, after all, four apples, five apples, what's the difference? right? >> right. ♪ ♪ all the other apples are spoiled and they're rotten ♪ ♪ out of the basket they'll go ♪ ♪ your loyalty is something that won't be forgotten and there's one thing ♪ ♪ i promise you i can keep secrets too ♪ ♪ it's our little secret little secret little secret ♪ ♪ i'm gonna buy me a hat and keep our secret under that ♪ ♪ it's our little secret little secret little secret ♪ ♪ i'll even stop counting sheep to prove i don't talk when i sleep ♪ ♪ we've got a little plot that we can tell just one another ♪ ♪ there isn't anyone that we can trust except each other ♪ ♪ that's why we'll never tell a soul what it's all about ♪ ♪ they'll never get a chance to find out ♪ ♪ there'll be questions i won't answer there'll be gossip ♪ ♪ let them gossip we don't care just put your trust in me ♪ ♪ it's our little secret and i'll keep it locked inside me ♪ ♪ 'cause it's no one else's business but our own anyhow ♪ [ whistling ] ♪ 'cause it's no one else's business but our own anyhow ♪

business, but it never quite seems to get done. >> thank you both so much. >> thank you for having us. >>> what do facebook, google and apple all haven common? they are companies started by young intrapreneurs. we decided to take a look at what young people are doing today. this is the story of two booming businesses by two young women breaking all the rules. ♪ sophia drifted from job to job before she became her own boss. >> i have made donuts at midnight, and scrubbed ring around the collar off men's shirts at a dry-cleaner and i did landscaping and i was a waitress for about a week. >> when she started her company at age 22, and she had no small business experience. >> i was almost forced into this to survive and find something that i enjoyed doing. >> lany has never had the chance to work for anybody else, because she started her business when she was 11. >> all i have ever done is work for myself. it would be hard for me to get used to working for somebody else. >> both are young and successful in their businesses. neither can imagine ever working any other way after having the freedom of being their own boss. there was always

apple industry. he is an active member of the coalition for immigration reform. his family business grows, packs and ships apples, and has been producing apples since the 1920's. it is my pleasure to introduce our third witness, arturo rodri giez. since 1993, he has served as the president of the united farm workers, note first founded by cesar chavez. he holds a master's degree in social work from the university of michigan and has worked for the usw since 1973. he has oliver -- he has over 35 years of experience organizing former erskine negotiating contracts, and working for -- organizing farm workers, negotiating contracts, and working for fair wages and working conditions. finally, stephen colbert is a peabody award winning host of the comedy central television show, "the colbert report." he and his team have a one two emmys for outstanding -- have earned two emmys were outstanding writing. he recently teook a trip to a working farm to understand the circumstances of the american farm worker. each of you has prepared a written statement. those will be made part of our official

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businesses. this man owns 19 of the mcdonald's in san francisco. >> it's about a choice. parents can have apple dippers instead of french fries. instead of a coke, they can replace that with a milk or juice. >> reporter: opposition is also coming from inside city hall. mayor gavin newsom says eliminating a toy like this one isn't necessarily the best way to get kids to eat healthier. >> i don't really think most parents are going to make that the major determining factor. i don't see it as much of an issue. and i think it would be better if the cities didn't weigh in on it. >> reporter: a public hearing will be held here at city hall this afternoon. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they are still figuring out how much trash was picked up saturday during the coastal cleanup day. more than 73,000 volunteers headed to beaches, lakes and rivers to take part. reports now in from 70% of the cleanup sites say volunteers picked up more than 8 41 tons of litter. in richmond, volunteers collected 3700 pounds of trash from the water's edge. but the strangest discovery reported anywhere in the stat

apple industry. he is an active member of the coalition for immigration reform. his family business grows, packs and ships apples, and has been producing apples since the 1920's. it is my pleasure to introduce our third witness, arturo rodri giez. since 1993, he has served as the president of the united farm workers, note first founded by cesar chavez. he holds a master's degree in social work from the university of michigan and has worked for the usw since 1973. he has oliver -- he has over 35 years of experience organizing former erskine negotiating contracts, and working for -- organizing farm workers, negotiating contracts, and working for fair wages and working conditions. finally, stephen colbert is a peabody award winning host of the comedy central television show, "the colbert report." he and his team have a one two emmys for outstanding -- have earned two emmys were outstanding writing. he recently teook a trip to a working farm to understand the circumstances of the american farm worker. each of you has prepared a written statement. those will be made part of our official

business. >> she teaches customers to pick their own apple at gabriel farm near is he boss poll. >> twist itand come right off in your hand. >>reporter: few miles away at full house farm visitors can actually stay overnight. they get a nice place to get away from it all and close-up look at farm life. this group came from san francisco. >> we are here for a bachelorette party for good friend valerie. >> quite different from vegas. >>reporter: instead of drink and gambling they got to pat goats. >> super smart. >>reporter: and even checked out a real life hen house. >> my favorite was actually the holding the fresh neglect my hand warm. >>reporter: a leader in the growing ago ri tivrm farm. >> people come from all over the world although many people who just come from san francisco or sacramento. it's a short drive to us. it's easy weekend. >>reporter: this tourism actually started with wine tasting. now the university of california small farm program says the idea is catching on with all kinds of agriculture. it is good for farmers. visit ovrments and also the local economy. >> generally the

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apples, oranges and plantains. jennifer mistrot tonight on how those merchants say this is all just part of doing business. >> reporter: california is known as land of the fruits and the nuts. we love our produce. we just forget to pay for it sometimes. >> mango or banana. [ speaking spanish ] >> all the different fruits out here people just take them. they steal them. >> reporter: food stands like lucky pork market are the colorful backbone of the mission. they are tempting to thieves. >> i don't know how he grabs the watermelons but he steals it. >> reporter: he tells me he frequently sees people steal fruit from his produce stand. he says the total dollar amount exceeds about $20 a day. >> i mean, i won't do it personally. i think i'm honest. >> reporter: shop owners say most of their customers are honest. still, some merchants do install mirrors and other devices to curb the theft. still, there are times they admit that they do just simply look the other way. >> they're hungry and then the only people who is going to do it is the people who probably need it. >> reporter: and that's why for the most part, shop owne

apple ipad? we can tell you where you can get one for just under $500. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them. the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought

apple employees carried him on their shoulders out of the store. we are first in businesschris, back to you. >> crazy ipad users. >>> today a key milestone in the rescue of the 33 miners stuck underground in chile. teams have drilled a hole to bring the men to freedom. it still needs to be widened. >>> crews in ohio are cleaning up after wild weather swept through the state. two tornadoes touch down there. right now 19,000 residents are still without power. and america's deep pockets have shrunk. the federal reserve says wealth among americans have dropped nearly 3% from april to june, which translated roughly to $1.5 trillion. before the drop the overall net worth was growing for forty quarters. >>> and prince william now has his royal wings. after 18 months h completed his flying training. he's joining the royal air force as a search and rescue helicopter pilot. >>> take a look at these live pictures. tea party darling and upset primary winner christine o'donnell taking the podium at the values voters summit. let's take a listen. >> the stimulus bill spent a trillion dol

business to make money. they have been bullied by the food police to offer salads and apple wedges. i don't know anybody who goes to a mcdonalds and orderses that stuff. >> it is like anytime you open a menu there is the salads on the left hand side. pick a salad. >> you know what i love, people will eat salads, and then they will just smother it with thousand island dressing because that's what we want. we want the fat. michelle was talking -- the first lady was talking about replacing french fries with apple supplieses. >> please. i want my french frieses and i will not replace them no matter what anybody says. i don't want her intentions. i will be a good parent and pass it along to her kids. >> we actually have real enemies that are seeking to attack the united states, iran and al-qaeda. >> caw -- caw wey and canada. >> the hamburgler. >> they are waging war on salt, well how about waging war on al-qaeda? >> they can tell you what to do -- >> well, that is the language of programming and reprogramming. basically we are sheep. they have to just get us into the right spot. and the