meanwhile, the national association of realtors says, sales of previously owned homes fell nearly 3% last month as the market continues to struggle many the report says a mild winter may have encouraged more to buy earlier. january and february sales combined to make up the best winter home sale season in five years. sales remain far below what economists believe is a healthy market. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> representatives from silicon valley as splunk rang in the trading day this morning on the nasdaq. the mining company went public on the exchange and shares soared to $30 to, nearly doubling the opening price which had already been raised. that puts the value at more than 1 1/2 billion dollars. the clients include facebook, zynga, bank of america and wal-mart. tomorrow two more local companies will go public followed by facebook next month. >>> the local ceremony eye lighting -- highlighting our friends and neighbors today with >>> the eyewitness account that could mean new fallout in the growing prostitution scandal involving the uss is >>> more firings are expected in the scandal involving secr

paul bishop of the national association of realtors says the real estate professionals are small business can gain rewards that a lot of small business people. it draws them in business to begin with. >> the national associate of realtors is working to get lawmakers to streamline government requirements. spending $22 million on lobbying in 2011. in washington, shannon bream, fox news. >> bret: mitt romney went after president obama today fresh off a clean sweep of the tuesday primary. we talk about it with the fox all-stars when we return. cordin, ford is having some sort of big tire event. i just want to confirm a few things with fiona. how would you describe the event? it's big. no,i mean in terms of savings how would you sum it up? big in your own words, with respect to selection, what would you say? big okay, let's talk rebates mike, they're big they're big get $100 rebate, plus the low price tire guarantee during the big tire event. so, in other words, we can agree that ford's tire event is a good size? big big ♪ ♪ >> nancy pelosi famously said we'd have to pass obamacare to find out

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meanwhile, the national association of realtors says, sales of previously owned homes fell nearly 3% last month as the market continues to struggle many the report says a mild winter may have encouraged more to buy earlier. january and february sales combined to make up the best winter home sale season in five years. sales remain far below what economists believe is a healthy market. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> representatives from silicon valley as splunk rang in the trading day this morning on the nasdaq. the mining company went public on the exchange and shares soared to $30 to, nearly doubling the opening price which had already been raised. that puts the value at more than 1 1/2 billion dollars. the clients include facebook, zynga, bank of america and wal-mart. tomorrow two more local companies will go public followed by facebook next month. >>> the local ceremony eye lighting -- highlighting our friends and neighbors today with >>> the eyewitness account that could mean new fallout in the growing prostitution scandal involving the uss is >>> more firings are expected in the scandal involving secr

chairman, members of the taskforce, representing the association of realtors. we have appeared before you, presented our map, you used it as a reference point. now that another map has been adopted, as you begin to refine it, we thank you for a police considering the specific issues. it has always been to unify as many neighborhoods as we could. there are advancements that you have made in 2002. there are adjustments that we'll like you to consider as you narrow and refined and get right down to the final point. hollywood like you to consider the blocks that were transferred in the north panhandle back. what it does is help unify the district. there are some adjustments there that you have made the last couple of times. they have been reunified to restore the financial district south of market street. it helps the entire tenderloin area as well. the adjustment is made, it has an impact on the other areas. we're asking you to consider in the final hours of deliberation. >> i am a longtime resident of d-5. i appreciate you have worked to maintain a japan-town and

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jobless claims report from the labor department and data on home sales from the national association of realtors. eanwhile, the firm realty track is reporting foreclosures were up last quarter in more than half of the nation's 50 largest metro areas. >>> and animal rights groups are applauding an announcement from the world's second largest fast food chain. burger king says all of its eggs and pork products will come from cage-free animals by 2017. food industry analysts say a growing number of consumers are concerned about animal welfare. egg and pork producers say easing animal confinement standards will raise costs. it's good to see they're making changes there. >> free range, right? it's good for you. ashley morrison here in new york, thanks a lot. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. in sports, the dramatic game seven overtime battle as the bruins fight the capitals to repeat as stanley cup champs. but so have my allergies. nighttime is the worst. i can't breathe and forget sleeping. good mornings? not likely! i've tried the pills the sprays even some home remedies. then i tri

>> one is the exciting actions the association of realtors has been taking, to be the first and the california to provide space in their database for industry standard, recognized green measures. aside from cork flooring or other surface treatments, which are a consideration, a buyer could have summary information about if the home has been measured for energy performance, and has some independent organization confirmed that you have actually installed -- that there is a reason to call it green. that has only been out there few months. another metric of the fact that could have on the market when that becomes a little more populated in the database would be looking at whether that affects the days on the market, which i would expect to be more likely a factor of change, because if you are filtering your search on that criteria, you have more buyers looking at those particular homes. >> i think it is a very good measure. as the measures become standardized, you are right. it will be something that people will look for. they will say other things about the property. they could say, this property

california association of realtors says home prices in the state went up 1.6% last month, that's the first year over year increase we've seen in 16 months. the group says the jump is in part due to tight inventory. on wall street stocks finished this day. they gained 71 points boosted by strong retail sales and closed that below 3,000. it was dragged down by profit taking. on capitol hill died today. democrats couldn't find the 60 votes needed. they voted again the measure. it was president obama's attempt to create a new tax rate for people earning more than $1 million a year. the cnn pole released today fined 72 president of americans. reminder here in case you haven't done so already there is one day left to find fire your taxes. but this year the 15th was a sunday and today is emancipation day. the holiday observed in washington, d.c. that means you now have until midnight tomorrow to file your taxes. still ahead one city in home burglaries the measure some residents are now taking. >> we need you, we want you, homeland security secretary into the call for in the heart of the val

is an organization like ncrc or the national urban leaguing are in sync with the national association of realtors and the mortgage bankers association on one issue. >> and the home builders. >> that that home ownership is critically important because we're all concerned about the level of conversation about throwing the baby out with the bath water on what happened in this financial crisis. so franklin, sorry for interrupting you, put you back on point. >> thank you. the point is i think unless we get a consensus, and i think this is what mark was aiming at, unhez we get a consensus, the politicians aren't going to respond. they don't lead. they find parades and they get in front of them. a and -- [ applause ] so my experience is that somebody's got to start the parade. but right now, it's going in the wrong direction. i mean, there's a very serious argument going on in this town although i this i it's been lost from a housing standpoint, but there are many people who say that home ownership is a bad thing economically, that it's not a good thing for the country that we put too many resources int

the national association of realtors says sales of existing homes fell 2.6% in march.er a strong start to the year, new home construction dropped 5.8% last month. watch for a report on home prices tuesday. >>> experts say the economy is improing but slowly. economists surveyed by cnn money predict the unemployment rate will fall to 8% by the end of the year. that's only a slight drop from the current rate of 8.2%. we'll get an overall reading of the economy first quarter gdp comes out friday. >>> and blame it on the cast of "jersey shore," but self-tanning manufacturers are heating up. the makers of bronzing products expect sales to jump 18% this year, making them one of america's fastest growing industries. that's according to ivus world. yoga studios and hot sauce makers also made the list. that's this week's "getting down to business." i'm alison kosik. roven to give 10 years back to the look of skin. nothing's better than gold. [ female announcer ] roc® retinol correxion deep wrinkle night cream. >>> i know i've been waiting around for this one. i want to see it, t

the national association of realtors says home sales fell 2.6%, despite record low mortgage rates. economists say home sales still remain well below the six million a year needed for a healthy housing market. seems like a good time for advice on how long you should hang on to tax records and documents you used to file a tax return. there's a local event tomorrow to help you out, but first, 11 news reporter chris clackum explains when to shred. >> it's time to fire up the shreder. time to get rid of old checks, credit card statements, any paper document three years and older that you would have used to prove a tax deduction had the i.r.s. asked for it. >> i recommend keeping the paper at least for three years. that's as long as the i.r.s. has to audit you. >> kimberly langford says after hanging on to them a bit longer, you can even shred the old tax returns themselves. the 1040. >> you may want to keep it for six years, just because there's more chance you may be missing something. but generally, after six years, you're generally safe, unless you've done something horribly wrong. >

realtor in the midst of the housing woman. number of realtors and earnings peeked in 2007. since then a steady decline. paul bishop of the national associationre are longer hours and smaller paychecks. >> it's been really tough for a lot of realtors because they are working just as hard and sometimes harder in the case of working with sellers who are under water or distressed transaction. bev langley has been in the business for 25 years. she remembers the boom roughly 45% of realtors have left the business. got to be aggressive. working long hours. getting to know buyers and working in the foreclosure market. here is her advice. >> you have to learn how to talk on the phone, prospect. you have to learn social media. you have to really be willing to be proactive. you can't wait for the phone to ring. it doesn't work that way anymore. >> a number of realtors we spoke with mentioned social media new key. got to dive into the new technology whether it's holding virtual meetings to make things earlier or tweeting out hot new listings. this is like any other small business tons of atoni and room to succeed if you are willing to put in the hard wo

. >> the national association of realtors is actively working to get lawmakers to streamline the government$22 million on lobbying in 2011. >> we asked to you brew on this, is the school controversy with parents in massachusetts upset a their kids' school decided to change the lyrics of "god bless the usa," but pulling the plug altogether. do you thing the school was right or wrong to change the words >> the video you will want to see a runner takes a change. but you will be cheering. >> and all scrambled up. coulding up next. >> time for the good, the bad and the ugly. the good -- a new study shows that people who sleep soundly through the night are better at retaining positive memories. researches say the finding could help in treating post traumatic stress. >> next the bad -- philadelphia city councilman using $28,000 in taxpayer money to pay someone to handle social immediamedia for . he says he needs the help. >> and the ugly. a freshman falling face first during a race. i love it. >> gets right back up and waves to the crowd. >> very, very cool. >> all right. ok. >> here we go. >> scr

. >> national association of realtors is actively working to get lawmakers to streamline government requirementster having spent $22 million on lobbying in 2011. in washington, fox news. >> new tonight on the news edge at 11:00, disturbing discoveries at the university of maryland. the hateful messages. plus, a deputy shot this dog, now a jury decided he never should have pulled the trigger because of what they saw on his dash cam video. we'll show it to you at 11:00.  >>> how many people can say they have helped deliver a baby? how about at 30,000 feet? that's exactly what happen when had a pregnant passenger went into labor on an international flight. everyone for the passengers to the flight attendants jumped into action. >> back in her south tampa home, susan is all smiles. 12 days after she helped bring this little boy into the world. >> it is the most exciting thing that has ever happened in my career. >> three hours into the 12 hour flight, she was alerted to a pregnant passenger. >> do you feel like your water has broken? she said yes. that's when i knew. okay, we're having a baby. >> s

and even more encouraging the national association of realtors says distressed sales have fallen and inventory of homes for sales is also lower. nationally the median prices have edged up 2.5% from a year ago. meantime, strong earnings have investors bidding up ebay. the company seeing active buyers coming back to the site. its ebay payment system pay pal is really growing fast and now the company plans to roll out a new program that will let you use your pay pal account at brick-and-mortar stores. >>> and aaa says the average price of gasoline continues to fall. today it's at $3.89 a gallon. just six cents higher than a year and some analysts say if the trend continues, we could see the average price fall below year-ago prices in the next couple of weeks. it remains at $4.14 a gallon in washington, d.c. and the same here in new york city. so we're still feeling the pinch. >> thanks so much, have a great day. >> you, too. >>> the 28th annual helen hayes awards kicks off washington's theater week april 23rd tlurks the 29th. linda levy grossman, the president and ceo of theater washingt

the national association of realtors is reporting that contracts to buy previously owned homes jumpedome 4% in march. that's close to a two-year high. fed helped give wall street third best day of gains. the dow closed up 114. the nasdaq up 21. the s&p 500 up about 9. a suspected drug runner went to the wrong terminal at lax without the crooked t.s.a. agents who were allegedly helping him get past airport security. and that, according to indictment, is how the feds learned about the whole thing. it sparked a sting operation, which we first told you about yesterday, which led to the arrest of two current and two former tsa agents in the drug smuggling ring. investigators say they are now giving us more details about how it worked. they say the drug runners each -- paid each t.s.a. agent up to 2400 bucks to look the other way. in at least one case their transaction took place at an airport bathroom. >> the courier and a screener would communicate by a text message or cell phone so that the courier would know exactly which lane to go through at exactly what time. >> shepard: the four t.s

the national association of realtors reports sales last month fell over 7%, the most in more than a yearome 328,000 homes sold, less than half the rate in a healthy market. and a closely watched index found home prices fell 1%, as well. they've been falling for six months in a row. overall, the data underscored just how much the housing market continues to struggle, four years after the mortgage meltdown. the bush and obama administrations both created programs to stem foreclosures, but they have come up short. one program designed to help four million homeowners refinance has led to just about 900,000 permanent loan modifications so far. president obama acknowledged the shortcomings in february. >> i'll be honest-- the programs that we put forward haven't worked at the scale that we hoped. too many families haven't been able to take advantage of the low rates, because falling prices lock them out of the market. they were underwater, made it more difficult for them to refinance. >> woodruff: the republican presidential nominee-apparent, mitt romney, has dismissed the idea of a separate p

but a new report today from the national association of realtors says new contracts for home sales in march, so-called pending sales were actually up 4% to the highest level since the new home buyers' tax credits fuelled by that home buyer tax credit thing fuelled the buying rush in april 2010. so looks like things are starting to recover. but certainly not as fast as people would like. barbara? >> well thanks so much, betha, have a great day. >> you, too. >> see you later. >>> there are many ways to communicate love and this week's wednesday's child shows us his smile can say a lot to those around him. the hope is that he will soon have a permanent family that will show him a lot of love in return. meet victor. hi. it's so nice to meet you, you excited about going swimming? >> swimming is the highlight of victor's school day. one of his instructional assistants was there to help victor get to the pool. she told me instead of a high five, victor likes to touch fingers to say hello and good luck. with that he was on his way to his favorite thing. his expressions show how happy he is wh

>>mark: and the national association of realtors say that home sales fell in march.ry and february were the best winters' sales and by years. sales is still below normal. >>darya: we will be back with more and just a couple of minutes. and the compaq we will -- when we come back we'll talk about the space shuttle discovery and when it will be received by the smithsonian institute. mark >> the time is 814. >>james: piquancy widespread cloud cover over some of the cisco. sfo has a arrival delays. they have to stagger the flights coming and prepared let's take a look at the temperatures. we are solidly in the '50s. the g-7 in concord 59 and antioch. this afternoon the numbers will be much higher san jose will be up to 78 degrees a could hit 80 and other parts of the south. 7980 degrees for concord. from concord down to wall night creek all the way to livermore, all those communities will be 79 to 80 degrees. berkeley is 68 switchman's about 70 degrees. 74 maxxam mateo 79 in santa rosa and. let's take a look at 7 day around the bay. friday looks great 86 and we may get u

you know, the number of realtors and their earnings peaked in 2007, there's been a lot of attrition since then. we talked to paul bishop of the national association. he said author those able to hold on it's been a rough ride. >> it's been really tough for a lot of real stores, because they are work just as hard and sometimes harder in the case of working with sellers who are underwater, or distressed transactions, it takes a lot of work to do that. they are work being just as hard or harder than they did before, and not earning as much. >> reporter: something that's been tricky for both realtors and buyers alike, new federal regulations under the dodd-frank bill taking care of wall street and reforming things there, it's made it a lot tougher for folks to get an appraisals and financing, that has added tough challenges as well. martha: how will clients trying to sell their house. >> reporter: it takes a lot of old fashioned hard work. gone of the days where you used to sit around and wait for the phone to ring for a bidding war to brick out over house. real stores we talked to said, listen you have to do everything and anything you can. this is

and later today we'll get the national association of realtor reports on pending home sales for march and at 11:00, we'll get the kansas city fed survey. so between those earnings and all of these other numbers, we have a lot to chew on this morning. joseph. >> do you follow alec baldwin? >> on twitter? >> no. what did he do? >> some day if i ever -- seriously, if i ever got mentioned by alec baldwin, i think i could retire. my life would be complete. but i think this is a real -- alec baldwin tweeted about gary came gary kaminsky. >> what did he say? >> he said he sort of gave him an easy -- you can imagine what kind of interview alec baldwin thinks lloyd blankfein should get. now -- >> the vampire squid. >> right. i'd like to see baldwin interview the ceo of capital one. but he would give that guy probably a bj interview. am i allowed to say that? probably not. i already did. anyway, andrew -- >> i'm reading it. it was not a nice tweet. gary's good friend of ours. >> he said can you believe this guy would tweet about me when he's a capital one spokesperson. i'm doing gary's work her

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pending homes, up 4.1 in march to their highest level in two years, according to the national association of realtorsd freddie mac says the average rate on the 30-year fix has fall tonight 3.88, a tick above all-time lows set in february. >> earnings to work our way through. aetna, the stock in negative territory, they dint raise guidance. extra cash to spare. the stock trades at 44.25. overall, despite the fact for the first time a dow component, namely, exxon, disappointed in results, still we add to the gained. two days of gains, a big jump over last two days, 163 points on the dow. we continue to advance through earnings season. two-thirds of the dow are higher. let's have a look at the volume. it's evenly spaced, certainly here at the nysep nasdaq, talking chips, semiconductors, evenly spaced. >> speaking of the nasdaq, let's head over there. good morning. >> good morning. since it was the apple ecosystem that powered the rally in tech yesterday, let's take a look how those stock are trading today. apple is taking abreather after the sharp run-up yesterday. now on communications one of the suppl

in fact, i recently received a letter from the national association of realtors, the institute for realestate management, and other housing industry representatives expressing their support for this bill. they wrote that they -- quote -- "believe that preserving housing for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual asawcialghts and stalking is critically important." i could not agree more. that's exactly what this bill does. madam president, sheila wellstone isn't with us today. sheila and paul and their daughter marsha were tragically taken from us too soon, but sheila's example is with us. her legacy is with us, and her words are with us and i'd like to close with those. here's what sheila said. "we really have to look at the values that guide us. we have to work toward an ethic that respects every individual, to be physically and emotionally safe. no one, regardless of age, color, gender, background, any other factor deserves to be physically or emotionally unsa unsafe. in a justic just society, we plo act together to ensure that each individual is safe from harm. in a ju

when an organization like ncrc or the national urban league are in sync with the national association of realtorsand mortgage bankers association and the homebuilders -- that homeownership is critically important, because we are all concerned about the levels of conversation of throwing the baby out with the bathwater on what happened in this financial crisis. rank, sorry for interrupting you. put you back on the point. >> the point is, i think, unless we get a consensus, they don't leave. the politicians only -- they don't leave. >> my experiences that somebody has to start the parade. but right now, it's going in the wrong direction. there is a very serious argument although i think it has been lost from a housing standpoint. there are many people who save homeownership is a bad thing economically. it is not a good thing for the country. but too many resources into housing. people don't know what they are doing by investing so much and housing -- this is a standard economic analysis in this town and throughout much of the country. this is what those of us who have been involved for the last 30