avon is a direct sales company.'t just walk into a sephora or any other retailer and ask for avon's merchandise. instead, they have an army of roughly 6 million independent sales reps in over 60 countries who have parties and go door to door. you can make the case it's a tough time to be in direct sales. maybe they're not doing as well. you're thinking herbal life, right? think again. that doesn't hold water because tupperware report at the end of january was gorgeous. avon's problem is not the direct seller. the problem is it's a bad direct seller with a track record of a lousy execution. estee lauder is a, on the other hand high quality company with top notch execution. when i saw these brands it amazes me that all the good ones are theirs. clinique clinique, origins, mac, that thing is smoking. bob bobbi brown, avida, michael kors, beauty smash box among others. when estee lauder reported on february 5th the ceo knocked it out of the park. it was an astonishing quarter, blew away every line, every quarter. this i

inflation in brazil and a stronger dollar took a bite out of avon's overseas revenue. the cosmetics makers results missed analysts on both the top and bottom lines. the company said the currency fluctuations will continue to weigh on performance this year as it does most of its business outside the u.s. but avon also told investors it expects its north american business to turn profitable for the first time in three years. shares rose more than 1% to $8.69. >>> kellogg still has the breakfast blues. the corn flakes maker cut its forecast long-term annual revenue growth as cereal sales continue to be quite sluggish. shares fell 4.5% to $63.30. apache also posted a quarterly loss as the lower revenue expectations and it announced it's slashing the rig count by more than a third in response to crumbling crude prices the stock down slightly to $64.58. time incorporated gave investors a weak sales outlook for 2015 that weighed on shares in today's trade. this is the publisher of magazines like people and sports illustrated reported a lower than expected quarterly profit as

. >>> i'm erika avon tiehl. also this morning all it takes is $2 a dream. jumbo jackpot jumps before the big drawing. the katie, are you in on the pool. >> i made sure i got the in on it the because you don't want to be that one person not in the pole, right? we are catching a break between systems but two more shots of snow and arctic blast heading our way. we have lots of wintry weather to talk about and we will do that in a few, vittoria. >> i am that one person not in the pool will but i'm jumping in on it. as of right now road are very quiet, very serene. it looks nice looking at i-95 around broad street free and clear. we are in the wings of rush hour and things will change. we will have a full report coming up, ukee. >>> developing right new there is a manhunt for this new jersey father wanted for taking his two young sons. it is not an amber alert but police, in sussex county say christopher dohm violated his custody agreement by taking the the boys. police think he left in the gray nissan path finder with a license plate fone, seven-c-k-v but they

. >>> i'm quarter avon tiehl. also this morning the verdict is in, guilty for ready ray routh in the the so call american snipper trial. this morning new reaction from the courtroom. >> katie? >>> erika, it is a chilly start to the morning for us but oddly enough, it is not as harsh as we are's still only talking temperatures that break into the upper 30's today. that will sure beat what we have been dealing with in recent mornings for sure. we can expect a generally nice looking day as we kick things off and take a quick look at storm scan three tri-state sweep made and not being picked up by anything. you wouldn't know there is a cold front coming along because cold front tend to bring moisture. this one not so much. certainly going to make up with the cold that it produces but i don't think you worry about precipitation out of it. problem is there is a new storm brewing right now over texas and deep south and that is what actually moves in for us tomorrow. so early tomorrow morning, generally before the sun com

avon i only inherited a strange. a jordanian pilot has been savagely murdered and burned alive by isis. how does this out when i support among nations like france and japan and now jordan, who citizens want revenge for the murder, and is this a sign that they have grown more bold and confident? we will get into into all of that a little bit. but first, the vaccine debate has flared up. a discussion over whether you should get them and who could make you. so it also started in 1998 with the british report looking to british vaccinate against diseases. but this anti-bax backs nation movement has gathered a few famous faces over the years, so it is a pantheon some can't help but hang onto their well researched were. names like jim carrey and jenny mccarthy, and other names as well. like charlie sheen and kristen cavellari. >> did you vaccinate? >> you know, i read too many books about autism. >> going back when shots were only 10 and the mmr was on that list. i don't know what happened in 1990, there was no plague killi

. >> as pat ciarrocchi tells us it is a provocative story of a forbidden love that brings avonal lista stage in a way that has never been done before. >> reporter: oscar wild was toast of the literary world as a play wright until a scandalous love affair with a man, ruined his reputation, and destroyed his private life. >> ♪ >> reporter: david dab qualifications is oscar. >> this is about a human story, human rights, and about how this man was treated, for gross indecency, which means homosexual man. >> reporter: in this east coast premiere oscar is written for daniels and his voice, which is strikingly high pitched. >> i'm could a counter tenor easiest way to describe it ace male alto, very high voice, not unusual in pop singing you heard it from michael jackson. >> reporter: oscar turns on the story of his gay love affair with a young dancer name lord alfred douglass. he was known as bowsy portrayed by read, deplow, who dances only, does not sing. >> there is a whole other element, to what i have to say as an actor and a dancer for being on stage and not having to speak. >> reporter

these are highest temperatures we have found today n west grove avon grove high school temperature of 39. high in valley forge at the middle school 38. so far in philadelphia at international airport 38 and at dover air force base, a high of, 38 degrees. below average but warmest we have had in sometime. here's our storm system, bringing snow ice and rain to the deep south to place that he is don't usually get it. it is all moving north east and it will exist off mid a atlantic. we will be on the northern fringe and interesting part of this particular storm is it keeps creeping northward so very suspicious of this particular storm. right now in philadelphia 38. twenty-eight in the poconos. 34 degrees in reading. look the at the cold air, atlanta, 36 degrees birmingham 34. seeing some ice. nashville 34. even little rock at 34 degrees. nashville at 37 degrees. but this is the cold air, that is with that storm, and all of its moving toward raleigh-durham and mid-atlantic. as this storm continues to move in the north east and gather that moisture from the gulf of mexico. you will see this

. >> do you think avon -- that was andrea as well. do you think there's something to that?resting challenge. women are starting to rise to those levels of running these companies, and not all of them are going to be wibers. i think, you know marissa mayer inherited a company. she was lucky to have that stock. she's been able to try to do the turnaround using that stock to keep the stock up. if that stock was down, she wouldn't be able to do anything. it was definitely a troubled company. it was attacked under scott thompson and attacked under jerry. you know the sale thing at gm. these issues were before mary was there. she haves obviously a top executive. meg is inheriting a company that's been in trouble forever. maybe women have their own choices in these companies, but that's -- who knows? i think this is -- it's a little soft in the idea of it but it's -- there's definitely an issue around not enough women ceos. >> thank you very much. good insight. good article. good discussion. appreciate it. hey, let's get to breaking news. sue her air wra. sue. >> it concerns halli

kids, this is a joke, but there is a police agency here who has put out an arrest warrant for elsa of avon dale. >> we want a few words with elsa. >> thanks so much. >> the question everyone wants answered when is it going to warm up? al, do not say springtime. okay? he's down in miami where it's even cold there. al, how you doing? >> that's right. we have tied a record here in miami. 42 degrees. we're at the lowes miami beach hotel. there is a hardy soul swimming in the pool. it's heated but he's got to get out of that pool at some point. man, that is cold. all right. let's show you what we've got going on right now. as far as our weather is concerned, we are not lod, we are not looking at any break into next week. there may be a little moderation. for the most part look at what we've got. wind chill warnings, wind chill advisories, stretching from the great lakes all the way down into florida. we've got temperatures, these are record lows from chicago on into cincinnati, parts of knoxville, we're looking at tampa setting a record, miami tying a record. and we're not done yet. tomorrow mo