we'll show you how the big apple is getting ready.  >>> welcome back. it is coming up on 6:15 taking a live look at times square. look how quiet it is. >> i don't know if i've ever seen it that quiet. >> it won't be later tonight. they are getting ready for the big new year's eve celebration. lots of people descend on new york for this. it will probably be i cold unup there too. >> yeah, much colder than last year. they'll be in the low 30s and ball-dropping time. >> no. have you? >> no, couldn't -- >> i've heard what it is like. >> you have to stand out there in the cold for 12 hours. >> and what about finding a rest room. >> i hadn't thought about that, sarah. >> yeah. someone told me they got a room once there and looked down. they tried to go downstairs and take part it in it but it was too crowded. they couldn't get out of the hotel. >> don't bother, just watch. >> watch it on tv. >> should be a fine night out there. if you are going out around here later tonight, quiet conditions. it will be chilly with temperatures in the 30s. it won't be brutall

so you're enjoying the big apple. >> beautiful. >> good to have you back.k. thanks for sticking it out with us. >> you make it easy. >> i try, i try. it's the vodka. shut up, willis. good morning, everybody. happy christmas eve again. the debate over firearms will not subside. that's for sure. as the nation celebrates this holiday season, that is our top story. also this half hour, this story kind of really blew my mind here. no one saw this coming. some post-election comments from inside mitt romney's family, the comments raising a lot of political eyebrows. his son gave an interview to "the boston globe," the newspaper, and unexpected is definitely the word. we'll get into that coming up in just a second. >>> also coming up, the controversial call on "wheel of fortune" that has viewers and a contestant expressing outrage. hear what happened during a final round of the game show that led to disappointment, to say the least. it all has to do with how you pronounce a word. >> being punished for her southern accent. i don't like that. i think she has a legit

should the big apple be secretary clinton's next gig?e there a job for her there in four years. here after the moves of general petraeus we have karl frisch and donnie fowler. mayor clinton. >> mayor chelsey clinton. >> jennifer: you think hillary clinton would be interested in being mayor? >> no, as great as new york is, i think it would feel like a demotioning to from traveling the world as secretary of state to dining the fine restaurant of new york. i think they'll vote in quinn. >> jennifer: karl, let me follow up with you. there is a new york democrat nate shinigoa who lost his race, but he received a letter from hillary clinton, and he posted it on his facebook. and she's in fact in that letter encouraging him to keep on fighting in the political website, saying that is new for clinton. do you think she's building support for a presidential campaign? >> i don't think she's building support to go on a nice long vacation. >> jennifer: i totally agree. >> which is probably what she's going to do, take a break while her team puts ever

in the big apple, someone with the median income of 68=thousand dollars could afford less than 30 percent of the homes. in san francisco, incomes are higher, but so are home prices. more than two=thirds of the homes are too expensive for a median=income buyer. orange county is third on the national list. followed by los angeles and connecticut's fairfield county. san jose rounds out the top six, despite a high median income of 105=thousand dollars. real estate is too expensive there for more than 50 percent of the residents. >> grant lodes, kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: temperatures were slightly warmer in the 60s for most of the bay area. 60s in the santa rosa. 63 in oakland, 61 in san mateo. as we go for the overnight hours it is going to be very cold it is already quite chilly in a number of locations with areas of dense fog. we're already seeing that in the north bay. with sunny skies and mild expected tomorrow and even nicer on sunday let us take a look on futurecast is shows widespread 40's for the overnight hours with the 30's that extent with the 40 degree readings. temperatures in t

thousands of people are expected to flock to the big apple. the nypd says it will have beefed-up police presence to ensure that everyone is safe. that is beautiful. >>> we want to know what is your biggest hope for 2013? we're getting a lot of comments on our facebook page. danielle jarue says she hopes to finish school, make my financial situation better and to be happy. i like your priorities. you've got it going. search for us under fox 5 morning news, no between fox and the number five. smart girl. >> yeah. we close out the new year today. it will be a party-like atmosphere probably tonight with everybody getting ready to go into the new year with all those new year's celebrations. >> it was the party-like atmosphere from last night with the redskins. >> keep the party going. >> it will be one big festive atmosphere around here. >> got to love this time of year. >> break out the puffy jackets, right? >> yeah, it will be cold. tonight, it will be chilly with temperatures back in the 30s. you know, kind of typical for this time of year. let'

a construction milestone to make the big apple proud, coming up on "world news now." ♪ concrete junglede of there's nothing you can't do now you're in new york ♪ l ♪ ♪ i got a pocketful of dreams i'm from new york concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. the first section of the top that would make the new world trade center the tallest building in the western hemisphere is now in place. it took workers half an hour to hoist the 70-ton piece of galvanized steel to the top of the 104-story building. and it caught the eye of tourists and new yorkers alike who caused to honor the significance of that moment. >> it means a lot to all of us. it shows the resilience of the region, the country, and even the world. >> it does send a strong message. that section is among 18 pieces that will form the spire. they were made in canada and sent by barge. once in place, the full height of the building will be 1,776 feet. a beacon of light for all to see. >> a symbolic height on that, too. i love that whole thing. >> mm-hmm. >>> union workers in philadelphia are sending a

the big apple, the city that never sleeps, rat xanadu. the metropolis i know and love has changed, not one person was murdered in new york city on monday. nypd deputy commissioner paul brown couldn't even remember the last time a day went by where not one person was shot, stabbed or slashed. (laughter) >> stephen: what happened? i remember the real new york of the '80s, when in a single night you could score some weed, catch a times square porno and then get stabbed in the neck by a coked-up lou reed. and that was a pretty good first datement now times square has become a disney bubba gump wimp company. the worst that could happen is one of those giant m & ms tries to flash you its peanut. where is the thrilling dangerous city of midnight cowboy or taxi driver? >> you talking to me? >> stephen: i wish i was talking to you. (laughter) instead of i'm talking to her. supercalifragislisticexpiali -- supercalifragislisticexpiali [bleep] me. folk, i've had it, had it. this disturbing lack of violence is not just a problem for our city t is a pr

hundreds of thousands will usher in the new year in the big apple. they will see the famous waterford crystal ball drop down 141 feet high above times square, lighting up the 2013 side. this year's ball club 288 new panels engraved with doves. one of the panels also engraved in memory of the late dick clark to started hosting his new year's eve show in 1974. millions around the world are already saying hello to 2013. this is a look at the spectacular fireworks show in sydney, australia. thousands of people lined up as 7 tons of fireworks were fired off from harbour bridge. today marks the beginning of the baltimore ravens run to the super bowl and get ready for the city to be awash in purple. purple lights will be displayed on nearly every building in baltimore city and to mark, acre well-paid city hall and several parts of federal hill in purple and black. the ravens dropped their regular-season finale against cincinnati but most of the raven's starters did not dress for the game and the rest played only a few snaps. the bengals won 23-17 and the at

you think it's cold here, windchills are going to make it feel well below freezing tonight in the big applepolice in our area will be out in force looking for drunk drivers. if you've had too much to drink, don't put your life or somebody else's life at risk. for a safe ride home call sober ride at 1-800-200-taxi. fares under $30 are free. >>> a lot of people within dering about new year's eve weather. >> yesterday would have been a lot worse than today, so we had those winds settle down. we had clouds build in, but those clouds are not going bring us any precipitation tonight. tomorrow might be a different story. let's take a look outside with the michael & son weather cam. here we are live in northwest d.c. everything is looking okay. a mixture of clouds and stars was a temperature of 40 degrees. we actually have seen some showers on radar. lucy that in just a second, but they're not reaching the ground. they're evaporating before they get there. a look at headlines. cloudy but dry. it is because of that dew point. a few showers on the day on tuesday. we'll start off the new year with a l

for 2012,among other things.there was a big lawsuit involving apple and samsung. facebook went public, and private space exploration took flight. kron 4 technology reporter gabe slate gives us a look back. stop online piracy act...or 'sopa'.. webb cried censorship and it was protest. with petitions calling and organized boycotts. and wouldn't you know this is worked! and the power of organized internet community. >> when facebook went public it was the most hyped stock effort they lost a lot of money it opened at $38 but that was much overvalued. and dropped quickly. it bottomed out with below $18. since then it has been steadily rebounding at currently, $25. and also, the trial war of 2012 from apple & samsung it is going to take a while for it to unfold. patents related to their tablets and smart phones and so far apple is winning. samsung will pay apple 1.0 $5 billion in damage. for infringing on their ideas of $1.05 -- gun and dollars. it could alsbillion dollars-a-and also the era of commercial private space exploration by tesla founder. the space exploration

. >>> next, disturbing trend in the big apple.apparently being pushed in front of an oncoming train. >>> no deal in sight to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll tell you how president obama is pushing forward as the clock ticks. >> first this morning's tech bites. >>> in today's tech bites, amazon.com getting a present from shoppers, good review, survey puts amazon at the top of the list where it has been the past eight years. big jim in americans reading e-books, re-- research finds 16 and older red -- print reading drops from 72% down to 67%. salary of time cook dropped by 99%, his 2012 compensation 4.2 million dollars, far cry from the 378 million last year. steve jobs' famously collected a dollar a year. >> for the first time in its history voting for oscars online some voters are complaining the system is confusing and worried it could be vulnerable to it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & f

still to come, fewer murders, less crimes, the big apple losing its reputation. >> pakistan preparing to lift a three-month block on youtube. the site had been barred since september after posting an anti- islam video causing protests and riots. the interior minister said the bloc would be done within 24 hours. >>> australian police say that the two radio percenters -- presenters are not likely to face prosecution. a senior officer from scotland yard has not asked to interview the deejays, who impersonated the queen and prince charles. >>> advertisements of people smoking cigarettes with a tumor being launched in the u.k. this marks a return to shock campaigning. >>> you are watching "bbc world news." the top stories, an indian woman being treated in singapore with severe injuries sustained during a gang rape has died. president obama is meeting with congressional leaders to try to avert with -- truck to try to avert the fiscal cliff. >>> the past year has been a record year for new york with less murders than any time than in the past 15 years. mayor michael bloomberg said there were

. >> >> still to come in sports, the big apple comes to baltimore. stan has highlights >>> stan is here. you couldn't ask for a better christmas present could you? >> the best case scenario for the ravens down the road is to win against cincinnati and home playoff game against either the colts or the bengals. keep winning and they might get more home games. now, they are trying to get home games in the playoffs. hey folks, they not only chopped down the defending somebody champs -- in relatively easy offense. helds visiting new york giants to 186-yards total offense. ravens first two proeggs ises, they have a pair of touchdowns, joe to smith, six yards. hang on snoopy, hang on. library the song used to say. first quarter, flacco scores what they call a one yard touchdown officially. second quarter, ray rice following this reception from flacc o, 27-yards down south. touchdown, makes it 23-7. add another four field goals in the last quarter alone. the rookie justin tucker. for no flacc o, 209-yards passing. eli had only 150. winning back-to-back divis

big apple blaming tech apple for rise in crime, increase in thefts of apple devices in new york morethan covers the increase in major crimes,. phones and ipads, favorite targets. >>> zynga sending pet bill to the pound one of 11 games the company is shutting down players who have poured hours and dollars into this game are [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need all at a great price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home. go to our website below to get at&t u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month fo

they own the big apple tonight 100-97.he lakers and cavs and let's have espn's neil everett call this one. >>- q. i as larry beil would say, with authority. >> i keep telling you guys, i used to be somebody. irving torches him and irving for three at 28. kobe with 42. but cleavland hands the lakers their third straight loss 100-94. i keep telling them. the former nfl commissioner paul tagliabue handed his successor a huge loss. roger go del brought tags in to to -- for an impartial judge. they engaged in the bow tee m program who took out opponents. but he wiped out the suspensions for the four saints players involved. the whole case was in his words contaminated. the penalties, however, do remain for the coaches involved. with mike mcintire off to colorado and the san jose defensive coordinator was named the interim head coach and he will lead the spartans into the military bowl and he is a candidate to take over the job permanently. congratulations the tightened named to the ap all-american team. he lead all tight ends a

still to come, fewer murders, less crimes, the big apple losing its reputation. >> pakistan preparing to lift a three-month block on youtube. the site had been barred since september after posting an anti- islam video causing protests and riots. the interior minister said the bloc would be done within 24 hours. >>> australian police say that the two radio percenters -- presenters are not likely to face prosecution. a senior officer from scotland yard has not asked to interview the deejays, who impersonated the queen and prince charles. >>> advertisements of people smoking cigarettes with a tumor being launched in the u.k. this marks a return to shock campaigning. >>> you are watching "bbc world news." the top stories, an indian woman being treated in singapore with severe injuries sustained during a gang rape has died. president obama is meeting with congressional leaders to try to avert with -- truck to try to avert the fiscal cliff. >>> the past year has been a record year for new york with less murders than any time than in the past 15 years. mayor michael bloomberg said there were

. >>> nothing is left to chance at new years eve, how the big apple is preparing for the throngs of people ringing in the new year. >>> we have remedies that might help ease the pains of those overnight and early morning hangovers. >>> this is our ];f#storm shiel app. the watches and warnings are out there. there is a storm on the board towards the west, more coming up after this. live look at times square, the streets are empty for now. later tonight, you are not going to be able to see the pavement, a number of people, thousands, focus, they will be sell braying the new year for -- celebrating the new year. all the important confetti tests went off without a hitch sunday. 17million pieces will rain down at the stroke of midnight. some was handwritten wishes for the visitors. you can watch the dick clark's new year's rocking eve with ryan seacrest. dick clark died in april. tonight will be a time to remember the legendary dick clark. >> it will be celebratory in so many ways. he created the tradition for television. >> watch dick clark's new year's rocking eve here on abc 2 beginning at 8

among other things.there was a big lawsuit involving apple and samsung.acebook went public, and private space exploration kron 4 tech reporter gabe slate gives us a look back. >> the warriors, are planning philadelphia ad oracle and also justin smith will need surgery. those stories later in sports. stop online piracy act...or 'sopa'.. activated an online protest.. and the web cried censorship.it was protest. with petitions calling for and organized boycotts. and wouldn't you know, that it worked! ahhh.. the power of organized internet community. >>> when facebook went public it was the most hyped stock ip0 - however many lost money when it opened at $38 but that was much overvalued. and dropped quickly. it bottomed out below $18. since then it has been steadily rebounding at currently, $25. >>> also, the trial war of 2012 from apple & samsung it is going to take a while for it to unfold. patents related to their tablets and smart phones... and so far apple is winning. samsung will pay apple $1.5 billion in damage. for infringing on their ideas this could

welcome to the big apple -- new york city. so, if your family's visiting for the holidays, here are some great things you can see and do. let's start at the top. you just can't beat the views from the observation deck of the empire state building. if you like to skate, the ice is nice at wollman's rink in central park. here's one tourist attraction that's good enough to eat. serendipity has fun food and its famous frozen hot chocolate. [ chuckling ] yum. new york is the theater capital of the world. a hot ticket is the christmas spectacular at radio city music hall. but one of the best shows in town is free -- the fantastic holiday windows, like these at ralph lauren. they draw lots of oohs and ahhs. >> look at that. [ gasps ] >> look at the dress. it's so pretty. >> and they draw you into the store, as well. how could i resist? they're all gifts, i promise. and of course, there's the giant tree at rockefeller center. so, let's recap. if you're visiting new york city this time of year, there's lots of fun things to do while yo

no more waving your hand to hail a cab in the big apple.he new york taxi and limo commssion approved so called e- hail in a unanimous vote. the e- hail app on smart phones and tablets connects passengers to cabbies within a half-mile radius. the one-year pilot program starts february 15th. southwest, the airline made famous by not charging fees, is adding at least one. starting some time next year, if you buy a ticket on the airline and then don't show up or miss a flight and fail to cancel your seat before takeoff, the airline says you will pay. how much hasn't yet been determined, but southwest says too many no- shows on on its cheapest fares are leaving empty seats, and that costs money. southwest says the new policy could boost revenue by as much as $175 million a year. amtrak makes tracks with a new fleet of high-speed trains. early next year, amtrak will start the process of replacing its 20 high speed acela express trains. the goal is more frequent high-speed service on the northeast corridor. that translates into a 96-minute trip be

they own the big apple tonight 100-97. the lakers and cavs and let's have espn's neil everett call this one. >>- q. i as larry beil would say, with authority. >> i keep telling you guys, i used to be somebody. irving torches him and irving for three at 28. kobe with 42. but cleavland hands the lakers their third straight loss 100-94. i keep telling them. the former nfl commissioner paul tagliabue handed his successor a huge loss. roger go del brought tags in to to -- for an impartial judge. they engaged in the bow tee m program who took out opponents. but he wiped out the suspensions for the four saints players involved. the whole case was in his words contaminated. the penalties, however, do remain for the coaches involved. with mike mcintire off to colorado and the san jose defensive coordinator was named the interim head coach and he will lead the spartans into the military bowl and he is a candidate to take over the job permanently. congratulations the tightened named to the ap all-american team. he lead all tight ends

up to the big apple. >>> if you're playing, airport delays are possible in salt lake city, philadelphiak city, boston, minneapolis and los angeles. full board there. >> absolutely. >>> recapping our top story, now. of course, the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. three more funerals are expected today, as well as the wake for teacher vicki soto. middle and high school students go back to class today. but students from sandy hook elementary are waiting for their new school to be made ready. >> as for the shooter, a computer taken from adam lanza's home was badly damaged, perhaps by a hammer. but investigators hope to recover information on that hard drive. >> suggesting it really was premeditated if he took the time to do that. >>> also, some healing spirits on four legs have arrived to comfort people in the town of newtown. therapy dog, some that traveled from the midwest, are providing the support a canine only can. >> the handlers said just petting the dogs can help people focus on something else, if only for a few moments. a brief break from this tragic reality. >>> and support is flo

so paul's hat works is headed to the big apple. >> more people; more money; more style in new york. >> mike: the language of the custom hat business. >> mike: most silicon valley startups have one common goal: to be the next breakout company. next, three brothers who are on that path. millions already know their product and their growth is nothing to c/tom at. >> so this is the pitch. >> mike: meet the brothers smith, nate, ben, and tom. and if the smith brothers has a certain ring to it, well, it's because they are related to those other ones of ahem cough drop and elixir fame. but what these smith brothers are known for are video games. cordy, cordy sky and sleepy jack, three of the most popular game apps in the digital universe. millions, multimillions of downloads across all platforms. >> mobile phones, tablets, p.c., television, set top boxes and trying to have kind of fluid experiences across all those different types of streams. >> mike: the ability to go from here to there -- >> yup. >> mike: to there -- >> to the t.v. >> mike: is a huge deal. >> yes. yeah. and that's the thin

every year has to be the best christmas ever made in the program or healthiest places people in the big apple i but when that today's christmas has lost something of its traditional matching that and then you will feel great. the san bernardino california police force left to shrink by eighty officers this year to cover their budget deficit during a local meeting the chief of police laid out the city's problems the sea is facing waves of gang violence theft and drug trafficking but with all the prisons completely overcrowded many of these criminals go right back on to the street and there's just nobody to put more police out there to fight them the police chief really only had one solution offer a given situation go home lock your doors and load and you know what actually that's not that bad of a proposition america's always been a country where people been expected to look out for themselves and i appreciate the police chiefs honesty but i know the world we live in and i have a feeling that the second some homeowner shoots a guy who jumps over his fence at night that homeowners going to go t

people in the big apple what changes there could be in the year ahead after a short break.what do you see when you look at the scroll perhaps you would print future she'll have or maybe you feel sympathy for her because you see she's in a wheelchair but if you're t.s.a. agent then you see hard core terrorist scum finding a small amount of residue from explosives on the girl's hands she was detained for almost an hour and her tears for mercy did not move. ector's to allow her mother to be with her as they took her away for further inspection said to the t.s.a. agents can put two and two together and realize that people in wheelchairs get all sorts of random stuff on their hands because the wheels they push roll along the ground when will these endless tales of bizarre instance of the t.s.a. stop when will they stop worrying about girls in wheelchairs when will they stop searching under a terminally ill woman's bandages and when will they actually catch a terrorist when you call security feels a lot more like ridiculous tyranny to me but that's just my opinion. the sex. sigri

they own the big apple tonight 100-97.d cavs and let's have espn's neil everett call this one. >>- q. i as larry beil would say, with authority. >> i keep telling you guys, i used to be somebody. irving torches him and irving for three at 28. kobe with 42. but cleavland hands the lakers their third straight loss 100-94. i keep telling them. the former nfl commissioner paul tagliabue handed his successor a huge loss. roger go del brought tags in to to -- for an impartial judge. they engaged in the bow tee m program who took out opponents. but he wiped out the suspensions for the four saints players involved. the whole case was in his words contaminated. the penalties, however, do remain for the coaches involved. with mike mcintire off to colorado and the san jose defensive coordinator was named the interim head coach and he will lead the spartans into the military bowl and he is a candidate to take over the job permanently. congratulations the tightened named to the ap all-american team. he lead all tight ends and had 66 re

people in the big apple of weather today. it's christmas that's not something of its traditional magic that much more after a short. trimmings in this tree even for specialists how a voice can produce several sounds it warms but we didn't use the art of throat singing comes naturally picked up like a language. a language of communicating with nature it said that's where throat singing originates from the unions believe not only animals but also surrounding objects like reverse forests and even stones souls by imitating the sounds they believe assumes to capture the power of nature. was. to get to one of the five main stars of groups and it imitates the gentle breezes of summer chara whose name means great hunter as the first piece adopted. there are special instruments that accompany the singing if danny says there is even a legend about his instrument a gill it says once there lived a poor shefford who had the best horse that won every competition but jealous people killed it on the horse was revived as an instrument book it

squishes people in the big apple. christmas has lost something of its traditional and much more. art. it was arrested for putting up posters critical of drone usage all over new york city the poster show a menacing drone shooting a missile at innocent children with the words drones protection when you least expect it written at the bottom these posters definitely reflect a lot of americans fears that a big brother skynet will completely eliminate the very concept of privacy and free speech so to prove that americans live in a free country without any government spying the n.y.p.d. hunted down the anonymous artist and arrested him for expressing himself having arrested him at his residence they charged him with fifty six counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument grand larceny possession of stolen property and weapons possession for having a deadly terrorist weapon and unloaded twenty two caliber pistol although being in jail won't be pleasant perhaps arzt s m a t actually in the end it got what he wanted he proved to the world that big brother surveilled him and arreste

what are americans new year's resolutions laurie harkness takes that question to the streets of the big apple. it's that time of year again when we all make resolutions for the new year so what's your this week let's talk about the same as always. so you're going to win the lottery and you're going to lose weight and neither of these things are going to happen exactly could just be. kinder gentler and more giving how do you do that new york city i live in cincinnati i've been reading about two weeks song. and why didn't you eat better and twenty twelve no i mean i read a book about fasting for two days a week so that's what i'm going to do that's not going to work here's resolution eat less muffins you know. to take care of myself better eat less muffin no muffins are good because again. that's what it usually is which is unusual are. you going to make the same one that you break. a lot of people do that yeah not to be so hard on myself. that's a good one it's kind of like the anti resolution more like i'm just going to relax a little bit. that's probably when you can stick to spend more time

the big apple is planning the attack apple for its rise in climate -- in crime.n increase in fact of apple device is more than increases -- more than covers the increase in major crimes. iphones and ipads are the major targets. zynga as putting petville in the pund. ound. (vo) sometimes the big plan doesn't work. and the perfect life turns out to be not so perfect. you start fresh. new city. new job. new everything. it's exciting, and scary at the same time. and some days you think, "i can't do this on my own." but then...i went to suntrust. they helped me figure things out. and before you know it i am doing it... (anncr) at suntrust, helping people shine is what we do. join the thousands who are switching to suntrust's award-winning service. >> kai, my name is bernie, i'm from ireland. hail to the redskins. >> good morning washington. >> the good morning, right back at you. by:26. get ready for baby kimye. kim kardashian and connie west are expecting a baby. west made the announcement at a concert in atlantic city. kardashian is about 12 weeks pregnant. congratu

perhaps tied to the apple, samsung dispute. there is a big court hearing tomorrow. samsung is expected to ask the judge for a brand-new trial. apple down 22% from its september highs. right around the time where the iphone5 with release. the markets showing more conviction today. let's get right to the floor show. i rub, in chicago, i want to start with you. very shallow moves up and down. >> we are getting closer to the mayan calendar. no one is mentioning it, but the reality is that each day we get closer to december 18, that is when you have the real problems looking you in the eye. seeing people the congress does not help. how much of it is the chess game and how much of it is the poker game. that is what we are seeing right now. gold does not know where to go. it has no story. it is concerned with austerity. if we get forced austerity on the economy and we go over what is called the cliff, we will not stay over that cliff very long. he will not worry about what happens to the debt ceiling. i think you have a mixture here. what is that almost looks good. less spe

it's a sign that maybe apple will not have this big windfall with china mobile which is 670, 680 million subscribers. last week we talked about the china unicom deal, they got the approval to run the apple iphone. when you look at apple, they're getting dinged on both sides of the pond. at&t at their conference indicated smartphone sales are down or slightly moderate, which isn't what apple is 130esed to do. >> the only thing i would add, look at the aussie dollar. it did not rally. if there was going to be a big commodity rally, the aussie dollar would rally. >> is that because of the tax -- not the tax, the rate cut. >> well, right. they did have the rate cut. the day they have the rate cut the aussie dollar rose. you would think there would be some momentum in that. there really wasn't any momentum. that concerned me a bit. >> we were talking about apple. we talked about it last night. see what we had to do on the set last night. >> fundamentals, revenues slowing. earnings growth is slowing. potentially margins have been peaking. >> that is something that if somebody put that chart in