not ask for membership of the customs union itself like european union did. accession to davos or in ninety four about. members of a union members. which remember so we have first to complete access numbers of course because the reason i'm asking is that is that after russia joined you remember there were talks that will join all together then russia joined alone but many people say that when russia joined that there were each year russia being a member of this custom union means that practically beller ruth in kazakhstan also joined together with russia is that true can we talk a can we talk that there that defacto the they are becoming members. to a bigger extent because bow by rules well it's missing the. rights of the will tell you who to get this right to accede formally. houses so so this is or are very workers shank with protesting he doesn't want to have obligations and not having the rights yes but i think russia's accession rules have to. be russian colleagues to make the excesses easier because we have negotiated all major difficult elements connec

go an undisclosed number of corporate employees for efficiencies and give more values to the customers. >> union rights are at the center of proposition 32 on tuesday's ballot. the measure, limiting union's giving money to campaigns is on track to the be costliest campaign. the latest poll shows half of all voter are opposed to prop 32. 16% are undecided. who is behind prop 32 campaign? >> reporter: union members say it will takeaway their voice. making political kopt pwaougzs for money cake en-- contributions for money take friend their paychecks. >> it is to quiet the voices as a whole. >> but supporters say it will give powerback to the workers. >> it empowers the rank and file union members or the worker at a corporation to say you can't just reach into my paycheck and take my money anymore. >> reporter: prop 32's biggest donor is charles munger who has give $28 million for the campaign. organized labor spent $64 million. the ads have been confusing, the no side says it will benefit super packs. >> i really think it is one of the fraud leapt measures we are seeing in california in history. >

on its way to its final destination in order to change this the railway companies of the united customs union of russia kazakhstan and belarus are now creating a united logistical operator with unified terrorist and rules perhaps with that in mind russian railways is buying a major logistical operator french jeffco in order to enter the european markets and western transportation technologists. all right in a few minutes i was going off talks to pakistan's former ambassador to the united states who believes that america's future withdrawal from afghanistan suggests anything but victory stay with that. it's perched atop a jaw drop and the view from the kremlin stretches as far as the eye can see. for a city to siberia for centuries. it lost its economic importance even before it was bypassed by the chance siberian railway but the a spiritual center. scenes like these are a yearly occurrence thousands of worship has give themselves implicity water to commemorate the baptism of jesus. in the fifteen eighty s. the russians had only just conquered siberia taking it from the muslims. surrounded by

the isolation from the global marketplace is cause because we're members of the single market customs union and what that means is that despite the fact that the u.k. is the world's sixth biggest trading nation we are actually pretty hip it'd from having our own biological trade deals with any other part of the world that has to be done on our behalf so the u.k. message is simple we love europe we want to get on with our neighbors we want to trade with them through a simple free trade agreement but then refocus british business to start concentrating on doing more deals around the rest of the world this european model this idea that europe is what matters in the rest of the world can go hang frankly is decades out of date well despite the painful divide over the next budget than any piece did manage to achieve compromise on defense and security the european parliament passed a resolution aimed at keeping national military to full strength i spoke to david campbell bannerman who voted against the move he says the bill isn't about security concerns though and that it highlighted some rather d

the isolation from the global market place is caused because we are members of the single market customs union what that means is that despite the fact that the u.k. is the world's sixth biggest trading nation we are actually pretty hip it'd from having our own by actually trade deals with any other part of the world that has to be done on our behalf so the u.k. message is simple we love europe we want to get on with our neighbors we want to trade with them through a simple free trade agreement but then refocus british business to start concentrating on doing more deals around the rest of the world this european model this idea that europe is what matters in the rest of the world can go hang frankly is decades out of date. right along to the gaza story now where one palestinian has been killed ten teenagers injured in the israeli gaza border after israeli soldiers opened fire at farmers who reportedly entered a no go zone and now i.d.f. sources say that several riots took place near the border so warning shots were fired into the air in order to destroy the routes pardon me it comes on the sec

the isolation from the global marketplace is caused because we're members of the single market customs union i was that means is that despite the fact that the u.k. is the world's sixth biggest trading nation we are actually pretty good from having our own by the actual trade deals with any other part of the world that has to be done on our behalf so the u.k. message is simple we love europe we want to get on with our neighbors we want to trade with them through a simple free trade agreement but then we focus british business to start concentrating on doing more deals around the rest of the world this european model this idea that europe is what matters and the rest of the world can go hang frankly is decades out of date well decades out of date as you say but if you talk about this european love i mean how do you balance sort of having these member states working together to compete effectively in the world without some feeling like they're paying for their fellow members failures. well in a sense this budget negotiation that you're seeing here is not unusual i mean every time the big decis

the isolation from the global marketplace is cause because we're members of the single market customs union what that means is that despite the fact that the u.k. is the world's sixth biggest trading nation we are actually pretty hip from having our own by actual trade deals with any other part of the world that has to be done on our behalf so the u.k. message is simple we love europe we want to get on with our neighbors we want to trade with them through a simple free trade agreement but then we focus british business to start concentrating on doing more deals around the rest of the world this european model this idea that europe is what matters in the rest of the world can go hang frankly is decades out of date but i'll go away coming up later in the program at the same countries catalonia region is preparing for an election since financial strain in europe is prompting calls for a break away. despite the painful divide over the next budget did manage to achieve a compromise on defense and security in the european parliament has passed a resolution aimed at keeping national militaries at

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. >> union members are asking customers to shop at raley's until a fair contract is agreed upon. one customer says she won't come back and crossed the picket line again. >> they have to do to get what they wanted. i understand that. that is the way they have to get people to listen to them. >> they are passing out flyers urging them to shop at other places or other union retailers. contract negotiations are suspended. there are none scheduled for the future. >> tomorrow a hit-and-run suspect is in jail tonight after a witness helped police track him down. he is suspected suspected of hitting a person after midnight on guerneville road. a witness gave a description of the car. police say they located the car and arrested christian pena of santa rosa for felony hit and run and driving under the influence. police say he is already on probation for a provider conviction. >> a wild exhibit is closed after a toddler was killed. the child fell into a pen for african dogs. she put them on an okay observation deck. he fell 14 feet off the deck and the animals attacked him before zoo keepe

just like i had navy federal credit union... 24/7... live customer support! let's go! let's go! 4 million members. 4 million stories. navy federal credit union. >>> we're back with lieutenant general "bud" wyatt the director of the air national guard. the sir, the personnel question we were talking about at the end of the last segment. so referablively, i know no the -- effectively. the active due forces are going to take bigger cuts to spare cuts from the guard. is that -- is that a good way of understanding it? >> i think you're close if i go what i meant to say was that actual numbers-wise which you have to remember is the air guard is about one-third the size of the active component and one of the complaints that we saw out of congress was that the personnel cuts were not proportional. i think numbers-wise what you'll see is we come together is maybe more active duty members being cut. fewer air guards men being cut. but the percentages of cut will be more in line -- they'll be more proportional than they were. >> after every conflict missions are swapped among what is really

now it's just taken away from you union members are asking customers not to shop at raley's until a fair contract is a agreed upon. one customer says she won't come back and cross the picketline again yeah, they have to do what they got to do to get what they want. i understand that. so, that's the way they have to getlessenned to. >> striking union workers are passings out fliers to shoppers, urging them to shop at safeway or other union retailers. contract negotiations are suspended. there are none scheduled for the future. reporting in fremont, abc-7 news,. >>> millions of americans will spend another night without heat because the power is still out in communities devastated by sandy. angry residents confronted michael bloomberg when the toured the rockaway peninsula in queens. >> [bleep] >> get what is going on here -- [bleep] >> already -- >> nothing. nothing. [bleep]. >> seriously, people are very frustrated. >> what's your response to people out here who are coming -- >> anybody everybody is working as hard as they can, the federal government, state government, city government, c

wal-mart says, it is taking action now, to stop the union from having an impact on customer service. >>> comedian steven colbert went face to face with his double, nbc, today, he unveiled his -- >> to me! >> whoo! >> there you go. he unveiled his new wax figure today. colbert said, calling himself beautiful. wishing he could be a guest on his own show on comedy central. later fans lined up by the hundred for his book signing at politics and prose in northwest d.c. and he snubbed our tom sherwood. >> imagine that. >> how could anybody do that? >> unbelievable. >> matter of team before we see wax doug at the museum. >> if you are this big. off in the corner some where. >> mini. >>. [ laughter ] >> that would be cool. >> would be very cool. >> speak of cool. like the trandz isition. >> meteor showers tonight. >> if you will be out. taking the trash out. or night walking the dog. look up into the sky. talk about it in a second. yep. something else going up to night too. over toward reston town center. outen reston. the holiday decorations going up across the region today. continue to see

union. they are encouraging customers not to shop here. it is a different scenario at each store across northern california, central california and nevada. some grocery workers are members of unions and are not working. at this particular raley's, grocery workers are not union members. they are being told to cross the picket line and come in or otherwise they are told they will lose their jobs. this camps after intense negotiations with the federal mediators, but contract talks have been in the work for 15 months. they are battling over a proposed wage frees, the eelimination of premium pay for sunday shifts and healthcare benefits. the dispute involves 7,000 union members, 128raley's, knob hill and bell hill stores could be empacketted today. as long as it continues, this is the first strike in raley's 77 year history and here at the raley's store in fremont the striking workers will be passing out flyers encouraging people to shop down the street at safe way and food max. that's the latest from fremont. abc7 news. >> all right. crossing t

walmart says it's trying to keep the union from hurting customer service. >>> it appears to be the end of an era for hostess and all of its famous treats. the company moved yesterday to liquidate and layoff all 18,000 of its employees and its ceo says there is no one waiting in the wings to buy the company. news 4's pat collins has more on how the news got quite a strong reaction from people in the d.c. area. >> reporter: i remember as a boy the old wonder bread bakery. it was nearby griffith stadium where the senators played and when you could smell that bread baking, you knew it was time to play ball. and after the game if you were really, really good, maybe a twinkie. >> they taste good. really yummy inside. a lot of good yuminess inside. >> reporter: now we hear because of a labor dispute wonder bread and the iconic twinkie may be going the way of the studebaker! >> what's a studebaker? >> see what i mean? >> there you go. >> reporter: that's joe. he's been delivering twinkies for 28 years. going to miss those twinkies? >> yes. my father did it, too, for 25 years. >> reporter: show

video during the daytime when the crowd is larger and more active many union officials believe their picket lines have diverted customers to other stores and forcing the company to listen and consider their demands. the strike involves 7,000 workers, it started last sunday, this has been going on for over a week, raley's has been negotiating with its workers for 15 months. last week made its last bet final offer, members didn't like it and decided to strike. the offer included a two year wage freeze. raley's says it needs to cut costs, saying it is in a fiercely competitive market stalemate happened. now both sides say they are going to come back to the table which could be seen as a good sign the hope is they can reach agreement. we'll keep you posted. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 4:33. there are pickets line at hostess plants nationwide including one in oakland. thousands on strike three days after the company imposed a contract that would cut wages by 8%. workers in oakland and sacramento are among those who walked off the job. hostess says products are still being made and shipped for now. the company employs 1800

union. they're trying to reach a deal, mainly on healthcare and retiree benefits. customers are being asked to shop elsewhere until an agreement has been reached. >> that's just one of several issues being negotiated by the united food and commercial workers union known as local 5 and raley's knob hill stores. until an agreement is reached, store employees like claude yeah, a single mother of two kids says she will continue to strike without getting paid for it. >> i'm not going to go back to work until this is settled. i have to support my team members and just -- and myself. >> several customers are supporting these workers and have agreed to not cross the picket line. this guy drives by every day to encourage these store employees to stick with it. >> the senior folks there, which are getting ready to retire, you know, trying to protect that little bit of gold from when they retire, and they're trying to take it away from them so i think it's very important to support them. >> how important is it to support these workers. >> very important. they're trying to take benefits

of the deal, they are calling this a big win and thanking the customers who refused to cross the picket lines. >> a strong supporter of unions. i think it's nice to see that the tide will be turning. >> reporter: i tried talk this morning with the manager of this store but he told me he's not allowed to speak publicly. workers who left to go on strike will be back in the stores. union members will be voting on the settlement agreement. and a spokesman says he expects it will be approved. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> hours ago a san francisco jury handed down a guilty verdict in the case of several violent sexual assaults. 32-year-old frederick dozier was convicted for attacks on 15 women. the jury did not convict him of ain't tempted murder but they found him guilty on the other charges. no word yet on sentencing. >>> the executive director of the port of oakland is stepping down immediately. this is the latest development involving our news investigation into questionable expenses at the port. in his resignation later -- letter, he said he's stepping down because of the reimbursement which he says ar

union workers here are telling customers that they are striking to protect their health care benefitsears old. and i need health stuff too. that could kick me off the company trying to kick it away. i know it's expensive. but hey. this is america. >>> i a spoke with railey's company spoke man on the phone he said the grocery chain has to reduce operating cost. and he also says that the company in the companies last offer there are no proposed changes to health care. and the union rep disputes that is simply not the case. now there is no telling how long the strike will go on for. again these negotiations broke down at 3:00 this morning. live in walnut creek allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> happening right now more bay area volunteers are heading to the east coast to help victims of the storm. they are sending another three emergency response vehicles. those are capable of serving up to 3,000 meals a day. the first group left from fairfield at 6:00 this morning. the other two groups will leave this afternoon from oakland and burlingame. so for more than 100 bay area red cross volu

unions did amazing things, made the work place better and they got wages. got to push too hard. >> and now, they put their interests ahead of customers and shareholders. >> andves. >> and the teamsters, even the teamsters upset that the smaller bakers union would not try to-- by the way, hey, since they're grinches, and they're-- >> oh, taking-- >> they also make yodels, bucko, great, great and baked by hostess, so-- >> and this is in horrible shape, and did you smash these. >> the last two in the vending machine. you know who sold them to me, andrew white, the guy in the video. >> pay $75 for these. >> ben stein, what does it mean now? obviously, you know, someone will try to scoop up-- it's a well-known brand name, maybe try to make a go of it in a different life, but-- >> they're still planning a very rich sugary foods out there and i have to say i'm not as thin or fit as charlie, but i happen to love them and i love sugar altogether. but, the unions are just too aggressive in cases like this. what could their possible rational be for putting their own members out of a job. how do you explain to a man or woman who can't feed his or her family hey i put yo

and if we get customers to support us, walmart will listen. >> this nothing but another union-funded publicity stunt. >> reporter: walmart released a statement today. while protests are expected to take place at walmarts across the country, walmart insists its workers have among the best jobs in retail, and expect black friday to be a huge success. >> our more than 1.3 million associates enjoy working at walmart. they like the opportunities they get by look working at the company, and they're excited. >> walmart, walmart, you're no good! >> treat the workers like you should. >> reporter: but as they took their demonstration inside the store, chanting up and down the aisles, their claims seemed to resonate with at least some shoppers. this family pledged not to return until things improve. >> until they get treated rightfully, we're going to stand in their corner. >> reporter: again, protests are scheduled to take place across the country and across the bay area over the next couple of days. we are told protests will take place in san leandro, richmond, san francisco, and san jose. we

walmart says it's trying to keep the union from hurting customer service. >>> just in time for holiday shopping children across the d.c. area are weighing in on the hottest toys on the market. the results of their toy tests are in the pages of this week's kids post. here's eun yang with the preview. >>> good morning. this is one of our favorite editions of kids post on tv. it is the annual holiday toy test. joining us once again is tracy graham of washington post kids post. nice to see you. >> great to be with you. >> all the hot new toys. first a furbee making a comeback. >> our very verbal guest here. and furbee is back, hugely hot. the kids just loved furbee, the interaction with furbee, they loved teaching him to speak english. and again, our toy test, we put the toys out to the kids so the results that are in sunday's paper, you know, reflect what kids really, really like. they play with him and they love furbee and furbee will keep chatting. >> of course. this is like the hunger games phenomenon right here. >> absolutely. >> this is a result of the hunger games phenomenon. we act

unions putting their self interest ahead of shoppers and our economy? >> absolutely. they're still angry they haven't organized wal-mart yet. they're responding to competition and the needs of customers. that's what you're supposed to do in a free market. no one forces people to work at wal-mart. unions don't like the facthey haven't organized wal-mart. >> rick, these folks are getting paid overtime for working on thursday, right? >> yeah. let's keep in mind what this is about. it's really a one had day convenient. it's probably fair tore characterize it as a row test, a little bit more than a strike. not about wages or benefits. about work conditions, mostly in inland california area where they've had big problems with people working in way overheated warehouses, equipment that's not safe. this is what this is about. they've got a problem there. >> what the unions are doing, and again, wal-mart is not unionized, but the unions want the workers to walk out, they're focusing on this extra work that they have to do on thanksgiving pay, for which, by the way, they're paid double time and get all sorts of bonuses. >> yeah. wal-mart is facing a number of protests across the country. not j

customers. >> reporter: meanwhile safeway stores reached a at the present timive agreement with the same union last thursday. >> i think it puts pressure on raley's the other stores have a contract. >> reporter: so, spirits are hire high with a return to the bargaining table, there is still a long way to go in this tough negotiation. back to you. >> in sacramento tonight, about a dozen workers began pickits the host hetsz -- picket the hostess plant. cuts wages by 8%. they are saying it could lead to layoffs. they employ threepeople. >>> a powerful -- 300 people. >>> a powerful aftershock. this quake was centered off shore 19 miles southwest of temerico. it comes days after the 7 passport 4 that killed 48 people and left thousands more homeless. it was the strongest earthquake to hit guatemala since 1976. >>> it has been almost two weeks since hurricane sandy slammed into the atlantic coast. 120,000 homes and businesses are in the dark. the majority of them, estimated 100,000 people are on long is land. 19 -- long island. 17,000 are without power between new york and new jersey. on this day in

union officials believe their lines have successfully diverted customers to other stores and it is forcingompany to listen and consider their demands. they believe the fact that the company wants to negotiate again proves they are having an impact. >> when i heard they came back to the table, i felt excited and -- because they are going towards the right direction that's for us to go back to work and just to go back to work that's the main goal we all want. >> reporter: the strike involves 7,000 workers it started last sunday, raley's has been negotiating with workers for 15 months made its last best final offer a week ago it included a two year wage freeze. raley's says it needs to cut costs because of the competitive market. both sides are back at table, neither is saying how the talks are going. they've greed to keep that confidential. these workers say they -- they've agreed to keep that confidential. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> better stock up, hostess baker are on strike. picket lines set up at a third of plants nationwide, including the bakery in oakland. hostess says products ar

will it anger or upset potential customers who don't want to go through the hassle of walking through these union protests or decide it is not worth it and don't even show up. if that was the case, i think that they might have the inverse effect. megyn: the union has been fighting a pr battle for a long time. it happens with targeting executives that they don't like. those things don't necessarily help the union. what can be more american than go out to shop on black friday? you know, every year, we have people storming wal-mart and people get hurt because it gets crowded. the last thing they need is more bodies. more bodies picketing back and forth, parking their cars around and creating chaos for people to go out usually with their children. >> that's exactly right. as i said, this is the biggest shopping day of the year. the american people love wal-mart. they love shopping for low prices. and they are is no government program that has done more to help poor people and wal-mart by providing low-priced products that they can afford. steve hayes is right. this is part of a bigger picture. we are

customs and they are ready. we don't think a couple of sporadic events that the unions may do will have any impact whatever. >>stuart: do you agree you are in for four tough years because this administration is no friend to walmart? >>guest: i will not comment on that. we are just focused on black friday. >>stuart: the storm, hurricane sandy, in the northeast area, new york in particular, you are not allowed to do business in new york city, yet, i believe, you are handing out a lost stuff to the victims of hurricane sandy, is that correct? >>guest: that is right. that is who we are. that is what makes up walmart. when our communities need us we spring into action and we donated $2 million worth of cash and in kind to victims of hurricane sandy, it was a horrible occurrence but when the governor cuomo and governor christie called we were there as we always are for communities across the country. >>neil: you are a diplomat, and we appreciate you being here, david tovar. middle east violence ranching -- ratcheting up, and oil prices ratcheting up. match that price. that's her "huge savings" face. yeah. don't w

the union-backed group says it wants to inform customers about low wages and unfair conditions for wal-mart employees. >>> we've compiled a list of stores opening as early as thanksgiving on abc7news.com. you can browse black friday sale ads look under see it on tv. >>> timer may be about to go off at hostess, bloomberg business report, next. >>> brazen theft caught on video. are your delivered packages as safe as you think? tips on protecting yourself from getting ripped off. >>> surprising announcement about birth control. new policy obgyn's are recommending. >>> a baby born with part of her heart outside of he . >>> wet weather from san jose to mammoth up to the oregon border, high elevation snow also, tapering towards the afternoon hours temperatures near 60 around eureka, chico, 67 sacramento, 70 fresno. will hit sun and warmer weather, -- 70 l.a., 83 palm springs, tahoe still have winter weather advisory for another two to five inches of snow above 7,000 feet. gusts could come from the south up to 65 miles per hour. >>> 5:49. david petraeus' image is taking a hit. his popularity has d

largest employer does not recognize an official workers' union and claims the picketing is illegal. the group says it wants to inform customers about low wages and unfair conditions for wal-mart workers. >>> we've compiled a list of stores opening thanksgiving day on abc7news.com, you can browse black friday sale ads. >> did i already give it my seal of approval? >> you did. >> okay. next, brazen theft caught on video. are your holiday packages safe? tips to protect yourself from getting ripped off. >>> a baby born with part of her heartbeating outside of her body. the >>> let's look at high temperatures across the country. 50s and 60s east of the rock kaoerbgs new orleans and miami mid to upper 70s, dallas 80, phoenix 82, 347 seattle, 50 portland that does come with wet weather. most airports on time, fog around chicago potential delays through o'hare and midway. at home rain around sfo, oakland and san jose, i'm thinking flight arrival delays are on the ticket today for sfo as soon as they let us know we'll let you know. >>> the thank travel rush is on, -- the thanksgiving travel rush is on, fog in chicago, you are seeing i

union bust. and walmart -- if that's the perception, then walmart may have problems on that end as well. there are a lot of people that -- a lot of customersink walmart is concerned about them as well. rick: gentlemen, thanks so much for coming on to help us wade through all of this. nice to see you both. thanks so much, gentlemen. heather: nasty weather could put a crimp on christmas shopping. critical days for america's retailers. i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. heather: tis the season of watching christmas classic movies with the family. but do you know which one is the top grossing of all times? coming up in at number 5, "santa claus 2." starring tim allen. the first comes in at number 4. that's two

union officials believe the picketing has been effective in steering customers away and getting the company's attention. both sides are back at the table. neither is saying how talks are going. they've agreed to keep that confidential. until the workers hear about an agreement they plan to stay out here. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> other labor news, picket lines up this morning at hostess plants nationwide, including one in oakland. thousands of workers on strike against hostess bakeries, three days after the company imposed a contract that will cut wages 8%. the strikes include the bakery in oakland and a plant in sacramento. hostess says products are still being made and shipped, for now the company employee 1800 workers in california. hostess filed for bankruptcy in january. >>> president obama inviting business and labor leaders to the white this week for talks on the so-called fiscal cliff. nancy pelosi was in san francisco for a veterans day he skwrepbtd. she is returning to capitol hill to push a deal backed by the president to avoid the fiscal cliff. republicans who still control t

tom: you are not union butt3 you have employees that are independent? >> a large number that handle customerout five years ago one by 172 1/2 to leave because they had a disabled parent because they cannot come to the office. as a family business we said would you like to continue to work? i can't. could you work for home -- from home? then we have a tipping point*. would you prefer to work at home? we have 1800 people work from home. tom: technology has made that possible. you have these stores washington and through made and the york york. you have busy stores. i need to see the person standing there. >> it is about the customer. at the end of the day we have to serve our customers. with happy associates we have a fighting chance. >> i have known bit and on time. they will open a big night? -- midnight? he will be at home resting? he will be there with my two boys. >> that is leadership. tom: if you ask somebody to do something you should do-it-yourself. we would never open early. that is the thing and -- thinks giving tradition and then starting 12:00 off to the races. tom: that is a dead

union employees. but shoppers estimate there were half the number of customers inside today.ne customer included this man. >> i want to see the store stay. would you rather see a walmart here? >> reporter: negotiations are stalled so no telling how long the strike will go on. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tesla motors posted bigger than expected losses because it took longer than expected for the company to roll out the all electric model s sedan. it caused people to cancel orders but they say new orders are up. it is being produced in fremont. mitt romney criticized president obama for giving them a loan. tesla says it is on scheduled to repay the loan early. >>> kaiser tapped an african american to head the organization. he is currently the president and chief operating officer. he will assume the reigns next year when the current ceo retires. he has been with kaiser for 28 years. and been the coo for the past two years. >>> wall street executives could see bigger bonuses this year. incentives range from flat to 10% for most people. after a 30% over all

possible as they can exploit them without rights of knowledge to unionize and walmart is hugely profitable. i don't think the customers going to end up paying anything more at all. what is simply going to happen is walmart will make a little less profit. >> cenk: congressman alan grayson, good to have a progressive fighter back in congress. thank you for joining us and at walmart, sticking up for people as well. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> cenk: when we come back, i'm going to go aggressive progressive because i haven't been aggressive enough yet in this show. we're going to take on the drone strikes. but look, i'm not against all drone strikes. i'm against lawless dumb drone strikes, and i'm going to prove my case on that when we come back. >> obama: make sure that not only am i reined in, but any president is reined in in terms of some of the decisions that we're making. understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> cenk: you know before 2001 we used to criticize other countries for doing

customers in stock. >> it's already agreed to a contract with their largest union, but thousands in another union wentke last week. the company is asking those workers to come back to work tonight and find a new job if they don't like compensation package. >>> some brave burglars on the loose in new york tonight stole thousands of apple ipad minis from jfk. the heists happened before midnight monday. they used one of the airport's own forklifts to load two palettes of apples into the truck. they could have gotten three more, except an airport employee scared them off. >>> if you voted for gay marriage last week in the election, you're invited to a special wedding. we'll sit down with the couple whose video has gone viral. their ceremony is now open to any voter who gave the thumbs up to the issue. >>> a storm in the job market from superstorm sandy, week jobless claims at the highest level in 18 months, the surge in applications coming in large part from states in the east coast hit hard by the storm. meantime a lot of workers over at to being tore and gamble are taking a hit. the make proctor and gam

customers to support their cause. >> they're trying to change the plan. >> reporter: 7,000 union workers at raley's supermarket chainich operates more than 100 stores in california and nevada walked off the job sunday after talks broke tone. >> i've been here 16 years, and we've worked hard for them to build this up. i just think what they're doing is wrong. >> reporter: the cashier plans to be back on the picket line tomorrow. she says she's willing to take a pay cut during the strike to fight for health care benefits. >> 36 more an hour for our retirement, and they just don't want to do that. >> reporter: the dispute was enough to keep this customer away. >> there's a safeway across the street, and we stopped shopping here. >> reporter: despite the picket lines, the company spokesman says stores will remain open as usual. he says while it's unfortunate no deal has been reached, the store needs to stay open. >> i don't want to be on the picket line. >> reporter: monica mendez says the company proposal to freeze wages and eliminate premium pay for sunday shifts is unacceptable. >> i've been with the company for 24 y

customers to support their cause. >> they're trying to change the plan. >> reporter: 7,000 union workers at raley's supermarket chainich operates more than 100 stores in california and nevada walked off the job sunday after talks broke tone. >> i've been here 16 years, and we've worked hard for them to build this up. i just think what they're doing is wrong. >> reporter: the cashier plans to be back on the picket line tomorrow. she says she's willing to take a pay cut during the strike to fight for health care benefits. >> 36 more an hour for our retirement, and they just don't want to do that. >> reporter: the dispute was enough to keep this customer away. >> there's a safeway across the street, and we stopped shopping here. >> reporter: despite the picket lines, the company spokesman says stores will remain open as usual. he says while it's unfortunate no deal has been reached, the store needs to stay open. >> i don't want to be on the picket line. >> reporter: monica mendez says the company proposal to freeze wages and eliminate premium pay for sunday shifts is unacceptable. >> i've been with the company for 24 y

unions would have you believe. tom: so it's going on friday. are we going to have people in the parking lot covered front of the doors harassing customers, what is your plan to provide security for the customer? >> our plan plan is we will sera lot of customers that day. we have some hot items, even guarantee three of the top items and that is unlike other retailers you might go and get up to the front of the line and then be sold out of that item. we are guaranteeing through the hottest items and we really believe that if the majority of the customers experiencing, great shopping experience and a great thanksgiving event wal-mart. tom: willet rule before black friday? >> that'll be up to them. we were glad when they said this was the top priority, but black friday will go on and it will be a great event at wal-mart. tom: even so, there are rules about what you can and cannot do around a company. you can't interfere with the employees, can interfere with the customers. and yet they will not stop, so it is a long-term plan, there some way to meet agreement with these folks? >> i think longer term we have to see where everything goes. we will see

unions upset but you go with 8:00 p.m. thanksgiving day night? >>guest: our customers asked us to. last year we opened at 9:00 p.m. our customers are different, they are families, they are parents with small children, they like to go, get the shopping done; they go home and go to bed and not get up in the middle of the night and nuclear they said, let us in and we decided to open up at 8:00 p.m. and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. with our employees, we all know we are in the toy business. it starts on black friday, and we have signs all over the building, saying how man days until black friday. we are jazzed that black friday is finally here and we are committed behind this. >>eric: union or non-union? >>guest: non-down. most retailers are. >>eric: i ask because we have focused on a last things unions doing disrupting america's plans whether it is thanksgiving dyneller or flying from lax or shopping at a competitors store. now, some of the hot toys this year. >>guest: this is the hottest toys at toys us and this is our own tablet, a toys 'r us designed tablet for $149 why 99 you have all the apps k

union went on strike last week. the shelves are nearly bare in los angeles. inside the store they are telling customersn do now is hope. but workers say if hostess is low on dough, it should find other ways to cut costs. >> we're not some greedy union workers. we all have families. mortgages. car payments. >> reporter: so you might want to start stockpiling those twinkies. stores will remain open a few more days to sell off its remaining products. those iconic products will not be gone for good, they will be swallowed up by other businesses. >> i used to live on twinkies when i was in college. did you ever have a twinkie. >> a long time ago. >> how about you norah o'donnell? >> absolutely. ding dongs an absolute favorite. wonder bread what will i do with my miracle whip if i don't have wonder bread. >> wonder bred with peanut butter and jelly. >>> he's the man who started internet giant amazon. we'll hear from jeff bezos on whether it's time to expand that online business into regular stores. that's coming up next on cbs "this morning." i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male

union retailers, which would include wal-mart. shoppers at the pleasanton and san ramon stores estimate there were half the number of customers inside today than on a typical monday. one customer included this san ramon man. >> why. >> because i want to see the store stay. would you rather see a wal-mart here. >> no negotiations have been scheduled so there's no telling how long this strike will go on. in san ramon, rob ross, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an exciting day at the new 49ers stadium in santa clara. this afternoon crews install add 35,000-pound piece of precast concrete. in all the stadium will have more than 40 million pounds of precast concrete. we're told the stadium steel is 60% complete and the stadium is on schedule to open for the 2014 nfl season. >>> the release of fish took on some added meaning today for one group of bay area students. coming up how their hatchery is bouncing back from recent troubles. >>> record-breaking heat in the middle of fall. meteorologist rosemary orozco will let us know when we'll see a live on your computer smart phone or tablet. get the app or go to ktvu.com [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you

union grocery stores. but they said they will strike for as long as it takes to get a fair contract. >> people understand our issues, they understand what the strike is about. and customers are with us. >> reporter: quite a few have been honking their horns in support of this group. so far no future negotiations are planned. cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland paced pandora filed a lawsuit today. they want the court to resolve their licensing contract. they claim the group is offering much lower rates to other companies. >>> 5 years after it hit that bridge tower and spilled all that oil, we investigate, are we better prepares now. >> rain in the forecast, jackets in the forecast. heaters in the car going on. it will get cold and wet. i will have the details coming up. >>> president obama faces his second term, the first family left chicago this morning. they returned to the white house where it is back to work for the president. president obama says he will reach out to top republican and democratic leaders to discuss the so-called fiscal cliff budget cuts this country is facing at the beginning of the year. >> mitt romney didn't make any public appearances today