grassroots effort organized on facebook says gun owners plan to go armed to starbucks as i love guns pediatrics day. no comments from starbucks. d.c. in case you don't know hopefully prohibit open carrier of guidance, you won't see this where you are. theme parks are a lot of fun, we all know that. but let's face it, standing in long lines drag especially in summer. "l.a. times" said parks, including disney, are trying to cater to those customers. they're giving patrons pagers telling them when it's time to ride or ushering customers into

research shows coffee at mcdonald's and dunkin' donuts is not as strong as starbucks with 20 milligrams of caffeine nothing compared to death wish a staggering 54.2 grams per ounce. drink at your own risk. that is >> covering petaluma and southeast altos and all bay area. >> a look at san francisco as the weekend begins and mike is looking at the forecast and leyla gulen is tracking the commute on this friday morning and we are all watching out for a possible bart strike. more on all of that will set coming up. >> it is moving quickly in detroit's bankruptcy case. a judge is holding a hearing to set an aggressive timeframe for hearings and deadlines. a key issue is whether the city is eligible for qualify for bankruptcy protection. the judge said any objections have to be filed by two weeks from monday with a hearing on the issue in october. detroit's troubles are because of corruption, financial mismanagement, the auto industry collapse, and the dramatically shrunking tax base as people move out. the city has long term debt of $18 billion. >> a southern california woman is recovering t

these differences the zoning administrator readily agree that starbucks tea would be accounted for as starbucks. that entirely independent businesses who share no common ownership structure at all could be coming together as formula even if it was zero coordination among them. if entirely independent businesses had a standardized or what could be taken as standardized ray of merchandise, the department could deny them a business. this is absurd but this is a result that was conceivable to the zoning administrator. on this basis, a new independent coffee shop, for example whose merchandise is coffee tea and pastries like many of them get them from the same sources offers wifi as a core display of show of local artist, offers communal tables and individual seating. all of those can be combined to keep out a new entrance because they could be combined as formula retail. this coffee shop formula is real. but this interpretation surprises us. i ask the zoning administrator are you saying that entirely unrelated parties can define as formula. if i open a store called alicia spade, could that count as

. >> the coffee at mcdonald's and dunkin' donuts is not as strong as starbucks. >> and that is nothingish coffee, with a staggering 54.2 milligrams per ounce. drink at your own risk. you might not sleep for a week. >>> we know -- the uconn lady huskies have gut, too. >> when president obama arrived, the ncaa champions went to the white house. some of the players turned the photo op into a photo bomb. >> there was no disrespect intended. it was in good fun. and the president seemed to be getting a kick out of it. >>> one man in montreal falling down the stairs ended up being the best thing that ever happened to him. >> 68-year-old pierre-paul thomas was born blind. he had a fall that sent him to a hospital and that's when his life changed. >> the surgeon repairing fractures around his eye sockets discovered the blindness was caused by cataracts. after a lifetime of blindness, thom has had to relearn everything, including how to train his brain how to process colors. he has to buy outfits that he thinks looks nice. >>> and finally, a bear with a taste for german food. here's how we know

some of those names are listed on the nasdaq, including leftics as well as starbucks. e keeping an eye out son of those interi don't know weaken as investigators beat in prices. >> if you look at an intraday or two-day i'm not sure that the auction had much response in the marketplace. the big issue is that one of the first big high da-lead closures were 2.8631. this number is signature. if you hook at the s&p cash, very little changed on the auction result. foreign exchange is a little bincht. many are saying the dollar weakness is apparent as we hover around 133. tyler, back to you. >> thank you very much. a few months ago i did a documentary called "funeral business, a life . >> he was able to open his casket, open up the chute and land safely. >> i definitely know when i was flying. i put handles in the box. thank god i put handles in the box. >> unfortunately, the casket did not survive. this, by the way, is the second time that mr. martin has pulled off a coffin sky dive. sue? >> why, ty? >> i don't know. >> why would you do that? >> i don't know. >> not once, but

i don't think the first detail will come as much of a surprise. starbuckseine as mcdonald's coffee. we have a list of the highest caffeinated coffee beverages. starbuck's is number one there. followed by dunkin' donuts. talk about this. the death wish, $19 a pound of beans. it has twice as much caffeine as regular coffee. >> that's more than double starbucks. that's what i drink. really powerful stuff, star bucks. death wish stuff, can't imagine. >> more caffeine the more you pay for the coffee. >> get what you pay for, huh? >>> let's talk sleep issues. everybody out there should listen up. if you have a tough time getting out of bed, you're up all night watching us. a new app, alarm clock app for iphone, called the walk up, pretty awesome. the inventor, ricky hough, said he wanted to create something to address his problem. he said, one day, i couldn't get out of bed. i need something to get my first steps going. the app has a sensor. it won't shut off till you walk ten steps. can't shake it. it knows. set to walk as much as 100 steps before you set it dow

green mountain coffee roaster just more than 4 percent as for starbucks in store sales 3 percent of theket. >> important part of boat racing history arrived in san francisco today. take a look. this is the 83-year-old sailboat docked at the st. francis yacht club. it's here fresh off the win from california to hawaii and quite an accomplishment when you consider the boat won in 1976. catamaran racing in america cup owe a lot to this boat. >> when she was designed in 1929 she was considered high tech boat. she revolutionize yacht design and affected yacht design for the 20th century. >> this boat was the first vessel to use external balance last to keep it afloat in high wind. it was opened by a millionaire from san francisco gold rush era. >> talk about in-flight entertainment. no head phones needed when gavin performed this week on southwest air line flight from phoenix to los angeles as part of the company concert series. ♪ you can see everyone on the plane was taking pictures and enjoying the spontaneous concert. they sang then signed autographs for everyone down the aisle. >> cracki

that's the whole point of concealed carry law. >> no, no, no -- >> hang on, what about my right as a starbucks about my rights to go to my starbucks and not have to be in a line with a bunch of people with ar-15s? >> that is where the constitution comes in, you don't get to impose your view of the second amendment when your statement decided that those citizens can carry. here in new york city, when you go to the starbucks, you don't have to worry anybody is going to have a gun. but there are different states with different laws and they don't get to dictate to everybody else. >> just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do something. yes, you can walk in starbucks with an ar-15 -- >> what is someone that has a gun on their person and they want to get a coffee? they can't go into a starbucks and get a coffee like you can? >> that's a hypothetical. this isn't someone who happens to have a 9 millimeter on them. this is a group of gun nuts getting together and ordering lattes with uzzis. >> remember, starbucks themselves stands by those state laws that allows customers to bring gu

grassroots effort organized on facebook says gun owners plan to go armed to starbucks as i love guns rics day. no comments from starbucks. d.c. in case you don't know hopefully prohibit open carrier of guidance, you won't see this where you are. theme parks are a lot of fun, we all know that. but let's face it, standing in long lines drag especially in summer. "l.a. times" said parks, including disney, are trying to cater to those customers. they're giving patrons pagers telling them when it's time to ride or ushering customers into air-conditioned tents. even parks dispatch jugglers or entertainers when lines are extra long. it's part of an effort to keep customers happy and, of course, help drive foot traffic. that's business news live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, i'm linda bell reporting for abc7 news. sounds good to me. >> sounds good, right? >> uh-huh. >> thank you very much, linda. we have another hour of news and it all starts right now. >> police this morning sorting through the details after a mother allegedly kidnaps her own sons from a hospital. >> plus two-thirds

you may see more customers at starbucks packing heat as gun owners plan to show their appreciation for the coffee chain. coming up in the next hour. linda bell reporting for abc7 news, back to you. >> you know we're talking food with linda. >> friday, food, that's the way we like it. >> thank you, linda. 75 degrees, 4:35 your time. >> still to come on "good morning, washington," a big-name storm could be impacting you, the next time you go shopping for a new >> 4:38. once again, you look at the bug, we call it the bug, progressively warmer. >> you step outside, jacqui, and it's humid again. >> it really feels muggy, yes. we've got this pattern tomorrow morning and that's the good news because i think >> amanda meadows is off today and is rob, hey, rob. >> good morning, jacqui. things are moving well on the roadways. we'll start on virginia. i-95 woodbridge, newington no tieups in the springfield interchange. good go on 95 in maryland, checking out just fine columbia, past laurel headed for the outer loop of the beltway where things continue to go well. we have a live shot right around

as he's running. he and another man robbed a starbucks. jumps over this fence dropping more cash as he's running. in this shot, it doesn't appear that police are anywhere near this suspect but there are other things that are out there that can capture you. gets hung up on this chain linked fence because his droopy drawers are hanging down. pulling his pants up. it was funny there but it's about to get scary. watch. as he runs up to a woman. >> oh, my gosh. >> he says, give me your keys, give me your keys. he notices that he's got cash in one hand and his pants in the other hand. she runs away realize that he doesn't have a weapon. police finally catch up with him. him and the other guy that was in the car. they also believe that these two guys may be responsible for other robberies in the area. >> this is a pure hot mess. a guy without a plan and a guy without -- >> a conscience. >> or a belt. >> or a belt, yeah. >> i just want to see this again because for me that should have been his message from god, like, brother, time to stop. >> look at him. oh. >>> don't make a ise. olwow! the boat, the hu

including the starbucks here behind me and a jamba juice and posing as workers. and the police say the business robberies happened in the last two weeks. the men arrived around the store opening time in orange day glo vests. they held up the starbucks and the jam ba juice making off with cash with the opening time. and then yesterday around 8:30 in the morning police say the men with a similar description posed as pg&e workers and bound a couple and a girl in their home on the farriel street. >> unless you are expecting a utility company to come out or requested them to come out. show identification or generally after legitimate there will be a truck that's in front of the residence. >> those men beat the male resident and searched the home for 20 minutes and made off with cash. police gave a more detailed description. one is described as a man in his 30s. he is about 6 feet tall weighing 200 pounds. his hair was -- facial hair was unshaven. white shirt and blue jeans. the other hispanic 5'9", weighing around 150 pounds. he wore a hard hat and vest. now neighbors

evolution fresh snacks will also debut in whole foods stores and come to starbucks locations this fall. asearly as september you may be able to trade in your old i- phone to get an upgrade. apple is reportedly planning to unveil the plan next month. sources told all things d that the company is expected to make an official statement at its september 10th event. that's when it's anticipated apple will showcase the next generration i-phone. perhaps taking a cue from all the negative feedback on its own facebook page -- cvs says it will shorten its store receipts. the drug store chain says it will stop attaching coupons to the end of receipts and will instead send savings directly to customers' membership cards. the result will be a considerably shorter proof of purchase. cvs shoppers should see relief within a few weeks. still to come ways traders prepare for rising tensions in the middle east. plus...could hiring just one employee do wonders for the unemployment picture in america.. and, . overdose. a look at the hold the prescription drug market has on children and adults. that's next. per

that i did during the transformation of starbucks, and he has used many of those communication tactics, including e-mails and communicating to the board weekly as well as the employees. so this is a tragic example of an irresponsible, despicable act. and it's not -- it's not about mike ullman for me. it's about financial engineering -- for their own benefit, and as a result of that, fracture the goodwill, shareholder value, and the lives of hard-working people. this is a tragic situation, and i just felt i couldn't sit by and watch it when i know mike ullman is a world-class ceo and a fantastic leader. >> yeah. you make a good point, howard. particularly, you know this sort of timeline and story line well. you also left starbucks, came back to starbucks, and then

subway and starbucks are counted as fast food restaurants and they have healthy options. >> what aboutachines getting a reboot? >> this is so cool. they will have video. someone will actually pop up. it's not just someone chatting with you. i don't know anybody who has ever gotten tech help at home when you call about your computer and they will say i'm going to take over and they're taking over the screen. that's what happens here. someone virtual will take over. banks can be open longer and your deposit will happen much more quickly. if you haven't seen one yet, odds are you will in the next 12 months. >>> summer 2013, are you eating more or less fast food? talk to me on twitter. i'll get to some of your tweets later on this afternoon. >>> in this morning's one-minute play back, anti immigration party in australia dropped out after a blundering interview in which she referred to islam as a country. she said the interview was edited to make her look quite the fool. take a look for yourself. >> islam as a country but i do feels their laws shouldn't be welcome here in australia. >> the

your gun to starbucks day, with gun owners in some states planning to go amended to starbucks for the coffee today as part of a grass roots "i like guns and coffee" campaign. the coffee chain refused to support gun control efforts promoting going unarmed for coffee. starbucks is not in support of the movement's parody logo. >> the good by season for candlestick park is underway hosting the broncos in the first pre-season game. kaepernick only played one series but was effective but they turned the bull over four times in a loss to the broncos. tomorrow the 49s hold the fanfest at candlestick park from noon to 4:00 p.m. and it is sold out. they play the second pre-season game friday in kansas city. the raiders play the first pre-season game of the year against the dallas cowboys at the coliseum the first chance for raiders fans to see the new quaterback who was brought in from seattle starting and is expected to play the first quarter with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. and the raiders add a 4-12 season and are in a rebuilding mode. >> we have heard that a lot "rebuilding mode." >> it centers around the quaterb

is change but it's a very, very interesting deal for the market as far as sony and viacom are concerned. >> i get paidny starbucks iced coffee and yogurts. that's about it. >> wow. you do better than i do. i do this for free. >> you're a much better man than i am. still ahead on "way too early," oprah stops by andy cohen and gets a call from her biggest fan. and more instant replay could be on its way to major league baseball. and as long as we're rule changes, we want to know how would you change the game. tweet us your best suggestions using theherent way too early. best answers get on the show later in the hour. that story and a check on the weather when way too early comes right back. elvis presley died today. he was 42. apparently it was a heart attack. he was found at his home in memphis not breathing. his road manager tried to revive him. he failed. a hospital tried to revive him. it failed. it's time for sports and listen to this because there could be a major rule change in store for baseball. bud selig plans to expand the video r review process starting next season giving managers one challenge over the

as well. that shut down the campus starbucks for a day and a half. >> consumer spent 3 an half billion dollarsn them last year. talking lego. now convention of sorts for kids who are lego fanatic. 7 news business technology reporter david lou dove into the kid fest in san jose. at ltas count over 400 million lego brick in existence. this is about 10,000 dollars worth of them falling on the floor for the can id to enjoy. >> they are awesome. i have been playing with them for like 5 years. >> lego says they have been around 81 years and what you can make with them that continues to capture the imagination of kids and inspires them to build things. one of those kids grew up to be chris at age 30 one of 7 master builders of lego who made the life size figure and cars. this car made of 360,000 brick. it weighs almost 2 ton and took 1800 hours to assemble. >> most difficult part of a model like this is all the different colors. it makes a model look die am in he can and cool but all the different colors mean that you have to have a ton of different tray around you of logo brick. so when we do model

. >> nordstrom, walmart and starbucks as some of the leaders using technology to engage consumers. are different types of behind the scenes technology that retailers are using that we may not be aware of. the apps and pushing different market to your phones using gps. >> i think of the movie with tom crui cruise. saying hi cindy. >> there's a finish company that is trying to use your face as a checkout. it's going to be the world's fastest way to checkout. you don't have to bring your wallet or phone. you're in, you're out. >> they've been doing this in vegas for a decade, right? they would always try to find, you know, the real shark. >> right. right. card counters. >> 90% of all consumer data was generated in the last couple of years. they have to figure out what to do with it. a lot of retailers online are trying to figure out whether or not you check out with the items that you put in your cart or not. the retailers that are in store are trying to figure out the same behavior using technology but based on what you're actually doing in the store. some people find it's creepy, ot

as your drinking your morning cup of coffee. starbucks will not follow the lead of other companies that are cutting health insurance benefits or reducing hours for employees in anticipation of the u.s. affordable care act. companies have announced that they won't provide coverage for spouses and others are lobbying for the cut off to be 40 to be at 40 hours. the starbucks will continue maintain benefits for partners. the 2010 health care reform law, often called obama care, requires companies with more than 50 employees to offer health insurance for employees who work 30 hours a week or more. starbucks currently provides health care to part-timers to work 20 hours a week or more. >>james: up next on the kron4 morning news packers hit the new york times website. who investigator think was responsible and why they attacked. but first, we are now the final hours before the bay bridge closes tonight. what you need to know to get unbelievable. in ourse y,gh speed intern. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silv

as a reason. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange with more on starbucks' decision. >> reporter: yes, we are seeing more and more employers talking about cutting hours and benefits because what they are doing is crunching the numbers and realizing, hey, this is going to cost them more to run their businesses, a lot more, even though you have to remember this health care law doesn't kick in until 2015, so many people are saying, look, these companies are using it as an excuse, they don't need to cut so early. the thing is, many companies are hoping some changes could be made before the law goes into effect. okay, fast forward to starbuck's ceo telling reuters he's not going to cut benefits for workers and spouses. kind of interesting, because back in july starbucks said it's worried. look at its earnings, missing expectations, cut outlook for how business is going to be in the future, but you have to remember, starbuck's, yeah, it's a billion dollar company making almost $1.5 billion last year. one thing, carol, causing these other businesses to talk about cutting back on benefits is this

in that mike ullman, the current ceo of jc penney, sits on the starbucks board and howard schultze struck out yesterday at bill ackman asl so this board room brawl, business really what it's become continues, and this is the very latest from bill ackman. >> really amazing. you don't see these kinds of things erupting in the media the way this has. thanks very much. >>> two big money stories, robert frank on ready-made mansions. but first mary thompson on the ceos that can afford the ready-made mansions are making. >> they are the only ones that can afford them. what's in the proxy and what the ceos can be very different thanks to option and stock dwran grants that rise and fall. that makes up the total ceo pay, realizable pay, not actual pay is in their portfolio rather than the pocket. the 100 s&p 500 with the greatest realizable pay over the last three years and how much less or more it is in some of the target pay. topping the list, the ceo of lyondelldasel. number two, cbs's les moonves, his three-year target pay of 193 million, now worth 326 million followed by simon properties david simon whose target pay of 155 m

. >> you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. ♪ as i was walking down the street one day ♪erved it up in the heart of peach country. it's a fresh-over. we want you to eat some peaches and tell us what you think. they're really juicy. it must have just come from the farm. this right here is ideal for me. walmart works directly with growers to get you the best quality produce they've ever had. what would you do if i told you all this produce is from walmart? wow! is it really? (laughter) find fresh peaches and all your quality produce. backed by our 100% money back guarantee. walmart. cheryl burke is cha-cha-ing in depend silhouette briefs for charity, to prove that with soft fabric and waistband, the best protection looks, fits, and feels just like underwear. get a free sample and try for yourself. >>> what was the name of that movie? >> "in the heat of the night." >> "in the heat of the night" with sidney poitier? >> he's just acting white. sidney poitier is nothing but a rich uncle tom. >> look at you. all puffed up, coming here, saying whatever you want. up need to go. >>

mcdonald's is low dunkin' donuts, 50% more starbucks, more than twice as much.ld's brew. >>> britain's telegraph says lucy an know pavarotti's first-ever recording has psurfaced. listen to this. ♪ goose bumps. pavarotti died in 2007. the historic recording has been hidden in the italian tenor's own private archives. the track has been remastered and will be released by his record label >>> in southern illinois, a man ordered to repay insurance money did so with quarters. on wednesday, roger herrin delivered $150,000 in bags of quarters. he did it to protest a court order forcing him to give back the money. he received it after a car crash involving his son. 150 bags of quarters each containing $1,000. four tons of coins >>> the san francisco chronicle says a research ship funded by google executive has set sail. the $60,000 vessel named fall core left yesterday. eric schmitt is the main backer. he will discover the area off vancouver island where sea life is dying >>> people who hope to travel to mars will gather together to talk about the privately funded proje

this might come as a surprise to coffee drinkers, starbucks is not america's favor profit when it comesome. but the honor goes to falters. according to bloomberg, folders held an average 15.6% of the u.s. retail market share, by volume, between may and july. at starbucks in comparison only held 3.3%. the secret to folders success is that the company has been around since 1850 and has long held a place in american culture. ♪ i, i got it, i got it made ♪ i got it made ♪ i got it made fresh at subway ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say [ male announcer ] nothing better than a subway bacon, egg & cheese with avocado made before your eyes. subway. eat fresh. made before your eyes. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know some owls aren't that wise? don't forget i'm having brunch with meghan tomorrow. who? meghan, my coworker. who? seriously? you've met her like three times. who? (sighs) geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know. >>darya: 730 right now bridge and burning out of control and fire fighters are losing ground

. >> such as if their first date is let's have coffee. i'll meet you at starbucks but i do want to say, bad move. don't show toe on a first date. >> toes? >> what if you have the most beautiful feet? no toe? >> i feel flip-flops are a bold statement and that's that i'm not putting in an effort. i'm going as casual as i possibly can. and they both look adorable but it's just way too casual for a first date. >> okay. thanks. >> they look authentic. but that's just me. >> he think he's being charming. she's thinking, i guess i'm paying for dinner. >> okay. interesting. >> the next look is what we wish you guys would wear. the women wish their men would dress this way and the men wish their women would dress this way. >> i like both of those. they look great. >> they are classic, timeless. that's what's going on here. >> she's showing toe. >> yes, she is. >> and the toes look good. he's not which is the key detail. a lot of guys get confused when women try to follow the latest trends. they do it for each other. they are impressing each other. it confuses us guys. we li

see in the wild every day, if you go to a wi-fi hot spot, let's say to a starbucks or something, if i am on the same wireless as not using encryption, i can actually become your account. i can log in without ever knowing your password. so this is a big issue that we deal with on a day-to-day basis. >> hmm. this is really an important point that you just made. pat calhoun is joining the conversation of mcafee, his company is in the business of cyber security. pat, can this -- can we protect ourselves? >> yeah, absolutely, we can protect ourselves. in this particular case, this was a flaw they found in the system. but what i'm seeing constantly is enterprises are really using this as an opportunity to understand what else they can do to provide a better secure environment for the data they have. so i think this is an isolated incident. obviously, there are vulnerabilities, people will take advantage of them. this is a wake-up call, a wake-up call for people to take this seriously and focus on making sure that they are secure. >> but i guess -- i guess the bigger question is, we see it all the time, and we hear it

as $38.31 before closing below $37 yesterday. some say facebook's advertising push on mobile devices is behind the boost. >>> starbucks is giving youher jolt with your morning java faster high-speed internet. the coffee chain announced a partnership with google that will speed up your network and wi-fi by as much as 10 times. the upgraded service will first show up in new stores and will eventually be brought to more than 7,000 stores across the country. >>> it gives some people that jolt, the coffee can't compete with, but experts say the health risk of energy drinks shouldn't be ignored. in 2011 more than 20,000 emergency room visits all related to these energy drinks. the makers of red bull and monster defended their products on capitol hill yesterday. lawmakers would like to know if they are safe for kids and if companies are targeting children in their ads. last month the american medical association voted to ban the marketing of energy drinks to kids and teens younger than 18. but if you have ever been around a 7-eleven or store, a lot of kids drink 'em. >> my kids have enough energy. they don't need the drinks. >> i can't im

as the next fed chairman in a few weeks. summers would replace ben bernanke who is expected to step down before his term ends in january. >>> starbucks ceo howard schultz says they won't follow in other companies' footsteps, cutting benefits. the law requires companies with more than 50 employees to provide coverage to those who work 30 hours or more per week. >>> mcdonald's adding chicken wings to the menu for a limited time on september 9th. wings are one of the fastest growing categories for fast food and casual dining chains with sales topping $8 billion last year. richard, back to you. >> alas, jackie. more chicken wings. >>> straight ahead, we can ask for this. more sports and highlights when "early today" returns. >>> all right. let's get you to sports. the struggling mets got some devastating news overnight. matt harvey has a partially torn ligament in his pitching elbow. he's hoping to avoid tommy john surgery. that would likely take him out for this and possibly next season. harvey is second in the majors in earned runs. he is fourth in strikeouts. and started in july's all-star game. >> i'm going to do everything i can so

these mainstream bashes wouldn't be nearly as good without the financial backing of their corporate sponsors for example and this n.b.c.'s party was funded by starbucks smart water and mercedes benz. d.c.'s premier publication politico hosted an event featuring representatives from corporations like eighteen t. bank of america coca-cola chevron goldman sachs and defense contractor northrop grumman but the most unusual gathering of them all has to be the atlantic publishers' pre-dinner party which hosted an exclusive preview of a national gallery of art exhibit that hasn't even opened to the public yet and who are the underwriters of this posh event who are exxon mobil and general motors so you see it's not just the fact that journalists are hanging out with celebrities is that there be friending paying dues of the very politicians and corporations they're supposed to be holding to the fire but i think jeremy scale said it best right here in breaking the set. of problems for a media journalist or hang out with the powerful there kids go to school together they go to supersoaker fights at george and joe biden's house on the weekends journalists shouldn

these mainstream bashes wouldn't be nearly as good without the financial backing of their corporate sponsors for example and this n.b.c.'s party was funded by starbucks smart water and mercedes-benz and d.c.'s premier publication politico posted an event featuring representatives from corporations like eighteen t. bank of america coca-cola chevron goldman sachs and defense contractor northrop grumman but the most unusual gathering of them all has to be the atlantic publishers' pre-dinner party which hosted an exclusive preview of a national gallery of art exhibit that hasn't even opened to the public yet and who are the underwriters of this posh event who are exxon mobil and general motors so you see it's not just the fact that journalists are hanging out with celebrities is that there be friending paying dues to the very politicians and corporations they're supposed to be holding to the fire but i think jeremy scales said it best right here in breaking the set. or the problem for a media journalist or hang out with the powerful there kids go to school together they go to supersoaker fights at george joe biden's house on the weekends journalist shoul

as it used to? buy, i don't know, stock's up big. if we can find growth in this environment. growth from biotechs, companies like google or starbucks or hain, you know how much we love that organic and natural food. that stock's smoking, worth grabbing at a discount. i think, nevertheless, but as you know as i highlight earnings growers, they are few and far between these days and vulnerable to higher rates too. the big and bad over the thing that has us spooked is the past. we can stop fretting about the darn month old fed minutes. however, with the release of the fed minutes behind us and the subsequent decline now on our faces, we've got to find something to buy. at the moment, i'm plum out of sectors worth buying, at least until interest rates go up and begin to speculate on when they'll go back down to where economic activity justifies their trading. mickey in michigan. mickey? >> caller: hi, jimmy. madison square garden reported nice earnings today. the stock reported bad tape today and couldn't get a bid. so my question to you is they own some good real estate which may be undervalued. what's your take on this name? >> you h

>>> starbucks ceo howard schultz says he will not use obama care as an excuse to lower benefits for hiskers. the coffee chain provides insurance for 160,000 employees, even part-time workers. starbucks clearly bucking the trend. ups is cutting benefits to employees' spouses and other companies thinking of making changes include forever 21, fat burger and delta, which says health care will cost an extra $100 million next year but didn't specify obama care next year. in related news, walmart said it will offer health benefits to same-sex couples and domestic partners next year. it will cover benefits for couples who have been living together for at least a year. it comes just months after the u.s. supreme court overturned the defense of marriage act which previously defined marriage between a man and a woman. >> edward snowden has a new high-profile supporter in hollywood. actor matt damon spoke about him on "alternative cinema." listen to this. >> i think it's a great thing that we did. if we're going to trade or civil liberties for our security, then that should be a decision that we co

starbucks. that is the proposal. we would look at the corporate ownership. that is one of the proposals and not yet adopted. >> i have a couple of skwes. as -- questions. as far as you understand legislation, now that there are proposals with respect to corporate ownership and if such legislation were to pass, then it would easily fall within the letter. but the intent, do you understand when the legislation was vetted in the first instance whether this was something that was considered and rejected? >> i was not involved in the crafting of it so i'm hesitant to speak when the board of supervisors ooh! been thinking about it. i would assume that at the time this would have been something novel for san francisco where i first approached it. we tried to deal with formula retail in the past. that's where we had legislation regarding large fast food restaurants. >> has anyone presented an argument with you for purposes of the department's determination to consider whether that was contemplated, rejected or completely not considered? >> i don't have that evidence. i have to rely on what the definition that we've been applying for almost ten 10 years in the

it's starbucks and texting on your i phone about your stupid feelings that maybe is for the greater good the church childfree but that's just my opinion. as area bag is classified as one of the world's thirty most polluted sites it's tanneries or an out in out ecological disaster playing to waste everything around them every day the factories belch forth fifteen thousand cubic meters of toxic refuse leaving it to pile up amid the housing and along the river bank. the demand soon the waste floods into a lings penetrating the soil and filtering down to contaminate the water tables. the brewery gangle river flows through the slum is paying the highest price. the tanneries use vast amounts of water millions of liters of water are required to wash treat and tender skins. this water goes into the sewers. it is no longer useful you know it is discarded. it ends up polluting the river. haven't you noticed the state of the burger rivers water this is the water that flows into it. all this water laden with chemical products is dumps directly into the river with no purification. i this is a very it is their life they know this is the only a walk of

as the stocks last. what do you think about chipotle, old apple, paenera bread, starbucks. yeah.re pride -- well, were and are prime growth stocks. how do you analyze growth? remember when we buy stock we are paying for a company's expected earnings per share. basic algebra. the symbol p, times symbol bm, e times m calls p. okay? the poll is the key. so right, the multiple times the earnings should figure out what the price of the stock is. that's why we call it the pe mobile. it tells us what the company is willing to turn forest earnings. and the price earnings multiple and effect of the size evaluation special sauce is the company's growth rate. the m, remember, figure out the price after stock by looking at earnings times the m. m is heavily depend ept on the growth of the company. we will pay a bigger m or multiple more businesses with higher growth because that growth means earnings get larger and larger in years ahead. remember with growth investing, it is all about the app years. that's in quotes. the app years. years well behind the next year that so many focus on. prote

starbuck's they maybe will walk around to see the other establishments. they can work together. i think it's a big question but we have to look at all those situations as we - the final thing i want to fengs e.r. mention, is whether or not we should have any particular consideration for a san francisco-based company. you don't want to have any prejudice over one company or another but if there's any way we can give some particular preference or consideration to companies particularly those who have their headquarters here and employ a lot of employees. it might give an incentive for companies to relocate those. those are some of my ideas >> i want to for the sake of being brief. unfortunately, i don't have a hat to pass around but i want that a study of this kind probably requires more than 40 thousand and i would like to have perhaps everybody in the city family in order to do this correct and in a balanced way to see how you could garner some additional support. the background and memo in front of us is good background information and thought provoking i recommend the 3 of you who i attached to the memo for this particular piece of work i think it se

. >> starbucks won't cut hours for its workers in anticipation of the health care allow going into effect. showered schultz said his company won't use the new law asn excuse to alter benefits. the law, which goes into effect in january, requires companies with more than 50 employees to offer health insurance to those who work 30 hours or more a week. >> chile has had snow and rainfall for the first time in 40 years in the desert. there are mud slides and traffic nightmares. residents are making the most of the very unusual weather. >> for the first time since vietnam, two living soldiers from the same battle have been awarded the medal of honor, the nation's highest military honor. monday, president obama awarded ty carter, being honored for saving fellow soldiers in afghanistan in 2009. that will do it for this edition of the news. news at the top of everying le hour and of course, you can log on to aljazeera.com for the latest head lines. we encourage you to join the conversation right there. thank you so much for watching. i look forward to seeing you soon. ♪

starbucks says it won't cut benefits or reduce hours for its workers ahead of obama care. speaking to reuters ceo howard schultz, says it's business aseek united parcel service told nonunion employees their spouses wouldn't qualify for company-sponsored health insurance if they couldn't get coverage through their own jobs. and the small african nation of liberia not one of the 25,000 students who took the state university admission exam passed. the president ellen johnson recently acknowledged her country's education system is a mess and says more needs to be done. the students representatives say part of the problem is that all 25,000 papers were graded by just two people. in chile, snow and rain has fall phone the first time in 30 years in the desert. normally it's one of the driest regions on earth. now they are mudslides and traffic nightmares. however, residents are making the most of a very unusual weather. firefighters on duty the day of the boston marathon are being honored. boston's fire commissioner presented certificates to the first responders who jumped in to action following the twin bombings near the marathons finish l