anotter plus a a&"tte costco wwbsite isn't just for members.he lines peoplee complained about in costco consumer reports says shoppers parttcularly praised te quality of costco's merchaadise - everything from cosmetics, toothpaste, and shampoo to kitchenware, electronics, and even atches and jewelry.patrice harris fox45 news at ten. 3 matt birk makee a decision calling it a career...next in sports unlimited... ighting an underground fire. how this pxplosion almostttook out an entire fire eam. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. an underground fire almost takes out aagroup of fir. firefighters. it all coming from a manhole in boston. boston. 3 3 p fire burning underrrounn in south boston caus

you'll have to go against costco. target and walmart, and also the dollar stores, investors like to look at walmart and say their comps turned positive. but when you look at walmart versus the dollar stores, over a two-year basis or three-year basis, and overlay that against costco, the market share gap isn't really closing, it's sort of still wide and staying there. so i look at two-year comp rates. walmart's been against negative comps for two years. they reported their first positive comp. but look at it versus the other competitors. >> everything's relative. absolutely. yep. it's a relative story. gentlemen, thank you very much. we'll see you soon. >> thanks, maria. >> can i just tell you that the s&p 500, according to rich peterson at s&p, is off to the best start in a quarter century. >> for the year? >> since 1987, when from year end 1986 to february 17th, '87, the index was up 17.9%. we're talking about the best start in a quarter century. >> not bad. and we're setting highs for the day right now, within 40 po

why do people love costco so much? >> costco is a darling.vey people about their costco experience, whether it's a drugstore, supermarket, people love it. and there's a big reason why. it's value. bang you get for your buck. now look, they're not perfect. service is nonexistent. people complain there are no fitting rooms and product selection is limited. what they do, they do very well. they really give you a lot of bang for the buck. >> you striill have to pay the membership fee. >> quality was impeccable. >> any other surprises or highlights you saw in the top ten? >> you know, j.c. penny is an interesting study. people tell us they go to jcpenney because they like the quality. but they're undergoing a renaissance throughout new ceo, one of the former heads of apple that turned the apple store into a retailing jugger not. i went as part of a separate story kind investigating the new j.c.p. and it's really phenomenal. they actually reduced the number of floor fixtures and distracting signage by 70%. s a cleaner look. it's going to be quite a

shoppers said they got better value at costco and khol's.ed out to be the standout. >> the only chain to get an outstanding grade for quality of the merchandise. be it in store or online. >> just a wide variety prof ducts. >> pharmacy, prescriptions. >> i get everything here. >> the web site also got kudoes for value and how easy it to navigate. >> cost could web site isn't just for members. nonmembers can shop if they pay 5% of the price. >> and online unlike lines complained about in stores, consumer reports say shop shoppers raise everything from personal care items to kitchen wear, anyone can walk in and shop in their pharmacy that. is california state law. >> interesting. >> thank you. >> let's get a check of the forecast now. >> here is a look at the storm that was showing just a little bit of left over there is swells 13-16 feet are possible. breakers up to 18 feet. strong rip currents are a possibility. wave rits heights from eight to 11 feet. bear that in minld. going to conditions around the bay area tomorrow. will be different fro

so it's one more excuse to go over to the costco. as long as you're in the parking lot why not go into the store? >> you aren't necessarily going to drive ten miles out of your way to do a half a gallon and save 20 cents. you might. >> but to fill up a 22 gallon tank i would. >> yeah. >> not just to the gas point but to shoppers looking for bargains in a costco another name to look at is target. i like that name. it's a great name to actually own and sell some of the money. generates an extra so-called dividend yield by selling those calls and taking in the premium. target is a name i'd like to own especially as we start to see higher oil prices especially over $105 a barrel and gas potentially hitting four bucks by mid summer is when i believe target or costco is definitely going to be beneficial in my opinion. >> let's talk currencies now. the euro breaking 133 today and now it's approaching key levels. let's bring in mcneill curry head of fx and rates technical strategy at bank of america and merrill lynch. welcome to the show. >>

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. >> the first move has been made to get a costco built in the district. in addition to costco, a marshalls and shoppers food warehouse are also planned. it will bring at least 400 jobs to the washington area. >> wasn't ready when they were breaking ground? >> it may have been. i am not sure what time they did that. it cleared out and we had a very nice day. winter clique -- winter keeping its distance from us. let's give you a look at our hd camera time lapse. this will take you to a short time ago. clots are starting to break up and clear out and i think overnight there will be diminishing winds and very chilly temperatures. that is the very latest. as far as numbers around the area, it was a very enjoyable in the afternoon. temperatures reached 51 degrees at -- 58 degrees at reagan national airport. the low temperature this morning is actually 21 degrees cooler than it should be. definitely a different change in the pattern for us. every time it looks like we will get into a beautiful pattern and stay warm, it gets a little cooler. that is what we are g

it's costco. the discount are was tops in qualities of merchandise both instore and online and won high marks for its electronics, sporting goods and jewelry. costco was one of the 10 major chains to get an outstanding overall rating. kohl's and j.c. penney earned high earning the second and third highest scores. people were especially happy with the value and layout of col's stores and liked target for having an easy to navigate floor plan. honorable mention goes to mace sis. the brick and mortar stores were both walmart and kmart. >>> well, if you're looking for a way to drop some pounds that are kate ared to you, we'll -- catered to you, we'll show you how one system is taylored to your metabolism. >> we're getting closer to opening statements in the trial of the man accused of killing yeardley love. >>> two's a worry, three has trend. five's a crime's spree and seven is a search for crooks. >>> a mom is touch bid your response. we have an update to what we told you first last night. but right

pasadena but costco $3.48 tonight for gas. >>> even the tooth fairy is pinching pennies. tooth fairy payouts to kids last year averaged about $3.10 -- $2.10. >>> one nonprofit dental organization is getting just a dollar for that tooth left under their pillow. water is something we cannot live without. besides needing to drink it, we use it for just about everything from cooking to bathing our kids so you, of course, want to know whether your water is safe and scammers are counting on that. joce sterman explains. some are using your fears to pull a fast one on you. >> reporter: it's free and accessible but many of us skip the tap unless we're washing dishes. we may switch to the bottle. >> people are more health conscious today. they're looking at greener products. >> reporter: that's one reason why water testing might apple to some. it claims to show up problems in the h2o in your house. it's being offered with little hassle thanks to water testing kits that show up at crore door but the better business bureau said be careful. >> this is a scam. >> reporter: these tests

according to a consumer reports survey, 26,000 americans say it's costco.t has the top quality of merchandise in stores and on line. it is one of ten major chains to get and outstanding overall ratings. khol's and jc penny got second ab third as well. >> costco, i just got a membership. >>> if you can't seem to get enough of facebook and twitter, you may not be alone. social networking sites are more hard to resist than alcohol and tobacco. they say there's no obvious or immediate downside. the lead researcher does warning that the service cans ultimate -- services can ultimately be a huge drain on the user's time. do you think? go to our especially media site and let us know what you think about the addictive nature of social media. you have to let us know what you think. >>> a mother in china may be holding the record this morning. >> weight of this little bundle of joy and that is one big bundle and it is the talk of the town. >>> and hard to watch video to show this morning coming out of egypt. what one protestor did that had everyone gasping and how he

it looks like a costco whose numbers continue to get better. look at the january comps much better than expected. the problem with costco is 20 times forward earnings is ahead of itself on valuation. they don't go to the drillers and look at a neighbor that got taken out to the wood shed earlier this year. over the last week or so, it seem to be finding life again. we're at $22 now that seems to be breaking out. costco scares me, but the valuation is a concern. i would rather buy that on a pull back. they seem to be breaking out and given the scenarios you talked about, i like nbr the best. >> the format that makes the most sense is hyper markets. people can get it done and it's about the mass savings. when you look at the luxury retail, that will be the real test for me. this trade that worked for the last year and a half, you don't have the cheap valuation and i think you have to be careful about getting too short, the names like tiffany and coach that are performing in the face of difficult consumer environment. i would not be running for th

when i'm home this weekend and anymore costco, mr. simpson says people don't care about it. if i'm walking through costco and kroger or someplace and a citizen says, why should i care whether this is a -- the deficit, debt, percentages of gdp as opposed to nominal numbers, whether it's the $11 trillion here in this calculation or in the republican budget that was passed last year, the $6 trillion, why does that matter to the average citizen? >> i think it matters because we need to make sure the sandwich citizen understands that we're doing what we need to do right now to bring down the unemployment rate and make sure that people are employed and there are plenty of jobs that we're making the investments to make this a more competitive country. we're doing it at the same time as we're bringing our deficits down and creating a sustainable level of debt to gdp so this one maintains our standing in the world as the place to invest. you see it as we mentioned earlier in our current interest rates and we need to maintain an environment that has both american companies and global

costco can actually force you. why is that?e a membership store and have you agreed to it. now, if you don't want to allow them to do that they tell me they will buy back your card but they have a right to check the item. other stores that ask you to, best buy do not legally have the right to check. you can decline z we have lawrence c asking i would like to know what the web address is for free posting of california state taxes. the state of california is offering to fill out tax forms free. it's called ready return that is free and voluntary for those owe have simple returns. state uses information from last year's forms and adds that to this year, to fill out the return. now there are a number of requirements to be eligible let me list them for you. you must be single or head of household, income only from wages and no more than five depend yents. go to web site, and there you have it. they'll fill out the form so you don't have to. there we go. >> thank you. >> a fuel ship erupted in flames this morning. this is caught on t

in east bay, this is a deal at costco. now just a.justs quite a bit from there and on peninsula the best stop is the quick stop. cheap wrest in san francisco is the arco. >> hayward police hope someone will recognize a man released from mental hospital after slashing his own throat. officers say should have been stont jail after being released from jail sunday. the 32-year-old man slashed himself with a kitchen knife when confronted by a and the woman either his wife or ex-girlfriend was there and faces charges in another case involving here. >> and he doesn't want to live without his wife. >> that is what he was say something. >> that is what he was saying. if that happens, he tried to kill himself, he might can kill someone eels police say hernandez could be easy to spot. his neck could be covered with bandages and stitch autos a bounty hunter told abc 7 about the stream of information he's received from a death row inmate. those clue koz lead to more victims of the speed freak killers. the bounty hunter spoke with wesle

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costco is the most popular store.named number one in the quality of merchandise in the store and online. it also won high marks for its electronics, sporting goods, and jewelry. costco was the only one in the survey to get an outstanding overall rating. rounding out the top five, kohl's, jc penney. wal-mart did not make the top five. >>> expect some long lines at power ballout lets. the jackpot for tonight's drawing has grown to $250 million. the cost, well that's now $2. the virginia lottery says it expects to sell 1400 tickets per minute across the state at peek times today. >>> do you ever foal like you really need a nap at work? doctors say you should. the benefits of power napping still ahead. but first, caught on tape, an out of control control paraglider slams into a tree. we'll be right back. >>> caught on tape, the aftermath of a paragliding session that just did not go as planned. the flight in australia was flawless, that is until the kite hit powerful turbulence and the paraglider lost altitude and there i

discounters, costco and target topped expectations, while department chains macy's and dillard's camep short. abercrombie and fitch tumbled but it wasn't all bad news. gap projected better than expected earnings thanks to sales from banana republic. green mountain's shares up 14%. merger talks between xstrata which could create the third largest mining company in the world gave investors a doze of healthy optimism. swiss's older bank has been indicted by u.s. prosecutors on charges it helped wealthy americans stash more than $1.2 billion in secret accounts. talk about job satisfaction. a very lucky 21-year-old waitress in florida who won a million dollars in a scratchoff game says she has no plans to quit her day job. she says she likes working there that much. good for her. >>> coming up, the knicks battle the bulls. peyton manning can play next year. and the nba names its all-stars. plus has madonna tipped off who she is rooting for in the super bowl? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> a major winter storm in the middle of the country will head east this wee

. >> those who shop at amazon, nordstrom's and costco are the happiest. nordstrom's among the highest. supermarket shoppers were satisfied. on the other hand, walmart received one of the lowest stores in both the department store and supermarket category and netflix, obviously, they tanked. >>> still some clouds but not bad at all. temperature wise we are comfortable in maryland and across baltimore. 61 at bwi. southwest winds 14, gusting higher than that. it has been breezy with such nice weather. i love the shot but the sail boat is out enjoying that breeze on the severn river just whoever the coast of the u.s. naval academy. kent island today a nice shot over the docks. our view from hemming way and ocean city from phillips beach plaza looking south. not a bad day. it's been that kind of a disai. maryland's most powerful radar. some light showers to the north and west of town. most of this not hitting the ground. check some of the surface reports. most of the rain is not touching. we are in the low 60s, dry air at the surface helping to evaporate any s

stores that sell home goods like costco and target did well. department stores like macy's and saks struggle to sell clothing and other items. >> the consumer product safety commission is making it easy for you to learn about recalls. it is launching a cell phone at to tell consumers about the safety of products. all you have to do is type in the product's name and it will tell you if the product has been recalled. >> we can work is in order on the metro. blue and orange lines will be worked on. shuttles will be provided to commuters. in all cases, you can expect delays of up to 30 minutes. >> we have been pretty lucky about the weather this winter, but check out the scene in poland. most of the central and eastern europe is buried under heavy blanket of snow. more than 100 people have died in the region and a lot of countries are calling on the red cross for help. >> some incredible video from japan, an incredible record also in the northern europe. it is crazy. we have been pretty much protected from a because the weather winds have been keep

and taking shortest route autos seems only ones filling up tanks were costco customers. price tag at south san francisco was 3.91ses. >> i don't shop around, forget it. it's awful. there is oil in this country. drill for it. get it this station is selling 25,000 gallons per day. two of these trucks. prices sore, many worried it could hurt businesses and the economy. >> there is a a little bit at a time. i don't doubt it will be $5. >> now, some people are driving around and looking for cheapest prices. but i can tell you that it's not a good idea. you're wasting gasoline. there is a better way and there are several apps out there. i can tell you gas buddy tell you the location where you are and also, cheapest gas. that is a good idea one pesh in the newsroom ran out of gas looking for cheapest price. i'm live in south san francisco, don't do that, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and more controversy swirled tonight. a court today approved nearly $700,000 in bonuses for coimemployees. solyndra went under despite loans. the green energy company it needs those bonuses. >> and

the cheapest we found so far is $3.43 at the costco sitting there in whitemarsh. >>> who wouldn't want to save on money, especially in you could get a break on your mortgage payment. that's the hook of a letter making its rounds in baltimore. joce sterman has more. >> reporter: it's one of the hardest checks to write each month. your mortgage payment is a real shock to the pocket boofnlgt what if you're paying too much because of a prob emin your paperwork. could you get money back. >> i want to believe the mortgage will go down. if they tell us how much we can save, we will fall for it. >> reporter: angie barnett with the better business bureau beeb warns people are falling for mortgage audit letters like this one that started showing up around the baltimore area. they claim your mortgage may have been miscal cue lotted -- miscalculated and could get a refund. the average refund is more than $1400. >> they're led to believe there's a likelihood there was a mistake made and that they could challenge that mistake. >> reporter: but the bbb said even if a mistake is found in the papers fo

but also costco, walmart, a lot of the dollar stores.f you also take a look at the price pressures they're going through. >> obviously a lot -- it doesn't even depend that much on what type of retailing you're involved in to see a lot of impression. you see it in amazon which will be the retailer everybody thinks about. karen made a great point. by explaining that staples doesn't just get their sales from bricks and mortar. i don't know a lot of people in those spaces who are going to run to costco as a natural substitute. and the options market sort of backed up the bull case here too. it traded six times its average volume there. definitely bullish sentiment. >> got to take a break here. >>> coming up next, is the next big thing going to appear on your mobile device? plus how you should trade stocks with high short interest. much more "fast money" coming up next. [ female announcer ] it's time for the annual shareholders meeting. ♪ there'll be the usual presentations on research. and development. some new members of the team will be in

. >> jimmy: i have like a storage room that's like a miniature costco.er eat. >> do you go to costco yourself? >> jimmy: every saturday. >> what possibly could you get there every saturday? >> jimmy: i'll take you along sometime if you'd like to come. >> i would love to go. >> jimmy: i'm thinking of getting a bigger truck because it doesn't fit. >> you're a hoarder. how many rolls of toilet paper do you have at your house right now? >> jimmy: you'd be surprised. you'd be surprised how many i go through. it's not -- >> i know you had a weight loss. but -- >> jimmy: it's not just -- you know, i have people over and stuff like that. but also, i like to vandalize homes. >> oh. >> jimmy: or go to rite aid and buy them individually? >> no. i thought people would do that for you. >> jimmy: the reason i brought up last week, i know you hosted the writers guild award. >> yes. untelevised. don't worry. and you told me there because this show was nominated. and you told me, like, i'm not going. >> jimmy: yeah. >> he's like, we lose every year to the kennedy center

costco is selling them on its website, but not exactly for a discount. the chiefest ticket goes for $3,000. that includes a seat in the upper level of the end zone. you will get a nosebleed. but there is a pregame party for $10,000. you can get fire tickets, plus four nights in indianapolis. lucky now. >> and do you get to eat along the way? good evening, we have pockets of fog and tomorrow we actually may have a little splash and dash action. pinpoint forecast as eyewitness news continues. ,,,, >>> good evening and welcome back to cbs 5 own this last day of january, 2012. where today our temperatures were quite seasonal. a little chilly due to that on shore breeze out of the west. let's head on outside right now. it's our weather camera looking out at san francisco. today's high was 59. we'll take a look at some of the stats. on this last day, i look back and typically we should have 11 rain days in the month of january, but we only had 5. a percentage of normal, we should see 4 3/4 inch of rain, but instead just over 2 1/2. so, a deficit of a couple in

do with the economy, but they are coming to the club already drunk, and they are doing things in a costco parking lot and acting like children. i feel like the attendant was an asset instead of putting in a machine. we close at midnight because we are live music, and and i have a parking lot only used for the band and crew. i leave to people out there until 3:00 in the morning so there is no going on in the back of our parking lot. we also have cc tv. when people have broken into cars you cannot tell who they are because they all have to black hoodies and baggy clothes. cc tv does not make any sense. i think hoodlums are not going to be identifiable by circuit tv. it is a problem that really does exist, and it is not only for children. iraq's 30 more seconds. good >> are really believe lightning is an -- >> 30 more seconds. >> i really believe lightning is an issue. what i would like to say quickly isnd

costco and target topped expectations, department chains macy's and dillard's came up short. abercrombie and fitch tumbled 14% on weak sales forecast, wasn't all bad news. gap projected better than expected earnings thanks to sales of banana republic. >>> green mountain coffee, strong demand for keurig brewing system sent shares up 24%. merger between two swiss mining companies could create the third largest mining company in the world gave investors optimism. switzerland's oldest bank has been indicted by u.s. prosecutors on charges it helped wealthy americans stash more than $1.2 billion in secret accounts. >>> talk about job satisfaction, a very lucky 21-year-old waitress in florida who won a million dollars in a scratch off game says she has no plans to quit her day job. she likes it that much. you know how that feels, right, bill? >> exactly. >> smile and nod, bill. >>> the knicks battle the bulls, peyton manning can play next year and nba names the all stars. plus has ma danna tipped off who she is rooting for in the sup boerl. you're watching "first look" on mooes. blo

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and michael finney tells us which discount stores has the best value and how to shop at costco even ifu are not a member. the northern california family on a frugal mission why they are vowing not to spend a cent this month. those stories and more later today. >> folks wondering if they should spend on umbrellas. >> if you don't have it now, forget it. i'll let you know before the next time it rains. scattered showers not very light. there you go talking about the rain probably a little steady on the east a shore into the valleys in the extreme northern sections of sonoma county otherwise a few drops this afternoon temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. sunshine the next couple of afternoons. temperatures 10° warmer than today. >>> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. today's ruling on prop 8 california's same-sex ban is getting lots of reaction on our facebook. >> join the conversation at facebook.com/abc7 news. we hope you have a great day. we hope you have a great day. >> bye-bye! closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc now's

and michael finney tells us which discount stores has the best value and how to shop at costco even ifu are not a member. the northern california family on a frugal mission why they are vowing not to spend a cent this month. those stories and more later today. >> folks wondering if they should spend on umbrellas. >> if you don't have it now, forget it. i'll let you know before the next time it rains. scattered showers not very light. there you go talking about the rain probably a little steady on the east a shore into the valleys in the extreme northern sections of sonoma county otherwise a few drops this afternoon temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. sunshine the next couple of afternoons. temperatures 10° warmer than today. >>> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. today's ruling on prop 8 california's same-sex ban is getting lots of reaction on our facebook. >> join the conversation at facebook.com/abc7 news. we hope you have a great day. we hope you have a great day. >> bye-bye! closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc those

wednesday we get our results from costco. you know -- hey, i was once on the cover of costco magazine. anyway. say it ain't so. jim sinegal's no longer the ceo. new executive rich galanti will be doing the honors. i want to know if they're passing on the food inflation or electing to eat it in order to continue wooing customers with lower prices than the other guys. how about their gasoline biz? have they priced that pass on too? so much to ponder here. and the stock has fallen behind the group. now, joy glowing reports on wednesday too. talk about topical. lately i've been worrying a lot about the demand for coal. remember i said to get out of consol? ripple effect on fuel and natural gas. has it hurt joy? also should we be jumping from joy, not for joy? gunning for them with its highly competitive bucyrus suite of mining products especially in china. i'm sure the straightshooting ceo michael sutherland will let us know. we're going to also hear from staples on wednesday. i usually don't talk about staples as an earnings pla

contrast that to going in to target, or even costco, which has its own unique format, just feel a lot better about it. and shopping is part entertainment, walmart's lost that. and they're too big to grow. >> walmart is no parts entertainment. the one thing we're not talking about here, i mean given that we are limited dollars for limited choices, i think the specialty side of things, and some of the, you know, whether it's deckers, whether it's lulu which is obviously pushing up, to me, a more interesting dynamic story. they're not obviously the same thing as the retail names. but i'm more interested if you're going to be in that general space, i think that's an area where you've got a lot more potential change growth flux. >> and judge for the record i saw zack earlier, he does have his uggs clogs on today. >> no, did you guys still feel like walmart is in effect squeezed between the dollar trees and the targets? >> yeah, i do. and i think you know, in addition to that, and you've got to respect the technicals here. you've got one heck of an ugly looking chart here in the last three

of course we didn't include places like costco which require a paid membership. santa clara arco $3.94. martinez, five star, it's three cents less. it's $3.99 per gallon at the arco in redwood. the chevron at california and steiner in san francisco also. >>> the rising prices are impacting air travel. american, delta, jetblue, united, continental, us airways and southwest all of those have raised prices this month to cover fuel costs. this is in addition to new government regulations forcing airlines to disclose government taxes and fees in ticket prices. there have been four fare hikes this year. it costs between $4 and $10 round trip every time they raise prices. >>> speaking of flights, those into and out of chicago being canceled and delayed this morning by of course snow. it's that time of year snowflakes falling all over chicago roads. just a little indicator of the conditions. four flights out of the chicago heading to sfo cancelled and one flight has been delayed. nbc bay area meteorologist christina loren is here now. any chance of conditions going to ge

. >> loaded up on the butter from costco. nuts. a lot of things for baking.o eat a lot of rice. we have a lot of frozen meat. >> reporter: the family's now walking instead of driving. and all miscellaneous spending on hold. just a few days in, look what's happening. the kids are playing. and thinking about stuff they don't really need. >> after school, i thought, i wonder if we can do go to the dollar tree, maybe. then i thought, oh, no, we're not spending money. we have to use things we already have. >> reporter: so she made this wallet out of multicolor duct tape. crafts are getting a second look. >> this one is going to be a really long necklace. >> reporter: not everybody is on board. >> i have a lot of money i want to spend. >> reporter: other than nick, the dunnings are open to this lesson. >> i hope lit reset our clock on everything. i hope that at the end of this month, we can look back and say, gosh, we -- we had a loot of fun with each other and

natural timber protecting the tower ripping a gash 220 feet long. 14 feet high. 8 feet deep into the costco >> air traffic you. >> he hit what he was aiming for that morning. he was apriling for a symbol on the electronic chart that he misunderstood. >>reporter: we have exclusive interview with lead investigators and the head of the epa criminal investigation division in san francisco. they told me this case should serve as deterrent for all bar pilots. >> make the right decisions. make sure you have all your faculty but and make sure you ask for help when you don't know something before you make a catastrophic mistake. >> miscommunication. what i felt was the center, was the pier. >>reporter: national transportation safety board safety board found he didn't disclose to the u.s. coast guard all of the medical conditions and that one probable cause of the accident was the pilot degrayed cognitive performance from his use of impairing prescription medication. >> stunned. stunned. that's it. >>reporter: he wound up serving 10 month ins federal prison for neglect discharge of pollutant and viol

natural timber protecting the tower ripping a gash 220 feet long. 14 feet high. 8 feet deep into the costco ship. >> air traffic you. >> he hit what he was aiming for that morning. he was apriling for a symbol on the electronic chart that he misunderstood. >>reporter: we have exclusive interview with lead investigators and the head of the epa criminal investigation division in san francisco. they told me this case should serve as deterrent for all bar pilots. >> make the right decisions. make sure you have all your faculty but and make sure you ask for help when you don't know something before you make a catastrophic mistake. >> miscommunication. what i felt was the center, was the pier. >>reporter: national transportation safety board safety board found he didn't disclose to the u.s. coast guard all of the medical conditions and that one probable cause of the accident was the pilot degrayed cognitive performance from his use of impairing prescription medication. >> stunned. stunned. that's it. >>reporter: he wound up serving 10 month ins federal prison for neglect discharge of pollutant an

larger chains like walmart and costco can absorb the hikes more easily than a small grocer like harvestime. still, dallas tries to give his customers a break when he can. >> if an item went up, let's say, 15%, we might raise our price 10%. >> reporter: morningstar consumer products analyst ken perkins thinks the worst may be over. >> i expect there to be some inflation, but a lot of the companies have been saying they expect these costs to have peaked. but we still expect them to flow through the next couple of quarters. >> reporter: once commodity costs stabilize, perkins thinks many food manufacturers may actually reduce prices. but dallas says don't expect them to give back every price hike they've taken over the last several quarters. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> tom: j.m. smucker, campbell soup and heinz are among those food companies that have raised prices to fight higher commodity prices. in some cases, those higher prices have led shoppers to buy fewer of their products. general mills is among them. from cereal to snack bars to ice cream, general mills