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four years instead of looking for a part-time job at burger king. guest: if your son attends college, he will have an advantage. people with college degrees are doing much better in this economy than people with high school degrees or ged's. i think there is a lot of opportunity for him in college that will be a good thing. it is hard to know six months out what will go on the economy four years out as a long time. i would think that he will be a good place. host: this report is broken down by age and also broken down by sex. is it also broken down by degree or feel that all? guest: i have not gone through it that way. it is broken down that way, i think. the newest thing they added was

>> it could be next if they don't succeed. >> bill: could we talk about the burger king guy?e is scary. >> mcdonald's used to have grem mass. the guy who had the malt. they had the mcburglar. hamburglar. >> where did you spend your childhood. >> they were ousted. ronald mcdonald is the only guy left. >> bill: both of you would not fire ronald mcdonald? >> no. keep ronald. we are starting the campaign. >> burger king guy in prison. >> is he scary looking. >> bill: would you hug ronald mcdonald. >> absolutely. >> bill: you would. >> 100%. >> bill: you would, too? let me break this to you. the way he looks, yes. most-likely he is available. so, both of you would hug ronald mcdonald. >> outlaw hugging. >> bill: no. okay? i wouldn't. i don't want to go anywhere near a clown. all right? ever. he frightens me. but not as bad as the burger king guy. >> true. >> bill: that's the end of the world. all right. the culture warriors everybody. i have no idea what was said during that segment. do not email me he, please. the kelly file, outrageous video by erica may insult president kennedy

if we didn't have burger king, would the war be over? of course not. we would be a little bit further along. >> reporter: the age-old choice between guns and burgers. john yang, nbc news, bagram air field, afghanistan. >> that's our broadcast for this thursday night. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the one to terminate burger king, pizza hut, , because they take of the valuable resources like space and water. they are in a war zone and not an amusement park. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. what do you think about the army pulling these restaurant chains from bases in afghanistan? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> coming up, get out of those walking shoes. not only is it good for your health, but it could get to a break from work. >> call me, i will be there. >> a tractor worthy enough to wear the green and yellow has evolved... from every john deere that's come before it. and it's available with 133 easy-to-install attachments, including the most popular one of all. ♪ >> welcome back. it is 72 degrees already downtown at the maryland science center. no weather problems on your way to work or school this wednesday. it will be a war oncm one, a feg like summer. 70 at the airport. the forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine and cloud. it'll be hot, but not humid. that is a good thing. the high temperature is expected to be around 90 degre

burger king, pizza hut and concessions like orange julius and dairy queen could get cut. rm of a burger joint you might remember from your hometown could go a long way. cutting the fast food, crossing the line? you tell me. crossing the line. go to tamron.msnbc.com. or you can actually twitter your response at twitter.msnbc.com. that wraps up this hour. i'm tamron hall. join me again tomorrow and each weekday, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. eastern time. ed schultz picks up things right after this. be lurking, waiting . a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots. ask your doctor about plavix. protection that helps save lives. people with stomach ulcers or other conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavix. taking plavix alone or with some other medicines including aspirin may increase bleed

and he said well, we went to burger king and then i came home and watched the disney channel with hisnd i thought, wow, i didn't read that in the paper. that to me is an interesting detail because that makes him real to me. it makes this whole global conflict, the bloody chaos real to me. and i want to know the character and nature of this man who is now tasked with this mission. he's part of a large mass of people who america answers to 9/11. and the preparation before he gets on the plane in kentucky to fly overseas, he goes to burger king and watches the disney channel with his daughters. back to him, if you can bring -- if you can touch on those details, it is something, mysteriously, it it shows our commonality, even something as innocuous as that. >> absolutely. i think it's shining the light on making these people real. and again, we look back over the past ten years and we've seen everything happened. per from the people when he was sitting at home watching the disney channel, he had no idea what was coming next. and this is september into october 2001. all this was just begin

we went to burger king then i came home and watched the disney channel with his daughters and i thought i did not read that in the paper that is interesting detail because that makes him real, the whole global conflict bloody chaos i want to know the character and nature of this man and is part of a large mass of people who have an answer to 9/11 hours before he gets on the plane he chose to burger king and watches the disney channel with his daughter. if you can touch on those details it does something mysterious and shows commonality among the huge even something as innocuous as that. >> it shines a light on making people real and when you look back over the last 10 years and c everything brawl those that were sitting at home watching the disney channel he had no idea what would come next this was september into october 2001 it is all just beginning part of the book of special forces is also the cia and a lot of people think analyst some were sitting behind a computer or james bond that is not with these guys were. they were there emitter the days after 9/11 talk about the c.i.a. side

it's actually the cheapest place to invest in -- >> you're talking about burger king. >> starbucks, theeuys -- >> but can you eat a whopper? that's a different question. >> we talked about the mccafe and we're talking about coffee. they sell it. they've doubled since 2009, their espresso, sales of that. they are clicking right now, doing things right -- >> there's so much in competition, though, at this point. it seems like it's anybody's to grab, the market share. jack in the box is starting to offer coffee as well. subway has breakfast now. i mean, there's so much competition, and the marge rinz razor thin these days. the promotional activity this year's going to remain intact. >> but they continue to bring their new products. that really is the key. >> apple's coming out with the icoffee too. you've got to watch out for that. it's 25 minutes into the show, we haven't mentioned apple yet. >> we will. plenty of time. >> that's what the second half of the show's going to be about. >> that's right. 5:30 on it's 100% apple. we want to get you set up for tomorrow's trading session. we'll ru

. >>> the military has a beef with burger joints in war zones it's goodbye to burger king and pizza hut and tgi fridays must also go. they want to remind the military they are at war and cutting back on nonessentials is key to running an efficient military operation. >>> we have a fox 5 follow-up this morning. the feds have slapped a $16.4 million fine on toyota. that's the biggest penalty ever issued by the transportation department against a car company. officials say toyota took too long to tell the government about those defective gas pedals and they knew about the problem back in september and didn't issue the recall until january. they have two weeks to either appeal the fine or pay up. >>> well if your home is on the market, you want to listen closely to the next guest. housing specialist steven fuller is back with an update on area home sales. steven, thank you for joining us and steven is the director for regional analysis for george mason university. and when you were here several weeks ago you talked about a new wave of foreclosures to come and what that could mean for people

response from the secondary brand of seattle's best brand of coffee and announced a major deal with burger king, and subway and this is what old navy has been to gap, and seattle's best coffee can be a starbucks. >> that is an interesting storyline, and the growth in asia makes sense to certainly want to have the bigger stake there. are you actually seeing any change in the demand of the story coming out of asia? a lot of people wonder if the numbers coming out of china are real, and we are seeing the growth 11% or so in china or what are you seeing in asia in terms of the growth story? >> well, maria, i have been to china a dozen of times in the last two the three years, and let me tell you, it is real. it is real. it is powerful. the work ethic, and the commitment they have to building china and the consumer demand, and the aspirational demand of the middle-class, but having said that, there are a lot of people who will rush to judgment in china, and there will be many winners, but there is a lot of people who don't get it right. you have to be highly locally relevant, and i thisnk be very re

. >> the burger king is filling up the moat. peta couldn't protect the fruit loops toucan. >> lots of other things and other foods. >> when are we going after neighborhood sub-shops? that's all i wants to know. that's all i want to know. >> the answer is probably soon. >> soon. >> marshaling the vehicles even as we speak. we'll hear more about this all day long. it's a huge topic on facebook right now. >> who could help the most? adults. get the name out there. >> they built a few nice houses along with the restaurants. >> as sandra put it out. i'm telling you in honor of ronald mcdonald i'm going to slam a big mac today and wait until the fries come out of that grease, i want them hot. >> forget the diet coke, i'm going for the real deal. i'm living large today. >> take a look at the day,. >> always go for the real coke. >> yeah? >> i have gotten used to the taste of diet. >> not me. >> i'm going to jam today, i'm going to live big. >> 69 at lunch on the way to a high -- i think it will get as warm as 76 degrees. we're still ca

you know we even saw this phenomenon play out in fast food, where burger king lamented that the consumerldn't afford a hamburger today but apparently it could tomorrow, the same day that mcdonald's told us it was selling them by the billions. supermarkets, safeway kept complaining that the consumer was moribund. but whole foods was kicking butt and taking names. and walmart stole food shoppers away from traditional supermarkets. the bottom line, whatever the industry, when a company with a bad track record blames its poor performance on a tough environment, it's probably just making excuses. it's a crybaby. not telling you something that applies to its stronger co competitors, which are likely running circles around it. >> announcer: stay connected to cramer on madmoney.cnbc.com. aflac is not more benefits at greater cost to your company insurance. aflac is not how do i fit it in my company's budget insurance. aflac is help protect and care for your employees at no cost to your company insurance. with aflac, your employees pay only for the coverage they want or need. and, the cost to you

think about the old burger king commercial, have it your way. well, right now voters want to have it their way and they want it their way now. and they're getting very itchy trigger fingers. and just as they turned republicans out in congress and the republicans out of the presidency as well and they may be throwing the democrats out of the house of representatives this time. but, boy, it is i said it is an itchy trigger finger. and i say that because although the great former speaker, late speaker of the house, tip o'neill, used to say that all politics is local, and that's probably one of the most widely quoted lines in american politics, the charlie cook variation of that is that all politics is local except when it's not. now, it's deeply profound stuff here. [laughter] >> but the thing is from time to time, we have -- you know, most elections are local. and you look at the state senate or state representative district and you study the people, you know, in that place. you study the voting patterns in that place. you look at the candidates,

i think we've thought about if i could only own that mcdonald's or burger king. make that happen. >> it's not as easy as sitting an an inflatable thrown. but we are at the franchise business. we'll tell you how to do it coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >>> many p.m. -- many people have wondered about going out on their own or opening a business. >> some might consider opening a franchise but what does it take to do that. stacy cohan is live at the international franchise expo at the washington convention center with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: do you want your own franchise. a 7-eleven? the key is it has to be your passion. you have to pick a business that matches your passion and there are plenty to choose from here. i'm here with jim massey and you're the show director and it's really heightened this year. tell me about that. >> we have over 180 exhibiting countries here to show and we have companies here

burger king, pizza hut, tgi fridays, all on the chopping block at the u.s. the war zone. soldiers typically gather at the so-called board walk area of kandahar airfield, scarfing down comfy food, but the military wants to remind soldiers they're at war. i don't think they need too much reminding of that, you would think, but apparently they've decided for this reason, no more. bill: the mres are delish us, chicken cavatelli, i'm telling you. martha: i'll eat anything. after a little while, i bet you look forward to the chicken cavatelli. bill: the story book lineup of cinderela, also known as the butler bull dogs came oh so close last night. roll this. oh! bill: that's the bull dogs losing, but congratulations to duke and the fourth national title for duke. martha: i always root for the jawnder dog. bill: the karma of the world, when butler has 5000 students, 6 miles from the final four. martha: it was an amazing tournament. biappening now", right now.

think about the old burger king commercial, have it your way. well, right now voters want to have it their way and they want it their way now. and they're getting very itchy trigger fingers. and just as they turned republicans out in congress and the republicans out of the presidency as well and they may be throwing the democrats out of the house of representatives this time. but, boy, it is i said it is an itchy trigger finger. and i say that because although the great former speaker, late speaker of the house, tip o'neill, used to say that all politics is local, and that's probably one of the most widely quoted lines in american politics, the charlie cook variation of that is that all politics is local except when it's not. now, it's deeply profound stuff here. [laughter] >> but the thing is from time to time, we have -- you know, most elections are local. and you look at the state senate or state representative district and you study the people, you know, in that place. you study the voting patterns in that place. you look at the candidates,

trends that and the like but if you drive through to don't see grocery stores you see mcdonald's, burger king and the like so these are the problems we have to as a nation combat because 80% of americans live in the cities like newark or the immediate suburbs so what we have tried to do is create a cultural norm that are going to in power the residence to be successful so people understand my kids got diabetes, my kids have asthma. that has direct relationship what is going on in your neighborhood and we will need is a that you don't have to walk 5 miles to a park but we are going to try to put one in your neighborhood that we are going to reconnect to not only by having a part in your neighborhood we are going to show you by creating the part number one your family is going to have job opportunities. things that park that we are going to stays delete to sustain and do solar panel installations but you know what we have kids right now who attracted to solar companies to the city and they are training young kids at risk of dropping out of high school and disaffected youths are going to get job

was the drive-through event at burger king?moters of polo. they were celebrating the beginning of polo season. i had no idea that was in fact, yesterday. it was a big day. >> what did they tell you what they thought they needed to change about themselves after they had seen themselves in pictures and on tv. >> i asked them what they thought about saturday night live's" imperson snags of them. tarek said he thought he needed to lose more weight. >> really do some reflection. that's impressive. >> and she said she needed to come off as smarter and stop posing for pictures. they thought that, they said look, this is apparently how america views us. >> in her case, i think you can say lofty goals. >> at least she's honest. >> politico's patrick colvin. i think we're all going to ponder and reflect on that one. have a great weekend. coming up, stocks are pointed higher this morning. will today be the day the dow manages to break 11,000? erin burnt will join us next. hi, erin and starting next week, joe, mika will be broadcasting the

think about the old burger king commercial, have it your way. well, right now voters want to have it their way and they want it their way now. and they're getting very itchy trigger fingers. and just as they turned republicans out in congress and the republicans out of the presidency as well and they may be throwing the democrats out of the house of representatives this time. but, boy, it is i said it is an itchy trigger finger. and i say that because although the great former speaker, late speaker of the house, tip o'neill, used to say that all politics is local, and that's probably one of the most widely quoted lines in american politics, the charlie cook variation of that is that all politics is local except when it's not. now, it's deeply profound stuff here. [laughter] >> but the thing is from time to time, we have -- you know, most elections are local. and you look at the state senate or state representative district and you study the people, you know, in that place. you study the voting patterns in that place. you look at the candidates,

think about the old burger king commercial, have it your way. well right, voters want to have it their way, and they want it their way now and they're getting very itchy trigger fingers and just as they turn republicans out four years ago of the guess and republicans out of the presidency two years ago, they may be throwing democrats out of the house of representatives this time. but, boy, it is, as i said, an itchy trigger finger. and i say that because although, the grate former speaker, late speaker house, tip o'neill used to say all politics is local, and that is one of the most widely quoted lines in american politics, the charlie cook variation of that is all politics is local except when it's not. that is deeply profound stuff here. but the thing is from time to time, we have, you know, most elections, all politics is local. and you look at a state or a aggressional district or a state senate or state representative district, and you study the people, and you know, in that place, you study did the voting patterns in that place. you look a