now new york city officials are suggesting the same for iraq war veterans in the big apple. for now, they say now is not the time. our nation has a longstanding tradition of welcoming home the men and women who served in sacrifice. nine new york city officials want to post a ticker-tape parade for iraq war veterans, just like after the second world war. >> 4 million people have lined the sidewalks. >> and after the gulf war. >> the pictures we see now are well below was, down broadway. >> but officials said that conducting a parade while we have troops in harm's way sends the wrong message. about an hour later, we seek a second statement. >> when you wait. all of the wars are over that you decide you're fighting bennett is ok to party? i think we should do what is right. >> some disagree and others agree with the pentagon. >> i think we should wait until we pull out of afghanistan for the safety of our country. >> washington, d.c. also posted a parade for gulf war vets. they are waiting for formal request from the federal government. if something can be worked out and they c

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a big apple store opens its doors in the big apple today.hile wall street could end on a sour note. we get the latest business report from brian shactman. good morning, brian. >> interestingly enough, futures have turned around here. we're positive at this hour. investors continue to hang on every word, coming out of the eve summit in brusells. he wants safeguard for the financial markets and basically said this country will never join the european union. the markets are slightly higher. shocks dick fall sharply after the head of the european central bank said he has no plans for large scale stimulus. the dow dropped to 11,998. the nasdaq lost 52 to 9966. american's net worth took a sharp hit over the summer, dropping the most since the fall of 2008. net worth fell 4% to $57.4 trillion as the value of pensions, homes, stock portfolios all declined. the stock market fell 14% between july and september. net worth is valued by the value of property, bank accounts and stocks. apple opening the doors on the newest store inside new york's grand te

i would get a better line of groceries just from big apple. it is kind of expensive. although it was expensive, it had sales and house brands, and i got certain things there and other things from the little store. trader joe's does not do that at all. even the products they carry, they run out of all the time. like the most basic thing like couscous. they may be out of it for months. they do not sell ethnic groceries except they might have a frozen enchilada or something. there are a tremendous number of people coming from other parts of nob hill who have limited incomes and who use ethnic products, none of which is sold. the two liquor licenses are a question. one beer and wine license for the grocery store i could see. two licenses i think everybody objected to. nobody wanted cvs, that i heard. we have three walgreen's nearby. there is a walgreen's directly across from the hospital. and hospitals provide pharmacy things for people leaving in the middle of the night. we certainly do not need that. greening they just said we could not do it. they could do some enginee

does the world look for in a modern leader today's artie's correspondent in the new york in the big apple laurie harkness asking people on the streets what they expect from a potential candidate. important elections will be held in many countries in two thousand and twelve what's it going to take to be a good leader in today's world this week let's talk about that what do you think is the most important quality for a world leader to have right now just empathy for what's going on right now just the inability to be able to be flexible just with the american people and the people the world and a lot of patience i equate intelligence with humor. i mean say oh yeah a quick mind so you think that sense of humor would be appealing in a world leader think it's an international way of speaking you know everybody gets it and everybody likes it that circumstances are controlling all the countries right now so somebody step up and take the reins you know would you follow someone that was strong like that even if you didn't necessarily believe yes yes their true leader who were honest with people is

present the wing limos are packed with glam riders of the big apple i think they want to go get jobs and there's a lot of jobs if you really want to work you can find work the seventy five year old grandmother of seven fixing her old car with her own bare hands begs to differ folks seem to think that you know so maybe if i can get a job in new jobs these days even though b.p. gives me a job meaning mother snipes works at a church and knows the face of poverty all too well it was the you know i mean some people are you know. except when trying to get. clothing on saturdays here although very visible in new york the extreme gap between those well off and those struggling is a trend all across the u.s. thirty years ago the united states had less inequality than most other advanced industrial countries today thirty years later we are the number one we have the most extreme inequality between rich and poor and it's scattered all over the country this is what made occupy wall street protests spill out and stick around on the streets of america things are really bad we are our society is br

. >> is in the big apple prepare for the biggest celebration of the year -- crews in the big apple. >> there is a disturbance out in the west that is pushing clouds our way. forecast is just ahead. >> we are tracking one problem on the east side of the beltway. we will check >> good morning. we have that clear skies for most of the overnight hours. the temperature may dip -- the temperature may start to rise later today. rising temperatures is the key to our weather. there is a disturbance out to the west. there was a disturbance yesterday that was producing snow. today, the disturbance is a rainmaker. that means warmer temperatures. let's look at what is going on out there this morning. we have some clout to our south. they are not producing any precipitation. clearing skies are giving way to scattered cloudiness. with this new disturbance coming in, it is producing precipitation, a chance for some rain. this is a week assistant and will be hitting the mountains later today and coming into the area tonight. it will raise the chance for possibly a few sprinkles in our forecast. not sn

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. >>> the famous crystal ball made a test of today in times square in the heart of the big apple. stage construction continues ahead of tomorrow night celebration. in addition to party plans police are already busy with closed-circuit cameras designed to keep revelers say. >> more on these last minute celebrations and a preview of the classic celebration, you can watch right here on abc 7. >> assuring in a new year new york style takes fortitude and practice. for 2012, they have already aired-tested the combative that will fall on the 1 million or so people in the huddled masses at times square. this year's test went very well, we're told. so to decide what blum test -- ballooned test that followed. on the west coast, pasadena is getting ready for a different kind of march in this year's rose parade. members of the occupied movement planned to walk the parade route after the last vote goes by. by far, the world's most radical new year's observation comes from the south pacific island nation of samoa. they are knocking friday december 30 of the calendar, is keeping straight from th

apple pie, big sheik antique bowls of wooden apples, read and golden, apples pencils, produce framed on the library wall, texas vegetables from the rio grand empire. i am an american first, then a texan he would say not understanding he sounded like auggi march. the clues are there, i later realized. a man's fate is his character. you always have to show off and tell us what you know, carl said. i'll be in washington next week i say. i have an interview, i have to close of peace. you promised me, you said you would stay away from washington state. you sat right here and said you

. >>> still to come when the news continues, they're polishing the big apple for sunday's big new year's celebration in times square. if that's too far, find out where else you can ring in the new year. >>> but first, thousands of mourners racked with grief bid a final farewell to kim jong il buried earlier today. >>> in a new book, jimmie hoffa's personal driver says the former labor union boss is buried in detroit right under the headquarters of general motors. marvin says he learned where hoffa was buried during a teamsters conference back in 1985. hoffa disappeared ten years earlier, supposedly while on his way to meet mobsters. >>> north koreans have paid their last respects to their late leader kim jong il. a massive procession took place in the capital -- in the country's capital ahead of his funeral. dvor funeral. >> they line the streets to say good-bye to kim jong il. sobbing uncontrollably, they waited in the snow for a glimpse of their dear leader's casket. state tv showed mourners falling to their knees and soldiers pushing back crowds to keep the path clear. kim who ruled t

. >> while the big apple gets the biggest apple store.open tomorrow in grand central terminal, of course, in new york city. the 23,000 square foot store is one of the world's largest apple stores and it will offer a feature that you cannot get anywhere else. you get a 15-minute training session for free with every new device you purchase. >> pretty cool. those training sessions are very valuable. >> we're back in a moment with a look at tinduckee n induck tees into the california hall of fame. >>> finally, some of the biggest stars are in sacramento. many of them are locals from the bay area. crews spent hours decorating sacramento's memorial auditorium, inside and out. among the hon rees who will be walking the red carpet, in fact, probably in the next 15, 20 minutes, carlos santa who grew up in san francisco. the beach boys are being inducted, bas ket ball great magic johnson. governor jerry brown says tonight's inductees should be celebrated as people who embody the spirit of california. >> wow, what a wide variety. it really is reflec

around the world and all fifty states have made the memorial a regular stop on their visits to the big applee to stand in ten years makes all the work that's gone into building this very ssecial place worth it." - thousand visitors a day. at this rate... the memorial is on track to match or exceed the amount of people who visit the statue of liberty and empire state building each year. rafferty says, "all visitors to the 9/11 memorial must reserre free tickets in advance and pass through a security screening. &pin new york, marianne rafferty, fox news. " a giant sinkhole in eastern pennsylvania is affecting both the living and the dead. crews are at work in aalentown....trying to patch up the massive hole.they found a water main break there yesterday.and dozens of residents had to evacuate their homes.now officials will have to decidd whether thee graves should be moved.no injuries have been reported. you might call it the softer side of newt gingrich. the former house speaker...who made his name as a republican firebrand...was group offiowa mothers about a - his own late mother. who suffere

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the big apple mind it own business. private sales rleal and internet sales are also legal. the city of new york has no business attempting to curtail or forbid the guns in virginia. focus should be on the treatment of mentally impaired individuals such as the two young perpetrators at virginia tech before they can harm members of their community. you might want to remember it is illegal to sell if you think a person can't pass a background check. meantime, christine said guns in fact the problem. hate guns, only hunter, the governor, and criminals need guns. my dad had one for protection, but we didn't have access. and then we had this from thomas alexander, love me some guns, but they should not be sold to criminals or undesirables who done harm to others. another municipality have chosen to stick its nose into the compty of another state. i donned don't love or hate guns, a special alarm will go off if some crazy person tries to buy one. sadly, that is science fiction. so in the absence of a perfect system, should we be erring on gun ownership? the e-mail address is mailb

[laughter] now, you remember i live in new york, the big apple. help me to stay the word -- say the word -- i do not want to sound like sarah palin -- [laughter] what is the word for many races? multi-cultural, yes. they could not care one less if you were white or black. let mayor bloomberg tell you what their value is, the money. in new york, every night, racism raises its ugly head and you have these killings, racial profiling, like we had sean bell. anyway, we see racial profiling. one of my neighbors said, yes, they are always going to find a psychological reason why the white child is bad, but an african-american or child of color is just a badass. that is true. they do not think you have any value. they think you do not know what life is, you do not have any goals or dreams. you know why i am telling you that? i am basing it on my family. i wanted you all to know that my grandson graduated and will be the first doctor in my family. [applause] i do not like to put labels on it, but i want to thank all the liberal white people that helped us

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apple user. >> reporter: 2011 was a big year for apple users. >> i was always a pc user. so i've made the switch. >> we've become an apple family, yeah. i don't know how it happened but you just start with one. >> reporter: with all its gains, the silican valley company also had a big loss. >> apple, given all the trouble with steve jobs, they remained sending it out of the park. >> reporter: when it comes to the biggest loser of 2011, the dubious distinction goes to hp. which has a ceo shake up ultimately hiring meg whitman. >> probably more drama for one company that we normally get out of the entire valley. >> reporter: los gatos netflix saw thousands of subscribers after trying to change their pricing. >> they miscalculated how the public's response will be. you don't double cross your customers. >> reporter: analysts put yahoo in the losers category with the loss of its ceo. looking ahead, analysts say keep an eye on apple and hp as both the new ceos plan to put their stamp on the companies. >>> a pair of economic reports sent stocks up today. the nasdaq gained 23. t

all right the countdown to now year's is on and people in the big apple are getting ready for the bash. today officials threw confetti to test it. >>> anywhere you plan to celebrate safety should be at the top of your list. if you plan to drink don't drink and drive. name a driver, get the number for a local cab company before you even head out for the night. stop drinking houring before you plan to get behind the wheel. if you have a family member impaired take the key away. there will be some changes with -- including event fencing around the inner harbor. >> find the space, people will be much more secure in those areas and make it easier for us to promote a safer, more ordererly venue. >> and they say there will be very visible police presence around the inner harbor all night long. >>> and here is something we are hoping for in 2012. relief at the pump though we may not gett. the average cost this year up to $3.52. here it was just two cents lower, income tax year likely to be higher. >> this is the highest recorded average that we have seen for gas prices, not o here in maryland

." >>> the count down to new year's eve is on and folks in the big apple are getting ready for the annual new year's eve bash. newt overthe top singer lady gaga will drop the famous crystal ball. she is expected to perform. yesterday officials tossed confetti to test it before the big night. people have been posting their well wishs and resolution and hopes and dreams on new year's eve wishing wall. >>> with new year's around the corn it's an exciting time and important to be prepared and stay safe while having fun with your friends and loved ones. we have mike the director of the st. joseph medical center powered by me with tips and it's important because more often than night we have heard new year's eve referred to as amateur night. >> amateur's night out. people are going to celebrate. people will have a good time. and it's usually has alcohol involved. >> and that's not to be discrnlgd but you want to do it in-- discouraged. you want to do it intelligently and don't overdo it. >> keep alcohol away from our kids and anyone under 21. but those who decide to drink need to make decision.

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. >> tom cruise's latest mission takes him to the big apple. we have those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: tom cruise walked the red carpet last night at the new york premier of "mission impossible goes protocol." cruise is superspy ethan hunt for the fourth installment of the popular series. jeremy recommender and paula patton co-star in the thriller. >> it's that much more compelling knowing the actor is doing their own stunts. it was a challenge. >> reporter: mission impossible goes protocol opens tomorrow nationwide. >> ashton kutcher. >> reporter: ashton kutcher is bringing punk. he will serve as one of the producers. but the host of the show remains a mystery. the cable network plans to make that announcement during its new year's eve telecast next week. >> here's one you may remember. >> reporter: paul mccartney is releasing an album of standards. the new disk will be out in february and will feature two new songs. famous friends appearing on the album include eric clapton and stevie wonder. that's your eye o

goodbye to the oh today are to his very own new york resident laurie harkness asks people in the big apple what they will be happy to see the back come the stroke of midnight. two thousand and twelve is now a rival what would you rid the world of in the new year this week let's talk about that i think wall street protesting because it doesn't really help anything at all if you ask me i'm a business student it's my fifth year in college and i just i don't know what the point is i understand what they're fighting for and i agree for but for me i'm like you just taking up space i would probably say that after gambling the world be a better place without those things yeah i think it would probably be lots of benefits. i agree i think a lot of people would protest about oh i have no doubt a lot of people would protest definitely including the government because they are acts of much money out of it would be occupy the liquor store tired of us or our noble borders and more borders let's just all be one country. because it's so difficult to travel around people trying to score points seem politic

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gangs of new york the giants run out confident winners over local rivals jets to get the big apple bragging rights and a chance for an n.f.c. east ground. but we'll start with you where there are eight games on offer in the kontinental hockey league on sunday three only matches to tell you about first where off to mobilise to conceded in their ninth consecutive match after losing to the not all moscow on home ice all over in almost with a score or ford suv defending the garden cup winners to be alive want to home match against more with the same for two scoreline trucks or should have been supposed to second period goals against visiting sarah palin in the goods which were enough to win the match five more games are now still underway where to sign the current cult winners are good bars are welcoming severe and the score in that game is now three male to force in the third period. chills the bad boys are hosting out on guard on the score in the moscow region is now two one two on guard need to keep making mezzaluna because this car both hungry for a victory after their respective losses in

gangs of new york the giants run out confident winners over local rivals jets to get the big apple bragging rights and a chance for an n.f.c. east ground but will start with the ice hockey where there were eight games on offer in the kontinental hockey league on sunday three early matches to tell you about first where off on billy's conceded in their nine consecutive matchups are losing to deny moscow on the home ice over in almost with a score all for two defending the garden cup champion celibacy alive won a whole match against more with the same four to score in rockport should have been scored to second fewer it goes against visiting sort of better news in the bush war enough to win the match now let's follow up with two times the garden cup winners are the bores who was defeated visiting side c.b. by three blocks two one while kate shells that boys d.t. has lost to or drives up on guard in the moscow region by the narrowest of margins to one nifty he make beats but a little bit of it was next to the match between severstal and you gras and it scoreless in regulation and oversight and b

so we earned a holiday trip to the big apple twice as fast! nner! [ garth ] we get double miles every time we use our card. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang! it's hard to beat double miles! i want a mace, a sword, a... oww! [ male announcer ] get the nture card from capital one and earn double miles on every purchase, every day. go to capitaloneom. i wonder what it could be?! what's in your wallet? >> many tragedies were covered by the media this year. a 9.0 in japan followed by a devastating tsunami. the death toll just under 16,000 in addition to the loss of life and tsunami caused three reactors to nearly melt down and a nuclear power facility. in may, ef 5 multiple tornado, in joplin, missouri. and the imams absolutely heart breaking and 160 people lost their lives. in july. a 32-year-old. norwegian, set off a car bomb in oslo. and 69 people were killed. most of them children. but one tragedy that got the most coverage, the mass shooting near tucson. arizona eight days into 2011. 6 people were killed. 13 injured. i