cheryl is one of the most funny and kind people know i know. no matter what she is doing, she is always kind, congratulations my friend. and rob mayeda has more. >>> the weather, and cheryl looking great, too, temperatures in the mid-60s, san francisco, low 70s today, 77 in south san jose, and if you like today i think you will really like tomorrow. we'll add about five more degrees to the temperatures, warming things up to wrap up for the weekend. and notice inland, 70 degrees at altamonte pass, we're seeing it in the north bay, but not in the inland, patchy areas of fog forming. chilly night of 40s, 50s, and we'll go on a roller coaster ride for the next few days. temperatures dropping down, 30 degrees difference between the weather that starts, and the weather around this time next weekend. right now the satellite radar showing you the high pressure building in, ensures things will warm up, maybe patchy fog as we head into the morning, and nothing but sunshine. highs tomorrow in the low 80s. any sign of marine air will stay right along the coast. even the coast should see numbers closer to the 70s for tomorrow. and notice, mostly clea

cheryl: let me bring you in this conversation. how do you counter that. >> i agree with him. this has been going on for years. le in sacramento are irresponsible with taxpayer's money. >> cheryl: how do we fix it. >> it depends on who we elect but we need to go item by item, just like they found all that money in the state parks system a few months ago. we need to go and look at it and secondly, it's alley irresponsible to pass a budget based on a ballot initiative to increase taxes when the people in sacramento don't know if it is going to pass. >> cheryl: let me ask you before we run out of time. who is approving and supporting this? >> the california teachers association, the california federation of teachers and assortment of groups. there is universal support for prop 30 amongst those involved in the education community. >> cheryl: why against it, who are they? >> people are watching their money, conservative groups and they want though they are spent money well in sacramento. >> so if it doesn't pass? >> if it does not pass, we will continue to wallow 47th or even lower in the nation. >> cheryl: i need t

cheryl has won emmy awards on her work for caring on aging parents and a program aimed at teenager called straight talking teens. cheryl received an emmy nomination for her 6-part series on the children of kosovo, she was selected by the league of women voters as one of the six women who could be president. ladies and gentlemen, cheryl jennings. >> i wanted to let you know that i got to see the bully movie yesterday with mr. caranza and 800 kids and melinda who was wearing her stop bullying tee shirt, so cute. it was an amazing experience and that video is in my head and the tears are in my heart for everybody that's lost a child. we're going to see a video right now that will set the tone of this panel. it will affect you. i saw it this morning so it would be appreciate in my head. you are going to meet the father who is featured in this video so i ask you to put down your electronic devices, your i pads and c phones please and pay attention to this and just be in the moment. if we can roll that dvd, please. (inaudible) funny, most of the times bossy. she would be over at their house, gu

. >> cheryl has become been a big part of the ram. >> another check of the forecast. >> fantastic. >>>> grit all day. lovely thanksgiving day. you can see that we have a cloud free sky around the baõpp& area. up in the upper mid west there, a little bit of snow. some shower activity. most of the nation will be dry as will the state of california. farther south you go, milder from tomorrow. sunny skies, highs from upper 60s to low 70s tomorrow, here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll have temperatures tapering off. interest is a chain thursday. we want to offer thanks to those of you sup poverty porting our food drive. so we want to acknowledge everyone giving 35 meals or the cash equivalent, $350. here are the last of the donors. we received another 227 meals from congregation beth israel. thank you to shell chemical. that brings our total to 6764 meals, we'll be asking you to help with the food drive taking donations on december 12th locations around the bay area go to abc 7 news.com/community to find out where. >> thank you. >> who gets start when 49ers takes the field. >>> rick is

cheryl: wants to switch gears to jcpenney. the new ceo haseen lowering the expense of the shareholder, still negative on jcpenney right now? >> you pick that out of two pages? i was very negative because i did not see how they're ever going to get this done fast enough to justify the stock price. now could it be 15? yes. but it is very interesting. i love the new shops. we would rather buy it down 45 and before it went down 45. cheryl: the competition you are seeing seems to be cold. they cannot get the product mix in the next few months, what you say? >> kohl's is not too much of a sales pick up yet. had messy much of much of the benefits yet, bu they do share similar customer profile, they have kind of a similar mix of merchandise, price points are not too different. adobe does not been able to pick up, but probably will not happen until the fourth quarter and into next year. they're very aggressive holiday marketing strategy, a real intense giftgiving campaign, more aggressive pricing and advertising and whatnot. you will see pick up the f

cheryl has, and she's 58.nd what if in seconds you could lift, open and dramatically improve the appearance of your eyes? well, julie did-- live-- and she's 53. and none of these women have had surgical facelifts. so how did they achieve these age-defying results? with the dermawand, the in-home radio frequency skin care phenomenon. a quick internet search will confirm that radio frequency is now considered one of the most effective methods to reverse the signs of premature aging. and these big medical radio frequency machines work because they deliver thermal energy and stimulation, but only doctors and medical specialists can use them. and they need a series of treatments that can cost up to $3,500. with dermawand, we put the same radio frequency technology into a smaller unit with a lower amplitude that's perfect for everyday home use. and dermawand works because it also delivers thermal energy and stimulation. thermal energy may assist the natural regenerative process occurring in the lower levels of your

cheryl has come out to the farm. good to see you. >> good to be here. and look at her in her beautiful knitwear. we're seeing some pictures of your shop right now. tell me about why you opening the knitting lost and what goes on there. >> i wanted to support the local fiber artists. there are lots of knitters in our area. and wanted to have a comfortable place to come and buy supplies and sit and knit. >> we went by friday just to see what was going on. people were in there knitting. there was a guy in there. and you have amen's knitting group. >> we certainly do. they meet at the shop every 2nd and 4th saturday. >> and you have a family knitting class. >> i sure do. parent and child can come in. the child takes the class and the parent gets to learn for free. >> i know you said you wanted to support. you are an attorney. you had another whole life. and now you decided to do this. why did you think it was going to work? >> well, i thought it was going to work because i love knitting and i know a lot of people in the area who do. and there wasn't a shop

cheryl conner has more from fells point. >> reporter: as we go into the weekend, the police said a rapist is on the run. a victim was jogging between 5 and 7 a.m. in fells point when a man pulled her into a dark area and raped her. he was armed with a knife. a friend of the woman called police a short team later. >> all we know is the suspect was an adult male, possibly wearing a mask and armed with a knife. i don't have a race or height. the reason, the victim is going through a very tough time. >> reporter: anthony guglielmi said they're working with the victim. they hope to relee on surveillance cameras. there are number in the area and all we know about the suspect at this point, an adult male, possibly wearing a mask and armed with a knife. we'll bring you the very latest at 11 and on abc2news.com. we're live at police headquarters, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> we no longer have superstorm sandy to worry b now the temperature is starting to fall like a rock. what will the weather be like. we have a look at the forecast. >> reporter: cool and cloudy. that is the setup for the rest of

cheryl conner has the latest. >> reporter: you can imagine police say the victim is having a hard time but they're trying to work with her to gather evidence. a news conference just wrapped up about an hour ago. police say a woman in her 20s was out jogging in fells point between 5 and 7 this morning when a man armed with a knife pulled her down and raped her. spokesman anthony deyoung said the suspect was armed with a knife. he's not saying if the victim was also stabbed. the rape happened in fells point but he's not certain of an exact location. he's hoping to confirm that through surveillance cameras that are in the area. he said the victim is having a tough time, so she has not been able to go out to the location to help with the investigation. all we knee at -- know at this point is that a rape suspect is on the lose, that he is an adult man armed with a knife and possibly wearing a mask. the victim said it happened in fells point between 5 and 7 this morning, certainly information we'll be gathering as we go through the night. cheryl conner, abc2 us. >> they will be following the

has been failing at an unacceptable rate. that is the latest from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ cherylthe breaking news here at fox business. moments ago announcing a cease-fire. a deal has been brokered between the israelis and train -- hamas. we have seen bus attacks in tel aviv, also rockets being aimed at jerusalem. again, a cease-fire has been brokered now. the egyptians have brokered a deal between israel and hamas. the troops set to take effect 2:00 p.m. eastern time. one hour and 15 minutes from now on the east coast. we are just getting a statement from the israeli prime minister's office. this is coming from benjamin netanyahu's office. it is regarding the phone call. according to the prime minister's office, a short while ago they spoke and benjamin then yahoo! agreed to his recommendation from the president to get a chance to the egyptian offer of the cease-fire. the prime minister expressing his deepest gratitude. that press conference just a few moments ago. there is a secretary hillary clinton. i want to bring in now k.t. mcfarland. what you make of all of this works bac

has the story. >> reporter: cheryl bridge has given up on d.c. public schools. her sixth great daughter went for farabee hope elementary school from head start to fisk grade. now the daughter is in a publicly funded charter school. >> the cool are not up to where they need to be. here, they said my daughter was prefishent. charter school, she got bs and cs. that shouldn't have been. >> reporter: it is one of 20 d.c. public school buildings which will be closed and it is largely the growth of the charter schools in d.c. which is pushing chancellor kaya henderson to call for more closures. the school system closed 23 other schools in 2008. >> in some wards, more than half of all public school students are attending charter schools and many of our charter schools have plans to continue to grow by grade level and by adding additional campuses. >> reporter: chancellor henderson argues it costs more money per student to keep underenrolled students open than she is comfortable with. for example, at this school, there are currently only 208 students enrolled. about half

cheryl: here we go with the hostess times. hostess hasnion strikers shedding two plants and bringing in management to keep production going. dennis: look at the s&p winners. dennis: we have breaking news right now. the washington post with a change at the top. marty baron now moves to the rival washington post. brockway moved to the post after leaving the "wall street journal" and 2008. he will be a vice president looking into efforts of getting into the media. they bring in there and who has been with the boston globe for years. cheryl: while a market selloff would be the likely reason for falling off the fiscal cliff. joining us now is mark. you are a big dividend supporter. major selloff in the market. how are you feeling now? >> i still think dividends are the way to go long-term. we could get a selloff. one thing to keep in mind, there is an argument out there that this increase in taxes on dividends would really sink dividend stocks because that would make them less attractive. if you go back years, there have been many studies that

cheryl hurd has more for us. >> reporter: police aren't releasing a picture of the watch that they believe is suspicious but a man is behind bars. we did catch up with a man who knows him and he believes that there is an explanation for this. >> i'm sure it will be one big mistake. >> reporter: a mistake that us about geoffrey mcgann behind bars and left his friend scratching his head. >> yes, i was shocked after reading about it on the internet. it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: what has him baffled is the arrest of mcgann last night at the oakland international airport. he was going through security when the tsa agent saw what he believed was a suspicious device going through x-ray. >> he came into the airport wearing a watch that had a toggle switch on it. it had fuses, it had a circuit board and wires shooting from it. >> reporter: police say mcgann was about to board a flight to los angeles. authorities call the bomb squad and the fbi because in their eyes, what they were at could have been dangerous. >> it could have been a triggering device. he was wearing a military style shirt t

cheryl: the defense sector is a little bit of a play. governor romney had said he would boost the defense spending helping industrials, how do you play that? >> the aerospace and defense, industrials. he hasy. we will see that happen under a president romney. cheryl: john, thank you very much, interesting take from you. seven minutes, this is it, the closing bell ringing in seven minutes. we will tell you what stocks we're watching. but first, we will send you to break with a look at how the commodities have fared under president obama. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furtrmore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats

cheryl: the other story has been the utilities. >> yes, of course. : we're looking at potential investigationings. -- investigations. we're looking at governor cuomo. >> that's right. cheryl: there seems to be a lot of backlash about that sector. does that concern you? >> it would. certainly some of the names here in new york that we know of where there's been public governmental statements about commencing investigations, not so much in other parts of the united states. we have talked about, you and i before, utility companies generally, as far as -- cheryl: which are normally great investments. they pay dividends. they are safe. everybody needs the power on. >> personally i think looking at that sector around energy and so forth, have to be a bit more thoughtful on maybe avoiding certain positions. cheryl: get really specific within those names. you know, on the other side, this could kind of change -- i mean, these are basically monopolies. >> correct. cheryl: which makes them nice as an investor but there could be maybe some more diversification c

so we don't have to prosecute anybody. >> cheryl: you mentioned that the course has gone national. do people receive this? >> it's been overwhelmingly positive response. law enforcement community need the tools in crime prevention. everybody is wanting it to make a difference. >> cheryl: we have a lot more to talk about. when we continue, they are going to talk about what parents and kids can do to help put a >> cheryl: welcome back. we are talking about bullying. in the studio, tracy hearn and holly lodge from the sunnyvale police department. did you know that there is coded lingo that young people are using. let me give you some examples. parents are watching. keeping parents clueless. let's meet. talk dirty to me. just on the list. take your pants off. and i wanted sex now. i'm looking at this, people are seeing these little initials on computers and they don't know what is going on. is this part of the challenge? >> one of the biggest challenges is keeping up with technology. every time that we start finding a way to help combat the cyberbullying in the world, the kids find some

. >> cheryl, president obama has vowed to end chronic homelessness among vet transby the year 2015.ancisco has taken a step towards that goal, with a project should be ready to open in the next couple weeks. veterans we talked with are counting the days. this renovated building offers the firstyqky housing of its kid in mer than a decade. bruce kramer can't wait to move in. >> gives you a place to settle down. starting over again. this is something i didn't expect to do. a long road. >> kramer is a navy vet, homeless off and on for years. with the bad back and other challenges, life has been difficult on the streets and in shelters. now, he's slated to become one of 75 military vets who will move into brand new studio apartments. with onsite supportive services including a medical clinic. average age of the residents is 606789 all have been homeless, and all have disabilities. >> this[ó+íñ gives a safe placeo be. they're vulnerable to predators and to -- you name it, here, they'll be safe its called veterans commons developed by the veterans organization swords to plow shares and ch

cheryl jennings has the story. >> reporter: you are looking at video of afghanistan where he was born san jose now and internationally known for his best-selling book the kite runner. he spends his free time raising money to build shelters like this for homeless families in afghanistan and provide educational opportunities and health care for women and children. the need is overwhelming after 30 years of war. >> a lot of times people are left homeless without jobs, without food, access to clean water, education, health care. >> some resort to live under ground staying alive? >> there would be 15-25 people essentially living in these holes that had one opening at the very top as a window. they were living there, two and a half months, winter in afghanistan in many parts of country. freezing temperatures, routinely i would go to villages and see elders complain about the sick and elderly and children they were losing every winter. this is one reason why. it costs $2,000 for a family of six or seven people. it can be a life saving structure. >> families get a pre-packaged kit and build t

cheryl has been a great partner. she has push med to another level. ght here takes it to the top. the season winding down. two of the probably better known professional dancers, cheryl and karina, my favorite pack it home. we wish them all the best. now we will see who takes home the mirror ball trophy in a few more weeks. >> end of the line for the two couples. also the end of the line for danika patrick and her husband of seven years. they have mutually decided to end their marriage. she wrote on her facebook page, this was her quote. she says, "we have decided to amicably end our marriage. it's not easy for either of us. he's been an important person in front of my life. that's how we will remain moving forward." he was a physical therapist when they met. she is 30. he is 17 years older than her. i don't know -- we don't want to speculate as to what played a part in it. the news of this comes after she won the nationwide series most popular driver award. last night. she also finished tenth in the nationwide series point standings. best finish ever b

cheryl has been on "dancing with the stars" for almost a decade. has met with executives from "the bachelorette." and if they are to ask her to do a show, she says she will jump at the chance. the problem is she's married to her work and rarely meets new people. and she's with the same folks all the time. this would be a way to get 25 dates guaranteed. >> i like this show. this idea is very good. >> she's so adorable. >> yeah. she deserves to find the right guy. that would be perfect. >> so, we voted for her on that. and we're trying to vote for you on that list. >>> guess who has gone "gangnam style "? even madonna can't get the korean rap song out of her head. she invited psy to perform with her at madison square garden. the pair riding the imaginary ponies. as they performed the song together and one of madonna's songs. and they also performed "music" to the delight of 20,000 fans. before the appearance, psy tweeted -- i think tonight i'm going to dance with a friend and make some history. there you go. >> maybe a little bit of history? >> he di

let's go to cheryl hurd who has been following the search. what are crews telling you at th this point? >> reporter: the alameda county dive crew is preparing to go into the water. there are a number of things they must do to make sure their dive is safe. they are about to go into the rock quarry near the safeway. the firefighters were called here this evening. we are on the backside of that address. a man called authorities and said that his roommate had been missing for about an hour. he said his roommate went out into the back deck of their condo looking for his cat. the fire department went into the back of the deck and saw his flashlight but did not see a man. they thought he may have fell into a hole but it's they discovered he had fallen off the cliff in the back of their condo and that fall could be between 75 to 100 feet into the water. >> we got on scene, there was no hole to be found but the quarry was just below. our presumption is that he fell into the water. we have been searching the water, poking the depth of the water as far

price promise. [ female announcer ] that has a nice ring to it. [ male announcer ] only from at&t. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> cherylback to "beyond the headlines." we are talking about dropout prevention. with us is jane choi. chief program officer for spark. it addresses the dropout epidemic by putting professionals with other people. >>ening you for hearing me. >> cheryl: tell me how spark got starred? >> it's how one teacher was witnessing more disen gauging students around him. felt compelled to transform education and their on own learning personal. in 2004 their vision with 11 middle schoolers and connected middle school students with real adult professionals in workplace environment. >>> sort of like mentors. >> what was so exciting about spark it's only program where we have students going to the workplace. >> cheryl: so underserved kids and they see another side of the world? >> as a middle school student sitting next to an engineer in one of top tech companies here. >> cheryl: that is fantastic. i know that it is hard, seventh and eighth graders? >> we discovered the middle grades are really the time when

cheryl: he has really changed that franchise. dennis: it was terrific. living without homes, power and gas two weeks after hurricane sandy. we will be live in one hard-hit community. dennis: and to take a look at some of the winners on the nasdaq. dennis: residents of far rockaway in queens, new york, see no end in sight after two weeks without heat and power. now being told they will likely wait until after thanksgiving before they can go back. speak over at st. francis church which is command central in the form of clothes and food for the residents of belle harbor, rockaway. a community with a lot of first responders, cops and firemen. we have the marines and the national guard going on a door to door search and rescue mission to get people out who need help because he powers up with a majority of homes in the area, dennis. the private sector really stepping up, the red cross showed up to give out meals. they just have a truck parked up the block and tetanus shots being handed out. and we're standing here with donald o'sullivan, he owns the constructio

has been re-elected. what will four more years of his policies mean for the economy and specifically for your wallet? cherylos knee has more. >> the fiscal cliff is baying one. >> it is the most immediate problem we have. the president will play a key role in this. he is still standing by wanting to tax those making 250,000 and more a year. that is an issue republicans don't want that. $3,500 per household. we are talking more than $500 billion. this will be a rough patch for the economy especially if a lot of cuts come in. >> the stock market not optimistic. >> we lost a lot of -- we lost ground on the dow yesterday. blowsed below 13,000 for the first time since the month of june. we only lost 312. we were down 369 at one point yesterday. investors are worried health insurance stocks we were talking about that. that will be more of a cost for them. cost control for the healthcare law. that is another issue we are dealing with as well. little bit of positive news. i will say this. mortgage rates are going to stay low. we believe ben bernanke will be in office go through the rest of his material if he wants

we're attacking it from null of angle that has address the social components that gets kids disenchanted with schools. >> cherylu have a different population in schools especially as they progress? >> we are predominantly low income district, 70% of our students qualify for free lunch program. as you elementary to middle, it increases. poverty is a factor in some of these negative outcomes but it shouldn't be did he term in an event. that is determinant. so that is why we are drying trying a address these issues. >> cheryl: can you give me some examples? >> one factor that we have identified is the literacy score how proficient they are in english language and arts. that you can identify an impact as early as third great. not that students can't catch up. but often when students are struggling at that stage, they never do quite get up to par because once you get past third grade you move into grade four.r readings sake and it becomes a component not just in english but determining success in other classes. we focused on literacy for early ages up through 12th grade. >> cheryl: do you test them and give them men

cheryl: your business has pulled away from a particular area hit. advising people right now, your employees, residents as far as water goes? >> the purity of the water is crucial, can always borrow to make it more peer if you need your gas supply and/or electric supply to do that. there's not much you can do the whole system becomes contaminated sea have to have preparations prior to the storm to prevent massive pollution of your water source. cheryl: a lot of breaking news, thank you very much. dennis: it is a quarter on till. nicole come he had two gas companies reporting? nicole: a real divergence and yowetake a look at both of themo names we know very well. some of arrows. when you talk about oil and production, we have seen and refining has an up arrow, the profits nearly doubled. chevron has pulled back some on the dow jones industrial, surf the one that will continue to watch throughout this storm as well. take a look at the dow, nasdaq and the s&p 27 points to the downside, dow jones industrial, the vix has gone back and forth now turned bac

has 200 billion dollars in assets under management. he says he knows a way that you can get paid to wait. we will hear that strategy next. cherylant to update you on the breaking news that we just brought you a few minutes ago. a report by reuters has crossed the tape saying that basically amd has hired jpmorgan chase to explore its options. what could options be? that could sell pa ents of the company -- patents of the company, do outright sale, that is not clear. but reuters is reporting that amd is exploring quote unquote options. amd is jumping on the news. intel is the biggest chipmaker in the world. intel stock hitting new 52 week lows today. again all of this kind of crossing side by side. what could traders be thinking? potentially would intel be interested in amd? we can't tell you that but we can tell you how the stocks are doing. amd has about 2 billion dollars in dealt and obligations on the books right now -- in debt and obligations on the books right now. so obviously we're going to continue to follow both stocks. try and get some confirmation. at this point reuters reporting that there is no comment from jpmorgan

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congress has got to address this. cheryl: interesting point about the economy. look at what housing has done and what was given to the economy and stock market over the last few months has been less positive, homebuilder stocks of gone crazy. that would tell me they do need out bailout. action has to be taken by the president. >> it is clear we need a strong housing market to drive the economy forward. the challenge in this case, the fha can play its role and continue to extend credit where credit is due. there are clear guidelines for how much it needs to reserve to to protect against losses. not only perfectly foreseeable, and released a report year ago today anticipating exactly this kind of outcome. release surprising lack of oversight in insuring the f h a continues to reserve appropriately. that is what they haven't done and why we are here. dennis: how big do you think this could get in terms of the hit fha could take, why not get government out of housing? lead people not buy houses? >> one message you heard across the board, completely at this point in

the president said both sides have to give some and there has to be principled compromise to take a forward. cherylou think in some way the president will take on some of the ideas that were put out by mitt romney during the election? >> if he wants to be successful he has to bend. he likes to blame republicans in the house but that is a look durrell politics. it is time to develop a legacy. what will be accomplished in a second term? needs republicans and democrats to pass legislation. you can do on one party's ideas. cheryl: gdp? what is your forecast? >> of don't go over the fiscal cliff and wander along at something like 2% rapid next year with a stronger housing market by the end of the year. cheryl: good to see you. i know you have had as much sleep as i have so appreciate you coming on. you are still standing and doing great. dennis: what the post-election stock. the dow rising 130 points and plunging 300 today, dangerous nor'easter heading to the east coast. live at the weather center and a check on staten island, people getting their lives back and there sandy and bracing for more damage.

cheryl: perfect! thank you very much. has anyone seen a chart of home depot lately? we will show you. the home-improvement chain has traded at five year highs with no sign of slowing down. why is one manager dumping home depot for rival los? the answer next. stay with us. cheryl: here is your fox business brief, a sea of green on wall street as american shoppers don't appear to be the ones in a buying mood on black friday. the dow is higher by 119 points. the nasdaq and s&p higher as well. walmart reporting its best black friday that despite concerns pro union protesters would hamper sales today. many protesters were not even walmart employees that outside unions trying to change the company's employment practices. 50 of its workers nationwide participated in the demonstration. u.s. postal service has a new premium service in time for all of a shopping rush. major retailers, u.s. ps will begin a same-day delivery pilot program called metro post, tried in san francisco and september 12th. things go well that will expand to other big cities next year. now we continue count down to the c

the foundation has acquired sponsorship rights. cheryl had the president speaking, it was touting my2k. dennis: and they have. gold and green after a three-day losing streak, sandra smith has the latest in today's "the trade." sandra: the major stock market averages have gone back to the green after speaker boehner's comments of the fiscal cliff. oil has gone back up, but look at gold, this is the focus for a lot of investors as we approach the end of the year, was going to happen to the fiscal cliff or what isn't if we fall off the fiscal cliff bringing us a year-to-date chart. up about 9%. it has been very volatile. 1800 has been a big test for gold prices. thei believe gold will rise anor hundred dollars by the end of the year saying they believe it will top out at 18.10 per ounce. i just got off with capitalist, it'll be good for gold at the go over the cliff, but if we don't it will still be good for gold. he says by the tips at this point. cheryl: all about the safety. for all of you weary travelers, today we go to the mgm grand hot

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cheryl casone joins us now and has the live analysis from our virtual studio. good evening, cheryl. >> good evening to you. all night long right here at fox business were working in the studio bringing viewers insight into how voters are feeling immediately after they cast their ballots. they're just about a half an hour before the first wave of polls close. let's take a look at how voters are feeling about issue number one come everybody, the economy. a question we asked, with a top economic problems facing people like you and hear the results. the biggest issue, unemployment and a bit of a surprise, 39%. rising prices, 36%. taxes 14%, and the housing market coming in at 7%. and then the next question we asked voters, who do they blame for the u.s. economy current problems. take a look at this one, more of them actually blame president bush than they do president obama for the issues facing them right now. 51% saying they blame president bush, 40% blame president obama. all about taxes, whether or not to extend the bush tax cuts. a huge issue for both candidate

that is why it has a nice big job. cherylt minute the housing market getting a boost from china chinese buyers are grabbing holmes a california and nevada by foreclosed homes but some are luxury residences. chinese buyers accounted for 74 billion the sheer the second largest foreign buyer of loathsome the country. the mexico plan from the peanut butter recall has been shut down. the breeding ground from seven outbreak the fda noted there was a history of violations that led to the decision and" end quote. vacation index brings good news. prices are up 1.1%. there of 20% from one year-ago. las vegas is up but they're still below the 2000 levels. he would be fired with any other line of business. why is two 1/2 minstar still on the show why he called it fills? dennis: the winners and losers and how you can profit. >> we have some names moving on the nasdaq. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know h to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you

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apple has a very good history of not offering deals like this. cheryl: times maybe changing.hank you very much. could all these deals keep apple on the top branch of the retail trade? two apple products in the top five this week but what else is big? let's hear it from an expert, director of research joins me on the fox business exclusive. hot products paulino apple had a couple on a list. what is the hottest products now? >> we're seeing is the shoes, as in as the temperature starts to drop, sales go up. they have done a good job extending the brand into not just the typical ones, they sell for men and different types of shoes. they have done a good job taking brand awareness to other types of shoes. cheryl: they need a good black friday. the kindle fire, amazon product obviously is turning in a number too. that is a hot item. >> definitely and if you look at a lot of products, tablets of every flavor, size, kindle fire, you have leapfrog which is a hot product, we're seeing once the kids come back this year and clearly i'd had and the ipad mini. the further down a list of m

has taken a slight lead in terms of the yes votes. yes on 30. very slightly over the no votes. >> all right. let's check in with cheryl hurd live in sacramento, where the governor has been the last couple of weeks, making a big push for yes on 30. saying he needed this to pass or the trigger cuts were going to go in. but it was iffy for a very long time. >> no one is giving up on this race. this crowd right here is waiting for the governor. a lot of people you see here are waiting on pins and needles as they watch these results come in for a yes on 30. a yes on 30 would add between $7 billion and $9 billion a year for the next seven years through an increased tax. right now, it looks like california voters are not necessarily making up their mind about this particular measure. we spoke with california school superintendent about the fallout, if a yes on 30 fails. >> well, i'm nervous. so much is at stake for the kids of california and our higher education students. devastating cuts have occurred already. schools have lost 25% of their funding. we could see schools shorten their school year three to four weeks of the y

this doctors video of romney singing his speech has well over 60,000 views and growing but cheryl lazar tells us the loudest tweets seem to be coming from the biggest bird. >> big bird lining up to vote was big yesterday and continued when obama won people were pufting big bird in their pictures on facebook and twitter. in front of the white ous. >> and governor romney said he would cut funding at pbs. they say it signifies a shift. four years ago, people tweeting about what is on the news. now, we're covering what people are tweeting about. >> we saw people were engaging and reacting and shaping the conversation that ended up coming out the next day nrkt news. >> twitter has been doing a lot of analysis. coming up we'll tell what you they're learning from it. >> voters in palo alto have rejected idea of allowing medical, you know we want to move on to this story. allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to open in their city. would it have permitted three medical pot clubs to open. san francisco voter as proved a tax to raise money for city college voters said yes to a tax on real estat

. >> one local man shows house with a little time invested he has been able to make hundreds, hundreds. cheryl connor shows us how to be financially smart with your smart phone. >> reporter: toasted bread, melted cheese. now that is american magic. add in some extra dough and it doesn't get much better. the grilled cheese and company makes the classic sandwhich with a twist. the dough we are talking about, is right here and it all start was a smart phone. >> all the gigs in the area. >> reporter: those gigs may make you giggle. mark let us follow him to a job, one that took just five minutes and he made five dollars. >> anything to do tonight or have an hour in a certain area i can look it up and make five or ten, $15 instead of sitting around. >> reporter: that extra money has added up to over $1,600 in just four moss. he dedicates abouta round four hours a week. gig walk said the goal is to make it easy to earn a few extra dollars. some have people counting items on a shelf or just verifying the price. it was created last year. it's free to down load and free to use. we skyped with the compa

has been hit pretty hard. other things like electronic payments, but the thing that most people think about traditional have gotten oversold, i think. cherylogy, 19% of the s&p 500. that seems to be the barometer of global sales. really how the countr company ig economically. >> the thing that has gotten to people lately is there doesn't seem to be much disruptive changes. it has been maybe in years past. manbonilla quite qualify industl companies. they look like valuation begins to matter. even if you don't have super new technology, it begins to kick in a little bit. cheryl: the fiscal cliff conversation continues even though congress is not in this week. what are you looking for out of d.c., what are you expecting at this point? >> we're expecting some sort of credible enough thing that buys us time, essentially. it is going to take him in order to get a comprehensive deal that makes sense and gives us a roadmap for a balanced kind of deficit address the deficit in a credible way, will take a while to get through all the detail, the tax code, all the different pieces of it, so we have to have some sort of element in place to get past de

has that lead. we will keep watching this as the night goes on. neil: cheryl casone, thank you so much. milton county has now gone for barack obama. it is very likely that he may win the state. it makes it more likely. lou: we are going to have further information that will give us the final verdict. when we see who has carried those two counties, we will know more. it is very difficult to do just short of impossible. you know, hope springs eternal. other clichÉs seep out. when one resort to clichÉ, it usually means you're pretty desperate. in this case, the governor's chances are, as i say, remote. there is a tough and strong battle all the way through. it is not looking promising tonight. neil: again, it depends. this went back to barry goldwater. that set the stage for what would be a long night for john mccain. not to say it will be a long night for mitt romney. there is other we could get the victory, but this makes it harder. in these key states, the vote is very tight. in florida, it is to fan mail. they are fighting tooth and nail. mitt romney was leading consistently, sometimes