holds then met jules byrnes grandson who escorted him to grandfather's grave. there, surrounded by local boy scouts he later read the message in memory of jules byrnes from his greatest admirer. adult world circles at at the time a avoided aviation in order to make some kind of point about the places in the world. bicyclists who were not from the western imperial powers for example began to rebrand the bicycle is a peaceful way to see the world. teaching at the morrow for example circumciscircumcis ed a world from 19 1219 four gathered admiring newspaper accounts as he did so but because he did not publish his own narrative that the journey she remained better-known within asia. he was later pleased to welcome to japan three fellow asian cyclers, a trio of young men who did a world tour on bicycles to show india's equality with other nations. the three young were members of the bombay weightlifting club and they weren't very good shape. when i left home on bicycles in october 23, returning in march march 1928, five years later, having covered 44,000 miles and d

mike byrnes is fema's disaster relief coordinator in new york city. byrnes says fema's flood policy is limited in flood zones but his agency is re-examining individual cases including the bediners. >> and you give me their details am we will look into it and we'll find out what's really went on here. >> reporter: the bediners did receive $5,000 from their private home insurer for wind damage, not nearly enough to rebuild. >> reporter: are you angry? >> absolutely. but at the same time, i really don't know what else to do. i mean we turn to the people that we thought would help us. and they haven't done anything. >> reporter: the bediners and their two children will live with family until they figure out what to do. michelle miller, cbs news, staten island. >> jeff: . >> jeff, officials are still trying to figure out how many people died after a highway tunnel collapsed about 50 miles outside tokyo. at least 150 heavy concrete roof panels crashed on to the roadway burying a number of vehicles. fire then delayed rescuers efforts to get inside. the colla

david byrne. >> i thought i can do this. i can communicate this way. but i also felt at that point and i think probably a lot of artists and musicians feel this, we want to over throw whatever the reigning order of music is at that time, not violently just what is successful now, most of it doesn't mean anything to us. we have to make our own music, we have to make music for our generation, for our friends. >> rose: right. >> and it is not -- we are going to wipe the slate clean. >> rose: gustavo dudamel and david byrne when we continue. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: maestro gustavo dudamel is here, berlin philharmonic once called him the most astonishingly talented conductor industry ever come across. he is beloved bolivar orchestra in vendz well, ven venezuela anw is with the la philharmonic. ♪ >> rose: he is in new york to, bolivar orchestra in carnegie called, voices from latin america, also dedicated further music

we can blame tracy byrnes for that. ashley: adam, thank you so much. appreciate it.tmas day is finally here tomorrow. if you think the holiday shopping season is over, think again. next week is just as important when it comes to holiday sales. joining me now exclusively, joe feldman. some of these projections are being downgraded now. why is that? >> it has been a sluggish season relative to what estimates were heading in. we have a 3.5-4% sales growth estimate for the holiday season. traffic in the stores is less than what we have seen in years past. online sales seem like they have accelerated a bit. we have seen 16% year-over-year. there is definitely some mixed numbers out there. i think that blending it to gather, you will still have an off season for the holidays. ashley: we have to take a break. we will pick up this conversation after the break. the market closing 36 minutes from now. we will be right back. ♪ from thoughto trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ]

let me say well, ambassador byrnes. you have a long and distinguished record of the state department. we appreciate the work you have done and mr. nides i have known you for number of years under a different responsibilities and you keep getting promoted so you must be doing something right as well but we appreciate the work that both of you are doing and i know it gets a little nasty here sometimes. i think some of my colleagues don't really mean to be mean. they just get very emotional. we do appreciate your work. let me say this. one of the reasons why i love this committee is because i believe that foreign policy needs to be bipartisan. while i have taken codel's around the globe and led many of them when i was chairman of the western hemisphere subcommittee, i found that the differences between democrats and republicans were very very small when it comes to international events and things that happened. i have never had any restrictions on anyone in my codel speaking to foreign leaders, heads of state. never have b

. >> rose: gustavo dudamel and david byrne when we continue. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: maestro gustavo dudamel is here, berlin philharmonic once called him the most astonishingly talented conductor industry ever come across. he is beloved bolivar orchestra in vendz well, ven venezuela anw is with the la philharmonic. ♪ >> rose: he is in new york to, bolivar orchestra in carnegie called, voices from latin america, also dedicated further musical education and social justice around the world, i am pleased to have gustavo dudamel at this table for the first time. >> thank you. it is an honor. >> rose: my pleasure. >> huge honor. >> rose: we have been wanting to do this for a while. tell me about the music you have selected for the performance. >> yes. this is a festival called dos americas here in new york, and we decide to bring, you know, this amazing music that we have, this very latin, in a ways of irs stic

tracy: i am tracy byrnes with your fox business brief.trading higher in afternoon trading on optimism over budget negotiations. republican house speaker john boehner expects to be working with president obama to avert the fiscal cliff. jobless claims rising more than expected, 361,000 americans filed first-time benefits. the four week moving average which moves volatility fell to lowest level since late october. general motors is recalling 145,000 pickup trucks because of a hood and unexpectedly fly open blocking the driver's vision. the recall covers chevrolet, colorado and gmc canyon midsized trucks. 2010 to 2012 most of the trucks were sold in north america. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. >> ups turned its money, expecting to deliver twenty million packages. adam shapiro in louisville, kentucky, and make sure they make it to jersey. >> a couple boxes make it to jersey. have you ever been inside a 757 and don't have leg room? how is this for legroom? this is one of ubs's 230 plus full t

. ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everyone, i am tracy byrnes and for gerri willis.n't be long until more than $500 billion in tax hikes hit america's wallets. that isn't yours and mine. congress is out for held for a long weekend. john boehner skipping town. those sourcesay his meeting with the president failed to make any progress to avert the fiscal cliff. even if washington doesn't get its act together, there are steps you can take to lower your tax burden next year. you can empower yourself. in a moment, we are going to get advice from the founder and president of diverse financial consulting. it looks like congress will have no choice but to punt the fical cliff debate until next year. we have a guest from the cato institute. sequestration kicks in, maybe talked about? >> i certainly agree with the sequestration part. we should be able to find 100 belden and spending cuts. we should be able to find 50 billion in spending cuts the front. i think the sequestration and spending cuts should happen. unfortunately, many of the tax increase if we don't do something ab

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tracy: i am tracy byrnes.shley: i am ashley webster, no progress on the fiscal cliff, take a look for yourself, the dow off by 147 points. tracy: plan b bill failed to win support. republican congresswoman marcia blackburn is one of the republicans flatly against any tax hikes and with this in a moment. ashley: student loan debts tracking a trillion dollars to help borrowers but would it make the problem even worse? that is a question we will be asking straight ahead. tracy: time for stocks every 15 minutes. on the floor of the stock exchange, under 135 points, we have a lot going on today. nicole: where is the good news? when getting economic numbers we have gotten in over the last few days we are seeing a little bit better but the big picture is when you talk about 10% for moves in economic numbers, that is clearly overshadowed by washington and not getting these things all and the fiscal cliff looms, weighs on sentiment, markets are based on technicals or fundamentals and sometimes psychology, they have a l

tracy: and i am tracy byrnes. ashley: tough new talk on the fiscal cliff.mericans are scratching their heads wondering when president obama will get serious. tracy: the president's reelection leaving small businesses weigh more pessimistic about the future. bill dunkelberg is here. we will ask him what, if anything, to boost confidence among america's job creators. ashley: time for stocks now as a do every 15 minutes. let's head down to the call petallides. nicole: this is a pretty good day on wall street. this is looking like the fourth week where we are seeing gains. we did hear from house speaker john boehner. he smoothed it over and gave the sense that they are working hard in washington in order to solve the fiscal cliff. also, the dollar is lower. that is playing a part. most of the dow components have been in the green. trip advisor. we are watching trip advisor. it has been rallying. what they are trying to do is get in there. it would be more about changing some management. liberty acquired the share. this is part of the action here we are seeing.

hey, everyone, i am tracy byrnes in for gerri willis. the only have 2 days separate in the u.s. for more than $500 billion in x hikes. while both sides say the lines of communicationre open. getting a deal to avert the fiscalliff, president made it ry clear he is holding the line on hiking taxes on the top 2% of earners. customizing a little bit with republicans. ining us, ter barnes. what exactly ihe willing to compromise on? >> on the big item, the big kahuna. increasingaxes on families earning more than $2,000 per year story leaving the door open to a compromise on higher tax rates, higher rates. when anas repea ask repeatedly s demanding thtop tes return to the clinton administration in and the top rate was 39.6, he does not say yes, have to have that to get a deal. but hes not backing f his demandrates up by some amount of wealthier falies so the buzz is he might settle or comprose forometng in between like 37%. there is speculation the prident might compromisen the cut off my degreand a higher threshold by 500,000 per year befe higher rates wouldld kick in. in a speech in

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tracy: happy friday, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster.kes on the jobs report and not really impressed up 50 points. more americans simply giving up on trying to find one. that's disturbing. ftn economist lindsey piegza will be here to help us break down the numbers straight ahead. tracy: if you thought this was the week for progress on the fiscal cliff. well, think again. big ol' zero. nothing happens. house speaker boehner says it is clear president obama is dragging the economy well over the cliff. ashley: the rhetoric goes on. ibm playing scrooge to hundreds of thousands of employees by radically changing its 401(k) contribution. is your company next? tracy: kind of scary. as we do every 15 minutes we head down to the floor of the new york stock exchange, nicole petallides. they are climbing back to session highs although the notion 48 points up is only thing we've got, doesn't say much. >> it has been a slow crawl but this is our third week in a row of gains. it doesn't feel like it's been a great three weeks but hey, if you're long t

i am tracy byrnes. >> i'm dennis kneale. on the fiscal cliff and no plans to even talk about it. when will the white house and congress get serious about making a deal? tracy: on december 31st. dennis: the president is taking to twitter. we'll the latest all hour. tracy: fears of higher taxes caused tax-free muni bonds to popularity but is it too late to find any bargains? jack hough says no. he tells us where the deals are. dennis: the looming fiscal cliff doesn't seem to stop americans from buying new cars. edmunds analyst jessica caldwell breaks down a surprising strong month for automakers but will it last? tracy: time to check stocks as we do every 15 minutes. we head down to the lauren simonetti on the floor of the new york stock exchange. they are slipping but just off the lows of the day. >> off the lows of the day. but the dow and s&p 500 giving up about a third of a percent each right now. the nasdaq is down three points. off the lows. the low for the dow this session is 12,969. we're a little above it but seems li

>> hey, good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. >> i'm dennis kneale. month to go before the tax hikes take place. gridlock still the word in washington. tracy: sticking to the party lines, both sides blaming the other, as a fall off the cliff looms. dennis: joined by tea party republican dianne black, and asking her about a new survey finding americans trust car salesmen more than congress. tracy: shouldn't be a surprise to anybody. we have a retail analyst who likes jc penny. has he been to the mall lately? is he the only person in america who does? dennis: third time for heff? he's getting hitched to a 26-year-old lass. tracy: at least she has her driver's license. at the top of the hour, stocks now. lauren's on the floor of the new york stock exchange. hey, lauren. >> you missed my face after that last story. i was like, ew, and that's how the markets are today; right? look at the dow, down nine points, nays -- nasdaq up six, and s&p hanging on by a point. markets took a turn after the manufacturing number for november, weakest number since july 200

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes in for gerri willis, less than 3 weeks before u.s. falls off the fiscal cliff, speaker john bain ser slamming the brakes on any hopes a deal is coming soon, making it clear both sides have differences. second in command, eric cantor warning members not to make any plan for holidays, and kevin brady of texas, vice chairman of joint economic committee, thank you, are we still that far apart? >> you know we are. i started optimistic to get this done before the holidays, but, i don't feel that way, it seems to me the decision has been made, perhaps by white house to take us off this fiscal cliff. i think this is irresponsible to do it we're ready to work out a reasonable sound solution but i do not see that coming from the other side right now. tracy: is it because there is so much going on behind scenes. they think there is a lot of secret wheeling and dealing with john boehner and the president do you agree? >> i do not, i think he -- they have been sporadic talks, i know speaker boehner has been frustrated with how slow the responses h

gerri: tracy: hello, i am tracy byrnes for a president obama is meeting at the white house right now. a meeting called by the white house. a little bit strange since earlier today. speaker boehner left the capital and the white house said the ball was in speaker boehner square. rich edson is on the white house with the latest. were they talking about? this on a day when president obama said i have cut $1 trillion already in spending. that was part of last summer's budget deal. but he says that i am willing to do a lot more cuts in spending. you have a willingness to do spending cuts, a willingness from john boehner to raise revenues. however, we have been stuck on the details of this thing for the past two weeks here. the past three weeks or longer. the white house is putting an offer on the table. they were far apart in spending cuts. our part in revenues and the way they do increase tax revenues. republicans say no to any tax rate increase. how speaker john boehner says they will do it by limiting deductions next year. what the white house wants is an immediate tax rate increase on

and so they are right now trying to explain who we are as women religious because none of the byrnesvestigating are members of the religious community. so this is education time. they are in school. >> bill: i love it, that the nuns are educating the bishops. boy do they need that. >> quite clearly, the bishops will do their own piece of education so we are not bishops, so we don't understand their concerns and their world. so we need to receive that also. >> bill: just so you know, you are right. they are wrong. ken is calling from jones oklahoma. hey, ken. good morning? >> good morning, bill. sister campbell, i wanted to say thank you very, very much because you have been doing what i believe truly is christian and i really appreciate you. i am on disability. >> thank you. >> caller: i willam living off of social security and it's really tough out here and there are very few people standing up for us. and what you guys are doing is just a god-send. thank you. ? >> thank you. >> bill: there you go? >> thank you so much, ken. we have to stand together. and it's people like you that i

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes.o hours to go the dow is on track for the fourth straight winning week although down about three points right now. how long will the long stalled fiscal cliff talks shape this market's final stretch in 2012? ashley: the markets would love to know, still drifting at this point. >>> america's fastest growing port, you think it is los angeles, maybe new york, think again. savannah, georgia tops the list thanks to exports of chicken feed, a delicacy in asia. the head of the port is up ahead. tracy: maybe he will tell us how to eat those. ashley: no. tracy: outrage over spending bill for superstorm sandy is filled with pet projects in washington, d.c. while people are still devastated by the storm. liz claman on the story. ashley: from chicken to pork. time for stocks now. as we do every 15 minutes we head to the floor of the new york stock exchange, and nicole petallides. the market is literally at a stand till over this fiscal cliff. >> i knew you knew where we were going every 15 minutes

and introducing them will be deputy secretary of state, bill byrne. mr. secretary. >> thank you very much. good afternoon. as all of you know, ambassador pickering and mullen appeared to discuss the findings from the accountability review board. and we will testify tomorrow. i make just two quick points. then i will give the floor to the ambassadors to discuss the report and take your questions. first, as secretary clinton said in her letter to congress, we accept each and every one of the board's recommendations and have already begun to implement it. in accordance with the law, she ordered the review to determine exactly what happened, because that is how we can learn and to prove. i want to convey the appreciation to the team for doing such a thorough job. the board's report takes a clear-eyed look at serious, systemic problems. problems that are unacceptable. problems for which we take responsibility. problems with already begun to fix. we asked congress for funds to hire new personnel, and reinforce the hon. facilities. we are updating our deployment

the secretary of state william byrnes will testify this week about the september 11 attacks on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. that is live thursday at 1:00 p.m. eastern on cspan 3. the two connecticut u.s. senators talked about last week's school shootings in newtown, conn.. this is 40 minutes. >> mr. president, we appear to be in one of those periods of time where we are working too often through the valley of the shadow of death. senator blumenthal and i've come to the floor to speak about the tragedy that occurred, the senseless horrific attacks on innocent people in newtown, conn.. last friday. we must also note with extraordinary respect and sense of loss the death of our truly beloved colleague, senator dan inouye of hawaii. america, as senator reid and senator durbin made so car, america has lost a true hero, a patriot. this senate has lost a great leader, a leader whose accomplishments have been literally historic, and i think all of us have lost a friend. last evening, senator akaka spoke about how dan inouye's legacy, i'm paraphrasing here, was all aund hawi and all he

>> icahn did a lot for lions gate, drumming things up and motivating byrnes to do some things. he's doing a lot as well. maybe i'm placing too much on the disney deal but i really believe this disney deal is good. >> i do, too, but it's just i don't think it's going to move the needle in terms of the fundamentals. >> but it gets him potentially closer to the goal line of being acquir acquired. netflix on their own is not doing it. >> i'll make that the last word. weiss who made the more compelling argument here? >> i think stephanie did and here is the issue. carl icahn, this is the second bite at the apple. follow them to blockbuster, you'd have gone broke because they went belly up. the content costs are the principal consideration and you're in an arms race with much better funded companies such as the cable companies so you're making this essentially a battle that netflix can't win and i don't think you ever own stock just for a take. >> we go to the market flash desk now, pretty active market, mary thompson what do you see? >> we're watching yum brands, scott, up about 1.7

i am tracy byrnes.aker john boehner meeting with president obama at the white house in the latest round of budget talks. the meeting comes with speaker boehner open the door to tax hikes. what will it take to get a deal done? tracy: republican congressman is a democratic counter spin of vermont will join us in just minutes. ashley: an early christmas present for drivers, we will explain why you're still working out more than ever before. tracy: and the greek god of yogurt. big business in a big factory in the u.s. the ceo expansion plan. telling us all about it next. ashley: i love some cheese. there you go, feta. stocks now, nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: talking about greek yogurt, greek cheese. dow jones industrials up a half of a percent right now. talking about the fact you mentioned john boehner and president obama speaking trying to come to terms in some sort of an agreement on the fiscal cliff. the market telling you something is going to happen, it will b

thesey i am tracy byrnes. ashley: i am ashley webster.iscal cliff, president obama calling on republicans to take his new author and threatens to veto john boehner's plan b. republicans call that threat bizarre. john boehner expected to speak in 15 minutes and we will bring that to you live. tracy: name calling now. corporate dealmaking into the pfgbest. will be just another dead? the head of the mandate, ernst and young will tell us about factors that will shake the market next year. ashley: time for stocks as always as we do every 15 minutes. let's head to lauren simonetti on the floor of the stock exchange. the fiscal cliff keeping investors on the edge as well. >> definitely an issue. a lot of these going on, being digested with two strong days of gains here. in the u.s. we're taking a little bit of a breather, and down invests 13 points off of session lows. tracy: what about the housing report? a lot of mixed news out there. >> these are up today, and they were better than expected. it is 2-2/3%. >> just as confused as we are. tracy:

tracy byrnes? the list is said. did you have a stronger dollar against the euro >> energy pricing is losing ground after jumping 3%. we have sandy smith at the chicago mercantile exchange. you told us oil would hit $100. we're on our way. >> we are down with today's session. people stepped in to the oil market because it was struggling. it is still negative for the year at underperforming and crude oil is down a percent and again today the word is he'll like it did deal by the end of the year and those who do as an say it will not be right where it will be bad. we still are not talking about growing jobs so there is negative sentiment crude-oil prices down when typically during of big storm prices would go up but they're dropping because there is fear we will enter a recession and the country will struggle and they say if we enter the new year we will see higher taxes, lower home values in people struggling. it is not a good. they say that's speaker boner will cave in and we will not get a good deal. >> calls it the

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. >> i am tracy byrnes with your fox business rates.on optimism over fiscal cliff negotiations. president obama and speaker boehner wrapped up a meeting. shares are jumping on news of a potential buyout. offering to buy the software company for $2.3 billion. ellie's management and board expect a stake in compuware. according to the report on gender equality for economic cooperation and development, lack of childcare leading to a career interruption from others. and also noting childcare costs can account for more than half of the second salary in the family. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. my likes to invest in the market. she also likes to ride her bike. she knows the potential for making or losing money can pop up anytime. that's why she trades with the leader in mobile trading. so she's always ready to take action, no matter how wily... or weird... or wonderfully the market's behaving... which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. cheryl: it is time for you

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. >> i'm tracy byrnes with your fox business brief. a rally on wall street continues on optimism.ns from washington will actually lead to a deal preventing the deep spending cuts. and the tax hikes set to go into effect come the new year. the dow is up about 112 points. small business owners in the u.s. who are more pessimistic: super storms and in the presidential election. national federation of independent business operation index for november felt the lowest ratings since march 2010. one last chance to get their hands on the iconic projection. and receiving what is believed to be the final shipment. the products sold at regular price and no limit on how many customers can buy. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. uncer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the marke he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster.bal sparring on the fiscal cliff and no new progress on a deal. house speaker boehner says he is heading to ohio tomorrow. that is not a good sign. with 18 days and counting until the new year is it too late to avoid the cliff? tracy: republican congressman tom cole is our guest. he says congress should pass the president's tax hikes but it won't solve the whole problem. ashley: businesses bracing for the fiscal cliff and even more government regulation. chairman of oil and natural gas produce other energy xx 1, john shiller is here and how his company is bracing for the worse. tracy: time for stocks as we do every 15 minutes. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole, we were saying, sitting here yesterday at this time, the market was up about 60 points. now, we are down. so much for the bernanke rally, huh? >> that's right. it was a little celebrate, good times around this time after we already heard from the fomc and quantitative easing and accommodative

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[applause] jonathan burnham, jane byrne, trent duffy. i want to thank andrew wylie and jen off.s, you have written extraordinary books. i don't really know why i'm standing here but i've been working at this for about 100 years. not as long as elmer lammerts -- leonard, but a long time. [laughter] and i would not be here if it weren't for my daughters. [applause] alice, asa, bruschetta and -- husband dan, mom and dad and all of you. i would like to in the end except this in the spirit of the turtle mountain chippewa people and in recognition of the grace and the endurance of native women. this is a book about a huge case of injustice ongoing on reservations. thank you for giving it a wider audience. it means so much to all of us. thank you. [applause] >> and so, this concludes the 2012 national book awards ceremony. please help me congratulate all the finalists, winners and judges. [applause] everyone is invited to join me at the after party in the balcony. i would sincerely like to thank the national book foundation and especially harold for inviting me to be a part of this eve

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. we've got five days left to go. cutting short his hawaiian vacation to get back to work on the fiscal cliff. you know plan b is dead. so what the heck is plan-c or is there even one at this point? lori: need a countdown clock. ho-hum, people worried about their money and keeping their wallets in their pockets. we're tracking some dismal holiday sales. tracy: plus thousands of dock workers from boston to houston threatening a huge strike as soon as this weekend. why are calling for president obama to step in. it is top of the hour. it is time for stocks as we do every 15 minutes. we head to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. we're starting to see the market fall down a little, right? >> we're down 36 points. the dow held the 1,000 mark pretty well here. we've had our run-up, right? for the month of december the dow still remains in positive territory though it has given back a little bit. there are concerns that are lingering pertaining to the fiscal cliff. that certainly is not going away

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. political theater over the fiscal cliff.te battle over the presidential power around the debt ceiling could shape the cliff talks going forward. ashley: apple shares up today, but still down more than 20% from the all-time high less than three months ago. now is the time to buy. is there more downside ahead? all the people wondering about apple. we'll speak to one leading analyst is here soon. tracy: i do my part this holiday season for apple. somebody has to buy the stock. goinn over the fiscal cliff means big budget cuts for the fda and drug approval. we'll talk to acorda and how their company will fare. ashley: let's o to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole? >> ashley, tracy, this is one of those days where you see the back and forth action, right? we stay in this trend line, just establishing right around the unchanged line, the dow jones industrials for example, are up .1 of 1%. the s&p is up a quarter of 1%. tech negative nasdaq the most interesting story today because it has been unde

. >> good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. another day another meeting.nt obama meeting with governors on the fiscal cliff talks so what is really going on behind the scenes? well, i will tell you what, we'll ask governor gary herbert of utah. he actually met with the president so we'll get a first-hand account. tracy: yeah, that will be interesting. is red tape standing in the way of a housing recovery? will foreclosures bog down in court proceedings? our very own judge napolitano is here to give us the scoop on that. ashley: plus, say it ain't so. the bubbly is losing its physician. the champagne industry suffering from a hangover from europe's economic woes. there hasn't been a lot of celebrating across the pond lately. we'll have more. tracy: i wonder if europe is drinking wine instead? ashley: they're drinking something. they will never give that up. tracy: they do it in church, heck. all right, top of the hour, time for stocks as we do every 15 minutes. we head down to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. girl, we are, as a

then eisenhower's is what do i have to do coming and he says to jimmy byrnes the governor from southcarolina what do i do, and burns was a moderate democrat that resigned from the supreme court and held on the war effort. he said he will have to reoccupy the south. public opinion for human rights in the south, it sure was exactly the opposite. and the attorney general says to eisenhower you have to send in the troops, and he did. he took the power troopers from the 101st airborne. what i am still showing you is that it has to be popular and he took those troops deliberately chosen because they were the heroes of world war ii parachuting and they shot down and every american knew that at the time and they put them on their plans and they take those children and that picture went around the world. fabulous. and the supreme court said absolutely you go ahead and do this. the day after the court said that by the way the governor closed the schools and they remain closed for about eight months but they couldn't do it forever and that was the beginning of the freedom riders into the south,